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AS many affe& to be ignorant of the charac
ter by which a man is defignatcd a Jacobin ?
it will be necessary to describe the different
claffcs of this order of men, that all, who desire
to know themfelvcs, and like the Reformer, be
come politically reformed, may determine what
are their principles, by a glance into his mirror.
The jacobin by nature, tho' an object of
compaflion, is, by far, the greatest burthen to
himfelf, and the greatest moth to every society,
and every free government ; his natural malig
nity is the constant companion of his breast, his
heart burns with envy, revenge, jealousy, anger
and ingratitude towards all mankind. Free
dom is a blessing to which he has no claim, neith
er for his merit, nor his natural disposition ; he
was formed for a hewer of wood, and a draw
er of water to fame other tyrant, who could
curb his morose temper. He may be silenced
to abuse and opposition, against a free govern
ment, by places and rewards ; yet his friendihip
is uncertain, and depends on the indulgence of
his capricious humor.
There are jacobins rather from accident, than
from any predisposition to principles so fraught
with error ; persons of this species are very nu
merous, and the causes of their inimical difpo
fition to our government are equally as various.
Since the formation of the federal constitu
tion, a party in the United States have been
uniformly opposed to it ; the leaders of which,
being disappointed in its adoption, in the pre
sent form, have unitedly endeavored to destroy,
if they could not otherwise introduce their fa
vorite democratic system.
Another class of 'Jacobins are those, who are
the warm advocates of French liberty, and
French interest, who have huzza'd every revo
lution or rebellion since the fall of Louis, wheth
er in France or any other country ; restless un
der any government where there is the most
distant profpedf of promotion, cither by ihe
smiles of a sovereign, or the fuffrages of the peo
ple; ifa sovereign, the attack is made, not on
his adm ini flration, but on his affeaions, which
alone can be gained by intriguing with his
ministers, and the retailers of offices. In a free
government as ours, where the will of the peo
ple is the sovereign power, and their favor and
confidence are the only guarantees of political
diftinaion, their esteem and good will must be
won, to obtain their fuffrages ; this is always
acquired by these crouching ambitious dema
gogues, in assuming the character of a patriot
and friend to the people, to either of which
charaaers they have as great a claim, as Tom
Paine to piety, or Roberfpierre to humanity.—
They know the hobbies of the people, and
the founds most grateful to their ears; truth
is immolated on the altar of falfehood, intrigue
and dissimulation become the means of reduc
ing the people, whom they flatter with the fair
promises of light taxes, small salaries for their
officers, and a guardian care for their liberties.
By these specious allurements, men of the most
corrupt and dangerous principles, impose them
selves on the confidence of the people, and un
til their hypocrisy is detected, are placed in
public employment, by the choice of the de
ceived people ; in which station a considerable
share of influence is confeqnently attached to
them, and this influence is made the engine of
effecting those baneful purposes, which are de
ftruaive to every society and every govern
ment. The people, by these falfe insinuations,
lose the confidence they should ever repose in
their rulers, while performing their duty, and
ading but as servants ; to return to the rank
and power of a citizen, when the term, for
which they were elected expires ; there can beno
inducement for them to aft otherwise, than
with integrity and judgment, for they are gov
erned by the laws they ena&, and if oppressive,
must bear equally on them, as on the lowest
citizen, when their authority ceafcs. Our laws
and our Government are an improvement on
the wisdom and experience of ages, the people
have made their choice, which if they fuppori,
happiness, and security in life, liberty, and prop
erty, will be their certain reward, and the op
posite, in its extreme, will be their just deserts,
if they overturn the present fabric, so much the
admiration of the whole world.
The last elafs of jacobin: worthy attention,
are those, who, having no opinion of their own,
or capacity to judge, entirely depend on those
men ofleifure, or rather of indolence, who have
no other employment than to inftru& the unin
formed in the Jacobinic creed. Thcfc of all men
are the most despicable, no character or princi
ples of their own, but like the clay in the pot
ter's hand,are fafhioned after the likeness of their
maker. They believe all that is told them of
the oppression and tyranny of their rulers, who
are said to be fattening, and luxuriously living,
or. the fruits of the honest farmer, when, in
fad, their rewards are scarcely competent to a
decent support.,
£pme of these factious leaders may
be seen in the corners of streets, with a
vehicle of sedition in one hand, and the
other helping their oratorial faculties
to explain, with the greater emphasis,
the truths therein contained. Happy
•for the preacher that his hearers have
pot the most profound sagacity or pen
etration, for theif minds (if they have
aoyfa easily formed to the will of
the industrious Jacobin railer.
