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August 5. The enemy attacked this afternoon, the advanced pofts command. ed by the Prince John of Lichtenstein, Dear Kirchheim; but they were repulled with the lofs of above 200 men taken prifoners, and a great number left dead on the field.

I have the honour, &c.

C. CRUFURD. P. S. News has this moment arrived, of General Kray's having obtained a confiderable advantage over the enemy at Scuten, near Bamberg, in which neighbourhood he had been left by Ge, neral Wartenfleten, upon the latter's marching to Forcheim.

Capt. Freemantle's report to Sir John Fer. of to proceedings of the enemy in Tufeany, they taking pollion of Leg born, and the retreat of the British Factory.

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SIR, Ixconflant at Sea, June 39, I Had the honour of acqua nting you, in my letter of the evening of the 23d int, accompanied with d fpatches by the Blanche, of the fuppofed forcible entry of the French troops into Tufcany, and their intended invafion of Leghorn, On the 25th I attended a meeting of

the Comiu and Factory, where the information thar had been received was communicated, and having affured them that I would remain at anchor in the road for their protection until the enemy obliged me to weigh, the merchants prepared to embark their gonds on board merchants fhips and tranfports, which were ordered immediately out of the Mole, and I requefied Captain Craven would ufe every difparch in getting the large hips lower mafts, Ipars, &c. launched and fecured on board the tranfports.

On the 25th many of the merchant veffels, and the Elizabeth tranfport, which was theathing in the Inner Mole, were got out, and the mafts lafhed along.

fide the latter..

On the 26th the Gorgon arrived about noon, and the remaining large fpars were launched and fent to the hip, when having got certain informa. tion of the intention of the enemy, who flept at Pantedera, only 18 miles from Leghorn, I ordered the whole of the convoy, amounting to 23 fail of fquarerigged veffels, and 14 tartans, to be got under weigh at day-light on the 27th; a little after noon on that day the French entered the town of Leghorn, and began firing at the Inconftant about one, when I got under weigh with the only veffet

remaining, which was a prize to L'Aigle, a brig laden with fhip timber. Two fmali privateers endeavoured to cut her off, which obliged us to tack to support her, and occafioned fome few shot being exchanged, which however did no da

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Commodore Nelfon, with the Captain and Meleager, anchored here on the 27th at ten o'clock, and the Commodore added the Meleager to the convoy, which was of much importance, as the enemy's im+ll privateers were numerous and enterprifing,

All the shipping, nearly the whole of the English property, and all his Majetty's naval ftores and provifions, have been faved; and every British perfon and Emigré defirous of leaving Tufcany, have been received on board fome of the thips

Commodore Nelfon, in the Captain, modore remained at anchor, off the Malora, and will doubriefs ftop any English fhips who may not be informed of the French being in poffeffion of Leghorn,

I feel myfelf particularly obliged to Lieut. Grey, employed in the transport fervice, for his great exertions ip getting the titores, &c. off, and great credit is due to Mr. Heatly, agent victualler, who was indefatigable in faving the provisions, wine, &c.

I have caule to be fatisfied with the unanimity and united efforts of every English fubject on this occafion, where fo little notice could be given; and, confidering that my certain accounts were ever received that the French were abfolutely in Tufcany unt the 25th, 1 hope, Sir, you will believe that nothing has been wanting to accelerate the embarkation, or to accommodate and protect both the perfons and pro perty of his Majesty's Tubjects and the unfortunate Emigrés, all of which i left Lafe off Cape-Corfe yesterday at noon; Lord Garlies having promifed to he them in fatety into San Fiorenzo, with the Lively, Meleager, Gorgon, Comet, and Vanneau.

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

THO. FRA. FREEMANTLE.

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Head-Quarters of Field-Marshal Wurm fer's army, Valaggio, in Italy, Auguft 1.

MY LORD,

I Have the honour to inform your Lordship, that the fiege of Mantua is railed, the French having retreated laft night with the utmost precipitation.

I can now fend only a very hafty account of the operations of the Imperial army, which have been attended with fuch fignal fuccefs. The great exertions the enemy were making againft Mantua determined his Excellency Field Marshal Count Wurmfer to make difpofitions for artacking the enemy, without waiting for the arrival of further reinforcements. Accordingly, on the 28th ult. the different corps were affembled at their refpective deftinations, the army formed four divifions, which were to advance by the different paffes from the mountains of Tyrol.

Major-General Spiegel entered Verona, which the enemy abandoned. On the gift Major-General Pittoni occupied Villa Franca, and the head quarters were fixed here without oppofition; a corps of obfervation being left near Pefchiera, under the command of Major-General Bajolitz. Thefe wellconcerted and rapid movements determined General Buonaparte to an immediate retreat across the Po and the Mincio.

