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to throw them into confusion before they had entirely effected their passage . He did not succeed in this object ; but he made 300 prisoners . _ . Upon the 26 th , Genera ! Angereau attacked the enemy at Anguiari , which produced the second battle of Anguiari . He made 2000 prisoners , took 16 pieces of cannon , and burnt all their bridges over the Adige ; but the enemy taking advantage of the night , filed straight towards Mantua . They had alreadyadvanced within cannon shot of that place . They attacked St . George ' s suburb , which v / e had carefully entrenched , and they were unable to carry it . I arrived
in the night , with reinforcements , which produced the battle of la Favourite , and I now write to you on the field of battle . The fruits of this battle are 7000 prisoners , a number of standards , cannon , all the baggage of the army , . a regiment of hussars and a considerable convoy of provisions and oxen , which the enemy attempted to introduce into Mantua . Wurmser tried to make a sortie to attack the left wing of our army ; but he met with the usual reception , and was obliged to return . Behold then , in three days , the fifth army of the Emperor entirely destroyed !
We have taken 23 , 000 prisoners , among which are a Lieutenant-General , two Generals , 6000 men killed or wounded , sixty pieces of cannon , and about twenty-four stands of colours . All the battalions of the Vienna Volunteers have been taken prisoners . Their colours are embroidered by the hands of the Empress . The army of Genera ! Alvinzi was near 50 , 000 men , a part of which had come post from the interior of Austria . The moment I return to head-quarters I will transmit you a detailed account , to inform you of the military movements which have taken place , as well as to acquaint you with the different corps and individuals who have distinguished , themselves . ' BUONAPARTE .
FRENCH ACCOUNT OF THE EXPEDITION TO IRELAND . The Paris Papers contain the following letters relative to this Expedition . Brest , Dec , 23 . General Hoche , who commands the troops embarked on board the Bresr Fleet , reminds them , in a spirited proclamation , that they are called on to avenge the rights of humanity outraged in Ireland ; and recommends respect for property , and order and discipline . On the 15 th , the fleet was at anchor off Bertheaume , and was seen there on the 16 th , at two in the afternoon . On the
17 th it sailed . The wind was for some time favourable ; but afterwards changed , though not so much as to interrupt their course . The fleet consists of seventeen sail of the line , six frigates , three corvettes , three ships armed en flute , besides transports . It has three divisions ; the Van , commanded by Richery ; the Centre , by Morard de Galles ; and the Rear , by Vice-Admiral Nielly . The Seduisant , of 14 . guns , was lost in passing the Saints ( rocks at the mouth of Brest Harbour ) ; above 800 of the crew , however , were saved . BrestJan . 2 . We are in the utmost anxiety about General HocheAdmiral
, , de Galles , and Adjutant General Brieux , who were all on board the Fraterinte frigate , ami have not been heard of since the second day after sailing . While Admiral Bouvet was out , the gales were such as to render it impossible to effect a landing . They talk , notwithstanding , of a second expedition . 6 . Five ships of the line and three frigates , belonging to the fleet commanded by Admiral Morard de Galles , returned heie . on the istof Ja . i . This Division was commanded by Admiral Bouvet , whose conduct does not appear to be free from blame . He has been provisionally suspended from all
his functions , and the examination of his conduct is about to be referred to a military tribunal . 12 . The Pegase and Phaeton ships of the line , with the Resolue frigate , entered our roads on the r ith of January . The two former suffered considerable , damage from the had weather on the coast of Ireland . The Resolue , with Admiral Nielly on board , was dismasted , and after having been exposed to the greatest danger on a hostile coast , was . towed into port by the . Pegase .
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to throw them into confusion before they had entirely effected their passage . He did not succeed in this object ; but he made 300 prisoners . _ . Upon the 26 th , Genera ! Angereau attacked the enemy at Anguiari , which produced the second battle of Anguiari . He made 2000 prisoners , took 16 pieces of cannon , and burnt all their bridges over the Adige ; but the enemy taking advantage of the night , filed straight towards Mantua . They had alreadyadvanced within cannon shot of that place . They attacked St . George ' s suburb , which v / e had carefully entrenched , and they were unable to carry it . I arrived
in the night , with reinforcements , which produced the battle of la Favourite , and I now write to you on the field of battle . The fruits of this battle are 7000 prisoners , a number of standards , cannon , all the baggage of the army , . a regiment of hussars and a considerable convoy of provisions and oxen , which the enemy attempted to introduce into Mantua . Wurmser tried to make a sortie to attack the left wing of our army ; but he met with the usual reception , and was obliged to return . Behold then , in three days , the fifth army of the Emperor entirely destroyed !
We have taken 23 , 000 prisoners , among which are a Lieutenant-General , two Generals , 6000 men killed or wounded , sixty pieces of cannon , and about twenty-four stands of colours . All the battalions of the Vienna Volunteers have been taken prisoners . Their colours are embroidered by the hands of the Empress . The army of Genera ! Alvinzi was near 50 , 000 men , a part of which had come post from the interior of Austria . The moment I return to head-quarters I will transmit you a detailed account , to inform you of the military movements which have taken place , as well as to acquaint you with the different corps and individuals who have distinguished , themselves . ' BUONAPARTE .
FRENCH ACCOUNT OF THE EXPEDITION TO IRELAND . The Paris Papers contain the following letters relative to this Expedition . Brest , Dec , 23 . General Hoche , who commands the troops embarked on board the Bresr Fleet , reminds them , in a spirited proclamation , that they are called on to avenge the rights of humanity outraged in Ireland ; and recommends respect for property , and order and discipline . On the 15 th , the fleet was at anchor off Bertheaume , and was seen there on the 16 th , at two in the afternoon . On the
17 th it sailed . The wind was for some time favourable ; but afterwards changed , though not so much as to interrupt their course . The fleet consists of seventeen sail of the line , six frigates , three corvettes , three ships armed en flute , besides transports . It has three divisions ; the Van , commanded by Richery ; the Centre , by Morard de Galles ; and the Rear , by Vice-Admiral Nielly . The Seduisant , of 14 . guns , was lost in passing the Saints ( rocks at the mouth of Brest Harbour ) ; above 800 of the crew , however , were saved . BrestJan . 2 . We are in the utmost anxiety about General HocheAdmiral
, , de Galles , and Adjutant General Brieux , who were all on board the Fraterinte frigate , ami have not been heard of since the second day after sailing . While Admiral Bouvet was out , the gales were such as to render it impossible to effect a landing . They talk , notwithstanding , of a second expedition . 6 . Five ships of the line and three frigates , belonging to the fleet commanded by Admiral Morard de Galles , returned heie . on the istof Ja . i . This Division was commanded by Admiral Bouvet , whose conduct does not appear to be free from blame . He has been provisionally suspended from all
his functions , and the examination of his conduct is about to be referred to a military tribunal . 12 . The Pegase and Phaeton ships of the line , with the Resolue frigate , entered our roads on the r ith of January . The two former suffered considerable , damage from the had weather on the coast of Ireland . The Resolue , with Admiral Nielly on board , was dismasted , and after having been exposed to the greatest danger on a hostile coast , was . towed into port by the . Pegase .