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I.ONDON GAzzTTE Exift koRDiNARY. ritPIAY MARQH ;8. WAIL. DEI)AII.TMENT,I Powning-ftreet, llfarch 17, 1114, .o);4ntsteli, of which the following , is a Copy, Tian bean received at this Oacp, addressed to Earl BATICIRST by Colurnl LowE. Bead-A garters of the Combined Army under Field ' Morshal BlucirEn, lOon, March 11, 1814. Mr Lan,---4s some delay attends my.com inuniciekion ut . the present moment - wilb Lieu- ,tenant-(General the Hon. Sir Charles Stewart,' I tlo pyself, the honour to - inclose to ,your Lord ship, a duplicate Of my report to him of the events that have taken place in this v icinity within these Ihrce days. It may be necessary at the same time to giro your Lordship the folloising outline of ninvements that preceded them, -. iri‘ the event ;of my fornler reports not having been yet re rei vdd. The arjn of Silesia effected its junction with ,the corps of Generals' Winzingerode and Bulow, at.Soissruo„on the evening of the 3d instant ; and on the _following day Field Marshal Blucher (tO . wboin 'the Command of the whole bad been en 7 trusted). took 'up a position - on an extensive pla teau, to the left and in the tear of the town, of Soissons, With his right close to the village of Laffaux, and his left near Craone. Buonaparte, 'with the whole of his guards, with the corps of Marshals Marmont and Mortier, and with a con ! , slderable body of cavalry,.had followed the army of Silesia in its march from! the Maine to the Aisue.,—On the sth, be resolved on an attempt to regain possession' of the town of Sorssons ; ten thousand, Russian infantry ofolie4orps of Gen. Count Langeron, under the orders of Gen. Ruche. wich . ,dcfendid it. The town, which,lies on the oppoSite side of the Aisne to that on which the army was in position, is surrounded by a broken wail and - tlita, passable in many parts. The enemy attacked soon slier day-light, gain ed possession of the greater pa - ft of the suburbs . ; owl twice attacked the town itself on opposite sides with heavy columns, supposed the separate divisions of Marmoilt . and Monier. He was both times repulsed with slaughter and loss, but still retained possession of the greater Part of the subUrbs, unroofed the houses, and kept up a con can't fire,from them upon the troops on the walls of the town, until night put an end to the con test, The Russian infantry equally 'maintained themselves in another part of the snburbs,an e d a few houses only divided the combatants during the night. The Russians lost more than a thou aand men killed and wounded. The loss of the enemy must have been greater, as his troops were .e Y ncPri ' In the morning of the 6th, the enemy had given lip " the contest, and - retired. Whilst this was - passing in the towo of Soissons, Baonaparte 'him self was ascertained to be moving to his right, and in the forenoon ;if the 6th, he effected the passage of his' army across, the. Aisne, at Bevy, le Bac, and. at about twoo'clock in the afternoon • commenced an attack on- the left of the position occupied by the Field-Marshal's 'army near Craone. • Stwong columns were Observed to be marching at - the same time. toward. Laoh, by the way of Corbeny. Field-Marshal Blucher imme diately 'made . the following dispositions,: he di rected corps of 10,0"00 cavalry, under the orders Of General Winzingerode, to March 'by the . , way of Chrevrigny and Presle, and thrOW itself in the line of the : enezny's communication; across the road from -Corbeny to Laon. General Bulow, with twenty thousand !nen, was directed to march and occupy Laon. The corps of Gens. D'Yorck, . • , Kleist, and S aclien; -were : ordered to incline to wards the infantry of General Winzingerode, which sustained . thewremity of the position near the villages of St. Martin -and .Craotie.'. 'The ene my approached, under cover of the wood of Cor-• bevy, and sent forward large bodicsof skirmishers • artpported by artillery, but Was repulsed, and the ring ceased with the 'night.: On the morning of the .7th, it was ascertained' that the enemy had desisted from his march "upon Laon ; in other respects his, position was not . . clearly discovered. To . be prepared for whatever might . occar, Blucher directed the corps of Generals D'Yorck and Kleist to move across 'the River Delette,• .the direction of Presle and Leuilly, to sustain the movement of the cavalry under G:neral Winzingerode, and to gether, with the corps of General Btdow, make an attack on the enemy's right, should he push fills.