Star.
London, England, 1814-03-17 00:00:00

EL'Lra,-ITION OF THE PO'JR.

1½

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Yesterday was the Anniversary of the Royal In-
stitotion for the Education of the in the Wards
of Aldersgate, Ilassishaw, Coleman-street and Cuip.
ve,;ate, and the Parish of St. Luke. A sermon was
preached in the morning /by the Rev. Dr. COLLYER,
at the Dutch Church, after which a meeting was
held at the School-r .om, in North-street, City-road,
at which the Doke of KENT to. :k the-Chair. The
room, though largo, was crowded to excess.
The. Duke of KENT opened 'rite prrcccdings, by
Stating, that the object of the Society was to educate
the childi of the pcor of all religious pa.rsuasions
in the district in which they were assembled. The
benefits of tie Institution had, however, been exten-
ded to many chi:ban to parents nit resid:n: in this
Ahhoaph the se:)scri;,tions had been as
liber..l as the fotine'crs f the society could have ex-
pected, yet a debt had been incurred, w!iich he tru'-
ted the liberality of the c:impany ptesent would wipe
ofF. The premises in which they were assenNied
bad been purchased by the Institution for the sum of
5E3200, of which .C:`,-.)00 only had been paid, so that
a debt remained of X.:000. His Royal Highnt.ss
consluded by desiring the Secretary to read the Re-
port of the Committee.
The Report was then read by Mr. Wmcs, the Se
Cretary.
The Rev. Dr. LINDSAY then addressed the Meet-
ing, and observed, that, next to the civil and religi-
ous freedom of which it had to boast, the number
and variety of its charitable institutions was the most
peculiar ornament of England. Without derogating
from the importance of any other charitable society,
that which they It ere assembled to support might be
said to economize their charity, by affording know-
ledge, which would render the poor less likely to be-
come the objects of relief in any other shape. The
knowledge thus imparted to the poor was equally
beneficial to the governors and the governed—(A4-
plaust.) He spoke this in the presence of a British
Prince, whose wish, as that or his Royal Father, had
been to elevate the minds of the lower classes. The

Royal Duke who had favoured the meeting with his
presence was always ready to support every benevo-
lent institution, and from this condescension derived
a dignity superior to that with which his birth inves-
ted him—(Aivi/at:re.)
Mr. Aiderm in WOOD remarked on the objections
which had been made to the institution in its estab-
lishment. At that time it had been contended, that
the care or oiie 'master extended to near a thou-
sand boys, would be entirely insufficient : and that it
would be quite impracticable to join in one .school
the children of parents of every persuasion. These
objections, however, had been sufficiently answered
by the event, for eleven hundred boys, children of
parents of all persuasions, had been instructed in the
course of the year, and some who bad been quite un-
instructed at the commencement of the Institution,
had made progress which would have done credit to
any master. It was in the contemplation of the
Committee to extend the benefits of tie institution to

female children, and the Countess of Darnley had
generously promised, thut whenever this extension
took place, she would use her utmost exertions in
the support of the Institution. Twelve of the chil-
dren of the school who had made the greatest pro-
gress, and who a ere, when taken into tt.e school, en.
Dray ignorant, had been clr.thed at the expense of
the Institution, and the Royal Chairman had consen-
ted to invest them with the medals which had been
adjudged to them.
The Duke of KENT then invested the distinguished
children with silver medals.

Mr. FAveLL, after an appropriate speech, propo-
sed, that the title of the Institution be 4. The Royal
British Institution for Educating the Poor," Stc.
The Earl of DARNLEY proposed that the benefits
of the Institution be extended to the neislll:ouring
parishes of these districts.
This motion was c.:rried unanimously.
The Thanks of the Meeti,ig were then voted to the
Commit tee.

