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DATED CHATILLON, FED. 17, 1814:

MY,Lotm,-1 have the honour, to inclose, for
yotir.*-LoxdAlp'q in:ortuatiou, ~.seterld- • reports
riih7fch I have receiced.tront Colonel Lowe, of the
operations of 'Marshal Blucher's army.
I have the honour to be, Vic. . •
CHARLPS STEWART, Lieut.-Gen.
frbeArisconrit Castlereagh, &e.

IifILITARY REPORT FROM COLONEL LOWF, DATED
HEAD-QUARTERS, -ARMY OF SILESIA, S,ANDRON,

VEBRUARY G, 1814

Aide,de-Camp. of General D'Yorrk
has just arrived here, and brought tO btaishxl ii
hitcher the keys of she town of ,Chalons and
Vitri, with the eagle and banner of the national
guard of the Department of-the Marne.
General D'Yorck attacked Chalons' yesterday,
and after some firing on both sides, sent in an
officer vi ith a summons to surrender. Marshal
BPDonald, who commanded the enemy's troops
in the town, wished him to negociate with',the
magistrates ; but on this being declinedi,,entered
himself •into. a capitulation, by which it was
agreed that the town should be delivered up, the
French troops evacuating it, leaving every thing
'as it stood, and the stores and magazines um-
touched. It appeared, It6vrev,!r, that' the
principle •of these conditions was not very
scrupnlotrily obierved by theltench Marshal, as
the bridge over the Marne was found to he blOwn
up, and the casks which bad held brandy su the
stores all leaked out:- •
Marshal M'Donald took.- the direction of
Meaux. He has with him, heiides his own corps,
-the. 11th, the corps -of Generals Scbastiani and
Arri hi.
• Accounts have been received that General
Kiev is.•arriyed,at St.. and that,Geileral
K'aPsiewit:-, of .General ConntLangeron's corps,
is soon expected there also,, with a principal d
short of that corps, So thaTield-Marshal Blncl ter
is now in dirept communication all the corps
of the .army.,.. • •
Part of them have been left opposite Urdirn and
other fortresses, but the corps of the Prince: of
Cohorg trill undertake the blockade of the se=
veraliortresses, lett in the, rear of•the Prussian

army.
Sezannes and Vertus are probably both occu-
pied by the AlarshaPS troops at this tinie, but he
toes not move his bead-'quarters forward until to-
niorrpw, • .

. .
Si x! y7lotir powder .waggot)s were .ta4en, from
tlm'inelOy in the affair of lassi night. L-1 have the
honour to be, &c.

. . H. LOWE, Colonel.
Lieut.-General -the Hon. Sir- C. , Stewart K. B. &c. . _

MILITARY REPORT FROM COLONEL LOWE, DATED
VF.itTus, Ft!R. 8, 1814. _ .

.•n0..)/es .his heaa-
quarters to -dziy,to Etogesi, General Baron Sackeu
is .at Montmirail, witli his advanced parties about
two leagues in, front. General D'Yorck is -sup-
posed to be at Chateau Thierry ; General Kleist
is at Chalons, atulkiwpal Kapsiqvitz, with the
divisibris of Ciiunt tangeron's corps, is fast com-
ing up. Marshal M'Donald has been heard' of,
retiring withsaltota,:loo pieces of artillery; draws
principally by pea,sant horses, and some hopes
are entertained of coming up with them. General
Winzingerode, who was heacil of advancing in.
this direction a- few da:.s• since, has turned oti
again foniard.i Witham, possibly from orders ,
forth his junction with the Prince Royal of swr
den, who, by the last Frankfort papers, 111USL. be
moving alumu on the Rhine, •
have the lonour,to he,, &e: •
H., LOA/E, Cal onel.
Lieut.-Geii. the Hon. Sir C.. Stewart, E 1.13. ,

MILITARY REPORT FROM COL. I.l,Vri, ED VER-
Tus, F 9,, l 814; •
SIR-My last to you, NVas_sent ;by.T.Tr,
of the Russian ernbas.,y in Lon ion, who was the
bearer of .some .disr.telies to <ou from England.
Fief:'-Marshal Blue'ne!r vaovcia., his head-quarters
immediately kdrermprds to V.:toges ; but about 7
o'clock in the-even :A.M.; f.x report ariivedtrom Baye,
of the enemy havfng•advanced against a Russian
vegiiiient which !tialud fir re,.in force four. or five
squadrons of caplrfy, anti two guns ; hut having
been resisted, I,Acl ?Ant pushed on any further. As
it was totally ',lncl.l-rain what might be the obje':t
of this movespeny „the Field-Marshal moved hack
"his dead-qu Atreus t'or the night to this ?Lice. The
corps of Gen. ikapsicwitz had just arrived here,
General Yileist was close in the vicinity at
Chalons.

