The National Register. — London, England, 1814-02-27 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. began its march horn Chalons to. join Prince. Schwartzen berg's army. - On the 2 )th, Mr. Robinson, on his way to this country, passed through that army, fifty or sixty- thou sand men strong, in the most admirable older, and the heads of its columns were then - at Areisssur-Aube, eighteen or twenty milcs from Troyes, where the head-quarters of Prince Schwartzenberg were expected on the 10th. Such is the view 'we form of the operations of the war in that rtarter, from comparing the accounts published by the contearlitv , lett:ties ; but had we perused the Bulletins of Bun naparte only, we could not possibly have given hitn credit, as impartial . itolges, for the great advantages he has really obtained. • Tin; gross fictions, the ridiculous exaggerations, and the palpable contradictions, with which truth is now and then lure' minuted, seems calculated only to satisfy and to mis lead the superficial understandings of his frivolous adherents. The present plan of the Allies seems evidently calcu lated upon the same principles which. have proved so fortu nate to them in Saxony; and that no feature might be wanting to complete the comparison, the army of the Crown Prince is now at riving to replace that of Gcn. Blucher on the MaNne: Soissons has already been taken by storm by one of his corps, and while Buonaparte's attention will still he di verted towards the north, he will have to contend in the south with the united forces over which, when dimnited, he could only obtain partial advantages by the most strenuous efforts. The Allies seem, however, to have acted svith less caution in France than in Saxony. NVe /rive already seen the result of Blucher's too hasty ad vance ; so well, however, were their movements cont. holed, that on the Dth, when Bnonauarte moved to attack Blucher, the Austrians advanced forward from Troves. From tii:a day to the t Stl they were successful. Sens and Fon tainebleau were taken by storm, and the advanced posts on that side puslied very near Paris. The grand army was esta blished on the Seine, in possession of the bridge, and o..ith the corps of (generals Wrede, Wittgenstein, and Blanch', on the Paris side of that river, pressing on that capital. On the 18th, however, Buonapttrte, recalled by those movements from the pursuit of Blucher, at tacked the van-guard of Wittgenstein and defeated it with considerable loss, in • men and artillery. Next, slay, after seVetal unsuccessful attempts, he succeeded by a attack in forcing the town and bridge of Montereau where tare Pt ince Royal of ‘Virtemberg was posted, and a consider able part of aunty immediately passed the Seine: Schwarvenberg, who appears to have been deceived by false intelligence from one of his Generals, then com teenced his retreat towards Troyes, and thus the banks •,f the seine, like those. of the Marne, were freed from the enemy. Yet never did Buonaparte appear more dissatisfied than in the last bulletin, in which he an nounces those advantages. Ile blames three of his generals,. whom he 'Mimes, among.. whom is Marshal Victor ; and Alontbrun, • another of them, is sent to trial. in the eulo glum pronounced on General Chateau, killed before Monte kean, an indirect censure is passed nu the lukewartuness of all his Of in general, with probably no other foundation than the inability of the men to follow the rapidity of his conceptions. There are in this last .bulletin many other signs of increased irritation and trepid restlessness .which we have not time to 'notice, and we think, on' the Viioir, that it is too soon to:, critaddatessicseult of events, by *hid) he seems $o little elated s contrary to his du sA ass • FOItEIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. FEB.. 27 . PARIS, Fi:B. Majesty, the Empress Qneen and Recent. has received the folluvring account* of the situation of the armies, on the 7th uf•l'ebruary . " On the 3d, two hours after his arrival at Troyes, the Emperor male the Duke of Trevi:o depart to Maisons-blanches. Au Aus trian division, conmunnlea by Prince Maurice Lichtenstein. had advanced to Hifi point, which is Iwo leagues from the town ; it was vigor only repulsed, and driven two leagues beyond. " On the 4th, in the evening, the head-quarters of the Empeior of Russia, were at Lusigny, near Vandocuyre, two league• Irons Troyes, where the Russian guard raj. The enemy intended to ea. ter Troyes that evening. He marched on the briike La Guido. titre, w•itcte he found a warns resistance. llis tir.t attack was re. pulsed. Some cavalry who were made prisoners . told hin►, Nat Oa Emperor was at Troyes. The►i he thought it eee•essary to take other measures. At the same moment the Duke of Treviso enticed 'an attack to be male on the bric k of Chevy. which was occupied by the division of General Bianchi. The enemy was driven away. The General of Division, Bricche, made a charge, in which he WA . I GO men, and killed 100. " On the sth, the Emperor was preparing, to pass the bridge of lat Guillotiere, and attack the enema•, when his Majesty leatne3l . that he had soundid a retreat, and retrogadtd one march towards Vandocny re. " Ou the tall, arrangements were made to menace Bar-sur-Seine. Some attseks took place on that road. We took front the enemy 30 Men, one piece of eaunon, and a caisson. " During this time the army put itself in march for Nogent, in order to Lill on the enemy's coluniiii which ha►et• occupied Chalons, and Vetry, and Ishich threatened Paris from lerte-sons-Jonarre, and Meaux. " On the 7th, in the morninE, the Duke of Tarentmn had his head-punters near Chavqle, bet ern Eprniay and CIIBIOIIS. The divisions of national guard Wilke from Montcreatt, Normandy, amt Picardy. pat themselves in motion under the.conimind of dencral Pajoi. " The division of the Arniy of Xpain antler General Leyal is ar rived nt Pros ins. The others follow. They arc composed of sol diers nho made the campaign in Anstria s and Poland. They aro replaced in Spain by the five divisions of reserve. T9.day, the 7th, at noon, the Emperor is arrived at Nogent. All is in motion to mannouvre. The inhabitants are exasperated to Lie highest degree. The enemy every where commits the most horrible excesses. All measures are taken for surrounding him on all sides, as soon as lie retrogrades one step. Millions of arms wait only for the moment to raise themselves. The sacred territory which the enemy has violated, will become a land of fire, which will devour him." Ifer Majesty the Empress Queen and Regent has received the following news of the Aittantion of the armies to the 11. th of Feb. 14 On the 10th, the T:mperor had his head-quarters at Smity. " The Duke of Tarentom was at Meaux, having caused the bridges of La Feu to and Trcport to be cut down. General Sacken and General Yorek mere at La Forte, (letieral Blocher at A'ertos, and tirneral Rkgiffievr at Champ Anhert. The army of Silesia was only three marches from I'atls. This army, commanded in chief by General Blucher, Wag composed -of tire corps of Sacken and Langeron, forming sixty regiments of Russian infantry, and of the flower of the Prussia,' army. the inth, at day break, the Emperor advanced to the, heights of Saint Prix, to cut the army of Gen. Blucher in two. At ten the Duke of Rag►nsa passed the morasses (etangs) of Saint Good, and attacked the village of Baye, The 9th Russian corp`,. under Gen. Assuffiese, of twelve regiments, deployed a►►d presented a battery of twenty-fonr pieces of cannon. The divisions Orange and Ricart, with the cavalry of the first corps, turned the envmy's positions by his right. " At One o'cloc•k we were masters of the 'Hinge of Rive. At twelve o'clock the Imperial Guard deployed in the And plains between Baye and Champ Althea. The enemy began his • retreat. The Emperor ordered Gen. Girarden, with two squad' mis •of the Guard de serrice, to put himself at the head of the corps of cavalry, and to turn the enemy in order to cut him off from the road to Chalons. The enemy, who perceived this movement, tell into • disorder. The IPtsite of Rignsa caused tl►e village of Champ Anbert to tia ; 104 Wow no s Oitaitiers charged ob the lIIIINN 1 *0 . •