The Sun.
London, England, 1814-02-11 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

PARIS, FEB. s.—On the 4th in the morning,
Count Stadion, Count Rasumowski, Lord Castle-
reay.b, and Baron Humboldt arrived; at Chatillon
sur Seine, where the Dukeof Vicenza already had
arrived. The first visits vu both sides have been
ra4dc, and the first conference was to take place
between the Plenipotentiaries the same evening.

BRIENNES JAN. 30.—1 t was not merely a tear-
guard, it was the army of
,General. Blucher,
-10;0a0 in.*, which was here #when it was at-
tacked on the 29th by our array.
,' The action was
very warm. The enemy left , the grand avenue
which leads to the castle, the streets, the squares,
and the orchards covered With' his dead. His, losS
is at least 4000 men, exclusive of prisoners. Gen.
Blucher did not know that the Emperor was with
the army. .M. de Hardenberg, nepheW of the
,Chaucellor of Prussia, and COmmandant of the
headpearters, was.made prisoner. • General Blu-
cherio
was 'en coming on foot from the Castle.
with his sta He was himself on_ the point of
being taken prisoner. The enemy, to check the
pursuit of the French, set fire to the houses of
the great street, which are the finest in the town
There are few of our citizens who have not suf-.
fered personal violence during the short stay of
the enemy, and not one who has not been stripped
of all, he possessed. Our army.has pursued the
enemy till within three leagues of -Bar-sur-Aube.
It is fine, numerous, and full of ardour. The dif-
ferent bridges on the Aube are repairing.
PAats, FEB. s.—Her Majesty the Empress
Queen and Regent has received the
,following
a dvices of the situation of the armies on the 3d
of February_ .

`lshe Emperor, arrived at Vitry on the 26th of

jantlary,

" Gen. Blucher, with the army of Silesia, had
passed the Marne, and was marching upon Troyes.
On the 27th the enemy entered Brienne, .and con-
tinned his march; but he had to lose some tithe in
repairing the bridge of Lesmnnt onXle Aube.

()lithe 27th the Emperor caused St. Dizier to
be attacked. The Duke of Belluno presented him-
self before that town. General Dubesme over-
threw the enemy's rear-guard, which was still
there, and took some hundred prisoners.
At eight in the morning the Emperor arrived
St. Dizier. It is difficult to describe the in-
toxication of joy of the inhabitants at this nio-
The excesses of every kind committed by
the enemy, especially by the Cossacks, are be-
yond all. description, •

me,:t.

" On .the 28th, the L'lnperor went to Montier-

ender.

" On the 29th, at eight in the morning, Ge-
nep.l Grouchy,. who commands, the cavalry,- sent
word that General Milhaud, with the .sth corps of
cavalry, was between Maieres and Brienne, in
presence' of the .enemy's army, commanded by
General Blucher; which was estimated at 40,000
Russians and' Prussians; the Russians commanded
by General Sacken. Af four o'clock the little
town of trienne was attacked. General Lefebvre
Desnonettes, commanding a division of cavalry
cif the 'guard, and. Generals Grouchy and Mil-
baud, .made several fine charges on' the right of
the road; and took:pdssession of the height of
Perthe. The Prince of Moskva put .himself at
the head of Six battalions in close column, and
'dvanded against the town by the road of Ma-
zieras.. General Chateau, chief of the staff of the
Duke of Denim°, at the head of two battalions,
turned by the right, and got into the Castle of
h-ienne by the park. At this moinent the Empe- .
1:)r directed a column on the road .of Bar-sur-
Aube' which'stemed to be
,the retreat of the ene-;
my, The attack Was warm, and the resistance
obstinate.

• The enemy did not expect such a brisk at-,
void bad but just time to call back- his
parks from the bridge of Lesrnont,..-where he in-
tended to pass the Aube, to advance. ThiScoun
ter:march Lad much embarrassed him.

