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P. S. The immediate departure of a courier from General Hotze prevents my giving, at prefent, any further detail.

Right Hon. Lord Grenville, &c.

Palermo, May 1.

BY accounts from the continent it appears that Salerno has been taken by Captain Hood, of his Majefty's fhip Zealous, who had placed there a garrifon, compofed of a detachment of marines and of loyal inhabitants. The King's colours were alfo flying at Caftel del Mare,

On the 25th of April General Macdonald left Naples for Capua, with all his troops, except 500, which were left in the Caftle of St. Elmo.

From the LONDON GAZETTE, June 1, 1799.

Admiralty Office, June 1.

Copy of a Letter from Captain John Clements to Evan Nepean, Efq. dated Leith, 29th May.

Sir,

YOU will be pleased to inform my Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty, that La Rufe French lugger, mounting 14 guns, and carrying 60 men, arrived here this day: fhe was taken on the 20th inft. off the Schaw, by his Majefty's floop of war Kite, on her return with the convoy from Elfineur. I am, &c.

JOHN CLEMENTS.

From the LONDON GAZETTE, June 4, 1799.

Extract of a Letter from Sir Morton Eden to Lord Grenville, dated May 18.

My Lord, I HAVE the honour of enclosing an Extraordinary Gazette, publifhed on Thursday laft, containing intelligence from the army of Italy.

Vienna, May 16. FIELD-marshal-lieutenant Kaim, charged by Field-marfhal Suwarrow with the fiege of Pizzighetone, has fent his firft lieutenant, Runcle, with the particulars of the capture of that place on the 10th.

General Baron Sekendorff and Count Hohenzollern had previously furrounded the fortrefs with a small body of troops, and with the af fiftance of the inhabitants of the environs had begun to conftruct batteries.

On the 5th, Field-marshal-lieutenant Kaim received orders to attack the place with his divifion, and to push forward the fiege vigorously.→ In the night of the 5th, and during the whole day of the 6th, they worked with fuch difpatch to conftruct batteries, that in the night of the 6th fome cannon were mounted.

On the 7th, before daybreak, they began to attack the fortrefs, and to throw in fome howitzers, the fourth of which fet fire to a confi derable magazine of hay, straw, and wood, which continued burning all the day.

Two hours afterwards, Field-marfhal-lieutenant Kaim fummoned the fortrefs to furrender. The Governor replied, that he had orders from VOL. VIII.

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his government to defend himfelf, and that he could not enter into negotiation. The fire was therefore continued by our brave cannoneers with fuch fuccefs, that in the evening a fmall powder magazine blew up, feveral batteries difmounted, and even the embrafures demolifhed. In the night of the 7th, and in the morning till nine o'clock, we continued our works in fuch a manner that our batteries were not farther than mufket-fhot from the fortress.

The fire in the town, the apprehenfion that a quantity of powder in the cafemates might catch fire, and the proximity of our batteries connected by trenches, induced the enemy's commandant to fend propofals of negotiation in writing to Field-marshai-lieutenant Kaim, by one of his artillery officers.

The Field-marfhal-lieutenant fent the Quarter-mafter-general's first lieutenant into the fortrefs with the following capitulation: adding, that no change whatever could be made in it. The enemy's commandant, after holding a council of war, required liberty to return with his garrifon to France, and perfifted in this point till ten at night: but Field-marfhal-lieutenant Kaim having then informed him that he could wait no longer, the capitulation was agreed upon, and was ratified and exchanged on the morning of the 10th. The garrifon, although confifting of 600 men and 30 officers, of whom two were on the staff, was commanded by a captain.

Ninety-five pieces of caunon, ammunition fufficient for a siege of fix months, provisions to fupply a garrifon of 5000 men for fourteen months, and a great quantity of powder, were found in the place.

This fiege coft us only one man killed and two wounded.

Articles of Capitulation concluded between Field-marshal-lieutenant Kaim and Captain Francis Jaquey, Commandant of the Fortrefs of Pizzighetone. Art. I. The garrifon fhall evacuate the fortrefs, and fall leave the cannon, ammunition, and every thing that belongs to the civil and military administration.

II. The garrifon fall march out on the 11th of May with all the honours of war, fhall lay down their arms on the glacis, and be made prifoners of war. The French officers and their allies fhall keep their arms, baggage, horfes, and military ornaments. Every facility of transport fhall be furnished them, and a proper efcort through the countries occupied by the Iinperial and Royal troops.

