The Quebec gazette = La gazette de Québec, 4 février 1796, Cahier 1

[" er.ire re et Dé- > ral Cas LONDON » Nov.sg: N Tuéfday evening a veflel arrived from Dover.The pafien- gers on board this fhip bring the news of a report having prevailed at Oftend, accompanied by circumitances that procured it general belief, of leveral attacks having been made by the Acftrianson the French,\u201d which ended in the total route of the latter.Thirty-five thoufand men, or, ascording to fome accounts, forty thoufand, are {aidto have been loft, in killed, wounded and prifoners, on the part of the vanquithed, who have loit all their magazines, ammunition, &c.It 18 added, that the panic was fo great among the French, that they fled in all direétions, and that numbers of them had croifzd'the Rhine without arms \u2018or provifions.ha Fr 1 titute ôf cavalry, and that the Apftrians had taken care to colle a moft formidable body of horfe, the advantage to be derived from this circamitance over a retreating-army, renders the account of the numbers fated to be loft by the former, extremely probable.12 | | We find upon further Miquiry into the circumbance of the above infor- , d fir & attacked the French, and driven them with - mation, that Clairfayt great lofs to Manheim, where Wurnler had attacked them again, and in both attacks the French had met with the molt fignal defeats.20 The report at Oitend was, that the louis was 4300 livres in affignats.The paper-of the 28th mentions, that the Confitution had been put in.force on the 27thult.~~ ~~.; \u2018 | _ We unde.ftaad, that; by the fame veffel which brought 3hïs account, French papers of the 28th and 29th ult.were received, by which it appears, thata general wifh:for peace .prevailed at Paris, and that the Parilians were.al- moft univerfally, clamourous for the eftablithment of the new Conititution.Hence it would fcem as if the Conftitution, which was to have been put \"in force on the ayth, had, by the.intrigues of thole.who were anxious to retäin the power which they had fo long been occuftomed to exercife, been deferred.Te - - Governor Leigh failed from St.Kitt\u2019s the 27th of September, in L\u2019Ami- able frigate, Capt.Davers, for Martinique, there to täke the chief.com- - i oo \u2018Novemser 7.1 co ; TOTAL DEFEAT OF THE FRENCH.Lo - Où the authority of an evening paper of yefterday; we lowing articles, refpefting thé operations of the war between the French and _ sAaftrians, faid to have been taken from German papers, brought over by à private veflel from Hamburg\u2014for the regofar mails\u2019are fill due: - * __«¢ Since the defeat of*the French army of the Ssmbre and Meufe, on the -Mayn, they re-croffed the Lahn, and took an advantageous difpolition to œ \u2018 Lecure their artillerÿ, ammunition and provifions ; but General Clairfayt fent 27,000 horfe over the mountains and foreits, who, by forced marches, ~-arrived in the rear of the French army, on the 15th init.in the middle of the night.The 16th, in the morning, General Clairfayt made a general attack on that army in front, while the Hungatian cavalry fell on them in the rear by furprife, and made a dreadful havock with their fabres, which obliged them to fly in confufion ; a great part threw their arms away.\u2018 This morning the returns were made of the lofs.The Aufltrians have 1100 killed, and goo-wounded.The French, 9700 killed, an immenie number wounded, and 7300 taken prifoners.The Aultrians are full on the purfuit.Seventy-three heavy cannoa are taken, and all the provifions and ammunition.