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Monthly Chronicle.

Feltre ; at his approach the enemy evacuated the line of Cordevolo , and marched to Beiiurne . Genera ! Serrnrier ' s division advanced to Asols , amidst the most horrible weather ; but wind and rain , on the eve of a battle , have always been an omen of success to the Army of Italy . On the 2 zd , at day-break , tire division crossed the Piave , facing the village of Vider ; and notwithstanding the rapidity and depth of the water , we only lost a young drummer . The chief of squadron ; Lasalli , at the head of a detachment of cavalry , arid the Adjutant-General Le Clercat the head of the zi-st liht infantryworsted the hostile corps which

, g , wanted to oppose our passage , aad advanced rapidly to St . Salvador ; but the enemy , at the first news of the passage , were afraid of being surrounded , and evacuated their camp of La Carnpagna . General Guieuxj at two o ' clock in the afternoon , passed the Piave at Ospedalettd , and arrived in the evening at Cone"liano . Our cavalry , in the course of thai day , encountered several times that of the enemy ; had alwavs the advantage , and took eighty hussars : On the 23 d , General Guieux , with- his division , arrived at Sacile , fell on the enemy ' s the darkness of the nihttook ioo

rear-guard ; and , notwithstanding g ; prisoner * from them . A corps cf Hulans v .-artted to capitulate . Citizen Siabeck , chief of squadron , was killed , and Genera ! Dtigua slightly wounded . At the same time , Genera ! Masserl . i ' s division , having readied Beiiurne , pursued the enemy , who had retreated towards Cadore— -heirimed in their rear-guard , and took 700 prisoners , among whom were too hussars , a Colonel , and General Lusignan , who cc .-nman .-led the whole centre . Lusignaii having disgraced himself in his conduct towards sick at Brescia 1 orders to conduct hinl lo France

our , gave ; without being exchanged . On the 26 th , Genera ! Guieux ' s division set out from ' Pard . aone , at five o ' clock in ihe morning : that of General Sernirier left Pasiano sit four , both directing their march to Valvasone . General Guieux ' s division passed beyond Valvasone , and arrived on the banks of the Tagliamento at eleven ' o ' clock in the morning . The hostile army was entrenched on the . opposite side of the river , of which it pretended to dispute the passage . My Aide-de-camp , the chief of squadron , Croisier , went at the head of twenty-five guides , to reconiitiitre it as far as the entrenchments , and was received with grape-shot . Gen .

Bernad . itte ' s division arrived at noon . I immedratelv gave orders to General Guieux to march to the left , in order to cross the river on tbe right of the ene - rnv ' s entrenchments , under the protection of twelve pieces of artillery . Gen . Bernadotte was to cross it on the right . Both divisions formed their battalions of grenadiers , and ranged themselves in order of battle , having each half a brigade of light infantry before them , supported by two battalions' of grenadiers , and flanked by the cavalry . The light infantry ' manoeuvred as riflemen ; General Dimmer in on the left , ' aiv . 1 General Lespiriasse on the right , iriade their

artillery advance ; and a brisk cannonade was opened . I gave orders for every halfbrigade to file off in a close co ' uinn on the wing of their second , and cf their first and third battalion ; . General Duphot , at the head of the 27 th light infantry , threw himself into the river , and presently gained the opposite bank . General Bon supported him with the grenadiers of Guieux ' s division . General Mttrat made the same movement on the right , and was likewise supported by the grenadiers of Bernadotte ' s division . The whole line put itself in motion , each halfbrigade en echelonwith squadrons of cava l ryto fill up the empty spaces from

, , behind . The hostile cavalry endeavoured several times to charge our infantry , but without success : the river was crossed , and the enemy routed in every direction . They attempted to assail our right with their cavalry , and our left with their infantry . I sent C'lieral Dngua , and the Adjutant-General Kellerman , at the head of " the cavalfv of reserve , assisted bv the Adjutant-General Mireur ; they worsted the enemy ' s cavalry , and took prisoner the General who commanded ffu-ro— .-General Guieux ordered the village of Gradista to be attacked : and notwithstanding the darkness bf the nighthe captured itand completely routed the

, , enemy : Prince Charles had just time enough left to save himself . General Serrnrier ' s division passed the river , in proportion a ; if arrived , and ranged itself in battle array to serve as a corps bf reserve . In that dav we took from the enemy six pieces of cannon , one General , several superior officers , and made from 400 to 500 prisoners . The quickness of our display and manoeuvre , and the superiority of bur artillery , alarmed the enemy to such a degree , that they would not rr . ake a stand , and profited bv the night * . o lal-. e flight . The Adjutant-General

