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that were in them. The lofs in all of
these redoubts was confiderable, and in
one the artillery drivers were at laft o-
bliged to fire the guns, but all the at-
tacks were repulfed.

The enemy's right column, after oc. cupying the two works which they had carried, pushed on between the dykes, -to attack the left of the fecond line; but Prince Frederick of Orange, whofe gailant and judicious conduct cannot be fufficiently praised, having rallied his brigade, placed a part of his infantry behind the dyke, which connects the third redoubt, from the left of the first line, 1 with the work which is on the left of the fecond; and, in this situation, he reifted the moft fevere attack that can be imagined upon his front, whilft thofe bodies of the enemy's infantry, which had pierced between the redoubts of the first line, were actually in his rear; he not only maintained his poft, but completely checked the enemy's progrefs on this flank..

A great part of the troops on the left wing had been working in the trenches on the right of the Kinzig. General Latour, who commands the army of the fiege, formed three of thefe battalions which happened to be juft returning from work, and retook the village of Sundheim, which he maintained, though the enemy made great efforts to diflodge him. Lieutenant-General Staader, who commands the left wing, drove back the enemy, who had advanced against the right of the fecond line of it, and retook the redoubt upon the left of Sundheim and the Prince of Orange, advancing between the two dykes, defeat ed the column with which he had been fo feverely engaged, and recovered the redoubts it had carried. The enemy then retired into his intrenched camp.

The lofs of the Auftrians amounted to 40 officers, and about 1300 men, killed, wounded, and mifling, which, confidering that not more than half the let wing was engaged, is certainly confiderable; but that of the French muft have been much greater. The ground round the works was, in fome parts, covered with their dead bodies, and I am very much within bounds in ftating their lofs at 3000 men. During the time the French were in poffeflion of the redoubts on the left, they found means to carry off five pieces of cannon. The others were all retaken.

It is impoffible to attempt to do juftice to the conduct of the Archduke; he annimated the troops in retaking Sundheim, directed the attacks on the work that had been loft to the left of it, and, under the heaviest fire, gave his orders with the greatest coolness and the moft perfect military knowledge.

Lieut. Proby, of his Majefty's 9th regiment of foot, (attached to Lieut. Colonel Craufurd's mission,) was wounded by a musket-fhot; but I feel great fatisfaction in being able to add, that the wound is of a very flight nature, and will have no other confequence whatever than that of a very fhort confinement. I have the honour to be, &c.

ROB. CRAUFURD.

Head Quarters Offenburg, Nov. 23. My LORD, It is with much fatisfaction that I have the honour to inform your Lordfhip, that, after an interval of ten days without any advices from Italy, his Royal Highnefs the Archduke has this day received a report from General Alvinzy, the tenor of which is fuch as to confirm the hopes which his former difpatches infpired. This report, which is very fhort, is dated Calabro, November 13, and is in fubftance as follows:

After the action of the 6th, near Baffano, the enemy continued to retreat, abandoned even the ftrong pofition of Montabello without refiftance, and croffed the Adige at Verona.

On the 11th, General Alvinzy arrived near Villanova, and the fame evening a confiderable part of the enemy's army, commanded by Buonaparte in perfou, advanced from Veróna, and took poft in the neigħbouring mountains.

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 fteadinefs and bravery.

Whil Buonaparte was thus employed, in repeated, though ineffectual efforts, to force the front of the pofition, Generał Alvinzy detached a column againt each of his flanks. No fooner had these arrived at their point of attack, than the enemy retreated with precipitation; and a moft 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 prison, 6 D 2

ers already brought in. I have the honour to be, &c. ROB. CRAUFURD. Offenburgh, Nov. 27.

My Lord,

It is with much fatisfaction that I have the honour to inform your Lordfhip, that his Royal Highness the Archduke has this day received a report from General Davidovich, dated Provezano, Nov. 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 most obftinate refiftance, the enemy was entirely driven from his pofition, and purfued as far as Cambara.

General Davidovich took 12 cannon, about 1100 prisoners, and many officers. Amongst the latter are Generals Florella 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 course of the night from the 17th to the 18th, received confiderable reinforcements, took another pofition on the heights near Cambara; in which General Davidovich attacked him the next morning, and drove him back beyond Pefchiera.

When General Davidovich 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; Pefchiera being in front of his right wing, and Verona in front of his left. I have the honour to be, &c.

ROB. CRAUFURD.

Parliament-Street, Nov. 29. A dispatch from the Governor and Council of Madras, dated Fort St George, June 22, 1796, of which the following is a copy, has been received by the Court of Directors of the Eaft India Company, and by them communicated to the Right Hon. Henry Dundas.

HONOURABLE SIRS,

We have particular fatisfaction in offering to you our fincere congratulations on the complete fuccefs which has attended the operations of Rear Admiral Rainier in the east ern feas; and judging that an early communication of this event might be of material ufe to his Majefty's Minifters, we have determined to forward this letter by the route of Bufforah.