\u201d* = Co a - Deuix, on the Rbine, 08.21.We have had here, fince the 17th, dreadful fights.The French army has taken flight from the Lahn, and their foldiers run in every direétion ; thofe who could get boats from Obsrhakerftein down to this place, croffed _ the Rhine towords Bonn and Cologne, and immenfe numbers of wounded \u2018were brought here and feat over the Rhine to Cologne.n The 19th, at two o\u2019clock in the aftenoon, the Auftrian army arrived in Piru of the French, and cut off the remnant of their paflage over the Æhine, of about 21,000 men, who made a fland and formed a (quare, At ~ fix o\u2019clock on the morning of the zoth, the attack of General Clairfaye commenced ; the little Freach army fought defperately with the gresteit bravery till ten o'clock, when they were obliged to furrender to she inf- mitely fuperior force of the Auftrians, who killed 7000 and took pritoners 12,000, of whom 90®0 are wounded\u201440 pieces of heavy arullery, all the camp equipage of immenfe value drawn from Holland, ammunition and magazines are left.his morning, the 218, at five o\u2019clock we received the intelligence that the French hed left Cologne, by order of Ger.eral Jourdan, laft night, who has withdrawn all his troops from Boon up to Andernach, and the ifland near Nouwied, and has retreated towards Bergen.12 o'clock.This moment arrived here a deputation from the magiftrates of Cologne, who invited General Clairfayt to take poffe\u2026ion of the city of Cologne, and offered that gooo men, citizens, able to bear arms, would jom al Clairfait, Co Cologne, OMeber 31, =.Laft night was a general illemination.~ When we confider that the French were in a manner def- | * avoit affaillis de nouveau; et que dans les deux attaques les Frangois avoient Co Le rapÿort à Oftende étoit, que le Louis väloit 4306 livres én aigoats, \u2018 / : prefent the fol- qd Loh is or dh RS « + # ; LONDRES, 5 New.| ~~ i i his ARDI au foiril arriva un vaiffean de Douvres, Les para otf à bord de cé vaiffeau apportent la nouvelle, qu\u2019un bruit couroit à | Oftende, accompagné de circonftances qui le faifoient croire énéralement, que les Autrichiens avoient donné plefièurs : ati \u2018taques aux François, qui s\u2019étoient terminées par une déroute totalé des\u2019 derniers.: Le rapport eft, que trente mille, et .{vivant quelques uns, \u2018qua= les vaincus, qui ont auffi perdu tous leurs magazins, munitions &éc, \u2018 ajoute que la terreur étoit fi grande parmi les François, qu\u2019ils s'enfayoient \u2018 fions.Quand nous confidérons que les François étoient, en quelque manjege, | deftitués de cavalerie, et que les Autrichiens avoient eu loin de fe forges ün corps de cavalerie des plus formidable, l\u2019avantage qui peut réfultér\u201d dé.cette feule circonftance fur une armée qui va en retraite, rend le fapport de la perte de ces premiers, très probable.LOC \" En nous ioformant plus particulierement fur les cliconflances du détail.- VE ci-deflus,.nous (rouvons que Clairfayt avoit d\u2019abord attaqué les Fraritois ed les avoient repoullés, avec grande perte, jufqu'à Manheim, od Warner les - éprouvé une défaite marquée._ Les papiers du z8 font mention, que la Conttitution avoit été mile en force le 27 du mois dernier, * A in LT M a \u2018Nous apprenons par le même vailleau, Qui a apporté ce déuil, que des apièrs de ance, du 28 et\u2019 2g du mois dernier, ant été reçus, par lelquelé- © il paroit, que la paix étoit généralemient défirée à Paris, et de prefque tous les Pariliens crioient pour I\u2019établiffement de ia nouvelle conftitution.Dela.il \u2018paraitroit,\u201d que Ja Conftitution, -qui devoit être mile en force le 27, feroi différée, par les intrigues de ceux qui défirent retenir un pouvoir, qu\u2019ilé ont été depuis fi long-tems accoutämés d'exercer.î AR Le Gouverneur Leigh partit le 37 Septembre; de St.Kite pour la Mars GL tinique, dans la frégate l\u2019Amiable, pour y prendre le commaudement géné a.ral des troupes.