department, dated head quarters of his royal highnefs the archduke Charles of Auftria, Felbach, near Stutgard, July 19. My Lord, I HAVE the honour to inform your lordfhip, that the archduke, upon receiving intelligence that the enemy were marching toward Stutgard, with a view to cut off his royal highnefs' direct communication with general Frolich and the prince of Conde, moved from his camp near Portzheim, on the 14th inftant, to Vahingen, upon the river Entz, where he remained the 15th and 16th. On the 17th, as the enemy continued their march toward Stutgard, his royal highness moved to Schwebertingen, and on the 18th, to Ludwigsberg, having detached two small corps to occupy the bridges over the Neckar at Canstadt, Unter Turhnen, and Ellingen, in order to cover his left flank; and fecure the great road from Stutgard to Uim, by which lay his communication with his principal magazines. In the afternoon of the 18th, the enemy arrived at Stutgard, and attempted to diflodge the Auftrian advanced pofts, which were placed in fuch a manner as to command the roads leading from that city to Ludwigsberg and Canstadt. opportunity of attacking in front, which he did with a degree of fuccefs that fully rewarded the exemplary firmnefs difplayed by himself and his finall corps during the whole affair: and general Bullet having maintained his ground on the left, notwithitanding the repeated efforts made to diflodge hiin, the action.terminated toward nine o'clock at night in favour of the Auftrians. The attack commenced about four o'clock, and was directed with much violence against two diftinct corps; that on the left, potted near Canstadt, under the cominand of general Baillet, and that on the right, betw.en Canftadt and Feyerbach, under the prince John of Lichtenftein. On the heights of Canftadt the enemy were repulfed three times, but they fucceeded in making themselves mafters of the commanding ground on the prince of Lichtenttein's right flank, as he had not troops enough to occupy it in iufficient force. Their lofs amonnted to about 900 men ; that of the enemy was certainly much greater. On the 19th, his royal highness croffed, the Neckar, and encamped at Felbach, for the purpose of covering more effectually his communication with Ulm. The contingent troops of the circle of Suabia having quitted the pofition of Sultz on the Neckar, and retired behind Keckingen, the prince of Conde and general Frolich, who had united at Villingen, and were still there on the 17th, will by this time have been obliged most probably to fall back. General Wartenfleben withdrew the garrifon of Frankfort on the 14th instant, as that place is not capable of defence; and he arranged with general Jourdan a partial armistice for two days, to give time for carrying off what ftill remained there belonging to the Auftrians. On the 16th, finding that the enemy were detaching round his right through the bishopric of Fulda, his excellency continued his retreat toward Wurtzburg, in the neighbourhood of which place he was with the whole force when the last accounts came from him: fo that Wurtzburg upon the Mein, Canftadt and Ellingen on the Neckar, and Sigmaringen on the Danube, may be confidered at this moment as nearly the prin cipal points of the Austrian pofition. However, his highness determined to wait till the laft moment for the arrival of general Devay, who was marching to his fupport with another divifion of the troops that formed the advanced pofts of the army. In the mean time the enemy gained fo much ground, that even their mufketry fire along the front and on the right flank crofied in the prince of Lichtenftein's ranks, and it was with the greatest difficulty he could keep them from falling upon his rear. At this critical moment, general Devay appeared and defeated that part of the enemy's troops who were in poffeffion of the heights on the prince of Lichtentein's right. This gave his highnets an I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) C. CRAUFURD. The London Gazette, Auguft 1.3. An ex Downing-treet, Aug. 13. planatory article to the treaty, of amity, commerce, and navigation, between his majesty and the United States of America, was concluded and figned at Philadelphia, on the 4th day of May lalt, by Phineas Bond, eiq. on the part of his majelty, and by Timothy Pickering, eiq. on the part of the United States; and the fame has been duly ratified by the two contracting parties. 