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STRASBURG, JUNE IT.
Moreau appears to have a design upon the
North of Tyrol, as he is leaving the Danube
in that direction.
, PEACE. „
There are a variety of articles which ren
der it probable that a peace is at hand. —
The London writers are of this opinion.
VIENNA, MAY 31. ,
The recent brilliant successes bf the French
have excited much anxiety here. There is
no longer any doubt peace will soon be a
greed to. Buonaparte has frequently re
peated his overtures. The Cabinet has fre
quent fittings. Gen. Kray's army is dis
contented.
:SURRENDER OF GENOA.
Maffena, Gen. in Chief, to the Conjuls of the French
Republic.
From the H. Q at Genoa, dated June 7.
CITIZENS CONSULS,
" I have the honor to address to you the con
vention agreed on for the evacuation of Genoa,
by the right wing of the French army.
" From the 5 h of April we have not received
either from France or Corsica any fuccours.
“ From the 2itl of May, the inhabitants of Ge
noa 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 diminished
to three ounces. The greater part of the horses
have been consumed.
" On the 25th, the troops of the right wing be
gan their march, with their arms, baggage and
ammunition, to rejoin the centre of the army,
which on the 26th was at Alaffio.—To morrow
I (hall go there myfelf.
“ 1 shall have the honor of transmitting to you
immediately, an account of the events which have
t ken place from the sth of April, to the sth of
June.
“ Health and refpeft, MASSENA.
" The account will be brought you as well as
the 8 rtandards taken from the enemy, by my Aid
de-camp."
N/gociation for the evacuation of Genoa.
ART."i. The Right Wing of the French army
charged with the defence of Genoa, the General
in Cnief, and his Staff, shall depart with their
arms and baggage to go to rejoin the centre of
the army.— Answer. The right wing, charged
with the defence of Genoa, shall depart to the
number of 8110 men, and fliall take the road by
land to go by Nice to France. The remainder
shall be transported by sea to Antibes. Adm. Ld.
Keith engages to furnifh these troops with fub
fulence in bifeuits, in the fame proportion that
they are distributed to English troops. On the
other hand, all the Aultrian 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
upto the present time. In other refpefts, the iff
Article shall be fully executed.
Art. 2 Everv thing belonging to the said right
wing as artillery and Ammunition of all forts,
shall be transported by the English fleet to Antibes,
or to the Gnlph of Jouan — Ans. Granted.
[The articles are 16 in number—the residue
provide that the sick, &c. shall be well treated,
and sent to Antibes ;—that none of the Genoefe
shall x e molelted for their political opinions ; and
that all officers of all ranks of Maffena's army,
taken prisoners from the commencement of hostil
ities in the present year, shall return to France on
their parole, and are not to serve until exchanged.
The arti les were mutually exchanged on the
Bridge of Cornegliano, on the sth June, 18:0—
and are signed Ott, Lt. Gen. Vice-Adm. Keith ;
and Maffeua.]
Extras from the Publicise.
" fune 15, Ten o'clock at night.
' << Several couriers have this evening arrived
from the army of Italy. They bring dispatches
written only a few hours back. We know from
them, firfl, the new progfrefs of the army of Italy.
The French have taken Plaifance, with immense
magazines.
“ They are masters of the whole course of the
Po.
“ At the very moment when our troops were
going to attack, with very superior forces, the
army that was besieging Genoa, that town, re
d iced to a total wantof provisions, was obliged
to capitulate.
“ Miffena and his brave army have departed
from Genoa with their arms, and with the honors
of war.
“ They have the right of marching immediate
ly against the Austrian's. Maffena and Suchet will
re-unite 18.000 men to the French army.
“ Melas, and all that remains of his army, is
(hut up in Genoa."
From Gen. Maffena to Gen. Buonaparte.
Genoa, June 7.
