The National Register. — London, England, 1815-03-26 00:00:00

MAR CH 26. BUONAPARTES OFFICIAL DETAILS OF HIS OWN OPERATIONS. 7ROM THE JOURNAL. OF 7'HE DEPARTMENT OF THE RHONA. PUBLISHED UEDER THE AUTHORITY OF BtIONAPARTE. Lyons, March 11, 1815. Honour, Glory, Country.—At last we have again beheld those eagles a thousand times triumphant, and never vanquished. We bare seen them again, and our heart leaped with joy ! At sight of them we ericlaimed, " Behold the honour and glory of the coup. t r y ;" and if we could have forgotten for a single moment that French blood flows in our veins, the sight of the hero of Marenga, ofJena, and of Austerlitz, and of his faithful companions in arms, would have recalled us to that proud and noble character which has always distinguished the Lyonese. Oh! what a day was that of the 10th of March ; who can deieribe it as it deserves, that the immortal picture may be deposited in the annals of the city ! We knew, five days ago, that the Emperor lied l.:►ded in Provence, and was advancing on Grenoble by way of pipe and Gap. The news of his entrance into Grenoble reached us on the evening of the Bth ; and we at the same time learned that the garrison of that city had down to meet the Monarch restored to the admiration, to the wishes of the French, and of the army. Joy was there seen impressed on every countenance ; the cry of Vire Emperrur did not yet escape from all months, but it was in all hearts, excepting the perfidious and i►►sensible hearts of some trai• tors, vile enough to seek their own elevation in the degradation of their country. In the mean time, Monsieur the Count d'Artois arrived within our walls, with the Duke of Orleans, and Count De Damas. The 20th, regiment, drawn from Monthrison, reinforced the garrison of Lyons composed of the 94th light infantry, and the 13th dragoons. An appeal was made to a portion of the national guards. The two bridges on the Rhone were barricadoed ; the Prince passed the troops in review, and endeavoured to aaimate them for the royal cause. Vain efforts! The last and useless resource of a weak Go vernment, which could neither reanimate affections long since ex tige:iithed, nor make the army forget those colours which, during twenty-five years, passed triumphant through all the capitals df Europe, and exalted the French name to the highest degree of ce lebrity. In the morning the Prince made another attempt on the spirit of the soldiers; be went through all the ranks, but he found them frozen ; he saw that it was then necessary to resolve on departing, and carrying off the troop. The Marshal Duke of Tarentnm having arrived in the morning visited the twobridges ; preparations for resistance appeared to re• commence ; the regiments approached the bridges, but evary one Lnew that the advanced posts of the Emperor were on the left bank of the Rhone, in the Faubourg Guillotiere, where their presence ex cited the most lively enthusiasm. It was also known that all the soliicrs were only waiting for their' brothers in arms, to embrace Clem ; and for the Emperor to salute him again as the support of the country. The Lyonese already called aloud for that powerful genius who had rebuilt their city, desolated by the anarchists ; who protected their commerce, and made their manufactures flourish ; . ~ .. and who, perhaps, had only been unfortnuate, because he wished to do too much good to France. At two iu the afternoon the Duke of Tarenturn conducted upon the bridge of la Guillotiere two battalions of infantry. While they were approaching the barricades, the 4th hussars, who had rejoined the eagles at Grenoble, defiled from the faubonrg Guillutiere, and entered upon the bridge preceded by about one hundred young people of the faubunrg, crying out like them, " Fire l'Empereur.' The troops on both sides joined at the barricades. Here the same cry simulataneously issued from every truth ; the beams, and ti et's which blocked up the road were thrown into the Rhone; the tid dlers embraced with transport, and began their march to the city. More than twenty thousand inhabitants ranged along the quay of the Rhone, and the Caws Napoleon, where they were witnesses of this new sort of war, and rent the air with their acclamations; all the officers and soldiers of the 30th and 14th of the line, and of the 15th dragoons, gave themselves up at last to the movements of their hearts. There was only one cry of " Vire l'Empercur ! " They ran before the hussars, and then all drew up on the place Bnonaparte. The Duke of Tarentum precipitately retired, as well as Count de Dames, the Governor. Count de Chabrol, the Prefect, in like manner quitted the city. All the superior officers remained; and it was with the most lively satisfaction that the soldiers saw amongst them the General of Division Brayer. At five o'clock the garrison proceeded to the bridge La Caine. tiere, and beyond it, to meet the Emperor. At half-past six, the army which came from Grenoble began its entrance into' Lyon, amidst the same acclamations. At seven o'clock the inhabitants of Lyons had the happiness of again seeing and possessing the Em peror of the French, and of lavishing on him new marks of their fidelity and affection. Already this great Monarch, always indefa tigable in his activity, is busied with his good city of Lyons, on which he moans to heap new benefits. He will review his army. in the morning; and we know that several regiments will arrive this evening within our walls, in order to join their brethren in,artns. In our next number we shall give the address which Count Forgoes, the Mayor of Lyons, has this moment caused to be posted up, awl in which the Lyonese recognise the true expression of their senti ments. We shall also give other interesting document., which want of room prevenb ns from inserting in this first number. Grenoble, March 9. RELATION OF THE EVENTS WHICH HAVE PASSED AT GRENO BLf SINCE THE 4TH OF MARCH. An estafette who passed through the city on the night of the 3J and 4qi, had attracted arid occupied the public attention. A voi der who arrived on the 4th excited it still more; and next day it was universally known that the Emperor had landed on the Ist of March, near Frejns; that he was accompanied by hi. gnards: that he at first occupied Grasse, and from the td had pro ceeded towards the Upper Alps. Successive accounts no longer left a doubt that Le meant to make our city the place of his first re sidence. A numerous garrison was there assembled. Tile brave soldiers who must have found companions in glory in the same guards which brought back Napoleon, art first hesitated whether they should consider them as enemies, aad this first tholght of their hearts be came the rule of their conduct. Some attempts to engage the in in an enterprise, in which those who were charged to give the outer, 'probably only joined with regret, wore ottavalliwg; end eppeiaiti t. - /