nant-general fir Ralph Abercrombie, who had proceeded without interruption to Hoorne, of which city he had taken poffeffion, together with its garrifon. The whole of the army has therefore re-occupied its former pofition. The well-grounded hopes I had entertained of complete fuccefs in this operation, and which were fully juftified by the refult of the three, and by the first fucceffes of the fourth attack upon the right, add to great difappointment I muft naturally feel on this occafion; but the circumstances which have occurred I fhould have confidered of very little general importance, had I not to lament the lofs of many brave officers and foldiers, both of his majesty's and the Kuflian troops, who have fallen. The gallantry difplayed by the troops engaged, the spirit with which they overcame every obftacle which nature and art oppofed to them, and the cheerfulness with which they maintained the fatigues of an action which lafted, without intermission, from half past three o'clock in the morning until five in the afternoon, are beyond my powers to defcribe or to extol. Their exertions fully entitle them to the admiration and gratitude of their king and country. Having thus faithfully detailed the events of this firft attack, and paid the tribute of regret due to the diftinguifhed merit of thofe who fell, I have much confolation in being enabled to state that the efforts which have been made, although not crowned with immediate fuccefs, fo far from militating against the general object of the campaign, promife to be highly useful to our future operations. The capture of 60 offi cers and upwards of 3000 men, and the deftruction of 16 pieces of cannon, with large fupplies of ammunition, which the interfected nature of the country did not admit of being withdrawn, are convincing proofs that the lofs of the enemy in the field has been far fuperior to our own; and in addition to this it is material to ftate, that nearly 15,000 of the allied troops had unavoidably no fhare in this action. In viewing the feveral circumftances which occurred during this arduous day, I cannot avoid expreffing the obligations I owe to lieutenant-generals Dundas and fir James Pulteney, for their able affiftance; and allo to mention my great fatiffaction at the conduct of major-generals his highnefs prince William, D'Oyley, Manners, Burrard, and Don, to whofe fpirited exertions the credit gained by the brigades they commanded is greatly to be imputed. Captain fir Home Popham and the feveral officers of my staff exerted themfelves to the utmost, and rendered me most effential service. I feel alfo much indebted to the fpirited conduct of a detachment of feamen, under the direction of fir Home Popham and captain Godfrey of the navy, in the conduct of three gun-boats, each carrying one 12-pound carronade, which acted with confiderable effect on the Alkmaar canal; nor muft I omit expreffing my acknowledgments to the Ruffian major-generals Effen, Sedmoratzky, and Schutorff. I tranfmit herewith returns of the killed, wounded, and miffing. I am, fir, yours, Frederick. P. S. Not having yet received returns of the lofs fuftained by the Ruffian Ruffian troops, I can only observe, that I understand their lofs in killed, wounded, and miffing, amounts to near 1500 men. Head Quarters, Schagen Brug, September 20. Return of the killed, wounded, and miffing, of his Majesty's Forces under the Command of his Royal Highness the Duke of York, in the Action of the 19th of September. Total. lieutenant-colonel, 2 captains, 2 fubalterns, 1 ftaff, 2 fergeants, 109 rank and file, killed; lieutenant-colonels, 6 majors, 15 captains, 15 fubalterns, 20 fergeants, 2 drummers, 345 rank and file, wounded; 22 fergeants, 5 drummers, 463 rank and file, miffing. Return of Officers killed, wounded, missing, and taken Prisoners. Grenadier battalion of guards. lieutenant-colonel Morris and captain Gunthorp, killed; colonel Wynyard and captain Neville, wounded. 3d battalion of the 1ft guards. Lieutenant-colonel Cook, wounded; lieutenant-colonel Dawkins and captain Forbes, wounded and taken prisoners; captain Henry Wheatley, wounded; enfign D'Oyley, wounded, and taken prifoner. 1ft battallion of the Coldstream guards. Lieutenant-colonel Cunningham, wounded. 1ft battalion of the 17th foot.Major Grey, major Cockburne, captains Grace and Knight, wounded; lieutenant Wickham, miffing, fuppofed taken; lieutenant Willon and enfign Thomfon, wounded. 