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Doulevent, from whence he was directed to advance upon the road by Tremilly to Chaumenil. Two divisions of Russian grenadiers, and a division of cuirassiers, amounting to about six thousand men, and forming a part of the reserve under the orders, of General .Barclay de Tolli, formed the suppeif 'of the different corps, and were engaged in the actiohiof r this day. General Blucher kegan his . attack at mut.. twelve o'clock, by advancing the corps of t;,her,d towards Dienville, and by forming the divisions of his own corps in front of La Rothiere. The - Pr e ince Royal of Wirternburgh *advanced about the same time frotn Maison upon La Gibrie ;' he was strongly opposed in the woods about that place, but at last succeeded in forcing `the enemy to retire; and in carrying the village. The enemy made an attempt to retake this position, but was re ceived most gallantly by the troops of the Prince Royal, and totally repalsed. During the latter part of his attack, the corps of General Wrede arrived upon the right of the Prince Royal, and immedi ately advanced upon Tremilly. The Uhlans of Prince Schwartzenburgh made a most successful charge in - front of that village, and took six pieces of cannon. General Wrede possessed himself of the place. General Sachen finding that his right was secured by the successes which had attended the attack of the Prince Royal of Wirternburgh and General Wrede, determined to attack the centre of the enemy's posi tion at La Rothiere. - While his infantry' were en gaged in the attack of the village, General Blucher directed a charge of cavalry upon the right of it, vihich was attended with complete success ktwenty pieces of cannon were captured, and a considerable number of the cavalry of Bonaparte's guard were killed or taken. The enemy was driven from La Rothiere, and not withstanding several attempts to retake it, was finally baffled in his object. General Guilay, late in-the evening, advanced upon Dienville. I left the ground with Prince Schwan zenburgh before this movement had been completed, but the report has since arrived that he succeeded in taking the part of the village on the right of the .Aube, the enemy having retirea to the other side of that river, and having destroyed the bridge. So ended, my Lord, the affair of this day;—the enemy still held the ground beyond La Rothiere, and was still in possession at dark of the heights of Brienne. The Russian and Prussian guards have already arrived near Trannes, and td-inorrow will be in pos4iou to support the attack of the enemy's re maining positions. The corps of General Colloredo . arrived this day at Vendceuvres, and will arrive to-morrow morning at Dienville. The corps of General Wittgenstein and D'York are marching upbn Vitry. ft appears that the three corps of Marshals Mar :nom, Mortier, and Victor, were present in the action of this day. Genekals Colbert and Gronchy were also present. . I have not been 'able to ascertain the remaining corps which formed part of the enemy's force. I beg to congratulate your Lordship upon this first success in a general affair on the territory of France.--I hive the honour to be, &c. • (Signed) BURGHERSH. . DISPATCIi FROM LORD BURGHERS% DATED BAR-SUR. AUBE, FEBRUARY 2. My Lonu—ln continuation of my report of yester day, I have this day to announce to your Lordship . the retreat of the enemy from all his positions about Brienne, with the loss of seventy-three pieces of can non, and about foul thousand prisoners. • Bonaparte continued the action of yesterday, With considerable obstinacy, till towards twelve at night : his principal efforts were directed to there-occupation of the village of La Rothiere ; he directed himself the attack of the young guards upon that place, but was repulsed with considerable loss. Generhl Blucher was present at the defence of this village, and contributed materially by his exertions in the repulse of the enemy. General Guilay was engaged till near twelve o'clock in the attack, of Dienville : the vigorous op position he met with was only to be overcome .by the skill and ability he displayed, and by the gallantry of his .roops. The place, alter several hours of the' mast sevrie contest, remained in his undisputed pos session. • _ _ Baffle d iA. the different attempts to regain the ad vantag s he had lOU, Bonaparte