Early on the 12th Buonaparte commenced a general attack upon the whole line, which, though made with infinite violence, was refifted with the most perfect steadiness and bravery.

Whilft Buonaparte was thus employed, in repeated though ineffectual efforts to force the front of the pofition, General Alvinzi detached a column against each of his flanks. No fooner had these arrived at their point of attack, than the enemy retreated with precipitation; and a most severe and important affair was thus completely decided in favour of the Auftrians.

Two of the enemy's generals were known to have been wounded, and a third was amongst the number of prisoners already brought in. I have the honour to be, &c.

MY LORD,

(Signed)

ROBERT CRAUFURD.

Head Quarters of bis Royal Highness the
Archduke Charles of Auftria, Offenburg,
November 28, 1796.

I HAVE the honour to inform your Lordship, that after the affair of the 22d inftant, nothing remarkable happened here till the night from the 26th to the 27th, in which the enemy made a fally, in confi. derable force, against the first parallel of the attack, on the right bank of the Kinzig. The enemy was inftantly repulfed, with the lofs of about forty killed and wounded. Amongst the killed was the commandant of a battalion.

The batteries of the first parallel, as well as the guns in all the redoubts to the right and left of it, commenced firing this morning; and in the courfe of the forenoon the enemy's' advanced posts were driven out of the village of Khel.

MY LORD,

I have the honour to be, &t,

IT is with much fatisfaction that I have the honour to inform your lordship, that his Royal Highnefs the Archduke has this day received a report from General Davidowich, dated Piovenazo, November 18, in which he gives an account of his having, on the preceding day, attacked and entirely defeated the enemy on the heights of Rivoli."

The attack commenced about feven in the morning of the 17th, and, after a moft obftinate refiftance, the enemy was entirely driven from his pofition, and purfued as far as Cambara.

General Davidowich took twelve cannon, about eleven hundred pri. foners, and many officers. Amongst the latter are Generals Fiorella and Valette. He praifes, in the warmest terms, the conduct of his generals, and the difcipline and remarkable bravery of his troops.

The enemy having, in the courfe of the night from the 17th to the 18th, received confiderable reinforcements, took another pofition on the heights near Cambara; in which General Davidowich attacked him the next morning, and drove him back beyond Peschierra,

When General Davidowich fent off this report (the evening of the fecond affair), he was encamped with his right towards the Lake of Garda, near Colla, and his left to the Adige; Pefchierra being in front of his right wing, and Verona in front of his left.

I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed)

Right Hon. Lord Grenville, &c.

ROBERT CRAUFURD.

Admiralty Office, Dec. 20.

Copy of a Letter from Rear-admiral Bazely, Commanding Officer of his Majefty's Ships and Veffels in the Downs, to Evan Nepean, Efq, dated December 17, 1796.

SIR,

YOU will be pleafed to acquaint their Lordships, that I this morning received a letter from Mr. Nick Simmons, mafter of the Lion armed cutter, dated Seaford Roads, the 15th inftant, giving me an account of his having the day before captured off the Owers, after a chafe of four hours and a half, the Hazard French cutter privateer, mounting two carriage guns, and two fwivels, with fmall arms, and feventeen men, which had been out two days from Fecamp, but had not captured any thing.

I am, &c. &c.

JOHN BAZELY.

Copy of a Letter from Captain Talbot, of his Majefty's Ship Eurydice, to Rear-admiral Bazeley, dated in Dover Road, the 16th of Dec. 1796.

LAST night I captured La Sphinx privateer, of forty-fix tons and twenty-fix men, from Dunkirk, on a cruize; the left it yesterday at twelve o'clock, and had, not taken any thing; fhe is Southampton built, and has made a practice of running along afhore asa coafter, The laft cruize fhe was at fea fhe was boarded by one of the armed luggers the North Sea, but got clear by producing Swedish papers. I have, fent her into Dover harbour, and, when I have landed the prifoners, fhail immediately proceed to my ftation. She had nothing but fmall I am, &c. &c. (Signed) JOHN TALBOT. P. S. I fince find he has four four-pounders and two fwivels in her

arms on board.

hold.

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From the LONDON GAZETTE, December 24, 1796.

Admiralty Office, Dec. 24, 1796.

Copy of a Letter from Captain James Young, Commander of his Majesty's Ship Greyhound, to Evan Nepean, Efq. dated in Spithead, December 20, 1796.

SIR,

I HAVE to acquaint you, for the information of my Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty, that yesterday, at four A. M. I fell in with and captured, off Barfleur, L'Aventure, French privateer brig, of fixteen four-pounders and fixty-two men, commanded by Citizen Peltier, two days from Calais, on her first cruize, and had not taken any thing.

I have the honour to be, &c. &c. &c.
JAMES YOUNG.

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