• "Night put an end to, the combat. The divi-
sion Decouz of the young guard, ,and a brigade of
,the.division Meunier were engaged. The great
f,voi2 Of the enemy, and the excellent situation of
1:, :::tine, gave him many advantages, but the tak-
ig of the castle, which he neglected to guard _with
sufficient force, caused him to lose them. About
eight in the evening, seeing that he could no
longer maintain his ground, he set fire to the
,town,.and the flames spread with rapidity, all the
houses being of wood. Profiting by this event,
he endeavoured to retake the castle,
,which the
commander of a battalion of the 56th defended
with intrepidity. 'He covered with his dead all
the approaches. to the castle, particularly the stair-
cases on the park side. This last check deter- .
turned the retreat of the enemy, which was
voured by the burning of the town.
At eleven in the morning of the .1.06, Gene-

at l7l_ollClly

beyond the village de la Rothicre, where they took

their liosition. The Sist %vas emplo.yed by, us is
repairiOg thefbridge of Lcsmont op the Aube.—
The Emperor, intending; :to advance towards
Troyes to 'Op-erate upOn the columns which .di-

rtctecl tbeir march byliar...sur.:AtitoP, acid tiic roast
of Auxerre upon Sens.

" The bridge of Lesniont.conld not be repairefl
bcfc':e the Ist of February in the tuoltiing.
A part of the 'troops was inmediately 'nude .to
.16 off. t°,

" At three in the aftermion the 'enemy hating
been reinforced by his whole army, debouched
'upon Ia Rothiere and ,Deinville,, which We still
held. OUr rear guard she'.ved a good countenance.
.Geniralbubesme distingui,,,hed himself by pre-
serving Rothiere, and General Girard by preserv-
ing Dienville. . The Austrian corps of General
Guilay, which attempted-lc) passfrom the left bank
.to the right bank,.and to force the bridge, had se-
veral of its battalions destrOyed. The Duke of
Belltnio maintained himself. the whole day at' the
hamlet of la ,Giberie, notwithstanding the
mous disproportion of his corps ito the forces that.
attacked it. This day; in - which our rear. guard
maintained itself in a vast plain against the., whole
of the enemy's army, and quintuple forces, is one
of the finest achievements of the French army. in
the obscurity of the night, a battery.of artillery
of the guard following-the movOmpt of a,colutho
of cavalry, which was advancing to repulse a
charge of the enemy, lost its way, and was. taken.
When the cannoneers perceived the ambush into
which they had fallen, and saw that they had 4t
time to form their battery, formed themselves in a
squadron, attacked the .-ereiny, and saved, the
horsei and harness. They lost 15 men, killed or
taken prisoners..
At ten in the evening the Prince of -Neufcha-
tel,
,viSiting the posts, found the two armies so
near,,tnat ne several times took the enemy's posts
for ours. One of his Aides-de-camp, being ten
paces from avidette, was taken prisoner.

" The same accident happened to several Rus-
sian Officers, who were 'ca'rrying the word, and
who got among .our p,osts„, taking them for their

own.

" Few prisoners have been made on either side;
we have taken 250.

O the 2d February, at break of. day, the
rear-guard of the atmy.was en bataille before Bri-
enne. It successively took positions to finish the
passing the bridge of Lesmont, and rejoining the
rest of the army.
" The Duke of Ithgusa,- wl:6 was' in position
upon the bridge of Rosnay',' was attacked,hyan
Austrian corps, ivilich had. pasSed behind the'
woods.• He repulsed it,' made 300 'prisoners,
and drove the enemy beyond the small river of

" On tlic Ski, at Lnon, the Emperoh entered

Troyes.

".We have lost in the battle of -Brienne the
brave General. Baste ; General Lefebre des Non-
ettes has been wounded by a bayonet ; Gen. Fo-
ristier has been severely ,wounded.
,Our loss in
these two days nay be. estimated at from 2 to
3000 men killed or wounded. That of the enemy
has at least been double.

