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r' -1 8th Meludor. . ' '
r; yceraljn.Cbiefto-,tHe ExeSve''Dii;
v ... . I - rectory. . : - '.
'' ' " my laft difpatches I gave you art
- x A Account of the combat we had. with
the enany between 6is and BaJen,u and : of
f- r-jny deilgn to "attack them on the, following
, 7day, iri tiieir ' pofition;bf Raftadt.; "
" Cf; -: .'i. e left of the enemy was fupported
.-by tfutributk, upon theIurg, its right by;
".. the Rhii.tr, sr.d its front by Raftadt. -"General
hr.'Cyr,' commanding the centre
of the army, occupied Fredenftatr, with one
or usvhioiisy ftad lent the other to gene-
ralDefaix, tommandirgthe left wing, and
, , y - . ilie two armies clofed in front. The
battle began .atiive hi the niorning, "at GuerT.
-.!. A.I .t , a 1 0 . r . 1 L
naveu tnat pou w.itn gret bravery and it
was forced, . iiotwitfiltatiding the moil vigor-
ous refiftance of the - enemy. ' General
l Lecourbe, who continued to drive the
enemy to Ottenaw, finding himfelf at the'
.bead of .the brigade of the right of the tiivifi
on commanded by general St. Suzanne, plac
edat Eberitein, iimnediatciy commenced. his
' - attack between Olfca.-j'and the mountains.
' The object was to tu 1 1 he left of the enemy
nd to oblitre them
ftadt, the aifaultol which pfelented the gveaN
'. eft diiiicuities. 1
! ' " Jhc adjutant general Decae'rt, com-
, mandinr this br:Kndr- nr,UA nr.i.
t the bridge of Kappenheim ; and fear the bri .
-v gadiergcr.cral Gazaud, of the l6lh light in -.
iantry, reinforced by' one battalion of the
- ::.;Jio? -tochace the enemy from the mountains
rThelc aii auks, fupported on the right by gen
. Xccouroc, were crowned with complete iuc
refs j lcr, caer tltree hours of the moft ob
ilinate tontt -.fc from the ifunparian and Auf-
trian 'grciisdicrs, the enemy was driven from
Kujppenhic,-n, at:d forced to repafs the Mt.rg.
In this conflxt we tcok 300 prifomfs. G-
reral Lecourbe fur founded and took 100,
' ' l 'nh 2 oiiicers, and 1 piece of cannon. '
" The enemy Itiil poireffed the left fide,
i imported by Olbach, the bank's of which are
i Jxtremely difficult, and who held the villages
' if Nider.Bichel, and the excellent pcfition
. ctf Ralladt, their right owards the Rhine. .
. " All our cavalry, and a great part of our
ajftillery were Uaiiontd m our front. - The
t. : iittack commenced about 4 oMouc i:i the c
- vvmingonthelefr of the brigade of St. Su
ta line, the infantry ur:da- the' orders rf gene,
ra I Joba, and the liuc ot cavalry under the
or ders of Adj. Gch. Brlhvene, and the di.
vibon of Gen. Delrnas, the left or which was
iujiportedbythc Rhine. :
- In the centre the carnage was terrible,
and produced an amazing effect. Our front
fufflred conlidcrabl) ou the deilruclion of tU .
WCMld of Kainliifjr.r- r. -TKA.i: f. n.i
lavene had his thigh broke in drawing up his
troop, llcwai inimtdutcly replaced by
the gen. Forcft. 7 he general Donerine
ha taken the command of the fecohd line.
