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(Vol. &) : - Saturday December i i ro 2 " -Saturd 4 1 't Trench account ot me uatil: I Jefeat &-rv rmiv.-,.:r s.-,i r 4 . . . , f t , rf tW Dnke of York's rZliZZ vZ"H --runu.uwg vneni tney mem an extra compenfinon.j WefhaJI .1,. Rrh ".1 17o:T TjET V " WMieiit - &ot ? forward by aH opporiaDhies. a copvof our "proceedings t; . A refeript: from General Canldn. n forms us this tiioment, that hit advanced .- uji litcu j ir X unic j i on are kirk, between the Sth and 15th of Septtin Dcr. OFFICIAL 'ACCOUNT. ' V f From the . memben. of. the common Council, of Dunkirk. '; . Dunkirk, September 84 M. p.. r? . j;- ' . -vw ii iu rwjiijrnicni naa not oeea fnHicient, I flionld hav marched tbtheir af- the aclion that evening. The" is can WE refer you, to our laft difpatche& - - j - W armiii of-therR?puulic re treating t. authorifed to lay, thcre are there. xurncs. we are ju ppn;Ui9n t tneir cau Oi .oh ind aiUitary'f&re-. ' - Tin Jr brave troSt rr unhannv !i'tT.. . cr jtfi no rflJu rr- worrfiv rf th 1 t 1 w . rw h w v 111 ljiu & 11 j u iz. . 1 . w mi 1 1 Jinan n 11 n AdHk ZT-r : V. i , -V- .r.-T -y- :-mswlii4J . v jwitoui oruiiror trail or mac vajour, ot which th -Burguei, yhich has comtj hand this ma- the.Repablic;: in general havi behaved with Soldier of the Kepubnc,have furnjmfd facrT mcntj ., fc , u.--.f.' . ; .. thc'iKil daring intrepity.v' parcicylar. rloridus examples ; and which althoueh they " Th5 L n,5h.1 hHP?V .?. twnuialdetaiUlhall be for Warded iamy next dif -arc vr- numerous are freduently lunknowfi though the citizens, m fpJttoffiligue, ar atches.-At.tHs. momenti;i am -ovde4 to thepiibli. 1 . : J 1 ;i - ftill in duty,, watch .and watch z: H;snfwrs itfc bufinefsantLtlie riturns are. nbtcoi- ' ?.w S. General Gmaiix hai ; &trrj ttiat Houchirdhas been remtorcd hv a. bnd rUtli ade (Z trr, ! ; of iooo men, whorh he has put under ma rch- 1 i- . c XT . . ' . '! " m : sell: is, notiar irprn, rurnn. HOOCHAIiD. ps. An armr- f : The Coiamoii CAuncif of the ;S6,6oo men is laid to compose his .prefenlh ;u Dunkirk, to the Maysc and JUiinieipal .force. This is pOiEbleWt e dare not af ferc the number to be fa greau He .adds, . that ou r troops are (till m pu'rfuit. of th a . enemy, land that jhciroilt isttotall :,sWe prefuuie that he means tEoje. who .were ex pelled from the environs of . Bergues; and Koudfchoote ; for with refpeft to. our., late . lefieers, we do not conceive i than General Jlouchard'can overtake hem fill the morn ing ; and it is probable that.they wijl march all night to avoid alaattlc. . . : . - f At halfplt 5.; 4 :Wc are, -pofiiiyely af ured that the enemy has evacuated the cam- townicn mey urn - rvrwicu,,. tucj .wju uut Oinccrtsat Grareline. Kurnes without encountering f anv obttacl as w Jea by adifpafch 'wh'ch, arrived ist the nijht . w xfct to be ther ni th snorning. y J ' ; '.V'-l A, i1''. ,' ' " : With! this, we i'trajbfmit a : Gefr&ra ljtttk"! found amona: other oadersin the ' j s r v j . . 4Jarea oepc. ii, 1703. newsy s camp, it is oirected . to " the Tririce. We have, informed. vu, in vour dif 'Paul inkrexn 2, bv one 'of his neohewA. ' patches ol y;efterday roormng, and of llaft a- , citixciiS m hm we ap; o nred to examine thele . papers, nave wewn us the lolowuig pailace. ' ThfOaupkin 6t France jfhall be King uh der the regency of the King of England, wh is to continue Ktfoant, during the minority , of LOUIS XVII. Thcy Uy that Spertck has venm, that the enemy ws preparincr to -abandon, their camp. This they efetle latf night,) and retreated with precipitation tO wardslFafnes; leaTing behind them a great .part of tKeir baggage. Intelligence is juft arrivedthat in their camp, and th canal of Fumes, a prcdiff'ous quantity of military This rodoajaniaIe merits nbthiWI but' the ftores have been lound.