The Sun.
London, England, 1814-02-18 00:00:00

TRENCH PAPERS.

PARts, FEN. 11.--fier Majesty the Empress,
Queen and Regery, tip to-day received the fol-
lowing intelligen,te from the army :
" The Emperor yesterday attacked, at Cham-
paubert, the enemy, consisting of 12 regiments,
and having 40 piedes of cannon ; the General in
Chief Ousouwieff has been taken, with all his
Generals, all his Colonels, otrwers, cannon,
eaisF,ons, and baggage. 'We have made 6000
prisoners 3 the remainder were driven into a mo-
rass (etang), or' killed" upon the field of battle.

The t nvernr was briskly P ttSitiO g aen. 81dell;
who is separated from Gen. Blucher. .•-
" Our loss has been extremely light ; we have
not 200 men to regret."
,•His Majesty King ,loseph; reviewing to-day
the grenadiers of the National Guards of Paris,
was pleased to communicate this news to than.
PARIS, FEB. I2.—M. Alt-red de Montesque;
Aid-de-camp• to the 'Prince of Neufchatel, dis-
patclied by his Majsty the EMperor, has brought
to her Majesty the Empress the following news :
" On the lith Feb. at day-break, the Elliperor
having left . Champauhert, after the 10th,- push-
ed a corps. towards Chalons, to keep in check .the
enemy's columns which had thrown themselves on
this side. With the rest of his army he took the
road to Monturirail. A league.beyond he met the
corps of General Blucher, and after an action of
two hours the whole of the enemy's army was
overthrown. Never did our troops'.display more
ardour.
The enemy, every where broken, is com-
pletely routed;. infantry, artillery, ammunition,
all is in our power, or overthrown: The results
will be immense.
" The, Russian army, is, destroyed_; the Empe-
ror is extremely well,•and we have lost no person
of rank.-

PARIS, Fca, 13.—Her Majesty the EmpreSs, , . .
Queen and 'Regent has received the following ac-
counts of the situation of the armies :
“ On the 12th February his Majesty followed
up his successes. Blucher endeavoured to gain
Chateau Thierry. His troops were drivert• front
position to• position. A whole corps, which had
remained united, and which protected his retreat,
teas cut off. :This rear-guard was composed of
-four Russian battalions-, three PrniSian battalions,
. and three pieces of cannon.. .
The General ‘vho commanded it was also
taken. Our troops entered Chateau Thierry pell-
mell with the enemy, and are pursuing, on the
road to Soissons, the wreck of this army, which
is in dreadful confusion. The results of to-day,
the 12t1,, are 30 pieces of cannon and an in-
numerable quantity of baggage waggons. The
number of, prisoners was already 3000 i more: are
brought in every instant: We haVe still two hours
day4ight. Among the prisoners are five or six
Generals, who are sent to Paris. ' It is believed
that the General in Chief Sacken has been
killed."
PARIS, FEB. 12.—His Majesty King Joseph-
reviewed yesterday, hi the Court of the Thuille-
ries, the grenadier companies of the National
Guard of Paris. - The officers and subalterns of
the companies of fuzileers were present. The.
fine appearance of these- troops, the excellent
spirit with which they arc animated,..must inspire
the citizens of Paris with the greatest: confidence..
A lively emotion was excited by 'the appearance
of his Majesty the King of Rodie, in the uniform
' of-the National Guard.
. During the review a courier arrived with dis-
patches, which his Majesty King Joseph read
aloud. They contain in substance, that his, Ma-
jesty the Emperor attacked,. on- the 10th, near
Sazanne, a Russian corps of 12 regiments, which.
was completely annihilated. Six thousand men
were taken prisoners, and the rest, driven into the
marshes. Forty-two. pieces of cannon were take:-I
from th, cucuty.. laCIlt:l 41 110111turhozr, the t..:0-
bonds, all the officers were killed or taken pri-
soners. The materiel of this. corps has been en-,
tirely destroyed. We hare not lost above 200:
men.

