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London, England, 1814-03-18 00:00:00

VEYDEN, M ARCH 10,

The first sitting of the 600 Deputies intrusted with
the formation of the Ncw Constitution, is to be hi).
'loured by the presence of the Sovereign, and as soon
as the disetissioas sigall have been concluded he is
again to appear among them to take the oath pre-
sctilN.l, and to be solemnly proclaimed.
Advice, have this ben received from Swit-
zerland, informing us, that the Pope, on the 9th of
February, reached N•ce, Iron) whence he proceeded,
on the llth, towards Genoa, whip ipagnificent.prep
orations were making for his reception. The Allied
.limy had Entered 11,:rtria.

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LONDON GAZETTE XtriAtIRDENAM

WAR DEPARTMENT.

DOWNING4TRICtf, MA•RCII 17, 181 g.
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A Dispatch, of which the following is a copy,
has been received at this Office, addressed to Earl
Bathurst by Colonel Lowe,

Head-quarters of the Combined Army under Field

Marshal Blu,cher, Laun, March I I, 1814.

MY Lotto—As some delay attends my communi-
cation at the present moment with Lieutenant-Gene-
ral the. Hon. Sir Charles Stewart, I do myself the
honour to enclose to your Lordship a duplicate of
my report to him of the events that have taken place
in this vicinity within these three days. It may be
necessary at the same time to give your LGrdship
the. tullow•ing outline of the movements that preceded
them, in the event of my former report not having
been yet received.

The army of Silesia effected its junction with the
corps of Generals Winzingerode and Bulow at Sois-
sons, en tl:e evening of the 3d instant ; and on the
following day Field-Marshal Blucher (to whom the
con:mind of the wh-le had been entrusted) took up
a po:;ition on an extensive plateau, to the kft and in
the rear of the town of Soissons, with his right close
to the village of Laffaux, and his left near Craone.
Bonaparte, with the whole of his guards, with the
corps of Marshals Marmont and Mortier, and with
a considerable body of cavalry, had followed the
army of Silesia in its march from the Marne to the
Aisne. On the sth he resolved on an attempt to re-
gain possession of the town of Soissons ; ten thousand
Russian infantry of the corps of General Count Lan.
geron, under the orders of General Rudzewich, de-
fended it. The town, which lies on the opposite side
of the Aisne to that on which the army was in posi.
don, is surrounded by a broken wall and ditch, pas-
.,
sable in many parts.
The enemy attacked soon after day-light. gained
possession of the greater part of the suburbs, and
twice attacked the town itself on opposite sides with
heavy columns, supposed the separate divisions of'
Martnont and Monier. He was both times repulsed
with slaughter and loss but stilt retained possession
of the greater part of the suburbs, unroofed the
houses, and kept up a constant fire from them upon
the troops on the walls of the town, until night put
an end to the contest. The Russian infantry equally
maintained themselves in another part of the suburbs,
and--a few houses only divided the combatants
during the night. The Russians lost more than a
thousand men killed and wounded. The loss of the
enemy must have been greater, as his troops were
more exposed.

In the morning of the 6th, the enemy had given
up the contest, and retired.
Whilst this was passing in the town of Soissoris,
Bonaparte himself was ascertained to be moving to
his right, and in the forenoon of the Gth he effected
the passage of his army acros the Aisne at Bery-le-
Bac, and at about two o'clock in the afternoon corn.
menced an attack on the left oldie position occupied
by the Field Marshal's army near Craotie. Strong
columns were observed to be marching at the same
time towards Laon, by the way of Corbeny.
Field-Marshal Blucher immediately made the fol-
lowing dispositions: he directed a comps of ten thou-
sand cavalry, under the orders of General Winzin-
gerode, to march by the way of Chrevigny and
Presle, and throw' itself in the line of the enemy's
communication, across the road from Corbeny to
Laon. General Bulow, with twenty thousand men,
was directed to march and occupy Laon. The corps
of Generals D'Yorck, Kleist, and Sacken, were or-
dered to incline towards the infantry of General Win-
zingerode, which sustained the extremity of the posi-
tion, near the villages of St. Martin and Craone.—
The enemy approached, under cover of the wood of
Corbeny, and sent forward large bodies of skirmishers,
supported by artillery, but was repulsed, and the
firing 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 discover.
ed. To be prepared for whatever might occur, Field-
Marshal Blucher directed the corps of Generals
D'Yorck and Kleist to move across the river Delette,
in the direction of Presle and Leuilly, to sustain the
movement of the eivairtuttder General Winzinge..
rode, and together with the corps of General Bulow,
make an attack on the enemy's right, should he push,
forward against the point occupied by the infantry of
General Winzingerode, near Craone. General Baron.
Sacken was ordered to the support of the latter, and
to attempt to turn the enemy's left, should be 'make
his attack on the other side. If pushed by a superior
force, he was directed to fall back on the!. ad r.iwards
Laon, and draw in the garrison of Soks,,ns.
At eleven o'clock in the forenoon, the enemy be-
gan the attack with his whole force, calculated at
more than sixty thousand men, against the point
where General Winzingerode's infantry—was posted.
Field-Marshal Blucher immediately rode to the rp,,t
where the cavalry was supposed to be formed, to di-
rect the operations in that quatter ; but unexpected
d,flicnities had opposed the march of the cavalry
during the night, and it was found to have advanced
no farther than Presle. The infantry of mineral
Kleist, which had marched in the morning, reached
Fetticcia, but the advanced guard of the cavalry
alone had come up, and it became ixpovilde to un-
dcrtake, with effect, the movcipekt which the Field.

