of artillery, attacked with great vigour the troops in front of Zurich, and prevented their detaching to their right the point on which the great efforts of the enemy were directed. At a late hour in the forenoon fome reinforcements arrived on this fide of the Limmat, but the enemy were already mafters of fome of the principal heights which command the town; and notwith flanding the bravery difplayed by the Ruffians in their repeat ed attacks, the fuperiority in point of force and pofition on the fide of the French rendered it impoffible to regain that which had been loft. At funfet the French had made themselves mafters of part of the Zurich-Berg, and nearly furrounded the town. The attack on the pofition of General Hotze had terminated rather in favour of the Auftrians, but General Hotze was unfortunately killed at the commencement of the action, and Gen. Petrarfch, who fucceeded to the command of the army, having refolved, in confequence of the lofs he had fuftained, to avoid the attack which he expected the next morning, retreated in the night from Uznacht. The fituation of the Ruffian army was thus rendered ftill more critical, and it became abfoJutely neceffary to abandon Zurich, and the pofition in that neighbourhood, with out delay. On the 26th in the morning, the retreat took place, and the whole ar gived in the course of that night in the neighbourhood of Eglifau and Schaffhaufen, without experiencing any loss of confequence during their march. We have to regret the loss of between two and three thousand men killed, wounded, and miffing; and ten pieces of cannen have, with a part of the baggage, fallen into the hands of the enemy. A nearly equal number of French cannon taken by the Ruffians; but the want of horses, which prevented them from tak ing away their own, was the cause of their being alfo obliged to leave thefe. The army under the command of Gen. Korfakof is at prefent pofted with its right at Eglifau, and its left to the Lake of Confiance. By a letter just arrived from Field Marshal Suwarrow, it appears that he has taken the Mount of St. Gothard, and is at prefent advancing towards Altdorf and Schweitz. I am, &c.

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(Signed) John Ramfay Extract of a Difpatch from Lieut-Colonel Ramfay to Lord Grenville, dated Headquarters, Schaff hausen, Sept. 30. Your Lordship has already, no doubt,

received accounts, through France, of the calamities which have befallen us in this country, in which our loffes have moft probably been exaggerated to a great degree. Aware of this, I would, if poffible, have fent your Lordship an earlier account; but it was impoffible for me to give a correct flatement of the real ftate of things, which was much worse to appearance when the army first arrived here than at prefent. General Petrarfch has retreated from the different pofitions between Ufnach and Rheinech, where it is fuppofed he has already paffed the Rhine, and this part of Switzerland may be confidered as completely evacuated for the prefent; it is the more unfortunate, as the fucceffes of Field Marshal Suwarrow would have rendered the fuccefs of the projected operation almost certain, if we had fortunately been able to retain our pofition. At prefent the Field Marthal's fituation will be rendered very critical, if timely notice has not been received by him of the retreat of the armies. I am forry to inform your Lordship, that, from the reports which I have received, there is reafon to apprehend that the Swiss regiments of Bachman and Roverea have fuffered confiderably. I have as yet had no exact accounts, and I will defer therefore making any report to your Lordship till another opportunity occurs, as I am in hopes their lofs has been chiefly occafioned by difperfion, in which cafe it will probably every day diminish.

Extract of a Letter from Lieut. Colone! Henry Clinton to Lord Grenville, dated Bellenzona, Sept. 16, 1799.

Having been directed by Lord Mulgrave to attend Field Marshal Suwarrow tranfmit to your Lordship accounts of on his march to Switzerland, and to the proceedings of this army, I have the honour to inform you, that it reached Tavence, about ten miles fhort of this formed in five days a diftance of 116 place, yesterday evening; having perthal's intention to have recovered, by English miles. It was the Field Marthe length of his marches, the three days loft by the falfe alarm for the fafety of Tortona; but the affemblage of mules which was ordered to be made at this

place not being completed, and the impoffibility of carriages proceeding any further in the mountains, obliges him to halt for one day.

Bentinck to Lord Grenville, dated Headquarters, Savigliano, Sept. 18, 1799. On the 16th, the Auftrian army ar rived at Bra. On the fame day the French advanced from the fide of Coni and Pignerol, to Foffano and Savigliano. In the latter place they fucceeded in taking by furprise an Auftrian detachment, confifting of 400 men, with two pieces of cannon. It was reported that the French intended the day following to form a junction of all the corps in the different vallies, for the purpofe of advancing into the plain with the greater fecurity, in order to pillage and plunder the country. To prevent this movement, the main army marched from Bra in two columns on the 17th; one under the command of Gen. Kray attacked Foffano. The enemy, who were in force there, defended themfelves with great bravery for near two hours; but the fuperior courage of the Auftrian troops obliged them to abandon the poft with the lofs of about 250 prifoners. The Auftrian General Sechendorf, an Officer of great reputation, was very feverely wounded. The column of Gen. Melas took poffeffion of Savigliano without great refiftance. Two pieces of cannon and 200 prifoners were taken. The whole army will encamp near this town to-day. I am, &c.