2 The London Gazette, August 20. Admiralty Office, August 20. A Letter, of which the following is a Copy, has been transmitted by Admiral Sir John Jervis, K. B. Commander in Chief of his Majefty's Ships and Veffels in the Mediterranean, to Evan Nepean, Efq. Secretary of the Admiralty, in his Letter, dated on Board his Majesty's Ship Victory, off Toulon, July 18. Captain, Porto Ferrajo, July 10. Sir, I HAVE the pleasure to inform you, that the troops under the command of major Duncan, took poffeffion of the forts and town of Porto Ferrajo this day, at ten o'clock. On my joining the convoy from Bastia yesterday forenoon, major Duncan having done me the favour to come on board, .we concerted the hoft proper method for fpeedily executing the viceroy's inftruetions to the major. The troops were landed last night, about one mile to the weftward of the town, under the direction of captain Stuart of the Peterell, and the major immediately marched close to the gate on the weft fide; and at five o'clock this morning, fent in to the governor the viceroy's letter, containing the terms which would be granted to the town, and gave him two hours for his answer. At half past five, I came on thore, when we received a meffage from the governor, defining one hour more to confult with the principol inhabitants. We took this opportunity to affure the Tufcan inhabitants, that they fhould receive no injury whatever in their perfons or property. Having ordered the fhips into the barbour to their feveral fations, before appointed, the major and myself determined, Thould the terins offered be rejected, to inftantly open the fire of the fhips, and to form the place on every point from the land and fea. The harmony and good understanding between the army and navy employed on this occafion, will, I truft, be a further proof of what may be effected by the hearty co-operation of the two fervices. I cannot conclude without expreffing my fulleft approbation of the zeal and good conduct of every captain, officer, and man in the fquadron; and also that during the time I was neceffarily employed on hore, that my first lieutenant, Edward Berry, commanded the fhip, and placed her opposite the Grand Baltion, within half pistol shot, and in such a manner as I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) hundred pieces of cannon, and garrisoned N. B. The place is mounted with one with four hundred regulars, befide militia. SHIPS' NAMES. Captain, 74 guns.-Inconftant, 36 guns, captain Freemantle.-Flora, 36 guns, captain Middleton.-Southampton, 32 , guns, captain Macnamara.-Peterell, 16 guns, capt. Sturt.-Vanean brig, lieutenant Gourly.-Rofe cutter, lieutenant Valker. The London Gazette, August 23. Downing-ftreet, Aug. 23. The letters, of which the following are copies, have been received from colonel Craufurd by the right hon. lord Grenville, his majesty's principal fecretary of Kate for foreign affairs. Head Quarters of his Royal Highness. the Archduke Charles of Auftria, Eflingen, July 12. My Lord, I HAVE the honour to inform your lordfhip, that news arrived this morning of general Wartenfleben's having been attacked, on the 10th inftant, by general Jourdan, at Friedberg, juft as he was preparing to retire to Bengen, and affemble his army in that camp. The enemy were, according to all reports, near four times as ftrong as the Auftrians; and the latter, after having repulfed three fucceffive attacks, were obliged to retire to Bengen, with the lofs of feveral hundred men, and one cannon. General Wartenfleben's army had been divided into three corps along the Lahn, all of which were directing their march toward Bengen, but neither of them was fufficiently trong to make a stand of any confequence, with a probability of fuccefs. The enemy, therefore, having arrived at the point of Friedberg, by rapid marches, the morning of the day that the Auftrians intended to quit that poft, found a force by no means adequate to refift them, and profited of this circumftance as I have mentioned above. Proper garrifons are left in Mayence, Manheim, Phillipfbourg and Ehrenbreitftein-The archduke remains encamped at Pfortzheim; the prince of Conde, at Villenger, and general Froligh is ftill in the Brifgaw. I have the honour to be, &c. Head Quarters of his Royal Highness My Lord, your lord I HAVE the honour to inform fhip, that his royal highness the archduke, upon receiving intelligence of the enemy's intention to diflodge the corps at Eflingen, and thus make themfelves mafters, of the great road from Stutgard to Ulm, reinforced that important poft in the night of the zoth, and made the neceffary difpositions for a most vigorous defence. On the 21ft, the enemy made feveral feints on the right, and along the whole front of the camp of Felbach, while they marched against the heights of Eflingen with a very fuperior force. Their attack commenced there about feven o'clock in the morning; and, after five unsuccessful efforts, they were obliged to retire to Hohenheim near Stutgard. The kill with which this pofition was defended, and the vigour difplayed in repulfing the reiterated and fevere attacks on grounds fo interfected and woody, that neither cavalry nor artillery could act with efficacy, do equal honour to general Hotze, who commanded, and the gallant troops that executed his orders. The exceffive heat of the day, and the great fatigue that they experienced, as they had all been under arms, and most of them marching the whole preceding right, did not prevent them from contending molt courage oufly with near double their numbers till eight o'clock, when victory rewarded fuch exemplary conduct. I have not the leaft intention of making any distinction between the merits of thofe brave men who are all entitled to fo great a fhare of praife, but I cannot help obferving to your lordfhip, that the first battalion of the Hungarian regiment of Spleny, fought