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(loot or (he General After a fcverc'j
' aion, an the w&k: tb^t the
had ^ & n up were canted; lh&]
te^ o^4 a f^t deal baggage
were fed, be 6 lei teecianta jed
f e ^ #m fo^^>fy:^
,>“ Owing to 0 impe.wrabfe fey.
which cammed fa wh^te night an^
,4fl of the marring, & cammunka-I
cion bafeen'fhe^ffleraK columns
was extremely difficult, the promptl
-cxrcuri'on of orders w,s impoffiTe,
.and the Generals could, not condua
their itticfo with an, degree of cer-,
'fcinty. This wrforc^^c^ifrnmtt nice.
enabled.the enemy ?ogtt off ^he most
of their artiUery, and prevented CTC;
] : &stestem fcl{o^irtg them into.
the p^ce, a, Gin, Wurmfer intends
eQ^
" The .a^u^ bid upon this cc-
X c^fi >3abou; thirty iffifo & h^wren;
fix and feveo hur,red co+F&mmif
fiored-officerl and privates kitted and
we French h^i one g^-
^B,l officer, twenty one officers, and
^;\te fix and seven hundred non
commifli^ed officers aid privates
tak^o piion.m ; th^.t'fa and
wounded are foppofed to amount co
abour 2000. In conkquence of this
viSmy, Manheim is clolely invefled
• and the bombardment will begin im^
mediae!/.
" I have the ho-or tn be, &c,
"C. CRAUFORD."
L^Grenvil^^t.^c.^c.
Hrad Qiartm, Limburg, 08. 26.
"MY LORD,
" I have the .honor to inform your
Lordship, that Gen, Jourdan's left
column, which had dire^ed its march
cowards Cologne, has puffed the Rhine
as well 41 all thole troops who retired
upon Neuwied. Ifr
ft " Ffdm the reports of the different
corp,,- which are now colteaed, it ap
^fywathat the Austrians have tsken
in ah', during the enemy's retreat, ^
b00^4,000 pritu^rs, 30 pieces psi
c^ano*, and 200 ammunition wag
gooC/Tne enemy destroyed a great
^zqhaniky of mdtury stores, which they
%htd W time to carry away. It ft
impossible to ascertain with any pre-;
efion their number of kil'ed and
wounded, but ic must have been ve
ry cApfiderable, more clpwaKy as the
^pe^fentsrofe agrinri them in mafl,
placet. The whole country through
which the French have marched on
thu occasion, bear the meft evident
nmki of their depredations. There,
is no village, and I may smcft fay,
no hcufe, that has not Triple reTon
to lament this ievafien ; for however
^ short its duration has been, the tff&
will be felt & many years tocn@e,
The inhabits have been puodeifif
of their cattie,,grain b end whatever
could he found that wn' valucb'e. TO
many places what could not be car
> ried off war defbextri. 'Even women
^ children hive been m u fo; in
short, the manifold atrocity, whth
:, are proved in the clean ft meaner, are,
such as could only be pc ptrated by
men lott to every, fcntim«M of hu
^: ™¥,^ ,, ^ ,
were iil-trea'ed and driven
of lefearmeot and contempt : ,
* 1 nave foe oonor to o',
: „ m,"iy '. a^^F u v ,
body of the pbce. To f>vrr rbebT
&t ol the G^e.} a^ m&;k1
was intended to be trade upon rh^
|,N^ker For? ; ho^^i the iu?p^&
I ofay of our t^ft fuch,rhfo
litemed st without h^rg c^den to.
do so; but at rfrlcr^G no: be.msT
^bed, being immediately older ts&
fi cos the town, they ab^oned i^
alter spiking 13 p'cets olcannon. .
<1 have &te^ to be. &c.
sb C. CR^UFURD."
R@ H^Lerd G^^k.^c. ^ e r . Q^
'
UY Qir^r^ Ql Marfo I Ckrfa„,
ftA;^^, %. 3 0.
2 I have the hornr 10 inform your
.Lo/d(hip, that MuChil Cterfaye a:-
t& ked die enemy's entrenched' camp
beloie Mayenne yeferday, and gain
eda complete viAory. The follow
ing is a detail of this very brilliant
and imporcant npewion :
Your Lord (hip will lecoUe/A, that
in the month of Nov. iaft, the French
tooka ..petition upon the heigh!,, fa
Irene of Miyence, with their ri°ht
to Laubenheim, and their left to Bu
denheim; boih of which village are
on rhe Rnine, the former above, and
the latter below the fortrefs. This
pofirion completely invests the peace
on that fide ; and from the timt they
fit ft occupied it, almost to the day of
the attack, they were constantly em
ployed in conftfuftiog and perfeAing
the most formidable intrenchments.
