Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-12-02

Evcnts III Holland.
Hamburg, Sept. IS.
T-HE Drtch mail of the gift init. arrived
4 late this evening. Il brings an account
of an aaisn on the 10Th. Three dispatches
were read in he fitting Of the hra chamber, on
the zcih from the fecretary of Gen. Bruno, to
ne French fniniller, and another from Major
Gen. Bockop. ag' ee,ne, that in this battle the
fulians had zcoo killed, 800 wounded, goo
taken prloners, among whom are 40 officers,
and the ehief General oil the Rufian expedition,
Herman, with colonel Z adjutants, 5 itand Of
eolo,s, and 40 pieces OF cannon. The Chamber
decreed (although this news was not officially
announced that the Gallo Batavian army had
seiefs ed well of its country.
It feems, from all the letters received by the
Batavian Dir 9ary, that there was no oaieial
report either FRI m the French or Dutch Cen
erals, bccauie the battle was BY no means deter
mined at J O'Clock on the 10Th, when il appears
they aicertained the lofs Of the Ruaians, but
could rot calculate their own. The hrR divi-
fon Of Runfans d lemba,ked the day preceding,
and the lai ger divifon on that on which the
battle was fought. Their impe'uofty, after
having forced The Gallo Baravians to retreat 10
the forenoon, Teens to have carried them too
far bur the end of the battle may terminate
widely different from the above account, as
General Dsendals had not, il the evening, been
able 10 regain his petition. -,
fThe following arc tho Dutch accounts.
HAGUE, iept. IL.
Yenerday in the FRI chamber diipatches were
read from General Bruno written to the French
nainia or, as ikewife a report from Major Gen.
sral Bockop, and one from Adjutant General
.fArdenne to the agent of the war department,
that in tn. aeiion of the 10Th the lofs of the enc
my confiiicd in 2coo men killed, Soc wounded
! half of them MORALLY, 1900 priioners, among
whom are 40 officers, and the chief of the Rui-
fan expedition, Herman, with his adjutanrs, and
a colonel, Rand of colors, and 40 pieces Of
cannon.
The p,if;ners called cut for quarter, as they
had been anured they would be guillotined.
The Chamber decreed that the combined
republic an armies, in the battle of ths 10Th OF
Sept had deferved well of the country.
This victory was announced here TO the pee-
pie by the hoiaing the national Aig on the OBJ.
f,rvarory.
Head;Quarter ST. Pancras Sept. Io III O'Clock r M
This morning at 3 O'Clock the enemy began,
10 attack our advanced potts, and were repulfed
BY our troops The i:e was, and is aill, terri
bic. On the left wing the enemy has loft ten
pieces of cannon, and g ear number OF Ruti'ans
have been taken prifoners. Our troops MAIN
tain their petition, the French puih forwards,
and every thing is moi favorable General Du
nloncea,Ii is wounded. No official report has yet
been made.
P. S. According to the teitimony of the Pri-
toners, who are brought in every moment. the
Enpliih are in want OF eveTy thing, aud have
had no bread thief. three days.
Every thing is yet undecided; but this is
certain, tia, the enemy have been feverely de-
ieased, and we are On the point Of taking 5000
Rufian priioners. Some Fiench battalions
ruihed on the enemy with the bayonet, drove
them of, and took pofetlion of their batteries.
The divifons of Vandamme and ,Dumoaceau
haved done wonders.
ALxMAAs, Sept. Io.
u o'clock r. N. at the departure OF the poa)
II is certain that 1000 Ruilians, wounded and
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