from the beginning of this action without being relieved, and, though it loft between three and four hundred men, remained in fire till night put a stop to its uncommon exertions. This circumftance is fo much talked of in the army, that I feel called upon not to pafs it ever in filence. The total lofs of the Auftrians on this day was about one thousand men, including feveral officers; that of the enemy amounted, according to the best estimates which can be made from the reports of I have the honour to be, &c. Head Quarters of his Royal Highness My Lord, I HAVE the honour to inform your lordship, that his royal highness the archduke marched from Gemund, on the 26th of July, and encamped with one part of his main army at Bohmenkirchen, and another at Urfpringen. General Froligh was on the fouth of the Danube, near Waldfee, the prince of Conde, near Ravenfpurg, and a corps under general Wolf at Bregentz; the Suabians were ftill at Bieberach, to which place they had retired upon the conclufion of their armistice. General Wartenfleben kept his pofition near Bamberg, having a fmall body of light troops between Nurenberg and An fpach, for the purpose of communicating with the archduke. On the 29th, gene ral Froligh, in compliance with an order from the archduke, marched to Bieberach, furrounded and difarmed the Suabian corps, obliging them to difperfe immedi ately, and retire behind the line of opera tions.After which he took his position in that neighbourhood, and the prince of Conde marched to Waldfee leaving an advance guard near Ravenfpurg. From the 26th to the 30th, several skirmishes happened between the advanced posts; in all of these the Auftrians had the advan tage; and a detachment of Huffars furprifed a large French reconnoitring party near Hohenitadt, between Blanbeuren and Geißlengen, every man of which was either killed or taken. On the 31ft, as the magazines on the Danube were placed in fafety, and as the enemy began to manoeuvre toward the archduke's right, his royal highness determined to concentrate his principal force He therefore moved, on the 1st of August, with his main army, to Haydenheim, on the 2d, to Nertheim, and on the 3d, to Nordlingen, the detached corps retiring gradually, fo as to cover this march. His royal highnefs' general pofition is now as follows: the main army at Nord lingen, and the advanced guard at Nerf heim; two fmall corps near Boppingen and Weiltingen, to oblerve the roads leading from thofe places; and a corps of fuperior force at Gundelfingen, for the purpofe of covering the left and keeping up the communication with general FroJigh, and the prince of Conde, the former of whom is at Weissenhorn, on-the Both, the latter at Memmingen, with his ad vanced guard at Wurtzoch. The enemy having difcovered the channel by which the water was conveyed into the fortrefs of Koningstein, cut off the fupply, and by that means reduced the garrifon, confifting of about 500 men, to the neceffity of furrendering. The troops marched out with arms and baggage, and they returned into the emperor's domi. nions, on condition of not serving till exchanged. I have the honour to be, &c. C. CRAUFURD. Head Quarters of his Royal Highness I HAVE the honour to inform your lordship, that the enemy attacked this af ternoon the advanced potts commanded by the prince John of Lichtenftein, near Kirchheim; but they were repulfed with the lofs of above 200 men taken prifoners, and a great number left dead on the field. The general pofition of the armies remains the fame as yesterday. I have the honour to he, &c. moft of their property, which they owe to Sir, Inconftant, at Sea, June 30. I HAD the honour of acquainting you, in my letter of the evening of the 23d inft.. accompanied with difpatches by the Blanche, of the fuppofed forcible entry of the French troops into Tufcany, and their intended invafion of Leghorn. On the 24th, I attended a meeting of the conful and factory, where the information that had been received was communicated; and having affured them that I would remain at anchor in the road for their protection until the enemy obliged me to weigh, the merchants prepared to embark their goods on board the merchant fhips and tranfports, which were ordered immediately out of the Mole, and I requested captain Craven would use every dispatch in getting the large fhips lower mafts, fpars, &c. launched and secured on board the transports. On the 25th, many of the merchant_ reffels, and the Elifabeth tranfport, which was fheathing in the Inner Mole, were got out, and the mafts lashed alongside the Jatter. On the 26th, the Gorgon arrived about noon, and the remaining large fpars were launched and fent to that fhip, when havP. S. News is this moment arrived of ing got certain information of the intengenral Kray having obtained a confider- tion of the enemy, who slept at Pantedera, able advantage over the enemy at Scuten, only eighteen miles from Leghorn, I ornear Bamberg, in which neighbourhood dered the whole of the convoy, amounting he had been left by general Wartenfleben, to twenty-three fail of fquare rigged vefupon the latter's marching to Forcheinfels, and fourteen Tartans, to