The National Register. — London, England, 1814-04-10 00:00:00

- • 1 ` ) 6" 4 . • ancient prero:::atives now deemed inconsiAent with tlic civil frecdo , n cif the people., they surely will not repine at itni tatin.q., his conduct. To his, they have associated their \ fortunes. They will therefore imitate his tingnanimity• They will con , i&r that their estates have not only passed into thk Lands of, one posf.essor ; but that Isy sales, inheritance, legacies., marriages, executions for debt, they have been par celled out among an immense number of proprietors, and that to restore the ancient order of things and gratily one indivi dual, • peiliaps Inaies mu: t reduced to beggary. Tli?v inu , t be ern,:•it,tr, that sueb an ro tempt would lie suffi cient to occa,ion l•-polar opposithw, which might he fatal to th..ir real iioe,e-ts, as well as to tho,o o f E urol j e . They will a l,o perceive, that supposing their whole estates should be re- • stored to them, other etas:-es, whose property consisted in an nuOies, which have been cut down to one-third of their origi ml prance, would have an undoubted tight to complain. Unanimity is the first duty of those who wish well to their itug and ,country. They do not reta'ie the State by storm; they arc admitted by capitulation ; and when their Monarch gives them adistinguished example of distinteresteduess mid magualliMity, they must be happy to follow it and to accede to the terms on which they arc allowed to recover their for mer rank, and a considerable portion of their revenues. The folltwing is stated to be the sosstlnee of Bnotiaparte's siemandA iireyious to the breaking up of the Negociatton : " Ile de:mottled Italy, insisting them Eugene Beaultarnais should' be king. In this demand of Italy, ce was included; so that he was were exorbitant in his terms than he was when the Treaty of Luaertile was conclatied, by which Venice was ceded to Austria. "2. tie demanded the line of the Rhine The Netherlands', theretet, to remain annexed to France, and he to continue insister of Antwerp and the Scheldt. " 3. He did not delnand that Holland should be restored to him : but he did demand what would have made the independence of that country merely nominal—he demanded . Nimegneu, and part of the line of the Waal.. ~ 4. li!..sitics the deinand4 we have just stated, Iva demanded pro- N i..ionsee indemni Gos for diikrent members of his family who wcnid he iliTosseiied of territories or titles, Tl:lis an indemnity for Jo- acids Iltionaparte for the loss of his Kingdom of :ipain ; an indem ititv for Jerome nuonaparte, for the loss of his kingdom of Wjst phatin ; Par Napoleon Louis, C:•and Duke of Berg and Cleves; fur Eimene I:eaaliarnois, thr the sacrifie.-, of his claim to the Grand J):ichy of Frankfort, upon few demise of Charles d'Albert, Arch bishop and (lrand Dtike of:Frankfort. The nature of these indem nities and provisions v..e arc as yet imacquainted with. " Such, we are asoired, was the stil,tattee of his demand or projet. The I) , lcriipot:aitiavits of the Allies had its the commence vila of.the nt'gociatiol. delivered their mojet, which went to reeatce France-14 her ancient limits, including, besi'hs, a cession pro 16.nt pore oi t ome fottseasc;now in the postesaion of France. ifew melt• tiale;was occupied in the ciiseussion of this 'prajet W C know r o t ; Intl at. letigt!i Ilnanaparte was 'la/aired to• deliver a categorical an a wer to it liv a certiiin day, the 10th or lYth of March. When the tine' tied had expired: he delivered Ids projet, cent:doing the de snands.-we have meetioutd. And svitat• is perfectly new in the his tory of' *diplomatic transaelii.r.4,where parties proceed upon this &sire" of agreement and aecommodatiop, 13tionrparte tii‘i not re (vire- any answer, or offer tv consider end mutually concede *dia. pitted points, but at once ordered his Minister back to his preseuee. ;;,T o rvieur elitered Nancy on the 19114 and was received N% ith the silkiest acejamatiorts of ril•eie 1:.or! • 17m .:4onsieur !" M. Gan -.who - was shot by Napoleoit's .. order after the Frertth returned from 'Troyes, for Itarir; worn . the Cross of St. Louis, died with time- greatest fortitude. lie ‘•sould Tiot•iisvo liis.eyes . . covertd, and excl.:l:tied to those pr:3ent 4. My eyes see clearer than your-•—1 fall the last victim for the liouvr9q4 'dr, and therefore I die with joy." lie . ..- • : ;ottng wife ; auij a reskectaLls faiuily, cipu l s. , • . •, „ . .. i' l. ) ‘l'.- ~04,. . 7., , i •• - . ~,, • , ~ , •:- \,.. ,• t '''- .; .--. , • 1 4 1 ‘i , . 1, p l „. , j.. • ,y3f.; ....; ... i.‘ 4 ; ,:-..e. .:: •74- . ....f .. ., ..* ' .2 ......4r.A": -.. - , .wl ~. ' , . .... .. . s \ EC! sTEIt T 1! F. NA TIONA APRIT, 10. LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY. Fort :w; N-or . Fl et, Ara :I, 5, t 1 4. Dispatches, of which the following are copicA. have hen this day received at thisPifice, from the jiiqht Hon. Liar( ilurglieish, and Lient.