The enemy having fucceeded in that operation, wore round again, after fome

bringing the fecond fhip from the enemy's rear to action, as foon as her former ftation could be occupied by a fucceeding diftant cannonading of the nearest British Britifh fhip; alfo that the three-decked fhips, occafionally returned, and flood aship in the enemy's rear as aforefaid, be- way in order of battle on the larboard ing unfuftained by their other flips, ftruck tack followed by the British fleet, in the to the Audacious, and that they parted fame order (but with the weather gage company together foon afterretained) as foon as the fhips coming for ward to clofe with the Queen Charlotte were fuitably arranged.

The two opponent fleets continued on the ftarboard tack, in a parallel direction, the enemy fill to windward, the remain. der of the night. The British fleet appearing in the morning of the 29th, when in order of battle, to be far enough advanced for the fhips in the van to make fome farther impreffion on the enemy's rear, was tacked in fucceffion with that intent.

The enemy wore hereupon from van to rear, and continued edging down in a line ahead to engage the van of the British flect. When arrived at fuch distance as to be just able to reach our most advanced fhips, their headmoft fhips, as they came fucceffively into the wake of their refpective seconds ahead, opened with that diftant fire upon the headmoft fhips of the British van. The fignal for paffing through their line, made when the fleet tacked before, was then renewed.

It could not be for fome time feen, through the fire from the two fleets in the van, to what extent that fignal was complied with. But as the fmoke at intervals difperfed, it was observed, that the Cæfar the leading flip of the British van, after being about on the ftarboard tack, and come abreast of the Queen Charlotte, had not kept to the wind; and that the appointed movement would confequently be liable to fail of the purposed effect.

The Queen Charlotte was therefore immediately tacked; and followed by the Bellerophon, her second aftern, (and foon after joined by the Leviathan), paffed through in action, between the fifth and fixth fhips in the rear of the enemy's line. She was put about again on the larboard tack forthwith, after the enemy, in preparation for renewing the action with the advantage of that weather-moft fituation. The rest of the British fleet being at this time paffing to leeward, and without the fternnioft fhips, moftly of the French line, the enemy wore again to the eastward in fucceffion, for fuccouring the difabled fhips of their rear; which intention, by reafon of the then difunited ftate of the fleet, and having no more than the two crippled Thips the Bellerophon and Leviathan, at that time near me, I was unable to obfruct.

The fleets remained separated fome few miles, in view, at times, on the intermiffion of a thick fog, which lafted most part of the two next days.

The commander of a fleet, their Lord fhips know, is unavoidably so confined in his view of the occurrences in time of battle, as to be little capable of rendering perfonal teftimony to the meritorious fer vices of officers, who have profited in a greater extent by the opportunities to di tinguish themselves on fuch occafions.

To difcharge this part of my public duty, reports were called for from the flag officers of the fleet, for fupplying the de fects of my observance, under the limited circumstances above mentioned. Thos officers, therefore, who have fuch parti cular claim to my attention, are the Admirals Graves and Sir Alexander Hood; the Rear Admirals Bowyer, Gardner, and Pafley; the Capts. Ld H. Seymour Con way, Pakenham, Berkeley, Gambier, John Harvey, Payne, Parker, Henry Harvey, Duckworth, Elphinstone, and Pringle. Special notice is alfo due of the Capts. Nicholls of the Sovereign, and Hope of the Bellerophon, who became charged with and well conducted thofe fhips, when the wounded flag officers, under whom they respectively ferved therein, were no longer able to remain at their pofts; and the Licuts. Monckton of the Marlborough, and Donnelly of the Montagu, in fimilar fituations.-These felections, however, fhould not be conftrued to the difadvan tage of other commanders, who may have been equally deferving of the approbation of the Lords Commiffioners of the Admi ralty, although I am not enabled to make a particular statement of their merits.

To the reports from the flag officers are added those required from the feveral cap tains of the fleet; whereby their Lord fhips will become more particularly ac quainted with the meritorious fervices of the feveral commanders, and animated in trepidity of their fubordinate officers and fhips companies; to which the defeat of the enemy, with every advantage of fitua tion and circumstance in their favour, is truly to be afcribed. To the like pur

port,

port i beg my teftimony, in behalf of place and Oudenarde, unless by a great the officers and company, of every defcrip- detour, was entirely cut off. Thinking tion, in the Queen Charlotte, may be ac- it was neceffary I fhould have this infor mation as foon as poffible, he returned cepted. in the night.

This movement of the enemy, by forcing Gen. Clairfayt to retire, and bringrendered the polition before Tournay, ing them nearer to the banks of the Scheldt, which, fince the departure of the Prince of Cobourg, had always been hazardous, no longer tenible; and I therefore quit ted it this day, leaving only a garri fon in the town, and marched, with all the British and part of the Heffian troops, to this place in order to be in readiness to fupport Oudenarde, which was menaced and actually fummoned this day.

