The Potowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1790-1798, 1796-10-27
MARTINSBURG, Odober ~.

We are forty be obliged TO announce lin con-
cie de- all be retreat of General JouJdan TO tbs
left of the Rednitz. which occupied i've days. as by
an official communication to the Directory, Auguir
81, appears. The Autrians having, by great boz
oy of cavalry, cut off an intercoutie between the
main army and Gen. Kleber, The former became.
wholly apable of efccting the purPoies original"
ly contemplated, aud the latter, conit quenllys
equally unsupported, therefore the REFLECTIVE
tachments as we'll as the main body, Obliged
fall back under every diisdvantage OF" The m"iI
Borrid dehies,"a divided army, and iucceisful enc
my--wbie every inch Of ground was diipu'ed the
molt\ obftinatey for week, without inleI niflon,
and various fucceis. We hall cloie, for want OK
room, with the following paragraphs OF the Gene
rails letter only.
8" As have been feven days without being ableto
communicate with any body, do not know WHAT
has pafsed towards Mayence elew here have
only this day received letter from General Mo-
reau, OF the 8th, who announces his tucceis on the
18th, over the enemy.
g General Ernouf who had received difpatch
from you for me, was obliged de!troy ii, that 1t
m ght fall into the hands OF the enemy think
the iucees of General Moreau will recall prince
Charles 10 the Danube, and ihall ttrive to prohE
by it.
81 have the honour to inform you, that notwith-
ltanding the great difficulties have uitained in
my mar ch have not lott Jingle piece Of srlille-
ry. You will ALTO learn, DO doubt with pleaiure,
tuat although tue army uae oeen ooiISsd 10 nShC
fix days together, in front and rear, the troops
have teit6ed the imalleir chsgrn"
The official details of the date referred above,
by Gen. Jourdan, from Gen. Moresu, happily con-
hrs,s the assertion in the mott particular and Eat
tering manner, that the uceeses of thar dviilon of
the army, both the victories gained over, and
advances made in coniequence thereof, into the
my's country, rhan compenlares tor the parti-
al check initained b. he army OF The Samore and
Meufe. Let the fol D wing extract ,eitif,.
{" Their cavalry, notwithstanding the dreadful
havoc made in their ranks by arl,llery, charged
our batteries with light infantry. which continued
their fire with rhe grea1eit coonets, though the
enemy were not IS PAGES diff MT.
{" The hrlt regiment of carabineers, and the 9Th
of chsGeures charged this cavalry in flank with the
greateit bravery-a part of them driven into
marib, where took about 100 borle. Another
obliged to pats under the FIRE of battalion of
the Cad demi brigsde-A battalion of the 6e,h then
attacked with great courage the heights Of The Cha
pei Saint CARL, took howtzer and Wagon, and
dilodged the enemy, who, repulied all points,
were Obliged to retire, which the night Obliged
them to do, with other lois than about 500
priioners, but leaving the field of battle covered
with men and hories, as well the route they had
taken. Their lofs is ieair 500 men, in killed,
wounded, and priioners."
Another niurrection took place at Paris, the
night of the 9th September, which, q The frit ap-
pearance was formidable, but by the vigilance Of
the police of that city their deGgns frurafed
I3s of their principals were taken, and order
gain reitored ~ That unfortunate city.