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hiElc.Tl-1 PAPERS. PARO, FEB. I.—Atrt-r i. e tAkiilg of St. Dizier the limner )1• advanced on the rear of the enemy Brienne,, heat hide on-life 29th, and took pos- iessibe, 'the town Ana 'castle, after a pretty 4tnart actioa"Vith the rear•guard. PARTS. FEB. 2.—An express arrived heft yes lerclay, at four o'clOcß in the morning, from the heard-quarters of the Einpertir. He relates, that the imemy was Completely beaten on di': 4 29th and 30th. The Courier saw at least 0,000 prisoners.-- The enemy's 'artillery was entangled in the forest of Vassy : 25 pieces of cannon had been att•eady taken.—Our troops have pefortned prodigies of val Our. ' The country people, armed with scythes, pikes, forks, and sticks shod with iron, fell on the.fugi tiVes,on all sides, and brought back prisoners, Vannon., and waggons. " After the victory was decided, his Majesty went .to Brienrie, where be slept. This place will' be ever memorable on more than one ac- count ; it was, if we may say so, the cradle of the genius of the Emperor. It was at Brienne that the germ of the great talents which were one day to astonish Europe, and save France, began of unfold itself, There it was that the hero set out to rise to the highest destinies. On such a field of battle victory cannot be unfaithful to him. Private letters from Troyes speak of an action, probably connected With the preceding, in which 15,000,0 f our troops, half of them conscripts, engaged 30,000 of the enemy, killed 4 or 5000, and lost only 300. The news of the victory gained by the Emperor spread yesterday in Paris Nv it h great rapidity, and excited universal joy. Great praises are•due to the good spirit which animates . 011 classes of the citizens of the metropolis. These people, whose character is said to be so frivolous, think now of nothing but the'common interest, and shew the warmest attachment to their country and the Go vernment. All the manufactories are in full em ploy ; thousands of muskets, and of arms of every description; are daily made. The National Guard is for the most part organized, and every one is re solved to defend his home, and to repulse time ene my, if he should he rash enough to shew himself. When we know that this spirit is that of all France, that all the Departments rival each other - in zeal, both in the payment of the contributions, and in sending their contingents to the new levies, we may a wait the result with- .tranquility. Our enemies had but one chance of success, that'of dividi.:g the nation, and separating it- from its 'Government. Then France would have been an epy prey for them ; but their efforts have turned against themselves. As soon as their projects were known, they were baffled. The minion of France with its . Government is be come closer than ever.. We are identified with the head of the State; victory has returned -to his standard,,and the nation is saved. His .Majesty King Joseph reviewed yesterday in ;the court of the Thuilleries a great many regi ments of cavalry, infantry, large trains of artillery, equipages, &c. lately arrived at Paris,. and going to jlin• the armies. The -troops -filed off bcf,.:g his Majesty during two bouts. 'Paovngs_ TIAT 30.4—An 'Older. this moment ..-- rtved troiw Nogent-snr-Seuie, - brings' word that Gitieral ?ajol had just received an- express from Troyes, with the news that his Majesty the Em peror has ' beaten the enemy at Joinville, has taken 2000 prisoners, and 17 pieces of cannon. - The army of the Duke 01 Treviso, 40,000 strong, broke up from Troyes this morning, and has advanced. - NOGgNT-SUR-SEINE, JAN. 31.—We have this moment received authentic news, of the 30th inst, announcing, that the Emperor having, by admi-, rabic and.skilkul manceu:Tes, turned the main bo;ly Of the enemy's army upon the point of Brienne, eight leagpes from Troyes, has'completely defeated it, taken 15,000 prisoners, and forced the enemy to retreat three marches. The line of troops which had been before obliged to leave St. Dizier, has taken refuge in the wood of V,assy, where it is entangled, with all its artillery, in impassable marshes._ CHALONS , SUR-MARNE, JAN. 29.. We re-enter • ed St. Dizier on the 27th, after 'a combat at Perches, between Vitry and St. Dizier, and ano ther combat in the suburbs of this last town. ft is probable that the French army is at Joinville and :Bar-stir-Omani: There will be important events between Dizier and Troyes. JAN. 30.