The Potowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1790-1798, 1797-02-16
Latef Foreign Advices.

Lateft Foreign Advices,
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LONDON, December e..
Notices from the Lords of the Admiralty ar.
ported Up in Portimouth, Portiea and Coiport. in.
forming the inhsoa that all Ere Hips, onn.
boats. &c. are completely equipped, and inyiIpe
the people TO learn the uie OF srliery, and 20 On
board heis craft, in Gale the French hould attenpt
to invade this hirldon, which. according to his
itate paper, appears to be matter ierlouy intend.
ed.
EYENq1S 1T THE UPPER RHINE.
Moreau, writes Nov III hat tbs esrrifon Of
Xiii hao made vigorous fortie the Anitrians were
forced without bot all their artillery was Ipi.
ked 20 pieces were taken. IF iuch ucc- els had
been expected, arrangements would have been made
for puriuiug it talther.-5oo Prilnners were made
among whom was Colonel and M jor, The
battle was the mott obftinste os.tbe v ar; many
Germans mutt have been killed. The French Ge-
ner al Deisix had his horte killed under him, and
was himie!t wounded. Gen. Lacombes horie was
wounded.
.LAYESY FRENCH 9CCoUNTS.
Commiflinner Etrtber, writes TO he command
ant ofLombsrdy, and alto to the Executive Drec.
tory, under dare of November 10, at Verona, Civ
ing particulars of ieveral bloody battles from Nov.
already written an account Of A. that period the
Aul'rian general alvinzy, had Effected Junction
with column from Tyrol, ard had ali army of
10000 men. Nov. "a, this army came in lgnt Of
the French and proceeded to give pitched Battle.
which, however, BuonaParte prevented. French
general Vaubo's, was TO act in Conjunction with tho
right wing, under general Davids, and bridgs Of
boats placed over The adige, thar troops tniebt
pals TO fall on Alvinzy's rear, Of his cumnun-
cations, ieis his magazines and his pax Of atiile.
ry~and deprive him of fnbfiIIencs. freuch sene-
rails Maisena and Angereau wsre fent acrois The
Adige Mafsena frit fell in with fos,e of the enc.
my's out pots, whom he worried. Angereau alto
drove in !everal potts, but ftopr'd at V.ilsge
Arcole by the Auitrians, whole FIRE IA ked dyke
II was necessary to pats In vain die Ansereau Ne
deavour to encourage his men. by fteppue to their
head with itaDdard, and irving 70 lad them en-
the FIRE too intenfe. Baonapxrte, when in
formed of ,heie difficulties, ordered general Gutiux
to ailiit them With 1000 Ruonap ar,e wen1 al
10 himfelf. He addressed the troops, reminded
them hat they were he came men that had taken
the bridge at Lodi, rsied pirit OF en.huGa!n, I'd
prof. by it, He lesped from his horfe, ieized a
irandard. remounted, ruibed forward and cried,
fofiaEv Jeur gensraL The column inlrsntly ad,sn.
ced, and were wi hin thirty yards of the bridge.
when be terrible fire of the Auftrans made I'm
tall bsck-Gsnersls Vignolle and Laine were W ound
ed, M@lron, aid-de.camp TO general in chief was
to rlariE, from whence he eicaped with difficulty
he mounted again, the column rallied, and The
Auitrians KEPT within their ntrenchmept. AT night
general Gneux carried this village OF Arcole--bur
retired with priioners and four pieces of cannon.
The Auitrans in the night lent their vsluables to
Vlcenza-drew their whole force towards Romeo
and again occupied Arcoie in force. Nov. 10. The
Autrians commenced the attack-Maisena WORT ed
the enemy. rook I 500 prifoners, cannon and 4
itandards. AngereAu likewife repulied the enemy
bu. could carry Arcole, Seven generals were
wounded before this village. Bnonaparte endea-
voured to eitaoliih passage 2crus the canal but
could.not. Adjutsnt general Vial was mp TO his
neck in water in trying to ford the canal; and at
this time Elliott, another of the general in chiefs
aids, was killed.
Nov. r., new artaek made by the French.
Ma'sena eng esd on the left of the GATEWAY. Au-
gereau, for the third time attempted Arcoie. Maj
lena was fucceisfjl; but Augereau was again repa.
fed, and fell back in dlorder to the bridge of Kon.
Maiseha CAME TO the sniltance of Ansereau, and
then victory declared for the French rbe enem' !
were put TO fl gHt-snd quitting all their poiitig
retreated TO Vicenza. Nov. 10, the French purg
the Au(trians TO Vicenza, and took feveral bar
ladened with Ponroen flores, and picked up fom.
prioners During theie events the French left wing
driven from Rivoli by the right wing of the I'M.
Perisl army under Davidovitch-but the next day,