" A division,- drawn from the enemy's corps
d'armee, which" observes Metz,.
,Thionville,, and
Luxembourg, 12 battalions strong-, marched upon
Vitry. The enemy wished to enter that town
which Gen. Monttharie and the inhabitants have
defended. He in vain threw in shells to
date the inhabitants ; he was received with dis-
charges froth the cannon, and repulsed to a league
and a half distance. The Duke of Tlrentuth had
arrived at Chalons, 7uld was marching upon that
division."

PARIS, FEB: 3.—According to letters received
to-day from the • bead-quarters, the Duke of
'Treviso must have effected his junction with his

Majesty.

They write from Versail!es that a division from
the army of Spain had arrived them this morn-
ing, and that to-morrow and the following day
they will be followed by a second and a third.

The works for the defence of Paris are con-

tinned with extreme activity. A nurnerous.
ar-
tillery daily reinforces the Grand Park.
`-PARis, FEB. 3.--The- works of palisades and-of
defence which arc constructinfi- at the different
barriers of Paris are being executed with the most.
astonishing rapidity.- The zeal of the persons em-
ployed in these different works cannot be too
much praised. ,:ln a.- few days artillery will be
placed on them: Already the troops of. all arms
which arc to march to them in case of being call-
ed upon, are pointed oat. - Each knows his post,.
each is disposed to do his duty. Ihe,service of
the , garrison
,is now performe4 at Paris-as in a
strong frontier place.
These prudential measures maintain security ;
let the enemy present himself, he will findinvos-
ing forces, superiorly organized ; he will find all
tlrs means of resistance which an immenEe.popa-
lation, animated by the desire of defe'nding thei'r

~
world, the country, government, our ta•m.ues, our
roperVyy and honour can oppose to hive. Four
companies of artillery of the marine have arrived
in this -capital,' and are going to b? placed in
acjivity. Every day there arrive i from. 16 to-IeQQ
conscripts, who are immediately clothed, equip,
ped,'and armed.
•
PARts, FEB. 4.—The communication With his
Majesty's head-quarters is no longer Carried on
through Chalons ; it is directly established by
Troyes. The troops arrive
.much quicker by this
route. We have to-day seen in the different quar-
ter's of the capital a great number of military men
of,all ranks, forming paft of the corps d'armee'
which 'is returning from • the frontiers of
Spain. These troops are remarkable for their
martial air. To-morrow they are to set out for
Champagne..
PARIS, FEB. 5.---;-On the Ist there was a fresh
affair at Brienne. The enemy wished to 'oppose
the junction of the different .Corps of the French.
army.- He attacked us at two o'clock, at•the mo-
ment when the army was making movements to
effeet.this junction. A lively cannonade followed,
which lasted till night. Then the combat' ceased.
Tile army has continued Without- obstruction its
concentrating manezuvres, and the object has been
completely fulfilled. •
Letters from Sens, dated the Ist instant, an-
nounce,' that the Cossaicks, who had re-appeared
in that town, have been again driven from it with
,considerable loss.'

His Majesty King Joseph yesterday• reviewed
in the
,Court of the• Palace of the Thuilleries se-
veral corps of troops, cavalry, infantry,.and artil-
lery. The 'greater part of these troops haS march-
ed for the armies. The cavalry was numerous.
PARIS, FEs. s.—Her Majesty the Empress
Queen and Regent took a walk this morning in
the Garden of theThuilleries, on the terrace next
_the water. She was with the King of Rome and
Ki4q; Joseph..
Letters from Chalons-sur-Marne advise, that
his Excellency the. Marslial Duke of Tarcntuni
and Gen; Sebastiani entered .that town with their
eorOs'on the evening of the 2d.
PARIS, FEE. 6:—The works for the construction
of palisades for the barriers of Paris redouble in
activity. Those of Italy, of the -Trone, &c. will
be finished to-day. , They arc opening port-holes
in palisades to place cannon in batteries in them.
PARIS, FEB. 7.—By virtue of aicommand from
his Eminence to Cardinal.Manry, public prayers
Were put up yesterday in all the churches of
Paris; to entreat from God th'e prosperity of the
arms of his Majesty the Emperor and King against
the invasion of the French territory by the Allied
Powers.

