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1- • .. • • ■ l• I ■ 1.. ff FORM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. ' FOREIGN OFFICE, MARCH I. Dispatches, of which the following are - copies net extracts, have been this day received from Lieutenallit General the Honourable Sir CHARLES WiLLiAbri 6Txweer, K. B. and the Right Honourable Lord BURGHERSH. DISPATCH FROM THE HON. lilt C. W. STEWAR f, K. R. DATED CHATILLON-SUR-SEINE, MARCH 2. My L ORD -4 have the honour to transmit to your Lordship five Reports which I have received from Co,lonel Lowe, detailing the operations of Marshal Blucher's army up to the 28th February. I am, with great truth and regard, my Lord, &c. - (Signed) CHARLES STEWART, Lieut.-Gen. o Viscount Castlereagh, &c, &c. MILITARY REPORT FROM COLONEL LOWE, DATED HEAD QUARTERS, ARMY OF SILESIA, ARCIS-SUR•AUBE, FE- R 20, 1814.. s .• Sltk This army, in consequence of information from the grand army, changed its direction of march from £hat mentioned in my report of the 18th inst.— The whole of it united and bivouacked last night at the village of Sommesous. It rests this day at Arcis snr-Aube, and will probably move to-morrow to lery, where it may form the right wing of the grand arm.y, supposed. to bi now assembled at or inear•Troy es. • • Geherai Gneisenatiproceeds this day to Troyes to concert operations with the grand army. hive the honou to be, &c. - , (Signed H. Lowe, Colonel. Lieut.-General the Hon. it Charles Stewart, K. B. ~SILITARY REPORT PROM COLONEL LOWE, DATED HEAD. QUARTERS, ARMY OF SILESIA, 22D FEBRUARY, 1814, • DRAUSS, ST. BASLE, 8, Siß—Thi; army effected its march upon Mery yesterday. The town was already occupied by Ge steral Count Witgenstein, who had reconnoitred the enemy to be in some force opposite to him between Charres and Merigny. On Field-Marshal Blucher's arrival, his corps was withdrawn, and early this mining took the direction of Chandrigny. The posts he left in front of the town had scarcely been relieved by this army, at about eight o'clock in the morning, before the enemy commenced an attack.— It not b&aig the immediate object to carry on any operation on the left bank of the river, arrangements were instantly made for burning the bridge over the Seine, that divides the town in two parts, and for de fending that on this side of the river. Field-Marshal Blucher was himself superintendin g ; the disposition; fcr this effect, when it was observed that the town; whether from accident or design, was on fire in three 'places. - The wind blew violently, and it became im , .possible to get the flame's under. The project there lore Of 'defending the town by any consiJerable body afialanrry could not be executed. A few tirailleurs tinge all that could be employed. The enemy, who bad• no obstacle on his side the river, advanced ra 'pidly. The bridge•vras'set fire to, but only one side of it was consumed. From about nine o'clock till - two • constant tiraillade en - sued, but the flarnes be , cause so general that no more.support could be sent . to the small party that had defended the town, and enemy was enabled to effect his passage across .. tltc remaining part of the bridge. NVhilst this was passing in the town, Field-Marshal Blucher drew up his .artny in two lines, in a vast plain on this side the Lint-, having his cavalry in rots:rye, -and was thus ..prepared to have taken every advantage of the ene --ony, had he attempted to push any force across the river. The view of this preparation, however, inti midated him. The enemy had pushed over three battalions, and , emending them along the lett bank of the river, began a very sharp fire, with the apparent design •to cover the further advance of troops froth the river, when Jse - was himself :atacked, driven back into the town; and compelled to recross the broken bridge, leaving se veral prisoners and wounded' in our possession : and at sun-set each army remained at their respective sides of the town. ' Tne reports of the prisoners state the corps opposed to have been the 7th and 9th, under the command of Marshal Qudinot, besides a very large body of ca valry. 'Between two and three o'clock in the after poem, whilst Field Marshal Blucher was reconnoitring the enemy's position in the town, he was struck with . , a musket ball in the leg. It passed through his boot , l but most fortunately did him no material injury. Co lonel Valentine, of the staff, was wounded at the same moment. -Prince Schubatoff, jun. General of Cos sacks, was also wounded during the day. The loss, however, was in general unimportant—about 220 killed and wounded. Field Marshal Blucher has bivouacked this night with his army in the position taken up during the morning.