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London, England, 1814-02-22 00:00:00

it ii-Evt§§afy tb At the
moment the Duke of Treviso caused an atack to
lie made on the bridge of ;levy, vrai_
occupied by the division under General Biaticla.
" pi* enemy Nirt,A ttrivea away. The General of
hivisiod Briche made a charge; • in wliitli tit, took
160 then, and killed l 00:

" On the sth the Emperor was pi-Oaring. to
pass the bridge of La Guilloterie, and attack the
enemy, when his Majesty learned that he had
sounded a retreat, and hp.d retrograded one march
towards Van(' z.ouvre.
" On. the 6th arrangements were made to me-
nace Bar,sur-Seine. Some attacks took place
on that road. We took from the enemy 30 men,
one piece of cannon, and a caisson.
During this time the army put itselfin march
for lqogent, in order to fail on the enemy's co.
lumns which have occupied Chalons and Vitry,
and which threatened Paris from Pertesous,
Jouarre, and Itlvanx.

On the 7th in the Morning the Duke of Ta-.
rentum had his head-quarters near Chaville, be-
tween Enema), and Chalons. The divisions of
the National Guard d'Elite from Montereau, Nor
manly, and Picardy put themselves in motion, un-
der the command of Gen. Pagol.
" The division of the Army of- Spain, under
General Leval, is arrived at. Army}
: the others
follow. .They are composed of soldiers whO made
the campaigns in Austria and Poland. They are
replaced in Spain by the five divisions of reserve.
" To-4av, the 7th, at noon, the Emperor is am--
rired at ."Sogvnt. All is in motion and ma-,.
nceuvrt:. The inbahityits are exasperated to the
highest degree. Tbe enemy :every where commits,
the - most horrible excesses. All measures- are
taken for surrOunding'him on all sides, as .soon as,
he retrogrades one step. Millions of arms wait
only for the moment to raise themselves. The
sacred territory which the enemy has violated, will
become Rhin(' of fire which will, devour hint."

Her Majesty the Empress (,)tiecn and Regent
has receive(! the following news of the situation of
the armies, to the 12th of February .•
" On the 10th, the Emperor hail his head.
quarers at Sezanne.. The Duke Tarentum was
at Meaux, having caused the bridges of La Ferte
and Treport -to be cut down, Gm. Sackett and
Geri: York were gt La Ferte; Gen. Blucher, at
Vertex ; and Gen. ,Alsuffiew, at Champ Aubert.
The army of Silesia was only three marches from
Paris. This army, commanded in chief by Gen.
Blucher, was composed of :the corps of Sackett
and- Langeron, forming 60 regiments of Prus-
sian infantry, and of the flower of the Prussian
army.
" On the 10th, at day-break; the Bmperor ad-
vanced to the heights of Saint Prix, to cut _the
army of Gen. Blucher in two. At ten, the Duke
of [tagnsa passed the morasses (efangs) of Saint
Gond, and attacked the village of Baye. 'The ptil
Russian corps, under Geu. Alsuffiew, of twelve
regiments, deployed, and presented, a battery or
24 pieces of cannon. The divisions La Grange
and Recart, with the cavalry of the • Ist corps,
turned the enemy's positions by his right. At one
o'clock we were- masters of the village of Roye.

