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ROVEiIEDO, June 14.
General Macdonald has marched from
Pontremali and Sarzano towards Genoa,
to ioin Moreau.
General Suvvarrowwill breakout in for
r»o "marches from Savoja to Aieflandria,;
\ another battle will be decisive of the
i-j’Je 0 f Italy. His army will consist of
"O.oco men#
liege of Mantua is fufpsnded for a
short time.
LONDON, June 17.
ARMY ot the DANUBE.
Maffend, General in Chief \ to the Executive
Directory. .
Head Quarters at Zurich, June 2.
Citizens Directors,
General Collaud, commanding the di
vlfion of the Lower Rhine, gives me an
account that on the nth Prairial, May 30,
at two in the morning, he caused an attack
to be made by gen. Darnaudat, command
ing his advanced guard upon the enemy’s
positions at Schrielheim, near Ladenburg,
upon the right bank of the Necker. The
enemy were beat in every part —our caval
ry particularly distinguished themselves in
this affair; they took from the enemy 130
horses, and made besides about 50 prison
ers, among whom are 38 hussars of Szek
lers, a captain and lieutenant of the fame
regiment. The peasants of Odenwald had
united themfelvts to the enemy. Their
common loss in killed and wounded a
mounted
{Signed)
MASSENA.
A private letter from the fame general , of the
fame date.
The enemy not willing to attack the
front of the line of redoubts which cover
Zurich, had adopted the plan of turning
us. It appears that a part of his line ex
tends from Eglifau eventoßapperfchweil,
and he endeavors to cut off our communi
cation and our points of retreat; but his
attempts will be fruitlefs. We hear a can
nonade about a league hence—it is an af
fair of advanced posts. The inhabitants
of this canton, and particularly the people
of the country, revenge themselves, not
on the soldiers, but on the provision wag
goners, and all those who follow the army
for plunder.
Majfena, General in Chief to the Executive
DireClory of the French Republic.
Head Quarters, Zurich, June 3.
Citizens Directors^
The enemy attacked me yesterday in
force bn my » Vgh* s oorweivmg this move
ment a presage to a general attack, the
next day I made, in consequence, all my
disposition to receive it.—As I conj enur
ed, the enemy commenced at day break
this morning an attack on my whole line.
After several hours contest, its principal
strength and efforts were dire&ed on my
right against the division commanded by
gen. Soult. I was there in person. The
enemy were desirous to possess themselves
of all the positions which cover Zurich.—
They advanced with great rapidity to the
villages of Vitikon, Zolikon andßeifbach;
they were carried several times, and were
ss often retaken by our troops, at the
point of the bayonet. The enemy resum
ed their attacks with constantly encreafing
boldness. I then made a general move
ment on the whole line, and charged them
on all points. It was about five in the
evening. The enemy sustained our fliock
with obstinacy, and it was not until within
an hour of night that he yielded to us the
field of battle, and withdrew from our po
sitions, which have been consequently oc
cupied by our troops. We have made
about five hundred prisoners: The loss of
the enemy in killed and wounded is very
considerable. This may be easily conjec
tured, citizens directors, from the length
of the action, and the eagerness with which
they exposed themselves to our fire. We
have to regret five hundred killed, wound
ed and taken prisoners. I cannot fuffi
ciently commend gen. Soult for his judi
cious dispositions. He has conduced
himfelf with a degree of coolness and cou
rage to be rarely met with. All the troops
have done their duty; but I must make
particular mention of the zeal and energy
displayed by the superior officers, and
those of the ftaff, in leading our soldiers
on to the enemy. The general of division
Cherin, is very desperately wounded by a
musket fliot. The reputation for bravery
of this distinguished officer is made. The
whole army regrets, with me, that his
wound deprives us of his services; we
hope it may not snatch him from his coun
try. Adjutant general Debiily is also
wounded.—Since the 13th of May, a dav
has not pafled in which the army has not
been engaged in general or partial engage
ments, eitheroffenfive ordefenfive, Health
and refpeCL
(Signed)
MASSENA.
P* S. I informed you, in my dispatches
of yesterday, that the general Lecombe
had made 1500 prisoners. I have this in
ftant received a letter from him* in which
he states them to amount to 2000; he
hopes besides to take the entire battalion
ofKinflcy, which has thrown itfelfintoa
narrow defile from which there is no egress
but by the Glaciers. The number of pri
soners in that event would amount to
3000. —He now occupies positions at
Wefen and Gefchienen.
JHafena, General in Chief to the Executive
Dire Clary of the French Republic.
Head Quarters, Zurich, June 4.
Citizens Directors ,
The enemy again gave 11s battle this
morning at day break. They had receiv
ed reinforcements for opposing us with
frefh troops, and in superior numbers to
the attack of yesterday. The enemy ad- .
vanced with impetuosity against all my
positions throughout the whole extent of
my line. In the front were fifty cannon;
they were every where received with in
trepidity. I attacked ; the resistance was
obstinate, but their efforts were vain.
They were compelled to yield to the bra
very and courage of our soldiers. —Never
was any contest more bloody, the field of
battle was strewed with the slain. The
fight raged with the fame violence and fu
ry till night. We made about 1200 pri
soners, among whom were many officers
taken in the midst of the ranks. Their
loss in killed and wounded must be at leaf!
3000 men. Ours amount to about 306.
Gen. Humbert was fiightly wounded by
a ball. The reports of the prisoners and
deserters agree, that prince Charles had
the direction of this affair, that general
Hotze has been dangerously wounded,
and that another general, whose name was
not known, was killed on the right fide of
the army, where the enemy had confen
trated their forces, and where I command
ed in person. All our troops have per
formed prodigies of valor, and have a
thousand times braved death : they were
set the example by their generals and offi
cers of all ranks.
