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NATIONAL CONFENTI^N,
DECEMBER JO.
Lttter from tbe Commander in chief of the
* ~ Army of tbe North, to tbe Representative
of the People, Belle gar de.
“ Head Quarter j, at Bois-le-Duc,Dec. Ig.
«« x^tITIZEN Representative, the Com
miuee cf Public Safety, gave direc
tions to prosecute the campaign by taking
Cravo, the IJleof Bommel', and the com
pletion of the blockade of Breda. Iha <e
now to announce, that by the molt Angular
good fortboe, the whole hts been accom
plished in one day. We are indebted to
the rigour of the season for (applying the
ineana of clea ring the barriers,behind which
the enemy were intrenched, by freezing
the rivers Waal and Meuse, for a considera
ble extent, over which it would have been
impofiiole for us to conftruft bridges, for
want of boats. We seized the moment at
which the ice was fufficiently flrong to al
low us to pass withcur danger to the troops;
and on the morning of the 37th, notwith
standing the exceilive cold* our army at
tacked the enemy for an extent of about
twelve leagues, from Nimeguen, to beyond
the river Neker, and were, as u(u«l victori
ous in every quarter.
“ The right wing,extending From Nime
guen, to Fort St. Andre, waa employed in
watching the movements of the enemy,
while the centre made themselves mailers
of the IJleof Bommel, and of LangHraat, and
the left forced the lines of Breda j the pas
sage of the Meuse, before the IBe of Bom
mel, was effected, in three columns, under
'the command of General Danijels, and
citizen Soctipbr, Brigadier-General;
citizens Craft and Mercier, commanders of
battalions of ths brigade of Lombards.—
Th- firft received a flight wound.
11 The difpohtions were (o well made
and executed, that notwithstanding the
formidable intrenchments with which the
enemy had fortified the ditches and villa
ges, the troops patted the Meule, took pof
(effion of the different batteries of Bommel,
and of Fort St. Andre, with that rapidity
and courage of which the army has afford
ed such numerous proofs; and without
having along with them a Angle piece of
cannon, 1 hey took sixty from the enemy,
several horles, a quantity of baggage, and
about 600 prisoners. The number of pri
soners would have been much more con.
fiderable, if the troops, who wets to make
the attack on Fort St. Andre,hid been ibleco
come up at the hour appointed. The ene
my effeded their retreat from the Fort,
leaving, however, behind them, all their
artillery.
«< Genera! Often, who.was entrusted with
the attack of Langftraat, completely suc
ceeded, although he had with him only two
battalions, thi firft and second of the 76th
half brigade, and the sth of the Chaffcurs
infantry. They carried the forts and en
trenchments of Dervereu, Kapel and Waf
pick, with incredible ardour took 30
- pieces of cannon, a quantity of ammuni
tion, baggage, and fame prisoners. Thia
attack was more brilliant, as it was entire
ly executed upon the ice of inundations.
«< General Bonneau, who, at the fame
time,attacked the lines of Breda,was equal
ly fuccefstul. He took from the enemy 18
pieces of artillery, a pair of colours, and
the military cheftof a regiment, with about
job hbrfes.
„ General Demairt, who formed the at
tack of the left, was. ordered to take
< the lines in the rear, by direding his
X.™,. "V 0 !!? ?
■nd Sa».»b«rgb«». ol which he oteuoed
noGeffion. He took .boat 600 pnfooet.,
two piece, of ceono?, « P«r o» colour. .
quantity of b«g.ge. »W about too borfc.
• —We hwe gained in all. by the opetattoni
Os Ah fortunate day. about tao p>es.of
•rtillery, 1600 prisoners, x p«r of cofourf,
tndsoohorfw-
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THERE is now no hope left. The
most firm of our citizens are abandon
ing their country, since yesterday.——
Nothing is Pen but carriages and waggons,
filled with emigrants and property. This
fpedacle, which intimates so strongly what
we are to estped, fills every bosom .with
despondency.
Yet there are fame men here who even
now look forward to a peace ! They fay
that every thing is agreed upon, and will
be made public as soon as the French are
matters of Utrecht. This would indeed
imply an extraordinary fort of confidence
in the enemy, who, if these suggestions
have any ground, are invited in foil force
into the heart of the country, for the foie
purpole of entering into a negociationl !
—•if the French ihould repay this confi
dence by a liberal ac^erence to their en
gagements, who Ihali fay that any age ever
equalled the present, in virtue and philo
sophy ?
Our commiflaries W. M. Brantzen
and Rwblaar, we are allured, have ar
rived at Paris. Os their reception nothing
is known. It is rumoured only, that they
were admitted to the bar of the Conven
tion, and that their voice was ftifled by a
cry of " La Gutrrt / La Gmrrt f* ** War I
War !” from the multitude in the galle
ries.
ja».i6^ "Tbs policy of European
Courts has found a tomb in Holland. The
Waal and the Rhine, are to the enemy the
modern pillars of Hatems.” Such
was the emphatic language of our last Ga
zstte. The French, far foperior to the
Grand Confederacy, have already left thele
rivers a great way in their rear, and the
fate of Holland is determined. The am •
bitious maxim, Divi^U tt imptra, was at
tended with left calamitous confequen-
CCS.