BAron Saeken ;-rats at
.I,lontmirail, and
General, D'Yorck at Dormant, both 'having tl.;ir
advt.nced guards pushed on two or three leagues in
front, "at or near La Ferte son§,Joarre and Chu-
tewa Thierry. It is now eleven n. at. and no fur-
tbc:r information has been received of the enemy's
mfirement. In the mean time, accounts are ar-
ri.4ved of the grand army being at Troyes.; so that
there is no reason to speculate on any,,signi;icant
.movement of the-enemy in this transverse direc-
ti6o,.s It is supposed the corps pu,hed fot ward
must have come from Sezannes, and have belong-
ed to Marmont. General Kleist is an riving here
to-day. General 13itron Sacken and General
D'Yorck will probably remain in their pr6ent po-
sition until the whole of the corps .unite,-,-71 have
the honour to be, &c.

LOWE, Colonel.
Lieut.-General the Ilon. Sir C. Stewart, K. B.

MILITARY RtiroßT FRe:M CoLoNEL LoIsPE, DATED
EF.RGERES, 1 1 , ISI.I.

fits-4 mu concerned io acquaint you, that the
Rt;.!.siau division of General l'lstaief suffered very
consi(it:rablv on yesterday afternoon, by an at-
tick of tke enemy. My report of yesterday will
have menti,ined the folorniation that had been re-
ceived of BuonapartAeing at Sezanne. General
Alsidief had his division consisting of about three
thousand five hundred infat; try, posted at Champau-
heit. It w 4 ntakcked by, a very superior corps
of the enemy, 5 or GOO ul which were cavalry,

and though be formed squares, and tesistea mast
obstinately for a long time, tlee enemy finally:
succeeded, in compelling him t'o' fall back, after'
suffering a very considerable loss in
wounded, onprisoners. He-had:24 pieces Of Can
non with him, of which 15 were saved, and nine
fell into the inunlS of the enemy. _Fifteen hundred
men are announi L.l to have gat toff unmolested ;
the rest must have suffered, or been dispersed,
but great hopes are entertained that many of the
tatter will havebeen'cuobb‘d to regvicr their corps.
There has been no. 'hue yet for uky information
regarding Oren). •
General D'Yoick is at Chateau TI iierry, Gene-
ral Baron Sackett. afFerte sous Jeewarre.
Kleist, who with ,General Kapsiewk tz had moved
01l yestcrhy tip Fevre- %Champeouise, now in po-
sition. at this place. Field-Marshail Bleacher is
with them.. Furaher intelligence. is. expected of
the enemy's movements to, decide Ilia.— The last
accounts are, that he had shewotwo squadrons of
cavalry a little on this side of Ett)ges.
1. have the honour to he,
[,L LOVE, Colonel. ,
Llent.,General the:Hon. .;11' Charles
.Stewart, K. IL (Sze. &C.

My report of yesterday, which I hope you will
baN,e received, mentioned that General Vasilichoff
had been attacked by the enemy near Ferte sous.
Jouarre, but he repulsed him and took thrie
pieces of artillery and twc; tumbrils. .H. L.

MILITARY REPORT FlVim COLONEL LOMB, DATED
BERGEItES, FEB. 12, 1814.
Stx—A very heart/ cannonading was beard
during the whole of. the atiernoon of
yeNter-
Haair, in the direction of Monttnirail. By a re-
port just, received from General. d'Y.ovik, it ap-
pears, that his corps and that of General Baron
Sacken had marched in that direction, 'and at-
tacked the enemy, who was advancing against
him. The corps of General Baron Sacken, and
three brigades of that of General I.)•Yorck, were
engaged, and after an action of several hours,
both armies remained on the ground in the same
positions they had occupied at the commence-
ment. Six pieces of cannon were at one time
taken by General Blrou Sacken, but these were
left,-from the difficulty e,f the roads, as well as four
pieces of his own, whiCh he bad advanced in the
attack, and could. not again withdraw: The force
opposed was the old guard and other detach-
ed corps, ainowiting to about thirty thousand
men, commanded by Buonaparte in person.
,Ge-
t, neraj Barim Sacken attacked the enemy in the
'village of Mat-chills, which was taken and re-
t ken three times. The enemy made a movement
oil hit; right flank, which compelled him to fall
back ein'General D'YOrck. The enemy attacked
again, but could Make no impression, night`leaving
hotl.\ I.lln and the allied troops in the sante posi-
tion. Cieneral Baron Sacken had his head-quar-
ters t bis morning at Chateau Thierry, and Gene-
ral D'Ytlck at Biffert. Buonaparte was to have
returned ;to' Mentthirail last night,.but bivouacked
on the ga,!ind.
Marshal Ninanont, with the 6th corps, is at
IStoges. 11.01;1-.Marslial Blucher, with the corps
of General and Gen. Kapsiewitz, is in posi-
ti„„ oac AT----not sent.nl
officer with wig of. truce this morning, with a
fetter to OP Field-Marshal, which he was directed
td deliver yeriotially, but he was not received.
I have the honour to be, /cc.
H. LO WE, Colouel.
_ _

