On the 16th, at night, the army moved forward, for this purpofe, in five columns. The two columns on the left were intended to force the paffages of the Marque, and, by a vigorous attack on the enemy's pofts along the river, to cover the operations of the three remaining columns: thele were destined to force the enemy's polts by Roubaix, Waterloo, and Mou cron, thus to favour general Clairfayt's paffage of the Lys, and then, by a junction with his corps, to have cut off the communication between Lifle and Cour

tray.

Unfortunately, the two columns on the left forced the page of the Marque fo late, and were fo much fatigued by the length of their march, that they were not able to accomplish the remainder of the propofed plan, which the column on the right, under general Butche, finding the enemy at Moueron in much greater numbers than had been expected, was under the neceffity of relinquishing its attack, and of retreating to its former pofition at Warcoing.

Lieutenant-general Otto proceeded with his column through Lees to Waterloo, from whence, after fome refiftance, he drove the enemy, and pushed on to Tourcoing.

My column confifted of feven battalions of Briah, five of Auftrians, and two of Hetfiens, with fix fquadrons of light dra,,oons, and four of huffars. We moved forward from Templeuve to Lannoy, which we forced the enemy to evacuate afre a fhout cannonade; in which I had tearsfortune to los major Wright, of the yogal artillery, a brave and deferving offer.

raving left the two Heffian battalions at Lany, I proceeded to Roubaix, where we found the enemy in great frength,

both of men and cannon. The refiftance was proportionably ftronger, but equally unavailing, as the enemy foon found themfelves compelled to retire, which they did toward Moucron.

Having at this time no intelligence of the two columns on my right and left, no withstanding I had made every effort to obtain it, I did not think it prudent to advance any further, but was refolved to have left my advanced guard, under the command of lieutenant general Abercromby, at Roubaix, and, with the remainder of my corps, to have taken a pofition on the heights behind Lannoy. The orders for this purpofe were given, but having acquainted his imperial majefty, who had advanced to Lannoy, with my intention, the neceflity of co-operating with general Clai fait induced his majelty to direct that I fhould proceed to the attack of Mouveaux.

I accordingly directed the attack to be made by Leutenant general Abercromby with the four battalions of guards. He found the enemy strongly intrenched; but having cannonaded it for fome time, the good countenance of the flank battalion of guards, who advanced to ftorm it with the utmost order, fupported by the first battalion, and feconded by the 7th and 15th light dragons, under lieutenantcolonel Churchill, compelled the enemy to retire, with the lofs of three pieces of cannon, and of a confiderable number of men; who were cut down by the light dragcons in the purfuit, which was continued as far as Bouderes.

Upon maturely confidering the nature of our fituation, I directed lieutenantgeneral Abercromby to remain at Mouveaux with the four battalions of guards'; and having pofted four Auftrian battalions to cover Roubaix, I detached the fecond brigade of British infantry, under the command of major-general Fox, to take poft on my left, on the great road leading from Lifle to Roubaix. The cavalry was divided with thefe feveral corps, for the purpofe of patroling; the nature of the country not admitting of their being of any other ufe. My advanced pofts communicated with thofe of general Otto, on my right, who I now found had got poffetion of Turcoing.

Early the next morning the enemy attacked the poft of Turcoing in great force, and I received an application from colónel Devay, who commanded there, to make a diverfion in his favour; for which purpose I fent two battalions of Austrians,

giving them exprefs directions, if they hould be preffed, to fall back upon me; but, by fome mistake, instead of doing fo, they joined colonel Devay. From this circumftance an opening was left on my right, of which the enemy availed him felf in the attack upon my corps, which took place foon after; and, by fo doing, obliged me to employ the only battalion I had left, to fecure a point which was of the utmoft confequence to us.

At this period a very confiderable column of the enemy, which we have fince learnt amounted to 15,000 men, appeared advancing from Lifle, whilft another corps, having forced its way through general Otto's pofition by Waterloo, attacked us on the rear. The few troops that remained with me, fcon gave way before fuch fuperior numbers; nor was it in my power, with every effort I could ute, affifted by thofe of the officers who were about me, to rally them. At that moment the advanced parties of the column from Lifle fhowed themfelves alfo upon the road between Roubaix and Mouveaux; and I found it impoffible to fucceed in the attempt which I made to join the brigade of guards.

