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FRENCH PAPERS. FROM THE SUPPRESSED, OR DOUBLE MONITEUFt. (Concluded from yesterday's STAR.) ANSWER OF PRINCE METTERNICH TO THE DUKE OF BASSANO. SIR—TI;e courier which your Excellency dispatched from Paris, on the 16th November, arrived here yes terday. I hastened to shew their Imperial Majesties and the King of Prussia the letter which'you have done me the honour to write to me. Their Majesties have seen with pleasure that the confidential commonica:ion with M. de St. Aignau, bas been considered by his Majesty the Emperor of the French as a proof of the pacific intentions of the high Allied Powers : animated by the same spirit, invariable in tin it point of view, and indissoluble in their alliance, they are. ready to enter upon a nego ciation as soon as they shall be certain that his Ma jesty the Emperor of the French admits the general and summary basis whic:i I have pointed out in my conversation with M. de St. Aignau. In your Excellency's letter, however, there is no mention of these bases. You confine yourself to ex pressing a principle common to all the Governments of Europe,, and which pll of them place among the first of their wishes. This principle, however, con sidering its want of precision, cannot supply the place of these bases. Their Majesties desire that the Em peror Napoleon would explain himself 'relatively to: the latter, as the only means to prevent insurnfount able obstacles from obstructing the negociations at their very beginning. The choice of the city of Manheim appears to the Allies to offer no obstacles: its neutralization, and the regulations of the police, which your Excellency proposes, can in no case occasion any. Accept, Sir, the assurances of my high considera tion. (Signed) Prince METTERNICH. Frankfort on the Maine, Nov. 25, 1813. LETTER FROM TILE DUKE OF HASSAN° TO COUNT MET TERNICH. Paris, Nuv. 16, 1813. SlR—Baron Sr. Aignau arrived here on Monday (yesterday), and has reported to us, according to the communications which have been made to him by your Excellency, that England has assented to the proposal for the opening of a Congress for a general peace, and that the Powers are inclined to neutralize a town on the right.bairk of the 'thine where the Ple • nipotentiaries may meet. His Majesty wishes that L a bs town may be Manheim. The Duke of Vicenza, whom he has chosen for his Plenipotentiary, will re pair thither as soon as your Excellency shall have in formed me of the day which the Allies have fixed, for the opening of the Congress. It seems to us proper, Sir, and besides conformable to custom, that there shbuld be no troops Manheim, but that the duty should be done by the burghers ; at the same time that the police should be confided to a Bailiff ap: pointed by the Grand Duke of Baden. If it were judged proper to have picqn.its of cavalry, then their force must b#equal on both sides. As for the com munications of the English Plenipotentiary with his Government, they might he made over France by the way of Calais. A peace founded on the independence of all na tions, as well in a continental as maritime point of view, has been the constant object of the wishes and of the policy of the Emperor. ' His Majesty augurs well from the report made by M. Saint Aignau, of what was said by the Minister front England. Ihave the honour to offer 'to your Excellency the assurance of my high consideration. (Signed) The Duke of BASSANO. LETTER FROM THE DUKE OF VICENZA TO PRINCE MET TF.RNICH. Paris, Dec. 2, 1813. Pan rot l—l have shewn to his Majesty the letter which your Excellency addressed to the Duke of Bas. sano the 25th of November last.. In admitting with out restriction the independence of all nations as the basis of Peace, as well in a territorial as maritime light, France has admitted in principle what the Allies seem to wish. His Majesty has by this ad mitted all the consequences of this principle, the final result of which must be a Peace, founded on the balance of Europe, on the recognition of the integrity of all nations in their natural limits, and on the re cogniti.in of the absolute independence of all States, so chat no one can arrogate to itself over another, any kind of sovereignty or supremacy, under whatever form, either by sea or land. It is, however, with lively satisfaction that I an nounce to your Excellency, that I am authorised by the Emperor, my august master, to declare, that his Majesty adheres . to Mt general and sun/Diary bases, which have been • cornalunicated by M. de St. Aignau. They will bring with them great sacrifices on