Hamburgh April, 16. On the 30th ult. the French attacked the Auftrians on the Upper Adige, between Verona and Roveredo. At first they obtained fome fuccefs; but they were on the fame day repulfed with very confiderable lofs.

Accounts have been received from the Tyrol, that the French force which had penetrated into that country had been obliged to evacuate it completely; and that General Jourdan's army, as well as a great part of Bernadotte's, had repaffed the Rhine, having left a garrifon in Manheim, and in the works of Kehl, but had abandoned the blockade of Phillipfburg. The Auftrians have advanced to Friburg and Offenburg, and have fummoned Kehl to furrender.

Advices from Raftadt, of the 8th April, mention, that General Staray had gained a very confiderable advantage over the French General St Cyr, as the latter was retreating from Freudenstadt to Offenburg, on his way to Kehl; and that the French had loft a confiderable Park of Artillery.

From the London Gazette April 27. Vienna, April 10, 1799. His Royal Highnets the Archduke Charles and Lieut. Gen. Kray, have tranfmitted the following detailed accounts of tranfactions which have taken place in the neighbourhood of Legnago and Verona in Italy.

Battle near Legnago.

On the 26th at day break we heard at a great diftance a fevere cannonade in the neighbourhood of Verona and Paftrengo. About eight o'clock the advanced pofts near Legnago were also attacked, upon which Lieut.-Gen. Kray removed, as foon as poffible, the camp at Bevilaqua to Legnago. The garrison of the town occupied the ramparts, and the road which was not yet quite repaired. A battalion of the regiment de Guilay and another of Latterman were pofted in front of the town, near the canal of Bufco, in order to defend the bridges. The enemy attempted, in every direction, to advance towards the town, but were repulfed in all quarters. They had ftationed their principle forces upon the Adige, and near Anquiari, where they were fheltered.-After two very furious attacks they were obliged to retreat to that place. Another formidable attack was made fince that of St Pierre de Legnago, from which the high road leads to Manterre. After the garrifon of Legnago alone had thus checked the progrefs of

the enemy for three hours and a halfs the advanced guard of the corps of Be vilaqua arrived, of which the firft divifion, under the command of Gen. Frolich, was employed to attack the enemy in their turn. This attack was directed in every road leading from Legnago, inafmuch as the country interfected by the lands would permit. The principal attack was made upon St Pierre. Befides these principal attacks, feveral partial ones, on different points, had been made, and all the troops conducted themselves with the greatest bravery, every one having amply difcharged his duty. Generals Frolich and Latterman commanded in the different actions; their prefence of mind and their good example inspired the foldiers with courage and confidence.

At 7 o'clock the enemy was every where put to the flight. They retired in confufion towards Tartaro, but it was impoffible for us, on account of the canals which interfect the land, to pursue them with our cavalry, otherwife their lofs would have been infinitely greater. This lofs, they themselves confefs, amounts to Two Thousand men, among whom are Generals Vignolles and Delmas; the former killed and the latter wounded. We have taken 8 pieces of cannon, 3 howitzers, 32 ammunition waggons, 511 prifoners, of whom 22 are officers, 9 ferjeants, and 480 rank and file. Our lofs amounts to one fuperior officer, 3 officers, 103 from the ferjeant to the common foldier. In wounded, 24 officers, 863 rank and file, including non-commiffioned officers; 82 miffing or taken prisoners.

Battle of Verona.

The enemy attacked our chain of advanced pofts very early in the morning of the 26th.-Lieut. Gen. Keim immediately marched thither, and finding that the enemy's attack was principally directed againft St Lucia, he took measures to reinforce thofe points. He fent thi ther an additional battalion. Gen. Liptay, who was with his troops at St Lucia, had been already wounded at half paft four o'clock. General Keim then intrufted the command of that place to Gen. Morfkwitz, and marched to Groce Biancha, to endeavour to fall upon the flank of the enemy, which was attacking St Lucia. This diverfion was intended to be made between Lugugna and Maf fimo, towards Doffobon. By the first prifoners that were taken, it was learnt that the enemy confifted of two complete

