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

1 .36 THE NATIONAL EGIFTER. T Mi:itaryix.re,rt jeans Co;owl Loire, dated hew! quarters, Army of .Silesia, Chaion3, Feb. lii. St n -- FieVl Marshal Blucher hal bad to Susthin at:wirer asul tom , (At enale c ontesa aganivt a &Teri a• force of the enemy, under tl.c c•na min I or Bit-Map:Ole in person. After having driven Mar3ll.ll Martnont from the position of Ltoaes nit the, iSils. he there leatut that 141101:RV:We I:iid Inliel:ed with lila woods on • the preceding thy to Chateau Tliierry ; Goleta{ Dl' ark trod General Kam% Sackett haviog reeiou-l.y quitted that tom!, and Kticed ',rabid the Matne., Yesterday !twiling, Marshal Manumit was announcer! to be in re iViiii in)111 the % liiage of Fromentieles, Field Alarsli.d Blucher, %% iio had hisouacked the ni l At preceding at Ch ,mp Aubert, resolved on pursuing bran. lie had under his orders only the corps ef Ceneral !drat einti General Kvotos nes division of Gene:al Count Langeron's t0r,,,. Tile enemy retired uhtil be came near the village of J-invilliers, where a consult rabic body or cavalry watt observed to be collected. In the anionr of pursuit, six guns, which had been cat ;led forward, were suddenly rushed cyan, nod hiczrd by them. The Prussian ca vaoy, under General Zieten noel Colonel Blitchtl, son of the Field Marshal, immediately charged, and retook them. Several prisoners fell into his hands, and from them it was learnt that Baonaparte was on the grWIA. ha ViUC just Ririved, with the %bole of his guards, and a large body of cavalry. -They had matela a forced nsarch during the Moto from Chateau Thierry. % s The infantry of Field Marshal Blucher was at . tittle advancing in ,olumns of battalious on the open grounds on eac k side of the chaussee lending throngb the village The cavalry, which was observed to be increasing, suddenly came forward is a large WW I I'', broke through the cavalry of the advanced guar;!, tbvidtd itself . , and attacked, with the greatestfiny, (lie vo- Wallis of infautry on the plain. The movement was observed The • Caltunits formed into squares, w h ich remained firm on their ground, and commenced a he.ivy fire troiii their front, flanks, and tear. In a Lrge tied on the right of the. village, six stoves were attacked at the same time; all sucoeeded in repelling the enemy, the cavalry of the advaneed guard in the meantime retiring in the totervals, form -111t; in tile rear, awl advawing again to charge the enemy') cavalry, after it had been thrown into disorder, and compelled to retire from the &sty:le:ivy lii e of the squares.. The enemy's numbers, however, itic: eased, awl large bodies of cavalry were see» to he moviar round on tither Ilsok. Two battalions of infantry of the advancid guard, which had tattered the villaqe, could not form in time, and ?mitered eonsiderably. Flehl-Marleil Bliieher, who had little cavalry with him, resolved on withdrawing his force from a position where such a n mowed COliieNt 11115• t. be waned. ' Th- infantry were directs il to retire in columns and squares, with &riflery in the intervals, covered on the flanks and rear by Air mialters and cavalry. The enemy lost no time in making the boldest and most direct attacks. The conotty through which the line of retreat lay, was genevaily open, without inelostres, but with small woods and coises, which enabled the enemy's cavalry to conecal its MOvenveLt , . 'fee intautry avoided in general entangling themselves its them, and were thus the better enabled to preserve their perfect twin:dial, and hold the eve:ny in greater respect. From the village of Jam idlers to about half way between Champanbert and Etogea, a distance of neatly four !..aware , , it was one ine . essant retiring can tos', not a single coition; or scpt are of infantry that was not either el-arged by or exposed to the fire of the enemy. whilst a constant fne V. as 1-.ept up by Co In w ithout any interruption of their march, &ion; anal loading as tiny moved on, amid still preserving the most perfect order. It tleinently harpenA that the enemy's cavalry were lutes - mixed :title the squares. ant! always, in such case, cem• pellet! to retire with great 105. , . Various charges were attempted without aPy effect. At sam-s4 t, it was observed that the corps of cavalry which had been set n to take a circdit loomd the flanks, had thrown themselves into the line of our retreat, about half way between Champanbcrt and Etorgt s. and formed themselves into a solid mass on the Chatoc see and tot each side of it, with the evident determinatimi to hat. the p.issage. At this monicut rield•Marshal Blucher found himself snrroonded on c very side. Ilk decision was as prompt as the reso lution determii.ed to execute it--to continue his• march, and break through the obstacle opposed to it. The columns and squares, assailed now on every side, moved on in the, rhost firm and perftet order. The artillery opened a h eav y fire on the cavalry that had .planted itself on the_chanssi , e, which was sacceeded by vollies of atiusquetry.from the advancing columns of iaantry. The enemy'& cavalry could not stand agaiult such deter mination They trete ferced to quit. the chaussee, and leave the passazca on each bit Pt * it Inico l awl to limit their flintier attacks FEB. 21. solely to the flanks and 1- ear. 