" MY GENERAL,
CC I have the honor to give you an account of
the evacuation of Genoa, conformable to the an
nexedapnvention. I h"ope you will find it wor
thy oCTe obfiinate refinance of the brave garri
son shut up there. We had not hitherto loft a fin-,
gle inch of ground ; throughout we preserved a'
constant superiority ; and had it not been for
warft of fabfiftence, we would have forever helc
out in Genoa. This day 1 gave the soldiers the,
last three ounces of what we call bread, and which
is nothing but a wretched mixture of bran, of oat
chaff, and cocoa nut, without any wheat. We
have eaten all our horses.
“ The mortality, occasioned by the famine,was
at its height, among the people and the troops.—
Hunger and the bombardment, had excited move
ments of infurrettions always flifled 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 ar
rival ; but our means failed, and it was necessary
to think of withdrawing, not to lose all, and to
preserve to the Republic the remainder of a body
of troops, whole firmuefs could not be changed
by hardships, fatigues, or privations hitherto nn
he,rd of ; their physical lirength had entirely fail
ed, and I had nothing remaining but walking
(keietons. The officer who carries my dispatches
can tell you in this refpeft, all that has been fuf
fered to preserve Genoa. ...
« I go with the garrison to join the centre of
the arroy, and to aft there according to the in
ftrußions which I request you will fend me ; it fa
from thenc? that you shall hear from me. Health
and refpeft.
(Signed) "MASSENA."
MILAN, JUNE 9.
' Gen. Duhefme has occupied Cremona ;he found.
there very conhderable magazines.—They are
those mentioned in the letter of Gen. Melas, to
M. Mofel, and which were bill untouched.
By intercepted dispatches found on a courier
who was going from Mantua to Turin, we have
become acquainted with the situation of the artil
lery and bofpitals of the former.
Gen. Elfuitz was much harraffed in his retreat
from Nice. Gen. Suchet took from him 1500
prisoners on the 12th and 13th. Gen. Gorroup
has been surrounded, and loft all his artillery.—
He has retired to Coni with a very few followers,
and taken the command of that place.
Gen. Suchet muff have joined the corps of the
army, which was in Genoa, towards Albenga.—
He will have under him a considerable force.
The armies are much fatigued by the continual
rains ; the Po has been conliderably swelled,
which fomew hat retards our operations.
A letter from the Chief Consul, to the Minister
at War, dated Milan, June 4, contains the follow
ing details :—;
-<< We are at Milan. We found at Pavia 300
pieces of cannon, with their appurtenances, one
half field pieces, the other besieging artillery,
10,000 new nftifkets, a great quantity of powder
and military (lores of every kind, with magazines
of all forts.
« The enemy long supposed that we were only
7 or 8000 men ; that we were trying an incursion
to make them quit the blockade of Genoa and
Nice. They perilled in the idea till the 28th of
May.
“ At the battle of Chiufelia they took 7 or 8
prisoners, from whom they received information
to w hich they would pay no fort of credit.
" On the 3d of May, Gen. Hohenzollern, who
commands the blockade of Genoa, appeared, as
you fee by the letter I have sent to the Confuls,tc
hold our force very cheap. Gen. Melas wrote to
Paria to a woman he keeps: ' 1 know it is report
ed in Lombardy that a French army is coming.
Fear nothing ; I forbid you to go."
" Twelve hours after we entered Pavia. We
are at Lodi. The advanced guard of Maney is
arrived at Coni, and we are assembling boats on
the Po.
“ All the hospitals in Lombardy with 5 or 6 oco
sick and wounded, have fallen into our hands.
(Signed) BUONAPARTE.
MILAN, JUNE 7.
“ Gen. Loifon, after having passed the Adda at
Lodi, took pofleffion of Crema, passed the Oglio
in the affair of the sth, and took poffeflion of
Orifnovi, a place between Brefcia and the Po,
which is regularly fortified with bastions and a
counterfcrap.
“ Alter having pursued the enemy upon the
grand road of Brefcia, Gen. Loifon made a coun
ter march, and moved towards Cremona, to make
himfelf mailer of the numerous magizines the ene
my have in that place, then to pass the Po, and to
join the corps of Gen. Murat at Placenza.
MILAN, JUNE 4.
