Monfieur Chapue, and moft of the French, are prifoners: they have commiffions from the French government. I have the honour, &c. Abstract of a Return of killed, wounded, and miffing, at the Affault of Seringapatam, on the 4th of May. Europeans killed-2 captains, 6 lieutenants, 3 fergeants, 1 drummer, and 58 rank and file. Ditto wounded-1 lieutenant-colonel, 4 captains, 8 lieutenants, 3 enfigns, 2 conductors, 12 fergeants, 5 drummers, and 228 rank and file. Ditto miffing-1 fergeant, and 3 rank and file. - file. Natives killed-13 rank and Ditto wounded-1 jemidar, 2 drummers, and 31 rank and file. Ditto mifling-2 rank and file. Names of Officers killed and wounded on the Affault. Killed Lieutenant Mather, of the 75th, captain Owen, of the 77th flank companies, lieutenant Lalor, of the 73d, lieutenants Farquhar, Prendergraft, Hill, andShawe, of the 74th, captain Cormick, of the pioneers. Wounded-Lieutenants Turner, Broughton, and Skelton, of the 75th; lieutenant-colonel Dunlop, and lieutenant Laurence, of the 77th; lieutenant Webb, of the Bombay regiment; captain Lardy, and lieutenant Matthey, of the Meuron regiment, flank companies; lieutenant Shawe, of the 76th, ferving with the 12th; captain Macleod, lieutenant Thomas, enfigns Anti and Guthrie, of the 73d; captain Caldwell, of the engineers, and captain Prefcott, of the artillery. London Gazette Extraordinary, September 16, 1799. Downing-freet. A Difpatch, of which the following is. a Copy, was this Morning received from Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercrombie, K, B. at the Office of the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, one of his Majesty's principal Secretaries of State. Sir, Head-quarters, Schagen Brug, Having fully confidered the pofition which the British troops had occupied on the 1ft inftant, and having in view the certainty of speedy and powerful reinforcements, I determined to remain until then on the defenfive. From the information which we had received, we were apprized of the enemy's intention to attack us, and we were daily improving the advantages of our fituation. Yesterday morning, at daybreak, the enemy commenced an attack on our centre and right, from St. Martin's to Petten, in three columns, and apparently with their whole force. The column on the right, compofed of Dutch troops, under the command of general Daendels, directed its attack on the village of St. Martin's. The centre column of the enemy, under the orders of general de Monceau, likewife compofed of Dutch troops, marched on to Crabbendam and Zuyper Sluys. The left column of the enemy, compofed of French, directed itfelf on the pofition occupied by majorgeneral Burrard, commanding the fecond brigade of guards. The enemy advanced, particularly on their left and centre, with great intrepidity, and penetrated with the heads of their columns to within a hundred yards of the poft occupied by the British troops. They were, however, every where repulfed, owing to the ftrength of our pofition, and the determined courage of the troops. About ten o'clock the enemy retired towards Alkmaar, leaving behind them many dead and fome wounded men, with one piece of cannon, a number of waggons, pontoons, and portable bridges. Colonel M'Donald, with the referve, parfued them for fome time, and quickened their retreat. It is impoffible for me to do full juftice to the good conduct of the troops. Colonel Spencer, who commanded in the village of St. Martin's, defended his poft with great spirit and judgement. Major-general Moore, who commanded on his right, and who was wounded, though I am happy to fay flightly, was no lefs judicious in the management of the troops under his command. The two battalions of the 20th regiment pofted oppofite to Krabbendam and Zuyper Sluys, did credit to the high reputation which that regiment has always borne. Lieutenant-colonel Smyth, of that corps, who had the particular charge of that poft, received a fevere wound in his leg, which will deprive us for a time of his fervices. The two brigades of guards repuifed, with great vigour, the co די. lumn of French which had advanced to attack them, and where the flaughter of the enemy was great. I continue to receive every mark of zeal and intelligence from the officers compofing the staff of this army. It is difficult to ftate, with any precifion, the lofs of the enemy, but it