at I•est decide4upon a zetreat ; his columns appear to have began their movements to the rear about one in the morning; his rear guard was, however, in occupation of theposition ef Briennti at daylight. ' • General Getilay moved along the Aube upon the enemy's right, the Prince Royal of Wirteinburgh marched . upon Brienne, and Oeneral Wrcde advanced upon the right of the Prince Royal. The enemy retrented in two columns, the right upon Lesmddt, - the teft upon Lassicourt and Ronal. The. Prince Royal of Wirtemburgh made a 'most brilliant charge'upoli the cavalry which 0 - Peered the enemy's retreat near St:Christophe. (.Ineral Wridediskidged a corps of infantry from a strong position upon the Voice, near Lassicourt. General Gailay, assisted by the infantry of the Prince' Roial, took ',Asmara by assault. It is dde to • the • character of Prince Schwartzea. burgh, tp oall your Lordship's attention to the skill and uleett he his displayed in bringing the troops ender hi: orders to the brilliant situation in which pley at present stand. . kronv the frontiers of Svtitcetiand, after traversing all the great defencet on• the side of France, he has formed a junction with ;the army of Field Marshal tlucher, and, in conjunction With it, has baffled the enen;y's attempts to fall with sot -riot numbers on a separate orps; and has Ulgeted a most Odious victory, s. Prince Schwartenberg ha's treceived a sword from the Emperor - Al xander, m token~ of the high sense, he entertains of his merit. GeAcrai Wrede and the Pri nce Royal of Wirtem bergit have been _decorated on the fi Yd of battle 'with uc Suckmdrclast e} tbe order of Si. Pier,. • Tlit• distiv,thed zaltantty and enterri4o pf via s M:41.11,e4 Blucher w*s never snot! scoaspicpoßs Than in the h4ttle4'of atienne.. 4aYencrals cruilay and Rio** hate panapiPsdr distinguished themselves. The troops of the Allies have universally fought with the most distinguished gallantry ; they merit the gratitude and admiration of the world. I have the honour to be, &c., (Signed) BURGITERSH, Liewenant-Colonel 62d Regiment. EXTRACT OF A DISPATCH FROM LORD III7RGIIERSH, DA- I TED EAR SUIt SEINE, FEBRUARY 6. I have the satisfaction of being able to rep ort to' your Lordship, that the advanced guard of eneral I 1 D'Yorck made yesterday a successful attack upon I the rear of Marshal Macdonald's army near la Chaus- see, between Vitry and Chalons. Three cannon and several hundred prisoners were taken by the Allies; the enemy was pursued on the road to Chalons. • lam sorry to have to report to your Lordship, that General Colloredo was yesterday wounded' while reconnoitring•the enemy's position upon the Barce. Although the wound is not considered dangerous, yet the whole army will lament the necessary ab sence of that gallant and distinguished officer from his duties in the field in this important moment. COLONIAL DEPARTMENT. DOWNING-STREET, FEBRUARY 9. A Dispatch, of which the following is a copy, has been received by Earl Bathurst, one of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, from Lieutenant-Ge neral Sir George Prevost, Bart. commanding his Majesty's Forces in North America Head-quarters, Quebec, December 22, 1815. MY LORD—I have the honour to transmit to your Lordship Colonel Murray's report to Major-General Vincent of his having taken possessio:i of Fort George at Niagara, on the 12th instant, without opposition. In consequence of my having'clirected a forward movement to be made by the advance of the right division of the army serving in the Canadas, for the purpose of checking a system of plunder organised by the enemy against, the loyal inhabitants of the Nia gara district ; Colonel Murray was ordered to march with two 6.pounders, a small detachment of light dragoons, and 350 rank and file 'of the 100th regi ment, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton, together with seventy of the western warriors, under Lieutenant Colonel Elliott, of the Indian department, and notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, this force arriVed in the neighbourhood of Fort George in time to frustrate the enemy's predatory designs,, and to compel him to effect a precipitate retreat across the 'Niagara River, having previously sent hie ord naqce and stores to his own side, and stained the character of the American nation by the wanton conflagration of the town