—We still occupy St. Dizier. The Emperor has left this town to go towards Brienne, between St. Dizier and' Troyes, where there will surely be owe sharp actions. Our town is as quiet now as it was three weeks ago : all is gone forward. It is, however, armed as much as possible. The gates are palisadocd, and defended by some pieces of cannon. • So near the enemy,. we may fear a coup-de-main upon the magazine's. S.—This instant, the 30th of January, at noon, a letter from -the Duke -of Bas4ano an nounces, .that near 13rienne the Emperor has sur rounded and taen 15,000 men, and 40 pieces of caribon. TROYES, JAN. 29.- 7: Yesterday was published in this town the first advantage obtained by the Emperor . between Vitry and ,St. Dizier, and the march of the French army in the rear of the ene my, who appear to be retreating. We have here, and in the environs, many regi ments of the guard, and more wive daily. These troops are the admiration of the inbabitants, , for their fine appearance, and the excellent spirit which animates them. PAJIts, 31.—Private letters from the army, received by express-, say, that the Emperor beat the enemy again on .the 28th, and took 2,000 pri"- #oners, and nine pieces of eanuon. Majesty continues to march in the rear of the eneiliy, who retreats, with the greatest preci pitatiois on all sides. On the 27th the Cossacks made an attack on Arc:is-stir-Aube, and were beaten by our troops, who killed several. Th.ey hastily retired;follow ing the retreat of. - their army.• . Four li4udred Cossacks appeared before Sens, troops. barricaded the gates and streets, and by a br 4 .sk fire,of musketry kept. off ale CossaCkii nut one_ ?If whom could get into the town. . he Sub-prefect had left the place. gthe Cos sacks had some killed, and sent a flag of truce, whom General Alik would net receive.. the Mayor , of l Arcis was base enough to writt to the Mayor of Sens, , to , receive the Cossack Well; tistlfey only desired peace.' . Unhappily for him his letter fell into the hands of General Alix. - LYONS, JAN. 29.—Every day .the . state of de fence of our city makes a satisfactory progress, and new troops•arrive. Connt Chaptal, the Ex traordinary Commissioner, has directed , towards this :city cannon, 'and also welLmounted cavalry. AUTUN, JAN. 2S.—The Austrians march with great caution, It seet6s . that_the bad state of the roads_ near Louhaus has forced them to abandon it. Though they put 20 Oxen to each cannon, they-were forced , to spike many of them. The corps which occupies Dijon seems to re main inactive. The enemy have a multitude of domestics and women, who are astonishingly rapacious; this at least was verified iu those who, 1,-100 in number, followed the column which advanced from Lons le-Saulnier towards Lyons. LETTER TO THE MINISTER AT i'A.R FROM THE DYKE OF ALBUFERA. Barcelona, Jan. IR, 1814. SIR,—On the 16th, at seven in the morning; Lieutenant-General Clinton, General Sarsfield, and the troops of Wittingbam, attacked,' on the right batik of the .Llobregat, at the same ,time that the' General in Chief Capons, Baron de Erolles, and Colonels Leandet and Mans° attacked our troops upon Molins del Hey. , General Mes-... clop, with his brigade, bore the first attacks of ehe enemy, and vigorously repulsed them along the great road of Villa-franca ; but soon perceiving that all the enemy's forces operated against lit single advanced•guard, he passed ttie brixl# tic Roy, ordering the Commander of that post to de fend it vigously. General l'aunetier, who commends the division, formed his troops on the left bank, and ;stopt the enemy. However, strong columns slieWed them selves on both banks ; and Sarsfieid soon directed ,a battery • of four cannons agaii4(the'bridge de Roy. OUr cannoniers replied by a constant firing. Capt.Sigardi showed much vigour; his Lieutenant, Bufail, was