" At twelve o'clock the imperial kiimni de-
ployed in the fine pla'ins.between liaye and Champ
Aubert. The enemy began his retreat—the Em 7.
peror ordered General Gerardin, with two squa-
dronS of the Guard .le Service, to put. himself at
the head of the corps of cavalry, and to turn the
enemy, in order to cut hini off from the , road to
Chalons. The enemy, who perceived this move-
ment, fell into disorder. Time Duke of .Ragusa
caused the village of Champ Aubert to be carried,
at the same instant the cuirassiers charged on the
right, and pres's'ed the Russians against a wood
and a lake between the roads to .Epernay and that
-to Chalons. The enemy had but little cavalry,
seeing himself without retreat, his masses became
confused, artillery, cavalry, infantry, all fled pell-
mell into the wood ; 2000 men were drowned in'
the lake, 30 pieces of. cannon, and 200 carriages
were taken. The General in Chief, the Generals,
the Colonels, more than 100 officers, and 4000,
men were made prisoners. This corps of two
diyisions and 12 regiments, ought to have con-
sisted of 18,000 men ; but sickness, long marches,
and • battles had reduced it to eight thousand.;
scarcely 1500 escaped by. means of, the woods and
the darkness. General Blucher. remained at this
head-quarters, at Vertus, where he witnessed the
disa_sters of this part of his army, without being
able to remedy them. Not a man of the guard
was engaged, except two of the four Squadrons
tie Service, who behaved valiantly. Ihe cimiras-.
sicrs of the .first corps of cavalry have displayed
the greatest intrepidity.
" At eight o'crock General NaSonty' having de-
bouched in the'causeway, advanced upon Mont-
mirail with the division of the cavalry of the
guard of Generals Colbert 'and La Ferjiere took
the town and 600 Cossacks who were in it.'

The 11th, at five in the morning, the division
of cavalry of General Giiyot also advanced 'npon
Montmirail. Several divisions of infantry were
delayed by being obliged, to wait for their artille-
ry. The roads from Sezanne to Champ Anbert
are execrable.

" Our artillery could not have passed them, but
for the diligence,of the cannoueers, and by the
assistance furnished by the Inhabitants who
brought their horses.

" the action at Champ Aubert, where a part of
the Russian army was destroyed, did not cost us
above 200 men, killed or wounded. The General
of Division Lagrange is among the latter, having
a slight wound in the bead.

"The.Emite.ror arrived. on the 11th, at ten in
the morning, half a league in advance of Alontmi7,
rail. General Nansouty was in his position with
the cavalry of the guard., and kept • in check the
army of Sacker, which began to show itself. In-
formed of the disasters of a 'part of the Russian
army, this General had' quitted- Ferte--suus-Jouar-
ree on the 10th, at
.nine in the evening, and
marched the;whole night. General Yorek had also
quitted Chateau-Thierry. At eleven in the morn-.
iug of.the 11th, he. began to form, and all fore-
boded the battle of Montmirail, the issue of which
was of such vast importance.
" The Duke of Ragusa, with his corps and. the
first corps of, cavalry, had placed his head-quar-
ters at Etages, on the road to Chalons.

" The division Ricart and the Old Guard ar-
rived at ten in the morning. The Emperor or-

