Sept 3 1793 Letter Sir James Murray - Cumberland and Westmorland Newspaper Transcriptions

Sept 3 1793 Letter Sir James Murray

From the LONDON GAZETTE.

Whitehall, Aug. 24.
[Extract of a Letter from SIR JAMES MURRAY, Adjutant General to the Forces
under the command of His Royal Highness the DUKE OF YORK, to Mr. Secretary
DUNDAS, dated Ypres, Aug. 20, 1793.]

Field Marshall FREYTAG halted last night at Vlackmerinhue; his advanced
guard at Poperinghen. He marched this evening with the intention of passing
the Yser at day break, and attacking the enemy's post at Rexpode and
Hondshotte. The former is said to consist of about 800 men. The Field
Marshal has communicated to his Royal Highness the disposition which he has
made for this purpose, and they offer every prospect of success.

POSTCRIPT, dated Furnes, Aug. 21, 1793.

As the army was approaching Ostend, I kept my letter till this day, in hopes
of being able to give some account of Marshal FREYTAG's operations. His
Royal Highness has just received information, that he has defeated the enemy
at Oost Capelle, Revnode, and Hondschoot. He has taken eleven pieces of
cannon and 200 prisoners, and killed about the same number of men. The
pursuit was continued to within a small distance of Bergues.

There are on our side about forty killed and wounded.

[ The Gazette contains a proclamation continuing the bounty to seamen, and
the reward for the discovery of such as refuse to serve, till the 1st of
October; also an order of Council for allowing the exportation of iron to
countries in amity with Great Britain, under the customary restrictions. ]

The average price of sugar, from the returns made in the week ending August
21, 1793, is 59s. 4-1/2d. per hundred weight.