The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-02-22 00:00:00

quested to give the information (ilesL ) respecting
said letter,'—reciting in his amendment the letiair at
full length. This amendment was also negatived by
Ayes and Noes; Ayes 65, Noes 96.
It was supported by Messrs. Gaston and Pitkin.
The question then recurred on Mr. Robert's ori-
ginal Resolution, and was carried.

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-.the right cutting the road of Chateau
i,kfisod foil 16 battalions of the Old
Gerniteralabilblittcommand of General Friant,
toelitie.lollllVio along the road, the battalions
rWO pm. from each other.
During 'this batteries of artillery succes-
Irrl- o'clock the Duke of Tre-
battalions of the '2d diribion of the
had left Sezanne in the morning,

which threatened Paris from Ferte.sousjottatrav
Meaux. • 1. The Emperor would have wished to wait for
and
the 7th, in the morning, the Doke of tam.;itlite coming up of the other divisions, but night was
On
turn had his head-quarters near Chaville, ipetieols Jipproaching. He ordered Gen. 'orient to march with
Epernay and Chalons. , ' 'four battalionaof the old.gtTd, two of the 2d mai-
. The divisions of the National Guard d'elite. from .ruent of gemVarmerie, and two of the second regi-
hlontereau, Normandy, and Picardy, pot them• meta of chasseurs, upon the farm of Epiue-aux.
selves in motion, under the command of Glad Bois, which was the -key of the position, and to
Pajol. carry It.
The division of the Army of Spain under Gen, , The Duke of Treviso, with six battalions of the
Leval, is arrived at Provins ; the others follow. Yd division of the old guard, advanced to the right of
They are composed of soldiers who made the cam. Gen. Friant's attack.
paigns in Austria and Poland. They are replaced i The success of the day depended on the position
in the Army of Spain by the five divisions of resetve. of the farm of Epine-eux.Bois. The enemy was sett-
To-day, the 7th, at noon, the Emperor is arrived sible of this :he had placed there 10 pieces of cannon,
at Nogent. All is in motion to manoeuvre. ! bad lined the hedges with a triple row of tirailleurs,
The inhabitants are exasperated to the highest de- and formed behind masses of infantry.
tree. The enemy every where commits the most I Mean time, to render this attack more easy, the
horrible excesses. All measures are taken fOr stir- Emperor ordered General Nausouty to extend his
rounding him on all sides as soon as he retrogrades line to the right, which made the enemy appreben.
one step. Millions of arms wait only for the me. sive of being cut off, and famed to uncover a part
anent to raise themselves. The sacred territory which ;of his centre to cover his right. At the same time,
the enemy has violated will become a lapd of first', he ordered General Piscart to yield a part of the
which will devour him. village of Marchais, which also induced the euemy
to uncover his centre, to reinforce this attack, on
• flier Majesty the Empress Queen anditegentlies the success of which he supposed the gaining of the
received the following news of the situation of tbi battle depended.
armies on the 12th of February : , As soon as General Friant lati.begon his move-
On the I.oth, the Emperor had his bead-quarters rent, and the enemy had weakened his centre, to
at Sezanne.
take advantage of an apparent success, which he be-
The Duke of Tarentum was at Meaux, . having lieved real, General Friant attacked the farm of
caused the bridges of La Ferte and Treport to be cut - Haute Epine, with the four battalions of the old
down. i guard. They came up to the enemy running, and*;
General Sacken and General Yorck were at I+ll.. produced. on him the effect of the head of Medusa.—
Ferte; General Blucher at Vertus, and Gen... 11.- i , The Prince of Moskwa marched the first, apd show-
stffiew at Charnpauhert. The Army of Silesia wag. ed them the road to honour. The tirailleurs .retired
only three marches from Paris. This army, coma lin affright upon the masses of infantry, :which were
manded in chief by Gen. Blucher, was composed of iattacked. The artillery could no longer play ; the
the corps of Sacken and Langeron, forming 60 mgt. firing of small arms became dreadful, and success
ments of Russian infantry, and of the flower of the was balanced ; but at the same moment General
Prussian army. Guyot, at the head of the first regiment of lancers,
On the 10th, at day-hteak, the Emperor advanced ' of the old dragoons and old grenadiers of the love-
to the heights of St. Prix, to cut ti* army of General , fiat Guard, which filed along the high road in full
Blucher in two. At ten, the Duke of Ragusa passed trot, and with tries of 4.4 Five 11 Empereur."' passed
the marshes (etangs) of St. Good, and attacked the to the right of Haute .Epine. They fell on the rear
village of Baye. The 9th Russian corps, under of the masses of infantry, broke them, threw them
General Aisuffiew, of twelve .regiments, deployed,• into disorder) and killed all that were not taken
and presented a battery of S 4 pieces of cannon. The priioners..
divisions Lagrange and Ricaia, with the tmvalry of The Duke of Treviso, with six battalions of the
the first corps, turned the enemy's positions by his division of Gen. Michel, seconded there the attack of
right. At one o'clock we were masters of-the village the old guard, reached the wood, carried the village
of Baye. At two o'clock the Imperial Guard de. of Fontenelle, am! took a whole park of artillery.
pin) ed in the fine plains between Kaye and Champ- , The division of the guard of honour filed off after
aubert. The enemy began his retreat; the Emperor the old guard on the high road, and being arrived at
ordered Gen. Girardin, with two squadrotts.of the the height of Epine-aux-Bois, turned to th-• left to
guard de service, to put himself at the head of the carry what had advanced on the village of Marchais.
first corps of cavalry, and to turn the enemy, in or- General Bertrand, General Marshal of the Palace,
der to cut him off from the road to Chalons. The and the Duke of Dittos, at the head of t*o ham-
I enemy, who perceived this movement, fell Into dia- lions of the old guard, touched upon the vtilage,vtid
lorder. The Doke of Ragusa caused the to or placed it between two firea. All that were In it were
Champaobert to he carried; at the samitaitatiA the kilted or taken.
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cutransters charged on the right, and premed, the ! In less than a quarter of an hour a profound si-
Russians against a wood and a lake between •
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. , . ..-.. ~ , the House respecting said letter, and how it came in retreat, and retrograded one march towards Van. to advance to.,the right, cu
the possession of a Member of this House.' doeuvre. •:. . Thievvy,;Asid ;tot** the
This amendment was supported by the Mover, On the etlykftiagmatsalit were made to menace iferratAt 14111/1110.40mma
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~ ~ MOssrs. Grosvenor and Stockton and opposed by Rar-sur-Songs'., Same tittecks took place on that la it slitei olltinn along
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Mr.Sharp.—Negatived by Ayes and Noes ; Ayes 61, rqad. Wet... ficOn the enemy 30 men, ens piece 'Wet WO paces from en]
Noes 103. or cannon, aad &caisson. I Daring 'this time our ba
.arrived. At three I
. Mr. GAsToN then moved an amendment to Mr. During this time the army put itself in march for arely
Rlberia's Resolution. ' That the President heill44 Nogent, in order to, fall on the enemy's columns vino, with the 16 battalion
rtsiactadi to rive the information (desired) respecti • Which hav occupied Calon and Vitry, and Old Guard, which had lel.i)
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froms Ferte-sons-Jouarre debouched on Montadrai
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