Lieut...-Cle'l. the Thu. Sir Charles
Sixwart, K. B. &c.

11,1.i.LITARY REPORT FROM COL. LOWE, DATED !MAD-
, QUARTERS'. ARMY OF SILESIA, CIL.4.MPAUBERT,
YEE. 13,• 1814.
Sui—Field-Marshal Blucher having remained
in his position at,Bergeres for two ditys, without
any movement being undertaken by the eocalY at
Etoges, resolved on marching to attack Marshal
Marin Ont in his position at-the latter place.
The Advanced guard of the corps Of Cien. Kleist,
under the command of Gen. Zieten, was sent for-.
ward to continence the attack. The enemy occu-
pied the village of Etoges, and a woody height on
the left of it : he slimed a large body of cavalry
and severiti columns of infantry. His force sup-
posed to be about 9or .10;00Q men. As the 'ad-
vaned guard approached he gradually retired,
maintaining, ho‘±, ever, a very brisk fire, and giv-
ing. occasion for some very bold and successful at-
tacks on his regr, principally by the Cossacks, '
h.
who displayed the greatest intrepidity., and en-
perienccci some loss. Time pursuit continued from
Etoges to heyond the village of Chanipatibert,
where the.FlehlsMarshal has halted for the night.
The enemy has bivouacked in front of Fromen-
tiees, and will attack again to-morrow, should he
rentain 'in that vicinity.
I have the honour to he, &c.
H. LORE.
Lieutenant-Grneral the Hon. Sir Charles
Stewart, K. 13. &c. &c. &e.

MILITARY REPORT FROM COLONEL LOVE, DATED

111...“1-QIIARTERSATAEMIC OP SILESIA, CHALoNS,

rr.B. 15, 1814.

SlR—Feld Margins' Blucher has had to sustain
anotikc'r awl most, obstinate contest agninst t SU-
!inior force of the en(my..under the command of
I;nonaparte in person. After having driven Mar-
shal 41arrnont from-the position of Doges, on the
13th, he there learnt that Buonaparre had marched
with his r aards on the preceding day to Chateau
Thierry ; Gen d'Yorck zind Gen. Bari Sacker)
having iwevionsly' quitted that town, awl retired
behind the Marne.

Yesterday morling, Marshal Marmont was an-
nounced to be in retreat from the village olFro-
mentieres, Meld Marshal lilucivr, who bad,bi-
vouaqued the night preceding at Champaubert, re-
solved on pursuing him. Ile had under his orders
only the corps of Gen. Kleist and Gen. Kapsie-
witz's division of Gen. Count Langeron's corps.
The enemy retired until he Caine near the village
of Janvilliers, where a considerable body of c.t.
valry Was observed to be collected. in.the ardour
of pursuit, six 'guns, which had been carried for-
ward, were suddenly rushed upon ami.seized by
them. The Prussian cavalry, under Gen. Zieten
and Col. Blucher, stm of the Field Alarshal, int
mediately ell'arged, and retook. them. Several
prisoners fell into his hAnds, and from then) it was
learnt that Buonaparte was on the ground, 'hay-
ing just arrived with the whole of his .guards,
and a Faroe body..of cavalry. They had made;