'L 1 hc 6lh dcnii-brwadc of infantry, con
r xCd,hl fn; lohi' basforccd the paiTage
of the Olbach, and attacked with the utmolt
bravery the wood cf Nidcr-liichci, and car.
ried it after an action of 3 hour's. "
y ".lllle. ,6,,h dcmi.brigade of light infantry
fiUlamedby the infantry of .the divilion cf
Dclmas, has alfo carried the woods on . tjje
flc of OttcNJorf, fo that the two uinKsV
. ,. the tneroy bemj mcompaiTed, the well d.rcc
cd fire of curliiJjt Infantry maintained the
- fupcriorHy over t)ir$7and forced them in
fp.tc of tneir more favourable pofulon.
n. TI,C ru,nbcrlcfs fordof iheivlurz.the
orvHIf ry v luJi they rofTcfsonthe riht bank
ai!-; r.cr, and its numerous caralry cn.
ht infantry Which purfued them; conftant
y repulied them by its fire I helofsofthe
enemy . is enormous. The Held of battle is
covered with men arid horfes.'Tn this attack
we ntade about 200 prifoners ::; . ;
. " 'f he infantry attacked with the utmoft
intrepidity. The 6th, iotti and tthdra
goonS the7thhuflars, and4ththaffeursex.
PfV to very heavy Hre of artillery, fuffef.
ed lit with the greateft degree of fanglfriid.
l ne . 1 th regiment of chafliajas particu
, larly dUtinhed apoe light artiUery per.
tenwfpodipti jof Wfcj Gen. ' DifabtV
commanding tbfeleft, wing, diretled his efforts
v, ith the utmoft degree of Ikill. x I tDnfer
equal graileon the generals telmaS -Stint
bu-mnne, and Joba; this laithad his horfe
killed under him, ashadalfo the Adj. Gen-.
Leyafleur. .
, The wound cf Genv BellaVen'e has de
prived the army of an excellent officer, who
never failed , to diftinguifh himfelf in every af.
fair in which he was engaged"
Extracl-of a letter from the commander in
chief, Moreau, to the Direclorv J
. ; xiMu.uariers at uanj, July 7i I
; " .Tbe enemy has retired to Attingent aft
.terthebattleofRaftadt, and the rtlat fai
tigue of the troops did not fuffer me immedi
ately to purfue them. I am in hopes that the
reinforcements which I have Ordered to join !
me, will arrive tn.mnrrnw .'i a
ii, ui w UIC" we
mould be able to recommence our opera
tions; r
. " 1 he battle bf Jlaftadt has pr&duced a
g' eat elfecl upon the enemy : PUr troops have
uilplayed the utmoft gallantry; 1
' 1 have received your letter of the i ath
Meffidor (3cth June). The confidence with
v.hich you honour mc, is thebeftrecompence
to a i rench republican. I can allure you
that the army and brave officers that I com
mand, have the molt indifputable title to the
good will and gratitude cf the nation.
1 cannot too highly recommend to you
theadju ant general Belieavene: hc is an ex
ctllwu olhceri I hope that the cure of his
wound ill foon put him in a condition to
renccr further ferviccs to the republic, either
as the commandant of a fcrtref. or as the in
Ipcttorof our cavalry v,
" Our march mnv hi -hm..j.. .t.t. .1 .
of the army of Italv. W u...i c
pgementsand Mo regular battles, ball of.
Which we urr viAr.M...
'WllUU)f
r or thefe fix davs n.nft i,, u
alarminn;. ,
' I make no doubt hut m ..i.;..
. WUIKIitS
we have conquered, there will be found im
tncnfe rcfourccs. ,
(Signed).
' ; " MOREAU.JI
GERMANY.'.
.OPERATIONS ON THE LOWfcR
, RHINE
N ElU W I ED, 716.
On the 1 of this month the Garrifon of
Ehrcnbrcitilcin made a fortie with 300 men
toPuflVndonl.- TheF
, place W4$ only 30 flrong yet they nude fo
vtuiuaic - .iM.1-1.1c, mat tnc jmpcnalifts
retired Ipto the fortrcf?, without being able
to penetrate into the village, The next day
the Republicans fent reinforcements to Puf
fendonf. Wc are aflured tliat the liege of
KhrcnbrcUnem will be formally undertaken
ai foon as the Auftrian Anny Jus entirely
pafled the Mem!