Woiteball June 28. From the D., of York, Renaix, June 24. SIR, Col Craig had fet out upon his journey to England; but unfortunately, upon his arrival at Oudenarde, he found that the enemy had obliged Gen. Clair fayt, to retire in fome confution to Ghent: and that the communication between that

FREDERICK.
P. S. Inclofed I fend a copy of the ar-
ticles of capitulation of the garrison of
Ypres.

day, and to fall back to Landmark, and join General Clairfayt's right flank.

The confequences of thefe laft movements, though necessary, are exceedingly unpleasant, as all immediate communications with Oftend is cut off.

Yesterday the enemy made another at tack upon Oudenarde, which they can nonaded the whole day, and even carried, in the afternoon, the Fauxbourg; but were driven out again in the night, and have now retreated to a small dif

tance.

Yesterday evening I received the difagreeable intelligence of the Prince of Cobourg's having failed in his attack upon the French army at Goffelies and Fleurus, as well as of the furrender of Charleroi. Inclofed, I fend a tranflation of the account which I have received from the I am &c. Prince of Cobourg. FREDERICK.

Rt Hon. H. Dundas.

Report of the Action of the 26th of June,
Marbais, June 26.

near Fleurus.

They

guns, and would have renewed the attack
with the fame refolution, had not the cer-
tainty of the fall of Charleroi, now cou-
firmed by the reports of the prifoners,
and by feveral other circumftances, deter.
mined our general officers not to expofe
their brave troops any further.
halted to remove the wounded, and to
give the infantry time to reft, and thea
begun the retreat, which was effected,
with the greatest order as far as Marbais,
where the army paffed this night, and will
march to Nivelles to-morrow, to cover
the country, as far as is poffible, and to
protect Namur.-

Our loss is not very considerable, and may perhaps amount to 1500 men. No cannon have been loft; but a howitzer, and one colour, have been taken from the enemy.

Whitehall, July 15.

It allo

By a letter received from Licut. Gen. the Earl of Moira, dated the 29th of lat mouth, it appears, that his Lordship, and the troops under his command, had arAlthough there was great reafon to fuf-rived at Malle, four miles from Bruges pect that Charleroi was already in the on the great caufeway to Ghent. hands of the enemy, yet as no certain in appears, that a letter from Col. Vyfe, datelligence could poffibly be procured, the ted at Oftend on the fame day, that he was attack which had been determined upon embarking the 8th, 33d, and 44th, regifor its relief, became neceffary, to pre- ments, and the reft of the troops, artilvent the fate of fo important a place as lery; and ftores, intending to evacuate that place. Charleroi being left to chance.

In confequence the army marched on the 25th in five colunms, and, carly on: the morning of the 26th, attacked the enemy's intrenched pofition between Lam. bufart, Efpines, and Goffelies.

The attack which was executed with great refolution, was every where fucccfsful; and the enemy's advanced corps, although protected by ftrong redoubts, were driven back. In the evening the left wing arrived at the principal heights on this ide of the Sambre.

The ground here forms a gentle decli-' vity, which the enemy had fort.fied by a very extentive line of redoubts, into which they had brought an immenfe number of cannon. Notwithftanding thefe obitacles, the left wing attempted to force the ene my's position with fixed bayonets.

But

the furrrender of Charleroi, which took
place on the evening of the 25th, having
enabled the enemy to reinforce themfelves
with the befic ging army, and thus to bring
the greateft part of their force gainft our
left wing, this advantage, added to thofe
of their fituation, and of the quantity of
heavy artillery, enabled them to repulfe
The troops, nevertheles,
our attack,
formed again under the fire of the enemy's

Rt Hon. H. Dundas.

Whitehall, July 15.

From the Duke of York, Head Quarters,
Contyck, July 16.

SIR, Since writing my last letter, I received a report from Lord Moira, that, on the morning of the 6th, the enemy made an attack upon the out-pofts at Aloft; the picquets being driven in, they penetrated into the town; but upon his Lordship advancing with a reinforcement, the enemy retreated in confufion. Inclofed I fend the return of the killed and wounded.

Lord Moira peaks highly of the con duct and fpirit of the officers and men who were engaged upon this occafion, and particularly of Lient Cols. Doyle, and Vandelter, who were both wounded.

The troops under my command quit. ed their camp at Sempelt on the 8th at (Signed) FREDERICK. right, and arrived the next morning at this polition. Return of Killed, Wounded, and Miffing, of the Corps under the command of Lieut. Cen. the Earl of Moira, at Alift, July 6. - Total-1.officer, rank and file, killed; 2 officers, 2 lerjeants, 2 quartermafters, 17

raak

a

rank and file wounded; 1 officer, 8 rank and file, miffing.