-Theibllowin2 are .contempt of UeUublicans 7 nevei thelefs. it .t he-principL articles, 51000-facks of earth, may be-well uough to pjurfue the fcrap is , - 8obt chiyalets for , pontoons, a prodigious it may nrich the hiftory of our revolution r ! I ixULiUAiLlJr. x 0,000 men together .vviju our garnfon, is Plre, bartering cnncn,6cootwenty-furouhd tarry .to admit of purfuir, for at this moment , quantity of pianks, 8cp: barrils cf pwder. we have received intelligence, that a body of f 4r pieces- ofjeannon, the major part t Which in full march alter them.--Thefe - commanded by. uejjerai iiudrui. troops. are . .balls, a nuuiber of mufquets, waggons, fcrgc 'DEFEAT of the PKUSSIANS in Alfaeei r. hiflrfi. !nitk-axn.- nrrenchim mnls - ftort-s. ' Epti'r froin Adutant General i 'Dnvirio-riartl 7Sieiued) 'f-DESiVjUGEBISfX, 4cc, head ofcattle, ua vaft Wautiry datea jHeajl-Ouarter of WeifTembcrtirir - Ztffcr from tlh tAdmtniiretors of Bergues Mr CQltesgvefy at uuHAtrx, ; Ofr ' Our pofition ves s every advantage - oyer the enemy. Oar troops continued their jnarch for Houdfchoote and this morning appeared before the lines,, where the4 enemy were entrenched , ; better than breft high The attack commenced with a Very brilk and r deadly difchafge of fmall arms ift a few .. moments the brave grenadiersgaine.d pofl'ef- - fion of the, trenches. Nothing could with nnA tfir intreoiditv of our troops : they . carded all before them. ; The artillery, bag mere, and a vail body of the Enchlh,, with -l.I.TfT bav fallen into our hands. It , firii?irinn in the forefk? of Rofcndai. is this moment reported, that 600 Emigrants jhrm luch a (uperiority, . as it !-might annrehenfions. at th-;iTuv ?nients of i Gen. " On the i :b f September, the enemy Houchard. Ve are mforraed tkat part of was, attacked wnV ; that vigor, which the the army of this: General is' now on; their Fr nek jRpMicaasilplay when comba;ing march to exterminate them from Fnrnes. , ' the enciiiies .-of his country. In every part, At 10 o'clock, a body of io,cob j nief, the flaves of tywny have feltthe energy of entered our city.. They halted for'a few liberty. MTbey have 'fallen-bcnenth itsueight, hours on the gUcis and along the barrier de and ed before the blow, r The'poft of Lim-, L'Eftran.4 1 he whole body refu.nedj thiir' bac alone remained in their pofTetfion ; but march at 5 o'clock, arid are gone in purfuit . on the" 14th; (yeilery) their foriificd camp of the,enemy.! We hope they 5wil! come up was .termed, and the enemy thrown into with them at Fumes or in its envirous. , complete diforder. Twopieces 'of cannon it tu; .Jnin, rf iV.;rnpin,r!.tK!f and ifoft mofkets are taken : their lois in numerous batteries,! and- their favorable men wasconfiderabJe. 1 And you will lee by rf -1 " ri.L r r I .. ' mi foMirnc Kf email fnrtiinp and couraffft r. taken we can icarcely credit! fo large a number j this - pollibly wants confirmation. D.;rni- continuallv cominc in. - have taken a number bt waggons, a travelling 'fnrtre: and other cam p. equina ge. I t P. S. After tnelealing .of this letter, loo prifoners have arrived, and more are coming in. A body of 6 or 7000; n?en are this moment pafllng forward to Fumes ; they are part cavalry, troops of the line, and light infantry.' - ExtraS of a letter from Gcnepl Houchard, : .tothe Mmifter at War.: .Dunkirk, Sept. 10, i7g3 : r ' . Citiien, 2 -.