- ward against the point occupied by the infantry _of General Winzingerode, Craone. General Baron Sacker was ordered to the support of -the latter, and to attempt to turn the, enemy's left, shoula he make his attack On the other side. If pushed by a-superior force, he was directed- to fall back on the road towards Lao n, and draw in the garrison of SoissOns. At eleven o'cliick in the" forenoon, the enemy began the attack with Lis whole force, calcuhlte‘i at more than sixty thnusand men, against 'the point where General Winzingerode's . infantry was posted. Field-Marshal Blubber immediately rode to the spot where thecavalry,was supposed. to be formed, to direct the operations' in that quarter ; hut unexpected difficulties had opposed the march of the cavalry during the night; an:! it was found to have advanced no farther than Presle; The infantry , of Gen. Kleist,- whieli had marched in the morning,, reached Fetticcia, ;but the acl. vanced guard of the cavalry alone had come up, and it becanie impossible to undertake, with ef fect, the movement which the Field.:Marshal bad projected against the enemy's right.—ln the mean time, the corps posted near Craone was exposed to a most severe and .powerful attack. General Count Strogonoff comtnanded in Gen. Winzin gerode's' absence. Gen. Count Woronzofl' had the infantry. The cannonading was most tremen dous, but the enemy was resisted in every point with a spirit and determinaticOt beyond all praise. --The pressure, however, was ,so great, that Genero. Baron Sacken, to whom the support ; and direction ,of the whole had been entrusted, finally 'foUnds it necessary to, execute that part of the disposition which had provided for the retreat of the troops engaged towards Leon. It was exec - tiled with' adMirabie order, Though fourteen pieces of artillery bad been dismounted by the enemy's fire, not' a sink gun or carriage was left behind., The pri soners taken were not more than fifty or sixty.— The killed and wounded are' stated at about two •thou Sand. General-Count Strogonoff had his sun, a Lieutenant-General, .killed early in the nefion. Three other Russian Generals were wounded, General Count Woronsoff bad five officers of his personal staffkilled or wounded. The enemy had four Generals wounded Grouchy, La Salle and Charpentras. lass from theare of' the most. admirably served artillery moat _have been very great. The troops effected their junc tion during the nighf, and on the following morn ing, with the rest of the army; and the operations that have since ensued form the subject of the annexed report. For forty-two days past this army, which'ap pears. to have been peculiarly - the object of the cue ply's disquietude and attacks, has been constantly marching or fighting, for exclusive of the gene ral actions, only two days have elapsed, in which the advance or rear of it has not been seriously engaged. Buonaparte is now in retreat before , it, but whether to' take up a fresh position, or to pro ceed in some other direction,. where his presence - may be fOund wanting, is not yet ascertained. Scarcely any information has been received here of the movements of the grand allied army, since he quitted the observation of it. ',have the honour to be, &e. (Signed) H. LOWE, Colonel. Head-quartets of the - C=llin d A rniicA, under Field-Marshal IlLuentß, Lon, 10, 1814, EWA A, 1%1. SlR,—Buopayarte, with his whale force, at tacked Field -Marshal Blucher yesterday in his position.at this place, and was. repulsed with the loss of forty-five pieces of cannon, with tumbrills, baggage, and prisoners, the numbers of which have uot as yet been'ascertliined, as the left wing of the Field-Marshal's army is still in pursuit. The city of La,on is situated on an elevated teau, with deep shelving banks; which - cointhand an extensive plain 4rotld ; the town covers the . greater 'pa - rt of the plateau; the remainder, is crowned by an old castle, and by several wind mills built. on high terrace-walls. General Bu lOW's army occupied this position ; the remainder of the Field-Marshal's army was posted on the - plain below, to the right and left of- the tOivn, fronting towards Soissons, and the cavalry was in reserve in the rear. Before day-light in the morning the, enemy made his attack, .and under cover of a thick ,fog, which concealed all his movements, obtained