--1 have the honour to be, dec. (Signed) H. LOWE, Colonel. lieutenant-General the Hon. sir C. Stewart, K.B. P.S. Feb. 29, 9 A.M.—The enemy still remains on the opposite side of the river, but apparently in no great force. The bridge over the Seine has been com pletely destroyed by the troops on our side,. H. Lows, Colonel 7411-ITAUT REPORT PROM COLONEL LOWE, DATED if EAD• QUARTERS, ARMY O 1 SILESIA. Drama St. Baste, Feb. 23, 3 o'Clock, P.M. 51R.. , --The enemy has been observed during the greater part of this day marching cavalry, infantry, irtillery, and baggage, towards Troyes—his force ' supposed about ten thousand men, of which four or five thousand are cavalry, and a considerable quart: tit) , of artillery, By a letter received from a partizan officer at Mo. rains, dated yesterday, it appears that General Na riskchin, of General Winzingerode's corps, occupies lf.pernay, and has had parties at Dormans. The same letter says, that, General Woronzoff's corps was expected to arrive at Rheims on that day os tha next, and that General Bulow's was expected to be near, Sojssons was reoccupied by the enemy on General Winzingerode'a leaving it, The enemy has likewise, as the officer writes, a corps at Chateau 'Merry, to watch General Winyingerode. Seoanne is also occupied by the enemy. - The Prussian corps of Lutzow is at Conaturay, and Was to advance to Verve Champenoise. I have the honour to be, ificc. (Sinned) H. Lowz, Colonel. 1 4. 1 1 1, 06411 the Itog. hie cbo r i cs steivirt, . . lindiTAlT REPORT PROM COLONEL LOWE, DATED HEAD. QUARTARS, ARMY OrSILESIA, ANGLURE, FEBRUARY 24, 8 P. M. SIR-.-riad Marshal Blucher threw three pontoon bridges across the Aube this morning near Betide maw, and crossed the whole of his army, having marched it during the night, without being perceived by the enemy, from opposite Mery. It bivouacks this night at and in the vicinity of this town, and will probably move to-morrow morning towards Se zanne. Reports have been received that the enemy has shewn himself in force, conjectured about ten thousand men, under Marshal Marmont, marching from Sezanne towards Chalons, and the above move ment is calculated thereupon. I have the honour to be, Scc. (Signed) H. LOWE, Colonel. Lieutenant General the Honourable Sir Charles Stewart, K. B. MILITARY REPORT FROM COLONEL LOWE, DATED HEAD QUARTERS, ARMY OF SILESIA, FERTE SOUS JOUARII4 LSFI' BANK OF THE MARNE, FEB. 27. Si —A line I addressed to you on the afternoon of the 25th will have informed you of the retreat of Mar shal Marmont from &e zanne, and of this army being in pursuit of him, wit h the intention of following him on the next day to Ferte Gauchtr. On arrival at Ferte Gaudier, Field Marshal Blucher learnt that the I enemy had taken the direction of Rebais, to which place he followed him, ana halted for the night.— Marshal Marmont had continued his route to Ferte Sous Jouarre ; the peasantry represented him to be flying in disorder, and his troops seeking shelter in the woods. At Rebais, however, it was learnt that Mar shal Mortier, with the Young Guard, had marched from Chateau Thierry, where he had been some time in observation of General Winzingerode, to effect a junction with Marshal Marmont, their joint force amounting to somewhat between 16 and 20,000 men. To pass the Marne, therefore, in presence of such a force, with the probability that Bonaparte, hearing of the niarch of the army of Silesia in this direction, would cJetach a force to the rear of it, became an ope ration or great delicacy. The following disposition was made :—the corps of General Baron Sacken and General Count Langeron were directed to march on Coulomiers and Chailly, and to pursue their route this morning towards Meaux. The corps of General D'Yorck and General Kleist, after halting for the night at, and in the vicinity of Rebais, were ordered to march this morning to Ferte Sous Jouarre. Ge neral Korf, with a reserve of three thousand cavalry formed the• rear guard at Ferte Gaudier. The de monstration towards Meaux had all the effect desired. The two French Marshals, who had united their force at Ferte Sous Jouarre, precipitately abandoned the town, leaving the river in front of it open to the esta blishment of pontoon bridges in every direction. Some gagers got over in small boats, and took possession of the town. Had the enemy made his stand in this point, • Meaux, or Tripoit in the vicinity of it, would have