The enemy made the following difpofition of their army:

General Lanufle was on their left, with four demi-brigades of infantry, and a confiderable body of cavalry, commanded by Gen. Roize; General Friant and Rampon were in the centre, with five demi-brigades; Gen. Regnier on the right, with two derai-brigades and two regiments of cavalry; General D'Eftain commanded the advanced guard, con,fifting of one demi-brigade, fome light troops, and a detachment of cavalry.

The action commenced about an hour before day light, by a falfe attack on our left, which was under Major-Gen. Craddock's command, where they were foon repulfed. The most vigorous efforts of the enemy were however directed against our right, which they ufed every pollible exertion to turn. The attack on that point was begun with the greateft impetuofity by the French infantry, fuftained by a ftrong body of cavalry, who charged in column. They were received by our troops with equal ardour, and the utmoft fteadiness and difcipline. The contest was unufually obftinate; the enemy were twice repulfed, and their cavalry were repeatedly mixed with our infantry. They at length retired, leaving a prodigious number of dead and wounded on the field.

While this was paffing on the right, they attempted to penetrate on our centre with a column of infantry, who were alfo repulfed, and obliged to retreat with lofs. The French during the whole of the action refufed their right. They puthed forward, however, a corps of light troops, fupported by a body of inFantry and cavalry to keep our left in check, which certainly was, at that time, the weakest part of our line.

We have taken about two hundred prifoners (not wounded;) but it was impoflible to purfue our victory, on account of our inferiority in cavalry, and because the French had lined the oppofite hills with cannon, under which they retired. We alfo have fuffered confiderably; few more fevere actions have ever been fought, confidering the numbers engaged on both fides. We have fuftained an irreparable lofs in the perfon of our never fulliciently to be lamented Commander in Chief, Sir Ralph Abercromby, who was mortally wounded in the action, and died on the 28th of March, I believe he was wounded ear

ly, but he concealed his fituation from thofe about him, and continued in the field, giving his orders with that coolnefs and perfpicuity, which had ever marked his character, till long after the action was over, when he fainted thro' weakness and lofs of blood.-Were it permitted for a foldier to regret any one who has fallen in the fervice of his country, I might be excufed for lamenting him, more than any other perfon; but it is fome confolation to thofe who tenderly loved him, that as his life was Honourable, fo was his death Glorious.

His memory will be recorded in the annals of his country-will be facred to every British Soldier, and embalmed in the recollection of a grateful pofterity.

It is impoffible for me to do juftice to the zeal of the officers and to the gallantry of the foldiers of this army. The referve, against whom the principal attack of the enemy was directed, conducted themselves with unexampled spirit. They refifted the impetuofity of the French infantry, and repulfed several charges of cavalry. Major General Moore was wounded at their head, though not dangerously. I regret, however, the temporary abfence from the army of this highly valuable and meritorious officer, whofe counfel and cooperation would be fo highly neceflary to me at this moment. Brigadier-Gen. Oakes was wounded nearly at the fame time, and the army has been deprived of the fervice of an excellent officer. The 28th and 42d regiments acted in the moft diftinguifhed and brilliant manner.-Colonel Paget, an officer of great promife, was wounded at the head of the former regiment; he has fince, though not quite recovered, returned to his duty.

Brigadier-Gen. Stuart and the Foreign Brigade, fupported the referve with much promptnefs and fpirit: indeed, it is but juftice to his corps to fay, that they have, on all occafions, endeavoured to emulate the zeal and fpirit exhibited by the British troops, and have perfectly fucceeded. Major-Gen. Ludlow deferves much approbation for his conduct when the centre of the army was attacked; under his guidance the Guards conducted themfelves in the moft cool, intrepid, and foldier-like manner; they received very effectual fupport by a movement of the right of General Coote's Brigade. Brigadier

General

General Hope was wounded in the hand; the army has been deprived of the fervice of a most active, zealous, and judicious officer.

The lofs of the enemy has been great; it is calculated at upwards of Three Thousand killed, wounded, and taken prifoners. Gen. Roize, who commanded the cavalry, which fuffered confiderably, was killed in the field.-Generals Lanuffe and Bodet are fince dead of their wounds. I have been informed that feveral other General Officers, whofe names I do not know, have been either killed or wounded.

I cannot conclude this letter without, folemnly affuring you, that, in the ardu ous conteft in which we are at present engaged, his Majefty's troops in Egypt have faithfully difcharged their duty to their country, and nobly upheld the

fame of the British Name and Nation.

I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) 7. H. Hutchinfon. Killed, wounded, and miffing, on the aft March, 1801.

Total.-10 officers, 9 ferjeants, 224 rank and file, 2 horfes killed; 60 officers, 48 ferjeants, 3 drummers, 1082 rank and file, 3 horses wounded; officers, 1 ferjeant, 28 rank and 'file milling.