Thus circumstanced, I turned my attention to join general Fox's brigade, but upon proceeding to Roubaix for that purpofe, I found it in the poffeffion of the enemy.

Thus completely cut off from every part of my corps, nothing remained for me to do, but to force my way to that of general Otto, and to concert measures with him to free my own troops.

This I effected, accompanied by a few dragoons of the 16th regiment, with great difficulty; but the project of marching upon Lannoy, to which general Otto had confented, as a measure which would greatly facilitate the retreat of my corps, being given up, upon finding that the Heffians had been obliged to abandon that place, I found myself under the painful neceflity of continuing with general Otto's column the remainder of the day.

Previous to this, I had fent orders to general Abercromby to retire from Mouveaux to the heights behind Roubaix, where it was my intention to have affembled my corps; and the Coldstream battalion had been pofted to cover the communication till he effected his retreat. In confequence of thefe directions, general Abercromby began his retreat; and on his arrival upon the heights at Roubaix nding himself furrounded upon all fides

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without a poffibility of affembling the corps, he determined to continue it to Lannoy. This he effected ain:dft the repeated attacks of the enemy, who poured upon him from all parts. General Aber cromby found Lannoy alfo in the pofielfion of the enemy, but he avoided the town by marching round it under a very heavy fire, and foon after reached Templeuve.

Major-general Fox, after fultaining, with great refolution, a very vigorous attack from the principal part of the column which caine from Lifle, began his retreat allo; and finding himself cut off from the brigade of guards, and Lannoy occupied by the enemy, he directed his march to the village of Leers, at which place he joined the column of Leutenantgeneral Otto.

I inclofe you a return of our lofs upon this occafion. I regret that it is fo great; but when the nature of the action is confidered, and that it was conducted in a country the most favourable to the views of the enemy, that they could have wifhed for, while their perfect knowledge of thefe parts enabled them to take every advantage of it, it might have been expected to have been fill more confiderable. From the badness of the roads, the loss of the hories, and the timidity of the divers, the leav ing a part of our artillery became inevi table,

I am to defire that you will affure his majekty, that the offices and men fhewed all the firmness and refolution on this occafion that could be expected from them; and it would be an injustice done to the reft to diftinguish any particular corps. The abilities and coolness with which lieutenant-general Abercromby and majorgeneral Fox conducted their different corps, under thefe trying circumftanets, require, however, that I should particularly notice them.

Flank battalion of the guards-lieutenant-colonel Ludlow, lieutenant-colonel Manners, capt. Drummond, wounded. 14th foot-major Brown wounded and miffing.

37th foot-lieutenant Murray, lieutenant Cunningham, wounded; captain Cook, lieutenant M Kenzie, miffing. 53d foot-major Scott, captain Brisbane, enfign Pierce, wounded; lieutenant Rynd, miffing.

15th light dragoons-furgeon Bradley killed, and furgeon's mate wounded. N. B. Some of the men returned miffing, are hourly coming in.

From the London Gazette Extraordinary,

May 25.

Whitehall, May 25. A dispatch, of which the following is a copy, was received this afternoon from his royal highnefs the duke of York by the right hon. Henry Dundas, his majesty's principal secretary of state for the home department. Sir,

Tournay, May 23, 1794.

I have the fatisfaction to acquaint you, for his majetty's information, that yefter day morning the enemy, having made an attack upon the combined army under the command of his Imperial majefty, were repulfed, after a long and obftinate engagement.

The attack began at five o'clock, but did not appear to be ferious till toward nine, when the whole force of the enemy (confifting, according to every accoun', of upwards of one hundred thousand men) was brought against the right wing, with the intention of forcing, if poffible, the paffage of the Scheldt, in order to inveft Tournay.

