CONTENTS. 



vouted at Liege ly General JourJain, to whom that Place smr aiders. The 

 French humde Dutch Flanders. The Dutch evacuate Lhle. Cadsand sur^ 

 renders to General Moreau Siege of Sluys hij the French. It.i I rave De- 

 fence. Surrenders to the French. Succes.ies tf the Fretich upon I he Rhine. 

 Kayserslauern and other Piuu-.-^ taken . The French surprised and defeated 

 hj Marshal MidUtidorfat Kayserslauern. They gain a caviplete Victor if 

 iii'er the Prussians at Ediklmfan ylnoth'.'r loth over the Prussians and 

 /lustrians at Tripstadt. Consequences of these Victories. The Ciiy oj Trc- 

 pes surrenders to the French. The French retake Landrecy, Qucnoy, Va- 

 lenciennes, and Cunde, with immense Quantities of Stores add Artillery. 

 Tluir inexoralle Treatment of the Emigrants. Their Capture of the Town.s 

 in Flanders. Bruoe Defence of JSlcuport. Situation if the Dutch at this 

 Period. Endeacours of the Siautholder to excite them to unite in Defence of 

 their Country. Discontents and Complaints of the People of Holland, 

 Preparations of the Dutch to ojipose the French. Breda and Bois le Due 

 put iu a Posture of Dfence. The Duke of York stations his Forces near 

 (hese Towns for their Protection. Preparations of the French to attack the 

 Duke of York Their immense Superiority ofNum lers ohliges him to remove 

 to Grace, after sustaining their Attack of his Posts on the Riuer Dommcf. 

 with great Rcudution Ci»isteriuitiiin in Holland at the Ap/jroach of the 

 French P rockunatinns of the Stadtiiolder and the States, exhorting the People 

 to Ftgour andUnanimity in tiLeir Defence. Addre.ts of Prince Cof'ourg to the 

 Fihc.litants of Germany bordering upon France. Address of the Emfjeror to 

 the same. Sentiments if the Piinccs and States of the Empire at tids Time. 

 Emhissyfroni the King of Great Britain to the Emperor, who engages to 

 prosecute the IVar on receiving a large Sulsuly for that Purfmsc. Prince 

 Culourg resigns the Command of the Confederate Armies. Reasons alleged 

 Jor his Disuiisslon, , , - . ,2(3 



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General .Jonrdain defeats, near Liege, the Anstrians, c077imanded hj General 

 Latour. [ se made uf.-n Air BaHuon upon this Occasion. Ti'ic Anstrinns 

 again difcated with great Slaughter, and comjielled to abandon Aix la Chn- 

 pclle, which is taken by the French The French meet with a Check from 

 ijencrui Clairfait They attack the Chain nj' Posts he had formed from Ju- 

 herjs to Kuremond, and after a BallU- thct lasted four Days, completely 

 defeat him ivith great Slii tighter: and force him. to retreat to Cologne and 

 cross the Rhine, Juiier.v, Cologne, and other Places, surrenderto the French, 

 u-lto endeacour to conciliate the luhalitants by their Regularity and .Mode- 

 ration. Rcductton of Coblentz by General Moreau. IVurmt and other 

 'J owns on the Rhine submit to the French. General Pirhegru apjiomtcd to 

 Jilt Command of the ylrmy destinedfor the ini-a.tion of Holland. The Bri- 

 iish and Dutch Forces obliged, on account of hi.n'ast Snlnriiaity of Strength, 

 to remain entirely on the Defensive. The French reduce tii.e Fort of Crere- 

 ru'ur, and shortly after L' ■y le Due. llie J Juke of York retires to Siwe- 

 guen. 'The French attack the British Posts with Succe.ss -and force them- to 

 retreat acro.<!s the IVaal I hey adranie lo Mmegiien, and obtain fur- 

 ther Advantages. 'Fhey besiege that To/rn, and meet with a reso- 

 lute Difence. It Jails into their Hands through an a/fortunate 

 Accident. Surprise ex died by its sudden Capture. Considerations on the 

 f)ii position and Ci,nducl of (he Peofde of the United Provinces at this Cri- 

 si-.', and on the Political Ideiu current in the NelherlaniTsand Germain). 

 Adcanlcgc taken oJ' them by the French. MaestriciU baiegedand loim 



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