W. Bentinck.

on board his Majefty's Ship Ifis, near the Vlieter, dated the 15th inft.

I enclose a Copy of a Letter from Captain Campbell, giving an account of the capture of four gun-boats in the Zuyder Zee, and a Copy of a Letter from Captain Boorder, containing an account of two unfuccefsful attacks made by the enemy on Lemmer; by all which their Lordfhips will perceive, that I cannot too highly extol the gallantry and good conduct of thefe Captains, and of the Officers and men under their command.

SIR,

His Majesty's Gun Brig Hafly, off
Marken, O&. 7, 1799.

I beg to inform you, that I yefterday failed from Ufk, with the Hafty, Defender, and Cracker brigs, and lfis fchuyt; and having reached this place by four A. M. I proceeded with the boats to attempt cutting out the Dutch gun-boats lying on or near the Pampus, and am happy to fay, fucceeded in getting poffeffion of four without the lofs of a man. They each mount four long guns or carronades, and have between twenty and thirty men; one of them built on purpofe for a gun-vessel and quite new, carrying two long eighteenpounders in her bow, and two eighteenpounder carronades on her broadfide; the reft are fchuyts.

Sept. 29, 1799.

Two thousand four hundred men, as a part of the Elector's contingent, are to anarch on the firft of next month from the neighbourhood of Donauwerth to join the army of the Archduke Charles. The plan for forming into military corps the inhabitants of the Palatinate, is to have its effect throughout the Circle of Bavaria. It is framed for 20,000 men, and is to be commanded in Bavaria by Major Gen. Duroy, an officer enjoying a high military character.

[A letter from Vice Admiral Lord Keith, ftates the capture of a French privateer of 6 guns and 60 men by the Alcmené, Capt. H. Digby; and a letter from Capt. R. Stopford ftates the capture of a French corvette of 18 guns and 153 men, by the Excellent under his command.]

Admiralty Office, Oct. 22. Extract of a Letter from Vice Admiral Mitchell to Evan Nepean, Efq, dated

for their spirited behaviour on this occafion, as alfo all the feamen engaged, for their alacrity in boarding, and good conduct after having gained poffeffion. I have fent the Defender with charge of the gun-boats, and have the honour to be, &c. Patrick Campbell, Commander of his Majefty's floop Dart. Vice Admiral Mitchell, Enchufen.

SIR,

Lemmer Town, Weft Friesland, 08. 11, 1799.

I have the honour to inform you, that at five o'clock this morning the enemy made a general attack on this town in four different parts. Their advanced party attempted to form the North Battery. We foon got them between two fires; our tars with pikes furrounded them, and they immediately laid down their arms. Their force was one Officer, one Sergeant, one Corporal, and 28 men, two of the latter killed. We had no fooner fecured our prifoners, than they attacked us with the remainder of their force, 676 in number. Our little

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army did wonders; for with failors and marines our force was only 157. We fought them for four hours and a haif, when the enemy gave way in all directions: I immediately ordered the marines to purfue them. Their breaking down a bridge prevented their colours and two field-pieces from falling into our hands; but before this was effected the heavy fire from the marines had killed 18 of the enemy and wounded about 20; and in their general attack they had 5 men killed and 9 wounded.

It is impoffible for me to speak too highly of the Officers and men under my command. Lieut. Wyburn of the Marines, as alfo Lieutenants Howel, Higginson, and Gardner, behaved with honour to themfeives and credit to their country. Lieut. Norman of the Navy, as alfo Mr Lane, Mr Iron, Mr Wheatly, Mr Travers, and Mr Petty, diftinguishthemselves in a moft gallant manner, as did likewife the whole of the failors and marines.

It affords me great fatisfaction to inform you we had not a man hurt. I am, &c.

SIR,

I have the honour to be, &c.
A. Mitchell,
Circe, River Ems, O&. 11, 1799.

Being detained here by contrary winds, which deprived me of the pleafure of acting with you in the Zuyder Zee, I proceeded to reconnoitre the port of Delfzel, where I discovered a floop of war and a fchooner lying within mufquet fhot of the batteries; and conceiv ing it practicable to carry them by a coup de-main, I gave the neceffary orders for that purpofe, but the weather proving tempeftucus, nothing could be effected until eight at night. Delfzel

being diftant 20 miles from the Circe, the boats proceeded with the first of the tide, and arrived there juft as the moon went down; at which time I ordered the attack to be made by Lieut. Maughan upon the ship, and Lieutenant Powle upon the Schooner, who boarded and carried them in a moft gallant manner, and I am happy to fay without any lofs, notwithstanding the enemy's guns were loaded, primed, and the matches lighted. The name of the fhip is the Lynx, of 12 guns, eight and twelvepounders, and 75 men; that of the fchooner, the Perfeus, mounting eight four-pounders, and 40 men.

