Star.
London, England, 1801-01-26 00:00:00

ARMY OF THE ORISONS.

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MACDONALD, COMMANDS& IN CHILI' OT TNR &ROST
Of TN& GRISONS, TO MR MINIFTIR AT WAR.

Heatt.quatten at Store, January 3, to o'clock at night.
Citizen Minifter—The movement of which I
apprized you in a former difpatch was executed
with the rapidity of lightning, and with the wonted
courage and perfeverance of our troops. After
the terrible and perilous pafrage of the Aprigar
which can only be compared with the horrible one
of the greater Alps, three divifions of the Army
bad Rill to furmount the chain of mountains which
feparate the valleys of the Oglio, the Trompia,
and the Sibbia, in order to reach the borders oithe

The divicion of General Rocn•ostav, which,
for a moment, was left at my difpofal, had moved
on again(! Storo, which it attacked and carried,
while I was concluding the Italian legion againfl
Bagolino, in order to flank it. General ROCHAN-
BLAU, after the capture of Storo, having moved
on towards Rira di Garda, General Lac Ns pufhcd
on his reconnoitring parties towards Cindino, and
Picve di Buona, where the enemy had thrown up
entrenchments. This General had been ialtraaad

' to learafs the enemy, but not to Mime roar
engagement beim e the arrival of the divillons
der PULLEY and Ray, who advanced by fore..
marches to join and fupport him. As foon as
apptoached him, the Cifalpines commenced
warm attack, but were unable to carry P:evt. di
Boom, which the enemy evacuated on that very
night. Being purfued, and clofely pulled, the enemy
ratified again on a fecond line of entrenchmelit
ti
that have long been conftruded in the excellent
pofttion of San-Alforto ; but I do not thin:. they
will attempt to maintain themfelves in it, tinkii
the retreat of the Auftrian General Srsi4Nica,
who commands in the Val di Sole and on Mount
Tonal be (scored; every dirpolition is however
made for attacking the enemy. While this move.
ment was taken place on the right wing, General
BAIA° VAT d'HiLLisi S, who commanded the
left, advanced into the Engadine—Sehutz was
carried as Coon as attacked by the 45th of the line,
the .3d company of Orient, and the 2%1 battalion of
difmounted hullers. Apprized of this firli fuecel.,
I ordered General BAZAGUAY to penetrate latthd
on, and to force the palfage between the Uin and
Saint-Martrifs-Bruk, that he might proceed again*
Glarens, where I withed to keep up the attention
of the enerny's:troops, whom I knew to be watch.
ing the mo,•ement of my right. The numerous
and ftrtmg fortreires of Caffa-Nova, which covered
the bridge, oppofed no delay to our troops, and
after a vigorous defence, the enemy was finally
obliged to yield, after a confiderable lois in killed
and wounded.
Thofe limultaneous attacks, Citizen htnifter,
made upon a line of fizty leagues of mountainous
country, have beic crowned with the moll com-
plete ruccers, and (kill promife us farther advan-
tages, if we can but come np with the enemy,
who fly on all fides. We have made between lour
and dye hundred prifoners, and taken duet pieces
of cannon.

General &LUNE, after the paffage of the Adige,
infiruded me to advance his left wing alun > that
river towards Trent, while I was to rt-21cou4'it on
the right. I hope to arrive at Botzen fufficiently
in time to cut off the column of General Si lA-
WICH, which I fuppOfe is purfued by General 0,-
DIGRAV, who remained polled at Porte di Ligno.
General BAZAGUAY mull by tlds have rcachei
Glarens, and pufhed on ogainfl Botzen by St.
Masan. (Signed) MACDONALD.

TO ozazaatsiiitniita, REMITTER AT WAR.
Head quarters at Treat,
Citizen Minifter—The objeel of the marches and
movements of the Army of the Grifons is gained,
the twelfth divifion, the body of referve, and the
Italic legion which preceded them have this day
entered Trent : the rear of the enemy, command-
ed by General WUSSARWICH' broke down the
bridge Saint Georges, and kept before our advanc-
ed guard, which was deftitute of artillery. The
Italic Legion, under the orders of General Lien,.
after havmg poffeffed themfelves of the head of
the bridge and the fuburbs, from which the enc.
my in vain attempted to diflodge them, paired the
Adige, and made an attack, conduced with extra•
ordinary vigour, which colt this Legion fourteen
officers and five hundred foldiers in killed and
wounded. The divifion of General Pot v, at the
head of which were the Lath of the line, and the
17th light, arrived to fupport the attack, and then
the enemy evacuated the town with precipitation,
leaving behind them their wounded, a number oi
prifoners, and their magazines. AU the Auftrian
troops which occupied the vallies of the Italian
Tyrol have retreated by the way of Brcntza. The
divifion which General MACDONALD had left be-
fore Tyrol, to conceal his movement by Vhl Sabi.t,
files off to-morrow by Val Duron below Lark, and
the two divifions which, under the command of
General BARAOU•Y d'Hittiaas, have driven the
enemy from the Lower Engadine, will arrive on
the isith :at Botzen, and thus the fine of the army
will be rendered complete. General MACDON•II.O
caufes the enemy to be vigoroufly purfued in the
valley of Brentza ; our advanced polls are at Le-
rico. We communicate on our right with Ge-
neral MONCEY, who is at Roveredo.
Health and liciped, MATTHEW Du isas.
(A true Copy)
ALEIANDEL BEITNI4R, Minifter at War.

ARMY OP THE RtUK.

Head-quarters Stern', Dee. 27.

THE GENERAL 111 CHIEF TO THE ♦atsT.
Soldiers, after the lapfe of twenty days, none of
which paired uncrowned with glory, you had
paffed the Enns, one of the laft barriers of Auftria,
the army of the enemy fled in diforder towards
their capital, which they would not have been
able to defend, when Prince Charles, apprifing me
that the Emperor was decided to fign a peace, re-
quelled an armiflice. At the bare mention of the
name of peace, the caufe of fo many labours, and
the end of fo many vielories, I thought proper to
fufpend your march, and give Europe a /refit proof
of the moderation of the French Republic. Sol-
diers, there is little reafon to fear that that Armi.
(lice will dilappoint our hopes.—Prince Charles
has now re-aiumed the command of the Auftri
army. That generous warrior mull behold with
indignation the blood of the brave foldiers that
has been fold for the gold of a certain illand. If,
however, contrary to every probability, England
(hould again fucceed in filencing at Vienna the
diEtates of prudence and of policy, you would
readily grafp again your arms, and Ihencefcr.
ward, deaf to every mode of kdicitation. Yon
would inflift a mortal blow on an enemy whom
nothing but deftruCtion can difarm. The advan-
tages which you would then derive from the con-
ditbons of the Armiftice would more than comren-
fate for the lofs of a few days repofe. Soldiers,
your Generals are about to procure you canton-
ments in the country which your courage has con,
quered. There endeavour, by a difplay of difci-
pline and refpeft fur property, to command the
affections and the efteem of the people. Thus,
crowned with every fpecies of glory, you will re-
turn into the bofom of France, the peace and hap.-
pincfs of which you !hall have fo powerfully con-
tributed to re-eftabliih. (Signtd)
The General in Chief. MOIL t•V•