The gazette., 1799-04-08

take nofelion Of the batteries placed in The de
6Ies. from FOndi 10 ltr, which had 7 guns.
and he did 10 10 make himfelf matter OF Ga
eta, to crofs the Garigliano and Preient himlelf
before Capua. We did it all 70 my entire fat
faGioa. In the mean whi'e Gen. Kellerman,
whom the reGRauce Of Viterbo, and tic rcfdue
of the Sicillian column under the command OF
Gen. Damas, obliged TO remain far from the
army, finally informed me that after routing
Gen. Damas, fub1uing Viterbo, and letting at
liberty the French Prifoners, that that rebeAious
city kept as hoQage', he marched 70 JOIN he
army he gave orders to his cavalry 10 60 and
Join The 6rG dvilion at Cephrano, and he him
!ef with the light infantry and cavalry, joined
al Foudi, the troops of Gen. Rey. The hJit
divifon, after croning the Carigliano, arrived ln
three marches only, before Cdpua, and iummon-
ed the place to furIencer. Mr.. Mack. the COM
mander Of it, anfwered, That being covered by
the Volurno, and with ltfong place, and an
entrenched camp, he was determined to defend
himtelf. At this anfwer Gen. Macdonald gave
orders to attack The grenadiers carried the
Tedouhts. We LOFT fome men, AM the valient
Cen Neither had one of his arms broken.
z General Rey complying with his inRruc-
tons, and being reinforced with the troops OF
Kellerman, prelented hmlelf before Gaeta.
which being defended by 1900 men, 70 guns,
and z2 moTtars, all Of them biafs, with pow
lions and ammunition for one year. and ia i'll
harbour feven veHtls Of war, brIdge equipa8t,
and great many vetIels loaded with grain, Pr-
pared i,lelf for defence. Gen. Rey had how
itzer placed before the place, and was ordered
0 d;fharge il few times, which foon put the
garrfon in dlorder. The enemy's Ge0eral
propofed TO capituiate he was anfwered ke
mutt furrender, othetwife TO quarters would be
given, which he obeyed. The garrilon remain
prifouers Of VIZ, except tn General and 63
officers, who have gone 70 their homes, having
given their word not 10 ierve aganf the French
Republic. We found in the place 10000
pornds Of gun powder, 10000 Rands of arm,
&c. &c. (Here follows he detail.( General
Rey llft a garron at Gatta, and having
thrown biijge over tbs Gari3liano, he joined
the frf div;hon before Capua, and row he forms
Psrt of TIE line of attack. The preparations at
defence that Mack makes, leaves hope for a
pitched battle, and fhall begin il, as foon as the
column of Cen. Lemoine, which is gone from
Aq1ila, towards Su mona, and part Of he di-
viGon cf Duhem mall have joined my troops.
nc III W'hS ~ ldE q IA uAGIL IlS 1OhAit"LlG
Of the general IF this rame, after he mott TX lul
and difficult marches, has arrived Def re Pefca-
"a, which Cen. Monnier took poAefion Of
3cco men, A guns, and feveral mOItais, de-
t. nded this pl4le. The garrfon marched cut
with the ho2ors cf war, leaving their arms on
the glaois. II the city, and in The harbour, we
found two millions Of csuid8es Iz'0oo pounds
Of powder, and magazines mott abund4nty
provided. Every intelligence confirms, that
the Kirg has lef, Naples, ond that Sir Pignatel-
i has remained in that city as Viceroy. Cen.
Mack fent me the day before yeRerday, At ST.
German, ProPOfLs fer an armilice.
Private rews add that The adjutant Pignatelli
Propcled as conditions the armifice, to deliv-
cr to the French the place OF Capua, and to
draw from thence military lne.-That holiii-
ties being fuflended, Pignatelli would 90 to
Paris with PrUPofa's more advantageous final
ly he offered in the name Of his court to make
treaty Of alliance ofenGve and de!enGve a
ganR England and to give 70 France all her
navy.