-*- a xl z uj x x jt_w vol 9 saturday july 2(5 1794 n 44 xtraa of a letter from pfykkjth dock may 3 •' thurfday hft failed the milotaur of 74g«"s adnwral m'bride captain louis ; druid 32 31ms ; euridice j4 guns •' and echo 16 guns intjuettbfa fqiladiori of french frigj{|$ftsl «« ytnerday^irnvcd the dauphin cf 2 6 g'.ihs captain*.^soiithby : ali'o the pilot cutter with the william tranfport for rhti i 1 th regiment which were embarked foi corlica , . " ic is to be remarked that only feven french prifoners in the mill-priion have died tor theie thirteen months which fhows what attention is paid to them and that fnglifli beef agrees vith theui better that englifh bayonbts accounts frdfh genoa rate that on the 6th ult the french palled through vin timgiia and part of the territor!es°of that keptiblic in order to attack do!ie-aq ija , fonreis belonging to the king oi sardinia wh.cii thev took tre tizx day their co lu.rhs advanced along the u ,. coaft ar.d ren dered themieives mutters of lo>nb one of the french columns however which ad vanced in order to attaik saor^-o has been repilfed by the sardinian troops a.id obliged to retreat to oneglu and loano r jt was yefttrday reported that mr ak chibald hamilton rowan apprehenfire that his life was in danger from certain fpies nd informers in dubln f/ho would nothefi ate ro charge him with high trea ion made his efcape from his loathfbme prifon on thurfday lft ; in confluence of which the lord lieutenant of irrknd with the advice of his privy council has offered a reward ot icocl for hi dilcovery it is apprehended that he jet cti inflantly for beli'ail ahd failed immediately for a mefica v . letters from rome ftate that the go vernment there on receiving intelligence cf the dilcovery lately made at naples of a confpiracy againitthe royal family and tne court has given ftricr orders to arreft every granger that fliall arrive ini that capital several foreigners have alrady been taken up and confined in the fort refs , y.ay v the king of sardinia is now en tirely cut off from any ailijiance or direct communication with the irlajul in the medi terranean from whence de#ves hi5 legal ti tle ; nor has he a fea-port in jtaly trom whence the p.ed^nontefe lilks raw and or namented may be exported as not only nice bur onrglia ere in the potfellionof the french his fit nation is delperatc fdr the republican army can have very few ob itaclts to prevent their marching to btliege sufa ; and cea turin his capital t o u r n a y may 20 i hoped in this letter to have announced to you the total defeat or capture of the french army of the n'orth : but my hopes are in a great meaiure diiappointed i kr.ov that the jacobins and fiiends of france will magnify this as they did when clairfayt otdered a retreat ; it can be confi dertfd in no ether light than the temporary interruption of aicheme which had it com pletely fuceeeded v0t1ld hav>e nearly ended the warv . .. on the eveninrjr of the 17th inft the duke of 4 york railed his camp iod ha ing fent cifhis tents and baggage to a place of frfety marched early in tie morning of the i8th in four columns with the defign i would appear of grounding the french ar my in and near court ray and of cutting off its relreat to lille — the duke had previ ouffy received a reinforcement from the emperor's army which was commanded by the arch duke charl s ; the army might therefore be between 30 and 40,000 men ftrong and the fcur colurnns amount each to between 8 and i 0,000 men the column commanded by his royal highnefs had to march through a country wljere the french were known to have pu ced very ftrong pofts ; his column coniifted ot the four , regiments of britifh light dra goons the guards and the brigade of the re^rmetats of britifh infantry v\z the fc 4 37«i and 53d ; he had a!fo under his command a considerable number offor.ei*m trcops both . cavalry and infantry m ° general abeicronobie ■ commanded the right brigade which confiited of o'don ntl's aultrian regiment and of the fianlc battalion of the guards with a regiment o auftna huftsrs the left brigade was under the command or majcr gen fci and comprifed the three regiments of britilh infantry mention ed above , sir win eh&ne was at the head of an other column which marched on in front from where they were encamped and rook its direction towards liile ; it was to elf ar the country through which it palled and perhaps to keep in check or prevent any fuccours arriving from lifle his column was cpnipofed of the britifli heavy cavalry and of a number of foreign troops both in fantry and cavalry . but it was not quite fo numerous as that commanded by the duke of york he was on the left of the whole 1 he arch duke charles commanded a third column compofed of auftrian troops he was on the right of the duke's column and marched nearly on the road from mis place to cqurtray the 4th column was commanded by gen kinfky and was on the right of all r it confuted moftly of heflian troops the duke marched to templuve where as the morning was very foggy he halted till it cleared away ; he then