The National Register.
London, England, 1814-01-23 00:00:00

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altered in language as in fortune, at length feels himself a
man and sr eks the protection of his kind. Ile, whose toys were
crewns and kingdoms; who made kings, as kings make knights,
cow s! es al! the monarchs of the earth embattled against him
atmd looks for allies amid supporters amongst the reptile multi-
t tide ttool which, indved, he sprung, but which he therefore
spy' meet, and endeavouted to forget. lie, whose sports were
was and desolation, now become the slave and the ilattei er I
of his subjects, outdoes them in his calls for peace, and bar-
gains for theii assistance in this emergency, on condition
that he shall never call them mote to the field. All this
proves that a' the time the .Ales leached the Rhine, rico-.
NAPARTL Lid neither army nor the hostility of the people
to oppose to ii.ene Ilad they proceeded on to Paris, they
would have leem with no impediment, from troops which
did not exist, or from a population, astounded at the
unexpected teverses of a long victorious leader, and
disposed to change sides with his foi tunes. They
Might he fatigued, it is true; but did fatigue pi event
the Russians, afier delivering. their country from Mos-
cow to the Niemen, from marching to the banks of the
Elbe, a still greater distance titan that which separates Pal is
from the Rhine? But they gave him and his people a whole
month to recover themselves from the first palsy of terror,
and then issued that Declaration (followed by nearly anothc!r
month of inactivity', which atlin'ded him a powerful Weapon
against them, and a passport to the toleration at least, if not
the active co-operation of his Feople. Let them net there-
fose wonder that he should still be suffered to reign and to
assemble forces, which announce that torrents of blood must
flow Leiore the peace of the world can be settled either by
his overthrow or his total subtnission. They spread them-
selves within the frontiers of France instead of advancing
to the capital, and sti iking at once at the heart of the Em-
: let them beware less they allow him thus more time for
'conciliating the pi blic mind and organizing resistance. Ra-
pidity, des.ision, a d en' erprise, have always formed the chief
ingredients of success.

Thursday dispatches were received from the heal-quarters
of the Allies, and also from the Marquis of ‘ViA:ington in
consequeuce of which Government published the two follow
ing Bulletins:—

" Foreign Office, .L n. 20.

" By nezeonts from Freyburg, eluted the 9th, it appears that the
Austrniti Arms., be.idcs the detachtuelits in the citifies of the !)outs
and Mertiailay, occupied Annecy, hurt M uteri r, near Besancon,
illetwol, Alad',;ois, St. Umber, ntid Schelestudt,
• Count Wittgensftin teat at Fort Louis, and his advanced Rattle,
extended toweirds 0111 CV •

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4.. Mrirmont, who occupied the puss of Keiserlautern, with the col ;r4
wider him command, war, nrenaced by the severol dlrisions of Blucher's
• airily, ononiutided J)'Yoick at Kossel, between Friniken-
stein and I`Scostiich, and St. Priebt at Cobleuti.'
" War Dery ment, Jan. 20.
l• have been received from Lord Wellington, dated St.
Jetrii de 1.117., 3nounry 9 ; nom which it appears that no ittilitaly move-
mews had tniten piece ; but on the Id ine.t. the enemy huviug collet t,d
tl force on the Gave, drove iu the British pique'a turned the right of
filejor-Gen. Ituchati's Portuguese brigade, and eitablinlied two divi.ions
At infantry on the height o: I,n Renttedc. Ou the t;th init. the third
and tOordr divisions, under Sir Townes rictuu and Sit Lowry Cole,
aapported by Geree.iil Blichan's Portuguese brigade, and the cavalry
trade; Genetril Fauna, dislodged the enemy without loss on our side,
and our posts were. repl!Aced lire they lind been."
morning paper states as follows: —so We ate as-
sured, on the authority of a person recently from Paris,
that the utmost sectesy prevails as to the means employed,
although- their- is agreat activity in every department. And
• at is believed that Government have already 400,000 men
collected in diflrent points, though taw and undisciplined,
to withstand the advance of the Allies:"