Yesterday, the 6th, the palisades'of the barriers
which havp been mentioned in The Journal de
Paris, were to be finished. To day some little
barriers will be finished, which .are
,called false
barriers, because they serve only for foot-passen-
gers. At each of these last barriers an outlet, 18
inches wide, has been made, so that only one per-
son ca❑ pass at a time. •

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DORDRECIiT, FEB.I is undoubtedly true that
the French garrison in Garcun has determined
to surrender. .•The flng of. truce ,was sent out to
the besiegers, after a heavy bombardment of se-
ven lionrS duration, . in. the courfe of which
great pia of the, town hasbeen burnt.
The offer of the garrison is to capitulate.at di-
cretion within the space hf twelve honvs, giving
them time to make the nece;sary arrangements on
leaving the plaice: It is evdected that they will
stipulate that the men shall keep only what hag,
gage they can carry in their knapsacks, at least
the besiegers will grant •no mdre. A Consider-
able portion of the garrison has been killed, dur-
ing the various bombardments, according to the
statement of deserters.

Dolts-ruN, JAN.23.—The passage of Russian
troops through this place, for the purpose of
strengthening the armies, has c.4ntituted very ra-
pidly:- Yesterday evening several thousand men
arrived here, and we expect to-morrow another
corps of 6000.

A division of Saxon tronps, a large bOtly. of ea-•
valry and yagers, also have, passed through this
place. A.nhmber of Russia;: officers of high rank
are here, among whom are Lieutenant-General
Von Onrack, Prince Chawansky, and General
Von Saners.'

General Blucher bai issued the following
• PROciAmATION.

‘‘ FRENCIIMiN—.I have now established the Silesian army
on this side of the Rhine, and It will begin its march to meet
the enemy in the heart Of France, in a'few days. We do not
come to wreak our vengeance upon you, or to commit depre-
dations, but to secure your happiness and freedom.
We trust that we shall soon obtain what Napoleon bas
long denied, the blessings of pea Ce. For this purpose we
took up arms, and we may quickly expect an armistice for an
arrangement of preliminaries. We do not wish to shed, hu,, Lo
spare the bload'of Frenchmen..
"We wage war only with the enemies of peace. Yon arc
Frenchmen, but you are not our enemies, since our wishes
are the same,
.A.A; your neighbours, the Dutch, who received
us with open arms, whether they liked French principles and
practice better than ours. Be assurcd that your interests
will be regarded in seeuring the general welfare and inde-
pendence of Europe. •
" St. Areold, Jan. 21. " BLUCHER." •

GOES, JAN. 26.—According to accounts -re-
ceived from _Flanders, the whole territory between
Llnlst and Axel has hien evacuated by the enemy.
In the former there are not now a twentieth part
of the military formerly there, and it is the tame
with ail the other, places.. All the French troops
in that district have reFeive:i orders to break up for•
Paris, and the majority Lan: bceu, sent, in that
direction.

• 0- %JOU., ILLIII.r-L-11.2
•

A geport reN:lied town this day, that a seve:4'
Action hod taken placejbetween Lord IN,et,LING-
ToN and SOULT, which had terminated in"a
plere'Defeat of the French, with tbe Joss °f
Five. Thousand Men ; but' we are sorry to add
that the Report stated the loss of the Allied
Troops at about 3,000. This , report reached
Bristol in a vessel named the Aurora,. which ;is
stated to have spoken• with the packet charge"
with the 'Dispatches to this country. The battle,
is shut to haveltecn fought;on the,26th.
r
Another RepOrt a§,'.rts,' that Preliminaries oa.
Peace were signed in'ftnee on the 6th. 'We
. ,
•consider this to be mere itunour on' the arrival from
the opposite coast, and probably of Dispatcbes
from Lord CASTLEREAGH, through France. Bverl.
hour brings something new, and of course,lloll
speculations.. •

HALE-PAST Two o'CLocg•
A Flag of Truce bas actually arrived, and the
contents are just announced by Telegraph fr°lll
Deal at tiN Admiralty.