The New Hampshire Gazette

A more particular Account of the March of the Army under Prince Ferdinand. and the Advantage he has gained over his Enemies.

WESTMINSTER. February 25.

This Day an Express arrived at the Earl of Holdernesse's office, with letters of the 21st inst. from the Hon. Major Gen. Yorke, his Majesty's minister at the Hague, with a particular account of the late operations of his Majesty's army in Germany, dated the 16th inst. from Niedenstein, the head quarters of Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick.

The army assembled on the 9th. inst. at their different points of rendezvous on the Diemel, the Rhine and in Sauerland: Pr. Ferdinand went the same day to Giefmar, where Lieut. Gen. Gilsa had marched with the corps under his orders, the next day the troops halted and the dispositions for the motions of the whole were communicated to the Generals.

11th, The army marched in 4 columns, each column preceded by a vanguard of picquets, formed into battalions and squadrons. and commanded by a General.

The Generals were Lieut. General Gilsa, the hereditary Prince, Gen. Breidenbach and Sporcken. At Casselberg. Gen. Breidenbach took 100 prisoners.

On the 12th Gen. Gilsa marched to Deutenberg, where the vanguards of all the columns rejoined, and were augmented with some cavalry, and the Marquis of Granby was appointed to command that corps. The hereditary Prince cantoned his corps about Zuchen from whence he went with a few battalions to Fritzlar, and attacked it with great spirit but without effect. for they made a resolute defence. On the 13th Gen. Breidenbach took possession of a magazine of 40,000 rations at Rothenthal, and advanced to Marpurg, which he attempted without success, and was killed in the attack.

The loss of this excellent General is greatly lamented. General d'Oheim has been appointed to succeed him.

14th, Lord Granby enter'd the village of Gudensberg, where he found, some provision and forage. The garrison of 200 men retired into the old castle.

Yesterday morning some bombs having been thrown into the town of Fritzlar, Col. de Narbonne offer'd to capitulate, if the most honourable terms were allow'd him ; which were granted him in consideration of his brave defence, upon condition however, that the garrison should not serve during the present campaign; the commander having refused to subscribe to that condition, a brisk cannonade was begun again, and continued for half an hour, after which the terms were accepted.

Yesterday the enemy attacked the post of Gemunden near Feldberg, but were repulsed with the loss of two officers and twenty soldiers.

We have further accounts, that Gudensberg had surrender'd to the Marquis of Granby ; and advice just received from Gen. Sporcken at Thomabruck, upon the Unstrut, we likewise learn, that he in conjunction with the Prussians, had attacked the Saxons in those parts, and besides cutting a great number of them to pieces, he had taken five Saxon battalions prisoners of war.

Whitehall, March 3, This day another express arrived from Maj General Yorke. as follows.

Prince Ferdinand's Head-Quarters at Hausen, Feb. 12.

The commandant of Fritzlar having accepted the conditions offer'd him, marched out of the town with his corps consisting of 965 men, besides 105 wounded.

On the 17th the army advanced to Ober Weschuizen, the van took possession of the pass of Feldberg, and General Zastrow of the pass of Nieder Mellrich.-The hereditary Prince got before hand of the enemy, and took possession of the post of Homberg. The Prince of Schaumbourg Lippe, took the command of a great body of the army which remained near Cassel. The same day our troops enter'd Melsungen, which M. Broglio left the evening before, in order to repair to Hersfeld.

The enemy had only time to destroy a part of the magazine there, a considerable quantity of meal and forage fell into our hands, also another considerable magazine at Ober Morchen.

M. d'Oheim having learnt the 17th, that M. de Maupeon was with his corps at Sachsenberg, put himself in motion the 18th, to march towards the enemy, whose advanced guard he met with between Sachsenberg and Neuenkirchen, it was immediately attack'd and routed, M. de Maupeon lieutenant general, who was there in person, was taken with a lieutenant colonel, five officers and 50 soldiers; upon which the enemy fell back towards Hallenberg, and M. d'Oheim returned to Frankenberg. The same night Maj. Scheither attacked and dispers'd a detachment of the enemy near Paffenberg, and took 4 officers and 140 prisoners.

On the 19th the enemy abandoned Hersfeld, and set fire to the magazine, our troops enter'd the next day, and saved great part of the magazine, which had consisted of 80,000 sacks of meal, 50,000 of oats, and a million rations of hay. The French troops which left that place in the night, and march'd towards Fulda, were 15 battalions.

All the artillery and baggage of the five Saxon battalions made prisoners by General Sporcken, likewise fell into his hands.

On the 19th, News came from M. de Sporcken (by Captain de Borch, his Aid de camp,) That M. de Luckner attacked the 19th, the French and Swiss Grenadiers. who had passed the night under arms, in the wood of Dorne, over against his advanced posts at Ascherode and Buchenwiede. He pushed them as far as the Heights of Egerieden, where they gain'd a thick wood, which