The National Register. — London, England, 1814-03-20 00:00:00

, 111E_ NATIONAL REGISTER. 1101111 Ce the idea of an armistice for a fortaight, whilst was attended with more ieconaceicticies than advantages. The Emperor, besides, did not think he hail a right to place a inimerons population malty the iron yoke from which they had been delivered. Ile would not consist to abandon our comninnications with Italy. which tire cite my had so often and so vainly attempted to intercept, when our troop:: were not yet -united. The weather has been constantly very cold; the bivouacs are very distmaiag Turin:; this season ; but each party has been exposed to the same sidicriegs. It appears even that sickness makei great bavor in the enemy'' , army, whilst one's has bat few sick. Pae l e, sera 1,;.--Her Majesty, the Empress, Queen and Re gent, lee , received the following intelligence of the situation of the armie- to Ca. I.loa : Getter hl St. Priest, commanding in chief the eight Russian corps, hat beeti for several days in position at Charloes-sue-)parse, having :au adv.:need guard at Sillery. This corps. composed of three divi sions, aideh ought to have formed 18 regiments and 36 battalions, bad actually only eight regiments or 16 battalions, making about 5 or 6000 men. Geeeral Jagow, commanding the last column of the Prussian reserve. and having under his orders four reehnents of the Land wehr of Prussian Pomerania and the Marks, forming 16 bat tadons, or 7000 'mea, who had been employed in the sieges of Torgau and Wirtemberg,joined the corps of, General St. lest, whose force must therefote have been about 15 or 16,000 Men, cavalry and ar tiilery m eta l led General St. Priest resolved to surprise Rheims, in which was atatima d General Corbincan ; at the head of tire National Guard send three battalions of the levy ea masse, with 100 cavalry and pieces of cannon. General Corbineau had placed General Dr- Itance's divisiou of cavalry at Chaleas•sur-Vesle, two leagues from the tow). On the 12th, at five in the morning, Gen. St. Priest presented him self at the different gates. lie made his principal attack on the gate of Upon, which the superiority of his numbers enabled him to force. Gen. Corbineau operated his retreat with three bnttalions of the levy. en-masse, and his 700 cavalry, and fell back upon Chalonsatir•Vede. The Niaienal Guard and the inhabitants behaved very well in these cir cumstaNets. On the Isla, a t tour o'clock in the evening, the Emperor was on the heights id the Wind• Mill, a league from Rheims. The Duke of Ra gusa formed the advanced guard. The General of Division Merlin attacked and surrounded, and took several battalions of Prussian laud• wehr. Geueral Sebastian', commands), two divisions of cavalry, ad weaved upon the town. One hundred pieces of cannon were engaged on the use side and the other. The enemy crowned the heights in front ot Rheims. While tie attack was making, the bridges of St. Price were re paired, in order to turn the town. General Defrance made . a superb charge with the Guards of Honour, who covered themselves with glory, particularly Genera{ Count Segur, commanding the 3d regi ment, who charged between the town and the enemy, whom they drove into the suburbs, and from whom they took 1000 cavalry and has ar ti:le..y. Meanwhile General Count Krasinski having intercepted the comma- cantin from Rheims to Bury-au-Bac, the enemy abandoned the town, lying in disorder on all sides. The results of this day, which did not cost us 10(1 men, are It pieces of cannon, 5000 prisoners, 100 artil lery and bageage waggons. The same battery of light artillery which killed Gen. Moreau before ri re edea, m ortally wouuded General St. Priest, who had come at the Lead tif the Tartar's of tise Desert to ravage out beautiful country. Die Eoiperer entered Rheims at one in the morning, amidst the ac clamations ot the inhabitants of that great city, and has established his Lead-rpartets there. The enemy is retreating partly on Chalons, partly on Bethel, and [rattly on Lam]. He is Pursaesi in all directions. The 10th regiment of hussars, as well as the 3d regiment of the gear& of honour, particularly. distinguished itself. General Count Sugar has been severely wounded, but his life is not in danger. Pa tt ts, -Ms nen 16.--According to the latest news Trom Lyons the Duke of Castiglione was proceeding upon Macow in ecuraiderable !lace. • General Carrot has made a sortie from Antwerp and taken 600 prisoners. We see - every day waggons, and a great number of horses, arrive And quit Paris for the army. We have this instant received the following letter : aßncrsts, Manor 13.—The Prussians and Russians attacked to-day tuts. Gen. Corbeneau spewed the greatest coa ti!l a corps of his Majesty's troops got into the beat the eneay. -who lost 5000 men, arid 22 MA RCIE 20. pieces of cannon. We are pursuing the enemy's columns who are re. tiring in the greatest disorder by different roads. Pants, Mane!' 12.