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PARI S, July i.
OFFICAL INTELLIGENCE.
ARMY rj the RHINE and the MOSELLE.
Head Quarters at Kchl, the 6th and 7th
Mefiidor, 24th and 25th of June.
The General in Chief to the Executive Direc
tory.
I received your Courier of the ed M'flidor,
acth June, difoUin* me to pals t’nr Rhine.
This morning, at 9 o’clock, v.-e made ourfeives
tnafters of the'entrenchments of Kehl. Our
troops have occupied the right bank of the
river ever since three in the morning. We
could the passage oppoiite Keh!;
the aftonidiing overflowing of the Rhine for
two days had Id inuridated the isles wlipre the
troops were to land at Gamfheim, that it was
impoflible to land on firm ground.
The incredible obflaclcs that Were to he
overcome might have occasioned doubts of the
fuccef* of such an enterprise, attempted by
any other troops than French. The bravery
of the foldicrs, the calm courage of the officers
who di retted the attacks, surmounted every
difficulty. In no part, as I have already in
formed you, could we make a firft debarkation
on terra firms.
Alter having landed on the Isles, with which
the Rhine abounds, it was nccefTary to driv
the enemy from them, to attempt other passa
ges, and to cflabhfii ourfeives in them : this
cirnimflance tendered a surprise impoflible,
and naturally afforded time for reinforcements
to arrive The rapidity and good conditft,
however, of all the attacks, deprived the ene
my of these advantages.
AH the entrenchments of the Tfles were car
ried at t l ie point of ihc bayonet without any
firing; the enemy had only time to make a
di(charge of grape (hot, from each of the’ pie.
ces of cannon that defended the isles ; andthofe
that might h ive saved thvmfrlves were p rfurd
with so much vigor that ifcry hud not tirrfe to
de'lrov the little bridges that served tb-m as
points of communication. We got poff-flion
•1 them all.
The attack of the entrenchments of K'hl
offered much greater obstacles. Wecould only
make it with our infantry. It was ueceflary
to open on the enemy in a-very conflderable
plain defended by their cavalry. Wc could
aiot oppose our own cavalry to theirs, for it
vas impoflible to embark them : the artHlery
at followed the firfl embarkation was equally
’j clefs for it could'not he conveyed over the
Lies; but the intrepidity of our troops sup
plied the want of nicahs. We made use of
ti.e artillery that we took, and it was fufficieni
intake artillerymen with us, who were soon
in a condition to aft upon the enemy.
Ihc abco m-n embarked were not fufficirn’
to refill the reiterated attacks of the enemy,
v/hole camp of Wiliterte put them in acondi
.on .0 mince them, and the very vigorous fire
from a’l the entrenchments which it was e
---eeitary to carrv ; the flying bridge, which on
ordinary occanons might have acled in a very
short period of time, could not be got ready
inlets than five oe fix hours ; theexceflive rapi
dity of the Rhine renderinir the anchorage and
mmeritvermg so difficult, that wc ran the riik,
for Want of prompt and Ipeedy fuccours, ot
iolingthe fruit of our enterprise.
It was necessary for an instant to deprive
thole who had palled all the means of retreat,
i.i order to save them. I gave orders for the
return of all the boats that had carried the firfl
division of troops, in order to fend the necei
i.iry fuccour ; this manoeuvre was made with
Efficient fpced, and wc w'ere enabled to begin
with success the attack of Kehl.
The firft redoubt on the plain was defended
by fi*c mortars and 5 000 nu n. The attack
and carrying'of it were completed at the fame
mflant. Ifirartillery we took afforded us the
means of anfWiug that of the enemy with ad
vantage, and of making the attack, of the other
entrenchments which were fucceflively carried
with equal courage. At nine in the morning,
•he enemy were entirely driven from Krhi.
•nd our troops pursued the enemy j a the road
of Onenbourg, and took from them three pie
er. of cannon and many nnloji-rs. r
Our artillery of the isle of the Rhine fec
•uaed, bv a well dtrett fire, the attack of the
works which were within their reach. The
lots of the enemy in this affair was confidrra
ble in killed and wounded. Wc took between
7 and 800 men, 1000 mu fleets, and 15 or 16
pieces of cannon.
The attack of Gamfheim had not the hoped
for success ; the Isles on which the troops
ought to have land'd, were covered with wa
ler from thefwell of the two preceding days •
this otmarle, however, did rtot flop us ; the
debarkation was made in open dav, under the
enemy’s fire, and the troops engaged up to
their middle m water, during which - they at
tempted to land ; hut the rapidity of the cur
,n
L he [ r >at * i thp v repaired to
left bank m the bell order. The’ fold iers
r? r L° fcr thrir coura SC arrested
by obltacks which it was impoflible for them
to overcome.
