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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.St. Petehsbuugh, Aug. 6.UR Court Gazette contains the following*lt;f Vice-Adttoiral Senewin, the Commandant of oar squadron in the Adriatic, has transmitted a^ispatch, dated J the substance:“ After I had learned, on the 22(1 of May, thatthe French had passed over the Turkish territory into the Republic of Ragusa, and taken possession of that city, I sailed on the same day, with theships Selafael and St. Peter, from Trieste, to the Bocca di Cattaro, and ordered the frigates Venus afid Awtroil to take the vessels underwere ready to sail. I also ordered Capt. Baillie Jto leave his station at Curzolo, and to follow mewith the vessels under his command. On the 27thI arrived before the Cattaro, where I found Vice-Admiral Sorokin, with the ships Parcskemesa andHelena ; the ship Urzyl was by his orders stationedV* a _ _ _ m —in the port of Old Ragusa, where I also arrived with the Selafaefon the 29th. Here I learned fromthe Metropolitan of the Montenegrins, that as the French seemed disposed to proceed from Ragusa tothe Cattaro, two companies of the Witchskishen regiment of musketeers, led by the Metropolitan inperson, had joined, and were advancing to meet theenemy. The French, in conjunction with the Ra-gusans, fell upon the advanced guard of the Montenegrins, about five wersts from Old Ragusa; and abattle ensued. Major Swagin immediately tookpart with the latter, and the enemy was defeatedand driven back to Old Ragusa. On our side oneYager and nine Montenegrins were killed. SevenMontenegrins were wounded, and five soldiers of theRegulars. About 200 of the French and Ragusanswere killed ; and a French Officer, who threw himself into the sea, was drowned.iC On the 22d Majorreinforce 1, and the French left Ragusa, which ourtroops immediately occupied, On the 23d and 25ththe inhabitants cf the coast and the Montenegrins,supported by the regular troops, had two skirmishes with the French and the Ragusans^ when one Montenegrin was killed and twelve wounded.—The enemy lost six Officers and eighty privates ; a pair of colours, a drum, and about 150 muskets, were alsotaken from them. After this, the enemy threw up several works, and never shewed themselves beyond them.£6MetropolMontenegrins upon the attack of New Ragusa, orotherwise to occupy every channel by which theenemy might receive provisions or reinforcements,and with this view to enclose the place on all sides, the Montenegrins and the inhabitants of the coastmarched on the 3d of Jof the Metropolitan, supported by a corps of regulars“ As the enemy had about 3000 men at this post,to which several hundreds of well-armed Ragusanswere added, who are very good marksmen; and as,besides these, he was in momentary expectation of a reinforcement, he seemed to be under no apprehensions of an attack. We, on the other hand,had 12b0 regulars and about 2000 Montenegrins ;but notwithstanding this inequality of numbers,and the snength of the enemy’s position, it was determined to make Ourselves masters of the heightsas[Here fc-Uows a description of several conflicts, in j s] which the F:ench (display ed much courage ; and the di Admital adds,]“ The French always halted in their third position, and augmented their force from their third lit e. Our troops threw themselves upon the enemy's front with great impetuosity, and at length drove thnn our of the third position. Driven to despe-rati the enemy at length wished to attack in their turn ; but being taken in flank by Major Jesersky’s column, their design was entirely frustrated. After this -hey collected -.heir whole force behind theirfourth position, upon the hills that command Ragusa, with the intention of acting upon the defensive ; but they were even driven from this, afterthey had defended themselves scarcely ten minutes. This occurred just at the dusk of the evening, andthe enemy recreated in disorder to the fortresswhich our troops, notwithstanding they were in therear of the hills, were not able to prevent, in consequence of the darkness of the night. At thisinstant also the enemy received a reinforcement fromOld Ragusa. This last affair lasted from two o’clock in the afternoon till eight at night. Gnour .side, one Ensign and nine privates were killed, and about thirty were wounded and missing. The Montenegrins lost thirty-eight men. The French losttheir General, Lagogue, twelve Officers, and about*00 privates; they had about 100 wounded, whomthey carried with them into the place. We tooktwenty-three prisoners, and th^i from the enemy, of different calibre.“ In this manner was Ragusa enclosed by thetroops on shore and the vessels in the port. Wehave erected two batteries upon the heights m our possession, which have been supplied with cannon from the ships; and they are already brought to bear upon the fortress. Vice-Admiral Senewin does justice to the heroism and the prudent dispositionsWasewyskiOfficers. Th* first, by hisexertions at the head of his column, three timesobliged the enemy to fly, and as often defeated their intentions by his skilful manoeuvres ; he also madehimself master of two pieces of cannon, and usedthem against the enemy.”
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London St James Chronicle or British Evening Post
London, Middlesex, GB
Tue, Sep 02, 1806
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