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June 13. 1792. 
“Foreicn. 
France. 
‘M. Barrseremy has received 
positive afsurances from the 
«council of 200 at Berne, that 
the most exact neutrality will 
be observed by the troops of 
the republic, and that they 
‘hope a similar conduct from 
the French. 
Mareschal Rochambeau per- 
sists in demanding his dismif- 
sal. It has been accepted. 
M. de Crillon, the elder, who 
served in Rochambeau’s army 
as a general officer, and M. de 
Beauharnois, who distinguithed 
himself so. much in the expe- 
dition against Mons, who were 
both members of the constitu- 
-ent afsembly, constantly at- 
tached to the popular party, 
and both of distinguifhed mili- 
tary abilities, have also given 
in their demifsion; and we 
are afsured, that a great num- 
ber of officers of the northern 
army will follow their example. 
On the 16th the Austrians 
marched to Bavai, an inconsi- 
derable place, between Valen- 
ciennes and Maubeuge; it 
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was guarded by 100 of the re- 
gulars—at an early hour in the 
morning, the French: detached 
scouts from their little body ; 
but these returned without 
having discovered the enemy, 
—2500 Austrians, however, 
soon appeared and surrounded 
the town. The besieged fired 
some musquet fhots, but the 
Germans fhowed their cannon. 
—The French surrendered, 
and were made prisoners of 
war; the inhabitants were dis- 
armed. The Austrians took 
five wagon-loads of ammunition 
with them, and marched with 
their prisoners to Mons—some 
of the soldiers began to’pillage, 
but they were immediately ta- 
ken before the French magis- 
trates, and received in their 
presence fifty strokes of a stick 
each. A party of - dragoons 
rode-into Valenciennes, and 
gave information of what had 
taken place ; the French gene- 
rals afsembled, and it was re- 
solved that marfhal Luckner, 
with 3000 men, fhould march 
to Bavai, while general Rocham- 
beau put himself at the head 
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