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now f e und haj got p # ffolion of Turco ng.
Early the next morning the enemy at
tacked the p^R of Turning in great force,
and I received an application from Col.
D vay, who commanded there, to make a
diversion in his favor ; fir which purpose
J sent two battalions of Austrians, giving
them express directions if they fn uld be
prefled, to fall bac< upon me, but, by
feme edteke, inRc?.J of &/i g so, they
joined C)i. Devay. From this circum
ilahce, an opening was 1. t on my right,
of which the enemy availed himfelr, in
the attack upon m, corp , which took
place io^ a:pr, and b> io doing, obit
gey me to employ the only oattahun I had
left, to Tecure a pein; whi~h was of the
istmoft coni?queDc± to us.
At this juried a very ccnfiderable column
of th? enem, t § whi.h we have tiace learnt
amounted to 15, cOO men, appeared ad
vaneing from Lille, whiift another corps
having forced th way through General
Otto's pefoion by Waterloo, attacked us
on the rear. The few troops that re
mained with rf?~, Icon gave why to Inch
fuperiornumbers, nor was it in my power,
•with every effort I could nfe, ^ffifted by
these of the officers who were about me to
rally them at the moment the advanced
party of the column from L fie Shewed them
fclv^ also upon the road between Roubaix
and Moaveaux, and I found it impossible
to faceted in the attempt which I made to
join the brigade of guards.
Thus circumstanced, I turned my atten
tion to join General Fox's brigade, but
upon proceeding to Roubaix for that pur
pose, I found it in poffsffi in of the enemy.
Thus completely cut ufffrom every part
cf my corps, nothing remained for me to
do but to force my way to that of General
Otto, and to concert measures with him to
free my own troops.
This I effected, accompanied by a few
dragoons of the 16th regiment, with great
difficulty ; but the project of marching"
vtpon Laonoy, to which General Otto had
cenfented, as ameafure which would great
ly facilitate the retreat of my corps, being
given up, upon finding that the Hrffians
had been obliged to abandon that place,l
found m felf under the painful necefficv of
continuing with General Otto's column
the remainder of the day.
Previous to this I had feet orders to
General Abefcromby to retire from Mau-
of M j. Gin. Fjx,t) take port on m v 'eft,
•on the great read Adding hem Lille to
R übaix. The cavalry was divided with
these Several corps, for the purpose of pa
tro'iig, the nature ufthe country not ad
ri^ing ct treir being in any c:her uSL—
My advanced pelts communicated with
thole of Gen. Otto, on my right, who 1
determined to continue to Lannoy be ef
fe&ed amidst the repea cd attacks of the e
nemy, who poured upon him from allparts,
veaux, to the heights behind Roubaix,
where fa was my intention to have affem
bled my corps : And the coldttream bat
calion has been poped to cover the com
munication until he eff died his retreat.
In consequence of these direaions, pen.
Abercromby began his retreat, and on h s
arrival upon the heights of Roubaix, find
ppg himfelf farrounded upon all lides with-
1 accordingly diretied the attack to be
made by Lieut. Gen. Abercomby with the
four battalions cf Guards. He found trie
enemy Strongly entrenched, but having
cannonaded it for feme time, the good
countenance of the flank battalion of
Guards, who advanced to form it with
the utmost order,Supported by the frit bat
talioh, and Seconded by the Seventh and
fifteenth Light Dragoons,under Lieut.C J.
Churchill, compelled the enemy to retire
with the lofa of three pieces of cannon,
end of a considerable rumberof men, who
were cur down by the Light Dragoons in
the purfuir, which was continued as f„r
as Bonders,
Upon maturely considering the nature
©four filiation I cirefUd Lieut. Gen.
Abercromby, ter remain at Mouveaux with
the.fvur battalions of guards, and having
polled four Austrian battalions to cover
Roubaix, 1 detached the second brigade
cf Bcitifn- infantry, under the command
outa possibility of assembling the corps,
hare left my advanced guard, under the
command cf Lieut. Gen. Abercromby,
at Roubaix, and, with the remainder of
my corps to have taken a position on the
Heighs behind Lannoy. The orders for
this purpbfe were given, but having ac
quainted his Imperial MJefly, who had
advanced to Linney, wih my intention,
rhe necessity of co-operating with General
Clairfayt induced his M jelly to direct
that 1 should proceed to the attack of Mau
veaux.
Further coroborating Particu
lars of the defeat of the Iguke
of York.
feurnay, Sunday evening, l^tb May.
From the following detail, there is
great reason to believe that the French
permitted the co'umn under the command
of the Duke cf York to advance yellerday
further than force could have carried, them,
and to have allowed them to obtain pof
fefiion of several pc l s, which only tended
I to intoxicate bur 'troops, hnd t^ rerwei
;them the more eatyVi^tn' to the diallers
I whi^h have take;, place this day.