been that where the passage would have been effected, this army, by its dispositiens, having been equally prepared for either. Two pontoon bridges have been thrown over the river, and the army is already a cheval on it. The dispositions for to-morrow will result from the reports received during the uiht. in the mean time in formation'has been received of General Winzingerode and General Bulow having been about to form a junction, and it is supposed they are both now near Soissons. General Winzingerode had detached two thousand y to Arcis.sur-Aube. The advanced guard of General Baron Sacken's corps has occupied the suburbs,of Meaux, on the left hank of the river, the enemy, it is reported, has aban doned the opposite side of the river to Triport, where General Baron Sacken has at present his head-quar ters. Strong cavalry reconnoissances are made on every point to the rear.-4 have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) H. Lowe, Colonel. Lieutenant-General the Hon. Sir C. Stewart, KB. MILITARY REPORT PROM COLONEL LOWE, DATED HEAD QUARTERS OF THE ARMY OF SILESIA, PERTE--O)CS- JOUARRIL, RIGHT BANK OF THZ &IA RN E, vEn. 28. Stu—The passage of the Marne has been accnrn plisheii without any obstacle or difficulty ; at le.i , t the greAter part of the trocips are already on this side of the river, with the facility of communicating un the other, if thought st. General Winzingerode was, by the last accounts, at Rheims he had sent forward a corps to Chateau- Thierry, which place is now occupied by the Allies. General Kleist is at Legg4ur-Ourq.—l have the ho nour to be, &c. (Signed) H. Lowe, Colonel. Lieutenant-General the Hon. Sir C. Stewart, K. B. EXTRACT OP A DISPATCH FROM LORD BURGEtEItsII TO VISCOUNT CASTLEREAGH, DATED TROYE.i, FEB. 21. Since I had the honour of addressing your Lord ship, General Wittgenstein has quitted the position of Nogent and Pont-sur-Seine. The enemy, profiting by the abandonment of these places, has advanced, his corps to St. Hilaire, where he was in position during this day. Trainel has also been occupied by him. In consequence of these movements, Prince Sch war zenberg has ordered.a reconnoissance to be made to morrow by the whole of the cavalry of his army, as sisted by the cavalry of Marshal Blucher. These corps will be directed towards the points of. Tuttle', Hilaire, and Nogent. Marshal Blucher having arrived at Mery, the' movement of the cavalry belonging to his army will be along the great road from that place towards Nogent. Information has been this day received, that the French army assembled near Lyons has commenced offensive operations. The troops of which it is com posed are under the orders of Marshal Augereau, and amount to about 25,000 men; they have already advanced to Mason and Bourg. Prince Schwartzenberg has determined to send the corps of General Bianchi to oppose this army. The different corps of Austrians already in the neighbour. hood of Dijon, will be placed under the orders of General Bianchi. The first corps of reserve, under the Prince of Hesse, already is advance of Basle, will be added to this army. CaLambe, February 28. 1814. MY Loan—Prince Sclswartsenberg has this day de termined to move the corps of Generals Wrede and 'Wittgenstein to-morrow upon the road to Vandceu- Imes, and the corps of the Prince Ropl of Wurtem berg and General Giplay; upon the road between par-sur•Seine and Chatillon. The peal' mowed evenioF upon Bar-56r 'Aube, and occupied that town, General Wrede retir ing from it upon the enemy's approach. General Wredeacceived afterwards Prince Sch wart zenberg's order to retake the place. lam happy to state that this was effected without loss on the part of the Bavarians. The enemy was driven from the town at the point of thebayonet s and with considerable loss. The Russian guards and reserves have already ar rived near Langres. The corns of Prince Maurice Lichtengtein has moved to Dijon, where it will be joined to the corps of General Bianchi.