Thus we fee the whole of this clan
uniting with each other, to effed by
art and intrigue, what in one of our
states has been attempted by open
force. A revolution is no more nor
less that )is contemplated by their lead
ers in the whole federal system, or in
the administration of it. Though this
intention of revolutionizing is denied,
even by many of the friends of Govern
ment, but those who are of this opin
ion, need only revert to the measures of
the Virginia Legislature, where, so
early in our existence as a nation, the
feeds of separation are already sown,
arid unless destroyed while vegetating
will eternally over-Shadow the fun of
America. JUNIUS.
A letter from Ovington, on Penobfcot River, of
tbe 24th ult. informs, " That great damage bad been
done there by fire —some tboufands of acres and a
number of fields of grain baling been entirely burnt
up—it caught by lightning on a Fountain, and burnt
two days travel. — Some wild beafs, moose, tie, per
ifted." #
A duel has been fought at Augufa, in Georgia,
between Oliver Bowen and Richard Dennis, Bfcr's
of Savannah—ln the third difebarge, at 12 paces,
Mr. B. was wounded in the body, mortally.
For the United States Oracle of th Day.
flltftfllanp.
THE REFORMER—No. 5.
MILAN, JUNE 4. •
" Te Deum has been sung in the Metropo
lis of Milan, for the happy deliverance of Italy
from Heretics and infidels.
'All the hospitals of the enemy fell into our
power.— There were 1500 sick at Pavia, and
1200 at Milan. Every day we difeover frefh
magazines. Among others we have just dis
covered at Pavia one of 5000 coats, and 10,000
new mufquets.
.' Gen. Duhefme yesterday passed Lambro, af
tera flight affair of advanced posts. He has
reached Lodi, passed the Adda, and in pursuit
of the enemy."
Letter from the Firfl Capful to the Min
ijler at War, dated Milan, fine 4, contains tbe
following:—
'Weare at Milan: We have found at Pavia
300 pieces of cannon, on their carriages, half
of them for the field, and half for sieges; ro,oco
g, Tbe articles are I 6 in number—tbe ref due pro
vide that tbe Jick, ^c.fall be well treated, and sent
to Antibes ; —that none of tbe Genoefe Jbould be mo
lded for tbeir political opinions ; and that all offi
cers of all ranis of Maffena's army, taken prisoners
from tbe commencement of bfilities in tbe present
year, fall return to France on tbeir parole, andare
not to serve until exchanged. Tbe articles mere mu
tually exchanged on tbe Bridge of Cornegliano, on
tbe stb fune I Bep-— and are Jigned by Ott, Lieu
tenant-General ; Vice-Admiral * Keith ; and
Massena.
From Cen. Maffena to Gen. Buonaparte.
GENOA, JUNE 7.
" MY GENERAL,
" I have the honor to give you an account of
the evacuation of Genoa conformable to the an
nexed convention. I hope you will find it
worthy of the obstinate refinance of the brave
garrison shut up there. We had not hitherto
loft a single inch of ground ; throughout we
preserved a constant Superiority: and had it
not been for want of subsistence, we would
have forever held out in Genoa. This day I
gave the Soldiers the last three ounces of what
we call bread, and which is nothing but a
wreched mixture of bran, of oat chaff, and cocoa
nut,without any wheat. We have eaten all
our horses.
Art. I. The Right Wing ofthe French ar
my charged with the defence of Genoa, .the
General in Chief, and his Staff, shall depart
with their arms and baggage to go to rejoin the
Centre of the army. Anfiver. The Right
Wing, chargedwith the defence of Genoa, shall
depart to the number of eight thousand one
hundred and ten men, and shall take the road
to go by Nice to France. The remainder shall
be transported by sea to Antibes. Admiral
Lord Keith engages to furnifh these troops with
subsistence in biscuits, in the fame proportion
that they are distributed to English troops. On
the other hand, all the Austrian prisoners made
on the River of Genoa by the army of Maffena
in the present year, shall be given up in a body
byway of compensation, except those already
exchanged up to the present time. In other
refpedls, the ill Article shall be fully executed.
Art. 11. Every thing belonging to the said
Right Wings, as Artillery, and ammunition of
all forts, shall be transported by the English
Fleet to Antibes, or to the Gulph of Jouan. —
Ans. Granted.