wounded; and his young garrison, con sisting of 'troops of the 143 d, fought with great bravery. Oil the first news of the attack, I sent General Habert, with eight battalions, to stop the enemy ; 1 repeated.niy instructions. to draw him beyond the Llobregat, upon the redoubts of St. Felix ; but he could not succeed in This. Ge neral Clinton caused the attacks on the bridge to be renewed, but in vain ;he suffered - a great. loss. At last, about three o'clock, the enemy, informed that the troops of Granollers were approaching from Barcelona, ceaSed his attacks, and began,to make a general retreat, after having had 150. killed, and 500 wounded. Our loss .is 30 killed, and 150 wounded. The parties I sent out yesterday have shewn that the enemy has fallen back pa the two banks of the Llobregat. • (Signed) The MarshaLDuke of ALBUFE RA. FRENCH FUNDS, FEB. 1.-50 francs, 7 cents. DUTCH AND GERMAN PAPERS. AMSTERDAM, JAN. 31.—We hear that General. Von Winzingerode has established his advanced post at Luik , . BREDA, JAN. 30.—This mornin g all the Dutch . troops pat were here have been marched away to Gorcum, both the regintents of Colonel Gillot and Van Nod. The Prussian artillery has been sent off, and all the . Prussian troops quartered in this city have been removed to Lier, so that the head-quarters of General Bulove will to-morrow be fixed at West Wesel. • • LOWER RHINE, JAN. 29.—The army of Gene ral Blucher is day after day reinforced by i:trious corps, among which arc troops of General KleiSt, consisting of four corps of Hessians, and detach ments from Frankfort and Harburg. ROTTERDAM, JAN. 25.—We bear tilt the citi zens of Ghent have driven the enemy out of the city, and have shut - the gates upon him. '.- FRANXFORT, JAN.22.—The enormous expence that the great contest in which are engaged all the Princes forming part of the Grand Coalition, occa sions, and the exhausted state in which the fi nances of each of them is, after so many years of war and calamities, have determined the Allied Powers to enter into an Act of Gurantee, by which they firmly bind themselves to . participate au pro rata of their revenues to.the expences of this present war. To find the ,necessary funds of these Powers have decieed, and . officially pub lished a plan of obligation common• to all. This document, important under the.present circuta stances, and 'by the, influence and the conse quences' it may have, is of the following tenor Art t. The German Princes who have renounced the Rhe nish ConfedeCation, engage, as a condition 'of the Alliance concluded, or to be concluded between them, to co-operate, independently of the contingentsthey will join with the grand Allied. Array, also by them to supply the expellee of the war, and to extend this credit as far as the gross annual amount of the revenue of their States. The substance of the following articles, eight in number, is—That a common bond shall be im .mediately drawn up, and signed by agents of all the parties appointed for that purposse, before Commissioneis to be named, in whose hands the bond, is to remain. The. Princes are bound, jointly and separately, • for the repayment; which is to be made in six years, in 24 equal quarterly payments, principal and interest. .When peace shall be concluded, the due reimbursement of this debt is to be secured by a separate article. The bond will be divided into smaller bonds. of 5000 florins; payable to the bearer : those to be paid each quarter to be determined by lot. Russia, Austria, and Prussia, to be depositaries of 5-l6ths each, and Sweden of •1 -16th ;. if Hanover, Ba varia, and Wurtemberg, ~choose to -.participate, they shall keep as many of the lower bonds as. they create for their share. All payments' stipu lated by treaty to be in these bonds. A com mittee to be appointed in a town remote froin*the theatre of war. - just arrived here. It it understood that his Royat Highness will speedily depart for the head-quar ters of the Allies. in the Morning the Sovereign Prince held a Levee; Which was very fully at:- t endi_fd . 