of Newark, reduced at this most inclement segsoni to a heap of ashes, in direct violation of thereiterated protestations of the Ame rican Commanding Generals to respect and protect private property. I have much* satisfaction in adding to my Report, that the promptitude with which Colonel Murray, ex ecuted this service,' has been the means of rescuing a fertile and extensive district from premeditated plun der, and its loyal inuabitants from further outrage and captivity. I have, &c. • Signed) GEORGE PREVOST. To Earl Bathurst, &c, &c. &c. Fort George, December 12. Silt—Having obtained information that the enemy had determined on driving the country between Fort George and the advance, and was carrying off the loyal part of the inhabitants, notwithstanding the in clemency of the season, I deemed it my duty to make a rapid and forced march towards him with the light troops under my command, which not only frustra ted his designs, but compelled him to evacuate Fort George; by precipitately crossing the rivet and aban doning the whole of the Niagara frontier. On learning our approach he laid the town of Newark in ashes, passed over his cannon and stores, but failed in an attempt to destroy the fortifications, which are evidently so much strengthened whilst in his possession, as might have enabled Gen. M'Clure (the Commanding Officer) to have maintained a re gular siege; but such was the apparent panic, that he left the whole of his tents standing. I trust the indefatigable exertions of this. handl al of men have rendered an essential service to the country, by rescuing from a merciless enemy, the in• habitants of an extensive and highly cultivated track of land, ;bored with cattle, grain, anJ provisions, of every description ; and it must be an exultation to them to find themselves delivered from the 'oppres sion of a lawless banditti, composed of, the disiffected of the country, organised under the direct influence of the American Government, who carried term' and dismay into every family. • I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) J. MURRAY, Colonel. To Major-General Vincent, &c. SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO THE GAZETTE. WAR DEPARTMENT.. DOWNINGTSTREBT, FEBRUARY 13. A Dispatch, of which the following is a copy, was last night received at Earl Bathurst's Office, ad. dressed to his Lordship by General Sir Thomas Graham, dated Merzem, Feb. 6, 1814. Head Quarters, Mermen; Feb. 6,1814. MY Lonn--I should have been happy to have had to announce to your Lordship, that the move ment on Antwerp, fixed by General Bulow for the 2d instant, had produced a greater effect ; but the want of time, and of greater means, will account to your Lordship for the disappointment of our hopes of a more satisfactory result.; for General' Bulow re ceived (after we had got the better of all the great obstacles in the way Of taking a position near the town,) orders fo .proceed to the southward to act in concert With the grand army ; and the state of the weather, for some time back, not only prevented my receiving the supplies of ordnance and ordnance stores from England, but made it impossible to land much of what was or} board the transports near Wil liamstailt, the icceutting off all coromumattion with them. • I hare, however, sincere pleasure in assuring your Lorsishipy that every part of the service was conduct ed ivy the officers at the Lead of the different depart ments, with all tilt zeal and intelligence possible. To make up for the want of our own artillery, all the serVioealsle Dutch mortars, with 41 the anununi. WO that coul4 be collected, were p—rOaced at Wil liamstadt, and on 'be coming of the 14, the troops Of the 4rsand occalui.diVi B 49l ls f that 0144 be spared from other services, were collected at Braeschat, and next morning this village (fortified with much labour ever since our former attack) was carried , in the most gallant style, in a much shorter time, and with much less loss, th!in I could have believed possible. Major General Gibbs, cornmanding the 2d divi sion (in the absence of Major Gen. M'Kenzie, con fined by a dangerous fall from his horse), ably Se mnded by Major Genera Taylor, and by Lieutenant Colonel Herries, commanding Major General Gibb's brigade, conducted this attack, in which all the troops engaged behaved with the usual spirit and in trepidity of