The National Register.
London, England, 1814-04-10 00:00:00

TUE NATIONAL REGISTER.

APRIL 10.

Proclamation of Marshal Prince of Schwartzenberg to the inhabitants
of Paris.

Inhabitants of Paris !—The Allied Armies • are before Paris.
The object-of flick marsh towards the capital of France is fowl-
ed on the hope of a sincere and lasting reconciliation with France.
Tie attempt made to pat an end to so many- misfortune' have been
useless, because there exists in the very poWer of the Government
which oppresses you, an nosurmonotable obstacle to peace. What
Frem-hman is there who is not convinced of this trnth?
The Allied Sovereigns seek, in good faith, a salutary author/1y
ia France, %%Melt may cement the union of all Nations and ist aH
Coverquients with her; it is to the city of Paris that it has fallen,
under the present circumstances. to accelerate the Peace of the world
Tut. wish of this city is looked for with that interest which a revolt
of such importance must inspire. Lei her declare herself, and
from thlt moment the army before her walls becomes the support
of her de.cisious.
yon know the situation of your country, the conduct
of Bordeaux, the friendly occupation of Lyons, the evils brought
upon France, and the reat dispositions, of your fellow-citizens.
You sill find in these examples the. termination of foreign war and
of civil discord; yon cannot search it elsewhere.
Tile preservation and tranquillity of your city will be the object
of the care.- and measures which the Allies are tea& to take, in
conjunction with the A othorities and the Notables, who 'possess
the largest share of public estimation. No troops shall be quarter-
ed upon you.
In these sentiments, Europe is arms lo!fore your walls addresses
you. liaoen to reply to the confidence which she places in your
love fur the country. -.oh in your discretion,
'lime Commander in Chiefof the AHied Armies,
Marshal Pritice of SCII WARTZEN BERG.

Heights of ReMlle,* above Palk, March 30, 1814,
Seven o'clock in the evening.
MY LORD—I seize an opportunity which ottcrs at this instant,
to transmit to von an account of the sIICCSSOM of this day.
After the affair of Fere- Champeimiseohe details of which I had
the honour (vt to your Lordship in my last dispatch, the tini-
lei army of Prince Schwartzenberg and Marshal Blucher, passed
the Marne on the '2 ath and ‘..oth, at Triport and Meaux*. . .
'the enemy opposed a ft.eble resistance to the passage of the river
1.,;t on the '2Bth, in the evening, General D'Yurok was severely
enraged near Clale ; he drove the enemy. however, at last from
The woods about that- plike with very considerable loss.
Ve-,tcrday the whole army(with the exception the corpirof Marshal
Wrcde anti Gen. S.icken, which were lull in ppsitkm at Illeaust,) ad-
vanced [Tot, Continnal skirmishing took place syitlithe enemy
b:Lt he retired, giving np Pantin on his rigid, andothe ground in
front of Nlontniartre Oil

It appears that during last night the eorps of )tarshal4 Afortier
and nirMont entered Paris. The garrison .which previously was
asaembled in it, Wag composed of a part of Gen. Gerard's corps
in.der Gen. Compans, and it force of about eight tbnu•'nil regular
troopo, and I iia.ty thousand national guards, under Gen. Huhu, the
Giivcenor of the town.

With thi. farcs., the enemy, under the command of Joseph
Boonanarte, took up aposition tais moynhig, the right on the height
of rellcville, oreup3 ing that town, the center oti •the canal de
l'Oorgae, the left towards Neuilly.
This position Wall Atroug, liven the intersected nature of the
ground on its right. The. height& of Montmartte commanded the
plain in the rear of the canal of L'Ourque, and added strength to
the position cf enemy.
The disposition of attack for this morning was, the Prince Royal
of Wortemberg, forming the left, munched upon Vincennes ; Gen.
BeitlAy upon Belleville.; the go trds and reserves upon the great
chaussec leading from liondy to piris. marital Mother was to
mar oh '1;1ml the chansees from Soissons, and attack Montmartre.
All the attacks succeeded ; Gen. Reiffsky possessed himself of
the heights of Belleville ; the troops ander his orders particularly
di itinguished themselves in the different attacks made by them. -
The village of Wontin. was carried at the point of the bayonet ;
the heights above Belleville were carried in the most gallant manner
by tiit2 Pt ossiim guards ; these corps captured 43 pieces of cannon
aod took a great *lumber of prisoners.
tic ally at the time these successes had been obtained, Marshal
Blucher commenced his attack upon Montmartre. The regiment of
Puissian blacklussars made a most brilliant charge upon a column
of the eocmy, and took 2() .pieces of cannon. •
At the moment of these decisive advantage., t< flag of truce wns
wilt from Marshal :vlartnont, Intimating a desire to receive any