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The Officers, Seamen, and Marines employed upon this fervice deferve my warmest acknowledgements for their cool, filent, and steady conduct, to which our fuccefs was in a great measure owing and I feel great fatisfaction in having an opportunity to do juftice to the merits of my Firft Lieut. Mr Maughan, whofe zeal for the fervice I have often witneffed; and alfo to Mr Powle, my Second Lieutenant, whom I have had frequent occafion to commend.

To Lieutenant Buckle, of the Hawke cutter, and Capt. May, a Naval Officer in the fervice of the Prince of, Orange, who very hand fomely volunteered their fervices with me on this occafion, I am much indebted for their advice and affiftance.

I have the honour to be, Sir, &c.
R. Winthrop.

Copy of a Letter from Mr James Le Barr, commanding the May Flower Private Ship of War, to Evan Nepean, Efq. dated at Guernsey, the 14th inft.

SIR,

I take the liberty to advise you, for their Lordship's information, that I yefterday returned from a cruize of fix months in the private fhip of war the May Flower, belonging to this island, during which I captured a Spanish gunboat, mounting two long brass eighteenpounders, and forty-three men; and a Spanish packet, cutter rigged, mounting eight guns, fours, four of which are brafs, and four fwivels, and 27 men; the former I fent into Minorca, and the latter into Gibraltar; befides which I alfo captured four merchant veffels, as per lift at foot hereof, three of which I faw fafe in port, and the fourth I left on the 8th inftant in the homeward bound Libon Fleet, under convoy of his

Majefty

Majefty's fhips the Impregnable, Excellent, and the Alcmene frigate.

I have the honour to be, &c. James Le Barr. In Minorca.-The Caroline French brig, about 90 tons, from Leghorn to Toulon, laden with hemp and 20 boxes, plates of tin.

In Gibraltar.-A brig under Danifh colours, from the Coaft of Spain, laden with 405 pipes and 60 hogheads of brandy.

In Lisbon.-The St Jofe Spanish La tine bark, from Rio-de la-Plata to Barcelona, with 60 tons of cocoa, 70 hides, and a few bales of cotton.

Left on the 8th inft. with the home ward bound Lifbon Fleet, the Spanish fchooner Santo Chrifto del Grao, about 90 tons burthen, from Cadiz to La Guayra, with various kinds of merchan

dize.

Downing Street, Oct. 26.

Lieut. Col. Clinton, Aide-de-camp to his Royal Highnefs the Duke of York, arrived this morning at the office of the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, with difpatches, of which the following are Copies:

Head quarters, Schagen Brug, O&. 20. SIR,

In my late communications I have reprefented to you the circumstances under which I found it expedient to withdraw the army from its forward pofition in front of Alkmaer, within that which it at prefent occupies, and which I truft will have appeared to his Majefty fufficient to warrant the mealure. The feafon of the year, which has already affumed here the afpect of winter, gave me, from day to day, additional reafon to apprehend that any attempt towards a profecution of the campaign in this country could not be attended with decifive advantages, whilft the impoflibility of covering the troops in the narrow diftrict of the country in our poffeffion during the winter, and the precarious ffate of fupplies to be expected in that feafon, added to the conviction I felt, that the moft advifeable meafure to be pursued, was to remove with the army to England, an operation which, although it might have expofed the army to fome lofs in its execution, I judged in my mind preferable to any other which could be adopted. Under this impreffion, and confidering that ferious lofs might enfue from delay, I have been induced to conclude an Armistice, in conjunction with

(Signed) Frederick Tranflation.

Articles agreed upon between Major

Gen. Knox, duly authorifed by his Royal Highnefs the Duke of York, Commander in Chief of the combined English and Ruffian Army, and Citizen Roftollant, Gen. of Brigade and Adjutant General, duly authorized by Citizen Brune, General and Commander in Chief of the French and Batavian Army.

Art. 1. From the date of this. Convention all hoftilities fhall ceafe between the two armies.

Art. II. The line of demarkation be tween the faid Armies fhall be the line of their respective out-pofts as they now exist.

Art. III. The continuation of all works, offenfive and defenfive, fhall be fufpended on both fides, and no pew ones fhall be undertaken.

Art. IV. The mounted batteries taken

poffeffion of at the Helder, or at other pofitions within the line, now occupied by the Combined English and Rufian Army, fhall be reftored in the ftate in which they were taken, or (in cafe of improvement) in their prefent flate, and all the Dutch Artillery taken therein fhall be preserved.

Art.