Admiralty-Office, May 15. Lieutenant Corbett, late of the Fulminante cutter, arrived this morning from the coaft of Egypt, with a dilpatch from Admiral Lord Keith, Commander in Chief of his Majefty's fhips and Veffels in the Mediterranean, to Evan Nepean, Efq. Secretary of the Admiralty dated on board his Majefty's fhip Foudroyant, in the Bay of Aboukir, 1ft April, 1801, of which the following is a Copy:

SIR,

Aboukir Bay, April, 1. 1801. I have very great concern in acquainting you, that in a defperate attack made upon our lines by the French army on the morning of the 21ft ult. my gallant and refpectable Colleague, General Sir Ralph Abercromby, unfortunately received a wound, of which he died on board this fhip on the 28th. It is unneceflary to fay how much this calamity has been regretted by the army and by the fleet. Their Lordfhips will obferve that the enemy were repulfed with very great lofs. I inclofe, for their

information, a copy of Sir Sidney Smith's report of that fuftained by the detachment of feamen ferving under his orders; and have the pleasure of adding that his own wound has not been fo material as to deprive me of his fervices. The marines were not engaged, having beeg, previously to the action, appointed to the duty of Aboukir Castle, and its vicinity.

I have the honour to be, &c.

Keith.

Admiral Totty's Squadron is arrived in the Road of Copenhagen.

A letter from Carlierona, of the 4th May, fhews that the beft understanding prevailed between the Court of Sweden and the British Admiral.

OPENING OF THE ELBE.

lative to the Free Navigation of the The following are the conditions reElbe, propofed in a letter from Sir Jas.

Crawford to Prince Charles of Heffe Caffel, in a letter dated Hamburgh, May 7, 181, and fully affented to by the Prince, in his anfwer of the fame date :

1. The Neutrality of the Elbe fhall be completely restored from this day, and free entrance fhall be granted to every fhip, whatever flag it may bear. In the unfortunate cafe of a renewal of hoftilities between England and Denmark, no fhips in the Elbe, or which may arrive in confequence of this Convertion, fhall be subject to embargo or moleftation.

2. All British goods or property which from this day fall arrive in the Elbe,

fhall be free in every cafe from all fequeftration or fearch.

3. Should the Court of Copenhagen with to recede from this Convention, fix weeks notice fhall be given; and this Convention fhall be in force during

thefe fix weeks.

On the other part, I engage that the Danith fhips from the harbours of the Elbe bound to Greenland or Norway, fhall be provided with the neceffary pailes for them to proceed on their voyage, and return without in any manner being detained or molefted by the Britilh.

RUSSIA.

St Peterburgh, April 20.

On the 13th inft. the Senate was honoured with the prefence of his Imperial Majefty. Several Ukafes have been publifhed: 1. Confirming the Rights of the Nobility. 2. Re-eftablishing the Regulations of Catharine the Great, for the encouragement of commerce and induftry, and confirming the City Char3. An Act of Indemnity. 4. A bolishing the Chancery of Inquifition. 5. Repealing the Prohibition of the Exportation of Commodities, and providing Indemnifications for thofe who had fuf fered by it.

ter.

From the LONDON Papers. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, May 7. The KING, v. the Rev. A. BEEVOR. The Defendant, the Rev. Auguftus Beevor, was brought into Court to receive its judgment, for fending a challenge to Major Payne.

Mr Justice Grofe" Auguftus Beevor, you are here to receive the Judgment of the Court on a conviction, upon an information, charging you with having written different letters with intent to provoke Edward Dawes Payne to fight a duel. You have been guilty of a violation of the law in a manner difgraceful to you as a member of fociety, and moft difgraceful to you as a Minif. ter of Religion. The fituation of the profecutor, who held a military character, and your publicly affronting him in the ftreets of Norwich, are but fo many circumftances of aggravation. We find cool deliberation, and perfevering malice, in the breaft of one whofe peculiar duty it was to preach peace to others; we find you ftriving to provoke a man to commit the horrible crime of murder,

and endeavouring to perpetrate the same foul offence yourlelf. How you can reconcile this to the mild precepts of the Gofpel, which enjoins forgiveness of injuries, and teaches him whofe cheek is mote to turn the other fide. is a fubject for your own confideration, but it is far from being confonant to the character of a chriftian. From the profecutor you have received a leffon of forbearance, which, it is to be hoped, you will in future practise. Aware that, had you fucceeded, your life would have heen forfeited to the law, the profecutor prudently declined your challenge, and by fo doing may have poflibly saved you from the infamy attendant on the commiflion of murder, or have fpared your law. We are forry to obferve, that life from becoming a juft facrifice to the your crime is one which is increafing in this country, and that this is the fecond in ftance of its having been committed by one of your facred Function. This is the more to be lamented, when it is confidered how fuch an offence degrades thofe by whom they are entitled to be the Minifters of Religion, in the eyes of regarded with respect. If men will not profit by the punishment of others, they muft fubmit to be made the objects of punishment themselves. The Court, taking all the circumftances of your cafe into confideration, order and adjudge that you pay a fine to the King of ten marks; that you be imprisoned in the prifon of this Court for the space of three weeks; that you give fecurity for your good behaviour for three years, yourfelf in 500l. and two fureties in 2501. each; and that you be further imprifoned until fuch fine is paid, and fuch fecurity entered into.