'' On the 25th, the troops of the right wing
began their march, with their 4rms, baggage,
and ammunition, to rejoin the centre of the ar
my, which on the 26th was at Alaffio—To
morrow I shall go there myfelf.
" I shall have the honor of transmitting to you
immediately, an account of the events which
have taken place from the sth of April, to the
sth of June.
“ Health and reseed, MASSENA.
" The account will be brought you as well
as the 8 flandards taken from the enemy, by
my Aid-du-camp" „
Negotiation for the evacuation of Genoa.
Maffena, General in Chief, to the Consuls of the
French Republic.
From tbe H. ^ at Genoa, June ~
" Citizens Consuls,
“T HAVE the honor to address to you the Con
-1 vent ion agreed on for the evacuation of Ge
noa, by the tight wing of the French army.
" From the sth of April, we have not receiv
ed either from France or Corsica any fuccours.
" From the Zillof May, the inhabitants of
Genoa have had no bread. The army received
only fix ounces, composed of a mixture half bran
and half maife. For the last ten days the maife
was replaced by cocoa, and the allowance di
minilhed to three ounces. The greater part of
the horses have been consumed.
" The mortality occasioned by famine was
atits height among the people and the troops.
Hunger, and the bombardment, had excited
movements of infuriedion always ftifled from
their birth. It was in the hope of feeing you
arrive to our deliverance, that I carried so far
the Severity of measures which enabled us to
wait for your arrival; but our means failed, and
it wasnecefary to think of withdrawing, not
to lose all, and to preserve to the Republic the
remainder of a body of troops whose firmnefs
could not be changed by hardships, fatigues, or
privation hitherto unheard of; their physical
Strength had entirely failed, and I had nothing
remaining but walking skeletons. The officer
who carries my dispatches can tell you in this
refpeCt, all that has been Suffered to preserve
Genoa.
" The Division of Gen: Lannes, which had
been the advanced guard from St. Bernard to
Ivrca, was advancing to Chivaffo to make the
enemy believe that it was our intention to make
a jun^ion with Gen. Thureau, who was be
tween Rivoli and Sufa. In the mean time the
army filed off on the opposite fide, and passed
the Sefia, and the Tefino.—When it was fuffi
ciently advanced, Gen. Lannes re-passed the
Doria Baltea, passed to Creffentino, Ti ino, Ver
celli, where he received orders to march upon
Pavia, which he entered this morning ; he there
found magazines very considerable in provisions,
100 millers of powder, 1000 sick or wounded
Austrians, 500 pieces of brass cannon on car
riages, a powder magazine, bullets, &c. To
morrow we expea the inventory from Pavia.
* Gen. Lechi, with the Cifalpine Legion, has
marched to Caffano.
" Gen. Duhefme, with the corps under his or
ders, has marched on to Lodi."
" I go with the garrison to join the centre of
the army, and to ad there according to the in
ftrudions which I request you will fend me;
it is from thence that you fliall hear from me.
Health and refped, (Signed) “ MASSENA."
Bulletin of the Army of Referee, dated Milan,
Important NEWS
By an arrival at BoJion in 35 days from London.
CT Surrender ot GENOA.
(^Operations in ITALY.
OFFICIAL BULLETINS.
T une 3.
The General in Chief of the Army of Re
serve, to the Firfl Consul.
' Head-quarters at Pavia, 20 Prairial, June 9.
CITIZEN CONSUL,
'Since my last report the army has obtained
new successes, the details of which I baften to
communicate to you.
c On the 3d June, the corps, commanded by
general Duhefme proceeded to Lodi, occupied
as an Austrian post, which retired on our ap
proach.
'On the 4th, Boudet's division, reunited to
the cavalry under the orders of general Murat
proceeded to the head of the bridge of Plaifance
whilst the division of Loifon marched on to
Crema, Orfenova and Brfcia. Five hundred
, men had been detached from that division, to
be directed by general Bouffier to Pizighitone.
Gen. Loifon arrived the 6th at Logroda,
where he was apprised that the Aufrian gene
ral Laudon wished to raise the people of Bref
cia against the French. He marched instantly
to that town, which he took ; and general Lau
don was only fayed in his flight by the courage
of his escort, which was destroyed. We found in
the place 30 millions of powder, and Several
magazines. We made 60 prisoners.