It' is added, that the corpS of General Blucher
' and Sacker' are- in a critical situation. The Em-
peror is in pursuit of them. •
These dispatches are dated from Champaubert.
This happy news, which, was received n•ith re-
peated cries of live l'Empereur ! nue L'lmpera-
triee Vive le.Rui de Rome! circulated rapidly
throughout the capital, and caused universal joy.
h.Was again. announced yesterday evening at 6-
.o'clock, by a discharge of cannon.
Artillery has- just been placed at the barriers of
Paris, on the north and east ends of the city ; the
batteries are served by pupils pf the Polytechnic
School. The National guird of Paris, the compa-
nies of the department of the Seine, do duty there
jointly with the troops of the line.
Chcvaux de frize arc placed across the avenues
and roads which terminate at the entrances of the
capital. The outer boulevards are much frequent-
ed by Vac inhabitants of Paris. Old troops conti-
nually arrive in this city ; everyday some depart
to join the army; three or four thousand are gone
to-day.

PARIS, FEB. 13.—Iiis Majesty King Joseph
was yesterday reviewing 20,000 troops of the line,
when he received the glorious news of the con=
tinned successes of the Emperor. At noon the
staffs of the different corps being assembled in a
circle round his Majesty, he read them the dis-
patches which he had just received. This news
excited a degree of joy, which it would be diffi-
cult.to express.

The sentiments of the brave soldiers, many of
Whom 'are adorned with the insignia of valour
and honour, were displayed in unanimoae. cries
of " Vive rEmpereur !" One might read upon
their countenances the noble emulation which
animated them, and their desire soon to share the
fatigues, the dangers, and the glory of the war-
riors charged with the defence of their country.
The pews flew from. rank to rank, and their joy
rose to enthusiasm..

A quarter of an hour afterwards, discharges of
artillery announced to the capital this new success
of our, armies. Bills containing the happy news
were posted up, and one might judge from the
throng of readers, and from the joy which they
expressed, of the attachment of the Parisians to
their country and to the Government.

The brilliant advantages gained by our armies,
exciting the courage of all Frenchmen, must prove
to them, that a nation is invincible when it is
united to its Government, and defends its territory
and its honour.

The shouts of victory will resound in all pairs
of the Empire, and give new energy to national
enthusiasm, the happy effects of which we now
perceive.

It affords us extreme satisfaction to be able to
give the inhabitants of the capital the honourable
testimony that they have displayed, under the pre_

LONDON,
FRI D,11", FEBRU,IRY 18, 1814.

The reports on 'Change to-day are various and
contradictory; ' It is said, but we believe on. no
good ground, that a French Balletiti•bas been re-
ceived from Calais, detailing the'particuldrs of an-
ather,victorygained hyBUONAPARTE over BLUCHER
on the 15th, iri which the latter lost 10,000 men.
The report has certainly had the effect it was
intended to produce on the funds ; for the fluctu-
ation has been unusually great. Omnium, which
opened at 27, advanced to 28, .and fell to 261
it however rallied, and rose to 27 when our 'Pa-
per went topress.

Another Report prevails,. that SCWARTZEN-
ZERQ is in Paris ; another- that BUON4PAFTE
has been killed; the former is very probable, and
we pray to Gov that the latter may be true.

The French Papers to the 15th, the arrival Of
which we announced yesterday, are at length fully
before the public, and we are enabled to judge of
the nature and extent of the successes claimed by
the Enemy. It appears that all the statements
:which have been circulated for the last few days
With respect to actions on. the 10th, 1 lth, and
12th, are well founded ; there has been a series of
important battles on these days, and not, as wits
imagined from the localities mentioned,. of a par-
tial description, between the Allied right and the
left of the adversary, but between the - main
French army under BUONAPAZTE in person, • and
the greater portion, at 'least, of the corps un-
der the command of General BLUCHER. On
the 10th, it is asserted that the 'I yrant,having
moved. acrOss the Seine on his left, succeeded by,a
manoeuvre in cutting off 12 reglMents and 49 ,i-eces
of cannon, which were posted at Chameauberti

