LONDON GAZETTE EXTR AORDI- the giins and retire. Annflwiv- t ;W
mapv , bj-r -ciirc. n paiiage beinghotr-
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CAPTAIN Calvert, of the Coldjlream
regiment of guards, aid-de-camp to
.his royal highnefs the Duke of York, ar
rived this morning with jlifpatchcs front
- Colonel Sir James Murray, bart. adjutaht
enera! in the foices under hu royal high
nefs s command, to the right honorable
Henry Dundas, one of his rriajcftyV princi
pal fecretaries qiffiate, of which the follow
ing are copies. 4 ' v . -
Eftreui, July 26, 1793.
Sir, ;
I am happy to have the honor of infori
ming you, that lad night, not only the at
tacks of the covered bom-work, and of the
advanced iletche by St. Sauve, were atten
ded with fuccefs, but that poflfeflion has
an obftimxy for which you have no longer
any .legitimate excufchher military or
.political, I muft ohknc to yoU, that your
"V crocaoiy decide the fate of
r Irom the ditch into the work ,-and no ene-
Tin 11 nnniM.r ... ' i . .. t
, .1 6 in tnccounter-guird, which
immediately overlook u .t.
workmen, t waS Hetf V5 ZSZ'SIV-: fate
Highnef, to takeadvant S tTO
perffeft feu?r! TM' W"."1, J 7 ftoM you know tooeU.the ter
L.feouenceth.wJLlH .'"!.- hbfc.confeqaeric?. t&s to cxa,; ,
' ""- ". u ramt, thereforei
m the common line of operations, hive re' '
quired a confiderable tim,. nA a 'r "i J
1 lrrnf , ll.mei.and occafionedj
Jots of men i&.courfe, to have gained oof
feffion ot it; .MeaAir,. , " . F.A
nu i tdKinjj; with all -
poraWc expedition, to profit of this fuccefs I ir Ji'
by ereding a battery for the buffi of! i, lferfUoli
T- , V6. ulcacn "e counter-VuarH-
ilisKoval HiVhticfs h-k Vv.V.r j i -
Dllkff Of V'rCrlr
Commander in Chief of th6
vJBefieging Armies.
SUmmbh's io the Municipality.'- ;
nave written tn thi nLs-- r-1. .
. vuunumiucr or your
town, and inform you that he i will exnfe
you to the moft dread fii! faV IF hldiM
accept the olier
blimed.
- , Three attacks weirc formed ; one upon
the falient antle of the ravelin of tlif bnmi
work, one upon the falient angle of the
filf bnftinn unnrt thf? riiTrif. nnJ nnA nnnn
mmmmmm J J VilV UUU
he Fleche.' Nine hundred men were de
ilmed for each attack. In each of the two
firft, an advanced guard vasormed of 156
men, followed by joo) with the necciTary
workmen andmirers, fuppdrted by the re It
of the column. The troops employed on
the attack upon the right were divided into
. three'parts, hne of which tUrnedthe Flechc
to thcright, anothet to the; teft; and the
third advanced in front-. I hc column de
fined for the attack of the falient angle
f the ravelin was compofed of Bri:ifli,
Hanoverian and Hcilian troops, the other 2
of Auftrians. One hundred and fifty men
of the brigade of guards; under the cohi
jnand of col. Leigh, formed the advanced
party. They were followed by 156 men of
the brigade ot the line, with an equal num
ber of Hanoverians, commanded by lieut.
lleflians compofed the reft of the column.
Col. Langcrke of iheHeffians, and lieiit.
col. fifTricy of the Hanoverians, command
ed thefe troops A detachment of the com- -panyof
artificers, tinder Captain Sother
lanJ, accompanied this column and perfor
med the duty allotted to them with great
aclivity and rcfolution. This attack was -commanded
by Major General Abercfom
blc. . The Aultrian Lieutenant General Er
bacli commanded the whole.
17)C fnrincinsf of the clobes of eomfrref.
ion was the fignal for the attack, of. thefe
, i , ajur oeneral . Aber-
?nS!f -f? LVA ? WeUtenant
-it, as well as with that which
r-: LT," Mngjrke arid !Lieu-
uciitiLS in n i5 rt-f ifiii
u w. ww m m m w w a w m w v-m aahm T b& a u . ir-iu n m at - ... t- - w - . a a w k. la m. ju . it
m , 1f . o Ciprciied 1 him- 1 r .4 . i i "vv.i uit; Miicr
been obtained of the horn-work hfclf, in elf to be highly pleafed with the eailamrv ,;m caPltulatlon by which the, honor lof
which the troops are now completely cftaj-' and good conduft 0f Major General AbeVl 1 rrfo.n a4d !,at; remains of rygjir
yC e " picitrvea loUwiJI owe
this fate to an bbilintvc Very1 ill undir
ilobd, iis you muit be fenfib thf ?rV
tenant Colonel 0Fnct. The cond i P"1 tfrcumftahces, you can! neither; de-
the.other officers : and Wt nfi ndf exped affiftance. . -Hi-
general, as well in regard to their rfTrTi: ! Piori of the 21ft of June "is a' libel
and the order which they preferved V, to 1 thfarmies nbw before !your walls.
gauamry or their behaviour, merir i A T. Vlcfc DraTC ad well di-
-VtS::". .tenant Coloml
Count Dietnckftem, Captains Count Or
Iandini: and ThiarKrlrf f a n Y ,
W1 czjgmccrs, were
lumnies 1" but von have ever v tlfrM f.,.