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divifions under Generals Victor and Gre nier; that one part of the divifion of Serrurier had been added to them, together with 6000 Piedmontefe, Swifs, and Polish emigrants; that the enemy was therefore forming an attack upon Verona, with a force amounting to between 25 and 30,000 men, in the firm expectation of taking that city by furprise. The enemy had therefore put in the general orders of the army, that as they had already fubfifted fifteen days without pay, they should be indemnified with two hours pillage of the city of Verona. Gen. Keim immediately ordered the corps of referve to advance, fent Gen. Hohenzol lern to the left wing, with orders to fupport Gen. Minkwitz; and he went himfelf to St Maffimo. At 6 o'clock the enemy mustered all their forces, and directed their principal, attacks upon St Lucia and St Maffimo. The firft poft was foon carried by the enemy, and notwithflanding that Gen. Hohenzollern learnt that General Minkwitz had been wounded, he fucceeded twice in retaking it; it could not however be preferved, and the enemy remained in poffeffion of it during the whole day. They did not fucceed equally well at St Maffimo. They made seven fucceffive attacks upon it, and carried the poft feven times with fresh forces, and feven times they were repulfed from it by our brave troops. This place occafioned an immenfe lols to the enemy; we not only remained masters of it during the whole day, but our chain of advance pofts was likewife maintained, with the exception of the poft of St Lucia. Our lofs is confiderable; that of the enemy twice as great.Gen. Keim fays, that all the troops under his command performed prodigies of valour, and that there is no example of fo deadly a fire of mufket shots having been fuftained during eighteen hours, without the fmalleft interval, by reafon of the fuperiority of the enemy, who continually advanced with fresh troops. This heroic effort of courage and perieverance is fo much the more wonderful, as the troops were not able to procure, during the whole attack, any refreshment or comfort. Towards 12 o'clock Gen. Kaim was wounded. He did not quit his poft without recommending to all the Generals not to abandon the poft of St Maffimo, and to continue the diverfions in the flank and rear of the enemy, which would neceffarily make them repent of the audacity of their enterprize. It was owing to the want of troops, and the ex

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haufted ftate of those who had been fo long fighting, that hindered us from profiting of the advantages which we had gained by attacking Buffolengo and Villa Franca. We took I cannon, I ammunition waggon, 316 prifoners, amongst whom were 2 chiefs of battalions, and 35 officers. The General fays, that it was impoffible for him to make a lift of these who diftinguished themselves; each had fhewn the moft invincible courage, and every individual reflected by his conduct the greateft honour upon the army of his Majefty, of which he was a part. Our loffes confift of 11 officers and go men killed, 42 officers and 2675 men wounded. At the attack of St Lucia, ICOO prifnners fell into the hands of the enemy.-The lofs of the enemy cannot be estimated at lefs than from eight to ten thousand men.

Second Battle of Verona.

Immediately after the battle of Legnago, Gen. Kray loft no time in marching with the greater part of the army to Verona.

On the 29th, Gen. Victor fent an officer to the Commander in Chief, to propofe to him a truce for twenty-four hours, in order to carry off the flain which ftill remained in the field of battle, and occafioned a dangerous infection. To this propofal General Kray confented, but fixed its duration to the following day at twelve o'clock: but at ten o'clock the enemy began to attack our advanced pofts upon the left bank of the Adige, pofted oppofite to their front at Pola. The advanced pofts were infenfibly repulfed, and at the fame time the enemy filed off across the mountains near St Ambrofio, in order to turn Verona. The retreat of the advanced pofts, was already effectuated as far as Parona, when the regiment of Nadafti, the battalions of Weber, Fequelmont, Mercantin, et Kother, together with the regiments of cavalry of Lohkowitz Karaczay, and the 7th regiment of Huffars who had been kept in readiness, put themselves in motion, attacked and overcame the enemy in a moment. The attack was made in three columns, of which one was conducted along the Adige, the other upon the Chauffee of the Tyrol, the third along the mountains. The attacks were performed with fuch promptness, that the enemy could not maintain themselves on any fide; and we thus reached their bridge, where they had planted on the oppofite bank, a battery of twelve can

