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an order, by an Aid de Camp cf General 
Hedouviile and the two Chouan Chiels, 
Soyer and St. iubert, announcing a paci- 
fication. 
The Chouans about this time evacua- 
ted Pacy, and retired to Nantilly, where 
they were put tothe rout by 1500 Re- 
publicans, who forced them to abandon 
their arms and baggage. 
_ Ja the beginning of December General 
Hedouville concluded a fufpentic nofarms 
with oe Chouans on the right and left 
banksoftheLoire. Notwithftanding this 
fufpenfion of arms; it has fince been re- 
poried, that t the Royalis ig are yet in con- 
fiderable force, and that about the begin- 
ning of December they had taken “the 
Ifland of Noirmontier, at the mouth of 
the Loire, and that they had keen fur- 
nifhed with arms and ammunition by 
four frigates, which had been tent by the 
Britifh Government for that pur pole 
Tt appears from Picieenee een 
from Lord Wiliam Bentinck, dated I 
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Quarters, Montenau, October the 2%:h, 
that General Karaczai (who c comma ify -d 
a corps of fix thouiand men near r Novi) 
had eet eae BY a very one rr 
number of the Fren: 
ch, and, afler a very 
oO 
fevere Ape He had been obliged te 
retire with confiderable lofs to Alas: dri, 
where he hed taken up a pofition near the 
Eormida. Gencral Kray marched en the 
26th of Octicber, with a coniiderable re- 
inforcement to prevent the Repub.icans 
from making ony further pogrefs. About 
te ti me the Commander in Chiet of the 
lied Army formed a refolu.ion to em- 
oH dy the Piedmoniefe army; the trcops 
to be placed in every re{pect upon their 
ancient focting; to take the oath of fide- 
lity to the Kirg of Sardinia only ; and 
34 no mannacr whatever to be mede fubject 
to the Auitrian difci ipl ine. 
His Lordfhip alfo itated on the 6th ef 
November from the Head-Quartcrs at 
Centalo, that, upon intelligence being 
gained that the French were coming in 
great force from the fide of Savoy, he 
Aufrian army made a msvement to its 
reat. 
The French, having taken Pigneroland 
Sufa, threatened the Auftrian communi- 
cation wit Luria. General Melas there- 
fore thought it expedient to proceed itiil 
farther toiherighr; and a camp was chofen 
between Bra and Foffano. Thefe epera- 
ticns Jed the French to fuppote that the 
Aufirians were retreating 3 end the eva- 
cuation of Mondovi by the Aultitans 
feived to confirm this fuppofition. Elated 
with thefe hop<s, they advanced on all 
es 
State of Public Affairs. 
[Jan. ty : 
oints, and on the 3d of November tcok 
peficifion of Savigliano, and marched the 
next day in three columes to attack the 
Aufrian army. It happened that the 
Aufirians moved at the fame time, and 
with the fame intent, and upon the fame 
roads. The two armies met at Marenne 
and Genola. It was not till after a very 
fevere engagement that General Oit obli- 
ged-the enemy to fall back from Marenne; 
a part retired to Genola, and a part to 
Savigliaro. Gener al O:t purfued the 
French to the latter piace, w a. he took 
th: ee cannons, and about one thoufand pri- 
foners. But the Aufiitan column def- 
tined for the attack of Genola, met with 
a much more fo:midable refifiance. The 
action lafted for feveral hours, and it was 
not till adetachment of the Aufirians ar- 
rived and attacked the rear of the French, 
that vitory declared in theirfavor. They 
then purived the retreating Republicans, 
ani made in two days above three thou- 
fand pt riioners. 
Lord William Bent inck further ftates, 
from the Head-quarters at Morezzo, 
Nevember the 14th, that it was the deter- 
nimation of the Commander in Chief, ip 
undertake immediately the fiege of Coni, 
and pufm it on with all poffible vigour. 
This refoluticn was adopi 
quence of the events which had ae place 
fince the battle of the ath, and «hich 
prove the cefeat of the enemy on that day 
to have been moft compleze. The pri- 
foners taken on the 4tha and sth am: unted 
to 4,300, which number is much greater 
than was at firft fuppefed. The Auitrians 
lof 2000 in killed and wounded. On the 
11th the divifios of General Ott attacked 
thofe of the enemy who remained at Borgo 
Saint Dalmazzo, and drove them as far as 
Robiliante. General Champicnet had af 
_fembied his whole force at Mondovi, and 
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upon the mountains behind the river El- 
Jere, as far as Monafterelo. As long as 
he occupted this pofition, it was impoffible 
to undertake the fiege ef Coni. 
4cias therefore gave orders that a gene- 
ral attack fhould be made en the 13th. 
A letter from Championet to St. Cyr 
had been intercepted, which fhewed that 
the latter was not able to purfue the ad- 
vantages which he had gained over Gene- 
ral Kray in the laft ation. For this rea- 
fon, an attack was crdered to be made 
upon the tewn of Nee the people of 
which opened the gates of the lower town 
to the Aufirians. The French army re- 
tired to Vico, nd evacuated the city of 
Mondovi in the night. 
General Championet was retreating to- 
wards 
ed, in confe-. 
General 
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