The Potowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1790-1798, 1797-04-06
L o N D o N, February s.


n1sdiately iiopped The impreGion, in order to COM
munlcate the intelligence. In the courie OF the
night an expreis from Dover reached othce with
tie Paris papers, containing the detail of the i'm
portant bat,ies that had been fought; but as one
hall of our impreiEon was then printed off, and
General Berhier's letter Cd the iect to uch
extreme Length, we forbore itop The pres
ircond time (having already ei.en the reiuIf rather
than poblith our per late in the afternoon which
mutt have been the cafe had waited for the
usnA. tion and competition Of the letter.
We forty to FAY, thst a careful! perufal of all
the correspondence puhlhed respecting he late
dreadful Conflicts in Italy, will not permit Us 10 re-
Stact the opinion given in the Times OF Saturday
that the event OF the dlF.ren actions that took
place between the 9Th and 10Th of January, will be
sbe ki Of Lfaly 10 tbe Ehbfv. However exaggerated
ms reports OF rue republican generals may be,
zhc extent Of eheir victories, the lois of the al
lies, this much ieems certain--that the Auilrians
have experienced OTAL DEFEAT on t4ElR
ARMY " ITALY, and thar the tortreis Of ri N
Ava, and the whole corps of Field Martial urmer
will ere long be forced TO urrender. .
The account of tbele unfortunate events is con
raned in two letters written by general Buonspar-
&C. and in very crcuiaitsaciai report OF tbs
of he itsf B.rthier.
General provera, :who vas entrufied with he
care OF ge,ting into M4ntuh comfortable quanti,
OF proviions, efcorttd BY 10000 men, attacked on
khe Q; at Bssaqca, general Apgereau, and reed
hin, 10 rs-rsar. t.nctbsr attempt the following
day ar ST. Miehsl, near Verona, proved eis fertu-
ne~f, and be- was pulled With lois by the republi
Gan general Malseua. Afreih attack took place on
tho / h, The tanw put. According oB. rtbier
she Anftrians, after tome flight advantages, were
faon rcpned, but Buonapafle's account ils1es that
.te Republicans were compelled TO fan back " bile
Provera threw bridge the Adiey, oppofte TO
Angular and eontinued his march Msnius not
withdrawing the cxertions of the various bodies
ehar harrafsed his tre ops
DUrug 1heis operations below Verona general
Alvzt, at the bead Of che grand army competed OF
os. men, temAed to Feneti'te the ide Of
Ritoa, between the Lake OF (1arde and The Adige
= hcif at,ack nadr Corooa the roth, tai!ed
but OH the Iz,h the Frencb general oubert was dri-
ven both from this pot and that OF So Marco and
fell back behind Rivuli. Buonapsrte, iuformed of
Ths event. diipatcbed ell the troops he could col
jfc TO this quarter, sd hasened there hu,teIf from
Verona, An obttina3e eng gement erlued the re-
Suit Of which was the pciseflon OF the heights OF St
Rl'reo once more by the Republicans, by which
means the opening TO the Antriana cavalry was
cloted up. Freih actions ere fought on the 1hh
and rsfh, and Alvinzy fuco=edsd ia throwing into
eonfaiion the left wing of rhe enemy out while he
proceeded with his victorious right to force the
sleh wing of the Fseneh, Buonaparte, Who had re-
paired in the interim his left wing, re,ook the
potts from which it had been driven but ihort
lime before, and haterine his riehr spain made
head asant the Adltrians the very moment when
they were preparing to turround his centre A
freih engagement eniaed, and victory declared in
favor of the French.
General Alvinzi nedent of victory had cauied
rhe heights below Rivoli b*tween the Adee and the
lake of Garda, to be occupied by 1000 men for the
perpo!e OF cutting off the enemys retreat. By this
znarGuyre all communication was at an end be-
tween the French army, Verona, and Pefchieras.
1be Anltrisns in this petition, made three ucceive
attacks on the Entertainments Of Rivoli and were
80 often rePuled Buonaparte forced Alvinz's ripbt
on the 18th, while Jouberr and D'Hliers retook
ST. Marco. According the enemy's iaternept.
10000 Priionsrs taken in thee actions and #
buonaParte is TO be credited, Avinzi had no alter
native but to lave hilnlrf by flight, almot alone.
tive are 70 rely on Barthiers count, the AYitri
ans were retiring into she 'Tyroleie.
10 rte mean time General Provera, after looiinq
1ooo rnen IN the acrion Angular, continued his
march 20 Mantua. and arrived on the ts,b before
'he teharbs Of ST. Georgia. Miollis who com
sansed at this pol1. being TWICE fummoned to for.
sfnder refued TO give it up, and his reGttance fur
I'ih9d Hponsparte with opportunity to hairen
frcn Cas'rnuove. ard TO take poiseiion of all the
po'nta by which Provera could get the CONVOY into
Nantra. Wurmier made iortie on the 6de Of La
favor'ts to effect junction with Provcra, and a
very hard fought battle took place, which termina
ted in f,vor Of the French The AnCirisns ,,r.
rounded 90 all fides, and completely worp our with
their long march, aud the msny actions in which
thev prevjou6 " forrrd ~ .ru,rx