28—This &hitting theDnlte of Clarence had a long private audience of the Prince. of Orange. On the arrival of the Duke of Clarence at tho len, a part of the English garrison, together with the whole of the armed Burghers, were under arms, and posted in the Great •Markt, through whith it was necessary for,bis Royal Highness to pass on his way to the 'Government House. — Meanwhile a mounted guard of honour, coinpoed of the most distinguished of the inhabitants• of this town, went out to meet !di Royal Highness, and accompanied him hither; when the whole toum was brilliantly illuminated. His Royal High ness having alighted, granted; in the evening, an audience to the Burgomaster and Council,, whom he received in a most cordial manner. This morning, at ten o'clodk, the Ministers of Religion were admitted to an audience, on which occasion the Rev. Hoer Van ityssel, Pastor of the Mitch Reformed Congregation of this town, clivered - the following speech : " Most Royal anti Illustrious Prince, _ _ The Ministers of the Protestant Religion in this town have to perform, as well for themselves as in the name of their fellow-ministers in this country, the 'agreeable (hay of saluting yonr Royal Highness on your arrival within our walls. —Yes, we are fully sensible of the honour which is conferred upon us, by beholding in the midst of us a Prince of the Royal House of England, which has at all tittles taken sb . much interest in the prosperity and welfare of our country, and which has never,ceased to watch over the honour and glory of the Illustrious Princes pt Orange, of which it now gives the Most affecting proofs. "We are. convinced, Royal and - Illustriouß Prince, that the security of Holland depends above all things, on a strict alliance with the .po‘v erftil kingdom o: Great 'Britain and Irdand ; wherefore we never cease fervently to implore-the ALMIGHTY . that. the bonds of alliance may be drawn mole and more close, and, in particular, -that this may, be effected by • the Matrimonial Union of the illustrious Hereditary Prince of Orange with the Royal Princess Charlotte of Eng land ! " May God foi-evor with the father of his People, the venerable King of mighty Britain, and may his Heavenly Grace .bless, 'in the most distinguished manner, the Government of the Prince Regent, thlit England, under'his adminis tration, may continue to be the most powerful kingdom df Europe ! God bless all the Princes and Princesses •of the Royal blood ! - Above all,, , may the Almighty render your Royal and Illus trious Highness a happy. .instrument in expelling the enemy of mankind, whereby you may be come the object of the grateful blessings of the Dutch People. • " We shall henceforth have the honour, we and, our communities, of relying most humbly on your Royal Highness's protection." This speech wa3 most graciously listened . to by his Royal Highness, and was a nsw e red in I suit able manner. His It 11. then passed through the principal streets of the town : , .and ascended the wails, when he was saluted by 21 gun) i aftc:r which his Highness, having inspected the forti cations,- and returned - to the Government House, granted an audience to the Officers of the garri son and the armed Burghers. 'Finally, his Royal Highness proceeded, amidst the thunder of the cannon, totht head-quarters of General Graham, and expressed the greatest sAtisfaction at the ex cellent spirit of the inhabitants of the town. AMERICAN PAPERS. CANADA,—(BiarzsaGk:N.ERAT, ORDER.) Head-quarters, Montreal, Nov. 24, 1813. His Excellency the Commander of the Forces has received an official report from "Major General Proctor of the affair which took place on the 9th October near the Moravian Village, and he has in vain sought in it tor grounds to palliate the report made to his Excellency by Staft-Adjutant Ream stein, upon which the General Order of the 18th October Avasfounded-on the contrary, that state ment remains unconfirmed in all the principal events which marked that disgraceful day ; the precipitancy with which the Staff Adj utant retreated from the field ofaction,prevented hisascertaining- the loss sustain ed by the division on that occasion ; it also led him most grossly to exaggerate the enemy's force, and to