There were 1500 sick at Pavia and 1200 at Mi
lan. Every day we difeover frefh magazines—
We have just found at Pavia one of 5000 coats and
10 000 new muskets. Gen. Duhefme has reached
Lddi, and passed the Adda in pursuit of the e
nemy.
PARIS.
Buonaparte, in a letter to the Minifler at War,
dated Milan, June 4, observes, " the enemv for a
long time believed we were no more than 7 or
8000 men, making a diverlion to raise the block
ade of Genoa and Nice. They perfilled in this
error till the 28th of May, Gen. Moncey has ad
vanded to Coma, (35 miles N. of M lan) We have
found 5 or 6000 lick and wounded in the hospit
als of Lombardy.
A letter from Gen. Buonaparte, dated at Mi
lan, June 9, mentions certain letters from Gen.
Melas which he had intercepted, and observes,
“ by them it appears that Gen. Ott received ord
ers to raise the blockade of Genoa on the very
day Maffena capitulated and Suchet have about
10,000 soldiers.—ls these corps have united be
tween Oneglia and Savona, they will be able to
enter Piedmont by the Tanaro, and will be very
ufeful. The greater part of the army is at Stra
della (14 miles S. E. of Pavia and S. of the Po.)
We possess Cremona and Brefcia.
Buonaparte writes from Bronni, June 10, “We
yellerday had a brilliant affair. The enemy had
1509 men killed, and twice as many wounded.
We have made 4000 prisoners, and taken 5 pieces
of cannon. We engaged the corps <f Ott, who
came from Genoa by forced marches, intending
to open a communication with Piaifance. The
army marches for Tortona and Alexandria. The
division of the army of the Rhine is entirely ar
rived—a part has passed the Po.
Gen. Berthier writes to Buonaparte from Pa
via, June 9, that at Brefcia, 30 milliers of powder,
several magazines, and 60 prisoners were taken ;
that at Plaifance, several magazines and 600 pris
oners were taken ; and in an aflaiilt which was
afterwards made by 1000 Andrians, viho were
defeated, two pieces of cannon, the waggons and
colors of the corps, 2, officers and many other
prisoners were taken ; that in effecting the pass
age of the Po at Stradella, 300 Auttrians were
killed or wounded, and 200 prisoners made ; that
200 Andrians- were made prisoners at Boni.
Manegre, Aid to the French Gen. Watren was,
wounded. He then proceeds, “ I hope to-mor
row, the loth, all the army shall pass the Po.
Gen. Lechi had received orders to proceed to
Leco on the 7th ; he found the passage defended
by the enemy with artillery and gun boats—he
determined to tranfpoit his vqffels on waggons,
to pass the Adda, and enter the lake—he sent
over a column of 300 men, which turned the ene
my, whild another corps cannonaded the gun
boats that defended the passage of Leco. The
enemy being turned, determined to fly, and we
captured four pieces of cannon, two gun-boats)
and magazines of ammunition, and made 20 pris
oners.
Gen. Berthier in a letter dated at Bronni of
the 9th of June, relates the defeat of the Andrian;
Gen. Ott ; and dates that in that event the Fit neb
made 6000 prisoners, took 5 pieces of cannon ;
and the Audri^ns 101 l 3000 in killed and wound
ed, including Berthier s Aid, Laborde.
BULLETIN OF THE ARMY OF RESERVE.
Stardella,2i Prairial—Jum jo.
On the 9th of June, tne Firlt Conluj set out
from'MUdn to proceed to Pavia. He remained
there only an hour, mounted his horse, and passed
the Po to join the advanced guard, which was al
ready engaged with the enemy, 1 '
It appears - that Gen. Melas h?s evacuated Tu
rin, and concentrates all his forces at Aleffandrie.
The enemy were pursued beyond Monte-bello.
Gen. Watren evinced talents and epthufiafn
which elevated the troops. The battle of Monte
bello has diffufed dread and discouragement into:
the partisans of Austria. They fee that the events'
which are about to take place have no longer for
their object the prefervatiotfof Italy, but the re
treat oi the Aultrian army.