It appears by the Rear-Admiral's difpatches, dated the 27th of March and 11th of April laft, and which reached us on the 18th inft. by the Orpheus frigate, that the British troops were in poffeffion of the islands of Amboyna and Banda, with their several dependencies, comprizing, as it was thought, the whole of the Dutch Islands, excepting Fornaté, yeilding cloves, nutmegs and mace. This acquifition has been attained without the smallest lofs on our fide.

Amboyna and its dependencies were delivered up, on the 16th of February, and Banda and its dependencies on the 8th of March. Copics of the capitulations are inclosed.

The Admiral fpeaks in the handsomeft manner of the activity and alacrity with which every duty was performed by the forces unand dwells particularly on the perfect harder his command, both naval and military; officers and men in both fervices. It behoves mony which all along fubfifted between the us on this occafion to convey to you the high fenfe we entertain of the able and fpirited conduct displayed by Rear-Admiral Rainier, whose hearty co-operation with us in every meafure conducive to the public weal, demands our warmeft acknowledgements; and whilft we feel affured of your entire approbation of all the means employed by this Government, to give effect to the arrangements framed by his Majefty's Minifters for fecuring the Dutch fettlements in India, it is, nevetthelefs, incumbent upon us to declare, that the accomplishment of this great object has been chiefly obtained by the zealous, and cheerful fupport which we have had the good fortune to experience from the officer entrusted with the execution of it.

We fhall do ourselves the honour of transmitting, by the first fea conveyance, copies of all the papers received from the Admiral, which will enable you to form an accurate opinion of the value of thofe Islands. prefent we can only give you a summary of his proceedings.

At

The Admiral found in the treasury at Amboyna 81,112 rix dollars, and in store 515,940 pounds weight of cloves; in the treafury at Banda 66,675 rix dollars, and in store 84,777 pounds of nutmegs, 19,587 pounds of mace, befides merchandize and other ftores at each place, upon which no value had been then put.

We are preparing to send a reinforcement of troops for the better protection of those valuable iflands; and, as the Admiral has advised us that he is fhort of provisions, and in want of a fupply of naval and military stores, it is our intention to forward an adequate dock of every neceffary article.

We have great pleasure in acquainting you, that the Company's poffeffions on this coaft are in a state of perfect tranquility; and that we have no cafon to believe that any defigns are in agitation by the native powers hoftile to your interefts. We have the honour to be, &c. HOBART.

ALURED CLARKE.
EDW. SAUNDERS.
C. W. FALLOFIELD.

Parliament-Street, Dec. 10. Difpatches, of which the following are extracts, have been received by the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, from Major-General Gordon Forbes, commanding his Majefty's troops in the island of St Domingo, dated Port-au-Prince, Oct. 9.

I am happy to have the power of affuring you, that our fituation in St Domingo is by far more favourable at this time than fince his Majefty has been in poffeffion of any part of it. The fuccefs of the very judicious ar arrangements made by Major General Bowyer, at Jeremie, and the divifions amongst the enemy in the fouth part of the island, where almost all the Republican whites have been maffacred fince their defeat, has affared the fafety of the important quarter of the

Grand Ance.

The fame fpirit of difcord prevailing alfo in the north, and the fuccefs of our troops towards the Spanish frontiers, have encouraged the remains of Jeau Francois' army to co-operate with us. They have, in confequence, fought several battles with the Republican party, and have fent us a number of prifoners.

St Marc's and Mole St Nicholas are alfo

in a state of perfect fecurity, and the parish of L'Arcahaye was never in a higher ftate of cultivation, nor the negroes more peaceable and orderly, than at this moment. Indeed fuch is the public confidence, that the planters are now actually importing from Jamaica a confiderable number of new negroes.

Extract of a letter from Major-General Forbes, to Mr Secretary Dundas, dated Portau-Prince, O. 9.

It is with the utmost fatisfaction I have the

honour to inform you, that the enemy, who had made ufe of the utmost exertion to collect all their force in the fouthern parts of the colony for the attack of Jeremie, in various points at the fame time, have been defeated every where, with very confiderable lofs on their fide, and on our part forcunately very trifling. Major-General Bowyer, whofe account of the bufinefs I enclofe, has conducted himself, in the difficult fituation of a command of very extenfive country and posts, in

the moft masterly and judicions manner; and
I beg leave to exprefs my marked admiration
of this moft meritorious officer, whofe conduct
on all occafions will, I am confident, highly
recommend him to his Majesty's gracious fa
vour. 1 beg leave alfo to recommend all thofe
officers and men under his immediate com-
mand, particularly Lieutenant Gilman, of the
17th regiment of foot, of whom he speaks
in terms of high approbation. I am happy
to inform you, that the Major-General, who
was wounded in the above gallant defence of
the important quarter under his command, is
perfectly recovered.

This important defeat of the enemy affures the tranquility of Jeremie, and particularly as it is certain Rigaud, the chief of the blacks to the fouthward, has decidedly declared a gainst Santhonax and the Republic, and has caufed almost all the white people in his power to be maffacred.