misrepresent the conduct of the Indian War riors; who, instead of retreating towards Mache . dash, as he had stated, gallantly maintained the conflict, under the brave Chief, Tecumseth, and in their turn harassed the American army on its retreat to Detroit. The subjoined return states the loss the righit division has sustained in the action of the fleet on Lake Erie on the 10th of September, and in the affair of the sth October near the Moravian Vil lage ; in the latter .but very few appear to, have been rescued by an honourable death from, the ignominy of passing under the American yoke, nor are there many, whose wounds plead in miti.;. gatioo of this reproach. The right division ap pears to have been incumbered with an unma nageable load of unnecessary, and forbidden pri vate baggage—while the requhite arrangements for the expeditious and 'certain conveyance - Of the ammunition, and provisions, the sole ob jects worthy of consideration, :appear to have been totally neglected, las .well as all those ordinary measures 'resorted to by officers of intel ligence, to retard and impede the advance of a pursuing enemy. The result affords but too fatal a proof of this unjustifiable neglect. The right division had quitted Sandwich on its retreat, on the '26th September, having had ample time for every previous vrangement to facilitate and se cure that movement. Oothe 2d October follow ing the enemy pursued by the same route, and on the 4th, suectytied in capturing all - the stores of and deft-aid it, almost without a ctrUggle With heartfelt pride .arid satisfaction the nullifier of the Forces' had lavished on the r :71 1 division of this army, that hibuteof prnish was so justly due to its fOrmer gallantry 311 ,t steady discipline. It is With poignant gri,4 aria tuatificletion, that he‘now beholds its weil-ctir n ,n,, p i laurels tarnished, and its conduct calling to " for reproach and censure. The Commander of the t'orets appeals to tb. gertitine feelings of the British soldier, from w l ! .° ll 9,j e he neither conceals the extent of the loss army has sustained, nor the far mord to be L t , mented injury it has suffered in its wounded bo nour, confident that but one seinhnent will an t mate., every breast, and that zealous •to wash o n , the stain, which by a most extraordinary 'atitl accountable infatuation, has fallen on a forin er t ' deserving. portion of the army; all vie toeina ill , h , the glorious aehieVements recently' p erfor mcd a small but• highly spirited, and well discipli nc . division, led by officers possessed of .enterpr ise ' rt intelligence, and gallantry, nobly evincing' 'v i a British soldiers can perform, when susceptible ('f no fear but that of failing in tire discharge their duty. - . . His Excellency Considers it an act of justice t° , exonerate. most honourably from this censure " 1 , • brave soldiers of the right division who were se c ; ing as marines on board the squadron on Erie. The Coitunarder of the .forces ceived- the official report of Captain B a rclay ° which e the action took place oil Eake 10th September, when that gallant Officer, fr°s - of imperious necessity, Was • C° l° ' pelled to seek the superior force of the eni,' l "Yi and to maintain an arduous and lung conte.,l action, under circumstances of accumula6tig - fortune. Capt. Barclay'represents that the wlml; Av.° was favourable early in the .day, suddenly chalig t ed, giving the enetitly the•weather gauge, and 0 3 0 this_ important advantage was shortly, after I t ', commencement of the engagenicknt heightened pi; the fall of Captain 'Mullis, the coinmander of Queen CharlOtte—in the death of that intrepid " 1 4 intelligent officer, Captain 11.A.elay laments the 10 : -of his main support. The fail of Captain F 0 1 1 4" was soon followed by that 6' Lecut. Stokuc, wh' country was deprived of ois services at this erit'cal period, leaving tht.comMand of the Charlotte, to pro`;incial lieut. Irvine, who CO?: ducted himself With great courge,,hat was No 1 '; united in experienee,to supply the plat:cot:such ' 4 . 1 oleer as Capt. Finnis ;—and iii.con•cequenee vessel proved Of far less assistance than miglit expected. - . The action commenced about a quarter ',lc.' re 12 o'clock, and continued with great . fins,. 