The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-03-13

taken by .the Romans, who In their
tGfE were driven ont by the Goths IA
the 9Th century. About l471, the town,
being lftt!e tetrer than mas of ruins,
was rebuilt, VIXEN it changed It's name OF
Telinusn for that of Pavia. 1t fell 10
TO the hands Of the LoHihasds in $50,
and in III into 5hoae of Charlenagac,
who founded its univerfity. TWAS here
that Francis while befieging it in J sag,
was taken Priloner by the Imperialias.
Pavia has acver recovered itielf iin0 it
was lacked BY the French General IAu-
tree, in 1917.
With relpeCt co the Auftrian force,
We learn, that all this while General
Mclas was at TurinI but that tho greatcG
part of his army was It'll concentrated
before Genoa, Perhaps ne fill de}piled
OH force, ar, what is equally probable,
he was only executing the orders Of the
Cabinet Of Vienna, winch perhaps hid
relolyed on poGciling that city, at wi,a:-
ever rate it might be obtained. FIe de-
Tackled General oReilly TO Placenti;,
ard General Otto upon the Teaiho;
and lattly, he was defirous of operating
a powerful divcrlion in detaching fix
rhouland men TO Chiyago, on the iid4
OF the Pc. This party pufhed ther
Patrcles as Far as Vrrcclii, where they
tet at liberty three hundred Auftrial
Priioners taken by the French.
XVII Waxing q PLAcewrrA.
Without being profound polircial,
an able seo8rapher, or great tafticia r,
any folder, though but little gifted j,
prophecy, mutt have fcen the necefir
CT a battle which, however deGrable Ia
one and the other army, would afcourft
decide the fatc of Italy. 1t was hecef.
iagy 10 be Frenchuen, and TO hc FIJI.
OF we'll ,nerited confidence, TO Ghae oir
eyes uPon the dangers which. might nog
fllrfoend lis On all points. Bar hIurat
beat Genneral O'Reilly, at Placentia !;
poiltifed hinieif Of the city, and block
AIDED 1he CITADEL O'Reilly, lleina
by this diiafter the poilible danger Of his
retreat towards Iulcany, fell back upon
General Otto, ae 'StradelIo and Monte
beilo.
Fl this tirne the advanced guard, ard
all rie reR Of the army, had taken
Po(ition on rho Pc, in che place where,
by the junction with the Tef}ino, it is
as deep as the Rhine. We were no
longer &c fight with 1carrcred troops
aifemGlcd in hate as before, but viii,
the advanced guard Of che Aultrian ar
ny, from fifteen TO eiehtean fhoufand
men, choleh troops, TO whom we he'd
been reprefented as naore recruits, AMI
who, enAamcd by their late fucccs
again{4 Scherer, waited for US with
tlrm fdoc on sae bank Of The RIVER. In
ihorr, evrry rhing that bad taken plale
hitherto, blight be conGdered as plar,
IN cor5pariion widt wI2a1 Was about 10
HAPPEN
XVIII. bqgags y t5< 20.
Out arp1y now augmented every Oar.
q ftron9 tlivilon Of the army of the
Rhine, from which ii had feperared IN
der the walls OF Ulm, after having tra-
verified the Grilons ana crolrd Motlat
St. Gothard, and having as well as orr
ieiVcs; had obitacies to overcome, and
me thTear Of famine to itruggle wiki On
aleir paliage, arrived very a Iy0po5 10
ihare our dangers and Cur triunlphs. But
they had beer conbelled to leave their
artillery on tie other fde Of the noun
tain for tic fake Of expedition.
The grenadiers and carabineefs con.
tended With ippatience foY the honorof
Paliing che river firt; the bartalions
we're alfo as eager to come % blors.
I he enemy appeared to deipiG tFeir