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Sobifb fkowitz, Sep. 1778.
THE 10th at day-break the army marched in two
columns. The enemy fallowed us on our
march with oply an inconsiderable patrole. But to
wards the evening the advanced guard of the regi,
ment of Belling was attacked by about 100 horse ;
but a graohment from the regiment running to their
assistance. the enemy was repulsed, and we took a
Captain and about.6o dragoons prisoners.
The I ith the army left the environs of Neufdhi
ofs, and marched in two columns by Pledv/edcll
and Drum, and encamped near Kuttendorff, on the
heights named Haarfi ch.;
'The 12th in the afternoon, the Second line, and
all the cavalry, quitted the camp of Kuttendorff,
and passed the Elbe on a bridge thrown over it above
that town.
The 13th, two hours before the departure of the
army, his Royal Highness sent off all the baggage be
longing to the regiments which passed the Elbe on
the bridge at Leitmeritz. elcorted by a battalion of
the grenadiers of Brunow. They were followed by
the firft line and the advanced guard, which passed
the river above the town, and the whole army en
camped on the other fide of the Elbe near Tfchifch
koWitz. The rains which continued during all these
Movements had so ruined the roads that they were
become impassible for the train which had passed by
lluffia ; and we were under apprehensions, that the
enemy might form fonie enterprize against this con
voy, which was flopped between Wernftadel and
Mertendorff. In order more effectually to cover the
march of the train, Lieutenant General Count d'
Aubalt passed the Elbe with the Saxon regiment of
La Coq. and posted himfelf on the height of Sauhor.
nitz ; and to assist in drawing the carriages out of
the miry roads, he sent some hundreds of horses; as
well as fomeoTtheSaxon cavalry. Notwithstanding all
our endeavours, above 80 carriages either from being
broken or for want of horses, were obliged to be either
burnt or broken in pieces near Met tendorff, to prevent
their falling into the enemy's hands. All that at
tained the height of Wernafldel moved the 14th,
and continued their route the 15th for Saubronitz,
notwithstanding the difficulties in travelling the
roads. Gen. Mollendorff again occupied the heights
ofKuttendorffwith the rear guard, and continued there
till the train had entirely passed the Elbe ; and Gen.
Belling covered the latter till the 17th, when all had
passed the river, which he passed at Auffig, and Gen.
Mollendorff at Leitmeritz, without the enemy at
tempting any thing against our rear guard. Nothing
now remaining on the other fide the Elbe, on the
18th in the morning the pallifades, abbatis and faf
cines at the head of the bridge of Leitmeritz were
burnt, or otherwise deflroyed, and all the defences
of the bridge entirely ruined,
Paris, OR. 2. Since the French fleet have return
ed to Brest, the Ministry seem to be busied in finding
means to protect our trade ; befidei four ffiips of the
lime which are to go on different cruises with some
frigates, several other frigates are to go to the islands to
protea our merchant ffiips from the English privateers.
O&. 9. The new Ships at Brest and Rochfort are
launched, and fix others ordered to be built on the
fame flocks : one of 1 10 guns and 2 of 80, at Brest ;
one of 100 and two 80 guns, at Rochfort.
Vienna, Sept. 28. The Court has received ac
counts that the Archduke Maximilian, who was ve
ry ill, is almost entirely recovered.
The enemy has fold to the inhabitants of Neuf
chloff and Leyp% at a low price, the magazines
they had amazed there, or exchanged them for other
articles they wanted. It is a general remark that
the Prussians, when they cannot use all they have ta^
ken from the peasants, fell what they do not want to
the original proprietors.
Vienna, O&> 3. Bohemia is at prefect totally e
vacuated. Prince Henry marched on the 23d, by
favour of a thick fog ; on the 24th the firft line set
out in two columns, one of which passed by Auffig,
and the other by Toptlitz. Gen. Mollendorff de
camped on the 24 b, and was greatly harraffed by
our advanced guard. Ever finee the 22d, Prince
Henry has employed men to throw a bridge over the
Elbe near Doran, 'but a battalion of Croats, fupporh
ed by two pieces of cannon, obliged the troops who
covered those works to retire, and deflroyed all that
was done.
Stockholm, Dec. 29. We have accounts from
Marftrand, that two American vessels are arrived
there, laden with rice, which fold at avery low rate.
