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bach . His retreat was covered by th : corps of Coude with a degree of bravery air ! stead . ness oh ich reflec . ts upon them the hi ; rhe-t honour . ' I am sorry to state'hat the loss of the Austrians on this occasion has been very considerable . ' " Onthe 3 d General La Tour occupied a position behind the Rothambach , ex t ending from Monchrod , by Erierirrioos , to Lauphcim . General Moreau , having thus succeeded in gaining sufficient freedom for the future movements of his retreatre-commenced his march on the 5 th , following
, with the main body of his army , the route of Stcckach . The GAZETTE Extraordinary , of Nov . 1 ; , contains two Letters from Captain Anstruther and two from Col . Craufurd to Lord Grenville , from which the following are extracts : Head-quarters of the Archduke Charles , Hernallzbeim , Oct . 17 . MY LORD ,
' In my dispatch of the 13 th , I had the honour of giving your Lordship an account of lhe movements of the corps under the command of Generals La Tour , Nauendorif , and Petrasch , down to the oth instant . On the 10 th General La Tour followed the enemy towards Slcckach and Engen ; but finding that their retreat through the Val D'Enfcr could no longer be prevented , he discontinued the pursuit ; and marched by hi 3 right towards the valley of the Kintsig , in order to form a junction ' with his Royal Highness . The Archduke arrived with his main body in the neighbourhood of Hornberg . On the i ' 5 tb , Generals Nauendorff and
Petrasch preceded him nearly in the same direction . The former took post at Eltzach on the 14 th , and the latter at Kintzig . On the 15 th the corps of the Prince of Conde and General Frolicli alone continued to follow the enemy through the defiles cf the Black Forest . ' In the mean time Genera ! Moreau lost no time in profiting of the advantages which his van guard had gained on the 9 th and 10 th instant . He passed with his whole army , through the Val D'Enfer , and arrived at Fribottrg on the 13 th . I have the honour to be , & c . ROBERT ANSTU ' UTIIEK . ' '' Head-quarters of the Archduke Charles , Tribourg , Ocl . it .
MY LORD , ' I have the honour of informing your Lordship , that , on the 19 th instant , his Royal Highness the Archduke attacked the enemy , and , after an obstinate combat ' , made himself master o ! all the positions on the right bank of the Eltz . ' About noon the action began . The column of the right met with a most obstinate resistance ; it was repeatedly repulsed in its . attack upon Kinsingen , and the success remained f . r some-time doubtful , until his Royal Highness putting himself at the head of the grenadiers , they returned with fury to the charge , and
drove the enemy with greai loss from lhe village . ' General Nauendorff , mean time , had been no 'less successful towards Waldkirchen : at the moment his columns were assembled he found himself attacked by a large body of the enemy , commanded by . General Moreau in person , whom he not only repulsed , but-drove beyond Waldkirchen , and made himself master of that post , and of the passage of the' river . On this occasion three batta'ious of the enemy were surrounded , one of which laid down its arms , and the other two were dispersed in the woods .
' The whole army passed the night within half cannon shot of the enemy ' s advanced posts , and every thing was ' prepared for renewing the action early this morning . ' The enemy , however , did not wait the attack ; his main body retired during the night , and the rear guard followed at day-break . A small corps only took the route of Brisach , where it passed the Rhine , and destroyed the bridge : the rest of the army directed its march upon Huningen , where a large Tete-du-Pont is said » to be established . ' ' The-loss of the enemy has been very considerable . Several pieces of ar-
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Intelligence Of Importance From The London Gazettes.
bach . His retreat was covered by th : corps of Coude with a degree of bravery air ! stead . ness oh ich reflec . ts upon them the hi ; rhe-t honour . ' I am sorry to state'hat the loss of the Austrians on this occasion has been very considerable . ' " Onthe 3 d General La Tour occupied a position behind the Rothambach , ex t ending from Monchrod , by Erierirrioos , to Lauphcim . General Moreau , having thus succeeded in gaining sufficient freedom for the future movements of his retreatre-commenced his march on the 5 th , following
, with the main body of his army , the route of Stcckach . The GAZETTE Extraordinary , of Nov . 1 ; , contains two Letters from Captain Anstruther and two from Col . Craufurd to Lord Grenville , from which the following are extracts : Head-quarters of the Archduke Charles , Hernallzbeim , Oct . 17 . MY LORD ,
' In my dispatch of the 13 th , I had the honour of giving your Lordship an account of lhe movements of the corps under the command of Generals La Tour , Nauendorif , and Petrasch , down to the oth instant . On the 10 th General La Tour followed the enemy towards Slcckach and Engen ; but finding that their retreat through the Val D'Enfcr could no longer be prevented , he discontinued the pursuit ; and marched by hi 3 right towards the valley of the Kintsig , in order to form a junction ' with his Royal Highness . The Archduke arrived with his main body in the neighbourhood of Hornberg . On the i ' 5 tb , Generals Nauendorff and
Petrasch preceded him nearly in the same direction . The former took post at Eltzach on the 14 th , and the latter at Kintzig . On the 15 th the corps of the Prince of Conde and General Frolicli alone continued to follow the enemy through the defiles cf the Black Forest . ' In the mean time Genera ! Moreau lost no time in profiting of the advantages which his van guard had gained on the 9 th and 10 th instant . He passed with his whole army , through the Val D'Enfer , and arrived at Fribottrg on the 13 th . I have the honour to be , & c . ROBERT ANSTU ' UTIIEK . ' '' Head-quarters of the Archduke Charles , Tribourg , Ocl . it .
MY LORD , ' I have the honour of informing your Lordship , that , on the 19 th instant , his Royal Highness the Archduke attacked the enemy , and , after an obstinate combat ' , made himself master o ! all the positions on the right bank of the Eltz . ' About noon the action began . The column of the right met with a most obstinate resistance ; it was repeatedly repulsed in its . attack upon Kinsingen , and the success remained f . r some-time doubtful , until his Royal Highness putting himself at the head of the grenadiers , they returned with fury to the charge , and
drove the enemy with greai loss from lhe village . ' General Nauendorff , mean time , had been no 'less successful towards Waldkirchen : at the moment his columns were assembled he found himself attacked by a large body of the enemy , commanded by . General Moreau in person , whom he not only repulsed , but-drove beyond Waldkirchen , and made himself master of that post , and of the passage of the' river . On this occasion three batta'ious of the enemy were surrounded , one of which laid down its arms , and the other two were dispersed in the woods .
' The whole army passed the night within half cannon shot of the enemy ' s advanced posts , and every thing was ' prepared for renewing the action early this morning . ' The enemy , however , did not wait the attack ; his main body retired during the night , and the rear guard followed at day-break . A small corps only took the route of Brisach , where it passed the Rhine , and destroyed the bridge : the rest of the army directed its march upon Huningen , where a large Tete-du-Pont is said » to be established . ' ' The-loss of the enemy has been very considerable . Several pieces of ar-