A General of the enemy was killed ; several
Generals were wounded.
ARMY OF THE RHINE.
I
A letter from Gen. Deffolle, Chief of the Staff
of the army of the Rhine, to the Minifler at War,
dated at Head-Quarters Memmingen, June 8,
dates, that he had given in a previous letter of
June 4, (which we do not find in our papers ; but
for which our London paragraphs form an inferi
or Jubftitute ;) an account of the movements of
the army to the iff •,That on. the 2d, the army
kept the fame portions ; That on the 3d the ene#
my pulhed forward a strong reconnoitering divi
sions to the left of tne Iller, and a brisk cannonade
ensued—Gen. Lecourbe was ordered to colled his
forces at Vertach, and to occupy Augfburg and
Landfberg only by detachments ; That on the 4th
the army were in these pofitions—ln the night
Gen. Moreau, being informed that the enemy
had collected a great force on the other fide of
the Danube between Illerberg and Weiffenhora,
aud that a division was paffiog that river to the
left of the Iller, gave orders for new positions
and preparations ; That on the sth, while some
movements were making, Gen. Kray with about
40 000 men, attacked the French division on the
left of the Iller—At the fame time an attack was|
made on Gen. Suh c's brigade on the right ; add
they were here speedily defeated and driven asj
far as Dittenheim—A strong column of Austrians
advanced with 8 pieces of cannon on Kirberg ;
after a severe action they u ere compelled to flee,
leaving their artillery, and 1200 Austrians were
made prisoners. On the left, wl ere Gen. Kray
lud headed the attack, the Austrians were com,
pelled to retreat, with the loss of 7 or 800 prif
oners, including Count de Sporck. The result
of this day, in which two French divisions beat
the Aultrian Army, was about 2000 prisoners and
8 pieces of cannon. The enemy retreated in the
night following over the Danube and cut off sev
eral of the bridges.
G>n. Defolle to the Minifler at War, Head Quar
ters, at Babenhauffen, the 14th June.|
CITIZEN MINISTER,
Since the battle of the sth, when Gen. Kray
failed in the attack on our left, the General in
Chief resolved to make Gen. Lecourbe advance
anew upon the Lech.
That General began his march the 10th, and
took a position on the Wertach. There he learn
ed that the enemy had cut away all the bridged on
the Lech, and that the height of the waters would
not permit him to pass that river by fording it.
He marched, notwithstanding, the 11th, to Kau
fhingen, where he found the enemy in a position
making a shew of defending the passage with the
infantry and artillery. Our soldiers threw them
selves into the flood, crossed the river, and the
enemy were defeated. The bridge has been lince
re-ellablifhed.
The passage between Zolhens and Lechanfen
has been also forced. Two pieces of cannon fired
canniller foot. Os the fragments of the bridge
there only remained a tingle beam on buttrefles.
It fufficed the carabiniers of the 10th light, to clear
the passage, defeat the enemy, and take tuo
pieces of cannon. A few prisoners fell into our
hands ; among whom are 20 hussars of Granitze,
and a Captain. 1 shall fend you the names of
these intrepid carabiniers, and of a trumpeter of
the light artillery, who having palled the 4th,
mounted a horse, and pursued the enemy found
ing a charge..
The iit'n Gen. Molitor, who commanded the
flank companies of the right of Gen. Lecourbe,
le rned that the Pr nee of Reufs, who covered
the debouches of the T) rol, had assembled at Im
nienttadt and Neflehangen, nine battalions, and
that he proposed to march to Kempton. The
12th Gen. Molitor began his march with 100 in
fantry and 150 hussars, and advanced to Neflel
vangen, where he met a battalion of the 601 b
regiment, the regiment of Kaunitz, and several
squadrons of Waldeck and Crunve huflars. He
did not hesitate to attack, with his feeble force,
the firft line of his corps behind the Wertach,
which he defeated and put to flight: 150 prison
ers u ere brought back, among whom were three
office rs, one of them a son of Gen. Toller.
