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Accounts.
It A G U ,E, September i. !
n tbt ,fittine'.rf'yefterday (Friday) 'a let-
-tt was read from the Executive Dire&oryi of
fame Jayv irtcldfing thffce letters , rcteitr-j
fd the day "befoTe,r from the Secretary lot
Gerteral-in Chief, to the French Minifter
6uyot,jconl3ningi'urv,r cconts of . the
Hale ; after reartmcof which, the Pre-
fljertt made a fuitajjJe fpeech, extolling ?tKe
oriAus advanraei ODtaicea over the' ene
,t ,th honor of the brave men who" liad
fwifliffd :hemfe(ves or. that memorable
tav, for their haroifm: and good -conduft.!
A Iner jvas'then. read, from the Cxecu-
ti?-. Directory inclofmg; an exrradi; from
the Minfder of War, received i from Major-
Gsnprali Von Boecop, at head-quarters, ,:
Sfpt.? I c? j Of the itfoilowing tenor : . f i
" I bad the. honour; to mention to you
tl.i morninq abouttten o'efock. -that die e. i
jjiny had (attacked! jour line ; and this even".
hT ar fr've'n o'clock, I im able to give ycu a
Briber account ot What has taken place,
thoui!i n'ov: veryTjcircumftntiil, as I have
account, fit creak iof
day the enemy attacked and turned the ; left
wipg;(t'iei ?rench troops) along the Udw-ris
bffore Petten, whereby the French troops
ere obliged to retreat over Snoorl to Ber
fin, wjere the fortyfecond half brioade
charged the enemy with the bayonet--who-
mrt a!i Ruffians, and droves them back, and
cut o'F their retreat to Peiren, having driven
them into the Downs, a, nd flajn a great niim
ber of theqi,. and -mide many prifoners : by
vnt i nave lecn, tneir nflmber mult amount
, arannjy which were feveral officers,
wuh the .RufiiJn .General Hermann,! their
CoiTvmder ; fcveraltcannon, and two ftands
oicoioiirs, nave oeep taKen, and the troops
s I Hnderitand, have, gained It heir former !
pofiison, and ere ev-en further advanced, fu i
tii? lame time that ' the left wing was . at
tached, the divifion. co-njmknded by Lieoteu
oapt 'General. DamonceJu was alfo, and 1 He
u obliged to abandon theipoft of SchocrrJ
cam, - bi.it retook it and is again in hi for-
jjuuuqi. in auo(j oraer; ns i nave learn.
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pnt. General Deaode Is,
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nl attacks ; bt!abodt
the divifioi Lieute
held its pofition.un
e ifternoon, after having beaten off fe-
two o'clock Gin.
and In the flank by
all the. endeavours
)aendels was again attacked in front on Old
vrniei,i bv the Knglifh,
WJ-Rufllans and with
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i "djiiCant-Generir Durutte, he could nor
'f? the troops on -the banks of theif en-
rnchmenfs, which 6ccifionda retreat, and
''gfd Lieutenant; GentraUDaendels to a.
"ton his, pofl ar Old larpfcl ; artrfa retreat
'11 have been efFe'ttejl in" good order; had
a ammunitionwai;on;; in- the ! camp of
- Pancras, blown up, j and occafioned CQn-
According to the n aori of the pi Ifibners,
day before yeftcrdaj : and yefterday e-
fn2i the RuOlana; 1 irmrl ririi the ntimber
6,ooo and the EftgTlfh were believed to
aat. to the nuntber 'of 20,000," command
'theDuke of York. I cnhot afcer-
the lofs of theeiiemy ; it may ri'ever
'fs, without ejtsjgeratlon, eftimated
( 3 or 4000. I canriotl afcertain our I lofs,
1 1 can fay we have ' not received 'many
fie the returns, 71 Jiiall have tne no
'"tranfmittincyoU'our lors".'
, r,ially, there va$ read another letter
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ine Ex-cutwe Direftorv: inclbQncr r a
ij rom the Adiuta'nt' General d'Arden- i
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ne, from fhead quarters ar Alkmaek Sept.