6 On the 6th, general Murat possessed the
head of the bridge of Plaifance, defended by
sbr 600 men and 20 pieces of cannon. But
the enemy having cut from the coast of the town
some bridges of boats, and defended the passage
with 18 pieces of cannon, he fought another
passage. The general procured some barks,1
that served him to carry over the 9th and 59th,
and with these forces he attacked Plaifance,
which he took on the 7th- He found considerable
magazines, and made 600 prisoners. A party
of the enemy's cavalry had just time to fly into
the fort, which is encumbered by being the re
fuge of the administration, &c. of the Austrian
army.
" Scarcely had Gen. Murat taken the
position of Placentia, when the great
guard was attacked on the fide of Par
ma by a corps of about a thousand
men, that formed the garrison of the
citadel. They were met by Gen Bou
det, at the head of the two battalions
of the 59th,and preceded by the gren
adiers under Maj. Gen. Dalton. The
enemy was immediately charged with
the bayonet and destroyed.—The Hus
sars of the iith made all those priso
ners who escaped from death. We
have taken the two pieces of cannon,
the waggons, and colours belonging to
the corps. Among the prisoners we
find 29 officers and a Major. Cen.
Murat greatly praises the conduct of
Gen Boudet and Adj. Gen. Dalton.
He is occupied in re-establishing they
bridge of Placentia.
"I had ordered Gen. Lannes to
proceed on the Po, and to endeavour
to effe& a passage opposite Stradella.l
The enemy had destroyed all the float-|
ing bridges ; but Gen. 'Lannes found
means to assemble some vessels, in which|
the 28.0 f the line commenced to prf< |
' You will fee, CitizenJDonfuls, by the fetters
of Gen. Melas, which ape annexed to my pro
ceeding letter, that Gen. Ott received orders to
raise the blockade of Genoa on the very day
that Gen. Maffena, toed by the total want
of provisions, demanded* capitulation. It ap
pears that Gen. Maffena^as 10,000 combatants,
and general Souchet nearly as many. If these
two corps have united-wl think they have be
tween Oneglia and Savona, they will be able to
enter Piedmont by the Tanaro immediately,
and be very ufeful, at a time when the enemy
will be obliged to leave some troops in Genoa.
" The greater part of the army is at this mo
ment at Stradella. We have a bridge at Placen
ta.—Orftnovi, Brefcia, and Cremonia, are ours.
' You will find subjoined different Bulletins,'
and many Letters which have been intercepted,
and which it will, perhaps, be ufeful to publish.
I salute you. (Signed) BUONAPARTE."
Petiet, Counfellor of^tate, to the Consuls.
Milan, 21 Prairial—June 10.
The Firfl Consul writes to me to day from
Broni the following letter :
' We had yesterday a very brilliant affair.
Without exaggeration the enemy had 1500 men
killed, and twice as many wounded. We have
made 4000 prisoners, and taken five pieces of
cannon. It is the corps of Lieut, general Ott
which came from Genoa by forced marches;
he wished to open a communication with Plai
fance.
' As I have not time to dispatch a messenger
to Paris, I request you will fend this news to
'the Consuls by a courier extraordinary.
'The army continues its march for Tortona
and Alexandria.
'Gen. Loifon, after having passed the Adda
at Lodi, took possession of Crema, passed the O
glio in the affair of the sth and took possession
of Orifnovi, a place between Brefcia and the
Po, which is regularly-fortified with bastions &
a counterfcarp.
' After having pursued the enemy upon the
grand road of Brefcia, Gen Loifon made a coun
termarch, and moved towards Ctemona, to
make himfelf master of the numerousmagazines
the enemy have in that place, then to pass the
Po, and to join the corps of Gen. Murat at
Piacenza." -—
Letter of Gen. Buonaparte, Fir/? Corfu!
of the Republic, to the two Consuls.
, 'MILAN, JUNE 9.
' The division of the army of the Rhine is
entirely arrived ; a part of it is already beyond
the Po.' Health and rest e&.
(Signed) PETIET.
new firelocks, a great fyaAttyTOf powder -and
ammunition and fiiagazmes of every kind: .
' The enemy Tor a long time believed that
we were no more than feVen or eight thousand
men, and that we had made a diverfiou merely
for the raising the blockade of Genoa and Nice.
They per filled in this error till the 28th of May.
' At the affair of Chiufella their calvary made
seven or eight prisoners, but the enemy got in
formation from them which they were unwill
ing to believe.
