Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-10-21
Particulars of the Desperate Battle of
NoVi.

N0Ql.
VIENNA, AUG as
He day before yeaerday, capt. Lang ar
= rived here with full account of The bat
tle of Nov which was this day communicated
lro the public in Implement extraordinary 70
fhe Court Gazette. The following are the mott
liuterelfing particulars, which wsre not contain
led in the fra account.
!" The enemy's army coniiaed of about
I45,ooo men. il was at 6fit refoved not to
Ioppoi- their advancing into the plains but to
lprevent dlagreeable consequences, and placing
the mott Unlimited confidence in the valor of
bis troops, Field Marihall Sowarfow was in
dueed TO attack the enemy in their potion,
which however, as appeared already fom their
ira accounts, colt the live, of great number
of brave men, but in the end attended by
the happiet fucceis. General Melas taking
poae(ion of The heights Of Novi, decided the
victory.
:. This happy event cauiej futh connernati.
on among the enemy, that, after ihewing the
mott reiolutc hrmnels during the whole day,
they now fed precptately towards the road
of Ogada, and Gen. Kray continued the attack
with 10 much advantage, apd maneuvered 70
ik'lliully agant the ensmy's rear, that he took
1000 prlioners, among whom was the General
of diviiion Coli, beiides ieveral pieces of can
non and ammunition Wagons.
The enemy's lois coniias at lean in soco
killed, 1000 pri'oners, and upwards of 1000
wounded. Among the -prifoners are the two
generals of diviiion Crouch and Perignon, and
the generals OF brigade Coli and Bardon. The
/ general IN chief Joubert, was wounded 1t the
commencement ct the battle, and died Of his
wounds at Now The generals of the enemy
who were made priloners, unanimously rate,
that their lois coniitts, upon the whole, IL,
{ 1900 men, and that their wounded were
! dreadfully maulcd by cur well diieled grape
1 iho, fire.
Our lofs in killed conils in rs off .ers and
$50 privates wounded 10 flaff and g COM
,niiiioned officers, and 3o36 priyates prfoners
and milling, belides Gen. Luignan, - officers
and 1870 pIiVates, of which latter, however,
only zoo, who were wounded, are actually pri
fone,s the remainder, who were ieparaled from
the army during the battle, are now moltiy re.
turning to their regiments.
- AT the departure of the courier, the ac.
counts of the lofs Of the Rufiians were not com
plete The Ruaian Gen. Tfcuparow, is among
the wounded.
s.Words cannot be found to express fufiicien;ly
the merits and ntrepidity of The Aui;ian and
Rl.lian troops every individual that hared the
events OF this ever memorable day, may claim
immortal glory and general Eileen.
q Some Imperial Generals, Staff, and officers,
are particularly noticed. The general Of ar,il-
lery, Baron Kray, who has 70 much diainguih-
ed himiet in this brilliant campaign and the
two Field MARTIAL Iieutensnts,' Bellegarde and
Or, have principally contributed to this victory
l. fhntr a. i,,l - ~
maribal Lieut.. Frohlich fgnazed himfef by
his uniform magnanimty. Major General Zach
has given mott eileetual aflilfance in arranging
the attack. Fieldmarihal Lieut. P.ince Lich
tenitein, though the ground would NOT allow
cavalry TO be properly employed, did every thing
III his power to harrafs the enemy on his re-
treat, &c.
Is In the night from the Is h to the 10th, the
enemy continued their retreat towards Genoa,
and the diviiion of General St. Cyr took poGtlli
on of the Red Mountain and the heights which
command the roads Of Cayi, TO cover their
retreat.
9 On he arrival of Major. General Karaczay,
who was ordered to purfue the enemy, we had
tak,n 60 pieces of cannon and 400 ammunition
Wagons.
8 Thus ended battle, which was carried on
h'iH SioSn al 'ue iHoihilS III Ia { DIT VI ta4l
with the mott unexampled bravery Of the troop,
an both iiies, and the vittory gained by the al
lies becomes more vauable, when it is con-
conidered thar according to advices recsived at
the head quarters Of The army, from Eieldmar.
fail Lieut.. Count Haddick, who is falioned
with body Of troops in the neishbournood of
Aulta, the enemy,in combination with their pro-
eeedinss al Now, on the 18th, after forcing our
potiaon near Rofwald, attacked our whole line
IN .he Upper Valais, in three different points al