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OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, March 8, 1814.

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e Order of the Poardi
•
R. H. CREW Secretary.
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TT LE ONLY GENUINE PECTORALsBAL`zAM of HONEY,

csi y ENTgDDY SL JOHN HILL, M.D..
FOR COUGHS, COLDS, ASTHMAS, and
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diiti-
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spurious Balsam of Hooey, sold by a Chemist and Druggist
in London. -

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Edwards," are-engraved on the Stamp given with such Bottle.
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TO 'MMUS TAYLOR, ESQ.
- No. 9, New Bridge-street, London,
ITONOURED Edinburgh, Match 18.
BEG leave to inform you, that ever since the
X year 1790, 1 had been afflicted Stith . the Lues Venerea';
-which, from its obstinately resisting 'every course of medicine
pre,scriliod-laythe most eminent of the faculty here,' and on-
derguine• several severe courses of salivation, and twice
charged'front the thispita, with little relief, would appear to
he of the most inveterate na,ture. In'the-spring-of,inst year
my disiirder had gut to sack a heaci, as' nearly.to pot a period ,
'to mres-istencer4 had. a large ulcer on the crown Of.nly head,
'one on ciich arm; And my legs were broke out in a frightful
matins'.; my right was -dreadfully pliant, and had biters in a
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me stici, exeraeiatiot3,- pain, particularly when Warm in bed„
as nearly to deprive me of rest; in this lamentable state, 1 •
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great a -Cure by'thcm here), to take your Lealie',lPateitt
xvhich_l laqam fti. do un- the efith of May; iu the marks of a
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seou,after; the. sorss-ou my leg,t -,eal.ed, also% leaviog, how-
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boße of the'lttrt, which, by. the blessing 6syd, and a little
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:strength, and am become.jolly and fat, in which state having,
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I,IW, I am at. a loss in what terms to express my gratitude, hit
beg you, for-the good of other suffering mortals, to
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slots; in se doing you will greatly oblige,
Sir, your grateful, obedient, very humble servant,
• • . ALEX.
Swann's Close, Iligh•-strart, Edinburgh. -
Witnesses to the move 'cure :••-•

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;

John M‘lntosh, Old Asseinhly Close, Edinburgh.
-Prepared and sold by the sole Proprietor, THOMAS TAY-
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cularly directed to the. cure of Venereal Complaints and those
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attainable, anti void of all ambiiuity.
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I.ONDON GAzzTTE Exift koRDiNARY.

ritPIAY MARQH ;8.

WAIL. DEI)AII.TMENT,I
Powning-ftreet, llfarch 17, 1114,

.o);4ntsteli, of which the following, is a Copy, Tian bean
received at this Oacp, addressed to Earl BATICIRST by
Colurnl LowE.

Bead-A garters of the Combined Army under Field-
' Morshal BlucirEn, lOon, March 11, 1814.

Mr Lan,---4s some delay attends my.com-
inuniciekion ut . the present moment- wilb Lieu-
,tenant-(General the Hon. Sir Charles Stewart,' I
tlo pyself, the honour to - inclose to ,your Lord-
ship, a duplicate Of my report to him of the events
that have taken place in this v icinity within these
Ihrce days. It may be necessary at the same time
to giro your Lordship the folloising outline of
ninvements that preceded them,-.iri‘ the event
;of my fornler reports not having been yet re-
rei vdd.

The arjn of Silesia effected its junction with
,the corps of Generals' Winzingerode and Bulow,
at.Soissruo„on the evening of the 3d instant ; and
on the _following day Field Marshal Blucher (tO.
wboin 'the Command of the whole bad been en 7
trusted). took 'up a position- on an extensive pla-
teau, to the left and in the tear of the town, of
Soissons, With his right close to the village of
Laffaux, and his left near Craone. Buonaparte,
'with the whole of his guards, with the corps of
Marshals Marmont and Mortier, and with a con!,
slderable body of cavalry,.had followed the army
of Silesia in its march from! the Maine to the
Aisue.,—On the sth, be resolved on an attempt to
regain possession' of the town of Sorssons ; ten
thousand, Russian infantry ofolie4orps of Gen.
Count Langeron, under the orders of Gen. Ruche.
wich.,dcfendid it. The town, which,lies on the
oppoSite side of the Aisne to that on which the
army was in position, is surrounded by a broken
wail and- tlita, passable in many parts.

