The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-03-22 00:00:00

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TITRACT 07 A LETTER TO' In iaGELLxsor 1H
111iNisTut 07 *AR Ts"! tux xUj.III4L• DUPE
Villafraoca, Marelll4, 1214.
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" Stars—Thad the honour to in*. Tout Excel-
lency, by my dispatches of. the del before yester-.
texa ofthe psotives which had induced me to repair
o She right bank of the Saone, to stop the progress
of General Bianchi, who, with 15,000 men, was
pdvapcieg by forced marches: towards Lyons; by the
icay of Macon' while the division Hardeck, and the
light brigade cif Wieland, were coming upon Bourg.
ordered Geueral 13ardetl. who bed remained posted
at Punt d'Ain, to advance upon Bourg to keep in
check this division, while I went myself to meet the
corps of Bianchi. In fact; General Bardet advanc-
ed ow the 10th to. Bonrg,, where be met. Kith the ene-
sny's advanced-guard : he overthrew it,. took fifty_
vrisoners and posted himself beyond the Own, oh-
serv,ing the roads of Macon and St. Amour.. Llui.;
itng this time I rapidly traversed Lyons, with tbe di-
'visions Alusuier and Pennetier, and three regiments
of cavalry, and advanced, to this place, Villafranca.
The division Musnier, and the 4tla regiment of his-
aars, conyosi,,g the van-guard, met with that of the
enemy at St. George's, two teaguei from Vlllafran-
cp, and drove It from position to position, to within
half a leapt, of Macon, taking two pieces of can-
non and eight hundred prisoners, of whom four are
(litters. The 12th hussars performed prodigies of va-
lour, notwithstanding that it was harassed with fa-
tigue, and had four Austrian regiments to contend
with. It was this regiment that cut down the can.
rioniers belonging to the two pieces of cannon, and
tspk them. Capt. Plasm particularly distinguished
himself : he wounded the enemy's General Schneiter
commanding the van-guard, who escaped on loot in
the confusion.
" I wait forthe junetion of all the tilt* to con-
tinue my operations.
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(Signed) " AUGEREATJ, thikeof,9lllNiglione."

pARIS, MARCH 17.--The fortress of Hoedown
bee out vigorously. It is abundantly supplied with
provisions. The enemy hats erected a battery inithe.
ifilage of !Attie kluningue9, composed of howitzers
and mot tars to bombard the place. This battery be-
gtlu to piny in the beginning of March. The garrison
returntd the enemy's fug by throw,ing soma. bomb,.
intO Basle.

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,The garrison of &fort frequently make successful
sallies ; it has not only succeededin procuring a great
quantity of provisions, but has taken front the ene.
my, at tweditfetent times, all the artillery they had
befare the place. It released, in one sally, three
hqndred French prisoners,•audbrought them into the
tuyitt. •

New Brisach is not closely blockaded, and com-
municates with the garrison of Schelestadt. These two
places combine their sallies.
The garrison of Strasburg frequently makes excur-
sions to the distance of three or four leagues, and oc-
casions great losses to the enemy.
The manufactories of blolhatisen are for the most
part converted by the Allies into hospitals : they. are
crowded with sick. There are already 5000 sick
ihere, and 3000 wounded were expected by the sth
March.

All the great establishments on the Upper Rhine
are filled with the enemy's sick. 'There are
/5,000 of them in that pad of France, without
sectioning the wounded.
The enemy's excesses have so incensed the inhabi-
tants of the Upper Rhine and the Vosges, that 64
wait but for the signal to fly to arms and fall on the
enemy.
It is now more than Six weeks that the agents of
Ilusiia, at liarle, have, been daily announcing the'
ne‘s6 of their entry into Paris. In the beginning of
Sl‘rch they began to allow that the left wing of their
aririy had been unfortunate, but they seemed to
reckon greatly ow tire-jaination of, Blucher with Lan-
ieron and Winzingerode. On the sth, they proclaim-
ed that. their army occupied Meaux 'with `200,000
men, and intercepted the Emperor's communications
with Paris. At last, on the sth, they announced, as
matter of certainty, that 30)000 Russians bud entered.
aris.
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MANTUA, MARCH 9.-In spite of all the hopes
which we allowed ourselves to form, that, the Nea.
politan troops would refrain froth continuing hosti.
WA's, particularly after they had been 'informed of
thelate victories of the Emperor, and the advan-
tages gained by the• Army of taly, the King of,
Niuples,at.the head of his troomatiocked the-Corps,
(if 9bcervation which the Viceroy turd h.ft at Reg._
gio.•. This Caps., 'of only 2500 men, bore the
wi:Ole day the fire of the Neapolitan' army, which
formed several lines below Reggio, bat yet did nut
three, to charge our troops,' which, according to the
orders they Intrl receiverh after having thus resiiietri
Or superior force, fell back on the. Tarr. Tue can-
laoed several hours.' We had nut ahorolso'
ws put hots de c.owbat in this action ; hut the aril.
esj learn w ith sorrow, that Gen. Sever com-
maorie4,4t Reggio3, uusseverely wouude4 is the leg
ily e-cantuitt-Gall. epcqty utekLinto..atagre4 s,
c.Obsidevable loss. . .

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