The firft was composed of large de
tached worki, elofed in rear, and cov
ered and joined with each other by
three diftin& ranges of trous de
loups. * The fecohd wat a complete
connefted entrenchment, covered in
the fame manner. The ditches of
both files were of a depth & breadth
far beyond what i, ufu^ in field-works.
Every poffibte advimage had been
c^ken of the ground, which is partic
ularly favorable for the formation of
a fortified camp, *nd the French Geo
mah have been known co fay te
qie^dy in private, that they confided
this pofrioQ as wholly imp-egy^ e.^
tyfirffi^ Clerfayt, after having
fo,ce& Geo. Jourdan to repafs the
Raine, returned with a part of hit
army to the camp of Wickert, above
;fye English miles from Mayenc^ $f
and in confcq^cc of information re
ceived by him that the enemy intend
:ed (b reinforce their army before that
j^ace very confix he, wicheix
Waiting for thp& troops that had ad
traced beyond & than; determined
to atraek-Gd^ Schaal, who occupied
ihe entrenchments above defcrib^
. with 52 batfifa of inWifry, and 5
regiment of cav^ry. ^^fo^^
The army rh^ cat deftiaed ^
^^^
formed into four divide ; cne u!
ten bunii^s and fix fauadroas, um
ft& &$ CoHor^o; &„ of fc
^ n teflons of grenadiers, under
Go* Wefn^ck.
It must be observed that Marfol
CTirfm di^ard hi, red attack up.
E^ fofcefog, ^d by ^
"11 f "1f ' * 11F r rf>t ifirrf'G 01 cna< OGl'iti
4&r at^&lfto hour pffl^foe in (he
!tided in Tabor of the AJLians who.|
tfflp!OT dj!cip.i-e arid:
briber,. % The general officer finding !
thacfhey cood not advance on horfe|
&ck cn accotott of trousde kwp<,|
^t^eorved iikl entered the tec,i~icfr,
foents 00 foot, at the held of the !
[tro%% Tie r^roy did not in, he |
[teaft expeA to be sit,< ked, and ,1-i
Enough they cevh inly had fame time
aspite for '.heir defence from the
difficuhtes.that the Aufbian oo,psl
had to tymount in app^Mc'i gthe ]
woik^ yet it is to the circcmd^ce I
pf.forpdz, as w: ij as'fothe uncom-1
mon increticirv with ^hch the attack' I
was executed, that must he aimbmeJj
fhtir having abandoned, without morel
rt fi lince, one olthe most 'formiddb ^ j
'pc.fi tons xh« ever ,< occupied.
Oe huedo-d erd fix phr^tof .Can-I
bo% t,p hummed ammUTifion wag*
gons, ami about two thouGnd^ pi'l
•oners (amorg chefe two General asd !
faty other officer,) are aheady hio't;
into Miyenct, white great qo^nri'e I
of floret, rtf vfco& kio^hfolfcta|
for the RU'pofe or the fit,, hi^f
hkewife tahen into the h;i§ol the ;
Aofiriacs.
The enemy's kided end wounded
are luppukd to amount to' abou; I
3000.,
The Austrian, had 01tkh ocexfion
between 60 and 70 r,ffice%^d,6§tf : l
1500 non commdiioued officers and }
privates kided and wounded: amoogft|
the former fe,e Lieut, Ger. Schmert
ring and Mj>r Geo. Wolckenheim.
Gen. Naundorf creffed the Rhine
io the afternoon, with pvt of his
troops that had been Rationed in the
neighborhood of Geray, and took ;
poffi ffion of Oppenheim.
rThe M^ftnlis now encamped io
front of Miyenc, and his light troops
are purfoing in all directions.
I have the honor to be &c;
M C. CRAUFURD.
A letter from Frankfort of the gift
ult. fays, that the Auftriau eroded
the Rhine at Nackenheim; and pof
fete a line of territory on this fideof
the Rhine from Bingeir to Gunterf
blum. fi
The fame letter a ; fo flares that;
Muftnfer ha§ n^ri^ffie B^ ^
Rhin, near Manheim.
/, Lecters from Wefel of the ift. (We
that the town of Nieuwied has been
declared neutral ; that the Auft@6s,
have one yet, made any attack upon.
Duffeldoff, and that they have push
ed their advanced guaftodi, at far
Soli< '
'PORTSMOUTH, NOVV,tftM
"This momiogau tht outward bound
/4@ got u^der way. A great m^ny
are go: iGti^d Cambridge Ledee, into
Sanclown &,, ^" " a considerable
lumber could not weather the Ledge
before the tide made, they were 0-
by day-break m ^ _?g<
BARCELONA, OCT.
; The Madrid Gazette fetes, ih^t the far
Sp a nish comirriffiouers, lately returned from
Paris, have communicated to the court the
^:^^
Enolaridand Republic of Frarue. The
^^^ ^W * ^
tons
I JIL The paynient of tour m&hK&s fieri.