in,taking the diis-OiiiE-F-P..) lit(j'
jriErF) his whOle Staff, and 6000 prisoners; and i•n
driving the remainder• into a morass. In copse"
quence of this, he putsued SACIEN, who was sepa-
rated from BLUCHER. Upon this account it is t°
be observed, that the fOrce said to be destroyea
Must have maintained the communications. hetwee6
BLycHER. and SACKEN, and as BUONAPARTB 1°
lowed his success towards the North, by Al""
mirail and Chateau Thierry, against the latter; it,
is evident that the former was left in the ciireeti°ll.
of Ehst, or 'towards Chalons.

On the 1 Ith the French Reports proceed td
narrate, that BUONAPARTE left Champaubert et.
•
day-break, a corps towards
.Chalons to
: keep the Allies "in check, while he pushed 011, tQ
Montmirail, about 15 miles from Chatnpaubet
where be met the corps of General BLUCHER: 31141
(facile dicta) in two hours the whole .was o'er"
thrown : the rota is described as complete ; in;
fantry;'Artirlery, Ammunition, all in the power °,`
the Conqueror"--" the RussianTA;MTdcstroy
&c. Upon this second da—y'zi report ‘vc have
to notice, that, accordilig to the Report of the
preceding day, it could neither be the Army wider
EtuctiOin'periin, nor the princ.ipaFpurt of 1115
Army, which was thus defeated on the 11th. 0
that Veteran were separated from SACK EN; and
left upon the Aube; and VON Yoax, with znolhe'.

Of the four divisions'of which his force was cr"
ginally composed, was on the Marne and Gittl4''
with the Austrian: corps afterwar'ds attached t`)
him, not engaged, it is, we apprehend, very )1)..
Yietls that nOt'one-:::,!:, trinips not
'of the Army of-;Si!esia took part in these action';.
On the 'l2thi conies the thirtrand'last Rep•rh
which says, that on that ttay'the'Enerriy
.up his suecesses.. BLuolltt endeavouring to ggi°
Chateau Thierry (with the armv il;"tiic.l; Was flc#
stroya on the preceding d.,ty) Was driven fl`)l`3
po4itiOn to position, and a whole corps '4'l'l4'
covered 14is rear, and which it scents cc tild
have been among those left in the power of
N APARTE at JMOntmirail, was taken with the tie°
neral who to'hituanded it. The French eateril
Chateau Thierry pell-mell with the
taken three thousand_ prisoners, five or six Cei
neratr, anti thirty pieces of cannon—awl t
conclude the whole, had still two hours lig
to pursue the wreck of the fugitives tot
Soissons.—An unauthenticar,ed rumour of tlr
death of General Sm.:E.EN is added ; and here ell'sl
the Corsican's version of the Battles of the
1 14h; and 12th.