At first they drove in the out-posts, and obliged general Bufche's corps, which was pofted at Elpierres, to fall back upon the main army; but upon fuccour being fent, general Wallmoden, who, though very unwell, had retaken the command of the Hanoverians, maintained his pofition. The enemy, by conftantly bringing up fresh troops, were enabled to continue the attack, without intermiffion, till nine o'clock at night.

fupport them from my wing; for which purpofe befides feven battalions, I detached the fecond brigade of British, under the command of major-general Fox. Nothing could exceed the fpirit and gallantry with which they conducted themfelves, particularly in the form of the village of Pontechin, which they forced with the bayonet. The enemy immediately began to retreat, and during the night withdrew all their pofts, and, according to every information, have fallen back upon Lifle..

Seven pieces of cannon and about 500 prifoners have fallen into our hands, and the enemy's lofs, in k lled and wounded, is faid to amount to little short of twelve thousand men, which is by no means improbable, as they were exposed to an inceffant fire of cannon and musquetry for upwards of twelve hours.

The manner in which general Fox con-.. ducted the brigade of British infantry of the line merits my warmest approbation.

Inclofed I fend the returns of the killed and wounded of the British.

I am, &c. FREDERICK. Total Return of Killed, Wounded, and Mifling on the 22d of May, 1794. Seven officers wounded; 2 ferjeants killed, 7 ditto wounded; i rank and file killed, 77 ditto wounded, 19 ditto mifhorfe wounded.

fing.

Officers Wounded. 14th reg.-Major of brigade Cockran. 37th reg-Captain Spread, lieutenants Mitchell and M.Lean.

53d foot.-Lieutenants Rogers and Robertson, and enfign Pearce.

C. Craufurd, dep. adj. gen.

From the London Gazette, May 27.

Whitehall, May 27. A letter, of which the following is an extract, was this day received by Mr. fecretary Dundas from vice-admiral lord Hood, dated Victory, off Battia, April 25, 1794.

Baftia ftill holds out, although our batteries have had a powerful effect. A furgeon, who came out of the town, reports the enemy to have loft a great number of men, and that there were then in the hofpital near three hundred. Our lofs has been inconfiderable, as the inclosed returns will fhew.

Return of Troops killed and wounded fince landing at Pietra Nera. Total. 2 killed, 12 wounded. 3 D

Captain

Captain Clark, of the 69th regiment, wounded, exclufive of the above. (Signed) WM. A. VILLETTES. Lieut. col. commanding troops before Baltia.

Return of killed and wounded Seamen between the 4th and 25th of April. Total., 2 killed, wounded. (Signed) HORATIO NELSON.

Camp, April 25, 1794.

Bruffels, May 22. A meffenger has juft brought an account that general baron de Beaulieu, having marched into the duchy

of Bouillon on the 18th inftant, defeated a body of French who covered that canton; and having killed twelve hundred, taken between two and three hundred prifoners, fix pieces of cannon, and feveral caiffons, he took poffeffion of the town of Bouillon, and fummoned the citadel to furtender,

which was refused.

The inhabitants having fired upon the Auftrians, the town was given up to be pillaged.

of York, by the right hon. Henry Dundas, his majefty's principal fecretary of fate for the home department.

Sir,

I have the pleasure to inform you, that his Imperial majefty has received, this morning, intelligence from general count Kaunitz, that, on the 24th inftant, he attacked the French army which had paffed the Sam. bre, and had taken a position with its left to Rouveroy, and its right to Fontaine l'Eveque; and that he had completely defeat. ed them, and obliged them to retreat in great confution over the river, which he iatended to pals with his army to-day, in purfuit of them.

The enemy has loft near fifty pieces of cannon, and above five thousand men, three thousand of whom are prifoners. The lois inconfideraof the Auftrians has been very ble, as they in a manner fi prifed them.

Accounts were likewife received to-day, that the enemy has made an inroad into the duchy of Luxembourg, with an army of forty thousand men, and has taken poffeffion of Arlon, which has obliged general Beaulieu (who had moved forward with the troops under his command, and had taken the town of Bouillon by ftorm) to re

tire, and to fall back on Marche, in order. to cover Nainur.

AUSTRIAN NETHERLANDS.

Bruffels, April 29. THE emperor returned to this city on

the zit inft. and the inauguration of his imperial majefty took place on the 23d, when his majesty in peifon took the eaths as duke of Brabant.

