The Virginia Gazette

From the London Evening-Post, October 15.

Belgrade, October 4.

YESTERDAY a Captain arrived here, dispatch'd from the Veldt Marshal Count de Kevenhuller, to the Bailiff de Marulli, Major General and Commandant of this Town, to inform him of a very brisk Action between the Imperialists and the Turks, near Widden, the Particulars of which are as follows:

The Body of Troops commanded by Count Kevenhuller, consisted of above 20,000 Men, when he began the Blockade of Widden, since which Time, Seven Regiments of Horse and Four of Foot having been detach'd on different Occasions, that Body was reduced to 5000.

The Ottoman Troops which were advanced into Walachia, being informed of this Diminution of the Count's Army, resolved to take Advantage of it, and accordingly the 28th of last Month, 16,000 Turks, being Part of their new Reinforcements from Asia, pass'd the Danube in a great Number of Saicks, landed near the Junction of the River Timoc with the Danube, and fell immediately to work in laying Two Bridges over the Former.

As soon as Count Kevenhuller had Notice of their Approach, he sent a great Detachment of Imperial and Saxon Grenadiers against them: Those Troops hinder'd the finishing of One of the Bridges: but the Turks having completed the other, pass'd the Timoc, and put the Detachment of Grenadiers to flight; after which they advanced in good Order, and made a Movement in order to surround the Germans on every Side, and attack them with great Fury. Count Kevenhuller made a gallant Defence, tho' with but a Third of the Enemies Numbers, and maintain'd the Fight till Evening, when the Infidels were forc'd to retire, and repass'd the Timoc.

The Necessity the Imperialists were under of making all their Troops act, oblig'd them to leave but a few to guard the Camp; upon which the Rascians, who were among the Enemy, enter'd it, plunder'd the greatest Part of the Baggage, set fire to every Thing they could not carry off, and murder'd all the Sick they found in it, which were computed at about 800. The Veldt-Marshal remain'd Master of the Field, but stay'd there no longer than the next Day, judging that the Enemy might return in greater Numbers; moreover for want of Subsistence, he could not continue the Blockade of Widden: he therefore abandon'd it the 29th in the Morning, repass'd the Timoc, continued his March all Day the 30th, and arrived the first Instant at Pera-Palanka, on the Banks of the Danube, over against Orova. The Emperor's Troops had, in this Action, 200 Men killed, 300 wounded; the Turks Loss is much greater, for we reckon they had above 1500 Men kill'd, of which Number near 300 remain'd upon the Spot, and among them several Turkish Officers of Note.