The enemy attacked soon slier day-light, gain-
ed possession of the greater pa-ft of the suburbs.;
owl twice attacked the town itself on opposite
sides with heavy columns, supposed the separate
divisions of Marmoilt.and Monier. He was both
times repulsed with slaughter and loss, but still
retained possession of the greater Part of the
subUrbs, unroofed the houses, and kept up a con-
can't fire,from them upon the troops on the walls
of the town, until night put an end to the con-
test, The Russian infantry equally 'maintained
themselves in another part of the snburbs,aned a
few houses only divided the combatants during
the night. The Russians lost more than a thou-
aand men killed and wounded. The loss of the
enemy must have been greater, as his troops were
.e Y ncPri

' In the morning of the 6th, the enemy had given
lip " the contest, and - retired. Whilst this was
-passing in the towo of Soissons, Baonaparte 'him-
self was ascertained to be moving to his right,
and in the forenoon ;if the 6th, he effected the
passage of his' army across, the. Aisne, at Bevy, le
Bac, and. at about twoo'clock in the afternoon
• commenced an attack on- the left of the position
occupied by the Field-Marshal's 'army near
Craone. •Stwong columns were Observed to be
marching at-the same time. toward. Laoh, by the
way of Corbeny. Field-Marshal Blucher imme-
diately 'made
.the following dispositions,: he di-
rected
corps of 10,0"00 cavalry, under the orders
Of General Winzingerode, to March 'by the., way
of Chrevrigny and Presle, and thrOW itself in the
line of the: enezny's communication; across the
road from -Corbeny to Laon. General Bulow,
with twenty thousand !nen, was directed to march
and occupy Laon. The corps of Gens. D'Yorck,
. • ,
Kleist, and S aclien; -were: ordered to incline to-
wards the infantry of General Winzingerode,
which sustained.thewremity of the position near
the villages of St. Martin -and
.Craotie.'. 'The ene-
my approached, under cover of the wood of Cor-•
bevy, and sent forward large bodicsof skirmishers
• artpported by artillery, but Was repulsed, and the
ring ceased with the 'night.:
On the morning of the .7th, it was ascertained'
that the enemy had desisted from his march "upon
Laon ; in other respects his, position was not..
clearly discovered. To. be prepared for whatever
might .occar, Blucher directed the
corps of Generals D'Yorck and Kleist to move
across 'the River Delette,• .the direction of
Presle and Leuilly, to sustain the movement of
the cavalry under G:neral Winzingerode, and to-
gether, with the corps of General Btdow, make an
attack on the enemy's right, should he push fills.-
ward against the point occupied by the infantry
_of General Winzingerode, Craone. General
Baron Sacker was ordered to the support of -the
latter, and to attempt to turn the, enemy's left,
shoula he make his attack On the other side. If
pushed by a-superior force, he was directed- to
fall back on the road towards Lao n, and draw in
the garrison of SoissOns.
At eleven o'cliick in the" forenoon, the enemy