III. The garrifon fiail retain their effects and knapfacks. Hoftages fhall be mutually given. Thofe of the French fhall remain in the fortrefs until every thing fhall have been faithfully delivered up to the Imperial troops.

IV. Immediately on the fignature of the capitulation, the gate of Cremona fhall be delivered up to the Imperial and Royal troops, and the gate oppofite to Geza fhall be occupied by General Sekendorff, who commands at Geza.

V. The inhabitants fhall not be molefted for any fentiments they may have manifefted during the stay of the French.

VI. The fick and wounded fhall be attended by a French furgeon, and fhall remain at the hofpital under the protection of Auftrian pro'bity. On their recovery, they shall be sent under efcort to France.

VII. The French commiffaries of war, and thofe employed by the Cifalpine governments, thall remain in the place until all the magazine fhall have been delivered over to the perfons named by Field-marshallieutenant Kaim.

All perfons not having borne arms fhall be fet at liberty, and conducted to the French outposts.

Concluded and figned at Regano, the 9th of May 1799.

KAIM, Field-marshal-lieutenant.
JAQUEY, Captain and Commandant.

Field-marshal-lieutenant Kaim had orders to follow the army immediately after the furrender of Pizzighetone. On the 11th he marched towards Toghera, where our ariny was pofted when the courier departed, and from whence General Gottefcheim, who commanded the advanced guard, fent out patroles to the environs of Turin.

The Ruffian troops, with Karaczay's regiment of dragoons, under the orders of General Dollen, have entered Tortona. The enemy, after having been driven from the town by the Ruffians, threw themfelves into the castle, which is at some distance; but it is blockaded, as well as that of Milan.

The General of artillery Kray writes, on the 9th inftant, that the garrifon of Mantua, reported to be 12,000 ftrong, having learnt that the greater part of the force that blockaded it had marched towards Pefchiera, made a general fortie; but that on the 7th he had recalled eight battalions, in confequence of the complete evacuation of that fortrefs. This corps was advantageoufly employed at Roverbella, under General Elfnitz, who defeated the enemy on every fide with confiderable lofs, and took prifoners a captain, aid-de-camp to General Monet, a lieutenant, and 40 men.

General Kray, of the artillery, not being able to give an exact statement of his lofs, on account of the extent of his pofts, has deferred making any return for the prefent.

Our army diftinguished itfelf very much in refifting this fally, particularly in the commencement, when the enemy, infinitely fuperior in ftrength, had confiderably advanced, and difcharged a brifk fire of artillery.

A fecretary of General Monet, and a trumpeter, were taken prisoners. The Field-marshal-lieutenant Kray fent them both to Mantua, after delivering to them a copy of the capitulation of Peschiera. At the fame time he fignified to the garrifon, that the cannonade which they had conceived to be a fignal from the French army, and which had induced them to make this fally, was in reality the bombardment of Pizzighetone, of which the garrifon might convince themselves by fending one of their officers to the very spot.

According to a report from the Archduke Charles, the enemy had attacked on the 9th current the advanced pofts of General Merveli, between Biberach and Gegenbach, and had taken fome hostages from the latter place, on his retreat.

On the following day the enemy renewed his attack with more energy, and made our front pofts rather give way, but retired to his former pofition.

All the rest of the enemy's line remained perfectly quiet.

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Extract of a Letter from Sir Morton Eden to Lord Grenville, dated Vienna, Saturday, May 18.

A COURIER arrived this morning from Marfhal Suwarrow with accounts of the further progrefs of the army under his command. The head-quarters were, on the 13th inftant, at Tortona, the citadel of which had only an inconfiderable garrison.

General Moreau had collected all the French troops which had been fcattered through Piedmont, and was encamped near to Alexandria with about 17,000 men. The Imperial troops occupied Vercelli on the fide of Arona on the fouthern extremity of the Lago Maggiore, and Jurea on the Dora Baltea. The advanced pofts were at Chivaffo, near Turin; and the inhabitants of that part of the country had taken arms for the purpose of aiding the Auftrians. The Canton of Uri had risen, and driven out the French; the Valais were alfo in arms, and General Kaim had been fent with a confiderable detachment to fupport them, and furnish them with arms, ammunition, &c.

The greatest part of the Valteline was likewife in poffeffion of the Auftrians.

Admiralty Office, June 3.