—l have the honour to be, &c. BURGHERS'', Lieut. Col. 63d Regt. P.S. The corps of General Wrede is this day at Bar-sur-Aube. The corps of General Wittgenstein in front of Colombe. General Giulay is at Arcem-, barois. The corps of the Pripet Koyal of Wurttm berg at Montsaons. BURGH PRSII. DISPATCH FROM LORD BURGHERSH, DATED Il UGH TS IN FRONT OF ROSSANCOUIt, 27TH I' F.BRUARV, 1814, SEVEN O'CLOCK, P. MY LORD — I yesterday had the honour of Worm ing you, that after Bar-sur-Aube had been taken pos session of by the enemy, it was retaken by the corps of General Wrede. The town was afterwards again taken by the French, the suburbs remaining in pos session of the Bavarians. I stated to your Lordship, that it was Prince Schwartzenberg's intention to attack the enemy this day, on the road to Vandceuvre. I have now the satisfaction of reporting to you a victory which he has obtained. - In the early part of the morning, Prince Schwan zenberg found the enemy in possession of Bar-sur- Aube, having passed a considerable column on the heights in the direction of Levigni. The object of this movement was to envelope the corps of General Wrede, in positionin rear of the town of Bar-sur Aube. The corps of General Wittgenstein was as3ernbled, as I have already informed yoUr . Lordship, in front of Colombe. Prince Schwartzenberg directed it to pass in rear of the position occupied by the corps of General Wrede, and to attack the corps of the enemy moving towards Levigni, on the right of Gen. Wredc. General Wittgenstein arrived on the heights on which he was directed, ab o ut twelve p'clock ; the contest he had to maintain for the possession of them was most severe. Prince Schwartzenberg, in many instances himself directed the attacks of the Russian troops ; in one of them, I am sorry to inform you he was wounded, I hope slightly; but in any case the glory of the day has remained with him. The French troops have been driven with consi derable loss from all their positions on this side of the Aube. Coon: Pahlen succeeded in doing them most material injury while passing at the bridge of Doulancour. General Wrede has established his advanced guard at Spay, upon the old road to Vandoeuvre. Tue enemy appear to have had Marshal Victor's, Marshal Oudinot's, and part of Marsh.4l M accinald's corps, engaged in the action of this day ; their loss has been from two to three thousand men. Their discomfiture, after the victories of which of late they have boasted, has been most complete. The enemy will be pushed to-morrow in the direc tion of Vandoeuvre. The Prince Royal of Wirtemberg and General Giulay have arrived near Bar•suc-Seine, and will at tack that place to-rnorrow.—l have the honour, &e. (Signed) BURGIIERSH. EXTRACT OF A DISPATCH FRAM LORD BURGHERS!' TO VISCOUNT CASTLEREAGH, DATED COLOMBE, MARCH 1, 1814. _ _ After the capture of Bar on the 27th, and of the whole position of the enemy on this side the Aube, Pi ince Schwartzenberg yesterday pursued the French across that river, and esiaLlished his advanced posts of cavait y near Magny on the left, and Val Suzenay on tsie right. On the evening of the 27th, a report was received from the Prince Royal of Wirtemberg, the the corps of Marshal Macdonald was in position at Clairvaux and La Ferte-sur-Aube. Prince Schwartzenberg directed the Prince Royal, notwithstanding, to continue -the movement which had already been prescribed to him upon Bar-sur- Seine, and to attack the enemy tither at La Ferte, or in a nyother situation in which he should find him. Till the success of this operation was knownePrince Schwartzeilberg determined not to risk the infantry of the.corps which had fought in the battle of 4027th, across the Aube. This obstacle - has, however, now been removed..— The Prince Royal succeeded yesterday in driving the French from their positions. The corps of General Giulay, which was placed under his orders, attacked and carried the town of La - • Ferte. The Prince Royal took possession of Clairvauz. These succe,ses having been obtained, the two corps advanced upon Pontette and St. Usage, where the enemy occupied a position of considerable strength, but which he abaneloned on the appearance of the Allies. The head-q u arters of the Prince Royal were yester day at Cliampignole ; ho has advanced this day to wards Bar-sur-Seine. The result of his operations upon that place is not yet received. In a letter from General Tetteaborn, dated the 27th, from Venus, it appears that officer was attacked on that day by tour thousand of Bonaparte's guards at Fere Champenoise ; he had retired from that place to Versus. Bonaparte himself was at Arcis, and a considerable corps of his army was marching upon Sezanne.