14 ' e half past two,., when the American Coarmod (ll ‘,i . enuit.ted'hiS .ship, which Struck shot tly after to-tl'' commanded by Captain liarchasi- (the Detroio..,; llitlrerto the determined valour displayed by tH, Briitshsquadron had surmounted every elisadvii; l o t age, and the day was -in our favour ; lac 13 contest had arrived at that p,n-iod when vll l °‘" 4 alone was unavailing. The,Detroit and Ote o Charlotte were perfect wrecks, and required ti utmost • skill of seamanship, while the connand er ; and 'second. officerS of every vessel were eid' e killed or wounded ; not more than 50 British s e j f men were dispersed in the_crew's of the sulf atirtr,' and of these a great proportion bad conflict. .n 4 The American Commodore made a goll 3 "` - 100 successful effort to regain the day: his secoO, largest vessel, the Niagara, had suffered and his' numerous "gtut-boats, which bad proVe` the greatest source of annoyance _,during -the it c . tion, were all uninjured. ite Lieut. Garland, fir,t Lienteßant, of the*Detr° being mortally wounded, previous to the woull of Captain Barclay ohlitjtr4 him to quit the de c , ' it fell to the lot of Lieut. Inglis, to whose pidity and cond , ict every praise is gived, to so y render his Majesty's ship, whet* all further r e' ' •si stance had hcconie unavailivg. • e • 'fif e enemy,*by having the .weather'-gange, to choose their distance, and there'''', availed themselves of the great . advantage derived in superiority. of heavy long gens : b d 6 Captain Barclay attributes the tatal result of t i uf day to the unprecedented fall oF:;( very caannaol le ,,, and second in command,' and the very small her of able seamen left in the squadron, at a 0 .5 ment when the judgment of the o ffi r;er, and sl' l , ful exertions, of the sailor, were most emineo" 4 called for. TO the British seamen Captain Barclay he'stto 4 it the highest praise—that they behaved like seamen. From the Officers and soldiers of regular forces, serving as marines, Glut. Bai , c l " 4l. experienced every support within their no‘.., e i r ; and states that their conduct has excited .warmest thanks and admiration. Deprived of the paint of victory, when allO within his grasp, by an nverwhehning which the enemy possessed in reserve, aided 1? an accumulation of unfortunate eiretonstanc q Captain Barclay and his brave crew have,,, by gallant daring, and self-devotion to their try's cause, rescued its honour, and Elicit 1 0 ' 44 even in defeat. E. BAYNES, Adjt..-G 24. ; RETURN OF .THg RIG;ITT DIVISION OF Tap; Ai,- OF UPPER CANADA. Detachment serving as Marines on b oar d,th e Squadron, IP . the action of the I.oth Sept. 1813. Killed- 7 1 tient:mitt, 1 serjcant,.2l rank and tile. Wounded- 1 3 serjcants, 46 rank and file. ASP Prisoners-2 lieutenart - e, 1 assistant surgeon, 4 serjeaf • ' 4 drummers, IG7 rank and file. Killed, Wounded, and Mis , sirr in the Retreat, and in Ac t on the sth October, 1813. . ter One inspecting . field ollicer,l deputy assistant-quarter-mtt s , at .• general, 1 fort adjutant, 1 hosi.ilJl mate, 1 lieule'!' l ,;,, colonel, G captains, 12 lieutenants, 3 cornets o r ellsq — s r 1 paymaster, 1 assistant-surgeon, 34 serjcants, 13 cir J mers, 539 rank and file, 46 horsts.. Assembled at . Aneaster, on the 17th October, 181 3 ' - t One major-general, 1 major of brigade, I aid-d e -c3ropy staff adjutant, 3 captains, 5 lieutOmnts, 2 - cornets signs, 1 adjutant, I quarter-master, Q assistant-surge °- ' 15 , serjeauts, 9 drummers, 201 rank and file, 55 horses.. Total strength of the Right dirision s-n the 10th Sep t ; - ,4 , One major-g)meral, 1 inspecting field 'officer, 1 major ,of lade, 1 deputy quarter-master-general, 1 uid-de-catnP; e ; stall' adjutant, 1 fort adjutant, 1 hosp i tal- ma t e , 1 lit; t 10 .0 nant-colonel, 9 qaptains, 23 lieuten ants, 6 Oornets of td . signs, 1 paymaster, 1 adjutant, 1 quarter-master, 4 as'!7., ant-surge.ms, 57 serjeants, tr 6 drummers, 994 rank and 99 h rirs. • , c ut' Killed—Lieutenant Gordon, Royal NewfuUndland E.. ISAYNES, Adjutant-Liewj' l, [P