dered his wafte guns unferviceable, all the ftanding rigging of his lower mafts fhot away, and, I believe, nearly every running rope cut through, and a great number of his people killed and wounded, he ftill perfevered (though he could rally but few of his men) to defend his fhip, almoft longer than defense was justifiable. Had there been the smalleft motion in the fea, every mast must inevitably have gone by the board. Our lofs (which will appear by the inclofed lift) has been lefs than could have been expected; but our mafts, fails, and rigging were found to be pretty much cut up. The fpirited exertions of every officer, man and boy, belonging to the fhip I command, as well in the action as in the fecuring two difabled ships, and bringing them inftantly off from a critical fituation by taking the prize in tow, and by their inceffant labour ever fince, will, I trust, when their small number is confidered, place them in a light iuperior to any praife which I could beltow. I am even unwil ling to fpeak of the particular conduct of any of the officers, but the talents difplayed by the first lieutenant, (Devonshire) who was but juft out of our fick lift, during the action, added to his uncommon fatigue in taking care of the prize, and the very able manner in which he conducted and prepared to defend her, entitles him to this distinction, and proves him highly deferving of the recommendation you gave him, with his appointment in the Weft Indies. And although I had rather any other perfon should obferve the conduct of a brother of mine in action, and fpeak of it afterward, yet I feel it to be my duty, as captain of the fhip, to ftate, that I thought M. Bowen's (the fecond lieutenant) conduct was particularly animating to the hip's company, and useful, from the great number of guns which he faw well pointed in the course of the action; added to which, from the absence of the first lieutenant on board the prize, the labouring oar of this fhip has fallen on him; and, in my mind, the task we have had fince the action has been infinitely more arduous than that of the action itfelf. The name of the prize is the Mahonefa, carrying on the main deck 26 Spanish twelves, (weighing eighteen ounces more than ours) eight Spanish fixes on the quarter deck, and a number of brass cohorns, fwivels, &c. had on board 275 men, befide fix pilots, qualified for the Mediterranean as high as Leghorn, and to be put on board admiral Langara's fleet, which he had been fent from Carthagena to look for. She was built in 1789, at Mahon, is of very large dimen fions, measuring 1114 tons and a half Spanish, was before the action in complete good condition, and is considered by the Spanish officers the fastest failor, one of the best constructed, and, what they attach confiderable importance to, the handfomeft frigate in their navy. Both the frigates have this moment anchored in fafety. I am, &c. (Signed) R. BOWEN. Terpsichore mounts 32 twelve and fixpounders; complement of men 215. Killed. None. Wounded. Mr. Richard Hobbs (acting boatswain) flightly in the foot; John Roberts (quarter-master) loft his left thigh; and two feamen. Mahonefa, by the best accounts I have been able to collect, had about 30 killed or died of their wounds, the day of the. action, and about the fame number wound ed, several of whom are since dead. Captures from the London Gazettes. La Fautour French brig privateer of guns, taken Oct. 16, by the Dryad, captain lord Amelius Beauclerk. La Buonoparte French privateer of 16 guns, taken Oct. 24, by the Santa Mar garitta, captain Martin. Le Vengeur of 18 guns, and her prize the Potomah, taken Oct. 25, by the fame fhip and captain. La Victoire and Iris French privateers of fix guns each, taken in the Weft Indies by the Zebra and l'Aimable.. L'Etonnant corvette of 12 guns, taken Nov. 18, drove on fhore by the Melam pus, and supposed to be lost. L'Etna corvette of 12 guns, taken Nov. 18, by the Melampus. A fmall cutter privateer of four guns, taken Nov. 15, by the Phenix. Le Providence privateer of four guns, taken Nov. 12, by the Dover armed cut ter. The Franklin, French privateer brig of 12 guns, and 'the L'Hirondelle, French cutter privateer of 10 guns, taken Nov. 1ft, and 4th, by the Cerberus, captain Drew, who likewife retook the ship Friendfhip from the Cape of Good Hope, and the Jackfop junior, from Jamaica. DIS CONTINENTAL ADVICES, from the London Gazettes. The London Gazette, October 29.Downing-treet, October 29. ISPATCHES, of which the following are copies, have been received from Robert Craufurd, efq. by the right hon lord Grenville, his majetty's principal fecretary of state for foreign affairs. Head Quarters of the Archduke Charles of Auftria, Bretzenstein, Sept. 16. My Lord, THE great distance of the prince of Condé's corps from the archduke's headquarters, and other circumftances, have prevented my being able till now to have the honour of tranfmitting to your lord hip the details of an affair, which, (though it was not of fufficient importance to have any material influence on the general operations of the army, and is now of too old a date to be interesting as an article of intelligence) reflects fo much honour on the prince of Condé and his corps, that it would be an act of injuftice to those brave and unfortunate perfons, were your lordfhip to be left uninformed of the particu. lars of their very gallant