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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Reports from London detail French Army of the Sambre and Meuse's retreat with minimal losses, reinforcements, and victories over Austrians along the Sieg River in late September. General Moreau maneuvers to divert Prince Charles with 50,000 men on the Rhine and Moselle.
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VIA NEW-YORK, NOV. 18.
Late last evening arrived at this port, the ship Fame, Capt. Harris, in 35 days from London, and 36 from his point of departure.
By Capt. Harris we received our regular file of the Morning Post to the 10th October inclusive-from which we hasten to abstract the following IMPORTANT ARTICLES:
ARMY of the SAMBRE and MEUSE.
That in their retreat, they did not lose more than 6,000 men, in killed, wounded, prisoners, sick, and desertions, had a reinforcement of 16 to 18 thousand men, made a stand at Neuwied, and Sieg, after crossing it. That from the 16th to the 22d September, there were continual fightings, with alternate success.
That the French re-crossed the Sieg, and advanced on the 22d.
That on the 26th, Gen. KLEBER attacked and BEAT the Austrians on the Sieg, and the whole army was advancing.
That on the 24th, Gen. Bournonville and Gen. Jourdan were at Isenberg.
Gen. Bournonville commands the centre from Neuwied to Dierdorf; the advanced guard by Gen. Castelviel at Rommelzdorf.
RHINE and MOSELLE.
That MOREAU had caused 25,000 men to retreat towards Nuremberg and the Rhine, to divert Prince Charles from Jourdan. That MOREAU had also a body of 50,000 men, with which he bid defiance to the Austrians.
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Sambre And Meuse
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16th To 26th September
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did not lose more than 6,000 men in retreat; reinforcement of 16 to 18 thousand men; beat the austrians; advancing; diverted austrian forces; bid defiance with 50,000 men
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In their retreat, the Army of the Sambre and Meuse did not lose more than 6,000 men in killed, wounded, prisoners, sick, and desertions, had a reinforcement of 16 to 18 thousand men, made a stand at Neuwied and Sieg after crossing it. From the 16th to the 22d September, there were continual fightings with alternate success. The French re-crossed the Sieg and advanced on the 22d. On the 26th, Gen. KLEBER attacked and beat the Austrians on the Sieg, and the whole army was advancing. On the 24th, Gen. Bournonville and Gen. Jourdan were at Isenberg. Gen. Bournonville commands the centre from Neuwied to Dierdorf; the advanced guard by Gen. Castelviel at Rommelzdorf. Moreau had caused 25,000 men to retreat towards Nuremberg and the Rhine to divert Prince Charles from Jourdan. Moreau had also a body of 50,000 men with which he bid defiance to the Austrians.