British soldiers. I feel particularly indebted to the officers already named. and also to Lieutenant Colonel Cameron, commanding the detachments of the three battalions of the 95th ; to Lieutenant Colonel Hompesch 'vith the 25th regiment; toMajor A. Kellywith the 5-leth; to Lieutenant Colonel Brown with the 56th : and Major Kelly with the 73d ; for the distinguished, manner in which those corps attacked the left and centre of the village, forcing the enemy from every strong hold, and storming the mill-battery on Ferdi nand's Dyke; while Major General Taylor with the 52d, under Lieutenant Colonel Gibbs, the 35th, un der Major Macalister, and the 78th, under Lietue ,nant Colonel Lindsay, marching to the right, and di rectly on the mill of Ferdinand's Dyke, threatened the enemy's communication from Merxem towards Antwerp. Two pieces of cannon and a considerable number of.prisoners fell into our hands. No time was lost in marking out the batteries, which by the very great exertions of the artillery un der Lieutenant Colonel Sir G. Wood, ,sad, the engi neers under Lieutenant Carmichael Smyth, and the good-will of the working parties, were completed by half-past three, P. M. of the 3d. The batteries, as per margin*, opened at that hour. During the short trial o? the fire that evening, the defective state of the Williamstadt mortars and am munition was too visible. Our means were thus di minished, and much time was lost, as it was not till twelve, at noon, the following day (the 4th) that the fire could be opened againt. That day's fire disabled five of the six 24-pound ers. Yesterday the fire was kept up all d y with as., per mArgint. The practice was admira ,le, but there was not a sufficient number of s ells falling to pre vent the enemy from extinguishing fire whenever it broke out among the ships, and our fire ceased en tirely at sun-set yesterday. It is impossible for me to speak too highly of the indefatigable exertions of the two branches of the Ordnance Department. I have much reason to be satisfied With the s'eadi ness of he troops, and the attention of the officers of all ranks, during the continuance of this service: Detachments of the rifle corps did the most advanced duty, under the able direction of Lieutenant Colonel Cameron, in a way that gave security to the batte ries on Ferdinand's Dyke, and ihough this line was. infiladed, and every part of the village under .he range of shot and shells from the enemy, I am happy to say the casualties, on the whole, have not been nu merous. As soon as every thing is cleared away,' we shall move back into such cantonments as 1 have concerted with General Bulow. I cannot conclude this dispatch without expressing my admiration of the manner in which Cileneral Bu' low fOrmed the disposition of the movement and sup ported this attack: The enemy were in great force tnt~ the Denrne and Berchen roads, but were every where driven by the gallant Prussians, though not without considerable have, &c. (Signed) THOMAS OHAHAM. P. S. His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence returned from the Hague on ;he Ist instant, and has accompanied this advance on Antwerp. I enclose a list of the casualties. Captain Mills, of the Guards, going home on pro motion, is the bearer of this dispatch. General Bulow's head-quarters are to be to-morrow at Malines. T. G. Return of Ordnance, &c. captured from the enemy in the affairs of Merxem, February 2, 1814. Two eightvounder iron guns, 2 cast iron carriages, 35 fix:tl am munitiou rounds. (Signed) EDWARD (true Copy) Brigade Major, R. A. A. Mg./Quaid, Dep. Aclj. Gen. , Abstract Return of Killed, Wounded, and Missing, of the Army under the command of his Excellency General Sir Thomas Graham, K. B. in the attack upon the Village of Merxem, on the nuu:niag of the 9d February, 1814. Six rank and file killed; 2 Captains, 8 Lieutenants, 3 Ensigns, , 1 Staff, b serjeants, 2 drummers, 121 rank and file, i horse, wounded ; 2 rank and fife missing. One hundred and eighty prisoners taken from the enemy. A. MACDONALD, Dep. Adj Gen. Rank and Names of Officers wounded on the 2d Feb. 1814. Royal Artillery Drivers—Lieutenant Wm. Smith, sligialy. 2d Battalion, 25th Foot—lieutenant Samuel Brown, severely : Volunteer Sinclair, slightly. 2d Battalion, 35th Foot—Lieutenant Austen, severely (not dan gerously). 