2d battalion of the 17th foot.Major Wood and lieutenant Saund ers, wounded. 1ft battalion of the 5th foot.ed; lieutenant Harris, wounded, Lieutenant-col. Stephenfon, woundfince dead, 1ft battalion of the 35th foot,Lieutenant-colonel Ofwald and major Hay, wounded; major Petit, wounded, and taken prifoner; captain Manary, enfigns Wilkinson, Deane, and Jones, wounded.. 1ft battalion of the 9th foot.Lieutenant Woodford and quartermafter Holles, killed; lieutenant Smith, wounded, and taken prifoner; lieutenants Grant and Rothwell, wounded. 2d battalion of the 9th foot.Captain Balfour, killed; lieutenantcolonel Crew, wounded; enfign French, wounded, and taken prifoner; enfign Butter, miffing. 56th regiment of foot.--Captains King and Gilman, and lieutenant Prater, wounded. N. B. Lieutenant Rowad, of the royal navy, wounded; 4 feamen, killed; 7 feamen, wounded. 350 rank and file of the 1ft bat talion of the 35th regiment cannot exactly be accounted for, from the nature of the action, and from the régiment being fent immediately to the Helder in charge of prifoners; but it is much feared that nearly 100 are killed, and the remainder wounded and missing. The 1 The Return of the Royal Artillery, received fince the general Return was clofed. Five gunners, 4 gunner-drivers, 3 additional gunners, killed. First lieutenant Eligie, wounded, and taken prifoner. Volunteer John Douglas,wounded. Eight gunners, 6 gunner-drivers, 4 additional gunners, wounded. Seven gunners, 9 gunner-drivers, miffing. (Signed) Alex. Hope, London Gazette Extraordinary, Downing-freet, October 7. Sir, the diftinguished valour of his majefty's and the Ruffian troops prevailed throughout; and the enemy, being entirely defeated, retired in the night from the pofitions which he occupied on the Lange Dyke, the Koe Dyke at Bergen, and upon the extenfive range of fand-hills be tween the latter place and Egmontop-Zee. The points where this well-fought battle, was principally contefted, were from the fea-fhore in front of Egmont, extending along the fandy defert or hills to the heights above Bergen, and it was sustained by the British columns, under the command of thofe highly-diftinguifhed officers general fir Ralph Abercrombie and lieutenant-general Dundas, whofe exertions, as well as the gallantry of the brave troops they led, cannot have been furpaffed by any former inftance of British valour. On the night of this memorable Head-quarters, Zuyper Sluys, op-Hoof, and Egmont-op-Zee. The enemy's forces, according to The inclemency of the weather which prevailed at the time of writing my last dispatch, and which, as I therein explained, alone vented me from putting the army in motion, having, in fome meafure, fubfided, and the neceflary previous arrangements having been made, the attack was commenced on the whole of the enemy's line on the morning of the 2d; and I have now the happinefs to inform you, that, after a fevere and obftinate action, which lafted from fix in the morning till the fame hour at night, General Daendels, who commanded the latter, is wounded. The French troops, who have been continually reinforcing themselves, and whofe lofs has been very great, were commanded by generals Brune, Vandamme, and Boutet. From the continuance of the action, and the obftinacy with which it was contefted, the victory has not been gained without ferious lofs. At prefent I am not in poffeffion of particular particular returns; but I have the fatisfaction to fay, that no officer of rank has fallen. The British army. has to regret major-general Moore's being wounded in two places, and the Ruffian army, major-general Emme's being alfo wounded; but I am happy to fay, that their wounds are not of a nature to lead me to apprehend that I fhall long be deprived of the affiftance of their abilities and gallantry. It is impoffible for me at this moment to do juftice to the merits of the other generals and officers of the allied army who diftinguished themselves, as I muft defer until to-morrow paying my tribute of praife to them, and to the troops generally, as well as giving the details of the battle of the 2d inftant. My attention is seriously engaged in making the arrangements which are neceffary for occupying a forward pofition in front of Beverwyck and Wyck-op-Zee, to which line the enemy