Mr. Weeks, the Secretary, returned thanks.
Mr. WHITBREAD then rose amidst the applause
of the Meeting. Alluding to the compliments which
Dr. Lindsay had paid to the R •yal Chairman, he
said, it a benevolent. heart, and a sound discretion ;
if manly eloquence, sanctified by the purpose to
which it was applied, constituted dignity, their Royal
Chairman possessed dignity far superior to that which
could be derived from the adventitious circumstances
of birth art.! fortune (applause.) That Royal Duke
he was often in the habit of seeing, but at no place
was he more happy insseeing him, than in that where
they then were. It fias the pariah of his nativity, that
place where a course of enliglioned industry had pro-
cured for him those advantages which he enjoyed in
society, and a name of which he was proud, because
it was his father's (load applause.) The sudden in•
treas.:. of information among the poor, remindOl them
of the List command of the CREATOlt—let there be
light, for, as from that command, instantaneously a
physical light arose, it seemed that in these days, at
another great behest, the intellectual illumination of
mankind had begun. Sensible as the company must
be of the efficient exertions of their Royal_Chairman,
be should propose that the thanks of the Meeting be
given to his Royal Highness.
This vote was carried unanimously, with great ap-
plause. The Duke of Kerr returned thanks.
Several other votes of course passed unanimously,
in the course of which proceedings the Rev. gowl3nd
1-Ihl,-Mr. M. Burgoyne, and some other Gentlemen,
addressed the Meeting at some length.
The Duke of KgNr, sonic uf the Members of
the Institution, then proceeded to a dinner nt the.
London Tavern, winch, fr.)rra the length of the
speeches with which some Gmtlemen had favoured
trie meeting, at the School-room, was nearly cold
when the company arrived.
After dinner the usual toasts were Riven, intersper-
s- some stings." The Duke of York, and
attention to the education of the
and 4. the Duke of Clarence
drank.
,EKT proposed the Heath of Mr.
iquent Advecate of 0.. t. Ethic:awn,
health was drank with three44nss,

,ve then to MOM tbasiest tivxs
to Froceed, from the loud tea-
tasFil winch hia ruse= seldom
•

fails to excite. When he had obtained a bearing, he'
di.clairned the title of eloquent which the Royal
Duke had bestowed on him, though he could not say
that he was not gratified by such a tribute from such
a man. The applause with which he had been greeted
by the company came from the source, and proceeded
in the direction of true eloquence—it came, he doubted
nor, imcmdiately from their hearts, and went di-
rectly to his.
Presperity to the Institution, and health to Al,
dermal, Wooi and its other Founders," were also
drank. Thz health of the Royal Chairman the Duke
of Kent, was proposed by Mr. Whitbread, and re•
c,.:ivcd with great applause. Several other toasts were
given, and.the evening was spent very cheerfully.
Collections were made in the dining room as well as
at the school room and the church. The amount of
alit at the church was £ 1, and of that at the school
room above ‘250. Several liberal subscriptions were
stated to the company by the Secretary.

FRENCH PAPERS.

PARIS, MARCH U.

Her Majesty the Empress Queen has received the
following intelligence of the situation of the armies to
the 9th of March

The army of General Blucher, composed of the
wrecks of the corps of aenerals Sacken, Kleist, and
Yorck, retired, after the battles of Montmirail and
Vauchamp, by Rheims upon Chalons. It there re-
ceived the two last divisions of the corps of General
Langeron, which had remained before Mentz. The
loss had been such, that it was obliged to reduce its
cadre: half, though several convoys of recruits from
its reserves had arrived.

The army, called the Army of the North, com-
posed of four diviions under the orders of Generals
Winzingerode and Woronzow, and one Prussian di-
vision under the «rders of General Bulow, replaced
at Chalons and Rheims the Army of Silesia.
The latter passed the Aube at Arcis, hilst the
Prince of Schwartzenberg lined the right of the Seine,
and in consequence of the action of Nangis and Mon-
tereau, evacuated all the country between the Seine
and the Yonne. •

On the 22d of February, General Blucher appear-
ed before Mery. He had already passed the bridge,
when the General of Division Boyer marched against
him with the bayonet, overthrew him, and drove him
to the other side of the river ; but the enemy set fire
to the bridge and the little town of Mery, and the
conflagration was so violent that for 48 hours it was
impossible to pass.
en the 24th the Duke of Reggio proceeded against
Vandoeuvres, and the Duke of Tarencum upon Bar-
sur-Seine.

