Star.
London, England, 1814-03-21 00:00:00

MARCH, 1814, INCLUSIVE.

1 Lieutenant-Colonel, 2 Lieutenants, 1 Serjeanr, 16 Rank and
File, 5 Horses, killed; 1 General Staff, 1 Major, 4 Captains,
7 Lieutenants, 9 Serjeants, 2 Drummers, I 12 Rank and File,
11 HOlbeS, wounded; 2 kank and File, missing.
(Signed) E. M. PACKCNUAM, Adj. Gen.
NAVES OF THE OFFICERS KILLED AND WOUNDED, FUONI

28TH FlialltUAßY TO 213 MARCH, 1814, INCLUSIVE.
KILLED—Ed Marcb.

ad Guards—Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. Fred. W. Hood, A. A. G.
s)tb Foot, tat Bart.—Lieutenant Duncan M.Doonell.

71st Foot, lit Batt.—Lieutenant James Anderson.
Wourrnto.—‘2.oth February.
10th Hussars—Captain Benjamin Harding, severely.

2d March.
General Staff—Major-General E. Barnes, slightly.
Sd Foot, lit Batt.—Lieutenant William Woods, slightly.
50. h Foot, Jt Batt.—Captains John Wm. Henderson and V.
Robert Lets„. severely ; Lieutenants Holman. Custance and
Henry T l auygencey, slightly.
66th Foot, 205att.—Major Daniel Dodgen (Lieutenant-Colonel),
severely.
71st Foot, Ist Batt —Lieutenant Hector, ,Munro, slightly; Lieu-
tenant H. T. Lockyer, severely.
9!d Foot, lit 4art.—Captain William Fyfe, severely; Lieute-
luau Durie and Richard M`Dontiell, slightly.

In our last we mentioned the prevalence of ru-
mours respecting Preliminaries of Peace having been
signed, and that we did not believe accounts of the
event had actually reached .town, though it is cer-
tainly very possible that they may have been signed
before this time. According to report, the stipula-
tions under discussion are, that France be reduced to
the boundaries of 1789; that the Allies be put in
possession of Strasburg, Metz, Valenciennes, Lisle,
Bayonne, and Perpignan, (all of them fortified places)
as securities, till a Definitive Treaty be executed.

According to the French Papers, a negocia:ion for
an Armistice had been broken off, because the Allies
had demanded to include Savoy in their line. This
has been mistaken by some fcr a rupture of the Arrgo.
elation for Peace. The two are, however, distinct
questions; and the fact alluded to, neither advances
nor retards the general issue.
On the whole we are inclined to think that great
progress has been made in settling the preliminary
articles, if they be not already signed. How fir the
event should. be hailed as desirable or otherwise, is a
question of circumstances. That the majority of the
Allies should contemplate the complete annihilation
of BONAPARTE'S power as highly desirable to the fu-
ture repose of Europe, cannot be doubted ; but other
considerations of an imperious nature blend them-
selves with the general question—consiierationa w hich
must have great weight, but on which men not in-
formed of all the circumstances, cannot be qualified
to form a correct opinion.
When we stated, some time ago, our opinion re_
specting the possible result of Lord CASTLEREACJI'S
mission, and endeavoured to remove an absurd idea
propagated by some of the daily papers, that Mini-
sters had taken upon them to act the part of Dicta-
tors to the Allied Powers,. we were abused and vili-
fied. Need we add, that these very prints are now
beginning to admit the possibility that Mini,ters may
find it prudent to bend to circumstances. Our
Readers cannot fail to draw the proper inference.

While Negocistions are pending, it is impossible
in the very nature of things that the result can be
predicted with certainty ; and the difficulty is in-
creased when there is no armistice ; for the very cir-
cumstance of hostile operations being continued,
shews that one or both of the parties mean to im-
prove every occurrence for the attainment of the best
terms. 41

In such a state of things events may occur to cause
a degree of procrastination, otherwise not to be anti-
cipated, and therefore it would be presumptuous to