• . • •
iter&l•tfib Prirfeo:' Of MCi3k a.. tc tin With troop,
the tillageof NarehaiS, by Witieb it Seenied the
bnenly'S intention to debouch This tillage was
defended by the brdve division of General Ricart
With tare firihness ; it was taken and retaken sbvel
rat times (hiring the course of .the c'ay. At noon
the Emperor ordered General Nansonty to advpce
to the light; cutting-the road bf qbatettu Thierry,
and formed -the 16 battalionS fif the Old Guard,
under the command Of Gen. Friant, in a. single
column along the road, the battalion columns be-
ing 1(100 paces from each other.
"-During this time our batteries of artillery
successively arrived. At three o'clock; the Duke
of Treviso with the sixteen battalions of the 2d
division of the Old Guard, which had left Sezanne
in the morning, debonched on Montmirail.
'" The Emperor would have wished to wait for
the coining up iif the other divisions,: but night
was. approaching. He ordered General Pliant to
march with four battalions of the Old Guard, two
of the second regiment of Bens d'artnerie, and
two of the second regiment at cbasseurs, upon the
farm of Epine-aux-Bois, which was. the , key of
the position, and to carry it.—The Duke of Tre-
viso with six battalions of the 2d divi-ioa of the
Ohl Guard, advanced to the right of General Fri-
ant's attack.
" The success of the day depended on the posi-
tion of the farm of .pine-aux-Boix. The enemy
was sensible of this ;.he had placed there 40 pieces
of cannon, and lined the hedges with a triple row'
_of tirailieurs, and forwe;i behind masses of in-
fantry. •
," Aleantitne, to render this attack more easy,
the Emperor ordered Genera', Nallsonty to extend
his line to the right, which made the enemy ap-
prehensive of-being cut off, and forced to uncover
a part of his centre to coveid his right. At the
same time he ordered General itieart to vield
part of the village of:Marc-bids, which also indue-,
ed the enemy to uncover his centre to reinforce•
this attack, on the success of which he supposed
the 'gaining of the batik to depend.
" As soon as General Friaut had :began his
movement, and the caerny had weaketied•.his
centre, to take advantage of au,apparent success,
which he • Believed real, General Friant attacked
the farm of Haute gpine; with the four battalions
of the Old Guard. They came up to the efietny"
running, and produced on him" the effect of the
head of Medusa. The Prince of Moskwa march-.
ed first, and shewed•thein the road to honour.
The tirailleurs retired in' affright upon . the,.
masses, of infantry which were attacked. The
artillery' could no longer play ; the firing of
small arms became dreadful, and :success sits
balanced—hat at the same moment Gen. Guyot,
et the head of the Ist regiment of lancers of
the old dragoons and old grenadiers of tile Im-
perial Guard,. which filed along the right road in
full trot, and with cries of " Vice 1' limpereur 1"
passed *to, the right of Haute Epine. The l• fell
on the rear of the masses of infantry, broke them,
threw them into disorder, and killed all that were
not-taken prisoners. The Duke'of Treviso, with
six battalions of the division of-General Michel,
seconded them— The attack of the Ohl Guard
reached the wood, carried. the village of Pow:i-
nt-11e, and took a whole park of artillery.
The division of the Guards of Honour-filed
off after the Old Guard on the high roadenod'be-
ing arrived at the height of Epine-anx-Eois, turn-
ed to the left to carry what had advanced on the
village of Marchais. General Bertrand, Grand
Marshal of .the Palace, and the Duke of Dantiie,
at the head of two battalions of the Old climate
marched. upon the village, and placed it between
two fires. All that were in it were killed.or-taken.
" Iu less than' a quarter of an hour a profound-
silence succeeded to the noise of the cannon, and
a dreadful fire of muquetry. The (-tuny no
longer sought safety, but in eight.—Generale,
Offieers„.soldiers, infantry, cavalry, artillery, all
fled pelf-melt -
" At eight P. ),1. the night being obscure, it
was requisite to take position. The Emperor
placed his head-quarters at( the farm of Epine-
aux-Bois.

",General Michel,, of the Guard, has been
wounded by a ball in the arm. Our. loss amounts
to more than 1000 men killed or wounded. That
of the enemy is at least 8000 men killed or prison-
ers. We have taken many cannon and six stands
of colours from him.—;:his. memorable day,
Which confounds' the pride and boa tint; of the
enemy', has annihilated :the elile of the Russian
army. The fourth Of our army has not been en-
gaged