I have the honour to be, &c. THO. GRAHAM. Head Quarters, Goito, Aug. 2. MY LORD, Since I had the honour of writing to your Lordhip yesterday, the Field Marthal has received accounts from General Canto D'Irlas, commandant of Mantua, which ftate that the enemy, having masked their retreat by continu ing to fire as ufual on the place during the night, he could only fend his cavalry in purfuit of them yesterday morning, and that they had already brought in about 600 prifoners, among them a great number of artillery men; that he was in poffeffion of all their mortars and cannon, amounting to about 140, with 190,000 fhells and balls, and great quan tities of other ftores of all kinds. The head quarters were removed here today, and the army will continue the pursuit of the enemy; but the exceffive fatigue the troops have undergone, the difficulty of fupplying them at firft where no magazines could be previously formed, and the exceflive heat of the

weather, retard the progress of the are my. No further report is yet received from Lieutenant-General Quafdang wich. I have the honour to be, &c. I THO. GRAHAM

P. S. No reports having been as yet received from the different divifions, I cannot mention the lofs of the Imperial army; but I am happy to be able to ftare, from general information, that it is inconfiderable, in comparison of what might have been expected from the dife ficulties that were furmounted.

Hrad Quarters, Guidozolo, Aug. 4.

MY LORD,

Field-Marthal Wurmfer, with view of aflitting, the operations of Licorenant General Quafdanowich, having fent General Liptaye with an advanced guard on the ad, to Caftig lione delle Steviere, marched a body of troops early yesterday morning from Goito to fupport him.

General Liptave had been forced to retire from Caftiglione, and was nearly furrounded on the heights between it and Solforino. The cavalry difengaged him, and the regiments forming as they came up, the affair became general, the Imperial troops maintained their ground, notwithstanding the great fuperiority of numbers of the enemy, till night put an end to the combat. Too much praise cannot be given to those regi men's which had fuftained, alone, the attack of three divifions of the French army, nor to the cavalry, which repeatedly repulfed the French cavalry, con fifting of 3000 horfe. The whole Auftrian force engaged confifted of about 13,000 infantry, and 1,300 cavalry. All is quiet hitherto to-day, both armies remaining oppofite to one another in the fame pcfition as yesterday.

I have the honour to be, &c.
THO. GRAHAM..
Head-Quarters, Valleggio, Aug. ga

MY LORD,

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The French army having yesterday. received very confiderable reinforce ments from the Milanois, and a frong column, from Bozolo and Marcaria, having advanced this morning by Sta Martino towards Medoli, threatening the rear of the left wing of the Impe rial army, which extended into the plain, the Field Marshal ordered that its front fhould be changed, by being thrown back towards the high ground on which the right wing was pofted. During this movement, the ene my attacked in great force on the

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high ground; and fome of the battalions of the right wing having given way, fell in with those of the left wing not yet pofted. This unfortunately created confufion, and obliged the Field Marfhal to retreat to this place. Lieut. Gen. Mezaros, who was on his way from Borgoforté to join the army, arrive ed to-day at Goito. There are no accounts yet of Lieutenant General Quafdanowich, fo that it is probable he is ftill among the mountains, and the enemy being collected in fuch force near the South end of the Lago de Garda, it will be very difficult for him now to form a junction that way. I have the honour to be, &c.

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THO. GRAHAM.

ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, AUGUST 25.

THE Speedwell cutter is arrived at Spithead with La Brave cutter French privateer; carrying one fix-pounder, two fwivels, and 25 men; only 12 hours from Cherbourg, and taken nothing. The Fly floop has alio fent to Spithead La Furet French privateer lugger, of fwivels and 27 men. And the Ruf han floop Dispatch has carried into Yarmouth the Nelly of Sunderland, and alfo L'Auguftine French fchooner privateer, of 6 guns, 4 fwivels, and 35 men, which had captured the Nely. She had also taken three other prizes, and was on her paffage from Norway to the Texel.

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Head Quarters of his Royal Highness the Archduke Charles of Auftria, Mellingen, Aug. 12, 1796.

MY LORD, I Have the honour to inform your Lordship, that the Archduke marched on the 9th inftant with the Main Army from Nordengen, and took a pofition across the Eger Rivulet, with his right towards Allertheim, the center in point of Mettingen, here the Head Quarters were fixed, and his left towards Hohepaltheim, for the purpule of covering more effectually the roads from Nordlingen and Hottingen to Donawert. The corps which had been posted at Nertheim, under General Horze, had alrea4 dy fallen back to Forcheim and Aufhau

fen, to keep up the direct communica tion with that on the left bank of the Danube commanded by General Ricfe, who was now encamped near Dillengen, General Wartenfieben, had moved in the mean time to Frockheim, on the River Rednitz, and from thence to Lauf on the Pegnitz. General Frolich, the Prince of Condé, and General Wolf, remained nearly in the fame pofition as mentioned in my dispatch of the 4th.