The attck was commanded by the general
cf division Beaulieu, he having under his or
ders the general of brigade St. Luzane, th*
adjutant getierals Bellevane, Lechaffeur, and
• ch !i, of tl,e batta, ion of engineers, Hoite
vin. The troops destined for this service im
mediately returned to the attack of Kehl, to
Inpport those which had passed ; the passage
ot Kehl was commanded by the general of di-
A u crniot S different attacks were di
rected by the adjutants general Montrichard,
Abbatuid, Dacaen, and the chief of the bri
g*de of engineers, Boifgerard ; the reserve bv
’’l?' 1 ’ The
thc cctUTC °f the army,
passed Ts afi soon as they had
-i'H'nnuilhrd condufl of allWfc
„ h '*M eoloeitima. 1
on, account fC c you J he , m o>l advante.
general of brfo irG n ”' t * and aft,vit y of the
major of the army • C^ °*die etat
his office did not“p-evem kV? 1 * business ot
moft aftive part £/ rom U , kin S thc
in* Ihc moftlijd fctvKc Jlbc, < “ a K “J-
Columbian JtMeum,
I had charged the adjutants general Abba
tuici, Bcllevanc, Dacaen, Momrichard, and
‘he chief of thc brigade of engineers Boifgc.
rard, and Dedon, the chief of tl|c battalion of
pontonccrs, with a survey of thc Rhine, the
preparation for a passage, and with all the de
tails which an operation of such importance
demand*. Nothing could equal the intelli
gence with which thete preparations were
made, but the intrepidity and talcms which
were diiplayed in the execution.
The troops which have passed to Kehl, are
the ad battalion of the 3d half brigade, and the
ill of the sfith light infantry with the 31st,
80th, and 36th infantry of the Line. The chief
of battalion Beodelievre, commanding thc 2d
battalion of thc 3d half brigade of light tnfan
try, particularly diflinguifhcd himfelf in the
attack of the redoubts ; the wounds which he
received did not prevent his continuing at his
post — he is known for on’ of the braveit offi
cers of the army. The address, the bravery,
and the zeal of th’ battalion of pontonniers
did not a little contribute to our success; they
worked without intermillion for lixty hours.
The Gen. Lajolais, although not on the fer
vive, requested of me at the moment of attack,
that he might lead, as he pcrt n f.t!y knew the
locahies ol the place ; this knowledge was
highly ufeful, and his example did not a little
. animate the courage of our troops. I will im
part to you other traits of courage whirh have
marked this day. One of the .noil remarkable
as in the manner in which the firit redoubt on
the plain was carried ; the soldiers, after hav
ing leaped into the ditch before th'efcalad-,
threw a (bower of fton's upon the defenders,
who threw down their arias, when, they saw
the French upon the parade, and forcing ihe
gorge.
Health and refpefl,
(Signed) MOREAU.
P. S. I havp this . inftaqt received an ac
count, that our troops'hsve driven the m ny
from Neumhui, taking from them 200 men of
the free corps of wi.ha carriage i the
lwiftnefs of ;he heqfes favd t''e gun.
Annexed is the plan of ihe attacks ; they
were perfectly exestited, exceptat Gatnbfhiem ;
hut I assure you, it was not the fault of the
. troops.-
, ft'lY t.
ARMY OF ITALY.
Head-quarters at Bologna, June *3.
: Buonaparte, Commandr in Chi-f of the Army
in Italy, to the Executive Directory.
General Angereau’s division, Citizen Direc
tors, p iffed the Ro at 3 rgoforto, on th- roth
ol June ; on the io:h I arrived at Modena,
whence I sent orders, by Adjutant General
Vignole, to ihe garrifen of the Callle of Urpi
-110, to lay down thrir arms, and to furreuder
themfelvrs prisoners of war. I continued my
romr to bologna, where I arrived at midnight
VV e found in the fort of Urbino, 50 pieces of
innon in. excellent ord v 'r, 300 fufees, and pro
• viiions for too men for two months. For
. ‘ rhino is in an excellent state of defence ; it is
urrounded oy walls well provided with bal
tions, a ditch lull ol water, and a covered way
newly repair'd-. Ft was commanded by a
Knight of M dta, and the gwrifon confided ot
3CO men, whom we have msde prisoners.
