The National Register.
London, England, 1814-04-03 00:00:00

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lowing copy of a report of an affair with the French army
under the command of Buonaparte at Arcis stir Aube, the
21st inst.

Head Quarters. Potizey,, March /1, 1814.
The disposition renewed yesterday was to place the army
in a concentrated position before Arcis. The right flank wits
placed at Orthillon on the Aube ; and the left between St.
Retny and Mont sur Aisne on the Barbnize Rivulet, having
in its 'centre the village of Mesnil la Comtesse ; General
K iesroff was placed on the left bank of .the Barbuise, in obser-
vation of the enemy.
The enemy kept a considerable force in Arcis, ard hi.kl
large masses of infantry and cavalry before it and , n !be
route from Ferte Champenoise, He permitted the march
of our different, columns to form their junction wi hoot
molestation, having only endeavoured once to interrupt thu
Prince Royal of NV irtemberg : but a sudden and bold attack
of General Count Pabletes, is which three guns were taken,
forced the enemy so far back, that the junction of the
different columns of the army was completed, and the position
taken up without difficulty.
Until half past one o'clock nothing particular occurred, and both
the armies remained 'ready for battle opposite etch other ; b nt
this time the enemy were perceived filing off on the other side of the
Aube, and their columns taking the direction of Tit Ey.
A powerful rearguard remained inlsossession.of Areila, and had
placed itself in a position on this side of the place.
• At this pctiott the Prince Royal of ‘Virtemberg with tl c 3d, 41h.
and 6th corps of the army, made a united attack on Arcis, at the
saute time the :•Ith corps of the army, sod the cavalry, were directed
to move on Reinserie,' and the • infantry of the guards and reserves
to
Lestioont, to pa-s the right bank ef the Aube.
The attack on Arcis was began about three o'ciock, and was withstood
by the enemy with the greatest obstinacy; hut the Prince Royal 0,1
Wirtemberg, by his good and able dispositions, eartied every thicg
before bim and the enam) must have sustained an immense loss in
killed and wounded, with which the field of battle was covered when
he . abandoned Arcis.
The necessary disposition" to follow up the enemy are made.

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received at Earl riatio,r.t's ty.r; add res,ed to
Marbh4l.the Ma:qui. of Wellington, K. G.

Loan.—The enemy collected • their force at Cut:Airs on the
13th. t.s I reported to -your-Lordship in my diWiteh of thar•ditte#
vt.hich it.duced me to concentrate the army in the neighbourhood of
Ayre. The various detachments -which I had sent t;itt, and the Keseeees
c .valty and artillery m.ving out ofSpisin, did net join till the 11111.
In the mean time the enemy sot 11,:ding his situation at CouChea very
secure, retired on the 15. h to Lernbege, keeping his advanced posts
t re's Couchez.
The a. my marched on the 18th, and Lientenenr-General Sir Raw-
. Hill deuce in the enemy's 'outposts upon Lembege. Tl.e enemy
retired in the uigLt up it Vic Bigorre ; and on the,followine day, the
19th, held a strong rear guard in the vineyards in front of the town.
Lientenant•General S:r Thomas Picton, with the 3d division,. and
MOT-General But k's brigade, made a most liads.uni.e movement
upon this rear guard, and drove them through the vineyards and town
arid the army assembled at Vic Bigorre and Rabestens.
The enemy retired in the night upon Tathcg. We found them
this niontlag with the advanced posts of their left in the town, and
their right upon the heights near the windntill of them., their center
and Left were retired, the hitter being npon.the heights near Angos.
We marched in two columns from the Vic Bigorre and Rabestens ;
and I made Lit ut. General Sir Henry Clinton turn and attack the
right, with the (111 division, through the villgge of Dues. while
Lient,Getteral Sir Ilowlaid Hill attacked the town, by the high
roa:I from Vic 11i4orre.