proceeded to lannoy where the french were aid to have a ftrong port • but the enemy retreat ed at his approach his advanced arnr continued to fkirmlfh with he enemy in the lkirts of the wood that ] a y in his way but they made no ftand againit him , he then arrived in the frir.e manner at roobaix a large aid ftrong village not more than four miles from l which was alfo abandoned by the french he was advancing towards torcoin a ftronjr poll by which the enemy had attacked men n t and entered courtray when the flank bat talion of the guards having fallen in with a party of the french near the woods which ikirt the village he ordered back the reft of his army that it might not be too far fe parated from the guards v ho were then driving the french before them in a directi on towards lifle the guards came up at fun fet to a re doubt which the french ftad thrown i;p a little out of the village on the road to lifle defended by about 4c0 men with two pie ces of cannon they entered it with fixed bayonets and took about fixty piiloners ; the reft were making their cicape when the light dragoons came up with them and cut them to pieces the army was then ordered to lay upon their arms all night and th brigade of britifh infantry to take up rli advantageous pogtion facing a poft which the enemy had on the oppefite dde of the village but 2 or 3 miles diftant 1 hus far did every thing fecm to pro mife the moit happy fbecefs and to add to that eclat which ihe brave jirtle army com manded by the duke had acquired by un daunted valour and uninterrupted uccefs fince the commencement of the cam paign it would appear that pchegru had lent for every part of the mafs during the night that could be collf cled fi cm lifle freni 1 urco'n and every contiguous peft to op l o n d o n may 8 oylet;ers from different parts of flan 13 dcrs ac had that a'though there u no poiitlve account of th^frerjth having holly evacuated av eft flankers tlieje is no ibrt oi apveheafion of their makng further pro^refs or doing any furihsr mifchisf than plundering a ffw defence lefs anj un snned inhabitants we know that they sreon their reijr&t j and there is very itrcng reafon,ip hope that a part of their invading banditti w.ll be cut o;r in their re tr t fhe enipiijor arid ihe dulce of york have bah marched to tbtb relief of general clairfay f'he duke by letters of yefterday reached st asisind on the ift infta;)t t som hi the idvuriscid part of the austrian arm h.-.d a:re>my joined ge neral clarfair whofc cim is at el^ierre on the seiieldt and uiitam 20 miles north of tournar . we are happy to find that the ib.is of the allies in conlequcnce of pichegru's attack is not to coniidcrable as was a ririi eit;ma ted the trcdps fought with the greatell bravery and did not retreat frorfi meniri tii they were actually overpowered by rum , bers the garrifon of meniri held out for a confiderable time wh n fdrfounded by the french ; they were f imrrionedto fur render and ro deliver up the french emi grants to be dealt with as the enemy thought proper this was fefufed : the garriisri allied fro-n the town and cut their way through the fre:ic army we are happy to f.iy that i:i this deipetate attempt the greater number of them efcaped r l he gar rifoa at this time confided of f«me battali ons of hanoveri ns and the french emi grants audit is with pleafurs we record r his actor heroifm and valour to the ho nour of he hinoverian officer who com manded and who propofed to filly the moment the terms of capitulation refpedl ing the emigrants were made known to hirh in reflect to die grand operations of tne allied armies they are rapid and brilliant no fmner was ltndrecy reduced than the auftr'an general latour marched to rivefl aveyne while the prince de cobourg be fie^escasnbrav indeed it 13 menioned in a prfvate letter from a very rcfpectab'e quarter that tne garr ion o*f aveyn'es have oifi-rrd to capitulafe , by feveral letters received yefierday m town from on board the fleet under thft command cf lord hood off baftia dated april 14 it appears that the attack of that place had commenced oh the itth several formidable bat:erits had been open ed againrt the fonrefi on the day btfore the attack begun lord hood had fent ro licombe st michael requiring t'ne furfen icr of the plsce ; buche returned for an fwer ' tl-ht republicans woald never fub m-t to defpots " t.ie attack commenced r.pr)n the receipt of the atote anfwer and • batreries wett fo conftruited as to err ic the city i:i various directions . - : i boat coamunded by captain se vin ro the weather had not becfl - t into the gtuation propofed and mr iccou'k been much cxpofed to of the enemy captain sevoceu however with t!:e utmoft bravery id o cannonade the town with • tccr ; but on the l^th the boat was ". fire by the red hot fhot of the enemy rain seroceld withdrew his men who r all faved and his boat burnt to the - wipe ivom tl.e judicious manner of er*£ung a placing the batteries'on ihore and the produced by them the mod fanguine ■ ed>ations were entertained of foon be liaaiters of ihc place