It appears that the army of Silesia had marched
on the left of the Aube to join the Austrian army,
and fight a general battle ; but the enemy having re-
nounce d this project, General Blucher repassed the
Aube, and directed his course upon Sezanne.
The Duke of Ragusa watched this corps, checked
its march, and retreated before it without any loss.
He arrived on the 25th at Ferte Gaucber, and on the
26th effected, at Ferte Jouarre, his junction with the,
Duke of Treviso, wht, observed the right of the
Marne, and the corps of the army called the Army
of the Ninth, which were at Chalons and Rheims.
Ora the 27th General Sacken moved upon Meaux,
and appeared before the bridge placed at the farther
end of Meaux upon the road of Nangis, which had
been cut. He was received with grape shot. Some of
his stragglers advanced to the bridge of Lagny.
However, the Emperor left Troyes on the 27th,
slept the s'ime night at the village of Herbesse, on
the 28th at the castle of Esternay, and on the Ist of
March at Jouarre.

The army of Silesia was thus extremely exposed.
It had nu other part to take but to pass the Marne.
I.t threw bridges over it, and moved upon the Out-eq.
General Kleist passed the Ourcq, and proceeded
upon Me/tux by Varede. The Duke of Treviso came
up with him on the 28th, in position at the village of
Gue a Treme, on the left bank of the Terouenne.—
He attacked him manfully. General Christiani, com-
manding a division of the old guard, covered hims,:lf
with glory. The enemy was closely pursued for
several leagues. Some hundreds were taken, and a
great number remained on the fielei of battle.
At the same time the enemy had passed the Ourcq
at I,isy :—the Duke of Ragusa threw them on the
other side.

The retrograde movement of the army of Blucher
was decided. All filed off upon Fertelon and
Soissons.

The Emperor left Ferte-sous•Jnuarre on the 3d.—
His advanced guard was on the same day at Rocourt.
The Dukes of Ragusa and Treviso prebsed the
enemy's rear-guard; they at\cked it warmly on the
3d, at Neuilly Saint Front.
The Emperor :t:►ived early c,n the 4th at Fismes.
Prisoners we:e made, and several baggage waggons
were :.,kern.

The city of Soissons had twenty pieces of cannon,
and was in a condition to defend itselt. The Dukes
of Ragusa and Treviso proceeded upon that city to
pass the Aisne, whilst the Emperor marched upon
Mczy.
_ _

Tile enemy's army was in the most dangerous po-
sition, but the General commanding at Soissons, by
an unaccountable cowardice, abandoned the place at
four in the afternoon of the 3d, by capitulation,
styling himself honourable because the enemy per.
mated him to leave the city with his troops and artil-
lery, and retire with his garrison and artillery to Vil-
lcrs Coterets. At the moment the enemy's army
thought itself lost, it was informed that the bridge
of Soissons was in its power, and had not been de-
stroyed.
The General who commanded in the city, and the
Members of the Council of Defence, are ongered he-
foie a Commission of Enquiry. They appear so much
the more culpable, becAu.,e,.during the whole of the
2cl and 3d, they had heard from the city the canto.
nading of our army which was approaching Soissons,
and because a battalion of the Vistula, which was in
the place, and which quitted it with tears in their
eyes, had giver. the greatest proofs of intrepidity.
Gene r&l Corbinean, Aide-de-caq,ip of the .tripe-
tor, AO the General of ca,valry Lciorie7ts had pro.

eeedei upon Rheims, which they entered at four in
the morning of the sth, by turning an enemy's corps
of four battalions which covered the town, and the
troops of which were made prisoners. Every thing in
Rheims was taken.

