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.
Paele, 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 metalled
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, at 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
rireedea, mortally 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

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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 the 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 tiintilef or
47 t-fourth ex. div.
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.

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