Gazette Of The United States & Evening Advertiser

Further particulars of the re-capture of TOULON.

On the 13th of December some deserters from the French camp investing Toulon, entered that place, and gave information that a general assault was shortly intended on all the out posts. The besieged made preparations to receive them. On the night of the 16th, at half past six o'clock, the attack commenced; but was principally directed against the Grand Camp, or fort which commands the harbour. After very great carnage on both sides, the assailants became masters of it next morning about 8 o'clock, taking some prisoners.

On this day a council was called, who concluded to evacuate the place, and to carry away as many of the Royalists as they possibly could. These determinations being taken, the arsenal was burnt down.

On the 18th, the embarkation commenced; but so great was their precipitation, that tho' the British saved their effects, except some pieces of cannon, the allies lost the whole.

The troops were soon on board. While the embarkation was going on, a considerable body of the citizens, attached to the cause of the Republic, assembled and cried out Vive la Republique, and would have attacked the troops, but Lord Hood had some time before disarmed them, and rendered their intentions abortive! An order was, however, given by the British to disperse the crowd; they were accordingly fired on, and considerable numbers killed. In this confusion, and under the most dreadful apprehensions of indiscriminate slaughter from their successful countrymen, multitudes flocked down to the place of embarkation, and implored the Allies to receive them.

Numbers went in boats with their effects and reached the vessels; and very great numbers in despair threw themselves into the water, and were drowned!

The sight was shocking beyond conception! On the 19th, in the morning, the fleets got under way, the British proceeded to the islands of Hières, where they remained. The Spanish fleet sailed for Carthagena, and arrived there on the 1st of January.

On the evacuation, immediate possession was taken by the besiegers, who ordered the inhabitants to collect in the Great Square—separated the Republicans from those who had traitorously surrendered the place, and put the whole of the latter to the Sword—The former with all the women were spared. After executing vindictive justice in this summary manner, order was restored.

These events, which took place subsequent to the departure of the fleets, were related by three Toulonese who escaped in a boat.

When the Allies sailed, they took with them two of the French line of battle ships, and 3 frigates, having, it is said, previously burnt the remainder.

It is reported that when Lord Hood should receive the expected reinforcement from England, he meant to sail on an expedition against the island of Corsica.