On the sth, the Emperor slept at Bery-au-Bac.
General Nansouty forced a passage by the bridge of
l3ery, routed a division of cavalry which covered it,
obtained possession of two pieces of cannon, and took
300 cavalry, among whom was Colonel Prince Ga.
garin, who commanded a brigade.
The enemy's army was divided into two portions.
The eight Russian divisions of Sacken and of Win-
zingerode had taken a position on the heightsof Craone,
and the corps of Prussians on the heights of
On the 6th the Emperor came to sleep at Corbani.
The heights of Craone were attacked and carried by
two battalions of the Guards. The officer of ord-
nance, Caraman, a young officerof experience, turned
the right at the head of a battalion. The Prince of
Moskwa marched on the farm of Urtubre, The
enemy retired, and took position on a height, which
WAS reconnoitred on the 7th, at day-break. This gave
rise to the battle of Craone.

The position was fine, the enemy having his right
and left supported on ravines, and a third ravine in
his front. He defended the only passage, 100 toises
broad, which joined his position to the plateau .of
Craone.
The Duke of Belluno marched with two divisions
of the young Guards to the Abbey of Vaucler, to
which the enemy had set fire. He drove them from
it, and passed the defile which the enemy defendei
with sixty pieces of cannon. General Drouet passed
it with several batteries. At the same moment the
Prince of Moskwa passed the ravine on the left, and
debouched on the enemy's right. The cannonade
was very heavy during an' hour. General Grouchy
debouched with his cavalry. General Nansnuty
parsed the ravine on the enemy's right with two divi-
sions of cavalry. The defile being passed, and the
enemy forced in his position, he was pursued four
leagues, and cannonaded by eighty pieces of can-
non with grape-shot, which caused-him to sustain a
gre.it loss. The plateau by which he had retreated
having also ravines on the right and left, the cavalry
could not get up to attack him.
The Emperor moved his head-quarters to Bray.
On the next day, the Bth, we pursued the enemy
to the defile of Urcel, and on the same day entered
Soissons, where they had left a bridge equipage.
The battle of Cr/one is extremely glorious to our
arms. The enemy lost six Generals, and estimate•
their loss at from 5 to 6,000 men. Our's has been
8(X) killed or wounded.

The Duke of Belluno was wounded by a ball.—
General Grouchy, and General Laferriere, a cavalry
officer of great distinction, were also wounded, in de-
bouching at the head of their troops.
General Bethard has taken the command of the
cavalry.
The result of all these operations is a lass to the
enemy of from 10 to 12,000 men, and 30 pieces of
cannon.

The intention of the Emperot.is to manoeuvre with
the army upon the Aisne.

PARIS, MARCH 12.

The Hetman of the Cossacks, Platow, has boasted
that he will enter and quit Paris at full gallop with
his Cossacks, after having set fire to 500 parts of the
,city, without losing ten men. These men, as fem.
cious as they are ignorant, imagine that Paris !Q-
-sembles the towns ot Russia, whose houses are 1;::..t
of wood, and they do not know what the peitilation
is of a single suburb ot the capital.
They would hold a very different language if they
had a perfect knowledge of what is passarg in Paris,
and the disposition of the inhabitant ; if they visited
our manufactories, where arms ot kinds are tabri.
tated daily by thousands; finally, if they were ac-
quainted with all the means of defence that could be
opposed to them.
Indeed, with what hope of success could an ene-
my's army venture to enter the capital ?' WhAt would
become of it in the midst of a vast populitiun, arm-
ed, irritated, and resolved to deteitd themselves ?
Paris contains 20,000 draught horses, which would
put in motion 500 pieces of It would be easy
to barricade the streets, and to present at every point
an efficacious resistance. It would (.1..1y be necessary
to shut the barriers on the enemy's troops, in order to
cause their extermination to the last man.

We could reter to very remarkable examples of
courage wive!' the inhabn vas of Paris have displayed
in the dettnce of their city, when they have had only
slight motivts for resoriing to arms; and can it now
be iuppued that they will have less energy and in-
trepidity, when the preset vation of their famines, their
property, their lives, and liberties, is at stake ?

