1799. | 
The apparatus for guiding the action 
of the lever, and the other parts of the in- 
ftrument are conftructed with much in- 
genuity, but it isimpofliole for us to enter 
into the minutia without the aid of a 
copper-plate*. 
State of Public Affairs. 
489 
[It is particularly requefted that Patentees 
will not omit to tranfmit to us copies of their 
{pecifications; and it is conceived that the ex. 
tenfive circulation of the Monthly Magazine, 
by fpreading the knowledge of their inven- 
tions, will amply repay them for an atten- 
tion to this requeft. } 
* Another very ingenious Tooth Drawing Inftrument has lately been defcribed by Dri _ 
Dyce, the inventor, in the ‘* Medical and Phyfical fournal.” 


Desewrs: 
STATE OF PU 
see De oat 
OP Ges. cae 
Lic AFFAIRS, 

In “Fuly, 1799. 
FRANCE. 
YE were able in our laft to notice 
only ina brief manner the vic- 
tory gained by General Suwarrow over 
the French, in the battle of the 27th 
of April, near Milan. Field Marfhal 
Suwarrow refolved on the 27th to force 
the paffage of that river: with this in- 
tention, part of his army pafled the 
river in the night, near Brivic, by means 
of a flying bridge, which had been nearly 
dettroyed by the enemy, but was quickly 
repaired, and took a pofition on the right 
bank, near Brivio, fending his patroles 
towards Ogiliate and. Garlote, where 
they met with the enemy. An Auttrian 
column arrived at nine o’clock in the 
evening, of the 26th, behind the village 
of Gervaito, oppofite to Trezzo. Be- 
tween that time and five the next morning, 
a bridge over the river was completed ; 
and foon afterwards Major Retzer, with 
fix companies of chaffeurs and a Ruffian 
regiment paffed the Adda, and having 
joined the other forces, which had pafled 
in another quarter, fell upon the French 
in and behind Trezzo, who had confidered 
it as an impoffible effort to conftruét a 
bridge, and had not the leaft notice of it. 
The battle was very obftinate, the enemy 
took poft between Pozzo and Brivio 
where they were moft vigoroufly attacked, 
The French about this time having re- 
ceived reinforcements from General Vic- 
tor’s divifion, were on the point of turn- 
in® Suwarrow’s right wing, and the 
Batnat battalion had begun to give way, 
when General Chafteller led up fome 
other columns, and fell upon the enemy’s 
lett flank, which was totally routed, and 
the huffars having broken through the 
French, made three hundred prifoners, 
and cut two hundred to pieces. 
The village of Pozzo was carried {word 
in hand. Upon meeting with this repulfe, 
MONTHLY Mac. No. XLvi, 
Genera] Serrurier marched his forces up in 
order in the road that leads from Baprio 
to Milan, but was again attacked and 
overcome by fuperior numbers. Early 
the next day feveral divifions of the allied 
forces marchedto Milan, and on their way 
fell in. with a divifion of French under 
General Serrurier at Bertero, which after 
a moft obftinate engagement was beaten 
and forced to capitulate. The whole 
corps laid down its arms, the officers 
were permitted to return to France on 
their parole, and the privates remained 
prifoners of war, In Milan were found 
confiderable magazines of arms, clothing, 
and provifions. A general oficer with 
five hundred men, eighty pieces of can- 
non, and feveral ftandards were taken. 
The caftle of Milan held out for a few 
weeks, but the garrifon was then obliged 
to furrender. 
On the fide of the Grifons, when the 
French were obliged to retreat, one co- 
lumn retired through Coire to Reichenau, 
where they took poft behind the Rhine, 
and another pafied that river at Zolbrucke, 
and marsghed through Rogatz towards 
Sargans, leavins a rear guard at Ragatz. 
On the 15th of May, General Hotz re- 
connoitred the French at Reichenau, but 
finding them «firongly pofted, and-not 
having any infantry at hand, he could not 
attack them. The fame day however, 
he ordered Col. Cavacini to attack them 
at Ragatz, from whence they were driven 
with confiderable lofs. The Autftrians 
entered St. Gall on the 20th of May, and 
found between that place and Rheineck 
thirteen pieces of ordnance, befides a con- 
fiderable quantity of ammunition, which 
the French had abandoned in their retreat. 
On the whole, their lofs in this quarter, 
from the 14th, to the 22d of May, ex- 
clufive of killed and wounded, was etti- 
mated by the Auftrian’ account at four 
3R 7 thoufand 
