Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1799-06-07
E%ecati0e Directory.
The General in Chief OF the armies of Italy
and Naples, 70 the Executive Directory.
+" Hea2-Ouarters at CaaoI--Nuovs
10Th March, 9TH ycar--at night
g CitieenE Dire(larr.

]Olh NA1'Ch, I'm yCaT--aI hight.
&c Ctizea5 Directors,
'' Al break of day I attacked the enemy
IN hts petition between the Lake of C,arda
and tie 4 iige, with three diviGons. Two
other diviliozs proceeded to attack Verona,
while the iixth covered Lsgnano.
I" be three divilions on the left carried
iwHrd n hand, twenty-five redoubts OF frnlll
iorts, which the enemy had planted round
their petition. The daughter was dreadful
AFTER mott fanguinary combat of four
hours, Generals Delmss and Grenisr drove
the enemy from all bis petitions, parfued
him without incernniiIior, and got peheHion
81 two bridges on The Adige,
" The diviGon Of Serrnrier, on its part,
feconded by orr Aotills, carried all before it
olerg toe Lake of Gsrda
. The two divihous which proceeded a.
gsinlt Verona, have powerfully contributed
70 the Iucceis Of the main attack They
:cnght with the greatsR bravery from day.
break until dark, againh very numerous
body fine enemy.
q" Our vecruits of the eoaE,fbi;on r,vallcd
the cottage of our NOR veteran grenadiers.
Folks, Heiyetians, Piedmontefe, Cifalpines,
ak have done tatir duty, aud proevd tnea,-
Aelves worthy Of fghtinS by the Gde of
Erenchmen.
" The refil, of this battle, which does
honor to the army of Italy, even compared
with its former Victories, has put in our poi
FELTON, two bridges on the 1dge, u pieccs
OF cannon, two pair Of colours, and about
1900 prRcncr., among vhon are number
Of officers. The enemy has, heGdca, left on
she field about 5000 killed, aud a great
EunS-r wounded.
3" General Dslmss has received ball in |
h's leg, but he fiiI continued to fight, not
withdrawing his wound. General Dtlafme
received 4 wound in the thigh, watch oblig-
e him te retire from the field.
(Sigaed) SCHERER."
Letters from Ancona, dated March the
18th, Gate that the corvette In Sybile, !
which arrived at that place from Malta inI !
DAYS, brought intelligence OF the Inhabitants
beng driven out ef al the forts in tue ifland
by the Frevch, who had in confequence Of
that iucccis obtained proyiflens eno1gh for
two years There were three nip, of the
lne IN the port, and frigate from Tou!on
had landed wine and -four for thc g,rrifon.
The Englilh continued 10 blockade up the
HiandbY !ea. They attempted TO lane tresDs
IN 50 boats, and to fcaie the town at pirhr,
brt were IN both iaitances vigorou1y repel-
led.
The majority Of the Primary ><iTemblies
continue 10 ar in opp0Gtion 10 the views of
thc Directory and The Electors in maay
@itritts leem determined TO ehoofe no other
rnernhers thn thofr whom the Directory
drove out Of the Lsgilatiys Councils Taft
year.
Ye&erdaY afternoon we received Paris
papers 20 the 5th i1f. which were brought
to Dover IN neutral ref-l from Calais.
On the 18th plt. General Tsurdan wrote
from his Head Quarters near DutIingen, as
follows -
JgaTdsa General in Chief, 70 Chat.
neui-Randon, General OF Dyi-
Gon.
Hradl2na-ie,s 81 Wsilr, mar Dur
hagea, z6ib Of Moreb, 7A yea,.
% since dc 10Th Z have had fssefal man,
s6sions with Prince Charles. IN The laa Of
them, which took place on the zfih, and
continued for hours, remained mailer
Of the field Of battle ard made 1000 pGfen-
cs. bnt TIE mcmy's arny amounting ,o
90. 900 men, scd ,sceiyiag daily enforce
mcnts, I iolnd myf-lf under the nesrlity,
though y.S.or'ous, st falling back. b4nI
covey iac de6.ra Of The Black Mountains. %
that the d-palmcai Of lhe Lover Rhine
Issa bsys ne biag 20 feat aad Clag pro-