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to cover their march to Dalmatia and Alb::. is :
and that they by no means interfere in the cord
administration of the government of those' places.
A part of the French troops that were at Brame.
Lave entered the Imperial part of the Innviertel ;
but only for convenience. without any herd!'
views, and under the assurance thtt they will pay
for every thing they want in ready money ; 'thick
has accordingly been done.
The public prints say, that-the Elednr of Saxony. ;
incorporating all the dukedoms of that country,
will take upon him the title of Kirg.
ST. PITERSBUROIIi coo. 6.
Our Court Gazette contains the following :
•' Vice-Admiral Senewin, the Commanders of
our squadron in the Adriatic, has transmitted a din.
patch, dated June 17, of which the followiagie tile
substance : . .
~ After I hid learned. se the tad of Key.idell 4
the French had' primed over the Turkish lerviall*-
'into the Republic of Ragusa and tales perewiehet '
of that city, I sailed on the same thip. 'Web the 3.
(hips Srfcree/ sod St. Petro, from Trines. co. de
Rocca di Causes: esti wdaert I`.
' and Asetearl to take the vessels unifite • -824‘-*
were ready to sail. I also ordered Cape*
to leave his station at Camel°, and to follow me
with the vessels under his command. On the firth,
I artier d before the Castro, where I forbad Vice-
Admiral Sorokin, with the ships Pereiwerte and
Wendt j the ship Vero was, by his orders, stationed
in the port of Old Rap's*. where I also arrived
with the Selefeef on the 2nth. Here I learned from
sate Metropolitan of the Montenegrins, that as the
.'French seemed disposed to proceed from Karma to
the Cattaro, two companies of the Witchtakithes I.e.
giment of musketeers, led by the Metropaites is
person, had joined,. and were advancing to momibe
enemy. The French. in conjundion with the Rem
'nuns. fell upon the advanced guard of the Mts. •
tenegrins, about five wersts from Old use; MA
a battle ensuing, Major Swagin i Oillb
part with the latter, and the enemy WPM I
mid driven back to Old Ragusa. On our side, em
Yager, and nine Montenegrins were killed • owes "
Montenegi ins were wounded. and- five *oldies; elites
Regulars. About 200 of the French and Rage.
sans were killed : and a French officer, who theme
himself into the sea, wee drowned.
" On the 2.2 d, Major Bwagin's detachment was
reinforced, and the French left Ragusa, which asst
troops immediately occupied. On the 23d and SS&
the inhabitants of tke coast, and the Montenegrir
, supported by the regular troops. had two atinedi
wilt re the trench and the Ragusans, when one )
ssgrin was killed and twelve wounded.
~rismity lost six Officers and eighty mimes; .
sib colours, a drum, and about 130 mashes, a
also taken from them. After this, the enemy thee..
' up several works. and never 'hewed themselves he-
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.ss with the Metroperseas of Oa '
... the attack of New or
to occupy every channel by it=siss
,easseep driest receive provisions or rasisiosswwws, 1
and with this view to enclose the place oa all side.
the Montenegrins and the inhabitants of the coast
marched, on the 3d of June, under the command
of the Metro?olitan, supported by a corps of ea
rulers. .
a As the enemy hid about 3000 men at dampest.
to which several hundreds of well-armed Regimes
were added, who are very good marksmen s and ea.
besides these, he was in momentary expectation of a
reinforcement, he seemed to be under no appeases
&one of an attack. We, on the other hand. Ise .
1200 regulars and about 9000 Montenegrins; but '
notwithstanding this inequality of ambers, amide
strength of the enemy's position. it was determined
to make ourselves masters of the heights sear Re.
gusa.
[Mere follows a description of several awillids.
in which the French displayed much courage ; and
the Admiral adds.]
“ The French always halted in their third pieties,
and augmented their force from their third lute. Our
troops threw themselves upon the eaemy's friat with.
great impetuosity, and at length drove them oat of
the third position. Driven to desperation, the enemy
at length wished to attack in their turn; but br lag
. taken to Rent by hlajor .lesersky's cslamo, their de-
sign was entirely frustrated. After this they eoUeeted
their whole force behind their fourth position,
the hills that command Ragusa, with the set
of adliog upon the defensive; but they was
driven from this, after they had defended the .-',
selves scarcely ten minutes. This occurred just ,
the dusk of the evening, and the enemy re
in disorder to the fortress; which our t ---
notwithstanding they were in the rear of the hi I.
were not able to prevent, in consequence of the -.:
darkness of the night. At this instant also the muse
my received a reinforcement front Old Regina. «;.
This last affair lasted from two o'clock in the after-
noon till eight at sight. Op our side, one Ensign
and nine privates were killed, and about thirty were '
wounded and missing. The Montenegrins lost
thirty-eight men. The French lost their General.
,-
Lagotuaed, twelve Officers, and about 300 privates
about 100 wounded, whom they • ' ,
ta them into the place. We took twenty-three
prisoners, and this teen pieces of cannon from the
enemy, of different cation:.
" In this manner WAS Ragusa enclosed by ,
troops on shore, and the vessels in the port..
have eroded two batteries upon the heights in '
possession, which have been supplied with caan .
from the ships ; and they are already brought
bear upon the fortress Vice-Admiral Sene •'
~
does kistice to the heroism, and the prudent d'. .
po.itions adopted by Major-General Prince Wa 1.
wyski, and comrnerds several other Officers. 'I
first, by his exertions at the head of his column,
three times obliged ch. enemy to fly, and as oft
defeated their intentions by his skiltul minimums
he also made himself master of two pieces of ca .
non, and used them against the enemy."

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