The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-05-28

some hundred prisoners brought IN here al
ready.
P.S- Ten, A: M.-The prisoners sa,
that Bonapattc is still in front of Lacn
and resolved on pursuing his attack thi.
day.
The canuonade and musketry is already
violent IL the direction of Senily and Lue-
lilly.
have the honor to he, &c.
(Signed) ii. LOWE. Col.
7. 5 -LAoN, 10 Am. March IL, 1914.
The attack continued during the whole Of
yes erday. The plain below The city OF La
on, is interspersed with villages and small
woods. w hiCh became the scene of very
warm and obstinate Contests. a wood near
The village of Clacy, on the right of the DO.
siticn, was taken and retaken four or Ave
different times, and remained Gnally-in DOS
session of the allied troops The infantry of
Gen. Winzingerode' corps, under the com
mand ofGen. Count WorooAoR. were the
troops engaged there ; in the centre and
the left of the position the enemy maintain
ed himself and at about half an hour before
sunset. he threw forward party of skir-
mishers, supported by two battalions OF in
fantry, the rest OF his army remaining Ia
reserve, and attacked the village of Semil-
ly close under the wall of the town but
battalion OF Prussians, of Gen. Bulow's
corps, threw itself in the road, and supper
ted by the FIRE of the troops on each fank,
compelled him TO retire in disorder, and
with loss.
This was the operation pursued during
the day.
The fires of his bivouack were apparent
along very extended line at the beginning
of the night ; but in the morning it was dis
covered they had retired and the cavalry
OF the advanced guard are at this moment
IN pursuit of him, towards Chavignon, on the
road to scissors.
Thus during two DAYS of successive at
tacks, the enemy has experienc ed nothing
bnt defeat and discontinue The efforts Of
all his force have been broken against and
recoiled from the bulwark which this fine
position had afforded.
The seuce Of the corps of D'York
Klest, and Sacken, which were in the morn
ing pursuing the remainder of the troops
that had advanced from Rheims, and which
could not be recalled in time. prevented any
active offensive operation being uudertakc
Yesterday. But success had crowned the eff.
forts OF these Corps in other respects, by the
capture Of between three and four Thousand
prisoners, besides great quantity of ammu
milton and baggage, and forty five pieces of
Cannon have aieady been brought in.
The intended future operations of this ar
my have not yet been promulgated, but l
aPprehend they will be altogether Of aa of
iensve nature.
/ have tbs hoaor to be, &c.
(Signe II. LOWE. Col.
DowNING STREET. March 30
a dispatch, of which the fo,icRine Is = Guuy,
has been received tins day By Earl tn :.
urst, addressed to his Lordship by Lieut..
Col. Cooke.
Rheims. Mlrc6 % 1919.
My Lord-The army of Marshal Butcher
was reinforce d upon the 10th inst. by the
corps of Count ST. Priest, which had retired
iron Rheims, after combat, IN which the
General was unfortunately wounded in a
dangerous manner. Upon the 16ta inst.
the array was again put in motion. The
corps OF Gems. Keist and York were upon
this Gay at B~rry- Bacq-that of Gene, al
Bulow marched from La Fere 10 Laon -
and the Russians under Gen. WlnzingeruGe
and LanseroG, in p0sltion a. Amifontaine x
Ramcour.
Inc bridge having been Destroyed at Der
ry~au -Bacq, two pontoon bridges were es
t~bhshed this night, and the rear guard Of
the enemy having retired, che wnole passed
the A,sne upon the morning Of the 18th
the Prussi5ns taking tine route to Fsmes, Sc
Inc Russians the high road 10 Rheims.
The allied cavalry under the orders of
gems. CheTnichef and BenkemdorfF, surroun-
ded the town of Rheims early in the day..
towards Q IN the evening, the infantry, un-
der Gen. Count Woronzow, having arrived,
dispositions were Immediately made for car
ryng the place by assault.
For this purpose some guns were moved
forward, supported by two battaions of RI
sian light troops, to the gates OF the town,
which were blown open, and the troops en-
tered without resistance.
The strictest order and discipline was OBJ
Sery-G.
The rear guard of the enemy, under the
command of Marshal Morcier, retired in the
direction OF Epernay yieir cavalry Quilted
the town about the same time the allies en-.
tered.
Napoleon left this place, with the greater
part OF his army, upon the lon inst. ne al
so marched upon the same route.
nave the honor 10 be, &c.
(Signed) HENRY COOKE,
Attached TO the army Of the North.
downing STREET, April ..
A Dispatch has been received by Earl
Bathurst from ViscouRt Csstlere agh. where.
in his Lordship states, that the Nego.
Citations. which have been at Charlton be
tween the Plenipotenliaries Of the Allied
Powers & the Plenipotentiary o. the French
Government, were broken off on the 18Th ul o.
timO.
H-cis5 March 10 1914.
My Lord-In consequence of successes
obtained by Marshal Blucher's army near
Laon, Prince SchWartzenberg Carried his
head quarters on the 18Th to Point sur Seine