At Bologna, we took the Cardinal Legate,
with all the officers ot the ftiff, and four ftan
’ - ai We have aWo taken the Cardinal Le
gate 01 Ferrara, with the Commandant,-Who is
Knight ot Malta, in the caltle of Ferrara,
rhei” are are 114 pieces of cannon
Ihe artillery we have taken will enable us
to form the siege of Mantua;
The twenty pi&ures with which Parma was
to lupniy us ; are sent ofi The celebrated pic
ture of St. Jerome, is so much eftremed in ibis
country, that tncy offered ns a million for it.
BUONAPARTE.
Extrxtf cf a letter from to the Execu
tive Diredory.
■ Head-quarters ar Bologna, Jun* 23.
. Yelt'rdav, Maffena auacked Beaulieu’s ad
vanced polls : all which he drove in, bavin.-
killed 50 men, and takni'. 40 prisoners.
I continue to be fatiafrd with the difoipline
of the army, as well as with the G merals.
BUONAPAR TE.
The Commifioftrrs of the Executive Diredory with
Ift °i lta b the Alps , to the Executive
Directory.
. Bologna, June 20.
Wc hasten to inform you that a division of
the army entered the Pop;’* territories y fter
,tlav. 1
, Fort Urbino, fituatrd on the road to Caftel
Franco, on the confines of the territory of Mo
dena, impeded their passage. General Buon
aparte summoned the garrison to furrend'r as
it amounted to 500 men, and as the fort was
ltrong by its situation and means of defence,
they might have made a conflderable resistance •
they were fine soldiers, well dressed, but they
belonged to th’ Pope ; they therefore thought
it better for them to furrend-r to the Republi
cans, than to try their courage. They were
made prisoners. and the army took pofleffion of
the fort. We found in it 50,0001 b. weight ot
powder, 1500 fufees, 25,000 balls, and a great
’ ,na ' , y cannon, mostly of a large size, which are
to be employed, together with 15 pieces of
cannon found at Modena (besides qoo fufees)
in laying liege to Mantau
The army purfoed its march, and entered
Bologna without oppofuion. A contribution,
proporiloned to us wealth, will be levied m
that city, where we found fome fufees.
Men of fcicnce are tHe.nfelves employed in
collecting pitfures and ftatu-s, worthy of the
rench taftc. Preparations are already making
to fond St. Cecilia to Paris.
This division of the army is purfutnr the
plan prefaxhed by you, the completi-m of
which we (hall soon have to announce to you.
_ SALICETTI A GARRAU.
r. S. It is with pleasure we inform you
that the troops enjoy the moll perfea health.
In confluence of the mrafures we have taken
w f n m W. ‘ v y e affurc you, that the French
will this time triumph in Italy over the infalu
brity of th e air, as they have over the. efforts of
the coalition.
SALICETTI & GARRAU.
ARMY of thc COASTS of the OCEAN.
T ANARUS, ,e- rr L J (rneS ’ J une 0.
The reduction of the Chouans has been ef
et.ed.with great success ; they are now at their
tdcij aad jetura t q iheir fonucr occupa-
tic-ns. Tlie column which surrendered at this
place was the bell compoled of the whole di
vision ; it was formed ol young men, the oideft
of whom, excep :ng deserters, was not more
*5- All the chiefs have surrendered at
different places, and appear to be imccre in
their profeflions.
Ii is certain that our troops are at 8010-ma
in the territory of the Pope, and that°we
have exatlcd a contribution of four millions,
and made cardinal Vincctti, thc papel legate’
prisoner. ° ’
The Frankfort Gazette, however, affirms,
that the French consent to spare the Pope’s
dominions, on the following conditions :
iff. The holy father will pay, within a short
term, the sum of go millions of livres, or c
millions of feudi in fpecic. He will gfve ut
50 of the molt valuable pitturcs and fim-fl
tues in Rome, and at Bologna, in the Bor >hefe ‘
gallery, and in the dementias museum. °The
fame naper adds, that the Pope has already ac
cept'd these terms, and sent a part of the mo
ney and horses.
The Marquis do Gallo, ambaflador from the
kmg of Naples, has left Balil to come to Paris,
lor the purpoleof negociatmg a treaty of peace
wnh the Executive Directory. He m accom.
pani'd by Mr. 2 .p.ifla, secretary to thc Embaify.
Wc have rtrmmly taken pulfeflion of Leg. ■
horn, Ancona and Civna Vecchia. It is s a id
that at Leghorn we took from thc
ftorei and ihipping to the amount of do°mn
lions.
The Minister Plenipotentiary of the Pope
and ql the king of Naples, are arrived, at Paris,
to conclude a peace with thc directory.