the part of France ; but his Majesty Will make them without regret, if, by such sacrifices ; England gives the means of attaining a general Peace, honourable for all, which your Excellency affirms to be the wish, not only of the Powers of the Continent, but alr of England. Act:pc, &c. • (Signed) CAULINCOVET, Duke of Vicenza. ANSWER OP PRINCE MET FERNICH TO THE DUKE OF V IC ENZA. Sta—The official latex which your Excellency did me the honour to send me on the 21.1 of December, has reached me from Cassel through our out-posts. I have lost no time in laying it before their Majesties. They have observed with pleasure that his Majesty the Emperor of the French had adopted bases essen tial to the re-establishment of a state of equilibrium, and to the future tranquillity of Europe. They have resolved that this paper should without delay be communicated to their Allies. Their Ma jesties do not doubt but that the negociations may be opened as SOCHI as the answer shall have been re ceived. We shall hasten to inform your Excellency of it, and m concert with you then the arrangements which shall seem best calculated to attain the end we have in view. I beg you to accept, Etc. (Signed) Prince METTERNICH. Frankfort on the Maine, Dee. 10. LETTER F/10/4 THE DUKH OF yicENza: TO COUNT ETTERis ICH. Luneville, Jan. 8, 1814. PRINCE I-1 have received the letter which your Excellency did me the honour to write to me on the 10th of last month. The Emperor will not form a precipitate judgment on the Motives which lave re quired, that his full and entire assent to the bins wi your Excellency has proposed, kn common with the Ministers of England and Russia, should be communicated to the Allies before the opening of the Congress. It is diecult to suppose that Lord Aberdeen can have had powers to propose bases, and not to negotiate.. • His Majesty will not affront the Allies. They have been undeceived and they still deliberate. They know well, that every conditional offer becomes an absolute engagement for him who has made it, as soon as the annexed conditi6n is fulfilled. In every case, we had reason to expect, before the 6th of January, the answer Which your'Excellency announced on the 10th of December. Your corre spondence, and the reiterated declarations of the Al lied Powers, did not let us foresee any difficulties ; and the accounts of M. Talleyrand on his return from Switzerland, confirm that their intentions are still the same. Whence, then, can these delays pro ceed ? His Majesty having nothing more at heart than the speedy re-establishment of a general peace, has thought he could not give a stronger proof of the sincerity of his sentirnents in this respect, than by sending to the Allied Sovereigns hii Minister for Fo reign Affairs, provided with full powers. I hasten, therefore, Prince, to acquaint you, that I shall wait .at the outposts of our army, for the necessary pass ports to pass through those of the Allied Armies, and to repair to your Exceliency.—Accept, &c. (Signed) CAULINCOURT. • ANSWER FROM PRINCE METTERNICH. Freyburg, in the Brbrau, January 8. have received to-day the letter your Ex cellency did me the honour to write me from. Lune ville the 6th inst.• The delay of the communication which the French Government expected in conse quence of my official fetter of the 10th of December, results from the manner of proceeding which the Al lied Powers must observe among themselves. The confidential conversations with Baron St. Aignau having led to official overtures on the part of France, their Imperial and Royal Majesties have judged that your Excellency's answer of the 2d of December was of a nature that required its being communicated to their Allies. The supposition of your Excellency that it was Lord Aberdeen who proposed the bases, and that he was furnished with powers for that pur 1-pose, is wholly unfounded. The Court of London - has just sent to the Continent the Secretary of State 'for the Foreign Department. His Majesty the Em peror of all the Russias being for a short time absent from this place, ..nd Lord Castlereagh being hourly expected, my august Master, and his Majesty the King of Prussia, charge me to inform your Excel lency, that you will receive as soon as possible the answer to your proposal to repair to the head-quar ters of the Allied Sovereigns. I beg your Excellency, &c. (Signed) Prince METTERNICH. Yesterday, Jamary 18th, that is ten'days after the answer of Prince Metternich, the Duke of Vicenza wits still at the outposts. Printed by Chaignieau, Rue de la Nlonnoie, No. 11. PARIS, IANUARY3I. . Private letters from the