The New Hampshire Gazette

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By an arrival at Boston, from Liverpool.

ARMY OF THE RHINE.

The Commander in Chief, to the Executive Directory.

Head-Quarters at Hilschofheim, April 22.

Citizens Directors,

I take advantage of the conveyance of the Adjutant-General Le Clerc, of the Army of Italy, in order to give you a very succinct account of our operation, since the 20th inst.

A thousand obstacles prevented us from beginning till six in the morning. Though false attacks had been heard for two hours, so that we were not indebted for our success to a surprise of the enemy, but to our courage. Generals Duhem, Vancamp, Davoust, and Jourdan; Adjutant-Generals Demont and Gen. Delait commanded the attacks made by the 31st, 10th, and 17th demi brigades, a battalion of the 76th, two of the 109th and two of the 16th Light Infantry. These troops landed in turn on the right bank, disembarking 1500 men; these ought to have been 3000, but of 60 boats that we were to have had only 25 were able to reach us.

The enemy made unheard of attempts to destroy us while on the Rhine. After the most obstinate engagement, our bridges being fixed, and the reserved corps having passed the Rhine, we began to act offensively.—By yesterday noon the enemy were completely routed. We drove and dispersed them to Geggenbach, in the valley of Ortenau, two leagues from Offenburg, Kehl has been re-taken, and we now find ourselves more advantageously situated than before the siege of that place.

The result of this victory are seven stands of colours, more than 20 pieces of cannon, all the baggage, the military chest and the papers of the General Staff of the army; three or four thousand prisoners, one of whom is a General Officer, and several of them Staff Officers and of a superior rank. The loss of the enemy in killed and wounded is enormous.

The troops performed prodigies of valour. A squadron of the 9th regiment of Hussars, the 17th and 4th Dragoons, the 2d of Cavalry, the Companies of Light Artillery, commanded by Captains Fort and Gras, who in succession disembarked in the train of the Infantry, deserve the highest praise.

It is impossible to give you at this moment, more circumstantial details of this, the boldest, most dangerous operation, that I have ever yet witnessed; I shall send them by the first courier; I shall then be able more particularly to inform you of the names of the corps and of the soldiers who have distinguished themselves.

This day General Davoust, at the head of a strong body, is marching to gain the head of the valley of Kinzig, and the Adjutant-General Randes towards the Kinzigs. We have taken a position above Lahr, after an engagement of the advanced posts where the enemy opposed only a feeble resistance.

The wounds of several of the General Officers rendering a greater degree of exertion necessary on the part of others, I could not write to you sooner. You shall receive interesting accounts of the different engagements which we have fought.

Four Austrian General Officers have been wounded, one of whom is dead, and one a prisoner. This is an unequivocal proof of the slaughter which the enemy has been willing to suffer for the sake of preventing our establishing ourselves on the right bank of the Rhine.

(Signed)
MOREAU.

P. S. A courier which I this moment received from Gen. Buonaparte announces the signing the Preliminaries of Peace with the Emperor.