was with the
left to the high hill near Offendorf, and their right to Warbourg,
into which place they had flung Fischer's corps. The hereditary prince
immediately attacked the enemy's flank, and, after a very sharp dispute,
obliged them to give way, and, by a continual fire, kept forcing them
to fall back upon Warbourg. The army was at this time marching with the
greatest diligence to attack the enemy in front, but the infantry could
not get up in time: general Waldegrave, at the head of the British,
pressed their march as much as possible: no troops could show more
eagerness to get up than they showed. Many of the men, from the heat of
the weather, and overstraining themselves to get on through morassy and
very difficult ground, suddenly dropped down on their march.

General Mostyn, who was at the head of the British cavalry that was
formed on the right of our infantry on the other side of a large wood,
upon receiving the duke's orders to come up with the cavalry as fast as
possible, made so much expedition, bringing them up at full trot, though
the distance was near five miles, that the British cavalry had the
happiness to arrive in time to share the glory of the day, having
successfully charged several times both the enemy's cavalry and
infantry.

I should do injustice to the general officers, to every officer and
private man of the cavalry, if I did not beg your lordship would assure
his majesty that nothing could exceed their gallant behaviour on that
occasion.

Captain Philips made so much expedition with his cannon, as to have an
opportunity, by a severe cannonade, to oblige those who had passed the
Dymel, and were formed on the other side, to retire with the utmost
precipitation.

I received his serene highness's orders yesterday, in the evening,
to pass the river after them, with twelve British battalions and ten
squadrons, and am now encamped upon the heights of Wilda, about four
miles from Warbourg, on the heights of which their grand army is
encamped.

M. de Muy is now retiring from the heights of Volk-Missen, where he lay
under arms last night, towards Wolfshagen. I cannot give your lordship
any account of the loss on either side. Captain Faucitt, whom I send off
with this, shall get all the intelligence he can upon this head before
he sets off. I am, &c,

GRANBY.

Saturday morning,
six o'clock.

P.S.--As I had not an opportunity of sending off captain Faucitt so soon
as I intended, I opened m