'The columns and squares eu the fi inks awl rear were eqnally assailed, tune flora single one. i!urin4 the whole of the time was broken, or 104 its order A' ;tight came on, the infantry attacks succeeded to those of the cavalry. As the troops were entering the village of F.:oges, they were assailed by %Punic:4 of nuisquetry from a body of infantry ti.at had penetrated by byeroads on both flanks of their match. Generals Kleist and Kap.. with their respective corps, however. :wain broke threngh tin, obstacles opposed to them, force.] their way through the village, tinaigh with considerib!e kss, one! brooglir in their corps, without tintin r attack or molestation, to the position of Scrg(!es, where they bivouacked fin the right. Ihe loss in killed, wonaded, and prisoners during thi't it ng an i arduous struggle, is estimated at about three thousand tit e linridry f i men, is ith seven pieces of artillery. enemy evident'y contem plated the destruction of the mimic corps. His force mwt have been doubt,. ; his cavalry in mere than a treble proportion, probably eight tlionsand Itioehei's atoll! re was o „re numerons and better served. 'l he. enemy's loss from its fire. :did from. the constant repoises of his cavalry by the fire of the sqi a:es, must have been txeessive. , I want words to 4 sprees my admiration of the intrepidi.:y and discipline of the troops. "Flie example of Field-Marshal Blucher himself, who was every where, and in the most exposed situations; of Generals Kleist and Kapsiewitz ; of General Giliesenan, who di. meted the movement on the eh oisi:e ; of General Zicten, and • Prince Augustus of Prussia, always at the head of hi. brio:Ade, ani mating it to the most heroic efforts, could not fail to inspile the 'AI• diers with a resolution that must have even struck the enemy with admirat on and sin prise The position et Cnalons presenting the advantage of foraiing a junction of the different corps of his army, Field 11Iarshal Flucher resolved on marching thither, having received reports durin t ; the battle, that GeneraLs D'Yorek and Sacken had arrived at Rheims, ard that General Wilitzingerode was within one or two days nn re/ of it. l'he whole of the Army of Silesia w;1 thus sqon be mute. and be enabled to advance against the enemy wi.li that confidence of Puccen which numbers and union affords. I have the honour to be, &e. (Signed) H. LOWE. Lieut.-Gen. the lion. Sir C. Stewart, K. B. P. S. Your Aitl-de-camp, Captain Harris, has been constantly with the advanced or rear gnarls ; as occasion has pointer! out. He accompanied the ProNsian cavalry lo their ..liarge in the morning s and I am much indebted to him for his assistance awl reports. (Two military reports of Colonel Lowe, dated Chalons, the 16th and.l7th, mention-the taking of Soissoos by asitault. by the corps of Gencial Winfingerode, who took three thonsand prisoners, Hirt e Generals, and thirteen pieces of Catllloll. It also ailiounces the junction of D'Vorek and Sicken with 13)nclier, the ?•peedy advance of those of Langerneu and St. Priest, fir the lame pi. !vise, anti the expected openiog of a communication Kith General Winzbelerode. Blitchei's army had been speedily refitted with every necessary-) Dispatch from Lord Burghersh, doled Troyes, Ftb. 13,1814. Loan---'The army under the immediate ordcrs of :"rinse Schwartzenberg has continued the movement, the details of h I hail tIY honour of tran.mittitm to you in the last dispatch. The Prince Royal of Wirtemberg Rum - Honed the commandant of Sens on the 11 ti, to surrender ; upon the refusal of that Oftrer the barricades of the place•were to:ced, and after considerable resistance the town was taken. The Prince Royal afterward. directed lii force on Pont.-Sur•Von ne. from whence he has marched upon Bray. On the 9th, at night, a re poi t was recer - ed from General Witt genst.-iii, at Merv, that yillenox was occupied by a censiler. able force of Fruncli. and that Bncn %parte was there in person. Prinee Srhwartzenberg proceeded himself the next (1,1 to reconnoi tre Nogent. and make a movement upon it calculated to attract the atteotion of tlw enemy. On the 9th General Cvint Hattlega lisd attackcol the rear-guard of tin enemy, in a position bet , ve entlomilly anti St. Hilaire, and had driven it with some loss towards ,Nog , •nt. Prince Sehwart7efl. berg upon his arrival near that town, dirceied attaA to be made upon this rear-guard, which occnpie , l a pol.itigo between Marnay. St.Aubin, and Macau). Gen, lia rdege ae ked bpon read towards St. Aubill, .the advance of General Wen ittg upon the road to Mutiny. Tin enemy was driv;li from his pwitioo, and forced to retire into Nugent. Count flard•gg portal. d him into that town, and otahlithed.hiny4lf on the 40th in 0 pat t of theTlace. ".> 1 1.1*.'...; :s . 4 4 7 ,_ • . :4 - , ; .. ‘. , ;1 1 i., ; • : ~.c,,,,,h ..f.-.. ...,- :.,. i s -.:. - ( f ., •=t , ..)114- fN -..ekt I. -; 'ter '......