The National Register.
London, England, 1814-02-20 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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France and of &iron The negociations, whatever their
nature and their aim may have been, have not checked the
progress of war. It was scarcely possible to bring down
N keor.toN's spirit lower than it has already Sunk, and
therefore the continuation of hostilities, as they could
not improve the conditions of the treaty, would seem to
encourage a belief that it was intended to make conquest
supplant peace. It may be apprehended, however, that
all has thus been exposed with a chance of gaining but lit-
tle. Should seriotet disasters attend the prosecution of
the Ava r, and one more place the Continent at the feet of
a rescued Dospot, how would the opponents of a safe, ad-
vantageous, and honourable peace justify their conduct ?
The lion driven to his den is more terrible than ever; for
despair inspires that contempt of danger and wildness of
exertion which sometimes wrench the victory from the
conqueror's hand.
" Una salus victis null= sperare sabacm."
Let not that maxim he forgotten by the rulers of na-
tions. They are the agents of, but cannot make, the fate
of the woild. The late advantages gained by the enemy,
at a time when he was thought at the last gasp of his poli-
tical existence, may he solemn warnings of an approaching
change of fortune, should peace be unreasonably delayed,
which ought not to he despised. What could be more
painful, than to have regained and foolishly lost the inde-
pendence of Europe ?

FORE.

!GM INTELLIG EN CE.

FRENCH PAPER.

FEB. 20

PARIs, Pro. 11.—Her Majesty the Empress, Queen and Regent,.
has to-day received the following intelligence from the limy :
" The Emperor yesterday attacked at Champaubert the enemy,
consisting of twelve regiment., and having forty pieties of %autumn ;
the Gen. in Chief Oinouvreilf has been taken, with all his Generals,.
ill his Colonel', Officers, cannon, eaivons, and b iggage. -We have
made (WO prisoners; the remainder were driven into a morass
cilang), or killed upon the field of b.ittle. The Emperor was
pursuing General thicken, who is separated from General
Blocher.
'a Our loss has been extremely light, we have not 100 men to
regret."
Majesty King Joseph, reviewing to day the grenadiers of
the National Guards of Pari., was pleamid to communicate this .
news to them.—( ifonittur, Feb. 11.)

Fys. 12.—M. Montesqnien, Aid de-camp to
the Prince of Nenfehatel, dispatched by his 'Majesty the Emperor,
has brought to her Majesty the Empress the followiug news :
0,1 the 11th of Feh., at day-break, the Emperor, having left
(;hampanbert after the day of the linh, pushed a Corps towards
Chalons, to keep in cheek the columns, who had throw N
themselves on this side. With the rest of his army he took the roaii
to Monttnirail. A league beyond, he met the eurpa or /.en. Blucher,
and after an action of two fours, the whole of the enemy's army was
overthrown. Never did tour troops display more ardour.
" The enemy, every where broken, is completely routed ; in-
fantry, artillery, ammunition, ail is in our power; ur
The re'ult ts,:!l be immense.
" The Prussian army destroyed. The Emperor is extreniely
well, and we have lose ea person of rank.—( Nunif ear, lap. ln.)
PARIS, FHB. 15.—tier Majesty the Empress Queen and Regent
has received the accounts of the situation tit the armies :
On the 12th of Feb. his Majesty followed tip his sueeeves.
Witcher endeavoured to gain Chateau Thivriy. ills troops welt.
driven from position to position. A whole corps, which had re-
mained united, and which protected his retreat, was elll
1111.1 rear-guard was composed of four Russian battalions, three
Prussians battalions, and three pieces of caution. The 'General
who commaiWeil it was also taken. Out, troops entered Chateau
Thierry pelt-mull with the eoeuty, and arc pursuing on the road to
Soissons the wrecks of this army, which is in dreadtbl confusion.
' " The results of to,day, the I.2th, ate thirty pieced of camion,
and an innumerable quantity of baggage waggons. The number tit
prisoners was already 3,1)00 ; more are brought iu every moment,
%Vu have still two hours day-light. Among the prisoners are five or
six Generals, who are sent to Paris. It is believed, that the General
in Chief Sacken has been killed."—( Moniteur, Feb. Ist.)
Pit usi !Ns, FEE. I`'.--(Frum a private,letter.)—Vou have cer-
tainly heard of the Emperor's success yesterday. I acquaint you
with the departure of his Majesty, with the Dukes of Treviso
and Ragusa, and the Prince of Muskwa. All the.divisions from
Spain, which were here, marched away yesterday.; it was chiefly
the cavalry and infantry of the Duke of Ragusa that was engaged.
The guard did not charge.
at eleven in the morning.-- News is just arrived, that the
Emperor has wholly destroyed the corps of Blucher and Sacken.—
Vire l'Empermr.
P Anis, Fua.,l(2.—liis Majesty King Joseph rt viewed yesterday
in the court of the Thuilleries the Grenadier companies or the :S ,t-
-( tiOlial Gnat d of Park. Ihe ctlicers and subalterns of the con-
pauses of fusileers were preseut. The fine .appearance tit these
troqps, the excellent :whit with which they are animated, must'
inspire the citizens of l'aris with the. greatest c-iitidenee. A !isely
em ation was excited by the appearance of his Majesty the 'King of
Rome, in the uniform or the National Ciaard.
Daring the review a Courier am% ed with dispatches, el hich his:
I‘l,ijesty King Joseph lead aloud. '1 hey contain in substance, that
his Majesty time Emperor attacked on the tittli, near SdZaWIC, a Ruse
sian turps 01 twelve re:4Wliellts, %heels was completely anniedated.
Six thousand men were taken prisoncrs, and the rest di lye!' into the
marshes. Fortv-twopieces 01 caution Were taken neon. the t'uei)iy.
Roinanzolf, the Colonels, all theOzlicers, mere killed or
takcti prisoners. The materiel of this corps has been entirely de-
stroyed. We have not lost above ‘...00 men.
It added that the corps of Generals Witcher and S.acken ate is
f a critical situation. '[lie Emperor is in pursuit of them. These
I• dispatches arc dated from Champancit.