forted • Marclt 'tinting the bight (tern C
The infantry of Field Marshal Blucher was at
this time advancing
"in cbininns of battalions on
the open grounds On each side of the chttuss6e;
leading through the „ • .
The cavalry, which was •4served ter
.be
creasing, suddenly came forward in a large mass,
broke tbroitgb the cavalry of the advanced guard,
divided 'itself, and attacked with the great-
est furythe columns of infantry on the plain.—
The Movement , was obserycil. - The .eoluthus
formed into squares, which remained firm on their
ground, and commencetl a heavy fire from their
fr6nt, flanks, 'and rear. In a: large field op .the
right a_ the, Village, .Six.squareS were attacked at
the sa.t,e time; all succeeded-in repriling the cue-
Any, the cavalry of .the advanced-guard in the
Mean time retiring in the intervals, foruiing in the
rear, and advancing again to charge the eaelnrs
civalty, 'after •it had been thrown into disorder,
and compelled to retire from the destructive tire
of the squares. The cuemy's ammbers, however,
increased, and large bodiei of cavalry were seen
to be moving,i'ound on
,either hank:. Two bat-
talions of infantry:of the advanced guard,
,which
had entered the Village, 'could not torur in time,
and suffered considerably. Field Marshal Blucher,
• who had little cavah y with him, resolved on with-
drawing his force from a position where such an
unevial contest, must be waged.'
The infantry were directed to retirein columns
-and squares, with artillery in the intervals, co,
veered on the flanks and rear by skirmishers and
cavalry. The enemy lost- no time in making the
boldest and most direct attacks. 'Y lie country
through which the line of retreat lay, - was gene-
rally open, without inclosures, but with small
woods,and copses, which enabled the enenty'sX:a-
Nally to conceal its movements. The infanti;
avoided in general entangling themselves in them,'
and were thus the better enabled to preserve their
perfect fognation, and hold the enemy in greater
respect. From the village o'fJanvilliers to about
half way betrTeeri Champaubert and Eto/ges, a
distance of nearly four league:, it was one in-
cessant tetiring comire.t., not a single column or
square. of infantry that was not cithet' charged by
or exposed to the fire of the enemy, while a con-
stant fire was kept up by them without any inter-
ruption of their march, firing and loading as they
moved on, and still preserving the most perfect
order. It frequently happened that the, enemy's
cavalry were intermixed, with ,the squares, and al-
. ways, in such case, compelled to retire with great
loss. Varitcatis charge§ • were attempted without
anyeliect.• -At sun-set it was observed-, that the
corps of •catalry which had been seen to take a'
circuit round the flanks had thrown themSetves
into the line Of our retreat, about
.hall way be-
t'veet.t Claampaubert and EtOges, and formed them-
selves into a solid mass on the chat's* Stud on
each shit_ of it, with the evident determination
to blr the passage. At this moment Field-Mar-
shal Blocher found himself surrounded on "eVery
side. galls decision was as, prompt as the reso-
luOim determined to execute it—to,contitine
m4rch, aitd break• through the obstacle opposed
to it.

3gead

rut every
side, mi.tved on in the most film and perfect order.
The artillery opened it heavy fire on the cavalry,
that had planted itself on the chauss4e, which was
succeeded by vollies.or musketry from the advanc-
big columns of Infantry. The enemy's cavalry
(;ould not stand against such determination, 'They.
were forced to quit the chausse, and leave the
passages on each .side of it open, and to limit
their fin they attacks solely to the flanks and rear.
The columns and squares on the flanks and, Jear•
were equally assailed, and not a single one during:
the whole :of the time was broken, or lost its
order.- As night came on, the infantry attacks
succeeded to those of the cavalry. As the troops,
were entering the villages of Etziges, they were
assailed by vollies of musketry.frOm a body of in-
fantry that had penetrated by bye-roads,on both
flanks of their march. Generals Kleist and
Kapsiewitz, with their respective corps, however,
again broke through the obstacles opposed to
them, forced their • way through the village,
though with considerable loss,
.and brought in
their corps, without further attack or molesta-
tion, to the poiition of Bergeres, where they bi-
vouacked for the night.
The loss in killed,. wounded, and prisoners,
dining this long and arduous struggle, is estimated
at about three thatisand five hundre'll,men, with
seven pieces of ' artillery. The enemy evidently
contemplated the destruction of the whole corps,.
His force must have been double, his cavalry in-
more than a treble prOportion, probably eight.th on-
saud horses. Field-Marshal Blucher's artillery
was more numerous, and better served. The ene-
nty's loss front its -tire, and from the constant re;
pulses of his cavalry by the ,fire of the squares,
must have been excessive. •

