Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-05-10
Late Foreign Intelligence.
coaied from a 8ermaSa hcher Of the
18Th .dhra.
FoREIex OFFICE, LONDON,
February "a, 1914.
BuLLE TIN.

Cree, with dlspatcnes OF which the fol-
lowing is AN abstract: ~
Sir Charles Stewart, in dispatch dat
ed a, Chattilion, the 18Th inst incloses
reports from Colonel Lowe, of the pre-
.csaing operations of the army under
Marshal Butcher, up 10 the l2th instant
inclusive.
General O'Yorck attacked 3aalons on
the stu oi February. which surrendered
by capitulation; Marshal Macdonald
re,ieiog over the Niarne in The dlrec-
Z rion of Meaux he had With hlm the
$ corp. 81 Sebastiaui ant Alright, besides
hiscwn.
On be s,h they we're moved from
.Vertes 10 Etoses. Gen S~ekeD being
then a, alc9tmissil, General y iaack
Al Chateao Thierry, and General kisi>t
a, C1.sions, iae whole advancing ufon
toe army o! dacdpisil, aho was re'ir-
iag win ane hubdred pieces Of artillery
On the evening" nf tie ath, VI rsh
BIueher's head Quarters were sgaiU-re-
moved TO Ycrns, on the report Of
& At Ba,e-fhe adsSnced p7sts at d.
Yosck from DOrment, ard IF Saekep
fran MoDtnirail, now reached as Ia as
c Msau Thierry aad Ia Ferte SOUS
SoArre.
In he afternoon of he l0h. tire Rus
san corps OF AsutA t being at Cham
psubcrt, was a,taoked by a superior f. &C
Of the enemy from Sezdnnr, and after an
obstinate ,esists &C, was compelled to
re'ire after considerable IJss. o. he
lih, Marshal B,ucheF's head quarters
e were Ar Bsreercs On that day the corps
of Sacken nd D'YorcN MAJ chsd upon
Mantmirail az linst the enemy. a sc.
we're engagement ensued Tor seVer4l
hours, b IL armies reshaiaus IN their
positian,; general Saoken IS, guns;
The hot,esf psrt of The ACTON Sas IN tbe
village oil M.rcha:s, which was taken &
re.aken three times.
The enemy was so 0o1 strong, under
Boaapaite On the IN Sackcn was at
Chate.a fhierry. and DIarck at Bit
ferl Ma mont with the 9Th corps, at
Etoses On the same day Marshal BsG-
cher, with the ofps o! f1iiest aud Kos
sic Y, we're in position al Befgercs.
Duplicate, Of subsequent dispatches
from Co.oaci Lowe, t. Sir Z Stewart
has been brought up by Nr. Robtnsoi
from the S.h u tbe i7th Inclusive.
On the IS b, Marsn.l B ucher's head
quarters We at Coan paobert. He
hal advanced fnn Bnr5etes 10 attack
Marsnal MAgmpt' at Et.ses, VINO had
abaut 9, or TO 90 men. The enemy
gradually re- red, dnA everal brisk al
tacss were made upon his Gear, putlcu~
lsrly BY the Cossacks. The pursuit
continued from Etoges 10 beyond Cham.
paubert. The enemy bivouack-d In
front a, Fromenriers. IL the mean time
Boaap.rte marched ftom Chateau Thier-
~ from whence generals D'York and
SacSen had retired behind the Marine.
The t4tu, Msrinont relired jro,I Fro
monti4rs 10 Janyiiliers, where he was
Joined by Bonapart wno pad made
forced march in the night from Chateau
Thierry, with the whole at his guards
and large bods OF cavalry. A very
severe action nov took place. Mar
sbaI Slucher's force being very inferior
In nua,bers, and particularly cavalry,
nj infantry were formed into squares.
and he determined on retreat. The
eGemy made the most desperate attacks
of cavairy upon these sq1rres, but were
received with such undaunecd hrmness,
that not one sfihe N was broken. Alter
very severe and unequal contest, car
RED Oh during retreat OF nearly four
leagues, Marshal Butcher observ
ed a large cops of cavalry posted
on the chaussee, ia his rear, near Etoges,
Bs resolved to force his way through.
this obstacle, aud by opening heavy
fire Of artillery and snosketry upon The
cavalry, posted in solid mass on The
chaussee, he succeeded Ia tins object.
Upon reaching Eioges towards night,
he wss assailed by body OF mtantry
whicbhad penetrated through bye lads
upon his kanks and rear, but seneIals
Kliest and naufoiewuz forced their way
through this obstacle also, anG took d
position ferthe night at Bcrgefes. Gen
bincher'S VII le hess IN these days Ii
estimated AT $500 Killed, wounded and
prisoners that OF the enemy IS statcdto
have been very greet, as ne was ex-
poscd to tremendo US IRE ut artillery
in waich Blncaer was superior Gen.
Butcher subsequently, retired to Chaidns
where he was joined enthe 1910 oy Gens.
Sacken and V1n Yofck. Part ot Gen
erai Wis-iagerode' corps bad carried
Seasons by assault, taking Two generals
andoabout 5000 40 General Winzin-
gerodc was hin self al Rheims. Counts
Langeron and ST Prizes, were rapidly
advancing to join Marshal B,ucher,
whose whole army would speedily De
united at Chalons, ready to resume the
offensive