On the id of June, General Hohenzollcrn,
who commanded the blockade of Genoa, ap
peared, as you have seen by a letter that I have
fenc to the Consuls, not much to fear otr forces.
Gen. Melas has written to Pavia to a woman
he had with him—'l know they fay in Lom
bardy that a French army has arrived. There is
no danger, I will defend you on that fide." Two
hours after this we entered Pavia.—We are at
Lodi. The advanced guard of Moncey have
arrived at Como, and endeavor to colled boats
fufficient to enable them to pass the Po.
'All the hospitals of Lombardy have fallen
into our hands. We have found five or 6000
sick and wounded.
(Signed) BUONAPARTE.'
MILAN JUNE 7.
Gcn. Oudinot, writes from hrs H. Qat Brog
lio, June 4, that Gen. Rochambeau entered
Nice the 29th —that the Austrians had retreat
ed by the Col di Tende, into Piedmont, and
that he was following them. He has taken
from 2to jooo prisoners. [This was anterior to
tbe surrender of Genoa.]
PARIS, JUNE 18.
A letter from Nice of the 7th announces the
arrival of Maffena, & his proceeding to join the
army at Port Maurie.
A German Gazette asserts, that the Emperor
has preremptorily demanded to have the 18,000
British troops in the Mediterranean placed un
der Gen. Melas.
June 19. Savona bar been recaptured, and Su
• cbet is marching towards Genoa. [ In all tbefe
accounts, UJbould be recolle&ed, that tbe colure of
places is frequently mentioned,when only tbe mere town
From Gen. Berthier to Gen. Buonaparte.
H. ^ Bronni, June 9
' I have the honor to inform you, that hav
ing learned that general Ott had left Genoa
with 30 battallions, and that he was arrived at
Voghera. I ordered general Lannes to quit
the position of Bronni, to attack the enemy at
that point where he should meet him, and gen
eral Victor to support him with his corps.
" Gen. Watrin met the firft posts of the ene
my at San Diletto ; the principal force of the
enemy occupied Cafteggio, and the heights on
the right, having much artillery in their posi
tions, presenting a force of about 15,000 men.
the 28th demi brigade, the 6th, nd, and 40th,
having repulsed the enemy's advanced guard,
attacked his line in front, for the purpose of
turning his right ; the enemy obstinately main-,
tained his position ; never was there a more an
imated fire kept up ; the corps mutually charg
ed each other repeatedly ; a battallion of the
40th who gave way, gave some advantage to
the enemy ; then Gen. Victor made the divi
sion of Chamberlas advance ; the 24th attacked
the left of the enemy ; the 43d, where Gen.
Vidor was, turned the heights of the left, while
the 96th pierced his center, which it overthrew
and decided the victory. The village of Caf
teggio was taken and retaken several times, as
well as many other positions. The brave 12th
regiment of Hussars, who contended alone a
gainst the cavalry of the enemy, has performed
wonders. The enemy was pursued to near
Voghera.
" The result of this day gave us 6,000 pris
oners and 5 pieces of cannon, with their caissons.
The enemy had more than 3,000 men killed
or wounded ; we have had about 500, among
I whom are the Chief of the 22d light demi bri
gade, and my Aid de Camp Letorde, slightly
wounded on the head. (Signed)
" The 19th, at three in the morning,
the division having passed with its ar
tillery, the 28th proceeded to Boni,
where they charged with audacity the
infantry and cavalry of the enemy.
We made 200 prisoners in that action..
The citizen Manegre, Aid-de-camp of
Gen, Watrin, was wounded in the
head.. This distinguished officer had
already received a wound in the affair
of Chiufella.-:.
" I hope that to morrow, the loth,
all the army shall pass the Po. Gen.
Leechi had received orders to proceed
to Lecco on the 7th ; he found the pas
sage defended by the enemy with ar
tillery and gun-boats—he determined
to transport his veflcls on waggons, to
pass the Adda, and enter the lake—he
sent over a column of 300 men, which
turned the enemy, whilst another corps
cannonaded the gun-boats that defend
ed the parage of Lecco. The enemy
being turned, determined to fly, and
we captured four pieces of cannon, two
gun-boats, and magazines of ammu
nition, and made 20 prisoners.
