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

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FRENCH PAPERS.

PARTS, Mancir 11.— Her Majesty the Empress Queen has re-
ceived the following intelligence of the situation of. the asniles to
the 9th of March : • •
The army of General Blneher, composed of the wrecks of the
cop's of Generals Sacken, Kleist, and Yorck, reared, after the bat-
tles of Montruirail and Vatichomp, by Rheims upon Chalons. It
there received the two last divisions of the corps of General Lau-
geron, which had remained before Mentz. The losi had been such,
that it was obliged to reduce its cadres half, though several convoys
of recruits from its reserves had arrived.
'the army called the Army of the North, composed of four di'i.
sions, wider the orders of Generals Wiezingerode nett Woronzow,
and one Prussian division under • the orders of General 'Hulow, re.
placed at Chalons and Rheims the army of Silesia.
The latter passed the Auto, at Arcis, whilst the Prince oftichwart-
. euberg lined the right of the Seine, and in consequence of the ac-
tion of Nangis and Moiitereau, evacuated ail the country betwecu
the Seine and the Yonne. .
On the 'PA of Vein nary, GeneralTil:wher appeared before Mery.
He had air( aly passed the bridge, when the General of Division
Buyer nexclied aeaiiist him with the bayonet, overthrew hit», awl
drove him to the other side of the river; but the enemy set fire to•
the bridge and the little tow,' of Mvrv, and the ctiellagration was,
so violent that for •Ist hours it mas impossible to pass.
On the 24th, the Duke of Reggio proceeded against Vandeeuvres,
and the Duke of Tarentum upon Bar-sur-Seiste.
It appears that the army of Silesia had marched me-the left of the
Aube to join the Austrian army, and tight a general battle; but the
enemy having renounced this project, General 131ucher repassed the
Aube, and directed his course upon Sezatme. • •
The Doke -of Ragusa watched this corps, checked its march, and
retreated before •it without any loss. He arrived on the 25th at
Fert(patieher, and on the V.tith effected, at Ferte Jouarre,'his junc-
tion with the Duke of Treviso, who obServed the right of the Manic,
and the corps of the army called the Army of the North, which were
at Chalons and Rheims.
On the '27th General Sacken moved upon Meaux, and appeared
before the bridge placed at the farther end of Meaux ripon the road
•of NanoPis, which had been eat. He was received with grape shot.
Some of his stragglers advanced to the bridge of Lam.
However, the Emperor left Troyes on the 17111, slept the same
t night at the village of Heibesse ; on the '2Bth, at the castle of Es-
ternay ; and on the tst of March at Jonarre-
The army of Silesia was thus extremel) exposed. ' It hail nn other
part to take but to pass the Marne. It threw bridges over it, and
moved upon the Oureq.
Ge»erai Kleist paseti the Oureq, and proceeded upon Meaux by
N'arede. The Duke of Treviso came up with hiim on the 28th, is
position at the village of Guts-a-Treme, on the left trunk of the 'lC-
ronenne. He attacked lain manfully. General Christiani,
moo:ling a division of the old guard, covered himst If' with glory.
The enemy was closely posited for several leagues. Some hun-
dreds were taken, and a great flamber remained on the field of
battle.
At the same time the enemy had passed the Oureq at Lisy : tau
Duke of Ragte‘a threw them on the ether side.
The retrogude movement of the army of Blucher was decided.
All tiled off 'Ton Fenn. Milo and Soissons.
The Emperor left P'erte-sons-Jouarre on the 3d. His advanced
guard was on tie saMc day at Rocourt.
The Dukes of Ragusa end Treviso pressed the enemy's tear-
wind ; they attacked it warmly on the 3d, at Nenilly Saint Front.
Toe Emperor arri% eil catty on the Ith at Fismes. Prisoners
weic niiti!e, and several 1)::1,:;:age waggons mere taken:
Tee city of Soissons had iwetity pieces of cannon, a-ni was in a
condition to defend i:seif. The Dukes of Ragusa and Treviso pro-
ceeded span that city to pass the Aisne, whilst the E:»peror
watched mom Merv. The enemy's army was in the most dangerous
position : lint the 'General commanding at Soissons, by au unac•
countable cowardice, alenitioned the place at four in the afternoon
the 3d, by a eapjfieatioll, Styling itself honottralde, liveawe the
enemy permitted hint to leave the city with his troops and artillery,
alai retire witiOis garrison and artillery to VillersCaterets. At the
moment the enemy's army thought itself lost, it was informed that
the bridge of Soissons was in its.powert and had not been destroyed.
The General who connnanded.in the. city, and .tltzMembers of the
Council of Defence, are ordered before a Commission of Enquiry.
They appear Se melt the utore ctepablet because, during, the

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