army, received by express, sly that the'Emperor beat the enemy again on the 28th,. and took 2000 prisoners and nine pieces of cannon. His Majesty continues to march in the rear of the enemy, who retreats with the greatest precipitation on all sides. On die 27th the Cossacks made 111 attack on Ar cis-sur-Aube, and were beaten by our troops, who killed several. They hastily tetired, following the retreat of their army., Fonr hundred Cossacks appeared Wore Sens, with out infantry. General Alia, who had a few troops, barricadoed the gates and streets, and by a brisk fire of musketry, kept off the Cossacks, not one of whom could get into the town. The Sub-Prefect' bad left the place. The Cossacks had some killed, and , sent a flag of tiruce, whom Ge neral Alia would not receive. The Mayor of Arcis was base enough to write to the Mayor of Sens to receive the Cossacks well, as they only desired peace. Unhappily for him, his letter fell into the hands of General Ali& PARIS, FEBRUARY 1. After the taking of Saint Dizier, the Emperor ad vanced on the rear of the ene.ny at Brienne, beat him on the 29th, and took possessim. of the town and castle, after a pretty smart action with the rear-guard. lIIP PARIS, FEBRUARY 2. An expres4 arrived here yesterday, at four o'clock in the morning, frcin the head-quarters of the Em peror. He relates, that the enemy was completely beaten on the 29th ao-cl 30th. The Courier saw at -least 15,000 prisoners. The . enemy's artillery was entangled in the forest of Vassy 25 pieces of cannon had been already taken. Our troops hay.) performed prodigies of valour. The country-people, armed with scythes, pikes, forks, and sticks shod with iron, fell on the fugitives on all sides, and brought back prisoners, cannon, and waggons. After the victory was decided, his Majesty went to Brienne, where he slept. This place will be ever memorable on more than one account ; it was, if we may say so, the cradle of the genius of the Emperor. It was at Brienne that the germ of the great talents which were one day to astonish Europe, and save France, began to unfold itself. There it was that the hero set out to rise to the highest destinies. On such -a field of battle victory cannot be unfaithful to him. Private letters from Troyes speak of an action, pro bably connected with the preceding, in which 15,000 of out troops, half of them conscripts, engaged thirty thousand of the enemy, killed lour or flue thousand, and lost only SW. The news. of the victory gained by the Emperor spread Yesterday in Paris with • great rapidity, apd excited' imiyersa l l joy. Gr6at praises are m the good spirit which • animates all classes of the citizens . . 01 the metropolis. These people, ,whose character is said, to 'be so frivolous, think now of nothing but the common interest, and shes, the warmest attachment to their country and•the gOvsZnment. AU the ma nufactories are in full employ i thousands pf thuskets, and of arms of every description, are daily made.— The National Guard is for the Most part organized. and every one is resolved to defend his home, and to repulse the enemy, if he should be rash enough to shew himself. When we know that this spirit is that of all Prince, that all the Departments rival each other in zeal, both in the payment of the contribution, and in sending their contingents to the new levies, we may await the result with tranquillity. Our enemies had but one chance of success, that of dividing the nation, and se parating it from its Government. Then France would have been an easy prey for them ; but their efforts have turned against themselves. As soon as their projects were known, they were baffled. The union of France with its Government is become closer than ever. We are identified with the head of the State ; victory has returned to his standard, and the nation is saved. His Majesty King Joseph reviewed yesterday, in the court of the Thuilleries, a great many regiments :of cavalry, infantry, large trains of artillery, equi pages, &c. lately arrived at Paris, and going to join the armies. The troops Wed off before his Majesty during two hours. PROVINS, JANUARY so. An Officer, this moment arrived from Nogent-sur- Seine, brings word that General Pajol had just re ceived an express from Troyes, with the news that his Majesty the Emperor has, beaten the enemy at Join ville, has taken 2000 prisoners, and seventeen pieces of cannon. The army of the Duke of Treviso, 40,000 strong, broke up. from Troyes this morning, and has ad vanced. NOGENT-SUR-SEINE, lANUARY We have this moment received authentic news, of the 30th instant, announcing, that