Major Gen. Bowyer, at the end of his account, adds, I have not hitherto been able to procure exact returns of the killed and wounded, but I conceive that the 17th regiment had about seven killed, and 14 or 15 wounded: None dangerously in my affair of the 19th ult. Lieut. Col. Hooke has not yet made his report; but I do not believe more than two was killed at Irois, and three or

four wounded; fo that the enemy's fhot and fhells had little effect.

I am forry to fay that my Brigade-Major, Manners, received a ball through his thigh, but as it miffed the bone, no bad effects will arife, and he is doing well.

Captures by bis Majefty's Ships. Dec. 12. A French privateer, of 2 guns, by the Marechal de Coubourg cutter, Lieutenant

Webb.

The following is General Berthier's reign on the 9th of July 1762. She was letter from Verona, of the 15th Novem- married to her late husband (whose unber, giving a boafting account of his fuc- happy fate is fo well known) while Duke cefs: "After the most difficult mancu- of Holftein Gottorp, in 1745. By bim vres, the moft obftinate battles, eight fhe had the prefent Emperor, her fucdays without putting off our boots, we ceffor, formerly known as the. Great have beat General Alvinzy, and purfued Duke of Ruflia. He was born in 1754, his corps as far as Vicenza. Five thou and has been twice married. By his prefand prifoners, three thousand killed and fent wife, the Princess of Wirtemberg, wounded, four ftand of colours, twelve now Emprefs, he has two fons, Alexanpieces of cannon, are the fruits of this der and Conftantine, and a daughter, victory. D'Alvinzy has rallied behind Alexandria Pawleona. the Brenta. Davidovich, ignorant of what has happened to Alvinzy, is on the right bank of the Adige, after having forced the divifion of Vaubois, and has advanced on the other fide from Rivoli : we doubt not but he will retire: if he preferves his pofition, he will foon be in our power with the 6000 men that he commands. Long live the army of Italy!-Prefently Mantua will be in our power. Never was a battle more bloody. We had two generals mortally wounded, and five who, it is hoped, may recover; two aid-de-camps of the general in chief, and an adjutant-general, killed. I have not time to fay more; we have again to fight; no repofe till the enemy is deftroyed."

RUSSIA.

LONDON.

Nov. 24. In the Court of King's bench, Mr Law prayed the judgment of the court upon Thomas Hall, Efq; a Magiftrate, and Major of હૈ Volunteer fencible corps at Berwick, and Alexander Macleane, Captain in the fame corps, for an abufe of their power as military officers, in keeping feveral foldiers in the fame regiment out of the way, under pretence of military difcipline, in order to prevent their voting at the election for mayor of the borough of Berwick.—On behalf of the defendants, a number of affidavits, made by very relpectable perfons, were produced and read in mitigation of punishment. In chefe affidavits, the defendants were reprefented to te gentlemen of honour, and who had for fome years paft rendered lone merito. rious fervices to their country. It ap peared that the expences of their trial had coft the defendants 5ool. After counfel were heard on both fides, the Court sentenced the two defendants to be imprifoned one month in the King'sbench prifon, and as an additional pu nifhment, Major Hall was fined 50l.

St Peterburgh, Nov. 18. Laft night her Imperial Majefty, who had been feized with an apoplectic fit on the preceding day, expired at a quarter before ten o'clock. Her feet had swollen very much previous to the attack, for which the had taken medicine. Immediately after, the felt severe pains in her bowels, and had retired into an inner apartment. Being miffed, her attendants fearched af ter her, and on opening the door of the clofet, they found her Majesty lying fenfe- In our lait, p. 788, we stated the terms lefs on the ground, with her fect toward propofed by the minifter for the new the door. Immediately after her Imperial loan. The fuccefs has exceeded all exMajefty's deceafe, the Emperor Paul was pectation. On the 5th the following proclaimed before the palace, in the umede was recommended and adopted fual form, and the whole court, which by the Bank of England. One million was there affembled in anxious expectation, from the morning of the Emprefs's accident to the moment of her death, immediately took the oath of allegiance to the new fovereign, as did the four regiments of guards, and every thing paffed with the greatest order and tranquillity. The late Emprefs was born on the 2d of May 1729, and commenced her

was fubfcribed by the bank in their corporate capacity, and four hundred thou fand pounds by the Directors individu llý; and before the close of the books the firft day, five millions were fubfcribed by different merchants and others. At ten o'clock this morning (5th) the parlour doors at the bank were opened, before which time the lobby was crowded. Num

bers

"The laft accounts from Gen. Dalrymple are by his Aid-de-Camp, Capt. Gordon, who left Bantry at ten A. M. on Tuesday, and arrived here this mornI am also commanded by his Majefty ing. Seventeen fail of French fhips of to acquaint your Lordship, that, had it the line were at that time at anchor at been poffible for all the officers on whom the lower part of Bear Island, but at fuch his Majefty is pleased to confer this mark a distance, as their force could not be of his approbation, to attend perfonally ascertained. The Lieutenant of a French