Upon reading these details it wilt ocelAC
every one, that with all his pretended sui.sc'ess tbs
Tyrant has not driven even that part of the
,with whielihe foUght one mile further from rats
4f,
thanlhey were at the beginning the conte-
,They have taken tip t.,OSitcoll' after poSlt'be
as they • made a sort or '4toe'r rain('
of
Capital, towards. --the North, •-at a radius
about 7() miles, and in the evening Of the 9th tce
nearer ',arts on the great roa(C.fi::: Chalons
they had been at any previous pthod. It scot'
be absurd 40,deny that, to a certain extent, 13'1°'
1,11
NAPARTE has .xletcated-.the execution of a
formed by the Alli'ed.Coinniatiders, which, Ira':
.BLITCHER's advancing on his :right into the de•P'11:0
-mentof the Marne,, instead-,of mantkuvring (1°
the Aube to turn iheleft'ot the position et Nogellt,
„ o'
in
conjunctionwith ScHwARTZENBERG, VMS 13)
tiollSly toent-off the French' force on the
andnpushed direetly for Paris on the road from CV
r
teau Thierry. To,prevent this, the Enemy res%t'
eel to the operations we have 'described,, anei
pears, from • his own ncconnt, to have
Wined his•object. But. allowing for all the'''y,
colouring, the known attribute of this 6asc"''
,
ader, allowing for the almost triad joy %chick'
tends even any partial:gleariaof .siteCess (chicle it
f 1
radiates the \depths:Of despair, it st;•ikes tvf
pursuing. the advantages he gained, the Usitfriec
has fallen into the very danger he aimed at as''23.
iag. It is true, that. lie map have hindert-T1 zt
,Allied Right. from occupying ••Paris, but 30 sop
►
situation has. he relinquished the field t°
advance upon: that city of their Centre
cit
Left: What bas.remnioed, to impede the'
ce
of-Prince ScizwARTZETiERG' to Paris ? We -
ceit
of no force of 'the ;enemy to do this, for c
MownEa:s corps,, which was altogether 011•',
right • wing, 'was' 'brought' into these acti°o, 5.
11"
1:m10A30 miles to, the extremity' of his left• •
opinion is strengthened by the arrival of lit .oe
gence from Bot;logne; so late it is said jog
16th, There it •is dethired, so Cu. fror" be -
• -
elated with the glorious. victories of the.
"01°4
ROR, the greatest charm 'prevails; and the
!le•
,hitants we .r re arinin themselves' as well .0 t
could. A conrior arrived at twelve
from Clermont, with intelli4ence that-the
Arai Y was within a day's iiiiarch . Id t
be: • that the Cossacks had penctratefk
tl),, N
1:44' fifiirtren mites from t!i;lt c;tt where
C(..o44inittvo .114 g, 4iost 04T4dttki'

01 tl
the

stet
beige

~llgSt

ato~,e

Vt'as .
.. • •
. continued fighting fietlidii Bilioxiq,AßTE
• 41'4 IhubiiEti for four days; a with advan-
Ne and great loss on both sides but theprenclt •
grand army had been cut off from the ca-
-1)441 by Prince SCHWARTZENBERG, Who got be
teen them and Paris. The people of Clermont
ar• Amiens i
d ens were employed
.night and day in, 11?,r7
ricading the. streets .and.ma.kin,.!; barriers, biithey
had
no military to protect' their. The• confusion
at116"Iog ne was indescribable.
There can be nothing more probable than that
.Hell should be the state.orthe. case. The
I •
9-)S too, which bad lieu, engaticcl in these
Ohsthiatie and eventually desamtive actions, must
'Ye fallen into Communication with roil YORK
°II the Marne, and with WI,LIZINGERODE from the
oun. ,
• Nothing is said of 1114cnoNALp's force
biell must either baire been annihilated or have
taken part in these affairs.. It is worthy of remark,
,Ise, that on, the 1 lth, evidently the, date of
.•- most sanguinary Contest, no Results are
i'l6l-; 'and of the 12th,
,alibriugh a whole
•
tn't)s in the rear is reported to have been taken,
4'‘l the Allies to have been driven, like sheep;
f.
.tun'ce t Place_ e4n, the.
uri entire day, the loss
11, . • )lac • •
.st.tmated at no. more than.,3ooo prisoners.—
e want no other proofs of the gross exagge! a-
lions • ,nu toe part of the Enetny—ex.aggerations so
Pzli,l hle 3s ,nearly
to.dcstroy the. credibility of his
"t'neinent altogether. •
fall of the French funds on the 12th is
•flier strong presumptive evidence that -Some-
,
ig which is concealed in these accounts had
tat,.
10 'n Place to counterbalance, the triumphs so
"Ili vaunted. The originalYrencli Telegraphic
l'atch, as we are inforwd! by a Gentleman.
.th '1 France, who reached Tqwn• this day,,stited,.
results of the Victories. of. the 110tIc 11(1
,t114,.at16,000 prisoners, and 90 pieces of can- '
tt, all the caissons; baggage,,materiel, and the
eor
Ps of the Allies " a ete en vNine
' Informant suggests that these high-sounding!fi
""s are trumped up at the, Parisian-office-of':
iNice, not onlyfOr the million in France, but
" the purposes of Stockjobbing, in England. - •