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nons, which obliged us for a moment to fufpend our fire; but after a fhort paufe the affault of the bridge was ordered. The grenadiers of Korher, Fequelmont, and Weber immediately carried and deftroyed it. The enemy, who had marched over the mountains to turn Verona, found themselves cut off, and were obliged to furrender themselves prifoners. A great number are wandering in the mountains, who will be brought in by degrees. It is remarkable that the enemy, in this expedition, had but one piece of cannon. They must have entertained the hope of furprizing and carrying Ve rona by form. Our lofs does not exceed forty-fix in killed, and one hundred and fixty-fix in wounded. The enemy has loft one thousand men, and one thousand one hundred and twelve prifoners. The enemy made this attack with the whole divifion of Serrurier, and with the half of that of Victor, amounting in the whole to fifteen thousand men. According to a fill more recent account from General Kray, the enemy had, on the ift of April, made a retrograde move ment. On the 2d of April, Major General Fulda, of the 5th regiment of Huffars, with two fquadrons, made twenty-nine, officers and eight hundred privates pri foners at Villa Franca, and took two pieces of cannon, nine ammunition waggons, and three hundred small arms. Se veral fhells from two howitzers were thrown into Peschiera to alarm the enemy; and on the fame day (2d April) the General croffed the Adige with his whole army, and took poffeffion of a camp in front of Verona, fupported on the left by Tomba, and on the right by St. Lucia.

The enemy ftill occupies the ground between the Adige and the Tartaro, towards Legnago, but has fo entirely eva cuated the whole fpace near the Lago de Garda, that the communication with the Tyrol by the Valley of the Adige is open; and the Count de St. Julien has already advanced from the Tyrol as far as Rivoli, and has fent patroles as far as Pefchiera. At prefent the enemy appear inclined to crofs the Adige, having with them forty pontoons.

This paffage may be expected to be attempted near Ronco and Roverchiano; but the Commander in Chief is prepared againft every defign which the enemy may endeavour to effect in confequence of our movements forward, and wil attack them in front, or with ftill greater advantage in the rear. General Klenau has patrolled along the River Po, as far

as Oftiglia, and has alarmed the whole country. The enemy who occupied that fpace, with few troops only, have retreated in every direction; and the General, as well as his patrols, were received with acclamations of joy on both fides of the Po. General Klenau has funk in the Lago Ofcufo, a fmall armed veffel, and another has been dragged on fhore; fince which the enemy have funk all their veffels armed with cannons, and have fent the crews to Ferraro. The French General has propofed to General Kray to ex•, change the Officers who had been made prifoners on the 26th and 30th. He was anfwered, that he must firft fend his Majefty's Officers, and then an equal number of French Officers, of thofe whom he had made prifoners, would be returned.

Vienna, April 10 The Field-Marshal Lieutenant Counte de Bellegarde has sent the following account:

Schluderns, April 5.

The enemy having penetrated into the Tyrol, the Field-Marthal Lieutenant Count de Bellegarde judged it highly neceffary to drive them from a poft where they manifefted an intention of eftab.ishing themselves, having already begun to throw up entrenchments, in order to act with the greater effect whenever circumftances would permit. The Field-Marfhal Lieutenant Count Bellegarde accordingly affembled his troops on the 4th inftant at two o'clock in the morning, and having made the neceffary difpofitions, marched against the enemy at break of day.

The attack commenced at half past four o'clock :-Our left wing foon gained poffeffion of a hill which commanded the enemy's flank, but they maintained their principal pofition, from whence they annoyed us by a very brisk fire of artillery and musketry. Our right wing experienced a ftill greater refiftance from the enemy's being as it were intrenched behind two old Caftles of which they had taken poffeflion. The Field-Marshal Lieu

tenant then ordered the whole of the ar

tillery and the corps de referve to advance, from which time the attack became general. The manœuvres and good countenance of the Imperial troops enabled them to gain ground confiderably on the top of the Mountain that commanded the right flank of the enemy, who now began to give way, abandoning their pofition and retreating towards the village of Tauffers; but being pursued with great fpirit, they retreated with precipitation, and with great lofs, to the

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heights behind Tauffers, from whence, however, they were foon diflodged by General Bellegarde. The enemy then fell back upon Munfter, where they made a vigorous ftand, but they were alfo driven from thence with great lofs, in prifoners, and clofely pursued by our troops.