..79. lt ihe'Minifter of VVarj-to the fame nr
port. r; M -::v.;--.-.- ' V;iV;r -y"- v. 7:-" :f 1 " Vv,j ! .
-l 7; i "v -7j7 . Septiert:ber J277-.'7: : l' :' '!
In the fitting of yefterday, in ,- te ! Firft.
Chamber, a letter of the fame dfite Waf
read from thejaing adminirafion,liaccom.:
panying a copy hf a letter received the e
venhig beforejby the Agent of Wir, Jroni
Mjor-General Van Bofcof, dated the j 20tH
Sept. caritainjpg the following :
I .haften myclf to iiifortn yoAj, thiar Gene
rl jDaendels j acquaints me in peffon, of his
bnring; during, ih prefeht ntP,hr,ieiaJtra
his former ppfition of Old Karptal, &c es
likewifeall hia loft cannon, with many adi
ditional prifoners " 7
- At the fame time, was read a rneflage from'
the j aclifjrr adminiftrati Oil C Cm fXI llHic5flnrr
the.ofiicial accounts fent in by General fJrune-
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oaiea tiead-quarttrs at 'Alkmacr' loth iri
- M Burjj.ljcrs Direaors, . : .
i Sinte thel battle on the Sljperdyke, the
Englifh hae retained their entrenchments
in the Zyp, witKout daring to venture a-new-
bm being reinforced by 14,000 Rf-
,fi3.ns, they Uzje trade a fevere attack, along
our wHote line. Their, principal ttrerth
was direeif agairift the left wing, confifiin.
of rench trdops under Gentril Van Dam
me, 'j which they attacked by refVclable
cor-ps "of P. uHlan trdbps;L Tupjiorted bv an
Englifh ctfvifioh which compofed ; the rear,
ThejlJatavian divilion under. General Du -monceaU,
which formed our centre, .ras aT-i
Co fevercly attacked by an Anglo-KulTiaii
corps;; while, a (bam attack was niade by
the enemy on the. right vying, commanded
by General Diehdels. 1 j-
'! Jn the beginrtiri of the battle the Riif
fiaws! forced fbir way into the village Bejr
gen 7 arid Sehoo'rldaml our front' then fell
hack;' to clofe id together, trid to fland , beti
ter prepared for a move, which I cbntem
placed to make with, the centre and; phriJ
The! rear of the divifion of -General Dumnn-
ceau 1 then marcned . to oergn ; and part
of the divifion und r General DaendeU, jalfbu
made a move to the left ; and the battle;
of which the refult, dtifinixa few moments,
appeared uneepaib; terminated 'completely .
in our . favor. 1 The enemy was driven back
to their entrehthmenta : we f made upwards
of 2od prifeners,' and their lofs ia killed,
and wounded exceeds largely 300b. TwetJ ,
ty-five pieces of cannon, and five colours; ,
among the latter thofe of the regiment of
Suwarrow madf. part of our conqueft. A
mong' tne priioners we onccer rvi. rier;
ruann. General inCKlef of the Rufian4troops.v
The Riifilan General ; Effea is feverely,
wounded and fays, the - Kriglifli Genifial
Knox is flairii; The battle lafted from - five
in the morning till four in the evening"; i . J7
' Oat 1 o fs ; j i n ccmpafifon to tat of i
enemy, will hardly- bear mentioning.. ,Se
vcral corps of i3sravlart troops, among others,
the jrtillcry, have done prodigies of valadr.
The names of the officers and foldiers " who
have diilinguiOied themfelves mdft for the love'
of their country during this memorable $iy9
you fliall be fujrnifhed with. . . '
" Genera! Daendels by his firrnnefs and
'talents has confiderably added to the; day and
. was .iVery worthily, fupfjof ted ' by' Geherat
B A rb Q u , a n d 1 !l e : A d j u t a h t ' - G e n e f a I D u r a e t -te.
j General Dumohceau received a wound
in the breaft b a jbuck-fabt. The EngiifH
and Ruffian armies have committed the mbfl
unheard of otitragesLin'the villagei which; they
had ; furrdunded d-jring. the engagement.
