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London, England, 1801-01-10 00:00:00

ARMY OF ITALY.

SLUMS, GENERAL IN CHIEF OR TICS ARMY OF
__ITALY, TO THE MINISTER AT WAR.
Wee.", Dec. 27, One in the Morning.
On Eke 17th of December, the advanced guard
of the enemy, under the orders of General Ho-
Hzazot.saateind BOSSY, attacked our out-polls,
but was completely repulfed. The whole army
put itfelf in motion, and got poffeffion of the prin-
cipl pofitions on the right bank of the Mincio.—
firfi four days of Nivofe were employed in mak-
ing-preparations for the paffage of this river, de-
fended by the final army of Aufiria. The two
moil favourable points for the paffage of the Min-
cio appeared to be thofe of Monzanbano and
Molino, oppofite Lavolta. General Du roar hav-
ing fet one from Azola, threw a bridge over the
river at Molino. General BELLEGAIDE marched
in that direCtion with the principal [lrene' of the
army. A moft bloody battle caned. The 6th
light dillinguifhed itfelf : charged by the huffars
of Tufcany, it received them with fixed bayonets.
A great part of this regiment remained upon the
field of 'battle. The divifion of General GAzAW
arrived very feafonably. The divifion of cavalry,
under the orders of General Davouvr, made
.a
great number of prifoners. General Da LIMA s de-
bouched by Munzanbano. Lieutenant-General
Moscxv proceeded after him. The enemy was
,completely put to route. Generals of Brigade
Moamar and CALOIN. were wcnnded, together ,
with fevcral other Staff Officers. General DLL-
MAS had his clothes fhot through, Generals Mos-
CBY and Bountr had their holes killed under
them. I owe much praife to General MARMONT,
for his conftant exertions to organife the artillery
of the army, and.for the execution which it did
under his diretli&Ls. General LLSUITE, with the
brave 72d, has entered Borghetto. The lots of
the enemy amounts to 24 pieces of cannon, and
more than I z,OOO men, of whom Soo° are prifo-
ners. We have taken a great number of Ilan-
dards. I lhall fend you further detail-. I hope to
do great things to-morrow. (Signed) stows.
ARMY OF THE RHINE.

TYE GI/MAL OF DIVISION, CHIEF Or THE STAFF,
TO THE MINISTER AT WAR.

Head-quarters at Stern, December as.
Citizen Minifler—The army has continued its
)novements; the' enemy has not been able to de-
fend the Traun, which the centre. of the army
pallid it Limbach and Wels ; the left wing fol.
Jor•ed the route of Lintz, and afterwards direded
its march to Enns ; the right wing, which had
gained Gunenden, palled the Alben, and received
orders to tile off towards Krumunfter, to flank
the enemy on his march to Steyer. All thefe
movements have perfectly fucceeded. General
.Lacoutal made a or Soo prifieners ; General
Riots AAAAA entered Steycr, where the enemy
abandoned 17 pieces of cannon, and left almoll
aOOO prifoners. In our rout we have found im-
menfe magazines, and the lois of the enemy, in
men, horfes, ammunition, and waggons, is pro-
digiqus. At Lintz we got to,ooo barrels of flour
and 25,000 f3cks of oats ; and at Saint Peter's a
quantity of provifions nearly as confiderable.—
We have repaired the bridges of Enns, and paired
the Ups, which the enemy did not attempt to de-
fend. We are ready to march to Erlaph. There
is every reafon to conclude that the Auftrians will
now attempt to flrengthen themfelves near the
Trafen, and probably under the walls of Vienna.
Health and refpedt, (Signed) DISSOLLES.
THE GENERAL OF DIVISION, CHIEF OF THE STAFF,
TO THI MINISTER OF WAR:
• Head-quarters at &era-, Dee. s 6.
Citizen Minifter—The Archduke Cuaricis has
propofed an armiftice to the General in Chief, at
the Paine time announcing to him that the ENlrs-
ROR had fent a courier to M. de CORENTZIL, with
orders to figs a peace. The General in .Chief,
confidering that the line of the Traun and of the
Enna was breed, that we had advanced a hun-
dred leagues before the other armies—that the
,Auftrian army in Italy was behind us—that of
courfe M. de BELLEGARDE had two grand me-ins
from-Salsburgh and Infpruck to fend a detach-
?rent, ahich Joining itfelf to the troops left in the
Tyrol, might fall upon our rear, and cut off our
communication with France, has thought it his
duty to content to a convention, which procuring
us great advantages, left us the means at the
fame time of waiting for the operations of the ar-
my of Italy, of which we have yet had • intelli-
- settee. The charafter of the Archduke CHARLES,
bis well-known fidelity, are fufficient pledges to
us of the defire the Eltrztol now has to terminate
the war. To this he has been, betides, compelled
by the deplorable Rate of his army, which, haw-
ing loft in twenty days 66 leagues of country, 25
thoufand prifoners, 1a or 15 thoufand killed or
wounded, 140 pieces of cannon, and immenfe
gazines' is not at prefent, and would not be for
thole three months, in a Rate to prevent our army
from conquering all Auftria and diftating laws to
its capital : but, to do it without danger, it was
neceffary that the army Mould have been matter
of the head of the defiles of Cirinthia. The Ge-
neral in Chief believed, betides, that to flop in the
midi' of the moil brilliant victories was conform-
able to that charatler of moderation by which the
Chief Conful sines to make himfelf known to the
whole of Europe. I have the honour to addrefs
to you a copy of the armillice. The Emperor
has determined to treat of peace, whatever may
be the determination of his Allies; and our line
approaohing to the Danube and to the mountains
of the Tyrol, putting in our hands the Rations of
Kuffstein, Schocrnitz, Brannan, &c. will afford
us the means of renewing the war with the greater'
. ;,dvantlifes., but above all with cf.: greateft fecii-
rity. Health and refpefte(S4ncd) uststiLLLS.

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