The Prussians, who know better than lac Russians
the dangtr of attacking t town like earls, avow their
tears ; and ask every where as they pass, whether it
be uue that this city is prepared to defend itself ?
Marshal Blucher has even said that he would in that
case despair of the success of the expedition.
We are not ignorant that the enemy's Comman-
ders, in summoning towns to surrender, threaten to
burn them ; but, in order to burn Paris, it is first ne-
cessary to penetrate it. Paris is full of soldiers and
cannoniers, who very well know that there is nothing
to fear from the fire of artillery placed on the heights
which surround this city. The largest pieces, placed
on the elevation nearest to Paris, would not reach to
one-tenth of the diameter of the town, that is to say,
to the most populous quarters. Beside►, the artillery
oran army would consume six times as much ammu-
nition as would be necessary for a campaign, before
six houses would be burnt. The enemy is limiselt
convinced of these truths.

These reflections have been suggested to us by the
perusal of the authentic declarations made by the Mu.
nicipalities of Towns which the enemy have com-
pletely ravaged, and by a perfect knowledge of the.
powerful metns which have been prepared to save
the city of Paris from the enemy's fury.

Thanks to the skilful minceuvres of the Emperor,
and the courage of our soldiers, the enemy is far
from us ; but it ever he approach our w,4115, he wii,
there find 6u0,000 French animated by the same sen-
timent, and determined to rescue thernselvet Iron,
pillage, conflagration, and dearean..

State of the Funds on the 11th March :-5 per
Cent. shut 9th March, 511—Ditto, Dividend on the
244 Minch, 49; or 471 ei. dry.
"' ' •

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1814.

GLORIOUS VICTORY OVER BONAPARTE

BY MARSHAL BUTCHER.
MACDONALD AND SEBASTIANI
KILLED, &c. &c. &c.

Yesterday we stopped tl.e Press to announce the
arrival of the Vague Conran:, of t!.e 14th, detailing
what may be considered as the prelude- to the is tai
overthrow of BoNApawit and his few remainint:-
.adherents.

At midnight a Foreign Officer arrived, when a
short Bulletin was published ; and tLis morning the
gratifying intelligence was farther confirmed by a
letter being sent to the LORD MAYOR, the publication
of a Gazelle Extraordinary, and the firing of the Park
and Tower Guns.

We give the interesting documents above allude.:
to in the order in which they were published :
QOVL ILICMENT BULLETIN.
" WAR DEPARTMENT.

" 16-17th March—Midnight.
44 A foreign Officer has arrived at this Offic.4 di,.
patched from Brussels by Captain HAMILTON &VIVI*
And forwarded by Admiral YGlnitlk
44 He brings a conerrnation of the account of the
victory gained by Marshal BLucurta, at Laon, en the
9th inst. and gives verbal inforrnation•that the s•ic:e:s
was followed up with great rapidity during the 10th
and 11th. Soissons had been taken by steym. Mar.
shal MAcnosAto and General SEBASIIANI were
among the slain, and the less of the enemy is repor.
ted to be immense."

LETTER TO THE LORD MAYOR.

DOWN'IN'G-STREET, MARCH 17:1E14.

gg Lord BATHURST presents his cornrliments to the
Loan MAYOR, and has the sa*facticp to ilifzm his
Lordship, that a foreign Officer has arrived at this
Office, dispatched from Brussels by Captain llA:4tt-
TON SMITH, and forwarded by Admiral Youse. He
brought a confirmation of the account of the Vi;tory
obtained by Marshal BLUCHER, at Laon, on the 9tn
instant; and gives verbal informatim, that the suc-
cess was followed up with great rapidity during the
10th and 11th. Soissons had been taken try storm,
Marshal MACDONALD. and General SEBASTX4NI are
amongst the slain, and the loss of the enemy is re-
ported to be immense." (Signed)
(A true copy) 4, Wit. Dosivit Le, Mayor."
LONDON GAZETTE ENT R AORD, O{4RY.

THURSDAY, MAHCH 17, 1814.
WAR 14PAlt TMEN r.

