tel, on the way to Amberg.That by this time general Jourdan took alarm, and recalled his troops toward Amberg, and in proportion as he retreated general Wartenfleben advanced. That between Amberg and Sultzbach, general Jourdan drew up his army, and a battle enfued, in which the Auftrians were victorious. That the lofs of the French on this occafion was fuppofed to be 5000 killed and 2000 made prisoners, with about thirty pieces of cannon. That the whole of the Austrian army was not engaged, but a confiderable corps was detached at the fame time to Hurfpruch, Lauff, and Nuremberg, of which city the Auftrians took poffeffion. The London Gazette, September 19. Admiralty-Office, September 17. Copy of a Letter from Commodore Sir John Borlafs Warren, K. B. to Evan Nepean, Efq. dated on Board his majefty's Ship La Pomone, Falmouth, the 10th Inftant. Sir, I REQUEST you will inform their lordfhips, that on the 22d of Auguft, at ten A. M. a fail was discovered in the SSW quarter; I immediately difpatched the Galatea after her, who made the fignal of her being an enemy's frigate; I therefore followed with the reft of the ships, and foon obferved that he was standing in near the mouth of the Gironne; captain Keats, however, with much addrefs, cut her off from the entrance, having paffed, with the Galatea, between the Chevrier Bank and the Lighthoufe: the enemy then wore and ftood along fhore to the fauthward, being purfued by all the fquadron, and keeping within half gunshot of the coalt, The Artois and Sylph, who had been detached to examine two large fhips that appeared fufpicious, continued their courfe in the Offing, when about nine, P. M. the horizon became dark, attended with violent fqualls of extreme heavy rain, lightening, and thunder, fo as to oblige the Galatea and this thip, who were nearly within hot of the frigate, to fhorten fail, and keep away at times, and it was fuppofed fhe had bore up, as we loft fight of her. I therefore flood with the Anfon to the northward, thinking the might have hauled her wind that way, but at day-light, feeing nothing of her,, tacked and conti-nued our courfe to the fouthward, until we discovered her run on fhore, with the lofs of her mafts, within five leagues of Arcaffon, and the Artois, Galatea, and Sylph, (who had feen her again during the night) at anchor near her, when the was boarded with much risk and gallantry by the boats of the Artois and Galatea under the command of lieutenant Lloyd and Carter. It was impoffible to prevent the menfrom endeavouring to efcape on fhore, although great numbers fell victims in the attempt, owing to the great furf and fwell that fet upon the beach, and of course many were drowned. Her captain and fome of the principal officers, with feveral Portuguese prifoners, part of the crews of two Brazil fhips, taken by the divifion to which this hip, (who was named L'Andromaque, a very fine and large frigate, pierced for 48 guns, twelve pounders, moft of which had been thrown overboard, and her complement 300 men) belonged, were brought on board the fhips of this fquadron, when the was fet on fire by our people, and completely confumed before they left her. The officers and boats' crew of the above-mentioned fhips behaved with the utmost activity upon this occafion. I have fubjoined a lift of veffels cap tured and burnt by the fquadron under my command, as well as the divifion of the enemy's frigates. (Signed) J. B. WARREN. [Here follows a lift of the veffels captured and burnt, L'Andromache frigate 44 guns burnt, fix veffels burnt, and three captured; together wit a lift of the divifion of French fhips on a cruise.] Donawert, the former at the defile of Haarbarg, the latter at a village about a league eastward of Blenheim. On the 15th, his royal highness, leaving general La Tour, with a confiderable part of the army of the Upper Rhine, to defend the Lech, marched with the remainder down the right of the Danube, with an intention of re croffing it, in order to operate against general Jourdan's right flank, while general Wartensleben should advance and attack his front. The rear guards were of 'courfe withdrawn from the above-mentioned posts, and Donawert evacuated in the course of the day. When his royal highnefs commenced this manœuvre, general Wartenfleben was in the pofition near Amberg. To turn the left of this pofition, general Jourdan had detached a confiderable column on the great road leading from Nuremberg through Neumark, to Ratisbon; and, in order to oppofe this column, major-general Nauendorf was advancing from the latter place with a corps of four of the battalions newly arrived from Austria and fome light troops. On the 17th, the troops, which the archduke had brought from the army of the Upper Rhine, repaffed the Danube, in two columns, at Neuburg and Ingolstadt, and encamped near thofe places, the latter of which, being capable of defence, and important from its fituation on the river, a garrison was thrown into it. The column that paffed at Neuburg was commanded by lieutenant-general Hotze. On the 18th, the troops halted. 