possession of the 'villages of SeMilly - and Ardon, _close under the town,•and which may be regarded as,its suburbs ; the musketry reached the wJ.ia of the town, and continued without intermission un til about eleven o'clock, when the fog. began to disperse. At this time the enemy was observed to be in force behind the , villages •of Semilly and Leuilly, vitt) columns of infantry and cavalry on the chausseetowards SOSODS. He occupied at the same time, in force, .the village of Ardon. The enemy was instantly repelled from Semilly, and Field Marshal Blucher, the moment he could ob serve any thing of the enemy's position, ordered, the cavalry from the rear to' advance, and turn his left flank. General Count WToronzoff, who was on the right oithe Field Marshal's po - sition, .advanced at . the same time With his infantry, puibcd forward two battalions of yagers, which drove in the enemy's pots, sustained a charge of cavalry,'and maintained themselves in an attitud .to keep the left of the - enemy in the cavtirty could affvlinee.. The fi,clcl-M4rshal, itt the same time, directed ;u,k-auce of a part of General- Bubo's corps 'a;ainst the village of Ardon, , froniwhich the one alter sustaining afire forabout half an hoar, was,compe!led to retreat. Whilst the cavalry was taking a circuit round from the rear, and at about two o'clock in the af ternoon, the enemy was observed to be Advancing a column of sixteen battalions .of infantry, with cavalry and artillety„ along the •chaussee froth Ithe;ms,. Gen.D'irorck•was directed to oppose him, and Gen. Baron Sackett ordered to Gen. • D'Yorek's support. It•wls here the, battle became most general and decisive. The enemy opened a formidable battery of at least forty or fifty pieceslof artillery, and ad-, vanced with a confidence from which, he must have arrogated to ,himself every success. • He formed a column of attack, and was moving for wards with a pas•de charge to the village' of Al thies, when Prince'William of Prussia, who was, advancing to the village at the same time, met him half way and overthrew him. He then/began . his.retre:at, which soon became a flight. Eight pieces of artillery,-with horses Ktid every thing - belonging : to, them; were imme diately taken, and successively twenty-two pieces more. He was pursued . as far as Corbeny, losing -bag gage, prisoners, &c. by the , way, the details of all which have not yet arrived, as the pursuit his con tinued during the whole of the night, and as it still goitig On the right no particular ' advantages . were gained beyond the expulsion of the .enemy from the Villages he had gained possession of in the morning. General Count Woronzoff, towards the close of the day, again attacked with the greatest vigour, but he had large masses opposed to hit*, and the . ground presented- difficulties against the active co-operation of his cavalry. . The promptitude with which General Count Woronzog conducted his advance in the morning, and' the bravery and determination with which' his - troops attacked, were the ,admiration of every oue. The losses on either side it is as yet impbssible to ascertain, but I have myself seen some hun dred prisoners brought in here already. - P. S. Ten 4. M.—The prisoners sly that Buo naparte is still in front of Lion, and resolved on pursuing his attack this day. The cannonading and musketry is already vio lent in the direction of Semilly and Leuiily. I have the honour to be, etc. (signed) H. LOV•E`, Colonel. P. S. Leon, Ten A. M. March 11 , 1814.—The attack coutinded during the whole of yes , terday. -The plain, below, the city of 'Lion, is interSpers'ed with villages and small woods, which became the scene of very warm and . • obstinate contests. .A .wood near the village of Clacy, on the right of the,position, was taken and retaken four or five different times, and. re mained finally in possession of the allied troop: The infantry of General Winzingerode's corps, .under the command of : General-Count Woronzoff,* were the troops engaged there : in the centre and left of the position, the enemy:maintained him self ; and at about half an hour before sun-set ; he threw forward a body of skirmishers, support ed by two battalions of infantry (the-rest of his army remaining; in reserve); and - attacked the vil lage of Setnilly close under the walls of the town; but a battalion of Pruisians, of General Bulow's corps, threw itself in the road; and, supported