DOWNING-STREET, MARCIA 17, ONR A. X.

An Officer has•;rrived at this Office, bringing pia
patches addressed to Earl BATHURST, of which the
following are copies:

COPY OF A LETTER FROM ADMIRAL YOUNG, mourn>.
INO MAJEarY'S FLEILT IN TIIE NORTH SEAS.

brapregoabk, March IS, 1814.
Ms LoRD—I cannot send forward the accompany-
ing Dispatch, without offering your L.rdship my
most hearty congratulations on the excellent intclli-
gence it conveys.-1 nave the honour to be, cc.
(Signed) w YOU N(3.

Right Hon. Earl Bathurst, &c. fcc Ste.
COPY OP A LETTER FROM CAPTAIN cHARDLS HAMILTON
SMnu, DEPUTY AssIsTART QUARTER-MAsTER•GE•F-
RAL, TO EARL RAIHUltsr, DATED BRUSSELS, MARCIE
13, 1814.

MY LORD—His Excellency Sir Thomas Graham
having permitted me, in case of any important occur-
rence, to address myself directly w your Lordship, L
avail myself, I lope with propriety, of this indul.
fierce, because the quanalty of ice in the river! of
Holland, together with the continuance of easterly
winds, might retard a dispatch goirg round by Hel.
voctsluys, and prevent intelligence of the greatca
importance reaching his Majesty's Ministers.
In consequence, I take the liberty of enclosing
to your Lordship an extract of a letter from ha
Serene Highness the peke of Saxe Weimar, Com,
rnander in Chief of the Allied Russian, Prussian, and
Saxon farces in the Netherlands, to Count Lottum,
Governor of this city, containing an extract of a let.
letter from Marshal Blucher, which should have been
dated the 10th instant, but which by some inadvrn
tence has been omitted.

As your Lordship may possibly not be in possession
of the previous measures of Marshal Blucher, I beg
leave to add, that when I left the Duke of Saxe Wei-
mar, on the morning of the 10th, at Tournay, he di-
rected me to inform his Excellency Sir Th-mar
Graham, that he had received a letter from Marshal
Blucher, deed Laon the Sth inst. at" P.M. infermirg
Lim, that he had that day concentrated his fcrces•
comisting of the corps of Bulow, D'Yorck, Kle,st!
\Vinzingeroda, Langeron, and I believe Woron7ow,
in all 9;4000 combatants ; his left occupying the
commanding point of Laon (that city stand.ng ca a
conical hill), and his tight extending to the small for-
tress of La Fere ; and that a battle was inevitable.

It appears that General %Vinzingerode had suf-
fered some lon on the 7th, but during the active ope-
rations which had taken place since the Matsli.il had
broken up from the vicinity of Meaux, the enemy had
likewise lost considerable numbers, and among others
Marshal Victor, Genera, Grouchy, LA Marque, and
another, had been severely wounded.

I send this letter thropigh the enemy's ppm io

sect with some stings.
wanks whim for h►s al
child:en of sold.e►s,"
and the Navy," wore d
The Duke, of Kucl
Whithreod, the eloquri
of ►he ?ow. This lea
three.
' Mr. WHlTsurAtr, hay
for some time tti abie t►
tiincluiro et etttl.usiasi

Flanders to Admiral Young, who, I hope, w:11 be
e❑abled to forward it immediately ►o England, with
my most sincere conguttulations on this decisive event,
Ih- v. the honour to be, &c. (Signed)

CHAS. HAMILTON SMITH) Captain, D. A. Q. M. G.
Right Hon. Earl Bathurst.

(FRANILATION.)

" Acc ordin g to the plan of the high Allied Powers,
all the different corps were to concentrate, in order to
form two army-corps ; for this purpose, some short
ret, ogrAdo movements were necessary.