I want Words'to fl.xpress n 4 admiration of the
intrepidity and dis9lplirie of the troops. The-ex-
ample of Field Mirshai Blucher hiMself, who vas
every. where, and in the most exposed situations.;
of Generals Kleist and Kapsiewitz ; 01. General
Guiesenau,,' whb directed, the movement on the
chauss6e ; .of Qeneral Zietcn and Pritice Augustus
of Prussia, always at the head of his brigade, ani-
mating it to the most heroic efforts, could-11ot fail.,
to inspire the soldiers with, a resolution that must
have even ?truck the enemy with admiration:and
surpt

The Fsition of Chalons presenting the advan-
tage of forming a junction of the different corps
of his army, Field-Marshal' Blue,her resolved on
marehin.6, thither; having reeeiVed repOrts daring
the hattle, that General) D'Yorck and Satken had
arrived •tt rtheirni; and that General Winzinge-
rode was within on: or two days march 'of it.—
The whole of the army of Silesia will thus soon
be united, and be enabled to.advance against the
enemy ‘vith that confidence of snccess which num-
bers and union affords.
, have the honour to be, &c.
(tilgued) H. LOWS.
-Lieut.-Gen. the Hon, Sir C. Stewart, K. B.

, .
P. S.Xour.Aid-de-cainp, Captain Harris, has
been constantly with the advance or tear-gnarls;
as ocZasion pointed out. Ile accompanied
the .1-I,rutisian cavalry.in their charge in the.mnrn-
ing, and I am much indebted to Lim fur his assist-
anee and reports,

MILITARY REROUT PROM 'edit LbkVE,DATEiI AEA.ii!‘
QLT4RTERS, ARMY OF SILESIA, CHALONS, FEW. I6'

1814.
am happy to inform volt Field-Marshal
Mueller has just received acauunts that Gen. Win'
zingerode attacked the town of hois3ons, carried
it byzssault, made prisoners three Generals
about three thousand men, and took' thirteen
pieces of cannon. General D'Vorck has just ar-
rived here. Ifi's corps ,is following, and, witil
that of Gen Baron Sicken, will zirrise here
iwening. General Willzint.r,erode7 is niar.-hilig
upon Epernay. Field-Marshal. 'Blucher will t)!"'''
be speedily enabled to form a junction'of,th4 whtd
of Ills force. This union, with General Wintin-
getode's, strccesi, present. the prospect of a toil
,eoinpensation for any lasses that may have hecil
sustained. Buonsparte was,at Etoges vesterditY
afternoon at four 'o'clock,

Field Marshal Blucher's bead-quarters wilt re'
main here to-day.
_ _ _ _

I have the honour to be, &c.
. ~. (Signed) . IF. LOW E
Lieutenant-General the Finn. Sir
,Charles •
Stewart, K.B. Scc. &c. &c.

P. S. The account of General Wi►►zingernde'g
affair is filial n Russinu Colonel, who ieft himn
fore time attack conunence►l, hut was joined ot, the
road to'ltheimns by an otliver from Gener►►l Win"
zinget ode, Who brought him the information. It
.is regarded here us certain.

MILITARY REPORT FROM COLONEL. LOty-E, DATED

HEAD-QUAHTERS OF THE ARMY OF SILESIA, CIIA'

LoNs; rae. 17, 181-1:,
SlR—Accounts have been received of General
Winzingerode's arrival at Rhehns. Ije will mar
to and farm his junction with Field Marshal Blo-
cher at this place ; the official detail of the affair
at SoiSsats ,has not yet been received, but the
• news is confirmed through a variety of channels,
with the sole difference of t here'having been tiro
instead of three Generals made prisonels. I have
jn.'t spoken to an Aide-de-Camp of Genera' Como',
Lark(..);eron, .whq acquaints nie he is on his march
hither. General Count St. Priest was expecte('
soon to follow. The advanced guard of the troop,
under General Count Langeron was. at St. llizier
yesterday. Field Marshal Blucher's head-quarto“
remain lre,-e this day. His army has been speedily
refitting whh every thing that is tiecessary.

