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6. Any (hips of war or other vcflels
which may arrive with reinforcements lbr
the combined fing! ill. and dufliio army,
11.all not kind the fame, and lliall be fent
away a foon as poflîble.
7 General Brune Ihnli be at liberty to
fend an officer within the lines of the Zuyp
and the Hehler, to report to him the
Hate of the batteries, and the progrefs of
the embarkation. His Royal Highnefs
the Duke of York lhall be equally at li
berty to fend an officer within the French
and Batavian lines, to fatisfy himfelf that
no new works are carried on on their
fide. An officer of rank and dilVmcHon
fliall be fent from each army refpectively,
to guarantee the execution of this con
vention.
8. Eight thoufand prifoners of war,
French and Batavians, taken before the
prefent campaign, and now detained in
England, fliall he reflored without con
ditions to their refpeitive countries. The
proportion and the choice of liich pri
soners for each, to be determined between
the two republics. Major Ceneral Knox
lhall remain with the French army to gua
rantee the execution of this article.
9. The cartel agreed upon between the
two armies for the exchange of the pri
foners taken during the prefent campaign
fliall continue in full force till it fliall be
carried into complete execution ; and it
is further agreed the Dutch Admiral De
Winter fliall he confidered as exchang
ed.
Concluded at Alkmaer, the 18th of Oc
tober, 1799, by the underligned Ge
neral Officers, furniflied with full
powers to this eftevt.
(Signed)
J. KNOX, Major General.
HOSTOLLANT. -
Odhber 30.
The accounts from Italy date, that
finza lips been rc-taken, and that Cham
pions t has gained an advantage near Coni.
J lie victories in Switzerland have
pro
duced the effect of preventing the retreat
oi'tlie French in Italy, and Genoa remains
in the poilefliun of the French. Rome has
prelented an unexpected feene. The
Fren.h, few in number, and incapable of
refilling the Neapolitans who were ad
vancing. began to retreat to Civita Vec
chia. l'lie people immediately requeded
not to be abandoned, and to be armed.
A drong force was foon collected, the
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Neapolitan entrenched camp of T 2.coo
men at Frcfcaii was llormed, 000 killed,
1800 made prifoners, with the commander
in chief, and the military chcft.
tight tranfports have arrived at I7ar r
wich, in the courfe o; lad week from the
Dutch J/.i'ightei-horfe, with wounded fol
diert—the following Officers have laud
ed, viz.
Colonel Hodges,
Lieut. Keith,
-Hill,
Lt. Col. Crew,
Major Hutchinfim,
- W alters,
Captain Hohinfoit,
- Parlons,
Captain Thompfon, and three others,
whole names are not mentioned.
ARMY OF THE DANUBE.
Berne (Switzerland) OSl. 12.
The following Proclamation has been
ifliied :
Maffena, General in Chief, ft the Army _
Soldiers ! the coalelced powers had
united three armies againd y ou
their
plan was to gain poflcllion of Helvetia,
and thereby to penetrate into France.
You have deltroyed their plan,
You
have fecured the Limatlt ; and in two
days you have annihilated the army of
Korlakolï -You have taken all his
call
non, all his baggage, and have obtained
Zurich by force of arms. The enemy has
loll 6coo prilbuers, and three generals
w on ml cd.
You have fecured the Linth ; you have
completely beat the Andrian Army j you
have made jooo prifoners, and taken 20
pieces of cannon. Its general in chief
lias been killed on the field of battle.
The army commanded by Suwar
row
had advanced to Altorf.
You marched
againfl it ; you vanquished it in the valley
of Mutten ; you have taken 011c ftandard,
two pieces of cannon, and the enemy,
forced to make a precipitate retreat, lias
abandoned 6co wounded among whom
are a general and feveral officers.
Though repulfed from Glams, you have
dill been conquerors,
Y ou have made
rjoo prifoners, taken a dandard,
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killed a general. Finding their fafeiv
only in flight, the enemy fled towards
the Grifons, leaving you 1,500 woun
they lot! befidcs a great part of their
ar
tillery, and all their baggage.
lipon the Uhine the wreck of the
van
quilhed regiments, reinforced by Bava
rian troops and by thol'c of tonde,
at
tempted a frefli sttSek. Yon were there
ready to receive them. On the fide of
Sliatfhoufe y ou ha\ e made i yoo prifoners,
taken fix itandaids, feveral cannon and
killed a general.
Oil the banks of the Rhine, from where
the dar flows to the fnmmic of Gothard,
the enemy have fire wed the field of battle
with the (lain.
finally, you have driven the enemy
from Helvetia, and by h.fing a portion of
land which the enemy have purchafed to
dearly, they I oil more than 50,000 fol
diers ! Behold the work of fifteen days.
Your own country, as well as Helvetia,
have decreed you civic honors.
When wiiole nations offer yoa their
tribute of admiration and gratitude, it is
the duty of your general to remind you
that a new career of exertion and danger
prefents itfelf to you. He engages, in
your name, that von will fierce your way
through it with y aur wonted intrepidity
and devotion.
(Signed)
.SjENA.
r.
f Maflcna lias wrote to the Miniflcr at VViu
of the Helvetic Republic, giving an ac
count of Suwarrnw 's army, in which he
fays that it is reduced to " 5000 m-n, mod
of whom are deditutc of arms ai d (hoes,
and in a dvq lorable lituation, on tiitii
march to Feldkirch." —He lays he liiail
enter the Grifons 011 the 18th or 19th of
October.]
LEGISLATURE Of DELAWARE.
Cn Friday lad Ids Excellency the Go
vernor of this Male met both houles, and.
delivered the following fpccch :
Gentlemen of the Senate and Kufe of Re[•.
Yon have by the permiffion of Divine
Providence, agi
ccbly to the conditvitiuH*
al day affigiicd for the annual meeting of
the Lcgiilature afiembled, and it becomes
my dmy tu lay before you dich fubjeCis as
appear to me demand your pvelcnt atten
tion— Lut bviore 1 enter upon this dutv,
dill reding as the thought may be, permit
me to take notice of the irreparable lofs
the United Mates have lately fudained ;
yes, V> aldington the Friend of unkind,
the greath beloved George \Valliimnmi,
late Frchdcnt and Commander in Chit I of
the Armies of the l nittd states,
is no
more, he is dead.—W ill r.ct the I egilla
ture of the state of Delaware, with me
drop a tear before Heaven's King,
cx-