ment, dated head-quarters of Marshal Clairfayt's army, Creutzenach, the 21st of December, 1795. In confequence of the advantages obtained by Marshal Clairfayt, as ftated in my last, General Jourdan, after having attempted in vain by different manœuvres to fecure the right of his army, began his retreat from the Nahe on the 13th inft. and on the 15th he took a pofition upon the Hunfruck, occupying all the principal paffes between Bacharach on the Rhine, and Trarbach, on the Mofelle. From the 15th to the present date feveral unimportant actions have taken place between the advanced corps of thefe two armies, and the Auftrian light troops have at different times fcoured the country from Birkenfeldt to Treves; but the ftrength of the enemy's pofition in the mountains, and the roads that lead to it being rendered fo bad by the late rains, as to make the march of heavy artillery almost impoffible, have prevented Marshal Clairfayt from undertaking any operation of confequence. His Excellency's line now extends from Dreyekhaufen, on the Rhine, by Stromburg Kirn, and Oberstein, to Birkenfeldt, from whence the left of his army is connected by a chain of light troops with Marthal Wurmfer's right, which occupies Kayferflautern, by Neustadt, along the rivulet called Spirebach, to the Rhine. General Pichegru has made feveral attempts to oblige the Austrians to abandon the pòft of Kayferflautern; and on the 20th inft. he attacked it with very fuperior numbers; but, after an action of feveral hours, he was completely repulfed, with the lofs of near 2000 men and several cannon. The Auftrians had, on this occafion, twenty-nine officers, and between fix and feven hundred non-commiffioned officers and privates killed and wounded. The enemy fometimes make demonstrations from Duffeldorf, but the Auftrian corps ftationed upon the Sieg rivulet keeps them completely in check on that fide. Part of Marshal Wurmfer's army and the Prince of Condé's corps defend the right bank of the Rhine from Philipsbourg to Bafle. OPERATIONS OPERATIONS IN THE WEST INDIES. From the LONDON GAZETTE, June 27, 1795 Horfe Guards, June 27. Difpatches, of which the following are a Copy and an Extract, have been received from General Sir John Vaughan, K. B. by the Right Honourable Henry Dundas, one of his Majefty's principal Secretaries of State. Sir, (COPY.) Martinice, April 16, 1795. THE enemy having_gained to their caufe many of the French inhabitants and negroes in Grenada, and concerted measures for raifing an infurrection in that colony, which, from the perfidy of the inhabitants alluded to, they were invited to attempt, they conveyed to that ifland, early in the last month, a quantity of arms and ammunition, with a fmall number of troops, which, fecretly joining themselves to the conspirators, appeared fuddenly in arms. Lieutenant Governor Home and many other gentlemen in the country were surprised and made prifoners. His Majefty's troops being employed on many points, this dangerous revolt could not be immediately uppreffed, though, from the exertions of Captain Rogers, of his Majefty's fhip the Quebec, and of the garrifon there, joined to the militia, they were kept in checque. The unfortunate death of Brigadier General Lindfay, (whom I fent to command there) a few days after his arrival, retarded the operations against them. Upon the arrival of the reinforcement, under the con. voy of Rear Admiral Parker, at Barbadoes, two battalions, with a detachment of royal artillery, were ordered to Grenada. Several skirmishes happened fince their landing, in one of which, on the 10th inftant, it is with concern I have learned, that Captain Stopford, of the 9th regi ment, Captain Hewan, of the 25th, and Enfign Baillie, of the 29th, were killed, and about twenty men killed and fixty wounded, owing entirely to their attempting the fide of a fteep mountain, defended with abbatis. Brigadier General Nicolls, whom I have fent to command there, will, I am satisfied, make every exertion to fubdue this enemy; and I trust foon to receive good accounts from him. I am forry to add, that the enemy has committed many acts of barbarity. In St. Vincent the Charibbs, inftigated by the French, and joined by moft of the French inhabitants, feized a favourable time, most treache roufly, roufly, to attack the English inhabitants of that colony. The acts of cruelty which they have committed upon defenceless men, women, and children, are beyond defcription, and burning every plantation in their power. Fortunately, by General Seton's exertions and that of the navy under Captain Skinner of the Zebra, with the fpirited behaviour of the garrifon and inhabitants, they were beaten from a poft they occupied over Kingston, with the lofs of their chief; and the arrival of the 46th regiment has enabled the governor again to attack them, which he did on the 10th instant, and fucceeded in driving them from their pofitions, with confiderable lofs on their fide, and but small upon our's. The colony, from their devaftation, is reduced to a very diftreffed fituation. Right Hon. Henry Dundas, &c. &c. &c. I have the honour to be, &c. JOHN VAUGHAN. Extract of a Letter from General Sir John Vaughan, K. B. to the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, one of his Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, dated Martinique, April 25, 1795 I HAVE just received an account from St. Lucia, that Brigadier General Stewart, after taking poffeffion of Vieux Fort and neighbourhood, had proceeded to attack the enemy's principal place of strength at Souffriere. He was attacked by the enemy upon his march on the 20th inftant, who had formed an ambuscade. The flank companies of the 9th regiment, and the black corps under Captain Malcolm, were the troops engaged. The enemy, after a fevere conflict, were driven back, Captain Malcolm and Captain Nesbitt of the 9th were wounded, after behaving in the most gallant manner. The