by the fire of the troops on each:.flank, compelled him to retire in disordtr and-with loss. This was the last Operation attempted, during the day. The fires of his bivouack were apparent along a Very extended line at the begioning - of the night ; but in the morning it was. observed he had re tired, and the cavalry of the tylvanced guard are . at this moment in pursuit of him-towards Chavig non; on the road to. Soissoni. Thus, during two days of successive attacks; the enemy has experienCed nothing but defeat and discomfiture. The efforts of all his force have been broken aifainst4nd recoiled from the bul . wark which this fine fOsition has afforded. The absence of tbe corps of D'Yorck, and Sacken, which were in the mottling pursuing the, remainder of the troops that bad advanced from 14eitos, and which could not be recalled in time, prevented any active offensive operation be- . ing Undertaken yesterday. But success had crowned the efforts of these corps in other re spects, by the capture of between three‘aml 'four thousand prisoners, besides a. great quantity of anununition and ba;;?*ige, and 4fi pieces of can non have already been bronghtin: Tlie intended future operations of this army, have apt yet been promulgated, but I apprehend. they will be altogether of an offensive nat4re.--I have the honour to be, &c. - (signed) H. LOWE,,Colonel. TIM PRINCE REGENT'S COOT Is Rt. - - Yesterday his Royal Highness the Pais, c- , - G!NT held a Court at C ar lton-house, vr 11 , 1c , 3 , 0 et attended by his Cabinet Ministerv,the t he State, Ofliceriof the Royal Household, to . `°: e purpose of receiving the Address . of Cour ° . ti/ . 1 13 9 : tion.of.tlie University of Oxford, on the We.-. rictus Victories of our Armies and our Allies' f co• A Guard of Honour, under the comman d ° VorP accompanied by the Mke of - so ul or First Regiment of Foot Guards, in th eir it o uniforms, marched into thetoint-yard of C sr ( , o f }Ouse about half-past one, o7clock.• A p artJ od the Yeonten of the Guards, under the eoillT be ir of a Lieutenant and a Yeoman Usher, too k 'is is stations in the grand hall. The Roppl s ervo 0. their state liveries lined the hall. The . 1 0r5 a t. men, get4leruen, and under porters, al s° tended. A few minutes before three o'clock the p r ° . slob atriveil at Carlton House, consisting of re' Dr. John Cole, the Vice Chancell o r o f the UniversitP i t s of e ceded by•the Esquires and Yeomen, with their silv er ' t : os t of oilier ? followed 14. the Rev. W. Landon, D. D. 11,10'r.s'actit. Worcester Cortege ; the Rev. Th om a s Lee, P.D.al of Trinity College ; the Rev. F. Hodson, )/. D• Fri"' WO BraSennose College;' the ten others of the deputatieu eip•• the University, who were joined by a more numerous 3,5,011, blage than can be recollected by those about the r amounting to about two hundred. 3 04 They were received by the band with g r iti ta martial imysic. The procession was shown al e the room adjoining the leVee room. Afte r s voe, the PRINCE REGENT took his seclt °l) ,„ig throne, dressed. in full r e gi men t a l s , and vie‘" the Order of St. George, &c. attended by The - Lord Chancellor,. the Lord President of ih e ,` -°llti t %l6 the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasu r 'ork Chancellor of the•Excliequer, the'Master General of o, e i re mince, the Secretary of State for the War and coloPt i or partment ' the President of the Board of Controul, 3r., the cellar of the Dutchy of Lancaster, the Lord Stew sir M4stee of the Horse, Lord Graves, as Lord in Wilitiofl;3o,- Keppel, ,as the,Groom in-WaititiK • the Vic e C lier' berlain, the lireaseirer of the Household, in-Waiting,. Coniptr ° 'Yep .the Household, and a numerous party of Gentleinco sioners iu their full uniforms. Meal' It being St. Patrick's Day, those who are - a ad hers Of the different Orders wore their c ollar' or shamrocks, which added conside'rably to the nificent appearance of the Court. The procession was joined at Carlton Hous e r d Royal Highness the Duk e o f Y or k, w ho app` Cei" his robes as a Doctor of Chß Law, and a Member of the of versity of Oxford; the Archbi s h o p o f Y or k ; the 1 31 ' b l ' London, Oxford, and Sodoi• and flan.an. ; tbq The distinguished ch a ract ers among those procession v. ere— The Earl of Radnor, Lord Kenyon, Sir William of the. .ternbers for the University,:the King's Advocate' ofDehmare, Sir John Nichol, and Sir Henry Half 1 " ; b0 16 o Gentlemen Ushers announced' to the cy the PuiNcEREGENT being in readiness to receofo, them, and conducted them to the entrancel where the LORD CHAMBERLAIN received 313 ; o yill trodueecr them into the p resence o f his '.