From the Frontiers of SiLESTA, Sept. 30. The
King of Preffia's retreat to the camp at Wildchutz,
is looked upon as one of the most matierfy manoeuvres
that ever was executed, and those who are best judges
of these matters wonder how he could effeA it with
so little loss, considering the vast train of artillery he
had to draw thro' almost impassible ways. His last
rairch is not le's talked of; he quitted Wildchutz
in the night of the 14th in so secret a manner, that
bhe impQfi^life €ould not hurt his rear guard, till
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and filled up the paHesin such a manner with trees,
&c. that the Austrian infancy could fca<ce make
their way through them
I Constantinople Sept. 17. Ti e 4th inst. a fire
broke outin the quarter inhabited by :heGreeks Schis
matics, which deflroyed 1000 cf their honfes 200
houses belonging to Catholics, and 1000 houses or
Shops belonging to Turks, with four moSques.
Hagwe, O&. 15. According to letters from Dres
den, of he 4th of this month, weleafh that the King
of Prussia had detached from his army 60 000 men
by Glitz, to join 30,000 Ruffians who are to march
by Cracovia into Moravia. The fame letters add,
that his Majesty remains in person with 50,000 / ku
in Silesia, and that Prince Henry with his army will
reman in Saxony.
Oct. 25. Our latest advice from Brest advise, that
all the 64 gun Ships in the road were ordered to take
on board two months provisions each, and hold
themselves ready to fail on the firft notice. The 64
gun Ship, are to fail in Squadrons of five each; attend
ed with some frigates.
Genoa Sept. 16. In the present war between
France rd Great Britain, the Republic of Venice
observes so total a neutrality, that the Senate has for
bid any of the privateers of either of the two powers
from entering their ports, and that no Venetian Shall
go into the Service of either France or England.
Lipstadt, Oct. 21. A private letter from
Dresden mentions, that advice had been received of
considerable advantage being gained by the Prussians
over the Emperor's army.
Oct. 24. Advice from Schatzler import, that the
King had sent several regiments to the frontiers of
Moravia, to reinforce the Hereditary Prince of
Brunswick. That Prince has lately engaged in a
bloody Skirmish with Croats, and being marked to
them by a deserter, the whole body of the enemy
directed their fire to the place were he was, so that
it was next to a miracle the Prince cameawy unhurt.
There remains now no doubt but that the Prince
will maintain his ground in Upper Silesia and Mora
via, and there take up his winter-quarters.
Berlin, Oct. 3. According to the last accounts
from the army, the head-quarters of the King's forces
were still between Schatzler and Lieban, but his
Majesty has detached some troops to cover the fron
tiers of Silesia, and had advanced his left wing to
Spitzberg; nothing material had passed except a few
SkirmiShes between the advanced posts.
Oct. 6. The last letters from Silesia advise, that
the Austrians, greatly Superior in number, had at
tacked the body of artillery commanded by Lieut.
Gen. Werner, in hopes of making an easy conqefl of
them before the arrival of the Hereditary Prince of
Brunswick ; but that the General had made so flout
a refinance that they were obliged to retire with a
loss of 300 prisoners, exclusive of the dead. They
add, that what rendered the affair decisive was, that
the Prince having heard at a distance the report of
the artillery, had hastened full gallop with hid caval
ry, which forced the energy to retire with great pre
cipitation.
Hamburgh, Oct. 27. The Empress of Russia
has caused it to be notified to the Court of Sweden,
that it was her desire to fee the affairs of Germany
fettled agreeable to the peace of Weflphalia ;
which, if not immediately agreed to, she Shall make
it a common cause with the King of Prussia. The
Empress has ordered a like declaration to be made
at Paris.
L ONDO N.
Oct. 9. Orders are gone down to Scotland, for
the immediate raising of another regiment of High
landers, under the command of the late Lord Cro
martie's son, to be sent with all expedition, with the
battalion which is now at Guernsey and Jersey, to
the East Indies.
Insurances were made last week on the effe&s of
some English merchants resident in Spain, which
circumstance ocrafions much speculation, as such an
event was never known to take place, but when we
were supposed to be on the eve ofa rupture.
Oct, 10. It was yesterday morning asserted as a
fa&, that the Spaniards have begun hostilities in the
Mediterranean ; that they have taken a vessel laden
with corn and other provisions bound to Gibralter,
and have carried her into Valencia.
Nov. 2. Orders are sent by government to the
Earl pf Buckinghamshire, Lord Lieutenant of Ire
land, for railing 12,000 land forces in that king
dom as Speedily as pcffible; who are, when ready,
to go to America ; with 13,000 more to be sent
from England the latter endof February or beginning
cf March.
Advice is received from Plymouth, that his Ma
jesty's Ship the Ocean one of Admiral Keppel's fleet,
had been obliged to throw overboard 70 of her guns
out of 90, to keep her above water.