DISPATCH FROM LORD BURGHERSH,DATEID TROYSS,
PM 13, 1814.
Ar? LORD—The army under the immediate 1,1'.!'
tiers of. Prince Schwurtzenberg has continued the
movement, the details of which I had the hono"c
of transmitting to you in the last dispatch.
. The Prince Royal of Wirtemberg stinnioned the ,
• Commandant .of Sens on the I lin to surrender;
upon the refusal of that officer, the barricades- of.
the place were forced, and after considerable re:
sista:sce, the tOwn was. taken. The Prince aciyo
afterwards directed his force on Pont-sur-Yong,
from whence he has ►
marched upon Bray.
On the 9th, at night, a repurt,was received from
Gen. Wittgenstein, at Mery,*that Villenox was oc;
eupied by a considerable force of Frenchrand t
Buonaparte was there in person. Prince Sch
r.,—.l7—,:%Froceede.,l himself the itet, day to
twitre Nogent, and make a inurement upon it C't
culated. to attract the attention of the enemy.
On the 9th, General Count Hardegg
.had at"
tacked the rear-guard of the enemy, in a position
between Romilly and St. Hilaire, and had (frivol
it with sonic loss towards Nugent. Prince
Schwartzcaberg, upon his arrival near that town,
directed another attack to be made upon his rear"
guard, which occupied a position between MarnaY
St. Aubin, and Macon. General, Ilardegg at"
tacked upon the toad towards St. Nahin, the ad-
vance of General Wittgenstein upon the road to
Marnay. The enemy leas driven from his pot,i-
tion, and forced to retire into Nugent. Count
Hardegg pursued him into that 'town, arid ester"
Wished himself on the lOthsin a parka the place,
- General Wittgenstein was ordered to assemble lies
corps near Pont-snr-Seine ; General Wredc t"
advance from Nugent, towards Bray. In collSe'
quoice of these movements, the enemy abaiidoe-
ed the left of the Seine, and destroyed the bridge°
over that ricer.

ln.pursuance of PrineelSchwartzenberg's
,tigns, General Wittgenstein has' 'alr..ady.crossril
the Seine, near Pont. —General W.rede has 're'
established the,bridge at'Bray, has passed
of his force the
.right bank of that river, ail'
has directed it towards Provins:

General' Bianchi is marching upon Montereau ►
General Giulay will support him ; the rentailtde.f'
of Prince Schwartzenherg's army will be assent',
bled on the,kft of the-Seine.
Your Lordship "%till already have been informed
that Buonaparte 'marched with a considerable
portion of his army egainst the corps, under 111'
orders of Marshal Blucher.7—You will be 0.7
,cpunitted with the result of lasioNerations. I fits',.
they have been, to a certain degree-, unlat.ourabl.e
to the Allies. The separation of tie army of Sr
.lesia Iron) that oder the orderof Pritice.Scloval;t:.
zenberg, is likely to follow from the efforts (P-
--Bonaparte.
With a view, of -stopping the pursuit of a.l
advantages he iinty have gained, Prince Schtvart;7'
enlicrg has determined to carry the corps of (leri
Virrede and Wittgenstein, and of the Prince 110Y'
of Wirtentherg, to Proving. anti Villenox.
corm .of Russian 'reserves will he pissed het'weel
Mery and Nugent, and the whole army
in position, the right at .Mery, the left ;it Mon"—
mt, with the corps at .Pr9ving and Villeno:,
ready to push forward, it necessary, no eon the r
of Bonaparte's present line of• operations,
.within reach to protect the movements of Peii".
Schwartr.enberg-'s army along the left of t',Le
towards Fontainhleatt. • -

~ Prince
,Lubowirsky, with- a corps of ca a!'
occupies Sezanne,, Plan.cv- is occupied by r
-tach;nent front the Corps.of rescue.
I have the honour to he,. 6.c.
, • .13IIRGHER.SH, qad Reg S.,
: The Right Iron. Vi,cmint Castlereagh, ,
Lc. Es,c.

EXTRACT OP A DISPATCH FROM LORD lITIAGHEt.

DATF.C. NCGENT, FEB:if7AX:I' 10, 181-1. it6t
Since I btu! the honour of fulthesiug you
night, a re:)ort has been receive!! by Pri 111.-
Schwartzeriht:rg from General Dehituh coilv tot
ing the, sacielv:aoty hztelligelMe, MaP:

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41 I••:\ • ••• " ler rquited tale enemy tag irks mos trlg
against lihn beyond Hinges. . •
Gen. Debitch xi-as already in .contmunlcation
Marshalitilucher,-and at. the time his disphich
,as datetL entertained no doubt of the -enemy's
ietreat.
11) Consdpienee of.
,this inforinxcion, Prince
'eh wartzenberg hisis.uspended the opezatifm,.th4
(letail of which Ltransoutted to your Lordship it
last- dispatch, and will resume the offensive
um,
iment before in prOgress..
1. he head-quarters will this day. be removed td
raY. The Corps bf Generals. Wrede and Witt-
genstein will ldviiice by 'tiangis towards Melon:
I,!`"heral push upon the road towards
"htuinbleau.