..BY advices which have been received it appears that the Childers brig and Succefs frigate had joined the British fquadron under the orders of Vice-admiral Lord Keith, in the bay of Cadiz, on Friday the 3d of May, with information of the failing of the French fleet from Breft, and the Spanish fquadron from Ferrol; that the morning of the following day the Breft fleet, confifting of 33 fhips of war, had appeared off Cadiz; and that his Lordship, withing rather to meet the enemy under fail than receive him at anchor with the Spanish fleet of 22 fhips of the line in view, at, anchor to leeward, and at no greater diftance than seven or eight miles, had got under fail with his fquadron, confifting of fifteen fail of the line, to give battle to the enemy, and stood off and on from the port of Cadiz ; that during the courfe of that day the French feet, though fhips fent to reconnoître had nearly approached the Britifh fquadron, had made no "attempt to attack it, or to form a junction with the Spanish fleet; and that on the morning of the 5th the wind, which had blown fresh all the afternoon of the preceding day, with cloudy weather, increafing to a perfec ftorm, and blowing right on the fhore, he had loft fight of the enemy, excepting four thips of the line which had feparated, and which he had endeavoured ineffectually to cut off.

That his Lordfhip had continued on his ftation until the 9th, when he proceeded with his fquadron off Cape Spartel, and having reafon to believe that the enemy had paffed the Straits, proceeded on the 10th into Gibraltar Bay, where he is fuppofed to have anchored on the fame day.

It alfo appears, by advices from Gibraltar of the 9th of May, that the Childers brig had joined Lord St. Vincent on the 4th; that his Lordship had in confequence taken the neceffary means for apprizing the comman ders of his Majefty's fhips of the enemy's approach, and had made his arrangements with a view to collecting his force and pursuing the enemy, which had paffed the Straits and proceeded up the Mediterranean in the afternoon of the 5th.

An account has also been received, that the fquadron under Rear

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admiral Whitfied, confifting of five fhips of the line, was off the Tagus on the 16th, and, from the state of the winds, would be likely to reach the Bay of Gibraltar on the 18th.

From the LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, June 6,

1799.

Downing Street, June 5.

.. DISPATCHES, of which the following are extracts, have been received from Sir Morton Eden, K. B. and Lieutenant-colonel Robert Craufurd, by the Right Hon. Lord Grenville, his Majefty's principal Secretary of State for the foreign department.

Extract of a Letter from Sir Morton Eden, K. B. dated Vienna, May 23.

I HAVE the honour of enclosing three Extraordinary Gazettes of this place, with the tranflations, together with the tranflation of an article in the Ordinary Gazette of yesterday, and fincerely congratulate your Lordfhip on the happy turn of affairs in the Grifons and the Little Cantons, which must contribute fo effentially to the further fuccefs of the campaign in Italy, and fo greatly facilitate the operations of the Ruffian army, which entered this country on the 15th instant, and of that under the command of the Archduke Charles.

Vienna, May 18.

CAPTAIN Vimmer, of the regiment of Lobkowitz cavalry, arrived here yesterday from Field-marshal Suwarrow, with the following account of his further operations. As every account agreed that the enemy had only a small garrifon in Tortona, Field-marthal Suwarrow ordered Prince Pangrazrion, who was at Pavia, to cross the Po without delay with the advanced guard, confifting of a regiment of chaffeurs, two battalions of grenadiers, two battalions of infantry, and two regiments of Coffacks, under the command of Colonel Grekow. They paffed the river near Corvefino, in barges and flat-bottomed boats, and pufhed forward to Voghera. On reconnoitring, it was difcovered that the enemy had ftrengthened the garrifon of Tortona. In confequence of which, General Karaiczay received orders to join the Prince, who croffed the river with two battalions of the regiment of Frolich, two fquadrons of Lobkowitz's dragoons, and two of Karaiczay's, which paffed the Scrivia near Caftel Nuovo, and formed near Torre di Garrofole, between Tortona and Alexandria. But the following day, having learnt that Moreau was posted near Alexandria, on the banks of the river, with the two divifions of Victor and Grenier, and whatever force he had been able to collect from Turin and other places, the Field-marshal refolved to march with his whole army against Tortona. The two divifions Zoph and - Frolich, under the orders of the General of cavalry Melas, marched from their camp at Cafal Pufterlengo to Plaifance, where they paffed the Po, after having previously carried the important poft of Bovis (leaving there General Morzin, with three battalions and two fquadrons), and encamped near Caftel St. Giovanni. The following day they paffed through Voghera, and on the 9th arrived by Ponte Coronne at Tortona. At dusk the fame day Major-general Marquis Chatelet attacked the gate of Voghera with two battalions of the regiment of Alvinczy, a referve of grenadiers,

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