the Esperor hay. ing, by admirable and skilful mauteuvres, yarned the main body of the enemy's army, upon the point of Brienne, eight leagues from Troyes, has completely defeated} it, taken 15,000 prisoners, and forced the enemy tqarfeat three marches. The BO ofotpops which had been before obliged to leave St. Maier,. has taken refuge in the wood of Vassy, Where it is entangled, with all its artillery, in impassable marsheA. [ARNE, JAN. 29. We re-entered St. Dizier on the 27th, atter a COM: bat at Perches, between Vitry and St. Dizier, suid another combat in the suburbs of this last town. It is probable that the French army is at Joinville and liar.:sur-Ornain. There will be important events be tween St. Dizier and Troyes. JAN. 30.—• We still occupy St. Dizier. The Em peror has left this town to go towards Brienne, be tween St. Dizier and Troyes, where there will surely be some sharp actions. Our town is as quiet now as it was three weeks ago : all is gone forward. It is, however, armed as much as possible. The gates are pallisadoed, and defended by some pieces of can non. So near the enemy, we may fear a coup de-main upon the magazines. This instant, the 30th of January, at noon, a let ter from the Duke of Bassanu announces, that near Brienne the Emperor has surrounded and taken 15,000 men, and 40 pieces of cannon; TROY ES, JAN. 29. Yesterday was published in this town the first ad •.+n,~ge obtained by the Emperor between Vitry and St. Dizier, and the march of the French army in the rear of the enemy, who appear to be retreating.-- We have here, and in the environs, many regiments of the guard, and more arrive daily. These tkoops are the admiration of the inhabitants, for their fine appearance, and the excellent spirit which animates them. LYONS, JANUARY 29. Every day the state of defence of our city makes a satisfactory progress, and new troops arrive. Count Chaptal, the Extraordinary Commissioner, has di- rected towards this city cannons, and also well mounted cavalry. AUTUN, JANUARY 99. _ _ The Austrians march with great caution. It seems that the bad state of the roads near Louhans has forced them to abandon it. Though they put twenty oxen to each cannon, they were forced to spike many of them. The corps which occupies Dijon seems to remain inactive. The enemy have a multitude of domestics and women who are astonishingly rApacicus ; at least was verified in those who, 1400 in numb, r, followed the column which advanced from Lons-le.Suuhiitr towards Lyons. FRENCH FUNDS, FEB. 1.-50 Francs, 75 Cents. LETTER TO THE MINISTER AT WAR FROM Tll2 DUKE OF ALBUFERA. " Barcelona, Jan. 18, 1814. " Stit—On the 16th, at seven in the morning, Lieutenant-General Clinton, General Sarsfield, and the troops of Whittingharn attacked, on the right bank of the Llobregat, at the same time that the General in•Chicf Coponh Baron u' Erolles, and Colonels Leau , - deF an 4 Mans(); attacked our troops upon Molins del Rey. 9enerai Mesclop, with his brigade ? bore tke first attacks of the enemy, and vigorously repulsed . ••• ~•• • --\ them along the great rond.of Villa•franca : but soot , riceiving that all the enemy's forces operatei against I his single advanced guard, he passed the bridge de Roy, ,ordering the Commander of that post to de fend it vigorously. General Pannetier, who commands the division, foimed his troops on the left bank, and stopt the ene my. However, strong columns sheaved themselves on both banks ; and S.irsfiekl soon directed a battery of four cannons against the bridge de Roy. Onr can noniers replied by a constant firing. Captain Sigarai chewed much vigour; his Lieutenant Bufail was wounded ; and his young garrison, consisting n: troops of the 143 d, fought with great bravery. o r the first news of the attack, I sent General Haben, with eight battalions, to stop the enemy ; I repeated my instruction to draw him beyond the Llobrega t , upon the redoubts of St. Felix ; but he could not succeed in this. General Clinton caused the attacks on the bridge to be renewed, but in vain ; he sufEered • x great loss. At last, about three o'clock, the enemy, informed that the troops of Granollers were approach. ing front Barcelona, ceased his attacks, and began to make a genetdi retreat. after having had 150 kil;ed, vend S(X) wounded. Out lass is 30 killed, an d 150 wounded. 