The states, confifting of the high clergy, the nobles, and a deputation of the tiers etat, preceded his majefly in proceffion to the cathedral, where a Te Deum was celebrated by the bifhop of Antwerp.

The expreffion of joy was univerfal through all ranks of people, and was manifefted by a general and brilliant illumination.

His majefly and the archdukes Charles and Jofeph left this place early this morning for the army.—Lond Gaz.

ITALY.

Leghorn, May 1. A confpiracy has lately been difcovered at Naples. The plot was, to destroy the royal family and all the members of the government, in the night of the 28th ult. A paper was found, containing a lift of above icoo of the confpirators, and a fubfcription of 70,000 ducats to defray the expences of the expedition. The confpirators were compofed of all ranks; all the streets and public places were inftantly lined with foldiers, and several hundred perfons had been taken up.

MAY 7.

Efterday, the fellions ended at the Old Bailey, when ten pritoners received judgment of death, 16 were ordered to be transported for seven years, and one for 14 years; 19 to be imprifoned in Newgate, 11 in Clerkenwell Bridewell, five to be publicly whipped, two fined s. and difcharged, and nine whofe judgments are refpited until next feffions.

The feflions are adjourned until Wednefday, the 4th of June next,

MAY 10.

This day, Mr. William Stone, of Rutland-place, in Thames-ftreet, coalmerchant, after feveral examinations, on different days, before the privy-council, was committed to Newgate, on a charge of treasonable practices.

MAY 18.

Whitehall, May 17. The King having been pleafed to order that the colours taken at Martinico, which were lately brought to the palace at St. James', fhould be depofited in the cathedral of St. Paul; and this day being appointed for that purpole, proper detachments of horfe and foot guards were ordered to parade at St. James' at ten o'clock, and march before his majesty, who was pleased to see them pafs by in the following order:

A Captain and Forty Life Guards. A Serjeant and Twelye Grenadiers. Mulic of the First Regiment of Guards. Twenty-nine Serjeants with the French

Colours.

Four Companies of Grenadiers. A Field Officer, and One Hundred of the Life Guards..

In this manner they proceeded to the weft gate of St. Paul's, where the colours were received by the dean and chapter, attended by the choir; about which time the guns at the Tower and in St. James' Park were fired.

MAY 20.

'GEORGE R.

His majesty having received informa. tion, that the feditious practices which have been for fome time carried on by certain focieties in London, in correl

pondence with focieties in different parts of the country, have lately been pursued. with increated activity and boldness, and have been avowedly directed to the object of affenbling a pretended general convenance of the authority of parliament, and tion of the people, in contempt and defion principles fubverfive of the exifting laws and conftitution, and directly tending to the introduction of that fyftem of anarchy and confufion which has fatally prevailed in France, has given directions for feizing the books and papers of the faid focieties in London, which have been feized accordingly: and thefe books and papers appearing to contain matter of the greatest importance to the public interest, his majesty has given orders for laying them before the house of commons; and his majefty recommends it to the house to confider the fame, and to take fuch meafures thereupon as may appear to be necessary for effectually guarding against the further profecution of thefe dangerous defigns, and for preferving to his majesty's fubjects the enjoyment of the blefhings deestablished in these kingdoms. rived to them by the conftitution happily

G. R.'

This meffage being ordered to be taken into confideration the next day, the chancellor of the exchequer, after having moved the customary, addrefs of thanks (which was unanimoufly carried) moved allo, that the papers feized be referred to a fecret committee of twenty-one members, to be chofen by ballot.

Thele were chofen the next day, and confifted of the following members:

The chancellor of the exchequer, Mr. fecretary Dundas, Mr. W. Ellis, Mr. Wyndham, the attorney general, the folicitor-general, the lord advocate, Mr. T. Grenville, Mr. Steele, the matter of the roils, Mr. Jenkinton, fir H. Houghton, lord Upper Ollory, Mr. Powys, lord Mornington, lord Mulgrave, Mr. H. Browne, Mr. Anftruther, colonel Stanley, Mr. C. Townshend, Mr. Burke.

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