The National Register.
London, England, 1815-07-09 00:00:00

JULY'

public till the latest moment. The greatest efforts appear to
have been made by Davoust to induce the Duke of %Veiling-
ton and Prince Blucher to consent to an armistice. Ile
‘...rote a letter on the Soth ultimo, urging the heavy respon-
:ibilitv they would take on themselves by refusing such a
proposal. It does not appear that this letter was ever
honoured with an answer. Suchet had agreed to an armistice
on the side of Chambery: and this M. Davoust urged as a
precedent for the Duke of Wellington, but without effect.
The debates in the two Chambers appear to have been very
warm and tumultuous, but to have lcd to little or no result.
A letter from Davoust and a number of other Officers to the
'Representative Body, contained the following passage:--" It
is wished to impose the Bourbons upon us, and these Princes-
are rejected by the immense majority of Frenchmen. If
their return could be subscribed to, recollect, Representa-
tives, that you would sign the testament of the army which
for €2O years has been thevalladium of French honour."
This letter is stated to have been received with the liveliest
applause, and was ordered to be printed and sent to the_ar-

LETTER FROM HIS EXCELLENCY THE MINISTER AT WAR TO

LORD WELLINGTON.

Head-quarters at La riktte, A*so 1815.

MY LORD—Your hostile movements continue, although, accord-
ingto their declarations, the motives of the war which the Allied
Sovereigns make upon us no longer exist, since the Emperor Na.
polcon has abdicated. At the moment when blood is again on
the point of flowing, I receive from Marshal the Duke of Albufera
a telegraphic dispatch, of which I transmit von a copy. My Lord,
I guarantee this armistice on my honour. All the reasons yon might
Dive had to continue hostilities are destroyed, because yon can have
no other instruction from your government than that which the
!Instil:to Generals had fi um their's. I make the formal demand to
your Excellency of ceasing all hostilities, and that we proceed to
form an armistice, awaiting the decision of Congress. I cameo the
heve, my Lord, that my request w 'ill remain ineflectual ; you will
take upon yourself a great responsibility in the eyes of your noble
fellow-countrymen. No other motive but that of putting an end to
the elinsion of blood, and the interest of my country, have dictated
this letter. If 1 present myself on the field .01 battle, with the
idea of your talents, I shall carry thither the conviction of there
co.l,:iating for, the most sacred of causes, that of the defence and
botependence of my country ; and whatever may be the result, I
shall merit your ,elteem. Accept, I beg you, my Lord, the as-
surance of my highest considermion.
Thu Marshal Prince of ECKMUHL, Minister M War.
The same letter was written by his Excellency to Marshal
Blucher. •

It was yesterday reported on 'Change that the late Go-
vernor Heullin has been reinstated as Governor of Paris; that
Davoust, the Prince of Echmuhl, was appointed Commandant.
and that Louis XVIII was to he proclaimed on the 6th.
The Duchess of A ngouleme is expected to embark imme-
diately for Bordeaux. A ship of war is waiting for her
Royal Highness at Portsmouth.

The urgency for reinforcements of cavalry to Lord Wel-
lington's army, has induced Government to apply to the
Light Horse Volunteers to undertake the town duty, to this
they have consented ; the depot of Life Guards has in conse
quence already marched. The 14th Light Dragoons now on
duty at the Horse Guards, will be relieved by the Light
Horse Volunteers on Tuesday next.
Formerly the Duke of Wellington beat the French Mar-
shals from South to South, now he has beaten them North to
South, and yet they do not seem satis d either way.
A boat is in froth. Dunkirk, where the White flag was
hoisted on Thursday, and a Royal salute aced.

At Bolougne the flirliers were obliged to keep guard day
and night, .{tic inhabitants beint; all in kivolr c,f l'?U.