The Potowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1790-1798, 1797-02-02
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under the command Of admiral Lucas on an expe.
dnlon agaiDlt the Cape of Good Hope (Which W as
TO have been joined by kicberi, had not admiral
Man, kept in Cadizj th@y proceeded TO that place;
and oon after their arrival had the modification
70 Ind themielves hloekaded there by adn,csi E
phenltcne, who had received timely notice of heir
intention in Augu't, finding TO p Gioity ee elcape,
they were compelled to give up their fhips ard
inrrender thsmilges priiouers
The following is lift OF The Dutch get, under
rear adi1.Ira' Lucas, which furrende cred The t7h
81 Auguit TO a lqaadron of his NJ ieity's thirs
commanded BY the bonourable fir G. K EIphenltone,
K. B. in Saona By -
Dordreeht, Rear Admiral Lucas, IS guns Re.
vouiion, Captain Rhenebend, IS guns; Admiral
Tromp, Captain Valkenburk, Sd guns Cas,bor,
Captain Charlse, ~ guns Bellona, Captain Walk,
70 guns I; Sirence, Captain D. Cere, IS guns Ha
YAK captain bezemFr, 70 guns; ana Maria, itore
IMP otal 342 Guns-Iq72 troops and ieanlen.
We tome TING iiuce Itared that Moreau had re.
treated 10 otockach and Frey bourg ntead Of reti-
ring by ttunSogen, as it fuppofed he would
In rereang TO Frey bourg his dtlgn was to recrols
'he Kline at hril and otraburg protect tbolr
Places and perhaps to retain polst Zion of the right
oank OF the Kline in BriIgaw. With this view he
had marched as far as freybourc. Here the arch.
duke attacked bin on the h, md after an obfti-
nate conflict IN which the archdoke behaved with
great peri"na ealiantry, the French potts were de
feated, and Their army compelled 10 retire with the
Io's OF 1000 prioners and probably about half that
nambsT III kiiled and wounded. Moreau fill enter.
tanned hopes OF maintaining hinelf on the right
bank Of the Rhine, and poited himieH ADVANTAGE
ons tor thas Pnrpoiei but the AutTians having made
dhpoiltions to attack him Oh the 2Ath he again re-
tfed, and rftFeated aefofs the Rhine into France
on the zoth, I'LL keeping pofseffon Of the ijronq
head OF the bridge at Eunengue, by which he ecures
paisagc into Germany.
FROM the iSth to the 10th there fecm 10 have been
continual actions OF potts, in which the Aultrians
generally had the advantage; but at no time. no e.
ven on the Iqth did the French fuFer compIefe DO
feat.
V0O - We are forry to ftate that things az
,ume every DAY more gloomy appearance in Ire.
land 1hole who can Zee farther than the bare fur.
tace' Prease dreadful calamities to this country
from me efIs to which they perceive things haltel-
ing in the filter kingdom. The events we iball
faithfully relate, they ari(e, and we ihall pare
no pains to obtain the befl information of every
thing that concerns that country. The fellowipe
paragraph we copy literally from Dublin paper Of
Saturday lait (saunders's News Letter 1t dcierves
'he more attention, as that paper it not charged
Win retailing matters inimical to the men in pow
&C Notice, it vas yefterday faid, has been eiven
to tome OF the military associations of he metropo-
lis TO mold themelyes in readines to take the Ccye
raj guards OF The city, in the eventual abfsnce of he
troops In sarriion, who are Informed, have been
iaitructed TO be in immediate preparation for march,
with iiS'y ROUNDS of ball cartridges. Thefe orders
are we hear, in eon(equence of dispatches from
nooleman who lately proceeded to The NORTH, ard
who it would ieem, from tbole precautionary mea-
lures envliages iomething of growing turbulence,
aealnit which il may be necessary TO oppoie iudici.
Gus and Infant preventatves."
we nave TO announce from Respectable authority.
mat letters were received on Saturday from Col
Do}le, itating, that from the tempe!uous itate of
the weather, and other unforefeen faculties. he
mad not been able to accomplish the object Of his
expedition. The colonel lately failed from the
Downs wllh comfortable force, for the purpoie,
IT Is iaid. of deftroyirg The gun boats in the har
pour Of f'ahing, which were iuppofed to be col.
lsctins Tor aiding the projected invaion, now 70
much M general object OF alarm in this country.
II the enemy are ferrous i'll their threats of an in.
valion, the northern coait of Ireland, as mott fa
vourable 10 their views, will prove the fpot of de-
cent teint would probably be made on fome
ea'tern part Of the Engh coat, in order TO divert
the britiih feet from the real point of attack.
be sPaniards have at length eravely fifteen
down before Gibraltar. forgetting, no doubt, the
fatal 18th of September.
- 5000 pounds Sterling will be the ihare Of each
Capt concerned in taking the Dutch feet.