J ULY 3*
Private but authentic letters announce a frclh
victory gained by general Aforyau, on the oth
er fide ot the Rhine. Thc paprralliers of the
emperor are almolt cut to pieces.
Jui. ¥ 4.
The Otto-man ambailudor is arrived in
, France. He palled through Chatnberry !on the
25 h ot June, aud may be ejected at Paris in a
few days
1 be cardinals of Bologna and Ferrara were
made prisoners, but Buonaparte, after he had
shewn the army, lent them luck to Rome, 0.1
their parole,,laying, “ go and Lell your matter
what you have !een. ‘
Ihe following arc the conditions of a fof
penuoa of hoitiiitieg, which have been agreed
on between Gen. Buonaparte and Prince Bel
monte Pignatelli, envoy train the court of Na
ples to the court of Madrid.
, rt - H All hostilities (hall cease between
ine troops of the French Republic and those of
the king of Naples, on the day on which the
following articles shall be executed, untili ten
days aft r the olticial annunciation of the con
ciuuori of the negociationfor peace, which shall
be opened between thc refpeclive plernp^;en
tiaries, at a place to be appointed by the Exe
cutive Directory.
11. Ihe body of the Neapolitan, troops now
acting with the emperor, shall be withdrawn,
and cantoned in the place hereafter fpeciffod.
111. This corps being cdmprif-d in the
lufpenlion of arms, shall go into cantonments
in the Venetian territory of Brefcia, Gretna,
and Bergamo.
, i/- he Jfaid suspension of arms shall ex
tend to the fleets of the two powers, and mean
’ while, the ships of the king of Naples shall be
withdrawn as loon aspothble, horn amoug the
Enghfh fleet. b
V. A free paffige, as well through the
rench territories, as through the country occu
pied by the French troops, and through tli>-
Neapolitan Dominions, shall be granted to the
couriers of both powers.
bignedat Breicia, i 7 Prairial.
Buon apahte and
Belmonte Pignatelli.
The army df thc Rhine and Moselle has
* gained a frelh vidtory beyond the Rhine. It
; has entered Fribourg, in the Bnfgau, after a
long and bloody atlion, main amed by the
imperial regiment, of curialfiers. It is said,
that there is scarcely one of the curialfiers who
is not covered wjth wounds. Prodigies of
valour have been performed on both Tides.
O liei al detail are, no doubt, about to be pub
-I,fh“ - _ (L’Eclair.
I he French armies in Suabia and Lombardy
are in the midil of plenty. If report may be
credited, Pichegrue has tak.f*n thc comaiand
<)i a par-t of Moreau’s army, and marched by
conilance to cut off gen. B-.iulieu enter die Tv
rol'fe by the way o{ Gcrmansand join Buona
parte. This news is not authentic.
July 5.
Letter from, General Buonaparte to the Executive
Diredory.
H'ad-qurters at Pifloja, June 26.
Prince Pignateili, citizen direfthrs, is just
•arrived at this place, with inllruftious from
his court, who has accepted the Armifiice.
An order will be lent off this day, to the com
mander in chif ol the Neopolitan cavalry, to
leave the Auftnan army. The plenipotentiary
is to set out for Paris to-morrow.
BUONAPARTE.
Letter from General Buonaparte to the Executive
Diredory.
Head-quarters at Piftoja, June 26.
I have enclosed, Citizens Direftors, a copy
of the arrmftice concluded with the Pope.
1 he legation ot Bolegno is one of thc richest
parts ot the papal territories, you cannot have
an idea of the hatred which prevail here agaiaft
the domination of the pope.
The Citadel of Ancona gives us a edmmand
over the Adriatic Gulph ; we have taken in
forts Urbino, Ferrara and Bologna near 200
pieces of brass cannon, from 7 to 8000 fufees
and a certain quantity of ammunition and pro
visions. r
BUONAPARTE.
Letter from the CommiJanes of the government
, uiith the army oj Italy to the Executive Dvedo
ry.
Head-quarters at Pifloja, Jane 27.
An armillice has been concluded with the
Pope, we have not neglefted to profit by the
alarms which prevailed at Rome to render this
treaty advantages to the Republic.
Bologna and Ferrara remain in the power o
the army who are about to be put in pofleflion
of the citadel of Ancona.
Among the pictures, buffs, and flatues which
we are to have from Rome, we have deman
d'd th’ buffs of Marcus and Junius Brutus.
Men of science are emnloycd in collecting thc
rich fpoiis ot founufic Italy.
A plenipotentiary from Rome will r ,
at laris to negociate with- y ou a lfi “*
Treaty of Peace. dc nmtive
SALICETTI and GARRau.