conduct. Lieute nant-colonel Craufurd has therefore de fred me, though thus late, to give your lord fhip an account of this action, and I have taken it from the most authentic fources. The number of troops left for the defence of the country, between the Danube and the Tyrol on the beginning of laft month was fo fmall that the prince of Conde's corps was divided on an extremely extensive line, and confiderably above one half of it was detached from under the immediate command of his ferene highness. On the 11th of Auguft, the prince was pofted in the front of Mindelheim, having two advanced corps on the Guntz; that of the right near Erckheim, commanded by the duke d'Enghien; that of the left at Southeim, under the orders of general Viomenil. He had alfo fent a detachments of cavalry to Loppenhaufen, to cover his right, or rather to obferve the enemy's movements in that quarter, and another on the left to Guntzburgh, on the road between Mindelheim and Kempton; the detachment at Guntzburgh communicated with the corps at Kempton. On the 12th, the enemy attacked the duke d'Enghien's corps, and were repulled; but the fuperiority of their num. bers enabled them to fucceed in turning general Viomenil's left, and they thereby obliged both these corps to retire to the prince of Condé's pofition. The enemy. now advanced in great force clofe to his ferere highhefs' front, cftablished them felves in the wood and village of Kam lach, and appeared to intend a decifive attack, which the prince prepared to refift.. He placed the centre of his infantry on the heights behind the villages of Upper and Lower Ainbach, both of which be occupied; his cavalry was judiciously con cealed from the enemy's view, and fheltered from the cannonade, but ready to advance whenever an opportunity occurred for it to act. The duke d'Enghien's corps was posted on the heights in front of the right of the pofition, and general Viomenil in the fame manner on the left, occupying the road that leads from Southeim to Mindleheim the referve was pofted in the heights in front of Mindleheim, and a detachment of between 500 and 600 men in the valley of Mindleheim, in fuch a manner as to prevent the enemy's coming quite round the left into the rear of the pofition, which otherwise was much to be apprehended from the great fuperiority of their numbers, and from the country being extremely woody. As the republicans did not venture to advance to the attack across the plain, which feparates the wood of Kamlach from the villages of Upper and Lower Aurbach, the remainder of the day of the 12th, paffed in a distant and unimportant mufketry. In the evening, however, the prince received repeated and pofitive information, from his reconnoitring parties and patroles, that ftrong cohimins of the enemy were advancing on his right and left. He therefore judged that his only chance of maintaining his pofition was by beating the corps in his front, before thote which were moving toward his flanks could approach near enough to annoy him; and though his ferene highnefs knew he fhould have to do with infinitely fuperior numbers; he boldly determined on the attack, the difpofitions for which were nearly as follows: The right, under the duke d'Enghien, was ordered to carry the village of Lower Kamlach, and to penetrate through the wood, if poffible, toward Erckheim. The centre, in two columns, was to attack the enemy in or near the village of Upper Kamlach; and the left, under general Viomenil, to advance on the great road to Southeim. The inferiority of his force, and the apprehenfion of the enemy's receiving ftill further re-enforcements, determined the prince to march against them in the night of the 12th. The battalions of infanterie noble (compofed entirely of gentlemen formerly officers in the French service, and great numbers of whom are chevaliers de St. Louis) began their attack on Upper Kamlach. Having received the fire of a battalion that occupied the gardens, they immediately purfued it into the village, and driving before them the troops that attempted to defend Kamiach, they foon arrived at the bridge, on the other fide of it. Behind this bridge, feveral battalions of the enemy were regularly formed, and the fire now became fo fevere as to render the fuccefs of a further attack very uncertain; but the infanterie noble, advanced against the enemy with so much impetuolity, that the latter gave way, and retired into the wood of Kamlach. Here these brave gentlemen again attacked the republicans, and, notwithstanding the great fuperiority of numbers, and confequent long and bloody refiftance, drove them quite out of the wood, and on to the heights behind it. In the mean time the prince of Condé was informed, that the duke d'Enghein, after carrying the village of Lower Kamlach, had found the woods beyond it fo ftrongly occupied as to prevent his advancing; that general Viomenil was fimilarly fituated; and that the ene my was attempting to come round the flanks of the infanterie noble, and cut them off from the bridge of Kamlach. His ferene highnefs therefore found himfelf under the neceffity of ordering the different corps to retreat to the pofition. The enemy followed to the edge of the wood of Kamlach, but did not come into the plain. Arrived in the pofition, the prince found it totally impoffible to remain there, without risk of being entirely cut off, not only on account of the numerous re-enforcements which he faw advancing to join the enemy in his front; but ftill more on account of the ftrong columns that were marching round both his flanks. He therefore on the morning of the 13th, began his retreat to Kildefingen, which was almost undisturbed, his rear guard, commanded by the duke d'Enghien, being followed only by the enemy's light in fantry. The prince's lofs in this affair was about 700 men, and a great number of officers killed, and three wounded. The two battalions of infanterie noble loft between 400 and 500 gentlemen. The enemy's lofs must also have been very confiderable, and one lieutenant-colonel, and one commandant of a battalion, with about fixty men, were made prifoners. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) ROBERT CRAUFUND. Head Quarters of the Archduke Charles of Austria, Rastadt, O&. 6. · My Lord, I HAVE the honour to inform your lord hip that general Moreau (after being foiled in his attempt to retreat from Ulm to Stutgard) having rectoffed the Danube at Erbach on the 26th of September, marched upon Elberach and Schuffried. On the 27th, general La Tour advanced to the Iler, and lieutenant general Frolich to Leutkirchen, the latter pushing forward his advanced guard to Wurzach, where it took fome baggage and prifoners. On the 28th, general La Tour ad vanced from the Iler to the Rottam in two columns; that of the right commanded by himself in perfon, and that of the left by lieutenant-general Mercantin. On the 29th, the advanced guard of general LaTour's corps (under major general Baillet) drove the enemy out of Biberach, and purfued them to Groth, where, after a fevere cannonade, it took its pofition. Major-general Klinting, with three battalions and four fquadrons, (forming an intermediate corps between generals Mercantin and Frolich) advanced to Wolfseg, and general Frolich toward Wangen. While these operations were going on upon the right of the Danube, major-ge-neral Nauendorff was marching on the other fide of the river from Ulm toward Heckinghen, in order to come into immediate co-operation with lieutenant-general Petrafch, who, preceded by a corps of feve ral battalions and fquadrons, under majorgeneral Meerfield, was advancing toward Rothwell and Villingen. By thefe movements the Auftrians became mafters of the highest parts of the mountains of the Black-foreft, where the Danube takes its fource, as well as thofe rivulets which, running westward to the Rhine, form the only paffes whereby an army can descend from these mountains to the Brifgaw. General Moreau had now, therefore, no other alternative, than either to attempt the dangerous operations of at tacking generals Petrasch and Nauendorff, in order to gain the Val d'Enfers, (valley of hell) which defcends into the Brifgaw by Freysburgh, or to make his retreat by the Foreft towns and territory of Swifferland; and finding himself at the fame time closely pursued by general La Tour, he determined, by a vigorous attack, to endeavour to give the latter a check, by which he might gain time sufficient to effect his retreat without great lofs. Accordingly, when, upon the 30th inftant, the advanced guards of generals La Tour and Mercantin's columns were in march toward Schuffenried, they were attacked In the neighbourhood of Steinhauffen, &c. by above three divifions of Moreau's army. An obftinate engagement took place, but as general La Tour moved forward with his whole corps to fupport his advanced guards, the enemy was repulfed with very great lofs, and the Auftrians maintained their pofition. The advanced guard of general Mercantin's column, confifting of a detachment of the prince of Condé's corps, and commanded by the duke d'Enghien, fuffered principally in this action. His ferene highners' conduct was very brilliant, and that of his whole corps extremely gal lant. The lofs of the Auftrians amounted to about 600 men, 420 of whom were of the duke d'Enghien's corps. From the reports of the fpies, it appears that general Moreau has began to let part of his army defile, without arms, through Swifferland. His royal highnefs the archduke marched on the 3d inftant, from Schwetzingen to Graben; on the 4th, to Carlsruhe, and yesterday to this place. Major-general the prince of Lichtenftein paffed the Rhine on the 2d inftant, at Manheim, and took poffeffion of the pofts of Gemerfheim, on the fortification of which the enemy have bestowed fo much time and labour. He is destroying the works of this ftrong poft, and has fent detachments as far as Weffenbourg, which the enemy abandoned. Lieutenant-general Kray drove the enemy out of Nieuwied on the 29th; fince which nothing material has happened between the Meyn and the Sieg.. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) R. CRAUFURD. Berne, Oct. 1. Large bodies of the enemy's army continue to arrive every day at Shaffouft, where they are difarmed and fent, through the cantons of Zurich, Berne, and Soleure, to Balle. A yet we can learn nothing pofitive as to the cause of this deroute. It is certain that it has been confiderable in fome one point, as the fugitives continue to arrive every day in till greater numbers. It is probable, also, that the enemy has fuffered in more quarters than one, as it is obferved that those who arrive belong to fo many different corps that they could not poffibly have all ferved together. It is dif ficult to learn any thing from the fugitives themfelves, (fo very confufed is the account they give) excepting the fact, that a general panic prevails throughout the whole army; fome of those who have arrived in this disorderly state, having come even from general Moreau's head-quar ters, which they left at Ulm on the 21ft. It is difficult to learn with certainty any thing relating to the number or strength of the peasants under arms in the Blackforeft; all that we know is, that some fmail corps of Austrians have penetrated from the fide of Offenburg and Friburg, and are now difperfed among the vallies and woods about Donefchingen, Tengen, and Engen; and that the alarm bell is conftantly ringing in every village within hearing of the frontiers of this country. The republicans, however, are ftill in poffeffion of the Friekthall and the three adjoining Foreft towns, Rhinferdin, Lauffenburg, and Seckingen. The rage and hatred of the peasants against the French paffes all belief, and is only equalled by the terror they have inspired in the republican army. 3 foreft, and his parties inceffantly haraffed the rear of the enemy. Preffed in this manner, general Moreau faw the extreme danger to which his fur ther retreat was expofed, and he refolved to rifque a general action as the only means of extricating himself from the dif ficulties by which he was furrounded. Early on the 2d, accordingly, the left wing of his army croffed the Danube at Riedlingen, and repaffing it at Munderkingen turned and defeated the corps which general La Tour had pofted between the Feder See and the river. As foon as general Moreau was affured of the fuccefs of his left, he advanced from Schuffenried to attack general La Tour in front, and the action was maintained during fix hours with the utmost obftinacy. At length, however, general La Tour, finding that his right flank was totally uncovered, and that his rear was menaced by the progrefs of the enemy, was obliged to abandon his ground, and retire behind the Rifs, and ultimately be hind the Rothambach. His retreat was covered by the corps of Condé with a degree of bravery and steadiness which reflects upon them the highest honour. I am forry to state that the lofs of the Auftrians, on this occafion, has been very confiderable. On the 3d, general La Tour occupied a pofition behind the Rothémbach, extending from Monchrod, by Erlenmoos to Laupheim. General Moreau having thus fucceeded in gaining fufficient freedom for the future movements of his retreat, re commenced his march on the 5th following, with the main body of his army, the route to Stokach. On the 6th, two divifions of his left paffed the Danube in feveral columns between Redlingen and Sigmaringen; and, having reaffembled in the neighbourhood of Veringen, proceeded upon Beuren and Friedingen, in a parallel direction with the main body; and, in proportion as it retreated, covered its march from the attempts which were to be apprehended from the corps of generals Nauendorff and Petrafch. On the 7th, general La Tour advanced to Burhan. General Moreau was in the neighbourhood of Stokach, and had de tached general Defaix with 300 men, to Occupy Engen. On the 8th, the head-quarters of general La Tour, were transferred to Qftrach; thofe of general Moreau to Stokach; and general Defaix, advancing from Engen, drove in the pafts of general Petrafch at Duttlingen, followed them toward Villengen, and took poft between Hohen,, Emingen, and the great road from Villengen to Schemberg.. Next day, being joined by the two divifions which had marched on the left bank of the Danube, he attacked gen. Petrasch a Schweningen, diflodged him from thence and from Villengen, and gained poffeffion of Rothwell; from whence, however, he was driven by a detachment from the corps of general Nauendorff at Hochingen. Gneral Petrafch retreated upon Schillach, from whence he fent a confiderable detachment to Friberg, to fecure the valley of Kinzig. General La Tour in the mean time had transferred his head-quarters to Mælkirchen; thofe of general Moreau were at Engen. The head-quarters of his royal highnels will be transferred to-morrow to Mahlberg. Lieutenant-general Hotz, who commands the corps of light troops which paffed the Rhine at Manheim, on the 2d, has taken poft at Schweyenheim, from whence he has pushed his parties to Weiffenbourg, Seltz, Haguenau, and almost to the gates of Strafbourg, in one direction, and to Kayferflautern and Baumholder, in the other. They have levied contributions, taken hostages, and spread the utmost confternation throughout the coun try. So great are the apprehenfions the enemy entertain of this corps, that the troops which had been left to watch Maintz, have been withdrawn, to re-enforce the garrifon of Landau. General New, profiting of the opportunity, has advanced to the Nahe with a part of his garrifon, and, after defeating feveral mall corps, which the enemy had left on that river, threatened to advance into the Hundfruck. This demonftration has obliged general Bournonville to detach four divifions from his army on the Lower Rhine, to fecure the pofts which were menaced, and he is thus fo confiderably weakened, that, on the appearance of a confiderable reconnoitring party, fent out by general Werneck, he abandoned his pofition near Bernberg, and retired behind Mulheim. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) |