The next day, the 12th, at fine in the morn-
ing; the Duke of Treviso followed the. enemy upon
the road of Chateau Thierry. The Emperor, with
two divisions of cavalry of the guard, and some
battalions, Went to Vieuxmaisons, and from thence
took the road Which goes right to Chateau Thierry.
The enemy covered his retreat with eight battiu-
lioiiis; which arrived late the preceding evening,
and had not been engaged.. He, supported them
with sonic squadrons and three pieces of cannon.
Arrived at the small village of Cacquerts, he.
appeared,determined to defend the position which
is behind' the rivulet, and to cover the road of
Chateau Thierry. A company of the Old Guard
marched upon La Petite None, overthrew the
enemy's tirailleurs, who were, pursued to his last
position. Six battalions of the Old Guard, at
proper diStances for deploying, occupied the plain
on both sides of the road. Gen. Nausonty, with
the divisions of cavalry of Generals Lefevre and,
Defranc; had orders to Inak'e a movement to
the right, and march between Chateau Thierry
and the enemy's'rear-guard. This movement was
executed with equal skill and intrepidity. The •
enemy's cavalry marched from, all points -upon
his left, to oppose •ithe French cavalry ; it
was overthrown and obliged to quit the
field of battle. The brave General Letort,
with the dragoons of the second division of • the
guard after lie having repulsed the enemy's cavalry,
uloved upon the flanks and 'rears of eight masses
ofinfantry, which formed the enemy's rear-guava.
• This diVision burned with desire to equal what the
light-horse, the dragoons, and the mounted gre-
nadiers of General Guyot had.done the preeeding
-evening ; it surrounded on all sides those masses,
and made a horrible carnage among them. 7The
three pieces of cannon, the Russian General Then-
.derich who commanded this rear-guard,• ‘vere
taken; all which composed its battalions have

ceii lSlleel er made ki•ioniFt. TFte buttibe
t
piisonell made in nit brilliant affair amounts
r's'
More than. 2600. Col. ChrelY Of the 10th hussaile
distinguished hititself. theft arrived upon. rile
Heights of Chateau Thierry, frOM, .wb.et:ce:be
saW the remainder of, that army flying in .its •
greatest diSprder, and 'gaining with hage
bridges. The great, roads were cut off from 67.
—they sought their salvatioii upon the right b'ti;
of the Marne. Prince William of Prussia, f
had remained at Chateau Thierry with a
2690 advanced to the head of the Silb(!f
to protect the flight of this disorganized mass•
Two battalions of the Guard at thiS time ntri'e)
„
running. At the sight of them the sitl)nru )t.
left bank were cleared ; the enemy burn',
bridges, and unmasked, upon the, right •I',P'c'be'c
battery of 12 pieces of-,cannon ; 500 men of t
reserve of Prince William were.taken.,
-ror
" On the 12th, in the evening, the FOP=
e.
had his head-quarters in the small castle of
" On the 13th, from break of day, we'Wefe`",
cupied in repairing the bridges of Chateau Thierr':,
The enemy not being able to retire, either
,the road of Epernay, from' which he was ca
or by that which -passes through the town of S°l',l
sons, which• we occupy, has taken fhe cross
in the direction of Iti,eims.' The inhabitants
sea, that of all that army, 10,000-men have
passed through Chateau Thierry, and they in i,aa
greatest disorder. A. few days Lerore thcY
seen it flourishing and full of boasting. - till
" General Yorcle said that tea ho
be suffieient mock. 1:17n ru tster of Piirk''

going, thes,i, trotvs only talked of Paris ;