Holland, the vidim of internal diflen
tionr, is about to be obliterated from the
catalogue of European powers, and, ere
long;it will belaid," Such a country has
been." This day the French took poflef
fions of Utrecht, which, being incapable
of making a vigorous resistance, forrender
ed by capitulation. The tricoloured flag
is hoisted on the towers, & on the church
es, and we understand the inhabitants
gave their guests a welcome reception. A
report, which has gained gauch credit,
y This victory was followed by (he tak
ing of Grave,which on the fame day, capit
ulated to Gentral Salm, who allowed the
ga.rilon to march out wita the honora of
war, but upon condition that they should
afterwards be carried into France, as pri*
foners. It is, remarkable, notwithstanding
the terrible fire kept up for nearly a month
on our troops, who formed the blockade and
the bom bar dm ent, we had only 13 men
killed and weianded.
“ fburtd in the diftrids of Bommel
•nd Langftraat^ a considerable quantity cf
forage, of which we had brgan to be in
wane. We are now completely matters cf
the comb of the Meuse, the navigation of
which is indispensable to (applying our
army with provisions, on. account of the
impoftibility of procuring provisions by land
carriage.
•* After beftow’ng a merited eulogiom
upon all the troops, I mail recder particu*.
lar justice to all the Generals who com
manded. They all contributed to the suc
cess of the day by their ralants and coUrage.
General Moreau and Sauviac had aft are
in forming the difpofijions of the plan of
attack ; (he latter forgot in the heat of
atiion as he has forgotten during the whole
of ihe campaign, that he had lott the use
of one of his legs ; he ordered himself to
bs conducted to the isle of Bommel, and
seconded .he ardor and courage of his com
panions in arms^
Health and Fraternity /
PICH EGRU.”
Events leading to the sur
render of Holland i to the
FRENCH.
United Netherlands.
AMSTERD AM, Jan. 13.
SATURDAY, April xi, 1795.
' This order.was executed, but did not an
(wcr our purpose ; for a strong column of
French got between the regiments and
prevented their falling back on their main
body. The 59th regiment finding them
selves alone,bravely deputed every inch of
ground with the enemy, though they were
driven back to Hucflen, a ullage within
one league of Arnheim. The 59ft regi
meht has loft 80 men killed and wounded
out of 200, which was all they could mus-
We are now removing the hoi pita is to
Deventer with the greatest expedition, and
tranlporring our ataeniti^n and (lores into
the interior of the country, left the whole
ihould fall into the hands cf the French,
who have not only maintained,but ftrengfo
ened, their pofidon on this fide of the
Waal, Heuflen is their rendezvous, at which
pUce they have now to,ooQ.
Last night we were under ’he greatest
apprehend ns of being iurrounaed in
Arnheim, strong patroles of French cavalry
having been seen on this fide of the Rhine,
fever al times before dark The Austrians
were ordered out to force them back, but
returned without firing a shot. This night
the park of waggons are to march to De
venter, and by the morning every thing
belonging to the Englilh, will be either
removed or dettroyed, except the fide, 288
in number, who must inevitably be left be
hind for want of waggons.
The greatest joy is visible in the counten
ances of the inhabitants, at our departure,
and the approach of the French. The
79th and 49th regiments will cross the
Rhine near Waginingen, to morrow at
day-break, to proceed ro the lines of the
Greb. At this moment there is not a Angle
patrole between us and the French. Tiel
furniihed them with every ncctflary they
wanted, and greatly distressed us, rrtoft of
the donations to the different regiments
being there in depot when they came in.
A person who came from Nimeguen,
this morning, reports 74 waggons to have
arrived yesterday, loaded from the maga
zines at Tiel. Report fays Cuylenburg
will be evacuated to night, and the remains
of what we poffefa on the other fide of the
Rhine, will be abandoned to-morrow.
The Englilh head-quarters, are at a poor
and mifcrable village, called Doorn, and
*■
arnhkim.. jas. 10.
Saturday Night.
This morning at 7 o’clock the French
m?de a general attack on all our posts frem
Panderen, to Andcift; the former place
was defended by the Hanoveiian*, and the
latter-by the Austrians. The Ecgnfh were
fit-sled between the two, and (heir putts
extended one mile and a half to the right,
and one mile to (he left of Lent, a village
immediaiety oppofiie Nimegueß, The
French troops destined for the attack, were
concealed behead houses and hedges wait
ing the signal 50 commence the aSion,
which was no (oiner given, than (hey in a
body crofted the Waal, with a ihout of
Fi-ue la Repuhlique^. which added (q the
contternafan, their ksdderi' appearance, and
impetuosity of attaca occafionecL
Our troops retreated in confuihn, leav
ing their bats and their concents to the en
emy, who pursued them with a heavy fire
of aoufquetry. After our troops had re*
treated near a mile from .he ground they
before peflefted, they formed the line, and
waited the approach of the enemy ; Orders
being given at (he fame time to the 59th
Regiments 10 engage them singly, ano if
poflible, draw them on to where the lO.h
and 79ft Regiments were drawn up.
cer to take the field this morning. Five
officers arc wounded, but not dangerously.