The British army; elied.wiihtheir fuel
ceffes. of refterdav, obstinately retained
pefleGon this morning if all 'they h .d con
quered, arid were preparing to proceed to
wards Ta'rQofr. During last night, how
ever, the French poured outran immense
quantity of troops from Lille, who endeav
ored to turn our left flank, while a'largc
detachment of troops from Courtray, actu
ally passed cur right—a very strong body
Hfo faced us in the centre, so that in the
forenoon we were nearly surrounded. —
The British troops, however, intoxicated
with their successes on the day before, were
not fully aware cf their fituatibn till its
perils were considerably increased. The
Austrians" and Hanoverians on their left
were kept in check by incredible hoards
from Lisle, while the numbers which pour
ed down f*om Courtray on the right
threatened for some time to make our whole
body prisoners.
In this Situation, the British army found
thcmfelves compelled to ensure their retreat
by fighting their way through the enemy.
This they„accomplifhed in the molt gallant
manner,.the' with a melancholy loss, both
of men and officers.
The Hanoverians were the firft to re
treat. They created the greatest confu
fion ; for their cavalry not only deflroyed
cur foot, but threw the whole army into
such disorder that they became a helpless
prey to the pursuing enemy. Their con
dud proved more fatal than the hostility of
the French.
The enemy regained all their posts, ex
cepting one of two of incenfiderable value.
Gen. Abercremby found Lir.QV also in.
possession of the enemy, but h^FoTed the
town by marching round it under a very ।
heavy fire, and soon after reached Tem-j
pleuve.
Major General Fox, after feftaining, #
with great resolution, a very vigmous at
tackfrem the principal part of the column
which came from Lille, began his retreat
l alfo, and finding bimfclf cut off from bri
gade of guards, and Lanroy occupied by
the enemy, he directed his ma-ch up n the
village of Leers, at which place he joined
the column of Lieutenant General Otto.
I enclose you a return of cur loss open
this dccafion. I regret that it is So great,
but when the nature cf the adton is cor.fi
dered, and that it Was conducted in a coun
try the most favorable to the views cf the
enemy that they could have wished far,
while their perfea knowledge cf these;
parts enabled them to take every advan
tage of it, it might ha*e been expected to;
have been still more ccnfiderable. Froml
the roads, the In's of QieT^fes and the|
timidity cf the-drivers, tc leaning apart!
of our artillery became inevitable.
I.m to define that you will affeo Hh!i
hfajelly, that the officers od men Shewed
z;l the firmnef* and refour? n on the occa
finn tbuc u ! 'd beexpeded hr m them ; and
it would be an mjuhice due tithe rest toi
oiibnguilh any pa>ricu'ar corps. The a- 1
biliues and c/olnels with which L'euten-1
ant General Ab-mmby and M jor Gen. 1
Fox conduced their different-corps under 1
•.hefe trying circumstances! require, how- i
ever, that I Should particular:, notice !
them. .1
It is a peculiar correlation to 'me that 1
the column under my comm.nd executed I
to the full extent their intended part cf the ,
operation ; and that in the check which t
they afterwards sustained, the conduft of
the British troops has entitled them to the I
warmest exprefion of gratitude and admi- I
ration on the part of his Imperial Majefty.i
,1 am, &c. FREDERIC. (
Right Hon. Henry Dundas, ^c.^c. ^c. \
I. Surgeon, 4 Sergeants, and 53 rank <
and file killed; to Officers, 1 Quarter
master, 1 Surgeon's Mate, 8 Sergeants, 1
I drummer, and 185 rank and file woun ;
i^d ; 4 Officers, 17 Sergeants, 9 drum- 1
mers 838 rank and file miffing—-4.7 horses
killed, 32 horses wounded, 117 horses mis-
N. B. Some cfthe men milling are hour
ly coming in.
~ KEEN E, July 15.
1,1 addition to tbe leng.by account of the de
fa: of the Dude of 2 ord, r w hicb ewe present
this day,<wcfad by the fame conveyance, ac
count cf ro dories gained by the allied Ar
mies Under London bfad of Ma; 24b
a is jaidthat Gen. Clairjayt. has obtained an
advantage ever a gart of General Picbegru's
army.-— A Letter from the Duke cfYork, da
ted Tourr^y, May 16th, fays, " When 1
jent my loft letter, the enemy had fceceeded in
forcing tiepdffige of the Sambre, and bad
con tquently obliged General Kaunitz to
retreat, aid take a, a pofcion between Rouf
av and Binch; in order to cover Mont, in
which, the French having attacked him the
day befcrey fhrdaf, be had the good fortune 10
repine them completely, and to drive them be
yond the Sambre.— Tee enemy's lof is com
puted at five thousand men and three pieces of
^CTion." —Accounts aljo fay, the defeat of
she detachment under the Duke cf Dok has
struck great cofernation into the inhabitants
of Fournav, many of whom are retreating
with precipitation, and that a mfuv.derfand
-ling has for feme time fulfyled between the
IDufa1 Dufa cf I'crk and the Afirtan commanders,
!particularly Claifayt. It is said, that this
j'dicufy has prevented the Imperialists from
gvir: proper ftpport to bis Royal Highness,
of whojefecctfs near Landrecy, they were
not a little envious.
