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Monthly Chronicle.
MONTHLY CHRONICLE .
INTELLIGENCE FROM THE LONDON GAZETTES .
DOWNING-STUEET , Al'HII . 15 , I / p 7-T *> Y accounts from Colonel Graham , dated at tbe Head-quarters of the Arch-Jj > duke Charles at Clagenfurt , March 37 th , it appears , that on the 22 d an engigement had taken place at Tarvis , between the French , under General Massenn , and four battalions of Austrian-, commanded by Major-genera ! Gontreuil . The numbers of ths French are said to have been from 12 to 15 . 000 men . Tbe Archduke Charles having travelled post from Leybach , arrived at Tarvis during the affairand immediatelmounting a prisoner ' s horseduring the
re-, y , mainder of the dav encouraged the troops by his example , displaying the most signal proofs of personal bravery and exertion . In the afternoon the great superiority of the enemy ' s numbers prevailed . General Gontreuil , and Count Wratislaw , his Koval Highness ' s First Aid-de-Camp , were severely wounded ,, and the loss of men was considerable .
VIENNA , APntL 12 . An Armistice for six days has been agreed upon between the Archduke Charles and General Buonaparte , which will expire on the 13 th instant . Accounts from the Tyrol state , that Baron de Laudohn had gained several considerable advantages over the enemy . On the 4 th he had made himself master of Bolzen , and on the 51 b he bad advanced as far as Deutchen and Branrol . The enemy abandoned Millervald , Obereau , and Untereau , and set fire to the tiro bridges between Obereau and Ampozzoin the night of the 4 thand retired
, , precipitately to Pusterhal . General Laudohn had in the mean time taken the enemy in the rear , and had forced them to abandon the posts of Clause ! " and Steben ; they were also driven from Brtxen , and Baron Kerpen had advanced the whole of hisline . and had effected a junction , and fixed his Head-quatcrs at Brixen . The enemy left behind them a considerable quantity of provision and ammunition . The people of Tyrol are rising in a mass , and the commotions in the Venetian States threaten the French in the rear . Prince Esterhazy is advancing through Croatia with a considerable body of
H ungarians . DOWNISG-STItEET , MAV 2 , 179 " . A letter , of which the following is an extract , has been received f'om Colonel Crauford by the Right Honourable Lord Grenville , his Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs , dated Franckfori , April 19 , 1797 . 'I have the honour to inform your Lordship , that General Hoche yesterday attacked , with very superior numbers , and defeated an Austrian corps ,
commanded by General Kray , which formed a part of the Army of the Lower Rhine , under the orders of General Werneck , and was stationed at Thurdorf , on the road leading from Neusvied to Hackenbnrg . In consequence of that circumstance , General Werneck , who was with the principal part of his army near Crobach , between Hackenburgand Altenkirchen , has determined to retreat . ' VIENNA , APRIL 15 , 1797-Accounts have been received this day of the enemy having been obliged to abandon the Town and Fort of Flume , with considerable loss , on the i . oth instant .
April 16 . Accounts were received here this day from Major-General Laudohn , dated at Trent the 12 th instant , stating , that he had driven the enemy from Rovoredo , Torbole , and Riva , and had occupied those places . On this occasion he took from tbe enemy several magazines , ( among which » xa _ one of powder ) -, 2 , pieces of cannon , and 400 prisoners . VOL . VIJI , yy
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Monthly Chronicle.
MONTHLY CHRONICLE .
INTELLIGENCE FROM THE LONDON GAZETTES .
DOWNING-STUEET , Al'HII . 15 , I / p 7-T *> Y accounts from Colonel Graham , dated at tbe Head-quarters of the Arch-Jj > duke Charles at Clagenfurt , March 37 th , it appears , that on the 22 d an engigement had taken place at Tarvis , between the French , under General Massenn , and four battalions of Austrian-, commanded by Major-genera ! Gontreuil . The numbers of ths French are said to have been from 12 to 15 . 000 men . Tbe Archduke Charles having travelled post from Leybach , arrived at Tarvis during the affairand immediatelmounting a prisoner ' s horseduring the
re-, y , mainder of the dav encouraged the troops by his example , displaying the most signal proofs of personal bravery and exertion . In the afternoon the great superiority of the enemy ' s numbers prevailed . General Gontreuil , and Count Wratislaw , his Koval Highness ' s First Aid-de-Camp , were severely wounded ,, and the loss of men was considerable .
VIENNA , APntL 12 . An Armistice for six days has been agreed upon between the Archduke Charles and General Buonaparte , which will expire on the 13 th instant . Accounts from the Tyrol state , that Baron de Laudohn had gained several considerable advantages over the enemy . On the 4 th he had made himself master of Bolzen , and on the 51 b he bad advanced as far as Deutchen and Branrol . The enemy abandoned Millervald , Obereau , and Untereau , and set fire to the tiro bridges between Obereau and Ampozzoin the night of the 4 thand retired
, , precipitately to Pusterhal . General Laudohn had in the mean time taken the enemy in the rear , and had forced them to abandon the posts of Clause ! " and Steben ; they were also driven from Brtxen , and Baron Kerpen had advanced the whole of hisline . and had effected a junction , and fixed his Head-quatcrs at Brixen . The enemy left behind them a considerable quantity of provision and ammunition . The people of Tyrol are rising in a mass , and the commotions in the Venetian States threaten the French in the rear . Prince Esterhazy is advancing through Croatia with a considerable body of
H ungarians . DOWNISG-STItEET , MAV 2 , 179 " . A letter , of which the following is an extract , has been received f'om Colonel Crauford by the Right Honourable Lord Grenville , his Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs , dated Franckfori , April 19 , 1797 . 'I have the honour to inform your Lordship , that General Hoche yesterday attacked , with very superior numbers , and defeated an Austrian corps ,
commanded by General Kray , which formed a part of the Army of the Lower Rhine , under the orders of General Werneck , and was stationed at Thurdorf , on the road leading from Neusvied to Hackenbnrg . In consequence of that circumstance , General Werneck , who was with the principal part of his army near Crobach , between Hackenburgand Altenkirchen , has determined to retreat . ' VIENNA , APRIL 15 , 1797-Accounts have been received this day of the enemy having been obliged to abandon the Town and Fort of Flume , with considerable loss , on the i . oth instant .
April 16 . Accounts were received here this day from Major-General Laudohn , dated at Trent the 12 th instant , stating , that he had driven the enemy from Rovoredo , Torbole , and Riva , and had occupied those places . On this occasion he took from tbe enemy several magazines , ( among which » xa _ one of powder ) -, 2 , pieces of cannon , and 400 prisoners . VOL . VIJI , yy