+ DEFAITE Total \u2018des FRANCOIS.wy Novi * .D\u2019après Pautorité d\u2019un papier d\u2019hier au foir, nous préfentons.les ar fuivants, touchant les-opérations de guerre entre les François et les Amy Chiens, tirés.dit-on, \u2018des Gazettes d'Allemagne, apportées ici par: da vaifleau particulier de Hambourg, les malles étant.encore dues, EE wi A em mies oy eee \u201ce¢ L'armée Françoife du'Sambre et de la Meufe, fur le Maine, après fa: jé - faite, repalla la Lohn; et prit une difpofition \u2018avantageule, ge mettre À \u2018touvert fon artillerie, fes munitions.et provifions; mais le Général Clair fayt envoya 27,000 hommes de cavälerte à travers les montagacs et les fos rets, qui, par une marche forcée, arrivereñt au milieu de là nuit, de x du courant, dans le derrierede l'Armée Françoife ; le 16 au matin le Génhés rale Clairfayt fit une attaque générale fur le front de l\u2019armée, tandis \u201cque les cavaliers Hongrois tomberent par furprife fur la queue, et firent\u2019 ad care nage terrible avec leurs fabres, ce qui l\u2019obligea de fuir en confufion\u2019s une grande partie jetta bas les armes.LS dun «« Ce matin on a fait les retours de la perte dans cette afifon.Les Aotris chiens ont eu 1100 tués et goe bleffés.Les François 9760 tués, un nombre immenfe de bleflés et 7300 faits prifonniers, Les Autrichiens font encore à leur pourluite.Soixante et treize gros canons ont été pris, ainfi que toutes les provifions et munitions.\u2018 ee = Nous avons va des chofes terribles ici, depuis le 17.L\u2019armée Pra ngolle a pris la fuite depuis la Lohn, et leursfoldats courent de tous les bords 1 cul qui n'ont pu avoir dés chaloupes pour venir d\u2018Oberhakeriteih jufqu'ici, ont traverfé le Rhin vis-à-vis Bonn et Cologne; et des bleffés ont\u201d ét envoyés 3 id ça grand nombre, d\u2019autres ent été envoyés de l\u2019outre côté du Rhin à ; 0 ogne.\u2019 _ oo Cee ey ey Le 19 à deux heuresaptès midi, l\u2019armée Autrichiertte arriva À la pontfuite des François, et coupa le paflage du Rhin à ce qui en reftoit, étantenvirdh 21,000 homines ui firent une halté et forimierent un quarrés- Le 26 -À fix heutes du matin l'attaque du Général Clairfayt commença, là petits armés Françoife fe battit d\u2019ane maniere défefpérée, avec Ja plus grande bravoure julqu'à dix hetres, où elle {te obligée dé fe rendre à la force infiniment | luperieure des Autrichiens, qui en/tuerent 7000 et firent 12,000 prione camp, d'une valear immenfe, tiré dé la Hollande, les munitions*et lés muagazins font reftés derriere.\u201d i SA - Ce matin, le 21, a cing heures, nous avons regu nouvelle que les Fran.gois avoient laidé Cologne, hier su foir,-par ordre du Général.Jourdan, qui à retiré toutes fes troupes de Bonn à Andernach, et à l\u2019Ifle/ près de Neuwied, et 2 fait retraite vers Berger.| Je Es A midi.Ce matin il elt arrivé ia1 une députation des magifirats de Cd- logne, qui invitent le Général Clairfaÿt à prendre poffeffion de la ville de , The Auflrizn army under Ged, Claisayt s croffed the Rhine and arrived here.The French have with Cologne, et font unc offre\u2019de G06 citoyens, en état de pofier les: qui joindront le Général Clairfayt, yents 8 pe 3 hn | = Hy efit hier au flr one illamindtion générale.L\u2019érmée- Autrichiehne, fous le commandement du Général ClairLiyt, a paflé le Rhin, et tit arrivée 1 , \u2019 , 5 - é ce hd - Dons Me aE an ated Lil de tous ies côtés, et que beaucoup avoient pañé le Rhin fans armes ni provi ~~ US Marpour, 5» Jur la Lohan; 1608, \u201c wow pe rante mille hommes, tant tués que blellés et prifonniers -ont été perdus P ar Ck ET) - sgtreas towards Aix-la-Chapelle.\u2014 + Captain Robertfon left the Propofals far a Capitulation drawn up OTs IONS Mn pais Tad IE ca \u201cew .J .=o JH .drawn thejs troops from the left of the Rbine above Andernach as intel ligence po fobs Mattued from aren that General Warn or, had de- fested Genera} Pichegru ; the pasticulars ofwhich a not yék kno which would make their pofition in-thofe cévironé vor) den rouss .» LAB nielit Genetal Chirfait \u2018received inteligencethat she French: had taken poit and encamped on the other fide of the river Rohs, beyond ls-\" Tiers, thé fame pofition which-Gen.Miranda took three years ago, unde Gen.Dumourier, This mornjng the Avftrians marched wut of this city» foined by Éoëo cifikens, who are put in differeht battalions so fill up.the lofles.R isfuppofed they aregone in purfoit of the Frenbh,?OG.28.This motnent the bells are ringing here, as the news is arrived; | diffe that the French Were dttatked, on the 26th inf: on the Rohr, by the Auf- trians, and after.two hours difputiog thé §rolind, have A CL ® we oil TL 04.30.