The enemy attacked the Auftrian Guards of Generals Horze and Riete on the 8th; but, by a display of much kill and firmness, the first of thofe Generals managed to lofe fo little ground, that the change of pofition, which was or dered for the next day, took place with out interruption; and the latter, from his fituation being more advantageous, completely repulfed the attack that was made upon him.

On the 9th at night, information was received that the Prince of Condé had been obliged to retire to Minderheim, on the Mindel, and General Wolf into. the defile of Bregentz, where, however, he had posted himself in fuch a manner as to check the enemy's mancuvre in that quarter. General Wartenleben alto reported, that his pofition was fa bad as to make it highly imprudent for him to await the attack which General Jourdan, from his late movements, feemed to be meditating; and the fame, day General Moreau arrived in great, force oppofite the center of his Royal Highness's extenfive line, forming with his left on the Heights of Umenheim, his center in point of Catzenstein, and his right on the Heights of Dunstelkingen near Defchingen, with a corps 10. cover his flank near Laningen, on the Danube. His referve was between Nerfheim and Konigsbron.

On the 10th the enemy advanced a ftrong part of their first line into the woods in their front, where they establithed themselves firmly, and the fame evening, about fix o'clock, they attacked Generai Hotze's left, at Eglin gen and Amerdingen, with great impetuolity. They fucceeded in driving, back his advanced pofts, but they made no impreffion on his left pofition, not did they interrupt the attack that his Royal Highness intended to make upoa then the next morning, of which the following was the difpofition.

An advanced guard, commanded by Prince John of Lichtenstein, fupported by a fmall corps under General Staray

was

was to march from the camp of Mettingen along the road that leads from Nordlingen to Nerfheim, and endea vour, by manœuvring to the enemy's left flank, to diflodge them from the Heights of Umenheim. The reft of the main army was to affemble at Forcheim, Aufhaufen, and Amerdingen, from whence it was to march in three columns; that of the right under General Hotze, that of the center under the Prince of Furftenberg; and the left under General de la Tour, and attack the enemy's center and right, whilft General Riefe, ftrengthened by part of General Frolich's corps, drove them from the neighbourhood of Laningen, and marched towards Giengen and Haydenheim, in order to come into the rear of General Moreau's pofition. This latter movement was to be covered on it's right by a small intermediate corps under General Mercantin, who was to preferve the communication between General Riefe and the main army. As the enemy had a great fuperiority of numbers, it was refolved to attack by farprife, and for this purpose the marches were fo arranged, that the columns were to be formed on the diffe. rent points, from whence they were to advance, just before day-break, and proceed immediately. However, a moft violent storm, which lasted several hours, made the night fo extremely dark, and the roads fo bad, that the troops and artillery were above double the time they would otherwise have been in performing their movements, and therefore the attack was necessarily deferred till feven o'clock. This enabled the enemy to difcover the whole plan, and prepare for their defence.

-Notwithstanding fo unfortunate a circumftance, which deprived the Archduke of the great advantage of furprife, his Royal Highness perfevered in his refolution. The three columns of the center were fuccessful in diflodging the enemy's advanced guard from the woods, and they drove it back to the heights of the principal pofition; but the column that marched towards Umenheim, finding itself taken in flank by General Moreau's referve, which had advanced for that purpose as foon as the affair commenced, was obliged to retire. This land General Hotze's right flank open, and forced him alfo to fall back to the pofition of Forcheim, from whence he had marched in the morning; but the Prince of Furstenberg and GeAeral La Tour maintained their advanVOL. XXX. OCTOBER 1796.

tages. Juft as the Archduke was making his difpofitions for ftrengthening and bringing forward his right again, he received a report from General Wartenfleben, purporting that he was obliged to retire to Amberg; and that a column of General Jourdan's army had already arrived at Nuremberg, for the purpofef co-operating immediately with General Moreau. His Royal Highneis now judged, that even if victorious on this point he would probably ftill be obliged to retreat to Dona.. wert, by the movements that the enemy, were making on his right, and, fhould he be fo unfortunate as to experience a de-, feat, the confequences from the fame reafon might be moft difaftrous. He there fore fufpended his attack, and contented himself with remaining master of the principal part of the field of battle; a decifion however taken with the utmost reluctance, becaufe General Riefe had fucceeded to the extent of his most fanguine hopes, and had advanced about four o'clock in the afternoon, nearly to Haydenheim.

The Auftrians loft, on this occafion, from 12 to 1500 men. The French lofs in killed and wounded is estimated at above 2000, befides more than 1200 prifoners already brought in, four pieces of cannon, and feveral ammunition waggons.

This morning the whole army of his Royal Highnets has taken exactly the fame pofition that it had on the 10th. I have the honour to be, &c. C. CRAUFURD.