cannot be computed at lefs than 800 or 1000 men; and on our fide it does not exceed, in killed, wounded, and miffing, 200 men. Exact returns fhall be tranfmitted herewith. I have the honour to be, &c. Right &c. &c. &c. 7 lieutenant-colonel George Smyth, Alex. Hope, London Gazette, Sept. 21, 1799. Downing-freet, Sept. 19. A Dispatch, of which the following is a Copy, was this Morning received from Field-Marshal his Royal from Field Marshal his Royal Highness the Duke of York, at the Office of the Right Honourable Henry Dundas, one of his Majesty's principal Secretaries of State. Sir, The Helder, North Holland, I have to acquaint you with my country: lieutenant-general D'Hermann feems to enter most heartily into our views, and I form very fanguine hopes of receiving effential affiftance from his zeal and experience. I understand that fir Ralph Abercrombie has made you acquainted. with his having repulfed the enemy in an attack made upon him on1 Tuefday laft. I proceed to join him at his quarters at Schagen immediately. I have had the pleasure to meet the hereditary prince of Orange here. His ferene highness is occupied in arranging into corps a large, body of deferters from the Batavian army, and volunteers from the crews of the Dutch fhips of war, which have proceeded to England. Every affiftance fhall be given to his ferene highnefs to render thefe corps an efficient addition to our forces. I am, fir, yours, &c. &c. &c. Frederick. arrival at this place yefterday even- The right hon. Henry Dundas, Upon coming on-fhore I had great fatisfaction in witneffing the difembarkation of eight battalions of Ruffian auxiliary troops, confifting of 7000 men, under the command of lieutenant-general D'Hermann, which had arrived from Revel in the courfe of the preceding day and yesterday morning. I afterwards faw thefe troops upon their march towards the pofition occupied by the British near Schagen; and I have great pleafure in alluring you that, from their appearance in every refpect, the most happy confequences may be expected from their co-operation with his majefty's arms in this London Gazette Extraordinary, Downing-fireet. A Dispatch, of which the following is a Copy, has been this Day received from Field-marjhal his Royal Highnefs the Duke of York; by the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, one of his Majefty's principal Secretaries of State. I Head Quarters, Schagen Brug, Sir, In my difpatch of the 16th inftant, acquainted you with my intention of making an attack upon the whole of the enemy's pofition, the moment that the reinforcements joined. Upon the 19th, every neceffary arrangement being made, the army moved forward in four principal columns, in the following order: The left column, under the command of lieutenant-general fir Ralph Abercrombie, confisting of Two fquadrons of the 18th light dragoons, Major-general the earl of Chatham's brigade, Major-general Moore's brigade, Major-general the earl of Cavan's brigade, Firft battalion of British grenadiers of the line, First battalion of light infantry of the line, The 23d and 55th regiments, under colonel Macdonald, destined to turn the enemy's right on the Zuyder Zee, marched at fix o'clock on the evening of the 18th. 4 The columns upon the right, the firft commanded by lieutenant-general D'Hermann, confifting of The 7th light dragoons, Twelve battalions of Ruffians, and Major-general Manners' brigade; the fecond, commanded by lieutenant-general Dundas, confifting of Two fquadrons of the 11th light dragoons, Two brigades of foot guards, and Major-general his highnefs prince William's brigade; the third column, commanded by lieutenant-general fir James Pulteney, confifting of Two fquadrons of the 11th light dragoons, column was to drive the enemy from the heights of Camper Duyne, the villages under thefe heights, and finally to take poffeffion of Bergen: the fecond was to force the enemy's pofition at Walmenhuyfen and Schoreldam, and to co-operate with the column under lieutenant-general D'Hermann; and the third, to take poffeffion of Ouds Carfpel at the head of the Lange Dyke, a great road leading to Alkmaar, Major-general Don's brigade, Major-general Coote's brigade, marched from the pofitions they occupied at daybreak the morning of the 19th. The object of the first It is neceffary to obferve, that the country in which we had to