began the attack with Lis whole force, calcuhlte‘i
at more than sixty thnusand men, against 'the
point where General Winzingerode's. infantry-
was posted. Field-Marshal Blubber immediately
rode to the spot where thecavalry,was supposed.
to be formed, to direct the operations' in that
quarter ; hut unexpected difficulties had opposed
the march of the cavalry during the night; an:! it
was found to have advanced no farther than Presle;
The infantry, of Gen. Kleist,- whieli had marched
in the morning,, reached Fetticcia, ;but the acl.
vanced guard of the cavalry alone had come up,
and it becanie impossible to undertake, with ef-
fect, the movement which the Field.:Marshal bad
projected against the enemy's right.—ln the mean
time, the corps posted near Craone was exposed
to a most severe and .powerful attack. General
Count Strogonoff comtnanded in Gen. Winzin-
gerode's' absence. Gen. Count Woronzofl' had
the infantry. The cannonading was most tremen-
dous, but the enemy was resisted in every point
with a spirit and determinaticOt beyond all praise.
--The pressure, however, was ,so great, that
Genero. Baron Sacken, to whom the support;
and direction
,of the whole had been entrusted,
finally 'foUnds it necessary to, execute that part
of the disposition which had provided for
the retreat of the troops engaged towards
Leon. It was exec-tiled with' adMirabie order,
Though fourteen pieces of artillery bad been
dismounted by the enemy's fire, not' a sink
gun or carriage was left behind., The pri-
soners taken were not more than fifty or sixty.—
The killed and wounded are' stated at about two
•thou Sand. General-Count Strogonoff had his sun,
a Lieutenant-General, .killed early in the nefion.
Three other Russian Generals were wounded,
General Count Woronsoff bad five officers of his
personal staffkilled or wounded. The enemy had
four Generals wounded Grouchy, La
Salle and Charpentras. lass from theare
of' the most. admirably served artillery moat
_have
been very great. The troops effected their junc-
tion during the nighf, and on the following morn-
ing, with the rest of the army; and the operations
that have since ensued form the subject of the
annexed report.
For forty-two days past this army, which'ap-
pears. to have been peculiarly -the object of the cue
ply's disquietude and attacks, has been constantly
marching or fighting, for exclusive of the gene-
ral actions, only two days have elapsed, in which
the advance or rear of it has not been seriously
engaged. Buonaparte is now in retreat before, it,
but whether to' take up a fresh position, or to pro-
ceed in some other direction,. where his presence
-may be fOund wanting, is not yet ascertained.
Scarcely any information has been received here
of the movements of the grand allied army, since
he quitted the observation of it.
',have the honour to be, &e.

(Signed)

H. LOWE, Colonel.

Head-quartets of the-C=llin d A rniicA, under Field-Marshal
IlLuentß, Lon, 10, 1814, EWA A, 1%1.

SlR,—Buopayarte, with his whale force, at-
tacked Field-Marshal Blucher yesterday in his
position.at this place, and was. repulsed with the
loss of forty-five pieces of cannon, with tumbrills,
baggage, and prisoners, the numbers of which
have uot as yet been'ascertliined, as the left wing
of the Field-Marshal's army is still in pursuit.

The city of La,on is situated on an elevated
teau, with deep shelving banks; which-cointhand
an extensive plain 4rotld ; the town covers the.
greater 'pa-rt of the plateau; the remainder, is
crowned by an old castle, and by several wind-
mills built. on high terrace-walls. General Bu-
lOW's army occupied this position ; the remainder
of the Field-Marshal's army was posted on the -
plain below, to the right and left of- the tOivn,
fronting towards Soissons, and the cavalry was in
reserve in the rear.

Before day-light in the morning the, enemy
made his attack, .and under cover of a thick
,fog, which concealed all his movements, obtained
possession of the 'villages of SeMilly -and Ardon,
_close under the town,•and which may be regarded
as,its suburbs ; the musketry reached the wJ.ia of
the town, and continued without intermission un-
til about eleven o'clock, when the fog. began to
disperse.
At this time the enemy was observed to be in
force behind the,villages •of Semilly and Leuilly,
vitt) columns of infantry and cavalry on the
chausseetowards SOSODS. He occupied at the
same time, in force,
.the village of Ardon. The
enemy was instantly repelled from Semilly, and
Field Marshal Blucher, the moment he could ob-
serve any thing of the enemy's position, ordered,
the cavalry from the rear to' advance, and turn
his left flank. General Count WToronzoff, who
was on the right oithe Field Marshal's po-sition,
.advanced at. the same time With his infantry,
puibcd forward two battalions of yagers, which
drove in the enemy's pots, sustained a charge of
cavalry,'and maintained themselves in an attitud

.to keep the left of the-enemy in the
cavtirty could affvlinee..
The fi,clcl-M4rshal, itt the same time, directed
;u,k-auce of a part of General- Bubo's corps
'a;ainst the village of Ardon,,froniwhich the one-
alter sustaining afire forabout half an hoar,
was,compe!led to retreat.