has retreated. I entertain no doubt that the extent of country which will now be under the protection of the allied army, and rescued from French tyranny, will afford an opportunity to its loyal inhabitants of declaring themfelves. The town of Alkmaar, which is the feat of the ftates of North Holland, has opened its gates to our troops, and a confiderable number of the Dutch troops have come over to the prince of Orange's ftandard. In order that you may be in poffeffion of fuch information, as want of time will not at prefent allow me to detail, I charge my aid-du-camp, captain Fitzgerald, with this difpatch. He is entirely in my confidence, and I requeft leave to resommend him to his majesty as an officer of fuperior merit, and intelligence. I am, fir, yours, Frederick. Right hon. Henry Dundas, London Gazette Extraordinary, Downing-fireet. Dispatches, of which the following are Copies, were this Afternoon received from Field Marshal his Royal Highness the Duke of York, by the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, one of his Majefty's principal Secretaries of State. Head-quarters, Alkmaar, O&. 6. I difpatched my aid-du-camp, from from all these and other circumftances, to any movements being at tempted in them by a large body of infantry. Behind thefe fand-hills, and to the enemy's right, through the whole extent of North Holland, lies a wet and low country, every where interfected with dykes, canals, and ditches, which it rested with the enemy to occupy and firengthen in whatever manner and in whatever points he pleased, and thereby to prevent our making any fucceff ful attempts against his right. His centre was fupported by the town of Alkmaar, and water communication gave him, in every direction, the advantage of drawing from and profiting by the refources of the country. The delays, which the unufual feverity of the weather at this feafon, and the whole of our fituation, rendered inevitable, enabled him to improve his pofition by new works, which bore a formidable appearance, and threatened much refiftance. Under all circumftances, it was evident, that it was only by a great advantage gained on the enemy's left that we could drive him back, and force him to evacuate North Holland, thereby materially bettering our fituation, by opening the fphere of our refources and future exertions. The combined attacks were therefore made in four principal columns: the first on the right, under general fir Ralph Abercrombie, confifting of major-general D'Oyley's brigade, major-general Moore's ditto, majorgeneral earl of Cavan's ditto, colonel M'Donald's referve, nine fquadrons of light dragoons, commanded by colonel lord Paget, and one troop of horfe artillery, marched by the fea-beach against Egmont-op-Zee, The with a view to turn the enemy's left flank. Of the fecond, confifting of Ruffian troops, commanded by major-general D'Effen, the greater proportion marched by the Slaper Dyke, through the villages of Groete and Schorel upon Bergen, by the road which all the way fkirts the foot of the fand-hills of Camperdown, about 300 feet high, prefenting a steep face to the country, much wooded, but from their fummit more gradually floping towards the fea. Part of this column, under major-general Sedmoratzky, debouched from the Zuyper Sluys, and were deftined to cover the left flank of the remainder of the Ruffian troops moving under the fand-hills, to co-operate with the brigade under major-general Burrard in the attack of Schoreldam, and to combine their attack upon Bergen with the troops upon their right. third column, under the command of lieutenant-general Dundas, con. fifted of major-general earl Chatham's brigade, major-general Coote's ditto, major-general Burrard's ditto, and one fquadron of the 11th light dragoons. Major-general Coote's brigade was ordered to follow the advanced guard of fir Ralph Abercrombie's column from Petten, to turn to the left at the village of Campe, and proceeding under the hills, to take the Slaper Dyke in reserve, and clear the road to Groete and the heights above it, for that part. of the Ruffian column which marched by the Slaper Dyke, whofe right major-general Coote was to cover, during its progrefs towards Bergen, by detaching the required number of troops into the fand-hills. Majorgeneral lord Chatham's brigade was to follow that part of the Ruffian column |