be got unbut his royal highness has not yet received the particulars of this affair. der weigh at daylight on the 27th; a little after noon on that day, the French entered the town of Leghorn, and began firing at the Inconftant about one, when I got under weigh with the only veffel remaining, which was a prize to L'Aigle, a brig laden with fhip timber, two small privateers endeavoured to cut her off, which obliged us to tack to fupport her, and occafioned fome few fhot being exchanged, which however did no damage. Commodore Nelfon, with the captain and Melcager, who had received notice of the enemy's defign, anchored here on the 27th, at ten o'clock, and the commodore added the Meleager to the convoy, which was of much importance, as the enemy's fmall privateers were numerous and enterprifing. All the hipping, nearly the whole of the English property, and all his majesty's naval ftores and provifions, have been faved; and every English perfon and emigré delirous of leaving Tufcany, have been' received on board fome of the thips. Commodore Nelfon, in the Captain, remained at anchor off the Malora, and will doubtles ftop any English thips who may not be informed of the French being in poffeffion of Leghorn. I feel myself particularly obliged to lieutenant Grey, employed in the tranfport fervice, for his great exertions in getting the ftores, &c. off, and great credit is due to Mr. Heatly, agent victualler, who was indefatigable in faving the provisions, wine, &c. I have caufe to be fatisfied with the unanimity and united efforts of every English fubject on this occafion, where fo little notice could be given, and confider. ing that no certain accounts were ever received that the French were abfolutely in Tufcany until the 25th, I hope, fir, you will believe that nothing has been wanting to accelerate the embarkation, or to accommodate and protect both the perfons and property of his majesty's fubject and the unfortunate emigrés, all of which I left fafe off Cape Corfe yesterday at noon; lord Garlies having promifed to fee them in fafety into San Fiorenzo, with the Lively, Meleager, Gorgon, Comet and Vaneau. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed). T. F. FREEMANTLE. HISTORICAL CHRONICLE. JULY 15. L ATELY was tried at the court of King's-bench, Guildhall, London, before lord Kenyon, a caufe in which Mr. Brafbridge, of Fleet-ftreet, filverfmith, was plaintiff, and Ahforth, formerly his apprentice, and afterward his fhopman, defendant.-The plaintiff had repofed the greatest confidence in his fervant, but having afterward reafon to fufpect his fidelity, he made a charge to him of certain articles of which he had been defrauded, to the amount of 741. but from a tenderness to his character, he did not wish to bring it to a public trial, but permitted it to be referred to arbitration, and the award on this occafion (361.) was actually paid by the defendant. Other frauds, however, were afterward difcovered, which had been committed previ. oufly to this award, and for which the prefent action was brought for inftance, a tea-caddy appeared to have been fold for eight guineas, which was entered in the books at 61. 13s. 6d. two pair of plated candlesticks had been fold at 21. 5s. the pair, but not brought to account at all; which, with fome other articles, amounted to about 1ol. 4s. 6d. The plaintiff, however, (though these were all the frauds actually discovered) had been a lofer, his council obferved, to the amount of many hundred pounds, and, as the defendant himself faid, to the amount of many thoufands. The facts being fubftantiated by evidence, and Mr. Mingay having fpoken for the defendant on fome points of law, : lord Kenyon thus addreffed the jury: I am truly forry there is caufe for such an action; but fince there is, I am very glad the action has been brought. The plain tiff, in this cafe, has dealt very mercifully with the defendant. This is only a civil action for money had and received. When one looks round this vait commercial city, the first in the world, and obferves to what an immenfe extent merchants and tradefinen are obliged to trust to the ho nefty of their fervants, one is very glad to fee fuch frauds detected, and those who have been guilty of them brought to condign punishment. At the aflizes for Worcester, I was once witness to a moft dreadful plunder, which had been committed by a man on his master, who was a moft ingenious mechanic, dealing in wholefale. This was a young man, but above the age of twenty-one. He had robbed his mafter to the amount of many hundred pounds. He had fent his master's goods round the island for concealment, and at last got them on board a ship, and he himself alfo had got on board a vessel for the purpose of going to one of the towns in America. He was discovered before the veffel failed. He was brought back, and indicted for a capital offence, in stealing above 40s. in a dwelling-house. He was tried and convicted, and I left him for execution for the fake of example, and he was executed. That was not this cafe, though it was very near akin to it. They are extremely fimilar in point of principle, and in point of honesty. And |