Horfes-1 killed, 2 wounded, 7 milling.
Total 10.

Officers Killed, Wounded, and Miffing.
Adj. Graham, of the 8th light drag. killed.
Lieut. Col. Vandeleur wounded.
Lient Col. Doyle wounded.
Lieut. Kytfon wounded and miffing.
J. H. CRAIG, Adj. Gen.

Torre del Greco, about a mile from Portici, and made a confiderable progress`into the fea, where it formed a promontory about ten feet above its furface, and near a quarter of a mile broad, having heated the water to fuch a degree that a hand could not be borne in it at the distance of 100 yards from the lava.

It cannot yet be afcertained how many lives have been loft in that city. Many Rt Hon. H Dundas. families are miffing, but whether they have From the D. of York, Contyck July 15. efcaped, or are buried under the ruins of On Saturday afternoon the enemy at- their houses, is not known. Naples is tacked all the out-pofts, occupied by my covered with afhes, and every object is advanced corps in front of the canal lead- obscured as in a thick fog; but Vefuvius, ing from Bruffels to Antwerp, and, being though not vifible, continues very turbu greatly fuperior in numbers, drove them lent, and more mifchief may be expected, into the town of Malines, upon which although the lavas are all topped at this place they likewise fired; but upon a re- moment. The head of Saint Januarius inforcement arriving, under the command was carried in proceffion yefterday, and of the Earl of Moira, the enemy fell back, opposed to the mountain by the Cardinal with fome lofs. Archbishop of Naples, attended by many thousands of the inhabitants of this city. Lond, Gaz.

(End of the Gazettes.)
POLAND.

This morning, however, they renewed the attack, and having fucceeded in obliging the pofts on the left of Malines to abandon the canal, and to retreat from the Dyle, Lieut. Gen. Dalwig thought himfelf obliged to fall back to Welham, The fupreme national council is to where he has taken up a position, to cover conduct all ftate affairs of which they are that pafs of the river. I have detached to give information to his Majefty, who, Lord Moira to take poffeffion of the village fent Gen. Kofciusko a letter, affuring him of Duffel upon his left; and Gen. Wal- of his esteem, and that in concert with moden, with the Hanoverians, is at Lierre. this council he would exert all his endea vours for the good of his country. Rt Hon. H. Dundas

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

NAPLES.

An infurrection hath taken place in Wilna the capital of Lithuania. The Ruffians were overpowered and every thing fell into the hands of the patriots. Grodno im mediately followed. The following ftate of the Polith forces hath been published by Gen. Kosciusko.

25,000 8,000

Army of the Commander General 14,cco
That under Gen. Grochonowiky
Corps of Tafzynský
Ditto under Brigadier Monaftersky 6,000
Army at Warsaw

Corps of Kuspisky, or Chasseurs
Army of Lithuania

40,000

8,000 50,000

June 17. On the 13th ult. at ten o'clock at night, all Naples was fenfible of the fhock of an earthquake, with an horizontal motion, which lafted about thirty feconds. On Sunday laft, the 15th, about the fame hour, the earthquake was repeated, which was followed by a violent eruption of Mount Vefuvius. The mountain opened in two places, towards the June 6. The combined forces of the centre of its line, when columns of black Smoke, mixed with liquid inflamed mat- Ruffians and Pruffians gained a confiderter, iffued from each mouth; foon after able advantage over the Polish troops. other mouths were opened, and in a line The King of Pruffia was prefent in the actowards the fea. The explofions from all tion, and exposed to confiderable perfonal thefe mouths, louder than thunder mix- danger. The lofs of the Poles amounted ed with sharp reports, as from the heavi- to 1250 killed in the field of battle befides eft pieces of artillery, accompanied by a many in the pursuit; and 17 pieces of can. Follow fubterraneous rumour, like that of non with a number of ammunition wagthe fea in a ftorm, caufed all the houses gons. The lofs of the allies is stated at to shake to their very foundations. The lefs than 1000 in killed and wounded. lavas gufhing from these mouths, after having run four miles in a few hours, deAroyed the greatest part of the town of Vol. LVI.

15. Cracow furrendered to the Pruffian Gen. Van Elfner. The garrifon confisted of 500 men. After his defeat on the 6th 34

Gen

Gen. Kofeiufko was obliged to retreat be- and flags were difplayed from the fleeple, fore the combined Ruffian and Pruffian &c. armies.

Lithuania is invaded by a ftrong Ruffian, force and the inhabitants compelled to fly before thein.