The unhappy Bataviah ltufbamfmn ahd -villagers
have iq inurabers been rhuidcrcd J and
brm m jtheir dwhqufes-.hl-ny If the vil.- ,
Wsareet hurning. The Britifh iojpar.,
ticul.r he diffiHguiffied tb'emiej'vc. above!
, the Rnlfiars, ih'ihefe 9.$ of barbarity
:re5rV . !lie, , burghers, hae i
taken a pan in the enggement;
lr ' f LONDON,' Oclober 1. ' . ' ":
:iQn motion.of MrJ PiW Uie-Tollbwir rV-
:tolut?ons,iwere.moved and Agreed tp in ftj '
Houfe of Cotnmpns : r . ; ,.' . i
.n That l26?ran, inclu'din siq I
mvrln-etv be.-granred to his" IVfsieftT- 'fZ
fervice of two lunar monihs, commencin'o 'ill
of January, ,1800.- .fom ;ot UcBcK fov
iwages for the fme, at the rateof 'il. ?jSA ;
per man for the .beve perfod; (a iLmiif1
456,000!.; for, maintenance at the' rite 'of "2 1. ,
iSs. per j man.' !fum oP --HivAi "l'"ri
wear and rtear of fb.ips. at the ate of 3 a I
man pef month. -A fumNof. 6,6061: ; br
ordnance,; atj. the rafe of 5' per month; ;
Th-t a fura. of. 300,00! . -be granted to "h:i 3
Majefty to' pay otf tfe Exchrque'r Loatffof
laaiaffiori and payable oh the4 firff div rT nf '
inc icjitoa.
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.September, 1 3.
From Stefl. under dite of the crh ' llti
they mehtibo, thir On thv.'ih arrived a con
voy confi iriif df So fail, with " provfiins.
from POfiehti. under "ebnvry of four fiiip of
w,r S and the 5th; a cbnvbv of 12 fail. A
ftiJI greater fuppl it dily' expecVed' fro
RGchFort,! under protediion of the fqadron.
The divifion of Bartheame, ftf j 1 7 fiibs nf
war, under the Admiral ('orahd. wa.i itnr
.' to meet toe ' Sparilfh ! Squadron the frigs te
' i if' i 7V oruers ; ir cm
Breft for a fecret expedition. , ! ;
1 no iotn ini a mfu.M wasfent to the I
giilafive Body, . informing. them of the capture
of jhe fu(cb fleet by the Eriglifji, in ihe
1 exe!. . . ,i
the Texel, have the! IKngliflV conquered c
they onee did at .Toulon but the Cured!
mea'fures 4re. taken to repeal their ranritv
0y.re.nd.In tHeijtroops whfch can Ibe d if
poled of on the, emergency, to the Batavi.
4n RepqbHc i-s and , report fays. . that.
unity
and concord reign iij the Baiavian Lecina-
ture..
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September ta. . ' .
- Thougfij our army left the field of battle tt '
Novi, that acliop niu.fl: caufe, . the dreadful
fenfatipnSjto our.enemies. . Moreau brought
back cur jroojps, with complete. Afccefi to
their former pofts; aiid't hey were fo liule
difpirited,; hy what they fuffered, that
eight daysj after, the enemy,' thinking to.,
furprize ane of our divifions, was furprized '
himfelfy ajpd we tookj -ooo prifoners., , Thii
intelligence is authentic. Our. foMiera have' '
1 els futfered. from thel fwords of the Ruffiana'
than from, thie Want of fubftrtence. They
are in wait provifloijs nnd cloaths and if
rriot fumifhed .with them, every thing is loft.
.Defertions; has already commenced amongj '
thep, anrj upwards of 300O of ib'em have de-7
; ferted to die enemyi almoft famifiu'd and
nled. .. ,j . , : . , ,
: Thepieclory have decreed thattheVe flialt
be formed? between Maeftricht and ErulJels
a. new ?rmy, to be called "The army of
the North ., ; j I
There was iri the flight of the 24th Fruc
tidor a meeting bf . a timber 'o'f the mernbers'
ibf the tw4 cooncHs" ar rhe apartments ofy ;
Barras ccoiipofed of ths leaders, and rhg
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