-Geu the 11m. Sit - Ch.trles Stewart, N.B. Fere ChaYnpenoise, :1Iiir4;!1 26, 1814. MY LORD—In considerabfe dreitht whether this dispatiii well it .ich you, I still ant anxious to .eiz-.. t:e -first opportunity of h i for m inz you of the cve'its which leave then p•-ace iiice my last letters, and vvliielt, np to the precut tnoweiit, have-been attended with the must brilliant successes. ..... -- --- In the morning of the 2:3(1, the different corps of this army were assembled in po,itions ' nu ‘vlience the whole were directed upon Vitro. The Russian lialtt division of cavalry of the guard, under c ullt ral Count Angerowsky, advance.l from Metieret lin to &Mlle pitis. where they ataaektal a (mashie; ~itie body of infaotry, killed and made prisonars a great number 01 them, and took twenty pieces of eatwon. This attacic was coudneted with so much talent and rap iaity, that the loss on the part of the Russians was ioconsitier able. The enemy immediatc ly after began to defile front. all :their • positions near Arils, directing themselves upon Vitry. Count : 11.'m& endeavoured to intercept their march, bat was tine& to do I so. " The Prince Royal of Wirtemberg followed them, and did them cons iderable mischt 1. i i By a French Comic), taken at the charge of the Russian cavalry'. at Sommepuis, it was ascertained, that %Ise corps of Marshals Ney and Macdonald were in our front filing to join Buonaparte, who Was ; already at St. Dizier. The Commandant of Vitry had beet, biiill nionett by "1: - ..rshal- Ney, and threatened with the massacre' of the whole garrison, if he did nut surrender :.he had, how .. ar, refuted; Vitt . ) , was still. in our possession. - -By an intercepted letter of Bnonaparte's, the objects of his move ments were discovered. Prince Schwartzcnbcrtr, in "consequeoce, I terlted his army on the Manic:4llring the night of the aid, the French ;raving entirely patted to the other bank of that rig. r. Buovaparte having placed himself upon our line of communion. tine with the rear, mid our junction with the 'linty of Nlaraltal Me cher being formed by the arrival of Genera l NVinain g erode from i Chalons at Vitry, it was determined that the whole of the two great Allied A iILiCS should march upon Paris. With this oksject the whore tulny Lroke up .yesterday, and had advanced 'in one column upon this plac:.!. The corps' of Miridlah Marmont and Mortier op. Spear to have, received orders ta -join Buonaparte ; they arrived within two leognes of Vitry "on the night Of the,24lh. The ad vanced glided of the Prince Royal of Wirtemberg fell in with them soon after he had coniMenced his.meteh in 'this directiOn. The enemy pereet - ing a considerable' force advancing upon hint, retired; the cavalry of tae 4th and 6th corps pursued. The light ; cavalry division of Yessian guard; again distinguished itself; it charged first the enemy's enirassiers, next his masses of infantry, iu both it succeeded ; a great number of killed and wounded were left on the field of battle, ten pieces of cannon taken, and near ona thousand prisoners. Several other charges were made by the Aus tnan cuirassiers and the Wirtemberg cavalry; the'eneuiy sniffled from them considerably, and was pursued, with the loss of above 30 pieces of cannon, to SCSaUII?.. The 112.911iA of these affairs are not yet completely known; I 1011 transmit them to your Lordship by the first opp: minty. 'Upon the arrivai.of Prince Schwairtzen berg at sere erampenoise, a cannonade was observed . upon our right ; soon after a body of Infantry was seen moving upon the head quarters. . . The Emperor Alexander and the King of Pruesia, .immediatcry directed te train of artillery, which belonaed to the; 6th corps. and which was -paasing at the lime, to plate itself in .posititin .against this corp. Ilk. (-avail y which was in rear of this body, was soon ~.fter discovered to belong to the army of Marshal .Blucher, %%inch had been pursoing_it during the greater part 'of the day. Prince Sehwartzenberg immediately brought up a considerable partici') Of k, cavalry front the corps that were pursuitig Marshals Marmara and I Mortier ; the Emperor of Russia directed the advance of the Rm. slam guns, the whole body of French infantry was surrounded, they were charged on all side:;. talider the immediate directions - of. tire Emperor of Russia, the 'Lilac of Prussia, and Prince Sehwartzco berg ; after resistance, which does hoMmr to the enemy's troops, tha'whale of hi.; two masses, emanating to 1,600 infantry,lind twelve pieeea of cannon, woe taken. Such have been, my Lord, the triumphant results of yesterday. 1 The-troops are alrete. in advance this ;naming, the cavalry will ar- I t rise taalajt at La I'erte Gaucher. General Witaingerode, with