H! that the chemist's magic art Sweet drop of pure and pearly light! The fage's and the poet's theme, Vanish, and give the calmer paffions room. Avaunt, vain world! this folitary grove Nor fears thy malice nor invites thy love. And though, like thine, its dark and winding maze Tangles ur path, and for a while betrays, Let Patience guide, and, one fhort trial past, Content fhall greet us in this fpot at laft. Gg The law of Gravitation. About her throat, the afp Detraction clung, Scatt'ring deftructive poifons from her tongue! VERSES VERSES WRITTEN ON VISITING THE RUINS OF DUNKESWELL- BLEST LEST be the power, by heaven's own flame infpir'd, That first through fhades monaftic pour'd the light; Where, with unfocial indolence retir'd, Fel! Superftition reign'd in tenfold night; Where, long fequefter'd from the vulgar fight, Religion fetter'd lay, her form unknown, 'Mid direful gloom, and many a fecret rite; 'Till now releas'd the claims her native throne, rance crown'd: On every plain the barbarous bands appear; And gilds th awakening world with ra Fierce Difcord bids her hoftile trumpet diance all her own. found; THE MONTHLY REGISTER, FOR SEPTEMBER 1793. Domestic Intelligence" LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, Auguft 22. LATE last night, one of this Malpatch meffengers arrived with a difpatch from Colonel Sir James Murray, Adju tant-General to the forces under the command of his Royal Highness the Duke of York, to Mr Secretary Dundas, of which the following is a copy: SIR, Menin, August 19, 1793. I have the honour to inform you, that the army marched from Turcoing, upon the morning of the 18th, to a camp near this town. The Hereditary Prince of Orange made an attack the fame day upon the French posts of Mauvaix, Blaton, and Lincelles. This was in fome degree advantageous to the operations of his Royal Highness, as it ferved to cover his march, and to keep the enemy in a flare of uncertainty in regard to his defigns. The former of thefe attacks mifcarried, in the latter, his Serene Highness fucceeded without much lofs. About one o'clock in the afternoon, the enemy, in their turn, attacked the pofts of Linceiles, and, as it afterwards appeared, in great force. The Prince of Orange, who had made large detachments from his camp for thele different enterprizes, requested of his Royal Highnefs to fend three battalions to the fupport of his troops. The three nearett battalions, which happened to be thofe of the First, Coldftream, and the third regiments of ·Guards, were accordingly ordered to march, under the command of MajorGeneral Lake, for that purpose. Upon their arrival at Lincelles, they found the post in poffeffion of the enemy. The Dutch troops having been forced to abandon it, had retreated by a road different from that by which the British had advanced. To have fallen back in this fituation must have prefinted the ene 23 my, evidently fuperior in numbers, an opportunity of entirely defeating the detachment. General Lake em braced a refolutiom worth and which which he commanded, and which has been attended with glory and fuceels, He determined upon an immediate attack. The enemy occupied a redoubt of uncommon fize and ftrength upon a height adjoining to the high road, in front of the village of Lincelles. The road itfelf was detended by other works ftrongly pallifadoed, woods and ditches covered their flanks. The battalions were inftantly formed, and advanced under a very heavy fire, with an ardour and intrepidity for which no praife can be too high. After firing three or four rounds, they rushed on with their bayonets, formed the redoubt, and drove the enemy through the village. At the end of the village the latter rallied, under the protection of other troops, and kept up, for fome time, a severe fire: but they were again defeated, and fo entirely put to the rout, that they have not fince appeared in that quarter. They loft eleven pieces of cannon, two of which had been before taken from the Dutch. There are about 50 prisoners, the number of killed and wounded cannot be afcertained with any precifion; it is calculated at between 2 and 3co men. By the concurring teftimony of thefe prifoners, the enemy had 1 battalions upon the poft, and muft have been upwards of 5000 men. I am forry to add, that fuch difficulties could not be overcome without confiderable lofs. The fall of two gallant officers, and the brave men who have fuffered upon this occafion, must be matter of regret. It can only be imputed to the ability of Maj. Gen. Lake, and the extraordinary valour of the officers and men, that the lofs has not been ftill greater. Gga The * On account of the great length and importance of the Domestic intelligence for this month, we have deferred the Foreign news till our next, The conduct of Colonel Grinfield, Col. Hulfe, and Colonel Pennington, have reflected honour upon themfelves, and merited his Royal Highness's warmeft approbation. Equal praife is due to Major Wright, and the officers and men of the Royal artillery attached to the battalions. As foon as the retreat of the Dutch troops was known, feveral battalions were ordered from camp to fupport the Guards. They arrived after the action was at an end, but remained to ftrengthen the poft (which the Dutch had by this time re-occupied) during the night. They returned to camp this morning. The French made an attack this day upon the Dutch post at Roubaix, in which they have been repulfed with confiderable lofs. The works of Lincelles have been def troyed, and the poft left unoccupied. I have the honour to be, &c. JA. MURRAY. Tubes Horfes 2 6 189 75 