and captured L'Eclair French cutter privateer, commanded by Jacquiere Touffaint le Terrier, carrying three two-pounders, small arms, and 20 men; from Cherbourg two days, and had not taken any thing. I have the honour to be, &c. Vice-admiral Lutwidge, &c. &c. &c. Downing Street, December 23. W. WELLS. A DISPATCH, of which the following is an extract, dated headquarters, Muhldorf on the Inn, Thursday, 4th December 1800, has been received from William Wickham, Efq. by the Right Hon. Lord Grenville, his Majefty's principal Secretary of State for the foreign department. The army marched in the night of Tuefday, and before daybreak yesterday morning, towards Hohenlinden, in three columns; the centre along the great road to Munich, which paffes through Hohenlinden; the right and left in the woods on each fide of the great road. The corps of General Kienmayer, which was destined to take the enemy in flank, marched from Dorfen in the direction of Schwaben. The columns ought all to have arrived at their destination a little before daybreak, or at the latest hetween eight or nine o'clock; but from a heavy fall of snow and fleet, which continued all night, and the greater part of the morning, the centre column only was at its deftination at eight o'clock, whilft both the left and right were still confiderably behind; and the left, under General Rifch, had, befides, loft its way, and marched to the left towards Eberfberg, instead of turning to the right, in the direction of Hohenlinden. In this state of things, it appears that the divifion of General Richepance pierced between the left and the centre about nine o'clock, got upon the great road behind the centre, and fell upon the left flank and rear of that column at the time that it had formed in front, and had just begun to attack the enemy's pofition. I have not yet been able to obtain any accurate account of what passed afterwards; but it feems that the diforder foon became irretrievable, and that the retreat towards the heights of Ramfau was made with very heavy lofs, particularly in artillery. Generals Spaniorchi and Loppert are prifoners. I have not yet heard of the loss of any other officers of the fame rank. General Kienmayer was attacked on his march by two divifions from Aerding, and fuffered very feverely in his retreat, which he made upon Ifen in good order, on learning the difafter that had befallen the main army. From the LONDON GAZETTE, December 27, 1800. Admiralty Office, December 27. Letter from Captain King, of his Majesty's Ship Sirius, to the Earl of St. Vincent. My Lord, His Majefty's Ship Sirius, at Sea, December 12. I BEG leave to acquaint you, that his Majefty's fhip Sirius, under my command, captured on the 11th inftant (Sifarga bearing W. by N. three miles), the Spanifl. merchant-brig Melchura, from Corunna, bound to VOL. X. M Monte Monte Video, out of port only twenty-four hours. It may be forte fatisfaction to your Lordship in hearing it is the only Spanish veffel that has failed from Corunna fince the hip taken by his Majefty's fhip Boadicea in August last. I have the honour to be, &c. RICHARD KING. The Right Hon. Earl St. Vincent. Copy of a Letter from Lieutenant Matthew Smith, commanding his Majefty Schooner Milbrook, to Evan Nepean, Efq.; dated Operto, November 14 Sir, I HAVE the honour to enclofe, for their Lordships' information, t copy of a letter I have this day written to the Right Hon, Lord Keith. I am, &c. MATTHEW SMITH. His Majefty's Schooner Milbrook, off Oporto, My Lord, I HAVE the honour to inform your Lordship, that being off Oporto, in his Majesty's fchooner Milbrook, under my command, early on the morning of the 13th inftant, we fell in with a French thip wearing a pendant, apparently a frigate, mounting 36 guns; and as I had at that time two brigs of the Newfoundland convoy under my protection, and feveral veffels appearing in the offing, which I have every reafon to fup. pofe part of that convoy alfo, I determined, as the only means of pre ferving them, to give her battle, and made fail to close with her accordingly; at the fame time with a view of increasing our distance from the convoy. It was nearly calm when the action commenced at eight A. M. and continued till near ten, when the enemy's colours came down; but the Milbrook at this time having her mafts, yards, fails, and rigging very much cut, and 10 of her guns difabled, I could not prevent his taking advantage of a light breeze fpringing up, affifted by his fweeps, to get away from us. The bravery and steady conduct of the officers and feamen under my command, against fuch fuperior force in the difabled ftate of the Mil brook, for a long time with only three guns oppofed to the enemy's broadfide, and their activity in changing her pofition with the oars (not a fail fet) whilft expofed to his raking us for fifteen minutes, merits my highest commendation, and does them the greatest credit: but I fhould fail in my duty if I did not in the fstrongest manner recommend to your Lordship's notice, Mr. Thomas Fletcher, the mafter, who, wounded in the beginning of the action, continued on deck, exerting himself with the greatest bravery; as did alfo Mr. Thomas Groves, the clerk, and Mr. Jofe de Sa, the Portuguese pilot. I enclose a lift of the wounded, and have the honour to be, &c. Right Hon. Lord Keith. MATTHEW SMITH. Lift of wounded. Eight feamen and 1 marine, feverely. Mr. Thomas Fletcher, mafter; Mr. J. Pafter, furgeon's mate; and 1 feaman, flightly. Total-2 petty officers and 10 feamen. MATTHEW SMITH. ON Copy of a Letter from Mr. Richard Le Gallais, Commander of the Comus Sir, I HAVE the honour to inform you, that being on a cruise in the INDE X. A A. BERCROMBY, General, and Lord Account, official, of the engagement be- Adams, Mr. Prefident of the United States Addrefs of the First Conful to the govern- Algiers, its unlimited armiftice with France, America, its convention with France, x- Its treaty with Pruffia,xxv--Speech of the Council of Prizes relative to it, 8 Armed neutrality, Emperor of Ruffia's de the rupture of the armistice in Germany, merchants of Frankfort promifing them B. Ball, Alexander, commander of the English Batavian Directory, its official communica Baudot, Baidot, his letter to the interpreter of the Berottorf, Danish minifter, his anfwer to Bickerton, Sir Richard, his notice to the Bonaparte, Lucien, his fpeech on the fête of Bonnet, General, his order for the fafeguard Botta, member of the Confulta, his fpech to 102 Bourgoing, French minifter, his addrefs on Buys, Batavian minifter, his note to his Cadiz, letters relative to the peftilential dif- R. Bickerton, relative to its blockade, Capitulation of Savona, iv-Of Malta, 152 rals, relative to the armies, 40-His let- Carysfort, Lord, his correfpondence with Cafe of the Swedith convoy, 3 80 Chancery of the Directorial Legation of Au- Cifalpine republic, proclamation of Bona- affecting it, publifhed at Milan, by the Cobentzel, his note, announcing his appoint- Congrefs of Luneville, dec.ee relative to it, 159 Contpiracy, royaliff, at Paris, its plan, 53 Contributions, |