Ii a in inrtrr-ri'v for the fat'e
The %firfi n Qv^fo^s ' h<r^^
,ffffrce mT Eife^|Wp>^ c. m JiJ \
in tty. I'tffi^ ^u # u;iih.i,4ilkj,&4 ^- I
<o:ih:^;j. Uv^h^'s dte F<pvtp. tied Q
rhe AWe 2 j^r pouH, ^k the Avririahs
in fafo MMhbtiged them' to fell balk fa
&: r efini:;& m . The court of Vienna war
ihfew,t@bfs4{ard th&t the court of Berlin
did r^ree,4i;tfite bate
been viT^ed. The E,s&dftn, confimrence
o^rredbiy gen-rdls ic a& ^s circumAanccs ; /
required, wnhofu pfe^. fi, confuting him.
The t.i? 1,.- -s ;j b<ve been, that thiscu
thofity exterict/ :? rife parting of the fag: £
of (teflitrcßriop, if they H proper.• $%
The Alft ia, generals immediately avxil
edihenTvcs 3fUh, hi^uy, and pitted the
KP,n z, Afth fl^nbeyrg. They then adva,.
eer, te,<%w Vriizher.strove in* rhe Pruflian
p^fr-s guoed the ftiffraf the French ar- • %
i^G fpmg it in p^rt, and threatened to cut
<(E i'scomaiu; ic^ian with the Rhine, if the
Fie<x?h ?!id not retreat with precipitation.—§
The French h^d ty fia no ahernative.
T, T^e evil ty;i£<xTiered, and in this fim-^
!'j,te§§@, .of f^cls, secaufe ol the retreatJ
@ Geo. Jonrran will be found ; of 8 retreat ?!
muriieh wi fomt rising nny batrie, they a-,
baodofted a uh^.e park T artillery, ammfr
ni.ioo, and b.feT' "h+ s he greater part of
tfeiadiers tven tapr aims and private pro
f'T^curriv ^bkh the French entertains
ed of fi?Tuy<riniwhich % neutrality would
be obs rvd Que ,hem neglect every pre
caution ^eceH^y7? cover their left fljuk, &
girmnicr rir.rn u^ ferprife. They were
,cp%tic;:fic& ,it ;be Aulbian^ would g^in
ortwoif before them, and taking the route fy
ct the mpn^r./.s they w<ulu arrive there a
day bef.„e&m .fiance that precipitation
in their mach to th< Rhire. They were also
in ~r*at want cf btendQd provisions.
bticb wac'hep: ic that several corps, sf
-ts having p g ifn# Rowe, hastened up.the '
coco ry. The greater part of the Sombre ar
my ft,pt at Mulheim,. oppelite out ci y, and
formed a camp. But they could not maintain
that position. The Aeftrians advanced rap
idly. Onthegift they were a: Weinheurg,
13 leagues from Cobgne.
Ori the 22<1, the French advanced posts at
Ddytz were withdrawn, and on the fame day
the Auftfisn parrolei arrived there. Early
in the morning the French abanftooed Mul- -
helm, which the Atrihiins entered soon zfter*
— Since the 21st, troops, artillery, ami bag-&
gage have been continually pairing by our , .
city. The cimp' on the banks of the Rhine
has been entirely broken up, and the bridge
before our city has also been removed. It is
to be conveyed to D.iffcldorf, together with
the bridge that was'ar Bonn.
Duffeidorf, the only place tenable^
upon the Rhine, appeared to be the
p'l&ce in which the French would
m^ke a Hand. But it is doubted whe
ther they have any ferioot intention
of doin'! fo/for they do not carry on ,
the works with great avidity, and be
fide§, another circumfbcce ftrength
erathe idea of a speedy retreat. Ic
is the carrying away of all the hofta-'
ges from the towns in the Lower ,
RbTe.
The minister Hot pefch has been
carried from Duffefdorf, and white
the camp wat breaking up here, the
municipal council of Cologne received
3 tecer from rhe admioiftration, press
ing the payment of Ibe contribution,
and allowing thecouncil but 24 hours
to pay ir..
oct. 26. A letter from Heppen
heim oi the loth flam," this morn
ing a: 4 o'clock we' heard a violent
cannonace on the fide of Manheim, ,
which h&d ail day. We hear that
the Auftriani attacked the right wirg
I of the French army below Secken-
Itook 900 pfreu, in chit number
! h Gene:.! Mich^od?’
1 General Jourdani^c^.
ting a pmof.his troops at ^af- ^^
feldort/nreintorce his le#c wing
f ° : "'% t " eneral
[ir^ars n 1 t'fth
liine, frem Neuwied to Kairfer. \