¢ Thelofs of the Ftench, in the battleof the 26th inft.was 1370 killed, 1680 wounded, and 700 taken prifoners, with 28 pieces of can- hon ; the Auftrians have purfuéd thems, and entered the 28th in the evening, Aix-la-Chapelle, which ià evacuated by the French, who are fill res beating.7 Frenchy Who BT that the inhabitants having received the news of the Auiftrians crofling the Rhine, and being joined by.2400 Dutch foldiers there in garrifon; had in the night farrounded the 3900 French National foldiers in that garrifon, made them, prifoners; and offered the furrender of Maettricht to General Clairfait.° We doubt, however the truth of this news, but it is an undeubt- ed faët that the Auttrians are received at every place with open arms.\u201d « .; : - edasemmtrdiiete _ ; ut LIVERPOOL, Novrmber g.\u2018The.Prince Potemkin, Ruffian frigate of 36 guns, cruifing in the North Sea, has captured four Dutch Merchantmen and one French privateer belonging to Dunkirk, and fent them into Chriftian found, 2 | US | From a Paris Paper, : , The Convention terminated its fittings as a conflituting power on the 46th of O&ober, by decreeihg, on thé propofition of the Committes of élever, that froni the epoch of a gencral peace, the pain of death fhaÏl be \u201c âBolifhed on the whole ¢xtent of the Republic.\u2019 | * The punifliment-of twenty-Five years in irons fhall be provifionally fub- ftituted for the punifhment of the guillotine.| > ~All decrees of accufation, all profecutions arid judgments for falls merely \u201c _felative ta events of the Revolution ceafe, from the sth Brumaire, fourth equencè of the fame events, fhall be immediately fet free, unlefs they have : fo of the Republic (from Otlober 27, 1795.) All thofe arrefted in con- cen concerned in the confpiracy of O&.6.\\ \u2018\u201cWe learn that Citizen Bol/man; who refcued the Marquis De La Fayette, fis arrived in this city ; it is allo reportéd that the Marquis himfelf ism town, : PHILALELPHIA, Jan.4.Ss ff -The Brig Mary; Cap.Robertfon, arrived yefterday in 105 days fram | #7 thc Ifle of France, where they left the fhips George Barclay, M*Allifter, | Efiterprize, Morton, and fchconer General Greene, Holge of Philadelphia.The French Frigates Prudente arid Sybille, returned from a _cruize with 7 prizes, and informed, that they {poke an American fhip from Bofton to Salem, which had loft the captain, names were not mentioned.The town of Trincomalee, in the Ifland of Ceylon, was reported by pri- foners arrived at the 1fle of France, to -hau¢ been taken by the Brigit, .- The Mary touched at the Cape of Good Hope; which fhe found in pof- feflion of the Britifh forces y had her papers.examined by Admiral Ej.\u2018Phinftone, then lying there with fix fail of the line, who politely difmif- d Capt.Robertfon, giving him a pafs upon each of the Brig\u2019s papers, Jape on the 1$th of October.ne \u201c- From Mr.W.Clarke fupercargo of the Mary, we are favoured with the following : Co 17 .oo by the Commiffary and Council of .Regency for the Cape-of Good Hope, and agreed to by the Honorable .Sir George Keith Elphinftone, Vice Admiral of the Blue and Commander in Chief of His Majelly\u2019s forces in the India Seas, « Art, I.The caftle and town fhall be furrendered to a detachment of His Britannic Majefty\u2019s troops.[This capitulation being figned this evening, the eaftle and town uf be \u2018lurrendered to Flis Majelty\u201ds forces Agreed.} - Lo oo a.he military fhall mareh out with all military honors, and being marched ost, fhall lay down their arms and be prifencrs of war\u2014 Agreed.+.J1L.Te fuch military officers who upon their word of honor, that they will \u201cpot ferve againft Great Britain during this war, might defire to depart \\ from hence, might be permitted, under a neutral flag ; but, in that cale, ac their own ex ence, with