Tne Gentral in Chief, on the fame day, the 12th,
made the flank companies of the left, commanded
by Gen. Richepaufe, the left wing commanded
by Lieut. Gen. Grenier, and the corps of reserve
to advance. This movement was connected w ith
the operations of Lieut. Gen. Lecourbe. Gen.
Richepaufe forced on all points the enemy, who
did not Hand firm, except at the village of Bur-,
gr eden, which Prince Ferdinand defended. The
village w. s several times taken and retaken, and
remained in pofleffion of our troops at seven at
night. He then clrofe for a position for his divi
lion the right of Rickelfwer, extending itfelf by
Burgrieden and Lanffen, as far as Stuftlaugen.
The corps of Lieut. Gen. Grenier put itfelf in ,
motion at ten at night, on the right bank of the
liler, to execute the orders which it had received
to leave its positions of Illercicheim aud Oberott,
for the purpose of advancing to Wolingen, Weiss
; enhorn, and Ravei Iburg. The division of Gen.
Baraguay d'Hilliers, debouched in two columns :
that of the right by Bottlelhanlen and Bellenberg,
against Illerberg : that of the left by the val'ey oi
Iller, tow ards Illereiien, Woeringen and Wallen
Itadt. Thjs lad column, having to manoeuvre in
a very large plain, was supported by a reserve
under the command of Gen. Pauconet. The ene
my, consisting office battalions, and ten squadrons,
and fix pieces of cannon, were every where re
pufed, with a loss of 200 men killed and wound
ed, and igQ prisoners.
I he division of Gen. Ney marched from Oder
berg against Babenhatifen. This division found
the enemy above Ganerzhauffen. Gen, Ney form-,
ed bis columns for attack, and the route of the
Austrians was complete as far as Weiflenhorn.
The Bth regiment of ch^fleurs particularly dis
tinguished itfelf. It vigorously attacked the
enemy's cavalry, sword in hand. The village of
Stelton, defended by one Aultrian battalion, ar
tillery, and some squadrons of cavalry, was car
ried by the brigade of Gen. Bonnet, in concert
wjth a battalion of the 15th of the line of the di
vision of Baraguay, which marched to the fame
point. We took few the enemy in this attack
tot Garnezbauffen, about 250 prisoners. Tie di
vihoß of Legrand has taken a position at Ravenf
ourg, and met only in its march a few polls to
drive back.
The division of Gen. Leclerc, which had taken
‘ from the enemy 60 cavaliers w bile reconnoitering
advanced v ithout meeting any cbflocle to Brc
tenthal. The division of Decaen took a position
at Krumbach : it bad only a briik fire of artille
ry, and a few charges of infantry.
The result of this affair is nearly from 5 to 6co
prisoners. It colt the enemy about 400 wounded.
Head-quarters will be this night at Ki umuach.
AFFAIFS IN EGYPT.
It is said the Batavian Government has received
information, that Kleber has gained some treih
advantages in Egypt.
A Conflantinople article of May 3, fays, "We
have hopes of a new negotiation with Kleber.
The English offer to co-operate with our troops
in Egypt—we distrust their zeal, and had rather
have the word of the French to depart quietly."
The fuccefles of Kleber increased the number of
his friends in Egypt—and the Turkish Empire
throughout is fhakeu by intetline commotions.
Seyd Ally Bey w?s beheaded at CoullantiLople
for his ill success at Damietta.
VIENNA, Mat 24.
The intelligence received here by the last post
is, that in the neighbourhood of Sly ona a Turkish
Prince had risen against the Grand Seignior, is
confirmed from every quarter. The taft is re
lated in the 1/tefl accounts. The Prince had join
ed the rebel Pacha of Whidden, Palawan Oglou,
with a corps of 16000 men, conjointly with
whom he is Gid to have taken pofleffion of the
town of Adrianople, Sophia Philopopo. On that
occasion, several severe engagements were against
the Seignor's forces. The Grand Seignor, under
the promise of great rewards, has ordered tire
Pacha of Belgrade, and others, to march with all
their forces against the Rebels, and to make them
selves matters of their perlons. Our expectations
is raised to fee in what manner the Porte will ex
tricate itfelf from this critical situation, the more
io, as it is said the two rebels act under the in
fluence of some foreign Pou er.
