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230 important European Intelli gence : ‘deceived by the Hamburgh Packet, Copt. C L A V j arrived at Philadelphia. 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.