2d Battalion, 54th Footeeptain Blakeman, Lineament Bloke; Potts, and Evanson, slightly. 3d Beltedion, 56th FootEnsign -epub, Battalion, 73d Foot—Lieutenant &Watslijununiamee,sllehtly; Lieutenant Mc;annoll. Volowest J. Simpson, severely (not dangerously). Provincial Battalion, 05th Foot—Captain tan, First. Lieutenant Ferguson, and Second lienteriant Fitzgerald, severely ;Second Lieutenant Wright, slightly.. Abstract Return of Killed, Wounded. and Missing. of the Army under the command of his Excellency Sir Thomas Graham, K. B. from the 341 to the sth Feb. 1114, both days inclusive. S rank and file, 16 horsekkilled; 1 Lieutenant, 2 Ensigns S Serjeants, 9 drummers, 48 rank and file, 9 horses wound ed ; 12 hones misting. N. B. The bans ienerned gaining of the artillery, escaped from the drivers during the firing—they were Dutch hones. NAME! Or orricsis wour4DLD. Ild Batt: 37th Toot—Llentenant Rob. Stowers severely, leg am putated; Ensign G. Chapman, severay, leg amputated. $d Batt. 44th Foot—Enelp Aleuutdee Reddock, slightly. . (Signed) . A. Mqool/f ALD, Dep. Adj. Gen. • Inglis% Ordnanca-4 ten-loch mortars, 2 eight-loch bow , 'tun, 6 twenty-faun pounders.—Tmal is. Dutch Ordnanot—s twelve.inch °omen mortarso eleven. Inch Moctsrs,6 seven and bill-taeb mortars. On: the Sd, total 6.5. t English Ordninci as before-18. Dutch °Ottawa-3 twcive•lnch ©osier's, 2 seven and bar nch mortars. Owthe •th, total 11. gagllsh Ordnance- 7 4 tia4aeb merest*. 2 etglit•bieb bales zers, p twenty-tour pounders. Dutch-Ordnanon--.3 twelve-loch comes's, $ severs sad bar. Inch martin whet beds. .0a the Stb t "41 lg. FOREION OFFICE, FEBRUARY It. A Dispatch, of which the following is An Extract, has been received at this Office from the Earl of Clan- • carty, dated the Hague, sth February : The Prince of Orange this morning acquainted me, that he had at an early hour received a report frm Colonel Fagel, commanding the Dutch levies btfoie Gorcum, stating, that this place had at length capi tulated. His Royal Highness could not then inform me of the terms of the capitulation, as these had not been transmitted with the report. I have since seen M. de Bentinck, Minister of the War Department, who acquaints me that the terms are generally as fol lows:—The place to be held by the French till the 20th of this month, and on that day, unless sloner relieved, the garrison is to march ont with the honours of_wat, to lay down their arms, and surrender pri. soners of war ; Officers to keep their swords and pri vate baggage. In the mean time n armistice to es.i.,t between the garrison and the blockading troops, and both parties to join in reparation of the diques. I very heartily congratulate your Lordship on this event, by which a considerable force will be liberated from an irksome service for active operations at the close"of a fortnight from this day, and the inhabitants of the fertile country of the Albasser Waert, imme. diately relieved from the apprehension of the iiun diatom of their valuaLle Jarvis. 1 I I WAR DEP.AR • • DOWNING...STRFET, YF.R. 14, 141 Dispatches, of which the following are as tat and copies, have beets addressed to Earl Bathurst Major 1'.4.4c1-nAld, dated Oliva, 11 th Doccember,l Bth A. , d ISth Itnuary, 1814. DecembPr n, 131 For any information which your Lordship cr, desirous of °braiding, relative either to the oirA.l, of the siegelor the state of the ordn ince, &c. I refer your Lordship to Captain Macleod, who deliver this, and whom I beg leave to mectien your Lordship •is a most deserving o;Ezer. I have the pleasure to acquaint your Lordship, Modlin, wit:di is a fortress of considerable strel and which is also on the Vistula, and of great ci quence to the interests of Dantsic, in a commerce point of view, has surrendered. Oliva, near Dantzic, at, lanuwy,L MY Loan—l have the horour to inform Lordship that the city and fortifications of D4l V•ere taken possession of by the allied troops on , instant. His Majesty the Emperor of Russia having refused to ratify the principal artian of the capitulation the surrender of Damcic, of which I have had hoisour of transmitting a copy to your Lord: General Rapp, who commanded the garrison, been obliged to accede to terms which were proposed to him by his Sereife Highness the Duke of Wu , berg on the '29th ult. by which the whole of French, with the few Neapolitan and Italian troops that were in the place, to the number of