eral Zajouzeck, one of those Polish 
their country: and, sooner than 
- submit either to the Russians or the 
_ Austrians, had preferred a voluntary 
_ exile, and entered into the service of 
Ahe French republic. ‘The Imperi- 
_-alists had posted themselves in the 
defiles, leading to Inspruck, the ca- 
pital of the Tyrol. Here they were 
-attacked by Joubert, on the twenty- 
eighth of March. As they consisted 
of veterans, detached from the 
ae ae 
_ of this province, it was hoped they 
‘would have been able to guard its 
accesses: but the charge of the 
French, seconded by their artillery, 
Was so impetuous, that the passes 
' ‘were forced, and the Imperial troops 
routed, with the loss of six hundred 
prisoners, exclusive, of those who 
fell in the action, together with the 
whole of their baggage. The divi- 
sion of the right, under Bernadotte, 
‘was equally successful. It com- 
_ pleted the reduction of the pro- 
_ vince of Carniola, by the capture of 
‘Laubach, its capital, on the first of 
April. This opened the way, on 
_ that side, to an entrance into the 
province of Stiria; contiguous to 
_ Austria itself. In these different 
expeditions, the French acquired 
an immense booty, in clothing, 
arms, and military stores of all de- 
sctiptions, and in magazines, filled 
with all sorts of provisions. 
~ On the same day, Massena’s divi- 
sion, which, after taking possession 
_ of Clagenfurth, had penetrated into 
the country beyond the Drave, 
_ marched in force to attack a large 
| body of Imperialists, posted in the 
_ 4efiles, leading to Neumark, and 
_ commanded by the ar¢hduke in per- 
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gon. ‘The encounter was obstinate 
officers who had taken uparms with but the defiles were carried by the 
Kosciusko, for the deliverance of #sFrench, who pursued the Austrians 
with so much celerity, that these 
were compelled to halt, and form 
into a line of battle, for their de- 
fence. The fight was renewed, 
with increased fury. The archduke 
had brought up eight battalions ot 
those grenadiers who had served 
under him at Kehl, and on whom 
he justly relied for their valour and 
expertness, Massena encountered 
them with his own grenadiers, whe 
were also deemed the flower of his 
army. They formed the centre, on 
both sides, and charged each other 
with equal bravery : but the flanks 
of the Imperial grenadiers, being 
suddenly assailed, by all the troops 
that Massena could detach for 
thet purpose, and which came 
through narrow and unguarded 
paths, in the heat of action, they 
were thrown into disorder, and 
forced to abandon their ground, 
notwithstanding the formidable ar- 
tillery that protected it. About six 
hundred of them were taken prison- 
ers, besides a great number of slain. 
Night coming on, they availed 
themselves of it’ to hasten their re- 
treat, leaving the French masters of 
the defile, and of all the country as 
far as Neumark, of which they took 
possession the next morning, and 
where they found large quantities of 
stores‘and provisions. 
The archduke, baving collected 
his retreating troops, made a stand 
at Hundsmark, in the vicinity of 
the river Murh, but, the French 
coming up with them, on the third, 
they were routed, after a short con= 
flict; and their rear guard, consist- 
ing of four veteran regiments, from 
the army on the Rhine, lost near 
a thousand 