„ - hea" Highness on his thr one , w h en t h e y apPr°'l-06 the PauNcE IIEGENT with the usual fOrti lS. Address was read by the VICE-CRANcElA° 3 "filef PRINCE, as is customary, read his Answer. the were all most graciously rece i ve d, a - DX 11 '' honour to kiss his Royal Highness's hand. f ti's Earl IiATHLIRsT officiated as Secretary" o b r e illf; Houle DtTaitment, Viseciunt Sinmotirli prevented front attending by indisposition; c The Earl of LIVERPOOL had along the I.)EL:roe REGENT. THE PITT' CL • Yesterday was the Second Meeting of this 1 ii for the season ; JOHN BLACKBU RN , E(1... p d t he the Chair. .It was numerously attende,, 3 ' l n e c•f giorious news, of the day, as we4l as the I:ec c te d tion of its tituLty saint," St. Patrick, COlltriu." much to the.hilarity of the Meeting. The folly ing arc amongst the toasts, which were given , " ' 4 :Tlle hlne" , —in silence. - !"ChePrince Itqc,t"-=-three times three. Qnren"—three times three. of 1 7 (41L, and the othevjoranches of I ,4 aniilr.==thi've'ilines three. A, 'lli° •' . 1 4'e immortal Meanity of thEitht Honourable tioes' The N:tty .-aud Army' of Great nsitain"—thre e three. 90° 0 • Maythe principles of Mr. Pitt ever the . — r 9 of Great Britain!',--threertims thr w ee. . " The House of rlruns‘ , vici,t, n d ay they never forg,.c 0.0 principles which state.l. them Oa tkeThro,he of these fte'" --three times three. The Prot estant . Aicendancy"-4hree time. three; r bistl" `c Tie Sohs St.. Patrick; and May, the,Shaturt*Jiy and Itose be united"—three tithes three; • 'title ° " of the Prince 'llegent"—.thre e - • fA ll three. . Our Ai.igust Allies, and may they compl ete the bo" of the Tyrant of the World, and pav e the way to a s ° nom-able, and permanent' l peace"—Three times three. " ' 4 Field Mar;hal Blucher",—with three times three; c oot' May the Resolutions proposed this dayj . for thie eff,f the -of a hall ? in etnnmemoration of the virtues . and (43'e des tt 'light :Sion. Wm. Pat, be crowned. with succes.s"—tbr„ three. . • this •4 Field . .,1 irshzil Marquis Wellington, a Member of Chtb"—three times three:. . i s tio , • ." lib,•Soverei ,, :n Prioce of the Neth e rl an d i , a nd a t tires'• union between tho Houses of Orange and Briiiiswicle times three. - .. ' "'The Wooden Walls Of Old England." . - " The Duke of Richmond-, Presidegt of this Club. ,, solo ' "Bnonaparfe's curse -and Etiglaa's glory—SbiP s ' nits, and COMMtl'ee—three times three. 5 P rr ''- " Toe health of Mr: Blackburn, the Chair Man, vi. 4 , 0 0, posed in a c....ipliment a iy s p eec h f rom Si r Will i aul 610 ..r-,' and received by reiter a t e d pl au dit s ." . p „. ScV • . " Mr. Lawson,- the successful candid a t e f or the . '' t O. Jarship, sit -the University . or'railiVidge." of " The Master, Wardens, and. Court of Ass a is ti t ( Ti t t i l: ge oi o s 3 - 1 1. ; Worshipful CompanY of Merchant" . ..i'dylors, them'for the grant of their Hall on the ensuin , Ao llic +! lof Mr. Pitt's Birfh-day." . „, ail • " 'fig lauded and conitnercial interests of the coun' t; ! may they ever, as on this day, be united." ' • Atcheson, si mony of this Club." ~,,, nn ks: l° • -" The Union of Ii and ,Loyalt3r, - with ."'"" the pi Ofessional Singers." ' . . "-The departed Her oes o f thi s country. " ~ `. 4 . Mr. Ci-iiford, theTh.torian of Mr. Pitt." , pat. " iNkay a peace be concluded on the princi les of . 11. ' p. . , • ".The Trensurer, Mr. J. B. Morgan." "'rise Corporation of the City of London." d ' l&.c. " The Members o f th e Pi tt, Cl u b s throughout Englo, '. 1) Several Glees and excellent Sons were s"'''' fr. .6 3 , Gir Mr. BELLAMY . ; Mr:HA M WES, r. LEETE, Iti r ' ic, A Mr. DIGNUM, Mr. T E R REL L, and . other P' ) o- : sionfd singers, and th e p arty did not separJte • til a late hour. - • if s. THE HASTY WEDDING.— Died last wee'' , ' l at, S M ITH, ivife of M r . S MITH , b ro k er, C are Y-sty She was'buri ec l on S un d ay last and on the ,boti lowing day (Monday) the dcin iscso/ate "„ - ,,freF was married again to a.yomeg daMsel of "cie a courtship of 0 hours ! Ihe bells of St • f bcY ment's. - rung A merry peal on the .occasion were..also mufflcd, as a_ mark of respect to " parted ‘,.ite'