The Sun.
London, England, 1815-06-26 00:00:00

them. the ornent appointed- for 0
attack upon the enemy's centre.
• As the Curassiers soffared by .the 'Oape:;.shrit,
four battalions of the Provisional Guard Were.eitt
to proteCt tie Curassiers, to sustain the posi,ioll,
and, if possible, to relickre a part. of ottr etivalry,
and make them.ft4ll: bark •upon the plain.
TWO Other. battathinFttere :sent to hold thent-
selVes in 'force on the extreme let of the divlsida
:which hail Manceuvred upon oar flanks, that there
might be no iotint for. tiaeas'less' 'respecting that
quartei' H.:411e rest was disptised in reserve,- part to
ocenpr the position in rear of Mont St. jean, nart
npott the plain behind the-field • of, battle, Which
formed our position of retreat. " •
In thii state of things the battle was gained ;
we occupied the positions which bad been held by
the eneuiy at the commencement of the action ;
our cavalry having been employed tor) soon; and
badly;
.tve could no longer hope for decisive suc-
cesses. Bat Marshal Grouchy having learnt the
movement of thePrussianxorps' Marched upon the
rear of that corpS,:whiclf u insred the most brilliant
success for the day. After eight hours of
firing; and continued charges of infantry and ci-
vMry; the Whole 'artily saw with satisfactioh the
battle gainetly'and the.field in our poss.esion.
About half-past 8 o'clock the four battalionS of
the Provisional Guaril wide!) had been- posted on
the plain beyond Mont St. Jean to support the
Curassiers being galled by the fire of grape, charg-
ed with the bayonet to tarry the hatterieS. The
day was over charge made upon their flank.
by several English squadrons threw them into dis-.
order; they took to flight, and . crossed the
ravi'ue ; the tegimentS who were near them
seeing some Guards flying in confusion,
believed that it was the old Guard; and' threw
themselves into disorder; cries of '' All is lost,
and the Guard is repulsed," were• heard :—it
is even said by the soldiers, that malevolent apos-
tates cried out at different places, " save himself
who can," However it was, a panicspre.ad through
the whole field at the same instant---the troops,
with the utmost precipitation
_and disorder, tell
back upon the line of communication :;----soldiers—
artillerytnen—caissons—pressed on to reach 'it
;
even the Old Guard, which. was in-reserve, Was
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assailed by the same. panici.and gave way to it.
In an instant, the whole army was .a mass of•
confusion--troops of all kinds were huddled toge
ther, and it was impossihle to rally a single corps.
The enemy: perceiVed this astonishing confusion,
and debouched- with columns of cat alry-the dis-
order ivas augmented—the confusion of the night
prevented the p9ssihility of rallying the troops,
and showing theta their error. •
Even the squadron which surrounded the, Em-
peror were hfoken. up and disorganised by the
tumult, and there was- nothing to be done-but to
'follow. the tOrt-etit: The parks of reserve—the
biggage -which had not recrossed • the Sambre,
and all that was on the :field of battle,remained in
the power of the enemy. There was not even any,
means of waiting for the-11661)s on our right.; and
it is known what the most- brave army in the
world becomes when thrown into ebnfusion.
The Emperor passed the Sambre 'on the 19th,
at five o'clock in the morning ; Yhillipeville and
Avesnes were given nut as rallying•points. Prince
Jerome, General Nior,and, add others, have
ready rallied part of the army.
Marshal Grouchy, with the corps of- the right,
effected his movement on the Lower Sambre.
The loss of the .enenty must have been very great.
[Then follow speculations on the loss of the
British, Belgian, sad Prussian armies.]
Our artillery, as usual, covered itself with glory.
The carriages of the head-quarters remained in
their ordhsary position—no retrograde movement ;
during the night they fell into the hands of the

Such was the issue of the battle of Mont Saint
Jean, so glorious yet so fatal to the French Army.

CHAMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES.

SITTING OF,THE 21ST JUNE.
After the preliminary business,.
General Lafayette spoke.--4t is the first time
have raised my voice in this Chamber; but I wisl
to pour out my soul into the bosoms of my Col
leagues. At this moment of_ public distress, the
true friends of Liberty will perhaps, recognise this
voice, which has always beets raised ,in her
cause, and never been mixed with the cries
of Factions. The most fatill 'reports• spread
abroad for some days are. confirmed ; our ar-
mies have received check, and our territory
is. menaced.—lt i+ to you. Representatives • of
the People, that it belongs to Tally the Nation.
round the. tri--coloured Flag of 1789, of this
sacred flag, which- is the signal for rallying Li-
berty, Independence,and public Order. It belongs
-to you to call the whale nation to
,the difence of
its tights, of its independance, of its territory
against foreign pretensions. , A Veteran in the
cause of liberty, I repeat it, ever a stranger to the
spirit of Faction, I propose to you nreasure,r
the ethical eircumstanees in which we are placed
imperiously demand, rtitrl lk hope the Chamber will
perceive the necessity of adopting the resolutions
I now &inland...
tst; That the Chamber declare that- the inde,
penllance_of the nation is menaced:
2d, That the Chamber declare itself permanent,
And that every individual who shall endeavour to
dissolve it shall be •declated guilty of treason, and
condemned as such on the spot.
3d, That the Troops of the Line and National
Guards, who have fought for the integrity .o.f -the
French territory, have deserved well of their
Country.
4th, That the Minister of the Interior be in-
vited to unite with the Etat Majors of' this National
Guard, which by its services has deserved so well
of its Country, in order to provide the means for
arming those who are yet Unarmed.
sth, Thai:the Ministers for Foreign Affairs for
War, for the Interior, and the High Police, be in-
vited to attend the Chavher to answer such ques-
tions as tnay be-pa to them.—(Hear, hear I)"
A. debate arose on these vitally important pro-
positions, which we cannot translate for the First
Edition, which we hasten to lay before the Public
several hours before our Accustomed time, in order
to giatify afe.turparalleled impatience with which
our Office is assailed.
• St. Jean d',lngely -appeared with a commnnica-
catiou from Duonaparte, in which he admits