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to Heydenfirim, wJ,ere onr , Etat-Major General}
wa% who. to Kenifbron, fw that
nemy occupied an exteut of tour leagues oil oui
it '.r, but this movement did not difroncert os.
" Our advanced guard had likewise been repulsed j
but the corps of reserve arrived, and, on receiving
ioilrudtions, renewed the battle.
" The enemy's chief effort was dir«£led against
OBf right. General St, Cyrdefended his position
with tne utmost bravery, although attacked by a
great superiority of force. -
" The right of the left wing was likewile at
tacked with vigour. The state of the ground per
ranting 3 gain toafl offeafively,general Defaix made
a fruited attack, obliged the enemy to give way,
•a* look twa hundred prioners.
iS Tiie reserve of cavalry placed between the two
attacks, kept the eneray in check, and prevented
»(,fmfrrm fcr! tvcw-*W>w»-wt»g«. t
Thf two armies, after an obstinate contest, which
Ji'led feveriteeii hotir9, remained inadHvethe whole
on the field of battle, and at day break the
' enemy retreated.
"The success of an attack wascertain, but our
convoys of ammunition halting on account of the
retreat ef the head-quarters, precluded u« from the j
pofftblity of hazarding a battle, which for want of
catouches, we coqld not have, supported above
two hours; belides it was rfeceffaty that our flankers
should fall into their position on the right. The
cneipy's advanced guard was stationed in the most
judicious manner. If they had re-tained the po
fition which they had occupied the preceding e
veiling, I should have attacked them tb day, kut
retired behind the Vernitz, and are about to
pafsthe Danube. Our light troops are in pujrfuit
of tbera ; they have already reached Nordluigen.
The whole army will immediately follow them.
" I dispatch a courier without delay, convinced
that the enemy having been close in our tear, an a
larm has been excited, and apprehentions entertain-'
' ed for our fafety. I Ihall transmit to you the par
oculars of these. three aflions, which reflect m'jch_
Uiiok. Ult tuc -cim'ragr-ot tire aiuiy, anil tlltpfb
feflioiial talents of the officers, who dire&ed their
operations fn tbe'vaiions attacks, but it is impol
fible sos me to do it now.. Indeed, we have bean
so intent upon our obje£t> that for fix fuccelfive
day., wrhave fearcely alighted from our horses.
Theaimy i« almost exhausted with fatigue, but
vi&ory makes them forget their excessive labours.
The enemy estimate their loss in these conflidts at
7,000 men killed or taken prisoners.
" I have this instant received a dispatch from
gen. Ferino, who announces the arrival of our
tioops at Bergent, where they took several m»rtars,
S howitzer, four culverines, and 22 pieces of can
non, between jo and 40 large barges, and about
t 40,000 sacks of oats, barley and .ftour.
I am almost exhausted for want of- sleep and
from incefiant fatigue. We have just received the
grateful intelligence of an important victory gained
by the army of Italy. . , j
(.Signed) ' " MOREAU-" !
OFFICIAL LETTER FROM CADIZ,
To the Minister of the Marine at P*rh, --
{ y • The'rmirTor, Auguff 5.
/ Yefttrday the two Spanilh fqundrons, under the j
yrommatid of admirals Languara and Solano, with
/that of the repablic, commanded by admiral Rich
ery, failed together from this port. Thev made
their way with a favonrable wind, and are now out
of fight. The departure of these three squadrons
st the fame time, all well armed and well comman
ded, has thrown a consternation among the enemies
k of the republic. The people here are loft in con
jecture ; but t hey look forward to great events ;
will Ax all these uncertainties.
FRANCONIA, Aagaft 10.
The contingent of the circle of Franconia is
fti!l at Ments.
Nuremberg has now a garrison of 2,000 men,
and the burghers of that city were disarmed in the
j fame manner as those at Frankfort.
k HZSSE CASSEL,* August 14.
/ Baron Waix, the Reffian miriftet of state, and
j the French minister, citizen Rivais, instead of go
ing to V7ur:zburgh, returned en the icth Jnftant
to Frankfort, i heir excurfiona are said to relate
To an amißice between the circle of the Upper
Rhine and the French Republic, which ha 3 Ireen
hitherto negotiating, and is on the eve of concln
fion v A separate congress wilj be held at Fr Snk
fort, where citizen Banhc'qfly, the French ambaf
fader, is expected from Basil.
LEIDEN, August 29.
A rupture which appeared On the point of
breaking out between Portugal and our republic,
in conference of a itep taken by latter on ac
eount ot her intimacy with tfie French republic,
will probably be prevented j in consequence of pc
flenor EclaiK-iifements, the ordinance of her most
faithful niajefty, dated the 19th July, for the pur- I
pose cf breaking off all commercial relations be
tween the two state?, and of laying an embargo
upon Dutch fiiips, has been revoked, by an order
dated the 23d July.
-m. . HANAU, August 13.
.irs moment intelligence is received here that
! cor P s of S ene,al WartenOeben, in Francdia,
■;s ret reeling towards the Danube. On the oth
1,11 quai'teis were at Fauf, ,<nd on the
Hirfchluck- Th? French continue to pe
netrate ffrhtr. On the 9 th, part cf their advanced
guard \vas onJy a league and a half fiom Nurem
berg._ One of then generals afterwards entered
thai city with some chasseur., and 011 the loth ftift.
a r reach ctii p* of 2000 men was expe<£Ved there.
FRANKFORT, August 13.
The rrench leave Manheim entirely to itfe'lf, i
therf° tolhrcaten any f ar . |
On the r Mh, thV i.a]lQon of the army of the
Sombre «n<r Mn.fr, which has quite recently been
eonflru£Ved at Meudon, near Paris, anised
All the ierr.aining circles of the empire are now
witii France,
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