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LONDON: Article 2
TO READERS, CORRESPONDENTS, &c. Article 3
THE SCIENTIFIC MAGAZINE, AND FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY, Article 4
WISDOM AND FOLLY: A VISION. Article 12
HISTORY OF THE GYPSIES. Article 19
CHARACTER OF THE POPE AND MODERN ROMANS. Article 22
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF THE GREAT EARL OF MANSFIELD. Article 25
DEVELOPEMENT OF THE VIEWS OF THE FRENCH NATION. Article 29
A VOYAGE Article 34
PRESENT STATE OF THE SPANISH THEATRE. Article 36
A WONDERFUL AND TRAGICAL RELATION OF , A VOYAGE FROM THE INDIES.* Article 38
ON APPARITIONS. Article 41
REMARKS MADE BY A LATE TRAVELLER IN SPAIN. Article 42
A REMARKABLE PRESERVATION IN THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE AT LISBON. Article 43
FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY. Article 44
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 46
REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. Article 48
POETRY. Article 56
EPILOGUE Article 56
EPIGRAM Article 57
ODE TO ELOQUENCE; Article 57
LINES ADDRESSED TO Mrs. BISHOP, Article 58
A SONG, Article 58
ON IDLENESS. Article 58
GOGAR AND DULACH. Article 59
ADAM AND ELLEN. * Article 59
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Article 60
REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. Article 62
HOUSE OF COMMONS. Article 63
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 68
THE GENERAL IN CHIEF OF THE ARMY OF ITALY TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS M. PRINCE CHARLES. Article 74
ANSWER OF THE ARCHDUKE TO BUONAPARTE. Article 74
DOMESTIC NEWS. Article 74
OBITUARY. Article 78
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Monthly Chronicle.

Feltre ; at his approach the enemy evacuated the line of Cordevolo , and marched to Beiiurne . Genera ! Serrnrier ' s division advanced to Asols , amidst the most horrible weather ; but wind and rain , on the eve of a battle , have always been an omen of success to the Army of Italy . On the 2 zd , at day-break , tire division crossed the Piave , facing the village of Vider ; and notwithstanding the rapidity and depth of the water , we only lost a young drummer . The chief of squadron ; Lasalli , at the head of a detachment of cavalry , arid the Adjutant-General Le Clercat the head of the zi-st liht infantryworsted the hostile corps which

, g , wanted to oppose our passage , aad advanced rapidly to St . Salvador ; but the enemy , at the first news of the passage , were afraid of being surrounded , and evacuated their camp of La Carnpagna . General Guieuxj at two o ' clock in the afternoon , passed the Piave at Ospedalettd , and arrived in the evening at Cone"liano . Our cavalry , in the course of thai day , encountered several times that of the enemy ; had alwavs the advantage , and took eighty hussars : On the 23 d , General Guieux , with- his division , arrived at Sacile , fell on the enemy ' s the darkness of the nihttook ioo

rear-guard ; and , notwithstanding g ; prisoner * from them . A corps cf Hulans v .-artted to capitulate . Citizen Siabeck , chief of squadron , was killed , and Genera ! Dtigua slightly wounded . At the same time , Genera ! Masserl . i ' s division , having readied Beiiurne , pursued the enemy , who had retreated towards Cadore— -heirimed in their rear-guard , and took 700 prisoners , among whom were too hussars , a Colonel , and General Lusignan , who cc .-nman .-led the whole centre . Lusignaii having disgraced himself in his conduct towards sick at Brescia 1 orders to conduct hinl lo France

our , gave ; without being exchanged . On the 26 th , Genera ! Guieux ' s division set out from ' Pard . aone , at five o ' clock in ihe morning : that of General Sernirier left Pasiano sit four , both directing their march to Valvasone . General Guieux ' s division passed beyond Valvasone , and arrived on the banks of the Tagliamento at eleven ' o ' clock in the morning . The hostile army was entrenched on the . opposite side of the river , of which it pretended to dispute the passage . My Aide-de-camp , the chief of squadron , Croisier , went at the head of twenty-five guides , to reconiitiitre it as far as the entrenchments , and was received with grape-shot . Gen .

Bernad . itte ' s division arrived at noon . I immedratelv gave orders to General Guieux to march to the left , in order to cross the river on tbe right of the ene - rnv ' s entrenchments , under the protection of twelve pieces of artillery . Gen . Bernadotte was to cross it on the right . Both divisions formed their battalions of grenadiers , and ranged themselves in order of battle , having each half a brigade of light infantry before them , supported by two battalions' of grenadiers , and flanked by the cavalry . The light infantry ' manoeuvred as riflemen ; General Dimmer in on the left , ' aiv . 1 General Lespiriasse on the right , iriade their

artillery advance ; and a brisk cannonade was opened . I gave orders for every halfbrigade to file off in a close co ' uinn on the wing of their second , and cf their first and third battalion ; . General Duphot , at the head of the 27 th light infantry , threw himself into the river , and presently gained the opposite bank . General Bon supported him with the grenadiers of Guieux ' s division . General Mttrat made the same movement on the right , and was likewise supported by the grenadiers of Bernadotte ' s division . The whole line put itself in motion , each halfbrigade en echelonwith squadrons of cava l ryto fill up the empty spaces from

, , behind . The hostile cavalry endeavoured several times to charge our infantry , but without success : the river was crossed , and the enemy routed in every direction . They attempted to assail our right with their cavalry , and our left with their infantry . I sent C'lieral Dngua , and the Adjutant-General Kellerman , at the head of " the cavalfv of reserve , assisted bv the Adjutant-General Mireur ; they worsted the enemy ' s cavalry , and took prisoner the General who commanded ffu-ro— .-General Guieux ordered the village of Gradista to be attacked : and notwithstanding the darkness bf the nighthe captured itand completely routed the

, , enemy : Prince Charles had just time enough left to save himself . General Serrnrier ' s division passed the river , in proportion a ; if arrived , and ranged itself in battle array to serve as a corps bf reserve . In that dav we took from the enemy six pieces of cannon , one General , several superior officers , and made from 400 to 500 prisoners . The quickness of our display and manoeuvre , and the superiority of bur artillery , alarmed the enemy to such a degree , that they would not rr . ake a stand , and profited bv the night * . o lal-. e flight . The Adjutant-General

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