1 The intention was to proceed from hence with the right column from Ingolftadt toward Beilugriefs, and lieutenantgeneral Hotze's confiderably further to the left; but, in the night from the 18th, to the 19th, intelligence was received that general Wartenleben had been obliged to quit the pofition of Amberg, and returned behind the Nab. fame day to the heights of Talwang, formed his royal highness' advanced guard, Lieutenant-general Hotze's corps marched toward Beilugriefs. By this march the archduke fecured the road to Ratisbon, and the right flank of Jourdan's army was equally threatened, he having advanced to the Nab. A heavy cannonade, heard in the direc tion of Schwartzfeld, on the 20th inftant, and other reasons, made it necessary to proceed but flowly until more certain intelligence of general Wartenfleben's fituation could be obtained, and a combined plan of attack finally arranged. The above-mentioned cannonade afterward proved to have been an affair of no importance. On the 22d, the enemy's corps, which had advanced from Neumark, and taken poft behind a deep ravine, through which the great road paffes near the village of Teining, was attacked by the advanced guard under general Nauendorf, and obliged to quit its pofition, and retreat toward Neumark. On the 23d, the archduke and lieute nant-general Hotze's corps, having reunited, advanced in feveral columns, and drove the enemy from their position behind Neumark. General Hotze pursued them to within a league of Altdorf, and at the fame time pushed forward a confiderable column of cavalry, and some light infan try, under major-general prince John of Lichtenstein, on the great road toward Nuremberg. The right column of the archduke's corps encamped near Neumark. On the 24th, the long-intended com bined operation took place against general Jourdan's army.-This operation was performed in feven columns. That of the right of general Wartenfleben's army advanced toward Weger; another large co lumn proceeded from Schwartzfeld, having a third fmaller force to its left, and a fourth advanced from Swandorf toward The above-mentioned projected move- Amberg, in the neighbourhood of which ment of the archduke's corps now became place the three latter columns were to very dangerous, as its communication unite, and that of the left to form a juncwith general Wartenfleben would have tion with the archduke's right, which probeen in the greateft degree precarious, and ceeded from Neumark, by Caftell, to its retreat, in cafe of defeat, (being cut Amberg, having two ftrong corps to the off, as it might have been, from the road left, of which the one under lieutenantto Ratisbon) extremely difficult. His general Staray advanced to Herfebpruck, royal highness therefore directed his march and the other under lieutenant-general more to the right, and arrived on the 20th Hotze to Lauffen. This excellent dif❤ instant, with his right column at Hem-pofition would certainly have been followman. From this time major-general ed by a very decifive battle, had not the Nauendorf's corps, which advanced the enemy, alarmed at the menacing more Thus, my lord, have I endeavoured to give your lordship an accurate account of the late events and movements; and it is with the deepest concern I muft conclude it by informing your lordship, that my brother, lieutenant-colonel Craufurd, was unfortunately wounded and taken on the 25th inft. The archduke has been pleafed to write to general Jourdan, reclaiming him; and I have no doubt of their giving him up, as it would be contrary to every rule to de ain a perfon as prifoner of war, who was not, at the time of his being taken, employed in a military capacity. It is impoffible for me to express to your lordship how much the archduke, and, I may fay, all the principal officers of the army, have fhown themfelves interefted about colonel Craufurd; nor can I conclude without affuring your lordship, that his being taken was not owing to any imprudence; though, indeed, his conduct, ever fince he has had the honour of being attached to the Auftrian army, has been marked by that con' fpicuous zeal, activity, and courage, which he cannot help difplaying, even when only a fpectator of military operations. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) ROBERT CRAUFURD. I HAVE the honour to inform your lordhip, that after the affair of the 24th inft. general Jourdan continued his retreat in feveral columns through Velden, Pegnitz, &c. In the general direction of Ebermanftadt and Forcheim, he has been closely purfued by the archduke's army, under which denomination I comprise that lately commanded by general Wartenfleben, as well as thofe troops which his royal highnefs brought with him from the Danube. On the 25th init. the advanced guard, under lieutenant general Kray, marched by Sultzbach to Hohenftadt, and a confiderable column of the enemy's baggage was taken or destroyed in the defile between that place and Velden. The troops which had encamped the preceding evening near Amberg, followed general Kray's march, and the archduke took his headquarters at Sultzbach. On the 26th lieutenant-general Kray purfued the enemy in the direction toward Græffenberg, and lieutenant-general Hotze advanced from Lauffen toward Erlangen on the Rednitz; the former having his right covered by major general Ellnitz, in the neighbourhood of Velden, Nauhang, Bleech, &c. as