ttirilim; it kvali vear:e which:.hcy

,14

" One cannot, rorm an idea- of the
' which the Cossacks give themsdves up ;
no vexations, cruelties, curses, ivhich thou!
of barbarans have not Coin hwitted.
try p.irst:: them, track them in the wool' ,j,,7%,;')
ferocious beasts, seize tnetn, and bi
wherever there are French troops.
they conducted more than 300 of them to if`)11,..,
Maisons-. All those who Lid Clietoselvcs'
Woods to esope the ‘co.nquerors, full iato•
bands, and every instant augment the nuatbe'
prisoners.- .
PatttS, FEB. 111.—We have rec:ived the f..)lit),?;
ing letter, d.ited La Fe -t6 Feb. 14, at eight lo
morning
" The armies' of 'f.zacktm and lilucher a - •
-strovetl. The artillery and all the materiel sre
lrl
our hands : 15 , 000 pt isoners arr:ve
this town, which they pillaged three dot's
They are to !!•7 pert to .earis, where, in f°urril
five days, they will make a 'very' (litre; alt
from that with 'they had flattc:-eti
selves. The Genyral in Chief AltSrMeicll7,;,l,
Major-General of the aassian armies Prince
tot'aski, the General of D,llsa n Meat:arid)", 3::
among the prO.oncrs. '1 hey are going toy
where !on will soon see them;
1011
'' The annihilation of the Russian.and POP •
'toe
armies, is one of the most Ooriotts actious Pl.hp
war. The enemy had, however, eonsi4lci,'cr
forces, but Oil!' troops hav6 dolts wonders.
'haps, not one of the enemy's soldiers would 'l,l',t;
remained to carry the news of the loss of tlie';101
tie. had the inhabitrnts of ChAteau
the means of destroying the !,ridge of bk:ats \" "1-4,
F
the enemy had made in that town. or tile 0.4
nothing has escaped but trifling wrecks, i0.1.1t"
provisions, without artillery, without mater.:l•_o,l
" 'The peasants. would • suffice' to give a ,i 411,11,
account of therm, even ,if the Marshal Duke 0f fithe
rentinn had not pushed strong columns on 00
roads to Rheims and Soksons, and
pick up the, remains of,Atie two beaten ariores:o
How greatly is our situation all at once imprcv‘rti,e
IVhat great things has t Emperor done lii tll
days ! l'he most diaieult is obtained, the
violent enemies of France are defeatcd, tirj orl''
are not more• terrible, and,, it is to be .i°l;est
that it will not be inure diflictilt to prevail aglii•
them.
" A bridge of boats is repairing bele,
--byi
order of the• Emperor-it w;1 hnished
" It is affirmed, that, in the tear of the ellciTrie
army, the peasants make cruel ha.v6e among •
fugitives.
01.4
"The Authorities resume their vigour, cLI,
the bridges to be cut down, the road!. bloc%7c.
and Obstruct the retreat of the armies. All
vies, all is animated at the news of our sticco;ci:,
At Champ Anburt, at Montinirail, at liens.
sous, and at Chate.iti Thierry,'' the roads,
woods, the vineyards, the fields are loaded %c!"::
dead bodies of Prussian 3 and Russians, it
broken caissons, wag:ft-ins, carriages, &c. , il•
" A number-of men from tine iteighbujiringvi,
!ages has just been required to bury the rjr
mthiber of which is innuen,:e. ' We have r
above &) of the enemy's cannon. ft seerni cc •
tam, that the Itn,:sian General in Chief 5ar.',.01.',5
dead. It is added, that (ieneral Yorek was 10.4'.
tally wounded, and died in a: house at Chn(e..
Thierry. ,
Not a:!ore 2000 or the Old Guard' were, `re
gagf!,,i at the banie of i'dontmirail. Thes,
covered th:nnselves with glory,. particulailY.
dragoons distio!riii3bed•themselves:' There
one, of these-Crave men whose exploits are 11)e
worthy being relined. 'Ali that is told of
ancient iCnigbts does not equal their

PARIS, FEB. !G.—Discharges. vf artillery tl"*
nouneil yesterday, at two o'clock, anotlicr:.,
tory gained by our armies. On the'l4th the 6'0"0,
perar completcley defeated a corps of 25 or 31-0,4
m Then,
.come by Kleist:, it is supposed I`.,
this corps ,had been detached from the Anstrlii`tic
army to assistance of .Geneeal Blucher, '0
arriving too late, experienced, the same fdtc,
the artny to whose support it caine 6000 cirt
s
.oners, two Gcm•rals, 27 piecesof:cannon, ,
pair (~4 colonrs, hask; I.lilen into wir hands.
eicory is spokon of is being very brilliant.
The wrecks of the enemy's army are flying t°
•
-Warts Chalons.
3
na.opy news was read to the pfibl:c in .1
the ilifierelyt theatres, and Was e%cry ‘vbet'e r-f
ceired with the rapturous enth tib ias m and crivs „
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