The National Register.
London, England, 1814-03-20 00:00:00

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she sent her troops forward, not to fall on his capital I
and lay it in ashes, but "rather to be at hand for its
projection. Under the mask of offensive operations, .she
kept them strictly on the defensive. Wilco the Prus- 1
sian and Russian warriors, hot for revenge, rushed on Paris,
under the raliant Blucher, as on their devoted prey, she
kept back•her troops in such am:lnner as to enable Napo-
leon to bring neatly the whole of his force to repel and
overthrow his .inost hostile as,ailants. After their defeat he
recalled her al my, and Troyes was evacuated : she proposed
ate ',red prepared to give peace to France : but the
obstinacy.- of ho r. haler once more frustrated this intention
and the Austria, legions were °Ede, ed to re-advance. Mean-
while Blucher, reinforced by powerful corps, had renewed
his attempt on Paris. A single threatening movement on
the halt of the Austrians would have insured its success,
by preventing the division of nie French force. That move-
ieent was not nu*. Prince Schwartzenberg remained nine
days. inactive at Troves, whilst Buonaparte marched his army
to the nni dr, and left but weak. divisions to watch the Aris-
ta inns. Without his skill and the heroism of his troops, Blu-
cher was overpowered ! Does not this lock, whatevar
excuses may be attempted, like more than forbea:ance
towaras the French ? We arc not therefore surprised
at the report which prevailed last night, that an A thtrian
Declaration Had heen issued, announcing that the Emperor
Francis having taken up arms to free Germany, and re-
duce the power of France within due limits, considered
that object as now accomrlished. That he vas determined,
theret'ote, should the limes persevere in carrying on an
useless war, to withdraw his tioops, and should it be neces-
sary to arthrd sufficient a.cistance to Napokon to maintain
Lim on the throne of France. Thaysuch a Deciaration has
been made, if not published, we do not conceive improbable;
but we think the report unfounded, that Prince Schwartzen-
Ler g's Movement uponßheims,was with the intention efjoi nine
the enemy. 'With all her partiality for Napoleon, we tt list the
Emperor Francis is too honourable, to be guilty of such
baseness. It is enough for him to have fixed his son in law
on the throne against the wishes and hopes of all Europe.
lie surely will not seek to acquire still greater titles to the
resentment of a disappointed world.

The dispatches of Sir Thomas Graham relative to the
failure of the attack upon Bergen-op-Zoom, published in
the Gazette Extraordinary on Monday List arc ino,l atilic

tieg ; we condole with our country on the melancholy loss
of so many of her brave sons; ~but we cannot dwell upon
painful a subject. The consolation that remains to us is

that Fhongh our hearts are afflicted. our national honour ha'
,not-sefered, and the brillian..y of our arms has not been
afinmed a single shade or tint. The enterprize was a bold
the, and our lamentably extensive loss,particularly in Oflke's,
thews that amidst all its fearful hazards, our gallant country-
Amin disdained to flinch, and every Briton nobly did hi;
On reading. Lord Cochrane's affidavit, the Solicitor. of Cap-
tain Berenger's principal creditor went to his lodgings in
the Rules of the King's Bench : but not being able to hear
any thing of him, he repaired to the marshal, who informed
Lim, that Captain Beringer as no longer his pi isoner, and
that he held sufficient security in his hands for the payment
of his debts. The liberation of this officer is no doubt a
rut' d. disappointment to Lord Cochrane and Mr. Cochrane
J.ohnstona, who are thus dept ivied of the chief means of
ipcovipg their innoceleice.
-The siege of Monte Video has ken raised, in conequence
cf. the Buenos Ayes troops being defeated by ;he garrison
*1 that fortress, which bad inert teinforred.

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