I have appointed on the field of battle?
citizen Brunei, chief of the 25th demi
brigade, to be general of brigade, and ci
tizens Burthe and Soult, the former my
aid-de-camp, and the latter the aid-de
camp of gen. Soult, his brother, to the
rank of captains of cavalry and chiefs of
squadrons. I request you, citizens direc
tors, to confirm this nomination, as well
as that of the officers who have this day
diftinguiflied themselves, and whom I en
treat you to promote. lam preparing to
occupy a position upon the chain of
mountains from the Albis, extending soy
left to the Rhine and my right to the lake
of Zug. I latisfied myfelt that of the
Limmal was no longer tenable.
(Signed)
MASSENA.
P. S. I have just heard that gen. Oudi
dot, commander of the 3d division, has
been wounded.
By a letter of the 18th gen. Maffena
states that he has taken a position upon
the mountains of Albis. This movement
commenced at day break, and continued
till 4 in the afternoon, in fight of the ene
my, who did not dare to interrupt it. In
the affair of the 16th, the enemy had one
general killed and three wounded.
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PORTSMOUTH, June 26.
Preparations are making here for a for
midable expedition. Four large frigates
in the bafon, and five or fix afloat, are
equipping with the utmost expedition to
receive troops. —The artificers employed
on them work two days and three tides.
Sundays not excepted. Fourteen revenue
cutters from the different ports on this part
of the coast, are likewiie colle&ed here,
and were this day put under the orders of
the transport board.
Sir Jerome Fitzpatrick arrived here on
Saturday, we understand to examine the
accommodations of the different troop
ftlips and to superintend the embarkation,
which it is said, will take place early in
the ensuing month.
BOSTON, August 15.
Capt. of the Constellation fri
gate, has resigned his commission in the na
vy. We understand this meafurc of the
gallant tar to be owing to the (by him) un
expected operation of the graduary rank
designated in 1794 —by which Captains
Talbot and Date are eftablifiied as his seni
ors—whose commiliions were provisional
ly suspended, on account of the difeonti
nuance of building the (hips to which they
were firft appointed.
By the grade of 1794, the rank of the
commanders of the navy commenced as
follows ; Captains Barry, Nicholson, Tal
bot, Dale, Truxton, Sever, Sec.
PHILADELPHIA, August 23.
Capt. Barren who was recently appoint
ed to the command of Constellation, has
arrived at New-York, and taken the com
mand of that vessel. Commodore Trux*
ton is at Amboy, Ncw-Jerfev. ,
TRENTON, August 26.
The offices of the four departments of the
general government, it is expected, will
be removed to this city, and probably open
ed for business in the course of this week.
The secretary of the navy, the postmaster
general, the comptroller of the treal'ury,
the register of the treafury*and the auditor,
have arrived in town.
BALTIMORE, August 29.
A third attempt was iaft night made to
let fire to the row of frame buildings, ex
tending from Gay to Frederick street; but
was fortunately discovered a little before 12
o’clock, and extinguiflied when beginning
to blaze. As every avenue to the place
where the fire was placed, was fattened up
from the street, there is strong reason to
fufpedt some malicious person living in the
neighborhood. It is much to be regret
ted, that although a guard had been kept
for several nights before the last attempt,
the incendiary is as yet unknown.
HERALD.
AUGUSTA,
WEDNESDAY, September ii, 1799
WE are sorry to fay that the accounts
received by Yesterday’s Mail, have blasted
our hopes and willies refpe&ing the cities
of Philadelphia and New-York, and we
are under the neceftity of mentioning as a
melancholy truth, that the Yellow Fever,
that scourge of human nature, is making
its deftru6tive progress in those two im
portant and commercial places. Many of
the citizens are removing to the country —
business is in a considerable degree fuf
pende’d, and the voice of sorrow and of
mourning is heard in the streets.
No very important foreign news was
received by the Northern Mail.—The new
American Envoys tis said are soon to fail
for Europe, the energy of ourgovernment,
and our preparation for war, will in all
probability secure to us a peace—a peace
with France, and with all the world. The
heft way to prevent evil is to be prepared
to meet it, and should an accommodation
take place with France, we are not there
fore to imagine we are out of danger; we
have a national charafter to maintain—and
no part of the world but ourjelves interested
in its preservation; tis not a peace or a
good understanding with this , that or the
other nation that we ought to desire, but a
peace and good understanding with “ all
mankind,” and this peace is only to be se
cured by being in a situation to defy the
efforts or villany of any nation.
At Philadelphia, in the 24 hours ending
the 22d August, 16 persons died.
The total number of persons that died
in the city of Philadelphia, for the 24 hours
ending on the 23d of August at noon, were
18.—On the 24th was 21. —On the 25th
and 26th, was 39. —On the 27th, was 13.
Four persons died, between the nth &
19th August, at Hartford, of a malignant
fever.
The British Packet Harlequin, arrived
at New-York on the 20th ult. in 64 days
from Falmouth.
The London Gazette announces the ap
pointment of lieutenant-general the Duke
of Kent, to be general in the army, and to
be general and commander in chief of the
forces in North-America, vice-general R.
Prefcot.
Lieutenant-colonel Witherall, is ap
pointed adjutant-general to the British for
ces in North-America.
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RANAWAY from the Subscriber, a
bout three weeks ago, 2n African
NEGRO FELLOW, named 3ANQJJO,
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—he speaks broken English intelligibly,
and had on when he went away, a Jacket
and Pantaloons of fuftian ; but as he took
with him a large bundle, it is uncertain
what dress he may wear. The above Re
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said Negro in Augusta, or on securing him
in any Jail, so that he can be recovered.
Thomas Jones.
September 11. (ts. 9.)
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