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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Reports from Basle detail Austrian attempts to capture the Huningue fort from French forces under Gen. Abatucci. After refusals to surrender, an assault on December 1 resulted in heavy Austrian losses exceeding 2,000 dead, with Abatucci wounded four times.
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PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27.
The following intelligence is translated from Leyden Gazettes to the 16th December, inclusive—brought by the Pomona, King, from Amsterdam.
Extract from the National Gazette of France.
Basle, Nov. 30.
The Austrians having damaged the bridge of Huningue so as to render it impassable, great hopes were entertained by the prince of Furstenberg—He summoned Gen. Abatucci to deliver up in the space of a quarter of an hour, the head of the bridge, all the intrenchments, all the batteries, and all the cannon, which were on the right of the Rhine—here is the answer which was given.
"Whatever may be the idea you have formed of the critical position in which you suppose I find myself, I have the honor to assure you that I am ready at any instant to convince you of your error."
"This also will inform you, that I am as little disposed to accept the shameful capitulation you have proposed."
"The country of Baden continues to be ill-treated by the Austrians, the house of the Baron de Reizenstein, has been plundered and destroyed by them—this is the same Baron de Reizenstein, who concluded a peace for his prince, and is still at Paris."
December 1.
Yesterday at 5 o'clock a second Austrian flag of truce, proposed "the surrender of the fort of Huningue, or at least its evacuation, on a promise that it should be restored at the opening of the campaign, in the same state in which it was surrendered."
Gen. Abatucci answered, "That to obtain the fort, it was necessary to take it"—when the flag had returned with this answer, the artillery of both armies commenced a most terrible fire, which is still heard.
At half past nine in the evening they assaulted the first fort, which is separated from the other by an arm of the Rhine. All the French garrison immediately retired into the rear fort. The artillery then ceased to play on both sides, and in its place a fire of musquetry was sustained which continued an hour after midnight—never was there a more murderous conflict: those of the Austrians who were not driven from the fort, perished there.
The Austrians lost ten times more than the French. The dead exceed two thousand. Abatucci received 4 wounds; two with a sabre, one bullet, and a stroke with a cannon ball in his shoulder.
At this instant, the cannon are again heard. A courier direct from Vienna passed this yesterday, he is bound to Paris.
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Huningue
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November 30 December 1
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austrians lost ten times more than the french; the dead exceed two thousand. abatucci received 4 wounds: two with a sabre, one bullet, and a stroke with a cannon ball in his shoulder. austrians driven from the fort or perished there.
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Austrians damaged the Huningue bridge, summoned Gen. Abatucci to surrender the bridge head, intrenchments, batteries, and cannon; Abatucci refused. Country of Baden ill-treated, Baron de Reizenstein's house plundered. On December 1, second proposal to surrender or evacuate the fort refused. Artillery fire ensued, followed by assault on the first fort at 9:30 PM; French retired to rear fort; musquetry fire until after midnight. Cannon fire resumed.