• . ..
Pp
'0 opposite reports . have reached us from
6ra ' •
-110 e.---the one that Preliminaries have actually
teen signed--the other, that in consequence of
)4 late successes, the prttensions of BUONAPARTE
i" l'4en sobigh as to place the prospect of Peace
4rtlier off than ever. We pledge ourselves to
4itlier, but give them merely as we.heard them
„
ittp°lthe Gentleman we have already mentioned.

tliy~adiziz and Corunna Mails, we are informed,
ran e Spanish Armies. were in motion towards
4ff .
ee sand that there ha-ve' been some immaterial
pre ors
011 the Llobregat. The enemy had made
fr plrations for blowing pp Vie!), and for retiring
n) Tortosa. FEinINAND the Vllth is said to
Pave
on L been at Paris. on the 9th, and to be
•po Way to the frontiers of Spain. -PALA..
S: liad arrived at Madrid. Three divNions of
• .
1, LT army are reported to., have set out for
YonsJ
and one division for,;.Park.•
°ld
WELLINGTON will be speedily in motion.

We trust

fro:itell Papers mention eicelis.h ti 4 desertions
the lorentn, and the retirement from Glogau of
tr,p trlilan troops, who were engaged with the
'4IY in the delenee'oithat
It:11

'as been confidently sta.tftilltha't the King of
Ittt4lOERG has conseatetrtcact his Queen, owr
Ill'iNcF.ss ROYAL, return ioithis country, and
ea her future residence. It has long been report-
t.. that the Royal Pair did, not subsist "in a
of connubial happiness, and', as there
little
likelihood of a more harmonious.
f„1, °I affairs, it has been thought necessary,.
- •
tak 'lr mutual comfort, that a separation should
It further said, that, the principal
})rt ! t'eetue„,
t Lady CAS,TLEREAGII to accompany
4
pos "%ip to the Conti:lent, was for the pur-
' .
:this 4t,ending the Queen of WIRTEMBERG to
Lis
r"l'ntry.—air TllO. TYRWHITT, in soliciting
ii it v. ecet't ao4ience with her MAJESTY, is reported
t
Of ti e comniunicaterl this arrangement by desire
lie le Queen of WIRTEMBF:RG. The character of
tst latter, when Princess Royal, was so highly.
een'ed for the affability of her manners, and the
117ev°1ence of her disposition, that the public
ul.l'ejoicer
li in seeing so amiable a Pi incess re-
e.(.l to CI country.

. ....___,,„,
I,i:rx. h LORD CHANCELLOR was closeted with 6'
/w„,`N, REGENT yesterday from between one andi.
left 0 Clack till .about three', when his' Lords tip,
'Ofhe4lton-imuse, and •n -ceded to the Foreign
. , pi c .
tonte,e' t') t)! present at a Cabinet Council, which
tf fn 13kteci ill deliberation till ii,:ithit tens minutes
I?ht.'".•• At the brealsi'ng up ,of the Council, Mr.,
self---wNi the "Messenger, was ordered to hold' hini:o
(16.4 tn readiness for a 'foreign journcy ; . it was nit
10 Vinod, that he svould proceed through riatice.
Colimt- r,,
.• _
T., . .),, Ik_,ASTLEREAG.II:- .
--"Id 13 •-1 ' the Rey
Ct,\! AT.}ItIIUT Willie( upon . _ • , I:llel.`tt Carlton-house, with the Froceediugs or
."hillo't,