The National Register.
London, England, 1814-02-20 00:00:00

FEB. 20.

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NA•TCY, 21.—The enemy, in hi, hasty flight, had left
all the Spanish privalers of war which were at Nancy, Nn.i in the en-
virow. General Sotomaynr, thirty officers, and a plumber of soldiers,
were released. The Field-Marshal gave them their Choice rit lier of re-
turning to their native country by the way ot ll..lhottl or E. gland, or
of munching with the Silesian army against the enemy. h filters
and officers chose the latter, th 't they nil lii lose no tone bs taking:, an
unnecessary. journeY. Only the cavalry 'drivels ale g.ne c.s 11 ,1 and.
Th .• arsh II had caused arms if be dtdivored to the 'lama , and
a bait:titan of four companies will be formed
The junction with the inainarinv to. k place too 'lie inst. On
the 17th, the Field-Marshal's head-quarters were at Nancy, and those
of the General oi Cavalry Count Von Wrette at Chartue-. The enemy
load retired across the Meuse, bid had made a stwid at Tool, w Rich is
protected by it wall with ricoparts, and garrisoued with Infant's- and
cavaliy. general Von Sacker is pushing forward by the bridge of St.
Vincent.
When tl.e Field-Marshal received intellioenee from the Mince or
Schwartzenberg if the taking of Lant!res, and furring ILr ei:eney across
the Meuse to Verdian, St. Michel, Coro nervy, and Vanconleurs, he
gave directions for carrying Tool by storm fiom the side of Void. Tule
General sit Infantry, Von Sicken, mane his preparations accordingly ;
but when the enemy saw himself cut off, he surrendered to Gen. Count
Lerwen. Four pieces ot' artillery, 40 men. and two pair of colours,
fell into our hands. Gen. Von Sacken's c rps puts itself in motio:t
to-
morrow, to chive the enemy finin the Meuse, and Lanurron's corps
moves as a reserve to Toml. The corps ttf Von Yorek blockades the
hortresses of Sour louis, Luxemburg, Thiunviile, and Metz; hi, cavalry
is belOre Nterdun.
Gen. Kleist's corps is on it. march aping The enemy entlea•
tours in vain to raise the people in owns. and to inspire them with mis-
trust towards the Allied Powers. The French people are too well in-
filmed, not to perceive those to be their friends who are represent '1 to
them as enemies, and are restoring the happiness of France, by forcing
to a peace the French Covet patent, which is inclined to perpetmod war.
All imposes, the gobelle, and.tlie consolidated duties. art already !e,s-
ened in the conquered departments, and the monopoly of tobacco aho-
lished. 'I he Field-Marshal has set the p-isoners al Inierty, they ha. hoc
been compelled to take up arms against their will. They now return to
their families blessing the Field-Marshal.

DECLARATION OF GEN. mucittrt TO TICE INHABITANTS

OF NANCY.

On the entrance ot General Von Blucher into Nancy, the prin-
cipal City of Lorraine, lie answered the Address presented to him
by the Magistracy, by a declaration which is of the greatest im-
portance of any that has hitherto been made since the invasion of
the French territory ; the following are the principal passages :
" Gentlemen ! lam satisfied with the feelings which you have
expressed in your address to me. A just and wise Pi evidence has
conducted our arms into the French territory ; all Europe is at
length awakened from her destructive slumber, by ti:e
ambition of the man, si ho for the last fourteen years has had the
direction of the tate of France. The people of the %Volga, of the
Dannhe, of the Elbe, and of the Thames, have front that time
quitted their own homes, and are now on the soil of the once happy
France. Gael, in his justice, has at length decreed a severe retri-
,
bu t ion ; in the course of two campaigns upwards of COO,OOO Freoch-
men have disappeared from the surface ot the earth, miserable vie-
tints to the insatiable ambition of a conqueror, who seems c::.• it ss
of shedding French blood, because it is not his own. Aid what has
Prance gained by this immense quantity of bloodshed ? A w-Lo•e
generation of mankind, and all. her south lion) twenty to thi.ty
years of age, have been devoured by the sword of war; ready
motley is out of circulation ; commerce destroyed ; the errs anti
industry smik ; agriculture without (wont-age:lmo the people
groaning tinder the weight of in,upportable expeners
tearing away thousands of conscripts frum the nosows of their fa-
milies, and drageiui them by force to serve under the standard ef
the ambitions man, who, by his want of prudeeee awl care fee
their Support,- soffers t hum miserably to perish. It is for the bene-
fit of a kw Geoerals, bitendants, aniwl Commissaries, who have been
enriched by the.pinuder of our ten itories, and by the mo-t dis:.race-
•fid knaveries. that )'e have suffered sn much. Oh, unhappy 'week !
We have 'ali•eadv made frequent otters of peace, which w eie
willing to • purchase by the greatest sacrifices. These eroposiels
sKeCe either hattglitily rejected, or a dubious and pathless aswer
wall returned to them, the only inteutioli Of which was tt1):1..13n time.
We are, therefore, obliged to seek this peace with atins in our
bands) aud •un yotir owl territory—nay, even in your cartal