Whilst the cavalry was taking a circuit round
from the rear, and at about two o'clock in the af-
ternoon, the enemy was observed to be Advancing
a column of sixteen battalions
.of infantry, with
cavalry and artillety„ along the •chaussee froth
Ithe;ms,. Gen.D'irorck•was directed to oppose
him, and Gen. Baron Sackett ordered to Gen.
•
D'Yorek's support.

It•wls here the, battle became most general and
decisive. The enemy opened a formidable battery
of at least forty or fifty pieceslof artillery, and ad-,
vanced with a confidence from which, he must
have arrogated to ,himself every success. • He
formed a column of attack, and was moving for-
wards with a pas•de charge to the village' of Al-
thies, when Prince'William of Prussia, who was,
advancing to the village at the same time, met
him half way and overthrew him.
He then/began
.his.retre:at, which soon became
a flight. Eight pieces of artillery,-with horses
Ktid every thing- belonging :to, them; were imme-
diately taken, and successively twenty-two pieces
more.

He was pursued. as far as Corbeny, losing
-bag-
gage, prisoners, &c. by the, way, the details of all
which have not yet arrived, as the pursuit his con-
tinued during the whole of the night, and as it
still goitig
On the right no particular ' advantages . were
gained beyond the expulsion of the
.enemy from
the Villages he had gained possession of in the
morning. General Count Woronzoff, towards
the close of the day, again attacked with the
greatest vigour, but he had large masses opposed
to hit*, and the . ground presented- difficulties
against the active co-operation of his cavalry.
. The promptitude with which General Count
Woronzog conducted his advance in the morning,
and' the bravery and determination with which'
his-troops attacked, were the
,admiration of every

oue.

The losses on either side it is as yet impbssible
to ascertain, but I have myself seen some hun-
dred prisoners brought in here already. -
P. S. Ten 4. M.—The prisoners sly that Buo-
naparte is still in front of Lion, and resolved on
pursuing his attack this day.
The cannonading and musketry is already vio-
lent in the direction of Semilly and Leuiily.
I have the honour to be, etc.
(signed) H. LOV•E`, Colonel.

P. S. Leon, Ten A. M. March 11, 1814.—The
attack coutinded during the whole of yes-
,
terday. -The plain, below, the city of 'Lion,
is interSpers'ed with villages and small woods,
which became the scene of very warm and
. •
obstinate contests. .A .wood near the village
of Clacy, on the right of the,position, was taken
and retaken four or five different times, and. re-
mained finally in possession of the allied troop:
The infantry of General Winzingerode's corps,
.under the command of: General-Count Woronzoff,*
were the troops engaged there : in the centre and
left of the position, the enemy:maintained him-
self ; and at about half an hour before sun-set;
he threw forward a body of skirmishers, support-
ed by two battalions of infantry (the-rest of his
army remaining; in reserve); and-attacked the vil-
lage of Setnilly close under the walls of the town;
but a battalion of Pruisians, of General Bulow's
corps, threw itself in the road; and, supported by
the fire of the troops on each:.flank, compelled
him to retire in disordtr and-with loss. This was
the last Operation attempted, during the day.
The fires of his bivouack were apparent along a
Very extended line at the begioning-of the night ;
but in the morning it was. observed he had re-
tired, and the cavalry of the tylvanced guard are.
at this moment in pursuit of him-towards Chavig-
non; on the road to. Soissoni.

Thus, during two days of successive attacks;
the enemy has experienCed nothing but defeat and
discomfiture. The efforts of all his force have
been broken aifainst4nd recoiled from the bul-
.
wark which this fine fOsition has afforded.
The absence of tbe corps of D'Yorck,
and Sacken, which were in the mottling pursuing
the, remainder of the troops that bad advanced
from 14eitos, and which could not be recalled in
time, prevented any active offensive operation be-.
ing Undertaken yesterday. But success had
crowned the efforts of these corps in other re-
spects, by the capture of between three‘aml 'four
thousand prisoners, besides a. great quantity of
anununition and ba;;?*ige, and 4fi pieces of can-
non have already been bronghtin:
Tlie intended future operations of this army,
have apt yet been promulgated, but I apprehend.
they will be altogether of an offensive nat4re.--I
have the honour to be, &c.
- (signed) H. LOWE,,Colonel.