I from the vengeance of fofdiers prdvoked bv
attache n F"u"iions. Jt will not be in nhc
?,,a77&, V ' power of the moa Humane: chief to fcreen
left column,and their ' Pr of the mc
by major-general Abercrombie in termV of m- if ,y6" b?i t0 fc(?meto thefe
, l.Ac.....v.o. uv, upui your guard agamic
jfnfinuations, by vvhich you would facrifice
an you poiicls tOithe inter-Ir of one . ahd
let thofc. among you who are willing and a
bfe td aa for theheii, preve nt, . by a . pru
dent refolution, :the devaftatioh and car
riage, which would be th?..cbnfeqUenceof a
refiHahce ufelcf-I J continued for a few days.
This day' expired, ycur "commander will
no longer be adrhitted to capitulate. If
your town 13 taken .by Itcrm, it will 1 be
plundered, and nothing- cVii prevent the
maiTacre of both foidiers, and inhabitants
May this dreadful example which Twifh
n;f.r uu,t mierras ot
approoation. !
The attack of the FJeche upon the riehr-
theif iWayintoTheri6dTch:Partlef made
A'sic "P1 'Hie fide of Mount
An n and St. ,J auve carried feveral de
tached works, killed about fifty of -die cnL
my, and took 92 -Drift,.,,,, 7i . T en5
"-SMHdahi ofthe
"ui10D or ttatloverian erenad e
advanted with a detachment ZJ2?'
thecreft of the Glacis unon tl rZ'TZTJZ
k .... j ... a w in 1 r t 1 . w rr- . .
ne .remained till dav hrV t- Z iyouro avoio, oe a leiion to other towns.
upon the works, and marie a 4fur diver I g,ye C u inl!abi.tJan cll- inclined,
fion. . y auicim divert fencrgy enough to avoid a th
or your , oy an ; unpardonable weaknefs.
JsVi- y r.ine ccbined troops up
on this important dec a fi 6 n does not exceed
150 men and officers killed and wounded. .
ePcloi?hc return of the Britifli. The
Hanoverians had : one man killed, and fix
wounded ; the Heffians non-; P.i
Highnefs regrets the lofs of a brave 6fficer in
there were three ; one towards the fallen ty :EnCgn Tollemache" who was killed, bv a
s thar ot
" N'
and one
angle of the ravelin ; one towan
the half baftion upon the rinht :
Detwixt thele two.- 1 hey were . iprung- at
(hort intervals from one another ;L the firft
it nine o'clock- The two columns on the
left advanced with the utmoft alacrity,
rufhing put from the. fap, which j had beert
carried the preceding nights to within. a
fmall diftance of the creft of the Glacis.
The enemy were almofl inftantaneoufly
driven from the covered way. They aban
doned the horn-work, andj as it afterwards
appeared, all the out-works of the place.
The miners defcended into the ditch, and
got poflcfiicn of thofeof the enemy's mines,
which had efcaped the effccls oft the globes,
pf compreflion. Thefe were fou.td loaded
and feveral of the miners were taken. One
fcrtrefs was fprung, but; happily without
occafioning any lofs. The horn -work' was
entered by the Gorge. The probability of
this had been fcrcfeen 5 but it was reckon
ed unlcfs to attempt a lodgment, ! want ' of
proper communication ; and indeed nearly
impofliblc to efFcft it. The original orders
given-for this cafe vcrc, therefofe jo fpike
flicll in the third oarrallel.
I enclofe the copies of the fummons ferit
M ft royal highnefs this morning !to the
town with the letters tvhich have afterwards
:pafied. i Thefe givs a reafonable ground for
hope, that the fiege will not be of . miich.
longer continuance. -P r , !
5 1 ( , . " J "j ,. I
. Summons to the Commander.' 4.
expofe themielves to ihare equally with tl3
perverie. . r
! ' Mne$) : frSdrick:,
! . ; - j '- -j- Du!;eof York,i
; : ' : ; r . Commander in chief or the.
' i - :; Befieging Arrhicsl
;Geheral ; Ferrand to Frederick 1 Duke of
; Ycrfo commanding thcombined armies . "
ij; befieging Valenciennes. t
Neither the conftituired authorities, tne
garrifon, nor mrfelf, have been ab!e .tf ter
minate, the important object that youvjffied1
for in the letter which you did mfethe ho-i
nor to write to meithis - morningthe 26th ;
infl:. rcfpecling the furrender 'r jtheplice.
which I have the honor to conmand. J
j We demandof ybuj fir, adclay of twentv-
lour uuurs. io raxts its oaosriiuin 111 rime rnac
LiicvciJi uiutii as DOlllDJe , - t -z :. . t
irremediable misfortune was the motive of 1 addr-1?r to'you this demand. If this is a
the propofal I made to youon the 14th of geable-td yoii, y6yf; troops and mine (hall
June, -t Either you thought yourfelf able each of them refpeively remain at the pofts
erfeaually to refift our attacks,, or flattered whIch bclonS to f15"?' wl.thou ' V J
yourfelf with the hopes of affiflance,. and did ' communication than by trumpets:
not liften to it. But now that both thefe' 1 If youconfent-to this the firing hall ceafe
errors arc deitroyed.T offer yoii, from the on h dej n,I11t?e't,mc f eIav a'
fame motives of humanity, capitulation' bove Remanded mall haye expired. .
which will favc your honor and what re-. ;VaJe1nC1fenTnf9, - i VhlCTmn.
maini of their property, to the unfortunate . I vluRn' ' '
Viaimsofyourohftinacy. Are you deter- POURTA?!, , FERRANp,
mined to force us,-by the neceffity of war, i Mayor.. General of .the dmfion, :
compleatly to deftroy.a beautiful town or T Axttt p rcl " ti ?
will you pVclervcwhat has hlthenp elca- :rftnATJ' Prdcnt ,
cjaT ; . ;-fcccond letter from his royal highnefs thx
, V ' ! dukeofYork to General Ferrand. .
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