I will fend you particular details to-mor
row, and the officers names. The 40th
and 79th regiments have not (offered
much.
prevails here, that the burghers ha-e dis
patched two commissioners to propose
teimr, and to prefect ihe French with the
keys of the Capital.
I Hull leave this place at day-break to
morrow, and proceed to Deventer, it being
dahgerous to go by Wagintngen, to head
quarters, as the French have several times
patroled on this fide the Rnine.
Jan. si.
Monday Evin.ng
morning.
A paffcngef arrived from Woerden, fayt,
he has heard this morning from fix oMdck,
a heavy cannonade in the neighbourhood
of Schoonhoven and Goriphem.
Heufden,his furrandered by capitulation,
between Tucfday and Wtdnefday ; fofthei
particulars are not kr.own yet.
The French,bombard Gertruidcnburg,
and yesterday there was observed at Dor
drecht, a very , large conflagration, either at
Gertruidenborg, Or Raamldork.
The post from Arnheifo, has not arrived
yesterday, at Utrecht, which seem to cor
roborate a report arrived here fromj"thc
environs of Schoonhoven, of. the Fr^gG^
having forced foe post cf Greb* ,
■' • ’ f ’ - M’.” * Av' -J ♦
the Hanoverian head-quarters at Amer-
Cngen. The Autlrians are gone fom this
place, to Doifburg.and Gen. Abercsom
bib had this afternoon a council of officers
to determine on the pl&n of evacuation,
WACtNINCBj, JAN.
All the troops which were on the other
fide of the Rhine, crofted this mornirg,
and proceeded towards EFyhit Dua^ede^
and De Feert, to defend if poftible the p*l
(sge of the Lek.
The 40th and 79th regiments of Eng
lish quitted their pcfiiion at He;er», this
morning at day break, and are now march
ing from this place towards Rhenen, to
join the ift regiment cf guards, who are
quartered there, From thence they are to
fall back on Amersfort. C.lenburg, was
evacuated on Tuefday morning, and the
French entered amidtt acclamations of Fivk
la Republ qut, at three in the afte. noon.
V.antn was taken this morning at day
break, and the garrison of 150 men, were
made prisoners of war. In this place the
French found a Urge magazine of co.n and
h»y, which had been formed from the
landing of 17 bilanders frozen in tbe river
on their way to Arnheim.
The French carry ail before them lik^
an irrefutable torrent, and their arrival is
expected here in a day or two, though it is
(aid this place is to be defended ; but hovy
or with what we cannot tell.
Our garrison, if it may be called so, cona
lifts of 400 Austrians, and our guns on the
ramparts are only 14 four and 6 pounders,'
A park ol artillery, confiding of 43 pieces
of cannon, belonging to the Engiilh, are
placed in commanding situations, on thd
banks bl the Lek^ from Rhenen ; o Dcvoet 5
and several batteries arc conftruiting be
tween the latter place and Schccnhovenj
The 44th regiment of Englilh, are at Ley
den, but it is expetted they will be order
ed to retreat this night, towards Ameron
gen. Our loss on the Bth at Buren is not
exa&ly known. The killed &wounded were
240 in number ; the major part of whom
are at this place. An officer of the 27th
regiment, who was made prifoncr, but
found means to escape, arrived here this
morning, and reports the French io have
taken 40 men prisoners, (all Englilh) seve
ral of whom were severely wounded.
HAERLEM, JAN. Is.
Several letters mention that the head
quarters of the Dutch troops, arrived y ef
terday from Gorinchem, at Woerden ; allo
the artillery park from Utrecht. The
rest of the Dutch troops have, it is laid,
marched from Utrecht to Schoonhoven.—
Leerdam was evacuated yesterday, an'd the
troops fell back upon bchoonhoven and
Woerden. It was thought that the French
must have taken pofleflion of Leerdam yes
terday, as they, made their appearance be
fore the battery at Afperen. AH the troops
who wer^ posted along the Lek, from
Papecdreehf, as far as Hardinxveld, havd
marched upon «n^oonhoven,and are replac
ed by fo^e militia. of Dordrecht. The
letter^lom Gorinchem, did not anive this
ROTTERDAM, JAN. T4.'
Heufden, has surrendered upon capitu
lation. It is reported that two Com mi I
lion er s have fee off in order to adj uft foe
terms on which the whole country is to be
yielded. We have beard a heavy cannon
ade during the whole of this day, and .a
great conflagration is Uuw raging at a dist
ance, but we cannot precifcly afeertain foe
place.
[Number 41.'