K:Op‘,. •
Or A DISPATCH PROM THE EIGHT HON, FRE7

ROBINSON -TO, EARL BATHURST, DATED
• 1•9N.00N, FEBRUARY 24;1814. -
Alv LORD-1 have the bonour to acquaint your
1,41 d
'ship, lhat I left Chatillon on the night of
"e 18th instant, on my way to England.• Hay-
P' .been detained for s_ome hours at Troyes on
~I:l9th, I there' received information of some
;1?--ilts Which had occurred, of a date later than
1,1'4 of the dispatches of which I was the.bearer.
aPPeared that on the 16th or 17th (I believe the
ii,itt-e), the corps of Count Hardegg, and Count
piluril (Austrians), and the Cossacks under Count
1.',1"v, had succeeded in capturing Fontainhlean,
they took one General, spine cannon, and
(\„▪
.!rai prisoners. On the 17th Buonaparte
• oPon theadvance of Prince Schwartzenbert;
the Seine, had desisted from his operations
Marshal Blucher) fell, with a very consi-
/rable body of cavidry, upon the advanced guard
til
‘-.oUnt Wittgenstein's corps at Nanis, Under
'C'Ptninatul of Count Pahlen. This advanced
which efifisisted of, several regiments of
I),:tia".Y, was driver hack tvith considerable toss
401 and artillery, and Prince Schwartz-
tribip cm !
ofh.'g determined to ‘rith.dra.w the greatest part
tie►lS, army across the Seine. • lle still, howcvcr,
tt:"Pied the bridges over that river at Mon-
flea", Bray, and Nogent., In the morning
tzektit
.e 18th, the two forther butnstere at- ,
,4 t'd with considerable vigour, with-
fteito effect : and .the Prince Royal of Wir7
tn,74erl;, who commanded at Mout ereau ,
kt, 'illy repulsed three attacks made • upon
L.l' but took
_hoth prisoners and cannot-I.
1 e' l'uwever, in the-evening, the attack was re-
with increased force, and. time enemy,fi-
-11; YsOcceeded in -ilriving the Prince Royal•across
e liver, and pressed him' so seVerely that he had
t
tune to destroy the 'bridge. ne retired in the •
6..'eetion of Bray, ,an:i it was understood that the
c;\ e,,HIY passed a considerable part of his arum a-
l),•" the river. The result of this affair'imfueed
Pl'n
Schwartzenberg to withdraw the grand
!kv
41,14 from their adi-anceemisition-Upon the Seine,
understOod that his head- carters were to
t established at Troyes in the. night of the• 19th.
- have the sat4fmetion- of acquainting your
'''lrdship that on the morning of the'2oth, I had
'-'Pp'o4unity of seeing die whole of Marshal
ittuher's army re-united, and 'on its march font
'7lll'alons tai join (hc• (.7.'1-,tivl Army. It was riinving,
Al?,,4lltti4e high 1.0. (.;:f
S-VaS neat - i..cween 18
"15(!t• -""j I. f • V••I •" •scilwartzen-
i • .11:s1, ligosn nines in ,
intrter- After the, severe action iii
• „„ 51 , 1 '•
incomparante army hail recently been
to) tile:ll' it was 'a ttiaiter of infinite gratification
-`0 observe ere condition of the
100hs
'tt110n1;41C:i!IIPOS111g it, who amounted to pearly sixty
wen.

1 have the honour, to be, &c.
athurst, F. ROBINSON.

po drlmiratty-Qffivc, Feb. 2G, 1814.
f 1.011141" of three loters received] at this office,lsf hi, Ittr-Admiral Cornmander-in-Chkt
Islan'iis S la
addreised to iesty' ships awl.
John vWilessel son Croker, w s .at the Leeai-d

SIR Venerable, at Sea, Dec. 31, 1813.
shi ilave-to acquaint- you, for their Lord-
defs information, that in the execution of my or-
iel:: the Venerable this day captured the French
pier-yr i°f marque brig Le 'Jason, of 264 tons,
tw eS' for twenty-two guns, but mounting only
thelve of which had been thrown over-boars(
bonne,' echase. She left Bourdeaux five days since,
Silks 'or New York, with a cargo composed of
64 t,: wines, and other articl:es of merchandise ;
arert-"°ns were found on board, ten of whom
beessengers ; this is the first time of her having
bottol at sea She is/a fine new vessel, copper-
PtNA-"lled,' and sails'so Well that . take her under
-Stiou to I'yarbadoes, for adjudication.
I have the honour to be, 8:c.
P. C. DURHAM, Rear-Admlral.