4 The parties I sent out yesterday hare shewn that the enemy has fallen -luck oil the two banks el the I,lobregat. (Signed) “ The Marshal Duke of Autt:ezekue DUTCH AND GERMAN PAPERS. THOLRN, JANUARY le. Yesterday evening, at seven o'clock, his Royal Highness the Duke cf Clarence, third son of his Ma. jetty the King of England, arrived in this town. A part of the English garrison, together with the whole of the armed burgers, were under arms, and posted in the Great Marta, through which it was necessary foy his Kayla Highness to pass on his way to the Go. %torment House. Meanwhile a -mounted guard of 'honour, composed of the most distinguished of the inhabitants of this town, went out to sheet his Rora 1 Highness, and accompanied him hither, when the whole town was brilliantly illuminated. His Royal Highness Ir4ving alighted, granted, in the evening, an audience to the Burgomaster and Council of this town, whom he received in a most cordial manner. This morning, at ten o'clock, the Ministers of Re ligion were admitted to an audience, on which occa sion the Reverend Heer Van R ystel, Pastor of the Dutch Reformed Congregation of this town, delivered the following speech : MOST ROYAL. AND ILLU4THIOUS Pswece—Thelrfi, nisters of the Protestant Religion in this town hare to perform, as well for themselves as in the name of their Fellow-Ministers in this country, the agreeable duty of saluting your Royal Highness on your Arrival within our walls—Yes, we are fully sensibly of the honour which .s conferred upon us, by beholding in the Midst of us a Prir.ce of the Royal lissise 4g /end, which has at all times taken so much interest in the prosperity and weitate our country, and which has never ceased to watch over the honour and glory of the Illustrious Princes of %)r.inge, of winch it now gives the most atitcung prow*. .4 We are convinced, Kopf' ansl Illustrious Prince, that the security of HollanJ derndc, above All thins, on a strict alliance a ith the powerful kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland e wherefore we never cease ferventlY to impli ire the ALMIGHTY, that the bonds of alliance-may be drawn more and more close, and, in particular, tart this may be eif-cted by tie Matrimonial Union of the Illustriow Hereditary Print of Orange with the Royal Princess Charlotte Eng'and ! 1• May GOD for ever be with the lathe, .4 his People. the venerable King of mighty Britain, and . may His Heavenly Grace bless, in the most distin guished manner, the Government of the Prince Re gent, that England, under his administration, may continue to be the most powerful kingdom of Europa ! GOD bless all the Princes and Princesses 'if the Royal blood l Above all, rpAy the ALMIGHTY render your Royal and Illustrious Highness a happy instrument in expelling the enemy of mankind, whereby you may bec ome the object of the grateful bl;:ssinzs of the Dutch People. d 4 We shallhencefgrth have the honour, we and our communities, of relying most humbly on yout Royal Highness's protectii:p. ' This speech was most graciously listened to by his , Royal Highness, and w as anserered in a manner the I most touching, and, at the same time, the most itn- portant to the country. His Royal Highness de dared with enthusiasth; that gn g land never could forget that one of the Princes of Orange, William I 11. had ascended the Throne of , Eiigland, and that his reign had been most fottunate to that Country, asd that England now aimed at nothing more than the • honour and glory of the HOtiso of Orange, and the closest alliance of the two nations, England and Holland. His Royal Highness then passed through the prin cipal streets of the town, and ascended the walls, when he was saluted with one and twenty guns; after which his Highness, having inspected the fortifica tions, and returned to the Government House, grant ed an audience to the Officers of the garrison and the armed Burghers. Finally, his Royal Highi,ess pro - ceeded, amidst the thunder of thy cannon, to the head-quarters of General Gtaham, and expressed the 0 : greatest satisfaction at the excellent spirit tif the iii, habitants of the town. THE HAGUE,•JANUARY 14. i 1 Voluntary contributors to the support of the war and the other exigencies of the State, arc rapidly 1.1- ; creasing. The donations of individuals have bolt succeeded by offerings from towns and cities. Hague, following a glorious example, has tendered t i twenty thousand guilders to the Sovereigii Prince, to- 1 wards carrying on the war. This otter sva madr on the part of the burghery, by the President, in a replete with loyalty and emotion. It is worthy rC• mark, that those voluntary contributions or•giriatett with the Ladies, and that the Widow or an Engtidi. man (Mrs. Itamus) had the high nonour of the lead in this race of patriotism. The frost having et in, this place assumes an asFct of more tb.-.; •