ARMY OF THE RIUNE AND MOSELLE
Extraft of a letter from the Commiffarv of
government with the armv of tha
Moselle, dated June W ‘^aad
Citizens Directors,
I gave you an account of the pafTage oft L.
Rhine. Our army receives confid -raff - r
forcemems both of infantry and cavalr , ,
right bank. The bridge Jf boats, wfoK t
to K'hl is firmly eilablifhrd, and the
nicauon by that means greatly facilitat'd’
rnere was an attion yesterday even,™ •
which a hundr-d prison-rs lu
arrived here this morning. * ha
Our towns, as I be ore assured vou
moll refpeclabla ifo.e of defence.’ ’ th *
hauseman.
fi. ™ , From MADRID, Tun-,
The Prince of P- aC ’ his declared t, Li
But- that, ‘‘ifthe Engblh government flux.;*
per/iil in rejefting all prupofitions for the con
cluhon of a g'neral peace, the kin’- of k„
would be obliged in jullifi-atfon fj s
to join those powers who fh-nld t'rmina-e-I
compel them to it by force of arms.” £,-L r°
GENOY, |un9.
la r cl y r,x French V-T-Tj
25 L “utZ th * Gfnoefc F>
1 . / L At uta, and which had oft board rrnm i
ia ion, dtc. Th’ French mad’ fome r-ffi-1*
but without rhrft.. Mr. E.ypoul has f’, lU ’
memorial to our gov-mmeot on th* fin, -A
who returned an a.ffw r five hours after-
, coutents of, which are unknown.
MILAN, Jun* i2. :
The feintutinn paff'd by the municipautyof
Milan, •ftrith the, approbation of the Ag-nt <,f
he French governm-Mit, for th* abolition of
mobility is the cominenueinent 6f a ae w ord r
of things.
MUNICH, June a5.
A courier from Infprtick for the duke
Charles and count Yviifmfer, paff'd thr -u
this town yesterday and brought the alarming
news that the French have taken Bolzm. Ano
ther French column after figuring the paflfo,-
of Schulz has advanced nito the vaibes of F'risi*
cer aud Minift’r.
Py the h HIP MAiiiT, Capt. Crof y crrrr*
ved at Chari>Jlon t 55 daysjram Lon*
don.
(Received hy lift Evenings
FRANKPORT TAKEN.
i Wr SBAD EN, July if.
We learn at this moment thai thedi
vifions of general Leic re, f .lelier, aid
. Colland, forming part of the Sambre
and Mcufe army, have got pofl'edion of
the fine C ity of Fkank for t . The re
have been levied on it, in the name, and
for the army, 37 millions of Germai
.lorins, which are to be paid wiuin
hours.
The archduke Charles is at this mo*
’ meatalfembling bis whole force betweea
; Manheim. Phdplburg, and Hey del
berg, where 1 e proposes to give a gen
eral and decline battle-
The army of the Rhine and the iVb
felle is now at Catftruhe. The Sam*
bre and the Mnfe army is making every
dlfpofition to pass the Mein. The pon
toons are very numerous.
COLOGNE, 20 MJpdor y July 8.
Gen. Wartenfieben, who command
ed in the ablenceof the archduke, wa*.
compleatly deteated on the 17th (Jul> r 5)
JHis entrenched campon the heighttu
of Neurkirchen has been forced ; 20001
Auitrians remain dead on the neld of
battle, beiid.es prisoners.
BONNE, June 20.
A bloody adion was again fought
yesterday between Ukeroth and Ahen
- kirchcn. r i'he details given vary in
fome particulars ; but tney all agree,
that thc French grenadiers ar.d
fought like liorib,and that e\ery inch of
ground the Austrians gained was cover
ed with their o//n biood.—General
Kleber advanced during the da. upon
the enemy, and continued liis retreat
undisturbed night. About
300 wounded were dent here the fame
day by General Kieber.
The corps of Kleber falls again back
to its former position on the Wupper
whilst the diaifons of Jourdan’s atmy
that had crofied the Rhine, occupy al
ready their former pofitious between
Mayencc and Coblertz.
The French attribu’e the check they
fuffered near W etziaer to thc great lu
periority of the Austrians, who amount
ed to form 15 to 20,000 men, whild the
division of Le Fevre was iiot haiff®
numerous.
COLOGNE, June. 20.
General Le Fevre, whom Hying re
ports announced to be morrally wound*
ed, made prisoner, killed, arrived here
on the 18th inst. He is indeed wound
ed, but his wound cannot b’ ’ange'eus,
for he walked about thc town th* hnne
evening he arrived.
No * 58.