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

THE NATIONAL. REGISTER.

IOREIG IA TELL IG EA CE.

FRENCH PAPERS.

JAN. 23.

PARIS, JAN. 12.—The army of Prince Schwartzenberz has at.
tempted to carry Filming( nby assault. The enemy we, a repulsed.
The Commandant of the fort havifig caused the sluices to be opened,
a great number of the besiegers were drowned. Since flu se event ;,
the enemy has discontinued his attacks, and has converted the siege

into a blockage.
The corps of troops besieging Befall having made several Ind t-
less attempts against the town, which cost them very dear. thin.
also chaneed the sieee into a blockade.
According to the general plan of operatious, the Duke of Bel-
limo has passed the Vosges; he has fixed his beadapuirters at Baran,.
One column a the enelliV, ha: advanced towards liesam-on, where
it is engaged with General Marcelaz. Tatar light troop% have
spread themselves in all directions ; P2OO men are gone to Geneva,
1.00 to 1...0n5-le aianineer, and oo(► to Dole.
The niece of MoskV a has his la ad-quarters at Nancy; General
1)11% leaant occupying the defiles berme Epinal.
The etaloy halve folloaed the Duke of Belhino, but with cavalry
only. A I.gliLdivisi..n of Irao of tile enemy's cavalry had thkeu a
position at Rambe‘ellers. General Bridle sent one of his brigades
of cavalry. Colonel Wttmayer, of the ad regiment of draaouns,
turned the town on the 9th, and advanced Oh the road of Epinal,
while fit neral Mattlegur matched (inertly to Rambeveller-,, and
lee m'trated into the, town. The enemy's laoo horse were OLCH
every where. Thev attempted to rally at some diatanee, bat w e
ehareed imptanousiv, broken, and pursavil above two league'', leav-
ing ni-iny dead in the field of battle. A Colonel and a Maim. of
the (:(aaacks are among the killed; sixty Cossack* wave taken pci..
fir.i.r6. M. lAColltiaMinC, Chit fof the Staff of the division of Ge-
neral Beiaht, listirianislied himself ; he killed two Cossacks, and
wounded sevraad, with his own hand.
neral Duliesme has fixed his head qnarters at Saint Dna.
neral tiegar, commanding a brigade of the Giants of flononr, pro-
fited of a moment a l•en a regiment of Cossacks was embarrassed in
the defi:es of Se% erre ; he attacked them, kitletl many, and noidto
solve prisoners. On the 911 i an advanced ennui of the enemy's Sile-
sian arrn , which has surrounded Mentz, advanced to Surreloaii4
into whirls they threw some shells. The garrison made a sally, and
pursued the enemy two leagues. The Duke of Ragasa has taken
a position on the Sarre.
A squadron of the troops which are before &fort advanced to-
ow:ils Langres, and appeared before that town on the aath. The
National Gnard kad resolved to defend it. The enemy (mut an
officer- in with a flag of truce to Stllllllloll the town to surrender The
gate was opened to let him in, when in contempt of the laws et
war, the enemy's squadron rushed forward to force the passage and
charge into the streets, but Mr. Fawre, an officer of the national
guard, w Ito was on duty at the gate, gave orders to fire on the ens.-
iny, who immediately turned about aml fled, leaving several dead
behind, among whom is a Captain. TIM. First Lieutenant of the
squadron was made prisoner. This little atlair does areat honour
to the town of Langres. Mr. Fravre is named Chevalier of the Lo-
gion of Honour. On the following day, the 10th, Gent sal (bollard
arrived at. Langres with a brigade of 1800 of the fittest cavalry. It
would be difficult to express the enthusiasm with %Thiel) they were
received by the inhabitants. This hi igade was to be followed, oa
the 11th and lath, by a great number of troops, infantry, eavalr 3',
and audio y.
• fusses, 3,04. 13.--We have already said that the enemy com-
mitted many excesses in their march. New letters from the De-
partmeut of the Saone and Lnire confirm this news. On the.ath,
the evenly (altered Low--lc-Saidnier, to the nn:nber of about 300.
'rimy hail given notice of their coming on the 3d. and demanded ra-
tions for 4000 men. lt 'rani to be a pirt of their system to exag-
gerate the number of their fOtTeS. 'Theis' first rare as to take pos-
session of the public money, to impose on private persons reqaisi •
tions of every kind. 'l* hey early away by tiace the corn, the cattle,
cloth, linen, boards, in 'short, every thresh that can satisfy their
wants or :erupt their cupidity. The Allies have taken possessioa of
Lons-le-Sannier, in the name of the Emperer of Austria. His anus
have been pat up at the Prefecture and the Saltworkt.
(4n the ath the enemy pashed sonic patties towards Illetterons and
Beaarepaire. An express sent front Lons-le-Saunier announced
their arrival at Loubans, -and bespoke quarters for 4000 wen. All
at (rice at night tour of these detachments fell back on the licielts
of '3lontarga, where tlny placed cannon, and posted themselves.
Lons-le-Saanier has been evacuated. It seems that these niei:snrcs
have been taken, in conse(piente of a dispatch directed to the Pre-