—Upon the receipt of this news, Prince Schwartzenberg determined to push the corps of Ge nerals Wittgenstein and Wrede upon Vandceuvre. They will arrive at that place tomorrow, and will afterwards advance upon Troyes. If the corps of the ,Prince Royal of Wirtemberg and General Giulay have. succeeded in establishing themselves this day at Bar-stir-Seine, they will be di rected, by the left r3f the Seine, to act also upon Troyes. I forgot to report to your Lordship, in my last dispatch, that the.fort of Salines had surrendered to the Allies. The corps of General St. Priest is arrived at Vitry sur-Marne. General Jago was at Joinville, with or ders to join General St. Priest. A report has just arrived from General Frimont, detailing the success of an attack he this day made with the cavalry under his orders upon the rear-guard of the enemy near Vandceuvre, General Frimont pushed the enemy beyond that town ? and afterwards established his head-quarters there, DUTCH AND GERMAN PAPERS. FLORENCE, FEBRUARY $. % The Neapolitan General Locchi, on the entrance of his troops'into the Tuscan territory, issued a I.ocla mation, in which, among other things, he says—. " We have no other object but to restore your independence and prosperity. You wish for an Italian Government, whose system may be founded Go yew- territorial interests, your man ners, and your habits ; your wi,hes shall be ateompllslsed. yot. complain of excessive imposts, the produce d which is dess,tei to objects entireig foreign to you; your taxes shall be moderate, fairly distributed, and expended for beneficial pit:pests. irva lament that you have been forced to give up your sets ter db. tent and endless wars, never more to see them but *ow you shall see them again, and rejoice over a durable peace which sits I be guaranteed by all the Powers of Europe." Yesterday another _proclamation was issued, br which the freedom of commerce by land and sea i• restored, and the political security et Tuscany gr.: ranteed. COPENHAGEN, FEBRUARY il. On . the 18th ultimo, his Majesty issues! a Precis mation; dated Midtikfort. The begirning of it is is substance the :aisle as that of the preceding day, con taining the Declaration of Denmark against Trance. This new proclamation, after stating that theAusariai. mediation, by which Denmark had hoped to °Luis some abatement of the sacrifices rewind of her. Lae only prevented, far a short time, the progress of t!.: enemy into the Duchies, proceeds thus : " Repeated overtures were nude by us to the Crown Print- of Sweden, who at the head of a snprrior army, composed et the troops of several powerful States, continued to Insist oath* ces ion of NorwAy, which Sweden's Allies had guaranteed to hits. Hostilities were renewed. Gluckstadt and Frederick's On were taken. Not to hazard every thing, it wa► requielte to confuse et.: defence ckt. gy to Fubnen, whithtr we ordered all the us er that cutthl he spared from ZralanJ. and also tepaired mystic, :a be -,carer the scene of action, and the negotiations. " A fanewal of the negotiations again averted the attack the. appreacheci the frontiers of Jutland. It was not possible to pre. vent this province from being overrun by a superior fort,; alai if it became, likethe Duchies, the seat of war, we were witch) deprived of the means of tending corn to Nonvq. The Important moment was now come to decide respecting peace, or the coon mutton of the war. Never was a country tn a more critical situation than Deamark— rut off from Norway, and opposed AL to !..) many pbwerful foe:pies; and iiever bad a Prince a more difficult duty, than to make a choke under these circumstances. Had the matter concerned Os alone, or bad it been merely neces sary to•meet an Imminent danger, if we could have hoped to obtain a happy issue, even by the most terrible conflict, we should not have hesitated, for we knew the courageous sentiments of our troops and of our people, and knew what the tatter, shout+ exhausted by a long war, were ready to sutler and to sacrifice fir us and the country, if we called on them. But under such cir cumstances we could not risk the dissolution of the whuk Mu- narehy, nor require a faithful people to shed its blood in an unequal contest, most probably to promote the reverse of the object in view. " But the result of the - contest was not the only frond of i,ur determination. Norway would be exposed to the most dreadft.l famine, if Jutland became the seat of war, and Norway were de prived of all supptes from that side. According to the rep..ris which we had already received front credible and well-Intl:mu' 'persons, not a fourth part of the corn necessary to supply Norway nett Autumn, .had been with extreme danger and loss sent over to that country. Even our means cat sealing cern thisistr were no longer sufficient ; not a fourth part of the vessels that might formerly have been employed ior that. purpose was now in the Danish ports; the rest, with their cargoes, had a prey.. 