had the latter his left by major-general the prince of Lichtenstein, who had paffed through Nuremberg. The archduke's column marched from the camp of Sultzbach to Herfpruck on the Pegnitz. On the 27th lieutenant-general Hotze, having croffed the Rednitz, moved toward Hochstadt on the Aifch, prince Lichtenftein's corps forming his advanced guard, lieutenant-general Kray's corps marched to Græffenberg, Betzenftein, &c. and the army from Herfpruck to Lauffen. On the 28th the prince of Lichtenftein's light troops approached on the left bank of Rednitz, very near to Bamberg. Lieu. tenant-general Kray marched to Neukirch, and the archduke to Heroldberg. On the 29th, upon the approach of the advanced guard, the enemy abandoned precipitately the ftrong fort of Forcheim, fetting fire to the mills and bridges on the Wifent to cover their retreat. Their rear guard, confifting of nearly a divifion, took poft in the night with its left to the heights of Egglefheim, and its right to the Rednitz, on the road from Forcheim toward Bamberg. The army encamped between Baiersdorf and Forcheim. lieutenant-general Kray moved forward to Early on the morning of the 30th, attack the enemy in their pofitions near Egglefheim, but they abandoned it fo quickly that no ferious affair could be engaged, nor could the column, which had been fent through the mountains to turn their left, arrive in time to fall upon their retreat, fo,that their lofs was not confiderable. Lieutenant-general Kray purfued them toward Bamberg, and the archduke took his head quarters at Hirf chaid. On the left of the Rednitz lieutenant-general Hotze advanced to Burg Eberach, pushing forward his advanced guard under the prince of Lichtenftein to Eliman on the Meyn. Lieutenantgeneral Staray's corps, which had followed general Hotze's march, advanced to Clofter Eberach. Very early on the morning of the 30th, Jourdan's army, that is, the heavy artillery, &c. began to crofs the Meyn at Hallftat. During the whole of the operations which I have had the honour of defcribing to your lordship in this and my laft difpatch, his royal highnefs' great aim has been to bring general Jourdan to a decifive battle, but the bad roads and defiles the troops had to pafs between the Danube and Amberg confiderably retarding their march gave Jourdan time to get off; and that he has fince fucceeded in avoiding a general engagement, wherein he has been greatly favoured by the nature of the country, which is fo extremely hilly, woody, and interfected, as to make it impracticable to employ the cavalry. Nowithstanding it is much to be regretted that it was not poffible to bring the enemy to a general battle, yet there are ftrong reafons to hope that those mafterly manoeuvres, by which the archduke has forced them to fo fudden a retreat, and has already driven them confiderably out of the direction which Jourdan undoubtedly must have wifhed to take, may, ultimately, have as happy an effect upon the general iffue of the campaign, as they, at all events, will be honourable to his royal highness. I am not yet enabled to inform your lordship of the number of prifoners made by the different columns: a confiderable number were taken on the 22d in the affair near Newmark, and in the affair of Amberg there were between 900 and 1000. Of what has been taken fince I fhall have the honour to acquaint your lordship in my next. A corps under major-general Nauendorff was detached on the 25th inft. to re-enforce general Latour, who is behind the Ifer. On the 27th colonel Craufurd was left behind by the French, with a fafeguard, at Berzenftein, they having found it im poffible to tranfport him any further with, out endangering his life; they exacted his parole not to ferve against the republic till exchanged, which will, I believe, take place immediately. He has been moft feverely wounded in the head by a musket ball, but I have the happiness to inform your lordship that the archduke's own furgeon, whom his royal highness (whose goodness on this occafion has been great indeed) was pleafed to fend to him, as well as the other furgeons who attend him, give me the greatest reafon to hope for his recovery. In case of my abfence from the army for a few days, capt. Anftrufher, of the guards, who came lately from Berlin, will have the honour of informing your lordfhip of every thing that happens. I have the honour to be, &c. ROBERT CRAUFURD. The London Gazette Extraordinary, Downing-ftreet, Sept. 21, Difpatches, of which the following are copies, have been received from captain Anftruther by the right hon. lord Grenville, his majesty's principal fecretary of State for foreign affairs. Head Quarters of his Royal Highness the Archduke Charles; Zell, near Wurtzburgh; Sept. 4, 1796. My lord, YOUR lordship is acquainted with the unfortunate circumftances which have obliged colonel and Mr. R. Craufurd to remain for a time at a distance from the fcene of operations. The abfence of these gentlemen, at a moment fo particularly interefting as the prefent, must be regretted, as a lofs to the public fervice; which, though, at their request, I now attempt to detail to your lordship the late proceedings of the army, I feel myself inadequate to fupply. Your lordship is