—The Helmut of the Cossacks, Platovr, has boasted that he will enter and quit Paris at full gallop with his Cos. saekg, after having set fire to 500 parts of the city without losing ten men. These men, as ferocious as they are ignorant, imagine that Paris resembles the towns of Russia, whose houses are built of wood, and they do not know what the population is of a single suburb of the capital. They would hold a very different language if they had a perfect knowledge of'what is passing in Paris, and the disposition of the habitants; if they visited our manufactories, where arms of all kinds are fabricated daily by thousands; finally, if they were acquainted with all the means of defence that could be opposed to them. Indeed, with what hope of success could au enemy's army venture to enter the capital? What would become of it in the midst of a va't population, armed, irritated, and resolved to defend themselves ? Paris contains 20,000 draught horses, which would pnt in motion 500 pieces of cannon. It would be easy to barricade the streets, and to present at every point an efficacious resistance. It would only be necessary to shut the barriers on the enemy's troops, iu or. der to cause their extermination to the last man. We could refer to very remarkable examples of courage which the inhabitants of Paris have displayed in the defence of their city, when they have had only slight motives for resorting to arms; and can it now be supposed that they will have less energy and intrepi dity, when the preservation of their families, their property, their lives, and liberties, is at stake? The Prussians, who know better than the Russians the danger of attacking a town like Paris, avow their fears; and ask every where as they pass. whether it be true that this city is prepared to defend itself. Marshal Blucher has even said, that he would in that case despair of the success of the expedition. We are not ignorant that the enemy's Commanders, in summoning towns to surrender, threaten to burn them; but, in order to burn Pat is, it is fitst necessary to penetrate it. .Paris is full of soldiers and cannoniers, who very well know that there is nothing to fear from the fire of artillery placed on the heights which surround this city. The largest pieces placed on the elevation nearest to Paris, would not reach to one-tenth of the diameter of the town, that is to say to the most populous quarters. Besides, the artillery of an army would consume six times as much ammunition as would be necessary for a campaign, before six houses would be burnt. The enemy is himself convinced of these truths. These reflections have been suggested to us by the pernsal of the authentic declarations made by the Municipalities of towns which the enemy have completely ravuged, and by a perfect knowledge of the powerful means which have been prepared to save the city of Paris from the enemy's fury. Thanks, to the skilful manoeuvres of the Emperor, and the t.Ourage of our soldiers ; the enemy is far from at; but iF ever he approach our walls, he will there find 600,0t.0 French animated by t h e same sentiment, and determined to rescue themselves from pillage, conflagration, and death.—State of the Fonds on the 11th of March per cent. shut 9th March, 51 1-funi th —Ditto, Dividend on the 22d March, 49 3 tiintile f or 47 t-fourth ex. d iv. BORDFA UX, Mtßei 12'—We have within these few days many troops pursed our city to join the army of the Duke of Dalmatia. The soldiers manifest the greatest desire to fight the enemy. - - , 1 .Y.. 1 .! 'Wm :: ()kr, t I ‘ll at three po N„,•.‘ . , 4A" .'' ti ..4,-( ief - ending it 4.,/ VW Pui• b , 1 . qo • 4 - i V V 4 107 4 1 1 0 ": • . le - ' • DUTCH MAILS. ANKFORT, MAncn 2.—We find in several paper% the f'oltoyr• lug Proclamation, issued by the Count d'Artuis, previous to his quitting Basle:— We, Charles Philip of France, son of France, Monsieur, Count d'Artoisi brother to the King, and Lieutenant General of the Kingdom, To all Frenchmen, gresting—Frenchmen ! The day of your re• demption is arrived ; the brother of your King is in the midst of you. He comes to rear again the ancient Banner of the Lilies in the heart of France, and to announce to you the return of happiness and peace, and the restoration of law and public liberty under a protecting Government. No Conqueror, no War, no Conscription, no Consolidated Taxes, any longer! At the voice of your Sovereign, your father, may your misfortunes be wiped off by hope, your &tors by forgivemais, anti your dissentious by the union to be effected, for which he is your security. He burns with desire to fulfil the promises he has made to you, iind which he this day solemnly renews ; and by his love and Item*