ALEX. BERTHIER.”
die Po, on the 6ih, at three, in the
morning. One part of the 40th also
eroded the river. The corps of troops
under Gen. Mainoni had taken- the po
rtion of the banks and marches behind
St- Cypriano. At 3in the evening the
regiments of Reilki and Cravettes a
mountihg to 2000 men, supported by
some pieces of cannon, attacked with
impetuosity the troops which had land
ed, that consisted of 1500 men. Al
ready the enemy bad commenced to make
may in our center, when the order to
charge was beat. The combat was ob
stinate, but the enemy was put to the
route. They left on the field of battle
more than 300 killed and wounded, and
we made 200 prisoners, and took two
artillery waggons. We cannot praise
too much the intrepidity displayed in
this instance by the 28th and 40th de
mi-brigades, and Gen. Mainoni who
commanded them.
There are several other articles of important
intelligence in the French Journals , • but, at
present we have only time to refer our readers
to the details in the preceding columns.—Ma
ringo, where the battle mentioned in the above
bulletin was fought, is a village on the right of
the Bormidda, and the Tanarb, and about five
miles distant from Alexandria.
" The Army has been victorious at Marin
go. This battle has decided the fate of Italy, 8c
announces peace.
“We wait for an answer from Vienna.—
The armies will resume hoftilitics within ten
days, if the answer be not favorable.
This morning we received by Express, Paris
Journals to the 2zd inst. The intelligence they
contain, is most important and momentous.
The operations of the French Army of Re
serve, exhibit an uninterrupted series of vi&o
rics ; and from the following Bulletins it ap
pears, that the campaign in Italy is already ter
minated, by the total defeat of the Aus
trian Army :—
TELEGRAPHIC BULLETIN.
" Paris 2d Meffidor—June 21.
" The First Consul has obtained a complete
victory on the 29th Prairial (June 18.) Eight
thousand Austrians and 40 pieces of cannon, are
taken by the French Army. Six thousand
dead, belonging to the vanquished, remain on
the field of battle. ¥
" The enemy capitulates for the restoration
of Genoa, and the fortreffes of Italy and Lom
bardy." — — — t.
SECOND BULLETIN.
“ Gen. Deffaix is wounded in the head."
" ALEX. BERTHIER."
LONDON, JUNE 24.
PARIS, JUNE 14.
SAME DATE.
is late. — All & fortified towns in Ifo", ba-.e ci
tidcls, wbicb generally bold long and defteratejieges.
We do not tbink tbe citadel of Savona willfali by a
coup de paragraph.)
LONDON, JUNE 34,
Genoa is to be garrisoned by our troops.
^, Operations in Germany.
From Gen. Defiles to the Minifler at war.
'' H. ^ at Memmingen June 8.
" CITIZEN MINISTER,
" '". m 7 ' etter °f the 4th June, I had the hon
or of giving you an account of the movements
of the army up to the ift.
" On the ad the army Bill retained the fame
portion.
" On the 3d the enemy pushed some strong
reconnoitring parties to the left of the Iller, and
a brisk cannonade took place.
The Gen. in Chief gave orders to General
Lecourbe, who had extended his right to Landf
berg and Augfburg, to turn more to his left, in
order to approach the army. He assembled a
large body of troops on the Vertach, holding
Landfberg and Augfburg, with detachments.
" On the 4th the army retained the fame
positions . Gen. Grenier, to whom the Gen. in
Chief has given provisionally the rank of Lieut.
Gen. replaced Lieut. Gen. St. Cyr, who has
been obliged to go to the mineral wells for the
recovery of his health, in the command of his
corps, Gen. Richepanfe took the command of
division polled on the left of the Iller.
' fn the night between the 4t) and sth the
Gen. in Chief learned from the reports offpiss
that the. enemy had colleded a large force one
this fide of the Danube, between illerberg and
Weifenhorn, and that a part of that force had
passed to the left bank of the Iller. He com
municated this information to Gen. Richepanfe ;
ordered Gen. Grenier to support him by the
bridge of Kilmentz, and Gen. Lecourbe, to take
a position between Guntz and Komlack, on the
road to Babenhaufen, in such a manner as to
cover the roads from Burgau and Augfburg,
and consequently to occupy Mindleheim.
'The corps of reserve served as a support on
the left, and Gen. Delmas possessing the Guntz,
at Babenhaufen, marched to support the corps
of Gen. Grenier, while the Gen. of Division,
Decean, fell back from Oberhaufen upon Babeu
haufen.