The Defendant was immediately conveyed to the King's Bench prifon.

Lord Nelfon, fecond in command in the Baltic expedition, is created a Vifcount; and Admiral Graves, who was the third, a Knight of the Bath.-Refpecting the honours referved for Sir Hyde Parker, late Commander in Chief in this expedition, we have not yet received any information.

A misunderstanding exifts between Sir Hyde Parker and the Firit Lord of the Admiralty, which, it is fuppofed, will lead to a ferious inquiry.

John Wentworth Holland, Firft Lieutenant of the Phoebe frigate, is promot

ed

agreed to tranflate the Rev. John Dick, at Slateford to be colleague to the Rev. Alex. Pirie, minifter of the Affociate Congregation, Shuttle-ftreet, Glasgow, on an harmonious call from that congregation.

May 1. The boiling house at Carmyle Field, was broke into by William Fogo, and James Spiers, two notorious offenders, who have at three different times carried off goods from the fame place fince the beginning of February. Spiers, who had been formerly manager of the field, was the firft who entered the boil. ing house, and was immediately fhot, and mortally wounded by the owner, who, from the determination of discovery, had been induced to watch for fome weeks paft. The unfortunate man lived but a few hours after, and made a full confeffion before feveral witneffes, that he had been in the practice for eight years paft, of robbing not only this, but feveral other fields in the neighbourhood of Glasgow. Upon report of the gun, Fogo made his escape, and has not been heard of fince.

12. The Right Hon. Lord Chief Baron Montgomery took leave of the Court of Exchequer in a very affecting fpeech. The attachment and refpect which this venerable judge, after a fervice of twenty-fix years, carries with him into his retirement, are fuch as the length of that fervice, and the highly meritorious manner in which he exercifed his office, deferved. Integrity, attention, impartiality, and candour, were the virtues which he eminently poffeffed as a judge; while, as a man, he is not lefs endeared by the uncommon fweetness of his difpofition and manners, and by the mildnefs and benevolence which he, on every occafion, fhewed in the Court in which he fo long and fo honourably prefided.

COURT OF SESSION.

May 13. The Court of Seffion gave judgment in a caufe of general intereft. William Dunn, merchant in Aberdeen, and others, managers of the Burgher Seceder meeting-house in Aberdeen, members of the congregation and contributors, brought an action before the Sheriff of Aberdeenshire, against the Rev. Mr William Brunton, minifter of that Burgher Congregation, for removing him from the manfe and meeting-houfe, and for having it found that the purfuers were intitled to the fole poffeffion and Ed. Mag. April 1801.

difpofal of these heritable fubjects. The purfuers denominated themfelves OldLight Men, who were for adhering to the doctrines of the Seceffion as they ftood; and the Rev. M Brunton approved of the new declaration or preamable, which the Affociate Synod of the Burgher Seceffion had prefixed to the formula of Burgher Seceders. The Sheriff pronounced an interlocutor, finding, "That as in this cafe, the defender (Mr Brunton) has not denied that the purfuers (the managers,) and those who concur with them, are a majority of the congregation, and has not afferted that they are oppofed by a majority of the contributors to, or of the heirs of the contributors to the expence of erecting the houfes in queftion, and has not brought fufficient evidence to fhew that the call in his favour imported a right in him to the poffeffion of faid houfes for life, or until removed by the judicatories of the Burgher Seceders, the purfuers have a right to pursue and infift in the conjoined proceffes now depending; therefore, fuftains faid libel, and decerns against the defender, in terms of the original petition prefented for the purfuers, and alfo of the libel of removing at their inftance, but finds no expences due."

Againft the judgment of the Sheriff, Mr Brunton prefented a bill of advocation; and the cause being taken to report by the Lord Ordinary, very full informations were given in for both parties. The court, after confidering the cause in a very deliberate manner, Affirmed the judgment of the Sheriff, removing Mr Brunton from the meetinghouse and manfe, and finding the managers and other fuers, who were a great majority of the contributors and congregation, intitled to the poffeflion and difpofal of these heritable fubjects as their property.

Counfel for Mr Brunton, the Hon. Henry Erfkine, and Mr George Joseph Bell; agent Mr John Peat.-Counfel for the purfuers, Mr Solicitor General, Mr Archibald Campbell, and Mr Arch. Campbell, junior; Agent, Mr Robert Sym, W. S.

15. The Court determined a queftion between the Incorporation of Mary's Chapel, Purfuers, and the Incorporation of Wrights and Masons of South Leith, Defenders. The amount of the action was to have it declared, that the Members of Mary's Chapel have a right to

work

ΙΟ