propositions that it might have been intended to make to liim by a
flag of truce which had previously been refused admittance. An
armistice was also proposed by him for two hours. to obtain
he consented to abandon every position he Occupied without the
barriers of Paris; . •
Prince Schwarttenberg agreed to these terms.-,—Count Neselrode,
on the part of the Emperor of Russia, and Goont Par, from
Schvrartzenberg, were sent into the town to demand its surrender.
An answer is just arrived ; time garrison will evacuate Pais by
seven o'clock to-morrow monist*.
I may therefore congratulate your Lordship on tholoptiore of that
capital.
The Allied Troops will enter it to morrow. -
Your Lordship will excuse the hurry in which this• fetter is
written ; I have only dine to give you the general details of the
treat events whirls Nave taken place ; or such a moment it tumid
be (Me* to repress a fei.ling at exultation.
The Eritperor of Russia and the King of Prussia were present is
all the actions.
Prince Setiwactzenberg, by the decision with which he desermined
to march upon the capital of France; as by the mode in which lio
has conducted its advance, has obtained isuiveriuskaduliratioe•

I have the honour to be, &r.
BURGIIPIRSH, Lieut.-CAL 6.5(1 Regt.
The Right Hon. Viscount C.4r.tleresgh,

tit.i4liti of Belleville, March 30, 1614.

Dttr Loan—After a brillant Victory, God has placed the capital
of the French Empire in the hands of the Al!ietl Snvereignat a .ilht
retribution for the miseries inflicted on Moscow, Vienna, Madrid,
'Bee lin, and Lisbon, by the Desolator of Europe.
I must -very buperfeetly detail.theevents of this gloricus day at
such a moment as the present, abed therefore throw myself ou 3 of%
Lqrti- hip's indulgence.
The coemy's army, under the command Of Joseph llnonarirte,
aided by Marshals Nlortier mutt Marmont, occupied with tittle- right
the heights of Fontenoy. Itomainsille, and Belleville : their lett was
on Montinartre, amid they hail several redoettits in the centre, awl on
the ss hole line an ininicose artillery of above one hundred and
fitly' pieces.
li(ord(r to attack this 'position, the Silesian army wag directed
ton 'Montmartre, St. Denis, and•the villieve or La Valerie awl Patin,
ivitile the grand army attacked the enemy's right mi the lienthts be-
, fore afflicted to at Romainville and Belleville. Marshal Blucher made
his own dispositions for his attack.
The 6th corps under General Rcifskv moved from Bondy in
throe cotillion Of attack, iseppurted by the-guards and 14,survi.%, and
leaving the great rout to Meaux. attacked the heights Romano:I:1e
and Belleville. These are very commanding, as la II as Ntrnitruart te,
the ground between being covered with villages and country
anti the possession of,thent emitlininds and the w hole country
mond. Prince "Eugene of ‘Virteudierg's division nr the 61e, cones
commenced the attack, awl with the greatest spit it endured for a
long period a very galling fire of at tillery, help
Stlppllr: eti by the
reserves of grenadiers ; his Serene highness, after some 10-s, carried
the heights of Nomainville, fife enemy retiriin, to those At' Bt..liev die
behind them. The ittlt corps.stipported this at tack- more to the heir,
and, Was directed on the heiglit4 of 'irony,. alto Cliarenton by their
gallant commarolerthe Prince Royal of %V irteniberg. Tile en TA
of the ally were placed in echelpu near tsi coil!) in tests) ve, as wt II
as tiro cavalry.
The attack of the grand army had. commenced some short time
before that of the Silesian. delayed by some accident ; init it svas
not long before General ITYsirck hod hlrist debonehed near St.
Demi% on Anborille, and here and at Pattin a very obstinate resistance
was made. His Royal Highoess Prince Willi:tin of Pros•ia, with
his brigade, together with the Prnasia» Guards were mnell distin-
guished. The enemy's cavalry attrupted to charge, lint were
repulsed by the Brandenburt and Black hussar reuNnents•
A strong redonbt anti battery of the enenty's in the centre, kept
Oct). D'Yorek's corps in check for some part of the day, lint !stir
'right %silk being gained by the heights of Ito,nains ills, a.
their loss on every part of the field, awl floaltv, thr co:nylett. &v.
comfiture on all sides, redneed them to the Necessity of st,»4!)»;.: 3
-flag of truce' to demand a cessatioo At' tiostititie.., they zivint; II» all
the ground without the barriers of Park, until forth" r ..) I al: :Jilt 1114
could be mace.
' The heights of Montnrrtre were to ho winced by the rye(' wily
of a beeten enemy. in our possession kliotnatilville a' d liel!e.ollt
being carried at the moment %diet' Cols»i Lau:v.o.oll's ('4"14 "44
p.) about to sto them, and had already
LA en pus.t.sziun 01 the 11 5%
I: of the hill.