The enemy retreated to Czernez, near which place Petrioni, Chief of the Staff, rifked an attack with all his forces. He fucceeded in driving back fome battalions, but the enemy were again routed with the lots of three pieces of cannon, and from that time they continued to retreat without halting.

Several of the enemy's Staff Officers have been wounded, and a great number of fubalterns. We have made three hundred prifoners, befides three pieces of cannon, eleven gun carriages, fourteen ammunition waggons, and a thoufand mufkets. An hospital, with a number of officers, and above one hundred and fifty non-commiffioned officers and men, have fallen into our hands.

On our fide the lofs has been by no means inconfiderable, as the enemy made an obftinate refiftance. Many officers of merit have been either killed or wounded.

From the report of Field Marshal Lieutenant Kray, of the 4th inft. it appears that the advanced guard of General Count Hohenzollen had taken more than five hundred ptifoners; and General Count Klenau ftates, that being defirous of attacking, with one company, two gun boats, which were in the Po D'Ariano, and having paffed the river for that purpose, the inhabitants of the ifland of Ariano had fhewn great fatisfaction, had taken up arms, had feized upon the boats, and made fixty Frenchmen prisoners.

On the ad, the enemy attempting to reconnoitre from Oftiglia to Merlava were ftopped by the armed peasantry, and forced to retire.

Vienna, April 12. The Field- Marfhall Lieutenant Kray has fent the following

account:

The enemy, after the check futained on the 30th ult. near Verona, had defcended the Adige, and taken poft between that river and the Tartaro, from whence they threatened to repass the Adige.

But Field Marshal Lieutenant Kray, understanding that they had been unable to rally all their forces, took the refolution of attacking them immediately.

The enemy's head quarters were at Ifola della Scala, one camp near Magnan,

oppofite to our army under Verona, and a fecond near Lecca, on the rivulet Manego, oppofite to Legnano. Field Marfhal Lieutenant Kray's plan was first to attack the enemy's camp near Magnan, and to penetrate, if poffible, as far as Jiola della Scala.

He accordingly drew near the enemy on the 5th inft, and at ten in the morn ing attacked them with three columns, fupported by a fourth. The action foon became general; the enemy made a moft obftinate refiftance. The ground was a long time difputed, but the firmnefs and bravery of the Imperial troops obtained the victory. The enemy were routed on all fides, and driven from their camp at Magnan. Night coming on put an end to the combat.

During the night the Imperial troops formed a line by Lecedre Caftel d'Azano, Hutta Fredda, and Valefe, to watch the motions of the enemy, after this fecond defeat.

At the departure of the Courier we had already taken eleven pieces of cannon, thirty ammunition waggons, feven ftandards, and above two thousand prifoners.

Our lofs in killed and wounded is eftimated by Field Marshal Lieutenant Kray at two thousand men: that of the enemy must be far more confiderable, as his Majefty's troops performed prodigies of valour.

Vienna, April 13. According to two accounts of the 5th and 7th inftant, from his Royal Highness the Archduke Charics, it appears that the enemy who were posted at Freudenstadt, Homberg, and Neuftadt, moved and attacked a part of his Royal Highnefs's army with great force at Allpeirfbach, Frieberg, and Turwagen, and at the fame, time ordered their advanced pofts to march towards Sulz on the Necker, where there was a fmall Auftrian corps. His Royal Highnefs immediately fent General Neuendorff forward with a reinforcement of feveral battalions, and ordered him to attack the enemy on every point, and to endeavour to drive them back to the mountains.

Gen. Gorger at the fame time marched towards Allpierfbach, whilst Generals Meerfeld and Guilay moved to Frieberg and St George, where they attacked the enemy, difperfed them, took many prifoners and one ammunition waggon.