'The efforts which Denmark had coo rued to make we: insupportable ; they had already cost mamy millions. A part of the cultivated lands in Norway had not been sown la>: yez, for want of seed-corn. The seed time tor this year a; , . proached, and required a consignment of several hundred thua rand tons of corn All supply from foreign ports in the North a bomb was imposible, on account of the blockade. 1 u expose Norway again this year to want seed-corn, would have ben a ruinous measure, the consequences of which would have been incalculable; for it the production of corn to Norway were to be annually lessened or obstruesed in such a high degree, and tie exportation of the products of this kingdom were impeded, the whole circulating property of the State would n e t snake to pur chase bread-corn for it, even had It been possible to get it sent thither. • " We believed that we could not justify ourselves, either be- fore Goo or man, if we exposed a noble nation to a misfortune which exceeds every sober, and width even the sword meld not have averted, even it surrounded by our brave troops, according to their wish, and that of all our subjects, we ha.. engaged in the contest, not with one, but with many combined enrollee, far su perior . in strength. The force already opposed to us, and that which might still be opposed to us, was not to be calculated. Even a victory could nut save the Whole; and defeat would rave brought on greater evils, and rendered all farther nticiciatioas Impossible. " In such a desperate situation, which a tedious defensive war, and at last the universal all-devouring flame of war which has spread over Europe has occasioned, and which In men atom dinary adverse circumstances, all our care for the welfare of oar faithful subjects has not been able to avert, we have been com pelled to embrace the only means which presented itself to save Norway from famine, while Denmark, contending against a superior force, bore alone the burden of the contest, and was ex posed to its consequences. Under the pressure of this concur rence of unhappy evenu; we have been obliged to cede to the Swedish Crown the right of the kingdom of Norway, which we inherited from our ancestors. " We refrain from describing the melancholy feting& with which we are penetrated at this violent e dissolutioa of the bead of union between the two kingdents. Every Dane, every Norwe gian, will judge of them by his own. The late of Empires is in the hand as Providence. " During the seven years that the conflict has lasted, we have neglected nothing to preserve the bond which was made sacred by the lapse of so many centuries, and by the fidelity us the Nor wegians. The first injury it received was when the state was deprived of Its fleet, and with that of the means of enabling one kingdom to assist the other. The combinuatiou of all the Powers that surround the monarchy has promoted the violeot dissolution. " We have, however, provided, that under the Government erach takepOSlX place, every inhabitant of Norway, accoAlini•te his rank and condition, shall enjoy and preserve the rights and privileges which he now possesses. " We never can, never will, forget the loyalty and attachment to us and our house, of which the noble people of Norway , at all times, and under all circumstances, have given such affecting proofs. So long as loyalty shall be hold a virtue in nations, 03 long will the Nonvegians be mined as thou, who equalled or surpassed every other in the practice of this virtue. " We and our ancestors have ever governed Norway with pa ternal regard. in the litter years of *stress, Denmark willing , / gave the corn which its Norwegian brethren were in want of. " It Is our most sincemisrayer, that happiness and prosperlty may, to most distant ages, be the lot of the brave and generous Norwegian people. (Signed) " 5' Middleton, January lc" VIENNA, FEBRUARY 16. By a report from Field Marshal Bellegarde, date,: head quarters at Valleggio, February 8, we 1(.11;1 that some very obstinate contests toot place at tl - 0 ; passage of the Mincio. Although the cneni) . long prepared his plans, taken up a very ..dvantagt position, and was supported by cotemporary from Mantua and Pcscniera, yet the able dispos , of our General, and the distinguished valour of the troops, not only frustrated the enemy's objects, bt'l inflicted on him considerable loss. Accoriliug .to the latest accounts from General To massich, the forts and city of Ragusa were sum" tiered on the 2'9th of January, to the troop) übde r General Mil atinovich, alter several flays setae 6 0' ipg, and whe4 every thing Ina ready for stomg