The army of Marshal Blucher had concentrated
itself nehr Laon ; and Napoleon, at the head of
EiL;hty Thousand `•len, had followed it. Yesterday
a courier arrived here with the tidings that the Field-
Marshal had determined to come to a general engage.
ment on the gth ; and at this moment a second cou-
rier is arrived, bringing the following Official infor-
mation from him :

46 This morning, before day-break, the enemy at-
ticked my right wing and centre, under the corn-
:nand cf Generals Winz;ngerode and Bulow ; and by
favour of a thick mist, penetrated to the walls of
Laon. About mid-day, when the mist cleared off,
the corps of the two above-named Generals drove
back the enemy. A very severe contest of infantry
btgan on intersected ground, and we progressively
advanced, until the fall of evening.
66 About three o'clock in the afternoon the enemy's
columns appeared on my left wing, and took posses.
sion of the village of Athieres, and commenced a
heavy cannonade on the corps of Von Yorck and
Kleist. Having foreseen this occurrence, I caused
the corps of Langeron and Sacken to break up, for
the purpose of strengthening the left wing, with orders
to act offensively at the same time with the corps of
Yorck and Kleist.
.01.'"The Generals Yorck and Kleist executed this
order with their usual ability. The enemy was, at

the close of day, wholly overthrown—his artillery,
Lis ammunition waggons, and a great number of
prisoners, fell into our hands. General Yorck in-
forms me at this moment, that he still pursues the
enemy, and that his cavalry has already driven them
in the greatest disorder as far as Corbiny. I hasten
to commuainkte these tidings to your Most Serene
Highness.

4g P.S. Up to this moment, Seventy pieces of cannon
have already fallen .into our hands; the number of
prisoners and caissons is not to be estimated. The
victory was principally decided by a brilliant charge
of cavalry. My left wing this day crosses the Aisne.
Jt is not certain whether Napoleon commanded in per.
son. The most of the Prisoners declare that they had
seen him; but Deserters say, that be departed on
the evening of the Sth with 15,000 men, taking the
road for Paris, as the Grand Army, under the com-
mand of Prince Scbwartzenberg, had entered Fon.
tainbleala."

From the official accounts now in the possession of
the Public, as well as from the known system of fraud
and deception which pervade the statements in the
French Pacers, it is impossible to doubt that the

orerations of the Allies have been well concerted.

and the plans equally well executed. The alternate

advance and retreat of Prince SCHWMITZENBERG and

General BLUCHER, it is now apparent, were parts of
an arranged system calculated at once to harass the
tnemy and wear out the physical strength of his
army.

What comes now of all the reported dissentions
among the Allies, the pretended want of cordiality
in their movements, and the mischiefs foreboded from
family partialities and attachments ? We congratu-

late the Public on the public contradiction given to
all such vile surmises, by the sound drubbing given
to the Usurper, and the actual advance of the two
Armies towards Paris.

That we should not be long in hearing of the ap-
proach of the Allies to the French capital after such
a brilliant victory as that obtained by BLUCHER was
a natural expectation ; especially when coupled with
the previous departure, or subsequent flight of BON .1-
r 11:f F. from the defeated army—for which is the real
fact remains still to be ascertained.

If we may credit the rumours of this morning, that
event has actually take; place. Several letters from
the Coast mention that the Allies are actually in
Paris; but we have not beard on what day this event
is supposed to have taken place. What a crisis does
the present moment anticipate !—a crisis, perhaps,
already realised.
We shall not indulge in idle speculations and. con-
jectures on an event of which we have as yet no offi-
cial information. Let us hope that a few hours will'
coiliirm the report—and let us hope that in such an
event the monuments of the Arts, of which other
countries have • been plundered, will not .be passed
over as matters of comparatively trivial import.—
None but barbarians can so view them ; nor will mo-
ralists undervalue the weight which should attach to
objects, which, in the estimation of the enemy,
formed a justifiable ground for hostile invasion and
assault, that they might obtain them—objects which
since the invasion of the Allies, have been made
matter of argument with the people of France for'
resisting their approach to the capital—objects which
have been dignified with the epithet " splendid fruits
of former victories."—Neither a statue nor picture.
of which other nations have been robbed should be
left in Paris, if the Allies gain possession of that
city. •
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