' On the sth our army extended, as I have
informed you, from the filer to the Lech, with
a corps on the left of the Iller. Gen. Moread
presuming from the movements of the enemy
that they were Bill inclined to risk a battle,
gave orders to Gen. Lecourbe to take a point
of support for his left, and to concentrate him
felf between the Guntz and the Kamlack.
' This movement was made by Gen. Lecour
be, when Gen. Kray attacked with about
40,000 men, the corps on the left of the Iller,
commanded by Richepanfe.
' This General, followed exactly the infrac
tions of the General in Chief, which was to
withdraw on his left to support himfelf strongly
on the right, and only to combat slightly with
superior forces until he ihould be reinforced.—
At the commencement of the attack his division
was cut in three parts merely by the march of
the enemy, who advanced in five columns.—
All the intrepidity of our troops was necessary
to enable them to refill a force so disproportion
ate to theirs.
' While this division was engaged on the cen
tre, the brigade on the right, commanded by
Gen. Sabuc, was brilkl, attacked ibite positions,
which were defended only by the Sth demi
brigade, the ift regiment of Chaffeurs, and the
7th of cavalry. The General in Chief then or
dered Grenier, whose corps was polled from
Illereicheim to Oberhott, to fend assistance to
Sabuc. Gen. Ney therefore debouched by the
bridge of Kilmentz, and joining the troops of
Gen. Sabuc, drove the enemy to Dichtenheim.
'We had scarcely entered this village when
a strong column advanced, with 8 pieces of can
non, on Kirberg, in which there were two bat
tallions of the 76th forming a part of Gen. Ney's
brigade,but they could not maintain themselves.
It was absolutely ncceffary to repulse the ene
my, who were in the front of the. bridge of
Kilmentz ; Lieut. Gen. Grenier therefore or
dered Gen. Ney to make a counter-march and tn
attack Kirberg.
' This General marched thither with the Jui-r
gade of Gen. Brunet, and displayed the vigour
which characterizes him. A battallion of the
48th, which formed the head of the column, ts.
cended the flat-topped hill with their arms in
their hands, and did not return a single shot to
a brisk fire of musketry and artillery from the
enemy. This impetuous attack, supported by
the Bth regiment of chaffeurs, and the 54th de
mi-brigade, overpowered the enemy, who, pent
up in a road, through a wood scarcely passable,
left in our hands on this point about 1200 pri
soners, their artillery, and their caifons.
' General Richcpanfe, who had still obstinate
ly defended the positions of Guttenzell and
Beuren with two battallions of the 7th, one of
the 48th, the sth Hussars, xoth Cavalry, and
part of the 13th Dragoons, now resumed the
offenfive. He charged the Austrians, and on
his fide made about 7 or 800 prisoners, among
whom was Lieut, general Count Spork, whom
some hussars took at the diflance of only 30 pa
ces from his column.
6 The result of this day's operations, in which
only two French divisions have fought and re
pulsed the whole Austrian Army, is about 2COO
prisoners, and eight pieces of cannon, with their
waggons, &c. During the night, the enemy
retreated to the Danube with so much precipi
tation, that they have cut down several bridges
they had formed on that river.
“ DESSOLLE."
According to letters from Augfburg, a sus
pension of Arms has been granted to the Elec
tor of Bavaria, by general Moreau;
STRaSEURO, JUNE 16.
The Austrian cavalry have taken feveraj
towns in the Brifgaw, in the rear of general
Moreau's army.
Secret Expedition.
LONDON, JUNE 2g.
Preparations are in fotwardnefs for an expe
dition of vast magnitude ; for which numerous
men of war, lodiamen &c. arc taken up, and,
fitted. —
LONDON, JUNE 2g.
The boats of the squadron under the orders of
Sir J. B. Warren have effected a gallant enter
prize on the coast of France, by cutting out
from St. Croix, near the Penmarks, three ar
med, and eight other vcffels laden with provi
sions for the combined fleet in Brest, and driven
twenty more upon the rocks, where they will
certainly be loft.
June 24. The firft division of the Turkish
fleet, left Constantinople for Egypt, the 28th A
pril.—The two divisions are to consist of 8 fail
of the line, and feveh frigates. M
It is said the Batavian-government have ad
vices, that Kleber has obtained new advantages
in Egypt. ,
The British minifler has been recalled from
Russia.
~", PARIS, JUNE 14.
A cartel which arrived at Marfeifa on the
4th from Minorca, brings intelligence that ten
Engliffi Bi, of War urrae-erjtuh, ar,d having