The befifVrrt r'
Batteries K u " " S their
oattenes but without "being able to do amr
' l;ct wuuoui;- oemg abloiutely
routed' The ?i wMmmt nfVKirtV,,.,. j
3 ITloft Vigorous chaftw. nnthmUriA' C Xi -T I
itiTwlh theened?- fg
which wasrevented' WeLnd Lh, Republicans.
1g purfue, .themimathe townhere-we-tobk-lome
pieces ol eannon; notWithftanding the'
repeated charges of cavalry which impeded
USin that town t hut fhi. i-r A
. It has already been announced in feveral
Journals that the French had promifed
refpeft the archives of Wmlaer. -It"
to the good offices and recommendation -of
theKing of Fruffia that fa Empire is int
debted for this Moderation on the partofther
Kepubhcansaswillbe feen by the Minifter
vVutCigu anairstoM4.Tle Sandoz Rottb.
ffrorn hi, Prufa:
" Sir .
" The direaory is pleafed to condefcend
the demand made by yeu in the name of hi,
rnftan tnajrfty, in favour of the archives,
depofited in the city bt Wetzlaen - I have
lent an order t o General Jourdan to refpeft
.them rel:gioUlly in cafe the warlike operati
ons fhbuld be earned on that Cide. Receive
atthe 1 airie time the affurance of the confides
ation with which I am, &c.
(Signed) . -
.- , , - ' DELACROIX."
S PTT N.
. Ihe beginning bf this month, a mct ter
rible and . obftinate battle was fought near "
oriica, between an Algerine rover and twc
Neapolitan frigates, joined by" one of the
dope's garde-coftas; Theaclion was fevere
long,, and bloody; it lafted from ten in the
morning till fovr o'clock in the afternoon
without mtermiflioh ? th.
. "v.mj were
lor a long while within piftol mot of each 0
ther; The privateer fuffered much, bcinjr
, moft bf the time betwixt an inceflant and welL
direcledfire, .wliich cut away great part of
their riggings andmade terrible havock a.
mongft the men ; yet the ruffians fought with,
an uncommon degree of defperation, and at
tempted many times te board, but were as .
often repulfed with great lofs. The captain
and all the officers were killed in the height
of the aftionthe former had both his leg,
taken oh' by a chain fhbt, as he was firing a.
blunderbiils, yet the barbarian rcfufed to bo
taken from the deck, and died whilft giving
the word of command. This lofs did not i
the leaft intimidate the crew, who fought like
furies, fwearing in various tongues, they
never would ftrike while a man or boy wa.
left alive The chriftians were equally obfti.
nate, and fought like lions throughout the,
whole coi fi d, and (hewed great bravery
and naval lkillj they were to a man fully
determined to conquer or die. Unluckilyone?
of the frigates which bore the greateft itrefs
in the action, took fire, and'in fpite ofecry
exertion, loon blew up, when moft of th
t1W)iht,, Another misfortune prcfenu.
ed I itfelf m a fhort time after, which was the 1
lols cf the Pope's cruizcr, wlio was funk br:
the enemy's fl.ot, after a feallant rcfulance.
in thtsfituation the other frigate was obliged
to be towed away, leaving the Algerine like
,b crf naring ner lore ana
rnain.maft carried away by the board, a 1 J her
nun lo miKh pierced and fluttered that it wa t
almoft impoCible fhe. could ever fetch Al-
L O N D O N, .M'jo. .
. Jnconfcqnence of theoutragc, lately com-',
mated bv the cnemv'A rrtiirr n Am4n
property deftined for thi country, the Bri.
----b-v. ..u.,.,, ,t Ul muicmpianon to
fend an additional naval force to the conftcf
America, for the purpofc of protctKng the .
trade of our new commercial allies from the
deprcdatwntof an infolem, daring ami faith.
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