The National Register. — London, England, 1814-04-03 00:00:00

APRIL 3. tory of events from the 11th to the 22d ult. It appears that the capture of Rheims on the 13th, by Napfrleon in person, was preceded by a well fought battle, in which the Allies acknowledge a loss of 2000 killed and wounded, and eight pieces of cannon. From LOrd Burghersh's dis patches we learn that having beard of Blucher's suc cess at Laon on the 12th, Prince Schwartzenberg deter mined to act on the offensive, and for that purpose moved his head-quarters to Pont-sur-Seine. Intelligence of the defeat of Count St. Priest at Rheims, however, having reached him, he changed his plans, and fell back to Arcis, intending to march on Chalons, in order to support . the Russian veteran. But on the 16th be leartit, that the enemy occupied Chalons and Epernay, where Baonaparte arrived ou the 17th. The rest of this dispatch describes the success of General Bianchi over Augereau, at Macon, where he took 500 prisoners and two pieces of cannon, and the advance of Count Bubna with reinforcements from Geneva, towards Lyons. All the French posts in the Simplon were taken. Lord Burghersh also mentionsthe surrender of Custrin, one of the last fortresses that still remained in the hands of the enemy within the Prussian territories. The next dispatch, dated the 22d, at Bar sur-Aube, was forwarded by Lord Castlereagh.. It states that on the '2lst the French occupied Arcis,. whilst the Allies collected their troops before that place, without any opposition except an endeavour to cut off the division of the Prince Royal of Wirtemberg, which terminated in the loss of three pieces of cannon on the part of the ene my. The two armies then remained in presence of each , other without undertaking any thing. At half-Fast one o'clock the Allies perceived that the French army vas defiling on the road to Vitry. Only a strong rear-guard was left at Arcis, and they lost - no time in at tacking it m ith their whole force. After an-obstinate re sistance, it -was driven out of the town with considerable loss ) and followed the main army on the Vitry rcad. The grand army was preparing to follow. The next dis patch is from Lieutenant-Colonel Cooke, and mentions the advance of Marshal Blucher to Rheims on the 19th ult. without any engagement, the enemy retreating at his 4pproach. The dispatches from Lord Wellington are to the lbth ult. and show that in the South every thing wears the most favourable aspect. Unable to prevent the ad vance of our troops, Soult had retreated beyond Tarbes, after several actions; in which his rear-guard had suffered considerable loss. cOMMOTIONS IN PARIS. We have heard from a source on which we think we can depend, th at there have been eon - motions iu Paris. Scarci ty of flower and of wood is said to have been the cause : a general insurrection is expected, and seems to be near at hand.- The l'ncursions of the light troops of the Allies inter cept those supplies, which havo been besides interrupted by the freezing of riyers. But now The position of the Allied Armies prevents the possibility of any constant supply of thoie articles, and. Paris seems to be doomed to the fate it experienced in the time of League. The report prevalent on change yesterday (for which we vouch no more than as current rumours), is that Blucher had entered Paris. IMPORTANT hIOVEMENT§ OF BUONAP4RTE. French Papers to the 29th ult. were last night received. Their COutents are most important, althotigh they do pot desciibc • "3 • .. • ;SI 4 • • .• 'IONAL REGISTER. any ccnsidetable engageinent. Having fortified Paris as Carat it could be . done, and left ,a powerful garrison to defend i against the Allies, Napoleon has made a desperate push in their rear. After the action at Arcis on the 21st, Ite,moved toVitrv, and from thence suddenly to St. Dizier and Dienville, where he captured large magazines. On the 28th his head quarters wereat Doulevent, and his army at Chaumont,extend ing its advanced posts to Langres, and communicating with Augereau, who, it is assetted, had penetrated to Dijon with a force of between SO and 40,000 men. If these reports are correct, the Allied Grand Army, which is. concentrated between Troyes and Brienne, seems to be completely sore rounded, and it! retreat to the Rhine is entirely cut off. A general battle may therefore be speedily expected, for, instead ,of marching on Paris, the first attempt of the Austrians wilt of course be to re open their communications, by over-. throwing the army that has passed into their rear. '1 he fol lowing intelligence received last night in private letters, cor roborates the statements of the papers, and shows that events are now assuming such sa shape as to announce a speed y anti ly decisive issue to the tremendous contest which has so long devastated Europe. The Austrian's are stated to have entered ryons on the 221—a most important acquisition. Augerean was at Dijon, and probably has been ordered to join Bnonaparte, who was on the c:htli at Dou levent and Chaumont, pushing forward his patro:es to Langres. A battle was expected about the 99th or 301 h. ...---, on the French Coast,. March 21. I have jot received the following from Paris :- 1 6 Par;s, March 9. " Our Emperor is near Vastly, Chaumont, and L•mgres, Were, the French army got possession of great magazines of the Allies. " The Duke de Castiglione is at Dijon; but the Austrians have entered Lyons an the v2d instant. " You may depend upon it that the &Berra and privates of the national guards at llordeanx retused to hoist the 1%1 ite cockade. It was the Mayor and snob alone that hoisited that colour." —. on the French CoaNt, April 1. " The road to Paris is now interrupted by the enemy. The Mails arc not arrived. " Gener..l Maison entered Ghent on ti , e Vith, where be was to he joined the next day by 7,000 of the garrison of Antwerp, as General Carnot can do without thin." _ _ This, we undcr•tarxl, is confirmed by letters from our army itt Holland, staling, that the French had retaken elhent o and bad mic4 42 of the inhabitants immediately. NEWS FROM THE Anmins. 4 ' PpULPVENT. 11TArtCIt I.3.—The iießdliiarterB of the Emperor are here. The French army occupies Chaumoot and Briemic. ft is in - communicatioo with Troyes, and its patroles extend as far as Langres. On all •ides prisoner;` arc bringing in. " His Majesty's health is very gooll."—lrapiterzr, March 28. The Duke D'Angouleme, nuvf at Bordeaux, is son of Count D'Artois (Monsieur) the younger brother of Louis ; he married the sole surviving child of Louis XVI. they have no children—the Duke de Berri is son co the late Duke of Orleans. A French Officer has. brought dispatches from Monsieur. at Vessoul, to his Majesty Louis XVIII. An express was immediately dispatched by the Count de 14 Cbgrte, to com ninnicate their contents to the french King, at Hartwell, A Deputation, consisting of all the principal inhabitants of Nancy, with the Magistrates, had waited on Monsieur, at Vessoul, with the most earnest solicitations that be svonld , put himself at their head. The greatest enthusiasm- pre vailed in favour of the Bourbons, and Nancy presented a pic ture like that recently exhibited at Beurdeaux. the white cockade was triumphantly hoised, and on all sidc:s were heard acclamations of VIVE LE 160, Viyz Louis XVIII. I VEVENT 4ES BOURBONS! No partisan of Napo-: loon dared to raise a voice in his favoqr. Na4cy is a city of great Momoit. It is the department' of the Ale-u rte, and cont,tining 80,00 0 in habitants. THE NA' 217 • -7- 1;: .' .'. I . ii ~~~ f st P