From Boston, fuly 12.
The accounts daily received from Eu
rope, are interesting to humanity—for
he recording page of hiflery can Scarce
furnish a period wherein thc_ Sacrifices
Car readers will recoiled their reading of
Madame Elizabeth, who was confined with
the King and Qeen of France —this Lady on
the 1„b of May, was brought before the
Revolutionary Tribunal of France, tried, con
vifid, and sentenced to death.—She paid her
rjpeas to the Guillotine the fame day. She
was Aunt to the King. ..
The Cherokee chiefs lately arrived at Phi
ladelphia, who were deputed by that nation
to enter into a treaty with the United States,
have completed their bfiefs, and took their
departure..
A Captain Follanf>ee, lately arrived atNew
buryport from Bermuda,where he was carried
in by a Bermudian privateer, fays,there were
15 American veftls condemned at that place
between the zyb of May and the yb of June.
" On thenSth, when it was difeovered
that the column cf the troops under his
Royal Highness was Surrounded by the
French, and that the 1 n!y means cf fafety
was by flight,the Duke accompanied by an
Austrian general, and two other gentle
men only, reached a village which had
been the preceding day taken from the
enemy supposing it still in the hands of the
Allies. e They were riding in full gallop
when turning one of the Streets rather Short
ly, they difeovered that the village was in
the hands cf the French, and a column of
the enemy facing them ; the latter, suppo
sing that the Duke was heading a body of
troops at firft fled, after having fired a vol
ley on them, which killed the Austrian ge
neral -at the Duke's fide.—Recovering
however, from their error, the French pur
sued the Duke and his companions until
they came near a river. The Duke threw
himfelf off his horse, and so did another
gentleman, and waded through the river ;
the third took the water with his horse.—
All this was done under the fire cf the
French, who had brought a fix pounder to
bear on them. On the other life of the
river, the Duke fortunately met a led horse
of Capt. Murray's, which lie mounted, and
thus arrived in fafety at Tournay. In oth
er parts of this day, the Duke, and indeed
all the officers were much exposed. The
Duke's Secretary had his bat (hot thro',
and an orderly Serjeant, close to the Duke
was killed.
Toward; evening Gen. Otto !e& up seve
ral Austrian battalions', who checked the
French, and even took several pieces of
cannon.
The third Regiment of Guards 101 l one
fraud of colours ; and about twenty pieces
of artillery were in all taken by the enemy.
The defeat of the detachment under the
Duke of York, has struck great conker
nation into the inhabitants of this town,'
many of whom are retreating with precipi
tation.
tOrSON, may 24.
'' A recent letter from Tournay, gives
the following particulars of tue narrow cf
cape of his Royal HghneA the Duke cf
York : who was several limes exposed to a
Severe fire from the enemy, and was with
in a few paces of them.
OOOC^G^O ? I&OOQ^XDOOK^x
NE ^-HAMPSHIRE.
to the Shrine cf Contention were mere nu
merous. The present campaign tas op
ened with a deluge of blood—the numbers
'who have already bitten the dust are but a
I few Short cf twenty thousand; and appar
ently without the accomplishment cf any
essential obje& of the war. Whilst on the
whole frontier of France this deltrudive
drama is performing, the other parts cf
' Europe are heaving with convulsive threes.
—P land is in a Rate of Revolution —
The British nation is exhibiting the har
bingers of civil war—and conspiracies
are forming in all the petty flares in Ita
|iv. Only cne favored spot remains in the
civilized world which is free from those
curfer—that spot i s America !—Enjoying
an unexampled Series of happineSs and
prefperity; it fnould be the prayer ofeve
ry real American, that the blessings cf
peace may be couuned to his country ; that
we may profit by the dilutions cf the eider
world', and continue an asylum for its
wretched and persecuted inhabitants.
The war hawks may whet their beaks
for fiefh food ; and that Shortly— "Attack''
appears to be the " order cf the day" cf
the European armies.—Two immer.fe
fleets are on the European ocean, perhaps,
Seeking for eachother ; and in the Well-
Indies the contending forces must attempt
an issue by arms. Every arrival mast DC
interesting.
DIED ] At Exeter, Mr. James Rard.
1et,65. —AiHimpton Falls, Capt. Stand
born, Poft-Mafler, 68.—At. Roxbury,
Mrs. Phebe, the amiable comfort cf Mr.
Simeon Pratt, 46.—At Boston, Miss Ann
Willis, 63.
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