Venerable, at Sea, Jan. 15, 1814.
kills. have the satisfaction of ttating,that
14.1 r "Y, at nice A. M. the Cyane male the signal
luint,l/7„? strungeri in the north-east, which were
tiii,,;"atelv given (Attlee to, anti owing to the very
.-!1°1* sailing of the Venerable, 1 was enabled
coln
ti up -‘vithin gun-shot of them at tte.chme
jalt,.!e,
(lay, leaving the Cyan& far astrin. • On
tc.,0(p17; the leewardmost, (the night was_
tiivinartit• to distinguish .her colours) desirous )f-
-tities-R Her the conseipiences of so unequal a eon-
p‘.4 !,• I hailed her twice to• surrender, but the
PithliVe.aler returned, obliged me to order the
litiy.,j() be opened., 'as they would bear,;, upon
" enemy immediately put his helm np,
).t !IF an sail, laid us on hoard, for which ter"-
suffe:red severely. The promptitude,
1(1 b`i Which. Captain Worth repelled the attempt
t' 4111, Was not less conspicuous thait the' celc-
-11, with which he passed his melt into the cite-
-11.: 3 frigate; and hauled down her' ensign. I
1" /Mich plea-sure in naming• the petty Officers
themselves• on this occasion,
1,1 '"Nt 11faitvoan, Walker, and Nevill, masters-
pr'4,tt anti re}- midshipman. • This ship
va':ves to he the 'Alcmene, a beautiful French fri-
ei:e 9f, 44 guns-, having a complement, at the
ita!",lencement of the action, of 319 men, coin-
cel;.ll":td liy Capt.' Merest de Villeneuve, an. otli-
ti • 9t. much merit, and who, was,wounded at the
hoarding. To his determined' resistance,
"
the darkness of -the night, 'the other fri-
for the present owes her escape; but I have

ea on fd Imp e that fire t:'yaiilr Zvi Ib4 iiialiiitiia-
obsti7ve her until 1 ha% ethiftedtbe and
rOili.red the trifling injtiry done to the Haug,
during the period of tlk. ,enemy being; on hoard.
Our loss cOnsists. of t-%vci ttaineii -tilled and foui.
wounded, that of the,..enemv-.two petty 'ollicergf
and thirty seamen killed, .and. fifty!wounded.
Lieutenant G. Luke, whim I have hlacgll i 1
the. ,frigate, is an old and very deserving Ditieer).
,who-has served .20 years under my conananth

I have., &c.
P. C. DURHAM, Rear-Admiral:

• . Venerable, at Sea,,Jan. CO.
SIR,—It afforih me much pleasure to commu-
nicate to .you, _for. their; Lordships informaticin„
the capture of the French fiigate that escaped on,
Sunday night. The vigilanoe of Capt. Forrest
enabled him to keep sight Of her (hiring the night;
and two following days, when; having ruin 1"53
miles in the direction I judged the enemy had,
taken", the Venerable's superior 'sailing gave me
the opportunity-of again discovering the fitgitive,',
and,„after an anxious chase of 19 hours; to come;
up with and capture. She,. is named the Iphige-
nia, a frigate of the largest class, commanded. by.
Capt. Enter', having a complement of 32i1 men,
and, like her consort the Alcmene, perfectly new.
Every means. to effect her escape were resorted
to, the anchors being cut away, and her boats
thrown overboard. On our coming up, we had
run the Cyane gut of sight front the mast-heat.
These frigates sailed in company from Cher-
bourg on the 27th Oct. last, and were to cruise
for six months. It becomes me now to notice the

very meritorious conduct of Capt. Forrest, not only
in assiduously keepingsight, but repeatedly offering
battle to a force so superior.; nor less deserving of
my wannest approbation is.Capt.Wortli,of this ship,
«'hose•indefatigable attention during the Many ma-
namvres attempted by the enemy. in this long and
arduous chace, was equalled only by the exemplary
conduct of every officer and man under his com-
mand. 1 have the honour to he, Sze.
P. C. DURHAM, Rear-Admiral.

-[Another -letter mentions the capture, by, the
Pyratnos, of •La Vide de L'Orient, of 14-guns
and 97 men.],