Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1799-12-27

all along the line, In which the ens6sy wery
rer ulfed.
! Sroog iutreuchmsnts, we underaan6.
were throwing up a, Ryck.duwn, 70 cove-
was fuppolcd, he embarkaiion OF oug
forces, whenever iuch Z msafure ihoaid be
| relolved on.
When the Infpeaor left the Hcldsr. II
vas currently reported there, that $4,000
Pruiians had catered Holland, bat the IN
nediate Object of this movement ha6 not
been aCccrtsined. fsVs,)
A cabinet council was held yeter,lav ia
for the purpoCe of coming 70 a determisat'on
on the queaion of evacusting Iiousnd.
colonel Brownrigg attended to make known
to thsm all the particulars of the iituaiioD Of
the allied armies aud the reiult was an order
Tor their decentralization,
The colonel aud Cir Charles Hari!ton fe-
out for Holland wi',s the order and Untrue.
tions; the suatds and other troops under or.
ders tor that country were counternauled,
and me1fares are immediately to be taken
To procure more veIsls TOR thr return of the
army. Hopes are entertained. that as the
i1-ider IS capable of being ,tropgly fortified,
and as we have number Of gun boats 70
Hank the embarkarion, It via be eFttaed
with tttle lois. IL 10 the only sniug fc5
which we have now to be anxious.
Il is runorcd that the French on re-cn,er.
ing Alkmaar, after the retreat Of our trooos.
burned it TO the ground, probably for has-.
lng opened Ike gates 10 ;hs sllies.
fisGd 24"fsy' Sasagea B,ggs
Ce9Ssr g, 1899.
have already acquainted you with the
reiult of the action of the 9th 'iallaat, which
terminated iucceisful to The allied arms, and
az the ame.tirne pointed out he necsfiiy Of
the movenen; which produced has affair.
From the puloners taken upon the 9Th
initant, learut the certainty OF the enemy
b ing been reiafov d 4 &C tie action cs
the I'd by two demi.brigades, amounting TO
about 6ooo infantry, aud OF their having
strengthened the poii'lon of Bcvcrwyck,
aud fortified itrougly at tue rear OF the points
Which 1T would It'll be nsceGary to carry be-
fore Harlem could be attacked.
IL ought allo TO be itaied, that the enemy
had retired a large force upon Purlnersni,
ia an almo& a:ceiii5ls poGriUn, cove cd ~
an inundated country, aud the debouches
rom which were Hrongly fort Il d, and ii,
the hands OF the enemy aud farther, mat
as our army advanced, this corps WAS placed
in our rear,
Bar fuch obaacles wo AID have been OVER
come, had the tate OF the weather, the ruin-
ell condition of the roads, aud ts.at waat Of
the necellary luppl;es ariilag from the aboye
cauies, preiented difficulties i. hich requlrsd
the uoa FERROUS confederation.
Hlving u,aturely wciged the circumaan--
ess 10 which the army was thus placed, ana
having felt is iny jVs : GA a poil,s- vt 70 mac,
Importance, to coniult with gen. fir Il IL
bercrombie, aud the lieut.. generals Of Ais ar.
my, could not but couiider, and their OPT
nioa was unanimous on the subject, that II.
would be for the benefit OF th- general calts
20 withdraw the troops from their advanced
petition, in order to wait his majesty's fun
CIR inaru6tions.
mutt rsqueh you viii again repea. 10 h.
majeity the d.Gngdilhed conauel If his army-
which while scliUF under the pr-aurs OF uncon.
mon difficulties. Teser for n,oilent ecsfed 20 q.
attusted by the noblet feelings icr the fucces oS
the public csuis and the homer of he siitiih arms
AS there many points refurIng from orr
pretent htua-iOn upon which you may require
particular information, and iueh details as earnce
be brough, within the comp is Of ! letter, have
thought 1t neeeiary TO charge my leeretlry col
BTownrigg wi,h this dipatch, who will De aba
70 explain fully AL matters rs,atins 70 this army.
;ranlmit re,urn Of killed 1ud wounded, and
miling OF has naj-ty's and the Rniiian troor, il,
the action Of the 9th init. mott he irti!y anene
that It has again been 70 ieroos ann that 70 mary
brave and valuable men have flllcn--I am yours.
&c. FREDERICK.
Rsipra Of fbs EagEg, kiR,4, 1vopad.d, and
! o, = L,g :, a.. q, IN, ~ O7o6.-