already informed of the movements of his royal highness the Archduke up to the 31ft ultimo; at which period the right wing of the army was affembled in the plain between Forcheim and Bamberg; and the left, confisting of upward of twenty battalions and fifty fquadrons, under the command of lieutenant-general Stzaray, had reached Eberach; and threatened at once, by detachments, the points of Schweinfurt and of Wurtzburg. Early on the 31ft the Archduke entered Bamberg; and, from the information there received of the movements of the enemy, determined to push on with the whole army toward Wurtzburg; as being the point on the occupation of which depended he poffibility of forcing Jourdan to abandon the Meyn, and take his retreat through the country of Fulda, on the Lahn. His royal highnefs proceeded in the evening to Bourg Eberach. General Kray took poft at Eltmann, and general Stzaray advanced to Klofter Schwartzach. On the 1ft of September the archduke marched to Ober Schwartzach, general Kray to Gerold hoffen, and general Stzaray to Kitzingen, where he paffed the Meyn: his advanced guard, under general Hotze, took poffeffion of the town of Wurtzburg, the French garrifon retiring into the citadel. In the mean time the enemy ftrained every nerve to reach Wurtzburg, before the main body of the Auftrian army fhould come up; and, by forced marches, arrived at Kofmach, within three leagues of the town, the fame day on which general Hotze took poffeffion of it. Next day, (the 2d,) Jourdan attacked, with the utmoft impetuofity, the corps under general Stzaray; but, though he fucceeded in forcing fome of his posts, he was not able to make any impreffion on the main pofition; and retired, in the evening, to kis camp, near Kornach. There he refolved to abide the event of a battle; and, in that view, posted himself in the following manner: His right wing, extending to the Meyn a little below Wurtzburg, refted on a very commanding eminence; in front of which a deep river rendered the accefs extremely difficult. This first line of his centre occupied a long narrow wood, fkirting the bottom of a chain of heights, on the ridge of which his fecond line was pofted. His left wing, confifting almost entirely of cavalry, was placed in the fpacious plane in front of Kornach; but confiderably thrown back, in order to receive the more effectual fupport from the infantry in the wood. A numerous artillery was diftributed on the most effential points along his front. The divifion of Lefevre remained pofted behind Schweinfurt, to cover the great road to Fulda, and a fm ll intermediate corps maintained his communication with the army. His royal highnefs halted the ad in his camp of Ober Schwartzach; while a bridge was thrown on the Meyn, near Dettelbach, which was not finifhed till late in the evening. General Kray remained at Geroltzhoffen. General Stzaray, in the mean time, judging, from the force and ufual conduct of Jourdan, that he would foon renew his efforts to render himself master of Wensbourg, embraced the fpirited refolution of rather advancing against him, than of waiting for him in his pofition. The, archduke approved of this idea, and determined to facilitate the execution of it, by making a combined attack on the enemy, to take place early in the morning of the 3d. The intention was, that general Stzaray should move forward against the corps which was oppofed to him; that the main body, under the command of general Wartenfleben, paffing the bridge at Dettelbach, fhould attack the centre of the enemy; while general Kray, crofling the river at the point nearest Geroltzhoffen, should turn his left wing. Soon after day-break, accordingly, general Stzáray advanced, and drove back the posts of the enemy; as however, the other two columns had a confiderable march to make, and met with much unexpected delay in the paffage of the river, he foon found himself engaged alone by very fuperior numbers; and was not only obliged to relinquifh the ground he had gained, but had much difficulty in maintaining his original pofition. At this critical inftant, his royal highnefs fent orders to general Wartefleben, to ford the river with the whole of his cavalry, and advance directly against the left of the enemy. This judicious manœuvre had the desired effect. Jourdan, feeing himself menaced in the moft effential point of his pofition, withdrew from his right the troops with which he was preffing general Stzaray; who thus had gained time to re-establish himself in his poft. The cavalry now charged the left of the enemy, and drove it from its ground: but the enemy retiring behind the wood, the Auftrians remained expofed to a fire of mufquetry and grape, which obliged them to abandon the advantage they had gained. A fecond attempt of the fame nature had a fimilar fate; and, after fruitless endeavours to draw the enemy into the plain, his royal highness refolved to await the arrival of the rest of general Wartenfleben's column: without which it was evident the pofition of the enemy could not be forced." At length, the infantry appeared, advancing from Dettelbach; and general Stzaray moving forward at the fame time, a combined attack was immediately formed against the woo hich covered the ene |