Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-07-26
Foreign Intenig e !.
NORFOLK, July %.

| NORFOLK, July %.
| From London Papers received at the 1f
Ace Of the Pubic Ledger, By the brs s
Lonsfssd Cor, Capt. Blaik.
LONDON, May 26.
At length ministers have received Off
Ie;al dispatches from lord Burghersh, II
which the defeat of Murat is stated &c
lie complete. The following Bulletin
was last night issued from the Foreign
lOEice. announcing the event:
| BULLETIN.
:. Foreign Office, May "a, 1915.
aLetters were received last night IRON
lord Burghersh, dated the sd inst. when s
|state, that the Austrian general blancf'
was that morning engaged with three
INeapolitan divisions in an action, whicf
terminated in their total discontinue.
land the advance of the Austrisns, IRON
fTolen.ino to within short distance OF
lMacerata.
| ). By the rapidity with which general
lBianchi had conducted his march from
Bologna through Florence and Folgno;;
Inc was enabled, to occupy the direct road
Iron Ancona to Naples, and thereby to
turn the positions Of the Neapolitan ar
bny. Murat was consequently obliged to
light a battle, in the hopes of securing
tuis retreat to the frontiers OF the Neapo-
Titan states. :.
!: Gen. Bianchi on the cd May took
|up positions on the heights in front OF
ITolentino, extending between the rivers
tChienti on his right, and Potena on his
left. Murat advanced against him from
IMacerata with. the divisions of gems. Liv-
Iron, Pignatelli and Ambrosio; and oc-
cupied the heights about Monte Mi
Hone.
s. Early on the Sd the NeapoEtans at
tackled by centre and right Of the Austri-
ans. commanded by gems. Mohr and Star
themberg bat this attack having failed
with loss; the whole efforts of Murat's ar
my we're directed against the Austrians
Ileft. This attack, made in three heavy
fcolumns of infantry, in mass, supported
tby cavalry and artillery, was received
by an Austrian brigade, directed bysgen.
Bianchi, who succeeded, with the assist
lance of tive squadrons of cavalry, in TAX
ling one of the masses and dispensing the
lothers.
g Soon after this failure Nurat began
This retreat; he was pursued with activi-
lty till dark; near 1000 prisoners we're
taken during that day: gen. Collier and
AN aid -de-camp of gen. Medecis were "a
|mong these. Gems. AmbrosiO and Cam
|pana were wounded.
Gen. Niepperg, with his corps, was
lin communication with gen. Bianchi by
|Nepi.
{" The Neapolitan army retrsated by
Fermo and Pescera.
& Subsequent letters from lord Burg
|hersh, dated Rome, May7, state, that
|gen. Niepperg arrived at Monte Cassiano
lon the cd at night, and was ordered to
meet gen. Bianchi on the 9TH at Macera-
ia. A detachment of the corps of gen.
Nugent, which was moving by Hetti np-
ION lAquila encountered on the 1st MAY.
"a body Of 500 Neapoltans, and defeated
lit with great loss.
s. The enemy was commanded by, gen.
Montigni. and occupied strong pest nr-
on the road between Civita Ducale and
from which, however, they
were ;mmediafely driven hack by gal
liant attack, conducted by Maj. Flette !;
two officers and several prisoners were
taken, and considerable number threw
down their arms and dispersed. The
peasants of the neishborhood took an ac-
tive partin pursuit Of the Neapolitan fs-
|gitives.
6 Major Flette, after this success,
marched upon AquiIa, where he arrived
on the Cd. The garrison, consisting of
$500 men, retired into a castle on his az
|proach. On the 4th they caritulated.
|giyins up ten pieces of artillery, with a
considerable quantity of ammunition,
and being allowed to return to, Naples,
under the condition OF not serving a.
eainst the allies for the space of one
month"
May e9.
By the letters from Vienna il appears
that the general expectation there was
that gen. Nrsent would be in Naples on
the 9th inst. Murat it is believed, is
completely cut off from his capital.
The second division of the Russian ar
my, consisting of two fine regiments of
cavalry, with artillery, passed through