%Lula' had projected against the enemy's right.
In the mean time, the corps posted near Craosse was

exposed to a most severe and powerful attack. Ge-
neral Count Strogonoff commauded in General Win.
ziagerode's absence. General Count Woronoff had
the infantry. The cannonading was most tremen-
dous, but the enemy was resisted in every point niat
a spirit and determination beyond all praise. ma
pressure, however, was so great, that General Baron
Sacken, to whom the support and direction of the
whole had been entrusted, finally found it necessary
to execute that part of the disposition which had pro-
vided for the retreat of tke trocps engaged too aids
Laon. It was executed with admirable order...._
Though fourteen pieces of artillery had been d;s
mounted by the enemy's fire, not a single gun o:
carriage was leit behind. The prismers taken were
not more than fifty or sixty. The killed and wounded
are stated at about two thousand. Genital Count
Strogonoff had his son, a Lieutenant-General, killed
early in the action. Three other Rossi:in Generaz
were wounded. General Count Woronzoff had fiv,,
officer; of his personal staff killed or wounded. The
enemy had four Generals wounded—Victor,Gioneby,
La Salle and Charpentras. His loss from the hr-
of the most admirably served artillery must have
been very great. The troops effected their junctim
during the night, and on the following morning, will.
the test of the army, and the operations that have
ince ensued form the subject of the annexed report,
For forty two days past, this army, which appears
to have been peculiarly the object of the enemy's dig.
quietude and attacks, has been constantly marching
or fighting ; for exclusive of thegeneral actions, oily
two days have elapsed, in which the advance or rear
of it his not been seriou.ly engaged. Bonaparte is
now in retreat before it, but whether to take up a
fresh position, or to proceed in some other direction,
where his presence may be found wanting, is not yes
ascertained. Scarcely any information has been re.
ceived here of the movements of the Grand Allied
Army, since lie pitted the observation of it.

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baste the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) H. LOWE, Colonel.
HEATO•QUARTERS OF THE COMBINED ARMIES UNDEB
FiELD•MARSH IL SU CHER, LAON, MARCH 10, 1614,
LIGHT A. M.

SlR—Bonaparte, with his whole force, attacked
Field Marshal Blucher yesterday in his position at
this place, and was repulsed with the loss of Icrtye
five pieces of cannon, with tumbrils, baggage, and

rrisoners, the numbers of which have not as yet rtes
ascertained, as the left wing ot the Field-Marshai's
arrpy is still in pursuit.
The city.ol J.lion is situated on an elevated plateau,
deep shelving banks, which command an ever,-
sive plain around; the town covers the greater pin
of the plateau ; the remainder is crowned Oy an
castle, and by several wind-mills built on high rer
race-walls. azneral Bulow's Army occupied this
position ; the remainder of the Field Marshal's army
as posted on the plain below, to the right and left
of the town, fronting towards Soissons, and the ca.
valry was in reserve in the. rear.
Before day-light in the rnt 'ming, the enemy Mair
his. attack, and, under cover of a thick fog wl'ich
concealed all his mo vements, obtained posse:sic:l cf
the villages of Semilly and Ardon, close under the
town, and which may be regarded as its suburbs, the
musketry reached the wells of the town, and conti-
nued without intermission until about eleven o'clock,
wl.en the fog began to disperse.
At this time the enemy was observed to be in force
behind the villages of Setnilly and Leuilly, with co-
lumns of infantry and cavalry on the chaussee towards
Soissons. He occupied at the same time, in Iwo,
the village of Ardon. The enemy was instantly re-
pelled from Sernilly, and Field Marshal Blucher, the
moment he could obseive any thing of clic enemy's

position; ordered the cavalry from the rear to Ad,
vance, and turn his left flank. General Count Wo-
ronzoff, who was on the right of the Field Marshal's
position, advanced at the same time with his infamry,
pushed forward two battalions of gagers, which drove
in the enemy's posts, sustained i charge of cavalry,
and maintained themselves in an attitud~ to keep the
Jett pf the enemy in checl; until the cavalry a uld
advance.
The Field Marshal, at the sane time, directed the

advance of 4 part of General Bulow's corps agairct
the village of Anion, from which the enemy, after
Anstaining a fire for abo4t halt an hour, was compelled

ip retreat.
Whilst the cavalry wa; taking a circuit round frcgi
the rear, and at about two o'clock in the alterryou•
the enemy was observed to be advancing a cilumn of
IG battalions of infantry, with cavalry and y,
Along the chaussee from Kheims. General 1)1',;:,:k
was directed to oppose him, ard General Emir,
Sac ken ordered t General D'Yorck's support.
It was here the battle became most Feneral and dv.
cibive. The enemy opened a formidable b atery ci
at leas; forty or fifty pieces of artillery, and Advanced
with a confidence from which he must have airopte.f
to himself every success. 1-le formed a column of mt.

tack, and was moving forward with a vas de cll4r)ir
to the village of Althies,i when Prince lViliiarn of
ttsia, who was 4ivancing to the village at the s.tr..e
time, met him half way and overthrew him.
Ile then began his retre.it, wh ch suon became
flight. V.ight pieces of artillery, with hories
every thing belonging to them, werr immediate!r
taker, and sucps,ivelv twenty-two p;erts more. 1! •