The National Register.
London, England, 1814-02-06 00:00:00

I'TII N'ATI(IN'AT, REGISTER._

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FEBRUARY.

Nittri to. S'eptinglsinta.—Gasons :—Aforii. Genesis t ; Mrirk
Clunesis 2: ;Aut. emiiiilii ms '2. Tii-dav cutwinelice% the Pre•
!tarot ion for the most solemn Fast of Lent, %,,hose observance was ;wait toed
l'ope (irecotv the Grolt. As dip name of the first Sund..v in Lein
is distitiotislied as Qibictragesima, it seemed proper to call i'te three
S,l;oisNs of ,11”se weeks by names that denoted tl.oir
sec:koning by dee:Ars, Oat. Sunday th-n preceded Qoadracesimo, accord
io.:1 v. received its ii of Qoin(ragesim : ; the 3rctrld, of Sesages.ma ;
the of which we ale u..a, Selonagesip,o.
!In, a ri•vs 11.
7. Vord.m.—rlintle of Priv 'inn E. lan ; 18"7. Sir 11. Wil•ott
)143 given ..,oy interesting desciiptioit of the circumstances attci.ding
this icriit.le engagement.
111 non TIM'S 8 11, 14 111.
P. Titex:/ari.--...ctuit rise.: 7 h. 15 in.; and 11oob rises g h.
d. Wedneviay.—Treaty of Linietille ; !COI.
Moon rises It) I. 36 m. •
10. 77tursday.—Itassia declares war agaiust Sweden; 1808.
Sun sets 4 la. 48 in.
11. Fridfru.—French *.ntrr 116.0 e. ant: depose the T'ope ; 17Q8.
12..‘nturday —Hilary Term ends.--Lady Jane Grey belicwied, on
TOwcr h iil ; 1534.
Last quarter of the Moon, at 5 in the Morning.

REXUEVT7.I) GENERAL I3AT ILE IN FRANCE.
Persons who left the Trench cast at a late hour on
Thursday night, report that a great battle was fought be-
tween Napoleon and the Grand Army of the Allies, on the
31st ult. in ishich, as usual, the enemy claimed a comnlete
victory. Yesterday afternoon this rumour gained ground,
and it was added, that a Nlonitear of the ..d instant had
rea. led town with the official einticulars of this victory, in
which Napoleon asse, tea thit he had defeated the .!hies with
the loss ef 15.000 niisnnenn without the kil!tai and wound-
ed, and tine bondled pieces of cannon. The place of the
action was not mentioifed, and as there was tin attival from
Dover, it was iitipo,-ible to :•scertain whether any rejoiriags
had taken place on the French coast. The effect t f •his
reitort, however, was to nr-aince an immediate depression of
nee hilt' per cent. in the Oruniana From the positiott of
the conteeding armies as de( ribed French Pei c's to
the Ist inst which were icceived yesterday, it is mit it. pro-
bable that-a general battle has ere now I.ven fiitight. Otr
25th tilt Buonaearte left hip cPpiTal On the 46th he
.intned
his army at -batons stir Marne, about 170 mites from Pa. is.
On the morning Cf the Q7th he 66 attacked the enemy at
Saint Dizicr, overdo cw them and made some p-isenets."
This Yens probably a met c affair with the advanced ;;tved of
the. Allies. On the saute evening- he reached Vass/. a
village about 19, miles in advance and ratlwr south of St.
Vizier. 13% these operations he pretends .hat Nancy was de-
livered, as the allied artillery had taken a wrong road And got
entangled in a forest. This appears rather enigtnatii al, for
Nancy was ot copied by Bluchet's army. which extended
from Metz to Thionville, and thetefme could not, at [vast so
immediately„ be affected by an advaatage !if such there realty
was) gained o'er *Pliticc S:chwartzenherg':4 boors itt a dif-
ferent and distant ana ter. The latter had advanced beyond
Langres, and had an affair, on the 240 ult. at Fontaine, be-
tween Bar stir Amtbe acrd Chaumont, in whit h they arc stated
to have lost 6,0a0 mTn. French wounded were at No-
gent the Rni, a few mites fiorn Langi es, and were probably
afterwards taken by the Austrians, as the actnn at St.
Dialer occurred about 20 miles on the Pat is kiile of Nugent.
On the 27th, however, Napoleon was moving dowu through
Vassy upon it and tangles, and as Pritree Si hwat tzenberg
had collected all his foi.ce abaitt the latter city, and was, no
doubt, numericali. eeptat ,0 his opponent, it is possible that.
allot lag the tame requisite to make the necessary disptna
tions, a general battle have been fought on the 31st ult.
The contest must cc tainly have been severe Conscious
of the decisive impression which the issue of the first battle
Wilt produce on the French people, Napoleon will have
brought his be t troops into action. Ells gnat ds and the eel
inforcements dawn freta the south must have been chiefly
engaged, and even vict-iy, purchased will their blood, must
comparatively lose much of its 'Value. However, we are far from
riving credit to the ruetur, and should it even prove correct,
the ad vatic& of the Silesian army, supported by that of the
Gov n Prince, was. marching to the Rhine, would shortly
enable the Allies tel resume the offensive, and to try their for-
tunes in a varie.y of general engagements, They are now
aware that if they should suffer themselves to he driven back
across the Rhine, it would he no longer be in their power to
d crate a peace to Napoleon. liis ambition would revive
with his successes, and as victory creates friends, be might
til:(1- some of the Princes who abandoned him at the hour of
hts disasters, as unwilling to shale those of his enemies, and
iliTosed. to rcuew that connection, which they must always
compelled to form with the strongest. Renee it is incum-
bent on the Coahesced Powers, either to make a peace which
Napoleon to the eroand, at the moment they puce.

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