323 118 9378 1296 93 1087 1 37 WM. CONGREVE, Maj. of Art. Whitehall, Auguft 24. Extract of a letter from Sir James Murray, Adjutant-General to the forces under the command of his Royal Highnefs the Duke of York, to Mr Secretary Dundas, dated Ypres, August 20, 1793. Field-Marfhal Freytag halted laft night at Vlacmeringhue: His advanced guard at Poperinghen. He marched this evening with the intention of paffing the Yfer at day-break, and attacking the cnemy's pofts at Rexpode and Hondshotte. The former is faid to confift of about goo men. The Field-Marshal has communicated to his Royal Highnefs the difpofitions which he has made for this purpose, and they offer every profpect of fuceefs. Poftfcript, dated Furnes, Auguft 21. As the army was approaching Oltend. I kept my letter till this day, in hopes of being able to give fome account of Marfhal Freytag's operations. His Royal Highness has just received information, that he has defeated the enemy at Ooft Capelle, Rexmode, and Hondscheo!. He has taken eleven pieces of cannon and 200 prisoners, and killed about the fame number of men. The purfuit was continued to within a small distance of Bergues. There are on our fide about 40 killed and wounded, Whitehall, Whitehall, August 27. The dispatch, of which the following is an extract, was this morning received at the office of the Right Honourable Henry Dundas, his Majefty's principal Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment. Camp near Dunkirk, Auguft 24. SIR, I have the honour to inform you, that his Royal Highness marched from Furnes upon the evening of the 22d, with the belieging army, in order to attack the Camp of Ghivelde and approach the town of Dunkirk. He advanced in three columns, the cavalry along the Strand, a column of infantry upon the road which leads by the Canal directly upon Ghivelde, and a third to the left. The advanced pofts of the enemy were driven back, with the lots of two or three men wounded; and night coming on, the enemy halted within a fhort diftance of the village of Ghivelde. The enemy abandoned their camp in the night; they afterwards quitted a redoubt in which they left four iron guns, and the army took up its ground within a league of the town. There was a great deal of firing in the evening at the advanced pofts in the gardens and inciofures, which are in front of the camp and upon the Dunes, in which the regiment of Starray and O'Donnel (Auftrian) have had upwards of 50 men killed and wounded; the enemy were driven back, and this morning. every thing is quiet. The army will this day approach nearer to the town, and take up the ground which it is to occupy during the fiege. The enemy have made an opening in the dyke of the Canal between Dunkirk and Bergues, by which means they can inundate a great part of the country from the fea. The inundation made confiderable progrefs yefterday, but it made little in the night. I am happy to inform you that FieldMarshal Freytag has taken two of the enemy's pofts, with four pieces of cannon and 60 prifoners, with very little lofs. It is not in my power to give a more detailed account of the fucceffes of this army. The Field-Marshal will tranfmit an account of his operations as foon as his other important occupations will permit. It is faid that the enemy are fending considerable reinforcements from Lifle to the camp at Caffel. I have the honour to be, &c. JA. MURRAY. Right Hon. Henry Dundas. Whitehall, Auguft 28. The following dispatch was this morning received from Colonel Sir James Murray, Adjutant General to the forces under the command of his Royal Highnefs the Duke of York, at the Office of the Right Honourable Henry Dundas; his Majefty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department.. SIR, Lefferinck's Hocke, August 26.` I have the honour to inform you, that his Royal Highnefs intended upon the 24th to attack the enemy who were still pofted at fome diftance from Dunkirk, in order to get poffeffion of the ground which it was neceffary to occupy previous to the fiege. They haftened the execution of his defign by attacking the out-pofts betwen the canal of Furnes and the fea. Lieutenant-General Dalton ad vanced with the referve, which was encamped upon that fide, to their fupport. The enemy were repulfed, and driven with lofs into the town. One piece of cannon and a few prifoners were taken. The ardour of the troops carried them farther in the purfuit than was intended, fo that they came under the cannon of the place, by which means a confiderable lofs has been fuftained. This was likelier to happen, and more difficult to be prevented, from the nature of the coun y, which is covered with trees and ftrong inclosures. Lieutenant-General Dalton was killed with a cannon fhot towards the conclu fion of the attack. The lofs of this excellent officer must be feverely felt. The courage and ability, which he has difplayed in the course of many campaigns, railed him to the higheft rank of eftimation in the army in which he ferved. His Royal Highnels has likewise to lament that of Colonel Eld, of the Coldftream regiment, and of other valuable men. The troops behaved with their ufual courage. The two British battalions which were engaged were commanded by Col. Leigh, and Maj. Matthews, and the Grenadier battalion of the Heffians by Lieut. Colonel Wurmb. His Royal Highnefs is particularly fenfible of the exertions of Major General Abercrom by and Major-General Verneck, who were with the advanced guard, as like wife of thofe of Lieutenant-General Wurmb. The army have taken up the ground which his Royal Highnefs intended they fhould 1 |