LONDON, JUNE 23.
The difaffe&ion excited among the people of
Egypt previous to the renewal of the war in that
country, towards the Ottoman Government, by
the enormities committed through its troops, had
extended to the Chiefs, from an account that the
Porte h^d appointed five Pachas to govern Egypt,
instead of the Bey s, who encouraged by the de
feat and difperlion of the Turkish army, are said,
together with Mamelukes and Arabs, to have
joined their fortune with the French. This in
telligence, w hich is fully credited at Constantino
ple has excited the molt lively didrefs amongst the
well disposed part of the people ; whillt the rab
ble talk, by joining the tribes of Freebooters, who
ravage to the gates of the city, of partaking of
general plunder.
LONDON.
Sir Edward Pellew to Lord St. Vincents.
Inipetueux, at Quibcron, June 7.-
MY LORD,
I HAVE the honour to inform your Lordship
of my arrival at this anchorage with the ships un
der my orders, on the 2d infant, and in my way
down collected the Thames. On the 3d, I was
joined by the Ameythfl, Amelia, and Winchelfea
troopfllip. On the 4th, the Thames, Cynthia,
and a small force, attacked the South-well end of
Quiberon, silenced the forts, which were after
wards destroyed by a party of troops landed un
der Maj. Ramsey ; several vessels were brought
off and feme scuttled, the only loss two kilted and
one wounded on board the Cynthia. On the sth,
the Ramillies joined with the Diadem, Inconflant,
and Viper cutter, and on the 6th, before day, we
succeeded in an attempt upon the Morbihan,from
whence were taken two brigs, two Iloops, two
gun-vessels, and about 100 prisoners ; a corvette
brig L'lnfolente, of 18 guns, was burned, with
several other small craft, the guns all destroyed,
and the magazine blown up.
Three hundred of the Qteen's regiment were
employed upon this service ; and the gun laun
ches and naval force were under the direction of
Lieut. John Pinfold, of this (hip, who boarded the
corvette with much bravery, and performed the
service with much judgment and officer-like con
dua ; the loss was only one seaman killed in hit
boat, and some flight hurts.
A Lieutenant of the Thames, and some few men
in different ffiips have been wounded since there ;
but I am happy to fay all the coafling trade be
tween the different po its has been moll complete
ly flopped, with the provisions aud wine for the
Brelt Fleet.•
VIENNA, MAY 31.
The brilliant successes of the epemy, have caused
much anxiety in our cabinet. There is no doubt
but peace will soon be signed. Buonaparte hat
repeated his overtures, and our Government ap- 1
pear now to attend to them. The Army on the
Danube is dlfcontented, and places no confidence
in Gen. Kray. They wilh the Archduke to be
reinvetted with the command. Bohemia has offer
ed to raise 40,000 men on this condition.
BRITISH EXPEDITIONS.
LONDON, JUNE 24.
An expedition of great magnitude is now
preparing in our port. Every soldier that
can be fpafed, and every vefW which can be
tan to sea willbeetpploved. A train of bat
tering cannon will accompany the expedi
tion. The absence of all the French forc
es from the coasts nearest this Kingdom,
renders the present a moil fit moment.
/The whole expedition is expelled to be
ready by the 15th of July.
A letter from Nantes June 1% fays " the
English are encamped on the Isles of Huat
arid D'Hedie, and seem to have an idea of
bfieging Bellifle. Fears are entertained at
Breit, that the expedition to Quiberon is ul
timately designed against that place.
The British Minister has been recalled
from-Ruffia. ,
A correspondence of M<las has been in- 4
tercepted, and publifcd bj Buonaparte.
Commodore Warren has cut out from St.
Croix, on the coast of France, a convoy,
consisting of 11 vessels, laden with Supplies
for the fleet in Breit; 9 fail of Qe lame_
convoy WCTe run on Ihoie, and loft.