At the fame time Gen. Klingling moved towards Neuftadt, which poft the enemy left on his approach. General Kienmayer,

Kienmayer, who had been to the neighbourhood of Shaffhaufen and Stain, repulfed a strong detachment of the enemy, and purfued them as far as Shaffhaufen, where his (Gen. Kienmayer's) advanced pofts now are.

The enemy having fome apprehenfions for Stain and Diffenhofen, burnt the bridges at both places.

On the 5th it was reported at all the advanced pofts, that the enemy had retreated from every quarter, as far as Freudenstadt, where the rear of the French General St Cyr's divifion was ftill pofted. Lieut. Col. Steinhofer, of the Blankenftein regiment of Huffars, purfued the enemy with great fpirit near Homberg, fell in with them, killed fome, and took feveral prisoners.

On the 7th, the enemy retreated alfo from Freudenstadt, and abandoned feveral pofts on the Kniebis, from whence they marched by Oberkirch towards Kehl, to which place feveral other columns, who were directing their march to Laar, through Offenburg, had re

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The column from Freyburg took the road to Old Breyfach, where they paffed the Rhine and broke down the bridge behind them.

His Royal Highne's ordered his light troops to pursue the enemy in every direction, and took poffeffion of all the principal pofitions which the enemy had abandoned, the army being now posted in the neighbourhood of Villengen, Donaufcheingen, and Engen.

From the London Gazette, April 30. Vienna, April 15. From the lateft reports received from Field-Marshal Lieut. Kray, it appears, that after the battle of the 5th, near Magnan, the enemy had abandoned on the 6th inf. Ifola della Scala and Villa Franca; had pofted their rear guard at Roverbella; had retired upon the 7th beyond the Mincio near Gorto; and having left a ftrong garrifon in that place, the reft of the rear guard had directed their rear guard towards La Volta, probably in the defign of either reinforcing the garrison of Pefchiera, or of throwing provifions into it. This induced Field-Marshal Lieut. Kray to push forward his advanced guard as far as Villa Franca, to caufe three battalions and fome chaffeurs to advance as far as Vallegio, upon the Mincio, to defend the bridge at that place, and four divifions to fupport them.

We found at Ifola della Scala two hun

dred wounded, the greater part of whom' were French; but fome of them our own people. Amongst the former was General Pigeon, who died on the 17th of his wounds.

On the departure of the Courier we had already made Two Thousand Five Hundred Prifoners, of whom one hundred and thirty were officers: We allo took fixteen pieces of cannon, and forty ammunition waggons. The lofs of the enemy is eftimated at Eight Thoufand Men. The disorder was fo great amongst them, that the Generals avere plundered by their own Soldiers!

Vienna, April 16. Field-Marshall Lieutenant Kray, exclufive of the circumftantial details which he gives of the movements in the laft Battle near Magnan, and of the confequences which refulted from them, adds, that Major General Klenau had penetrated as far as Governello with his Light troops; that he had taken from the enemy eighteen thousand mufquets, fixty oxen, a great quantity of brandy, and made one hundred and fifty men and two officers prifoners.

At the fame time Col. Diefkovich, fupported by the inhabitants of the Po di Goro, near Ariano, feized three gunboats with 13 cannon, feventeen thoufand nine hundred and thirty-two facks of falt, twenty-four merchant veffels with their cargoes, and twenty others unladen.

Vienna, April 18. His Royal Highness the Archduke Charles has fent an account here, dated the 14th inft. of Gen. Count Nauendorf having taken poffeffion of Schaf haufen, on the 13th in the evening, after having made feveral attacks upon the town with part of his advanced guard.

The faid General punctually obeyed the orders of his Royal Highness in fparing the town as much as poffible, and alfo wifhed to enter into an engagement with the enemy not to deftroy the beau tiful bridge, which is confidered a mafterpiece of workmanship; the enemy however, rejected this propofition and placed themselves in a pofture of defence, but were driven back with precipitation. They then fet fire to the bridge, which foon became a prey to the flames, and alfo two houfes that were fituated clafe to it. In all other refpects the town mained uninjured. His Royal Highness will foon tranfmit the particulars of this affair.

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By a further account received from General Kray, dated the 8th inftant, it appears