Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-09-08
AuGrian accounts Of the bloody Bat
tie of Marengo.

Tie OF NldltlgO.
VIENNA, JUNE 28.
THIS days Court Gazette contains the fol
lowing account of the bloody battle Of Maren-
go, on the I4th Of June On the z4th. capt.
Jakardowflli arrived here, as courier from gen.
Melas, with intelligence that the enemy had
likewife croGed the Scrivia, preparing for an
attack with all his forces, which induced gen.
Melas to draw up bis army behind the Bormi-
"a the divifons Of Haddick and Keim, which
had arrived at Alexandria on the nth, having
Joined the other troops on the 9Th Next day,
on the 25th major LANCE arrived here with
further accounts from general Melas, accord
ing 10 which the whole Imperial army crohed
Tenaro on the 18th and encamped before
Alexandria, between the Bormida and the Ia
marc. On the fame day the enemy made a
very vigorous attack on the advanced potts
near Marengo, who were repulfed by the fu-
periority of the French. Early on the I4th,
the Imperial army crofed the Bormida, was
formed in three lines Of battle, referve placed
in their rear, defined at the fame time 10 cover
the right wing Of the principal column, which
had advanced againR Marengo, and 70 oblerve
the road to Now, in which diltri6 the French
general Suohet had arrived. Field MARTIAL
count Haddi- K led the irl line of bartle, fol.
lowed BY lieutenant general Ksim, and then
the divifion Of Mortan grenadiers, and the d.
viiion Of Ellmtz cavalry. While the hrlt line
vigorouly attacked the enemy near Marengo,
the fecond and third, and field MARTIAL lieuten-
ants Greeley and OFT, filed off againa Iargaro
la and Sale. Under continued furious attacks
during the whole day, the fortune of war was
now on one tide, then on The other the ap-
preach of night only terminating this battle,
extremely bloody for both armies. General
Melas fpeaks highly of the generals, faf, and
other officers, and Of the troops, but particu-
larly of the re ginlents of Hauendorf and Bufy
colonel Frimont and major Degenfeld, and
principally ct the excellent effects Of the artille-
", which was diainguiihed on every location.
The Iofs Of the Imperial army, in killed,
wounded, and prioners, amounts to 9o69 men,
If which the wounded are eaimated at 5274.
We have loR 1893 horfes, 6S3 of whom are
wounded The enemy's lois in killed and
wounded was very comfortable. General De.
faiz remained dead on the field Of battle, and
feveral other generals are among the wounded.
We made z6oo priloners. In the night, from
the 18th to the 9Th, thofe Of the enemy's
troops which had arrived later, advanced to
the right banks of the Bormida. Cen Melas
had two horles wounded under him, and the
Imperial army has fufeEed comfortable lof
in taft and other officers, il the battle Major
Henley, Of Archduk- Johns dragons, was
killed field martial lieutenants count Had
dick and VoyeIiang major generals Latter
man. Gottelh5im, Bellegarde, and IA MaTieille;
colonies Kolbe, Kuhn, Vermati, Soudain,
Eros, Schuaek, Belleredi, Provencheres, and
Reiiner Of TIE artillery; alfo four lieutenant
colonies asd ten majors, were wounded. OF
hyperion officers Ego we're killed or wounded.
Maior-general Zach, executing the functions Of
quartermaller. general colonies Schiaflinati &
Weebsr,fouT Lieutenant Colonies, Major Count
St. Julian, commanded battalion of Tofeph
Coloredo's grenadiers, and 90 other officers
were made priionsrs by the French.
Both parties having agreed on period Of As
hours, for buryng the dead and exchanging the
priloners, this afforded an opportunity Of en-.
tsring into further convention, according 10
which ten days notice is to be given previoufy
TO the renewal Of hoailities this convention
likewfe aipulates the drawing up Of The whole
Imperial army along the Pc and Minco.
II private Litter, fame date
Inthe dreadful battle fMarepgo theFrench,
it is faid loG twice the numberlof men we did :
the grape fhot from 90 Aultrian "a FOUNDERS
made terrible havoc among them. The I'm
Perial troops fought like lions, but were at
length forced to give way TO the hyperion French
infantry. Melas would, perhaps, have renew
ed the combat on the following day, had not
the French received comfortable reinforcements
on the day of action. The courier who arriv-
ed here on the zsth with the account of our
loRes in Italy, had PaaPorts both from general
Melas and general Berthier.