The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-06-15
London Gqzrtte E.-froo,Jjnoyy

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For" gn Once, April 3. AM.
Dispatches, az which the following are
copies, have been received from his excel
iency, General Niscount Cathoart, and L..
General the Hon. Sir Charles Stewart ad
dressed to Niscount Castirreagh.
Ny LoRD. Pans. March 81
The events which have led to the occY-
patton of Paris viii! be understood from the
following recap;tulatiCn.
Since the battle 90 Rrienre. on the 1st rs
Feb. the enemy has shewn no INCLINATION r.
ifgdt general battle agsinst the united far
ces of the allies, tUt has used the utmost ac-
t,Vity to attack all detachmcnts.
In the latter end Of Feb. Field-Marshal
B!ucHer crossed the Mar1e, and moved nm
on EPern1y, scissors, and Laon, to meet
and tn unite with the corps moving from
the northern army, and those which has
been relieved from the blockade of fortress
es near the Kline. The gallant and wen
fought actions which took place between
Sou sons, iaon and Rheims. have been de-
tailed in the reports by Col. Lowe. and other
officers.
During these operations on the right
the Marshal prince Schwsrlzcnburr dTe -
back the corps which remained with hin, on
the left. ard detached 70 reinforce the ar
my between Dion, Lyons and Geneva. re
cei0lng at the same time. and distributing
the Nelites from BuHgaCJ, and other Aug.
trian Telnforcemen.s 81 MS army. which
had occupied the country between the Seine
aNd the Yonne. Wi,h pests at Auxerre
fontainb'eau, Melun and Marmont. and
which had petrolled INTO the suburbs Of Or
leans (eear which CITY General & slsrjn took
some hundred prieoners) having fallen back
20 tne Aube, where the sFeir of Bar sur
Aube took place On the 5 h.
a ttP- fh,P affair tho p,,rr. Fill \
re-oceup'ed 1royes, AuXerrc, Sens, and
Mt shr.Seine.
Napoleon, having declined a general acti
on, which Field-Marshal Blucaer reneateiIv
offered near Laon. returned 70 the lef, hank
OF the Marne, and indicated an intention of
resuming offensive operations against the
Grand Army.
The conferences al Chatllon were tarmi
mated on the 10Th inst. and on that dsy the
French army moved upon Arcis, behind
Which the corps commanded by Fisld-Mar-
shal Count Wrede was posted.
The allies under the Prince Schwartzen.
burg, viz. the Sd, 4,h and On corpc, under
the Prince Royal Of Wirtemburg, and the 5tb.
under Field Marshal Wrede, with the
whole reserve, were concentrated on the
Aube, near Pongy and Arcis, and gene
raj attack was made by the allies on The
goth, IN which the eCerny was defeated IT
all points, with great loss and Arcis was re.
taken.
At this junsture Napoleon formed the aeg.
perate and extraordinary plan Of passing
between the armies Of the allies. and of
striking at their communications with the
Kline, intending at the sAre time to lihe-
rate the garrison Of Mentz. Fer this pDr.
pose he moved by Chalcns on Vitry and s.
D-Zier, his head qnsrters being or .he s2a
st Obcomte, between the two latter faces.
Vitry was held by small Prussian gsrr.son.
which refused to surrender.
The OK ent and nature Of this project was
fully ascertained on he 23d. a movement
VAS immediate!y;reso upon Vitcy, 10 sc
cure that place, ard to eude-your 20 CUE
of the corps II Marshal Macdonald, said e.
be or the left bank OF the Marine, betw cen
Chalons and Vtry, TO operate a junction
With the troops under Gen. Winzen zeroCe
which had moved vpun Chaicns, ana 80 u
mite both armies.
Their Majesties the Enperor OF Pussi
and the King of Prussia ieft Trcyes IN IN,
GOSH, and nad their quarters en- Pong,
The Emperor f Austria moved tis quar.e-
on the 1871, to Bsf-sur. S inc, i,h all o.
.a0ust Vii ;ters and csme the S1st 90
Bar sur- huhe.
On me esrniog If "a 23a. tfe sru
broke up fecm p my. apl tavng u.1. -.ts
by ta0crar and DrT piers. fs.cm,. 20 r I
lay break near SGmCyu hit tive caT's u /
HarshEl eiscHa'ti6 lad rt-fs~s 81.
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