eleven •' sand eight hundred, have become prisoners of and are to be conducted into Russia. The Poles, amounting to three thousand five died men, are to be disbanded, and permitted turn to their homes. The remainder of the garn with the exception of one hundred and ninety Dr mostly 'artillerymen, was composed of troops hel ing to those States which formed the Confedera of the Rhine, who may be estimated at two thous., three handfed, and a battalion of three hundred seventy Spaniards and Portuguese, who were played u labourers in repairing the fortificatifir The former, including the Dutch troops, are it diately to be placed at thedisposal of their reap. Sovereigns ; and will, I trust, ere long, t .pe; the ranks of the Allied Armies The latter, of it is but justice 'to observe, that they resisted attempt that was made to preva►l on them to arms against the• besiegers, will remain in this try, and be maintained at the expence of ihr Kt Government, until an opportunity, offers of la ding them to .England. Having examined the fortifications of Dant am now enabled to inform your Lordship, that might have been defended until the month ot had not the greatest part of the euerny's provi been destroyed with the magazines weteb were I by the fire of the batteries. The reasons which principally influenced hi rene Highness-in granting to the garrison the t. comparat►vely favourable capitulation were, u. practicability of continuing any longer to carry proaches at so advanced a season, and the gre; vantage arising from the occupation of the wot the Wester Plat and Tahriasser, which t"at ca, lation gave him the immediate possession cf, ar which the enemy was cut off from all commune .with the sea, it being well known that every would be made by the Danes to throw supplies . the place, immediately our cruisers were obligee quit the station. The system of exaction which has been by the Preach since they have had possession Dantaic, has borne bard on all ranks of people, by. which many of the most respectable have been robbed of their property, and reduced affluence to a compuative state of indigence. But, not to dwell on so distressing a subject, truly gratifying to me to assure your Lordship, there exits one general feeling of gratitude the ial►abicants of this country towards Great for the liberal aid she has afforded them in the , ripos work for the recovery of their independence May I be allowed to offer my confrratalations your Lordship on the brilliant successes which hari hitherto attended the exertions of the Allied Armies, and which I sincerely trust will in their con%equeurci. lead to the restoration' of the libertie of those nations who have been so long suffering from French aggry sion. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) ALV.X. MAISDONALIs, Major of the Royal Horse Art illery January is, 1814. MT Loau—l do myself the honour to tr.instoit tol your Lordship the names rig a* General Officers 5q,..); were in amtzie at the time of Its surrenders which have only this instant received ; elessersl-ls-Catef—Cosste Rapp. Generalut Dirisipa.o.Coluts de H.ipdlst. Grandjean, Backers Caaspredoa. Omerins Bris art. Asimeral Diumooir. D'Hericoul t, I.n, Hams. Far*, (Vvgv►c. Prince Muds , v. 14 Nom= de Brig e es Troupes Neopolitalni—DWees, • Pulse the honour to be, Ste. ( Si g ned ) 4 1 4 z; 144cmv h till the ess sloner honours ender pri- s and .pri. ce to exi,t oops, and up on this ' !liberated ins at the ihabitants rt, irnme- the anon- ., 1411. ass txtract athurst bT tber, 1813, 11, 1411. oir rations kc. I sh 11 who win nerition to . dship, that e strength. :red conic ' :onnercial vary, 14114. 1 rm TOUT Dantzic )(pc on the ing refused illation for we had the Lord,hip, rrisun, has .1! proposed [it Wirrem. role of the Liao troops Leven (hou- rs of war, d five bun. fitted to re. garrison, iety Dutch, )ps belong. teder tioia c thous And ' ncircd and I were ern. icati ins. , are imme• r respctive a r rar in i of whom >isted every in to carry . 1 this coon- ausvaa of torwar. Dantic, 1 th4t tley to of May, i provistons were burnt • ced his Se- the forme; u,e ;Tn. :any on 2P• I great ad• le works c: that capitc!. cf, and b ImunitAtio every effo pplies int 4 obliged t 1 9 • n practises nsesston o• wrople, and inhabit/11 duced fro. , sce. object, it • 'dship, th ude Amon neat Brits' in the Or, endence tithstions to