act, prefented in every direction the most formidable obftacles. The enemy upon their left occupied to great advantage the high fand-hills which extend from the fea in front of Petten to the town of Bergen, and were intrenched in three intermediate villages. The country over which the columns, under lieutenantgenerals Dundas and fir James Pulteney, had to move for the attack of the fortified pofts of Walmenhuyfen, Schoreldam, and the Lange Dyke, is a plain interfected every three or four hundred yards by broad deep wet ditches and canals. The bridges across the only two or three roads which led to thefe places were deftroyed, and abbatis were laid at different diftances. Lieutenant-general D'Hermann's column commenced its attack, which was conducted with the greatest fpirit and gallantry, at half past three o'clock in the morning, and by eight. had fucceeded in fo great a degree as to be in poffeffion of Bergen. In the wooded country which furrounds this village the principal force of the enemy was placed; and the Ruffian troops, advancing with an intrepidity which overlooked the formidable refiftance with which they were to meet, had not retained that that order which was neceffary to preserve the advantages they had gained; and they were, in confequence, after a moft vigorous refiftance, obliged to retire from Bergen. (where, I am much concerned to ftate, lieutenant-generals D'Hermann and Tchertchekoff were made prifoners, the latter dangerously wounded), and fell back upon Schorel, which village they were alfo forced to abandon, but which was immediately retaken by major-general Manners's brigade, notwithstanding the very heavy fire of the enemy. Here this brigade was immediately reinforced by two battalions of Ruffians, which had co-operated with lieutenant-general Dundas in the attack of Walmenhuyfen, by major-general D'Oyley's brigade of guards, and by the 35th regiment, under the command of his highnefs prince William.. The action was renewed by thefe troops for a confiderable time with fuccefs; but the entire want of ammunition on the part of the Ruffians, and the exhausted state of the whole corps engaged in that particular fituation, obliged them to retire, which they did in good order, upon Petten and the Zuyper Sluys. As foon as it was fufficiently light, the attack upon the village of Walmenhuyfen, where the enemy was ftrongly pofted with cannon, was made by lieutenant-general Dundas. Three battalions of Ruffians, who formed a feparate corps, deftined to co-operate from Krabbendam in this attack, commanded by majorgeneral Sedmoratzky, very gallantly formed the village on its left flank, -while, at the same time, it was entered on the right by the 1ft regiment of guards. The grenadier battalion-of the guards had been pre viously detached to march upon Schoreldam,' on the left of lientenant-general D'Hermann's column, as was the 3d regiment of guards, and the 2d battalion of the 5th regiment, to keep up the communication with that under lieutenantgeneral fir James Pulteney. The remainder of lieutenant-general Dundas's column, which, after taking poffeffion of Walmenhuyfen, had been joined by the 1ft battalion of the 5th regiment, marched against Schoreldam, which place they maintained under a very heavy and galling fire, until the troops engaged on their right had retired at the conclufion of the action. The column under lieutenant-general fir James Pulteney procedeed to its object of attack at the time appointed; and after overcoming the greatest difficulties and the most determined oppofition, carried by ftorm the principal poft of Ouds Carfpel at the head of the Lange Dyke; upon which occafion the 40th regiment, under the command of colonel Spencer, embraced a favourable opportunity which prefented itself of highly distinguishing themfelves. This point was defended by the chief force of the Batavian army, under the command of general Daendels. The circumflances, however, which occurred on the right rendered it impoffible to profit by this brilliant exploit, which will ever reflect the higheft credit on the general officers and troops engaged in it; and made it neceflary to withdraw lieutenant-general fir James Pulteney's column from the pofition which he had taken within a short diftance of Alkmaar. The fame circumftances led to the neceffity of recalling the corps -under lieute nant |