troops continued their march upon Souffriere, near to which, upon the mountainous ground, our attack was made on the 22d inftant, by Brigadier General Stewart, and, notwithstanding there appears to have been the greatest exertions made by his Majefty's forces, they were unfuccessful in their object. Both fides appear to have fuffered confiderably; but, as I have not yet received any account from Brigadier General Stewart, I cannot be acI have, however, reafon to believe, that our killed and wounded exceed 200, with feveral officers. curate. From From the LONDON GAZETTE, July 4, 1795. Admiralty-Office, June 30. Letters, of which the following were Extracts and Copies, have been received at this Office, from Vice-admiral Caldwell. Sir, Ocean Tranfport, St. Pierre, Martinique, IN my letter of the 15th of March I informed you of the infurrection at Grenada, and that orders were fent to Barbadoes to make detachments from thence, immediately on the arrival of the convoy, which took place accordingly; and I am now extremely concerned to acquaint you, for the information of my Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty, of our failure in our attempt, on the 8th inft. to diflodge the enemy from an eminence on which they had taken poft; for the particulars of which I beg to refer you to the inclofed copies of letters from Captains Rogers and Watkins; and for the fituation of the colony to the former's subsequent letter by Colonel Webster. Captain Sawyer has taken a floop under St. Lucia, with arms, ammunition, and provifions from Guadaloupe; and Captain Watkins acquaints me he has captured a privateer and a fchooner with arins and ammunition, under Spanish colours. To the Secretary of the Sir, Admiralty. (Signed) BEN. CALDWELL. Quebec, Grenada, April 9, 1795. I WAS in great hopes, every day ever fince the arrival of the two regiments under Colonel Campbell, to have announced to you the total fubjugation of the French and rebels in this ifland; but fuch vast quantities of rain have conftantly been falling until yesterday morning, as to preclude the poffibility of carrying on any military operations in the mountainous part of this ifland. It having been judged abfolutely neceffary to affault the enemy's camp the firft favourable moment; and willing to give every affiftance in my power, from the navy, to insure, if poffible, fuccefs, Captain Watkins, of the Refource, became a wil ling volunteer on the occafion. A corps of 150 men was felected by him from the Refource, and volunteers from the tranfports, with whom Captain Browell ferved as a volunteer. Inclofed I fend you Captain Watkins's letter, to which I beg leave to refer you for the particulars of our misfortune. I have not yet feen a return from the army, though I understand the lofs amounts to, in killed and wounded, 100. Every tongue is loud in praife of the gallant conduct of Captain Watkins in this unfortunate affair; and I want words to exprefs a juft fenfe of my obligations to him for the great zeal and exertion he has fo eminently difplayed ever fince his arrival here.-Captain Browell's behaviour has been highly meritorious, and the fervice is much indebted to his exertions and example. I beg leave to affure you no relaxation of exertions with the navy will take place. (Signed) J. ROGERS. To Vice-admiral Caldwell. Ocean Sir, Ocean Tranfport, St. Pierre, Martinique, April 19, 1795.. WITH much fatisfaction I inclofe you, for the information of the Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty, a copy of a letter from Captain Sawyer, giving an account of a fuccefsful expedition at St. Lucia;` and hope, before the packet leaves St. Kitt's, to fend another account of that colony being restored to peace, which the General Sir John Vaughan and myself conceive will have a very good effect at St. Vincent's and Grenada. I BEG to acquaint you, that I have just arrived at this place (for the purpose of returning their boats to the tranfports) from Vieux Fort, which town and its vicinity, I have the fatisfaction to inform you, the enemy abandoned the day before yesterday, and which was immediately taken poffeffion of by Brigadier-general Stewart and his Majesty's troops. I forthwith got under weigh from the place where we had difembarked the troops, and came to an anchor off the town of Vieux Fort, where I found an empty French floop and fchooner, and an American brig, partly loaded with produce. My ftay at Vieux Fort, after the capture of the place, was not fufficient to enable me to tranfmit to you an account of the ftores and ammunition found there; but I understand that there was in the church and other large buildings a confiderable quantity of provifions and fome produce. I have the pleafure to inform you, that yesterday, in my way here, I had the good fortune to capture a finall privateer, which, for the prefent, I ufe for a tender. I am now getting under weigh to return to Vieux Fort, for the purpose of co-operating with the Briga dier-general in his future plans; and I hope very fhortly to be able to inform you that Souffriere, which is the principal poft of the enemy, is once more reduced to his Majefty's authority, and that peace and tranquillity are again restored to this colony. To Vice-admiral Caldwell. Sir, (Signed) C. SAWYER. Ocean Transport, St. Pierre, Martinique, April 25, 1795. IN my letter of the 19th inftant, inclofing a copy of a letter from Captain Sawyer, relating a fuccefsful expedition at St. Lucia, I mentioned my hopes that the next account would be that the colony was reftored to peace, &c. but have now the unpleafing task to request you will lay before the Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty the inclofed copy of a letter from Captain Sawyer, received this morning, giving an account of our having failed in the expedition against Souffriere, and that General Stewart was returning to Vieux Fort. We have no other 3 account |