At the cele-brated battle of Jemappes, where Dumouriez attacked and defeated the Austrians who under Clairfayt were entrenched on the heights around the city of Mons, Oswald commanded a battery of four twenty-four pounders, and in the open field cannonaded three redoubts for the space of five successive hours. His contribution toward this victory gained him a high rank for skill and courage in the estimation of the French officers. Three weeks subsequently he distinguished him-self in another action near the city of Siege. Upon this occa-sion the French vanguard commanded by Dumouriez in per- son, overtook and attacked the rear of the retreating Aus-trians under General Staray; at the village of Varoux. The engagement continued during the whole day. In the course of the evening the Imperialists crossed the Meuse and united themselves to their main body; and on the morning of the following day, the republicans entered Liege amidst the acclamations of the people. When Oswald first joined the Conventional forces, they were much embarrassed by the superiority of the Allied cavalry. In order to counteract this deficiency, he strongly urged the revolutionary officers, to bring into the field an unusual quantity of artillery. His advice is said to have found favor with the public authorities, and to have been a chief cause of their subsequent successes. In the year 1795, this abled and intrepid man died at New York of the yellow fever and was buried in St. Paul's church-yard. Arnold's characteristics as a commander never appeared more striking than during the concluding operations of the expedition. Spurring from one corps to another, he ad-dressed the volunteers and militia men. Appealing in a few