Right Hon. Lord Grenville, &c. &c. &c.

Head Quarters of bis Royal Highness the Archduke Charles of Auftria, Donawert, Aug. 14, 1796.

MY LORD,

I Have the honour to inform your Lordship, that the Archduke marched with his main army to this place on the 13th, where he was joined by Generals Hotze and Ricle. The enemy did not attempt to interrupt this movement, though it was made in the day, nor have they advanced fince, which is a con vincing proof that the affair of the 11th checked very materially their intended plan of operations.

The pifs of Bregentz continues to be defended by General Wolf, and that of Freuffen will be covered by General La Tour's left.

I have the honour to be, &c. C. CRAUFURD. Right Hon. Lord Grenville, Or, &c. Sh ९. १

ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, AUG. 30, 1796. THE Telemachus cutter has fent into Spithead a fmall French privateer, of four swivels and twenty-two men, and alfo a fmall fmuggling veffel; both taken at the back of the Isle of Wight. Captain Amos, of the Swallow revenue cutter, has fent into Rye a French privateer, called Petit Diable, fix tons burthen, belonging to Calais, captured off Farleigh, the crew of which confifted of the First and Second Captain and twelve meh.

DRESDEN, AUG. 27.

INTELLIGENCE has been receiv. ed here of confiderable advantages haring been obtained by the united armies of the Archduke Charles and General Wartenfleben over that of General Jourdan.

Thefe accounts ftate, that after General Wartenfleben left Amberg, he retreated to the left fide of the Nab, having his main corps oppofite to Schwartzenfeldt, with two different corps befides towards Narbourg and Schwarrdorf, where he remained while General Jourdan's army advanced near him on the oppofite fide of the river, in three divifions, of which he himself commanded the centre. This was about the 20th or 21st of Auguft.

That the Archduke, after abandoning Donawert, had retired behind the Lech, and taken a strong pofition near its confluence with the Danube; but understanding that, independent of General Jourdan's grand army in face of General Wartenfleben, another divifion of the French, under General Championet, was advancing towards Ratifben, his Royal Highnels, after leaving a strong corps behind the Lech to obferve Gene ral Moreau, marched along the Danube with the remainder (about forty thoufand men) and paffed that river at Ingolftadt about the 17th or 18th. That from thence he advanced by Dietfurt to Teining, where he met the advanced pofts of General Championet's divifion, beat them back, and followed them towards Caftel, on the way to Amberg. That by this time General Jourdan took alarm, and recalled his troops towards Amberg,and in proportion as he retreated Gen. Wartenleben advanced. That between Amberg and Sultzbach General Jourdan drew up his army, and a battle enfued, in which the Auftrians were victorious. That the lofs of the French on this occafion was fuppofed to be 5000 killed and 2009 made prifoners, with

about thirty pieces of cannon. That the whole of the Auftrian army was not engaged, but a confiderable corps was detached at the fame time to Hurfpruch, Lauff and Nuremberg, of which city the Auftrians took poffeffion.

ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, SEPT. 5. CAPT. Drury, of his Majefty's fhip Alfred, has captured the French nati onal frigate, La Renommée, of 44 guns and 320 men, commanded by Citizen Pitot, off the east end of St. Domingo. She is a very fine frigate, only two years old, and in every refpect fit for his Majefty's fervice. Captain Drury mentions his Firft Lieutenant, Mr. John Richards, his officers and company, with great approbation: alfo the very able affiftance of Captain Winthorpe, of the Albicore floop, who was a passenger on board.

[Two Proclamations alfo appear in the Gazette, permitting (notwithstandftanding the late acts forbidding remittances to the fubjects of the United Provinces) the exportation of merchandife (thofe which form the finews of war excepted) from this country, in neutral bottoms, to Italy, Holland, or the Netherlands, and authorifing remittances of money due to any of thofe countries.]

ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, SEPT. 13.

A LETTER has been received from Sir John Borlafe Warren, stating, that the fquadron under his command had, on the 23d ult. run afhore, taken posfeffion of, and (as the could not be got off) burnt a fine large French frigate, pierced for 48 guns, and manned with 300 men, at the mouth of the Garonne. None of the crew were left in her; but feveral were drowned in their attempt to get afhore. The fquadron alfo burnt the following veffets under convoy of the faid frigate (and three others, which efcaped) viz. two merchantmen of 140 tons, two of 95 tons, one of go, and one of 80 tons; and captured two others, laden with wine and brandy, and a floop loaded with canvafs.

ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, SEPT. 14. LETTERS have been received at this Office, announcing the following captures :

A French lugger privateer, with 20 armed men, off Portland, by the Antelope cuftom cutter.

A Dunkirk privateer, with 18 men and boys, by the Argus, revenue cutter.

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