- -. j. K ' I : : . " At length the.wilhes of:the nation are comDlilhed. -The foldiers of tyranny have have been thought, would have demanded the faenhee of 10,000 men to dillodge them, i " The movements of the enemy iufficient- indicated, that they wilhed to inlpire terror by their, bombardment ; and then to at tempt an cfcalade. ; At this moment an offi cer announces the arrival of a body of j 3000 men from the armies of the Rhine." (Signed) . . EMERY, Mayor." Letter from the National CommilTioners to the Army of the North, at Dunkirk, Sept." 16, 1793. . M ' - ' 'T"r- " Ve are informed, ?i then Colleagues, from various quarters, tharFurnes is eva cuated by the enemyand that they are ex tending towards Nieuport, though it s un ccruih whether they will not retreat to Of tendf at.leaft, . their prefent . movements -li: f!IUa4 retreafed from before the wahV of Dun- ": ftrongly indicate this determination. kirk. it rTKf. atracki of the villa?re of Hond - fchootc, terminated Jn a vittory of the ut- ix :rtmr ' it romoieateu tne loiai - rout of our enemies in the nights of the 8th '"Pcrfuaded that we were in poWeCion of Hondfchoote, the enf retreated froHrbe." fore Dunkirk, at midnight. It was a-fortunate momenf for them, at General Lan - driri entered the dty, at 5 in the ,:mornlng, tj, tke htad ot his troops, upited with the Thefe reports increafe. we begin to credit them--Orders are given for clearing the s country, and haflening the line to march. i .!t;, " , .' ! It is unfortunate that we.are notmftruct-; ed Jn the difpofitipns which ought to be made, till the moment they mould" be.-carricd into march hand in hand. ! . Every moment ot the 1 2th and 14th was iignalized by new prooli bravery;; . Among thofe who didinguilhed j rhemfelyes, (fcrit'l jimpoffible to recount . the heroifrh, of each individual) citizen Buvau an office of the 7th regiment of Light-Infantry defervf s to be mentioned. -At the mo ment of the attack of the entrenched camp of North weiller, he was the firit who , leaped the redoubt amid the oppofing' bayonets of the enemy. This example was followed by his brave brothers in arms, and general fuc cefs was the conlequence. A well fupponed difcharge of artllleryi land an incfedibled tvz of mulquetry, frequently filenced a very warm fire from pieces of 17, and 2 ; though ours were only e'ghks. Among the troops whofignalized themfelvesin the, action of yefterdayj the 2d battalion of the Rhine, and Loire; arid the firft of Lot and Garrone A -battalion of farmer vi the 97th light infantry, . .arid the firft of the 46th regiment, all toge ther in one Ward, difplayed ihe grea'eft coa-y, race-, Oor'fuccels in this aftair may be attribu tht cor,s of - the fpldiery . of the Republic, who plant, eli a piece of canridn on the top of a mouu . i . f i j iu- ;Anro hv throw in ir Mn tnis aeciuru.tiitL 3 -rrzTi .' execution. ? Xetterday vc viutea me roop , t r r rrrva- w fhall rake fome particular mea- - fores relative.to this body of iroops, of wfcich. h acii ... " ; i C L"I- ! , -rn' we lhaU lniorxn you, vc arc 01 opuuuij, m . ''.The repre'fentauves of thefjeo pled were i oirtcr. and their prefence enmributea to tfe'luecefs of our arms. , W.
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