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Lieut.-General Sir Henry Clinton's. mnvemcnt was - very ably
nut le, and oas completely successful : the light division, under
MttioesGereaal C. Baron Alten, likewise drove the enemy froin the
litielits above Otleix and Lit-tit.-Gemeral Sir -Howland Hill having
. uso:eri throntli the town, and disposed his calumns.for the attack.
. the enemy r. tired in all directions. The enemo loss was consider-
al& in the attack made by the light division ; oar's has nut been
consitteraide in any of these operations. •
an, troop • are encamp, d this night upon the. Larzet and Lurroz;
Lient. lit 1.. Sir U. Clinton with Ole 6th dixision, Lieut.-Gen.
Sir Stapleton Cotton with Majon•Gett. Ponsonby'sand Lord'Edvrard •
botiterse:'s brigades of cavalry, being well-advanced upon their right.'
Although the enenttv's opposition has not beep of a nature to Or
the troop., I Luse had every reason to be satished with their eon-
duct in all these affairs, particularly. with that of Use ;41 division in
the attack of the vii..•.iards awl town of Vic Iligorre yesterday,.and
%kith that of the 6th division and light division this.(l4).!
In all the partial afiiirs of the cavalry ours have sisewn their :au-.
periority, anti two &go:Oros-is of the .14th dragooio, under Capt.
Miller, on the 1411,, and one srptailronof the 13111, nu .the 16th, •
• .eonilucted themselves most gallantly, and took asgteathunhbq of
prisoners.
Tue 4th Portugnesc draenons under Col, Campbsol,• likewise Con'
ducted theinselxes• rentaikahly well lIS-2 eJiarge,liti the 13th.
I have not received any recent intelligence. from Catalonia.
)have the honour to be, &c. - WELLINGTON:

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speaks highly of all under hi, command
one seamen killed, and Lieut. Haig, of
wounded.
This Gazette also aiirom cell the capture of the Alfred American
ofj6-gmas anit 1.19 mc:11 by the Epervier : and the
American privateer Li:uric of twoops 411'104 uaen, by the Prome-
theus sloop.

IAA.,NKR CPU.
M. Willet, of Chepstow, druggist: •
1. Offer., of Bath, hatter.
N. Wallis, of Hercooiomfortl Grey, Huntingdon, merchant.
.1 Matthews pod W. Nlathews, of Worcester, irournongtrs.
R. Poole, of Macclesfield, thuber-merchant.
.1 Dail. or Earl's-Quin!, Es.ex, dealer.
T. Padfield, of St. Alurtiri's-street, Southwark, shoemaker.
J. Steuart, of Charlotte-street, Portland-place, wia-merchant,
• J. Parrot, of Enfield, smith.
R. Todman, of Wood-strert4wareliousennan.

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TUESDAY'S ,LONDON GAZETTE.
ADMIRALTY OFFICE, MARCH t 9, 1814.

Copy of a Letter from Captain Sir Michael Seymour, of his Majes-
ty's Ship Hannibal, addressed to Admiral Sir Richard Bickerton,
Dart. and transmitted to J. Wilson CI °ker. Ell.
His Majesty's Ship Hannibal, et.. Sea, March 17.
slit—l have the pleasure to acquaint yuti of tlu capture of La
Snltane, French frigate, of forty-four guns and three hundred and
thirty teen, at a quarter past throe P. M. yesterday, after an inetlec-
trial endeavour to disable this ship.
When spread on the Look-ont front the ifehrus at ten A. M. Isle
de flail S. E. twelve leagues, with a light breeze from the S. W.
it came very thick weather, and guns mere heard in the N N. E.
airs on its clearing up, proceeding under all sail, I found the
Hebrus near me, the Sparrow in the N. W. and two enemy's frigates
E. by N. five or six .miles distant, one with jury top-masts -and
saas, and the other with doable-reefed top sails, apparehtly having
suffered fsom tempest or action. We neared them fast, but on the
wind's changing at eleven to the N. N. W. very flesh, one hauled
S. E. and the other E. by N. and I directed the Ilebrus, as the
best salting' ship and the Sparrow to pursue the seemingly most
;perfect frigate ; and I lost sight of theta, going above ten knots at
two P. M.' when the Hebrus was closing the enemy fast-and after•
wards about three or four guns were heard. •
The *oilier ship is L'Eioile, with which La Snitaaie, lost each
twenty ..-and about
•ty wounded, in action with tilt
_Creole and Astrea, otf Isle of llayo, two 'Months since, and each
had three hundred and fifty men on sailing from the Louie.
I have given charge of the prize to Lieut. Crouch, an able officer,
who has served many years with me, and
have the honour to be, Ace.
• • MICHAEL SEYMOUR, Captain.
To Sir Richard Bickerton, Bart. Admiral of the Blue,
Commander in Chief, lite. Portsmouth •

'IIE NA TIO.NAIks .REG)S,TER..
1h
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his Lordship by field- on that day. Capt. Haste
Our los, bas been trifling,
Tarbes,. March 20. the royal marines, slightly
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