Nov. 4. A morning paper fays, the Spanilh
ArnbiSTador hath within these few days Signified to
oui court, " That he had in authority, from th^
tween the Courts of London and Verfailh^, were
Speedily terminated, his Catholic Majesty could no
longer remain a neutral Spectator efthe depredations
committed by the fcb%&s of his ? itanaic Majesty
on the commerce of France. His Ca holic Majesty
was very far from wishing any interruption of she
good understanding at present fubfifbng between the
Courts of London and Madrid; but he could not,
consistent vith the faith of treaties, continue that
neutrality whieh he was to a^xioufly desirous of
observing, whilst his good ally (His Most Christian
Majesty) was cn aged in hostilities, which might
call for affi dance." They fay this is not pretended
to be given verbatim but that it is the fubflance cf
a remontirance lately delivered by Count d'Alma<
daver the Spanish Ambassador.
—CThITRLES-T O~WN, January 12.
The Commanders of the Brit.fh armament in
Georgia in humble imitation of their superiors to
the Northward have entertained the good people of
the Southern States with a Proclamation ; which,
notwithftandin ; it militates directly against the Cause
of America, in order to Shew how little apprehen
sion is entertained of its producing the effect the
framers of it have in view, is here published : In
deed, those who at this time can put any confidence
in their promises would richly merit that Share of
misery and want, which has invariably attended all
those Americans who have been apostates to the
Cause of Freedom, and inlifted themselves under
the banners of their country's foes.
By HYDE PARKER; jun. Esquire, Commo
dore of a Squadron of his Majesty?, Snips of
War ; and Lieutenant Colonel ARCHIBALD
CAMPBELL, commanding a Detachment of
the Royal Anny, sent for the Relief cfhis Majesty's
faithful Subjects in North and South Carolina and
Georgia.
A PROCLAMATION:
WHEREAS the blessings cf peace, freedom and
proteaion, mod graciously tendered by his
Majesty to his deluded fubjefts of America, have
been treated by congress with repeated marks of Stu
died difrefpeA. and to the disgrace of human nature
have had no effect in reclaiming them from the bloo
dy persecutions of their fellow citizens: BE IT
Therefore known to all his Majesty's faith
ful fubje&s of the Southern provinces, that a fleet
and army, tinder orders, are actually arrived in
Georgia for their protection,to which they are desired
to repair without loss of time, and, by uniting their
force under the Royal Standard; refeue their friends
from oppressions themfelvg, from Slavery, and obtain
for both the most ample fatisfi&ion for tiie manifold
injuries sustained.
To all other well difp^fed inhabitants, who, from
a just regard to the blessings of peace, rrproba'e the
idea of fopporting a French league, infidionfly fra
med to prolong the calamities cf war, and who,
with his Majesty's faithful fobje&s, wish to embrace
the "happy occasion cf cementing a firm and perpetu
al coalition with the parent State, free from the im
position of taxes by the Parliament of Great Britain,
and secured in the irrevocable enjoyment of every
priviledge, consistent with that union of interefa and
force on which their mutual advantage, religion and
liberties depend, WE offer the most rmplc prote&i
on in their persons families and effe&s, on conditi
on they Shall immediately return to the ch's of
peaceful citizens, acknowledge their just allegiance
to the Crown, and with their arms support it.
To those who Shall attempt to oppose the re esta
blishment of legal government, or who Shall prefuma
to injure fich whom the dilates of reason; honour
and conscience prompt toembrace it, WE lament the
neeffity cf exhibiting the rigours of war, and call
God and the worldlo witness, that they only Shall
be answerable for all the miseries which may ensue.
Deserters of every description; who, from a due
sense of their error, wiffi to return to their colours,
have also our pardon, provided they return within
the Space of three months from the date of this pro
clamation.
GIVE Nat Head quarters, at Savannah;
this 4th Day of January, 1779 and in the
Nineteenth Year of his Majesty's Reign.
HYDE PARKER,
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL,
To Commodore Hyde Parker, and Lieutenant Co.
lonel Campbell, Efqrs.
The Representation ofa North. Carolina Tory,
Sheweth,
TH AT having seen your Proclamation of Ja
nuary 4th, " desiring us tc repair, without
“ loss of time, to the Royal Standard, and obtain the
“ most ample Satisfaction for manifold injuries fuf
-4 tained," I felt a Strong inclination to comply with
the terms of it, but am obtruded by the following
considerations, which I beg leave to lay before you.
First, That the Forty Days being expired, and
his Majesty's Comra ffiorers having removed them-