Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-06-06


at rhe latter place in favor of Louis
XVIII. and the display of the white
cockade but not the independence of
Holland.
The events which have led to the OF.
cupation of Paris will be underftooa from
the following x L-CAPfTULA7ION:
Since the battle OF Brienne, on the Iss
of FEBRUARY, the enemy has ihewn no in
cination to fight general battle against
the united force of the Allies, but has used
the utmost activity to attack all detach-
ments.
In the latter end Of February, Field
Martial BIueher croned the Marine, and
moved upon Eparnay Soi1ons, and Laoh.
to meet and unite with the corps moving
from the northern army, and thofe which
had been relieved from the blockade of
fortreHes near the Rhine. The gallant
and well fought actions which took place
between SoiiIons, Laon and Rheims, have
been detailed in the reports BY col. Lowe,
and other Officers. !,
During theie operations on the right,
the Marihal Prince schwartzenberg drew
back the corps~hich rerrained with him
on the left. atSde,ached to reinforce the
army between Dion, Lions and Geneva,
receiving at the fame time, and diltribu
ting the Velites from Hungary, and 9TH
er Auitnan reinforcements his army,
which had occupied the country between
the Seine and Yonne, with potts at Aux
erie, Fontainbleau, Meun and Mormopt,
and which had patrolled into the fuburbs
of Orleans linear which city Gen. Sefarim
took fome hundred prifoners), having
fallen back to the .Aube, where the affair
of Bar-sur. Aube took place on the 18th.
After this affair the Prince Field Mar
fhal re- occupied Troyes, Auxerrc, Sens,
and Pontiur. Seine.
Napolson, having declined general
action, which Field Marfhal Butcher re-
peatedly offered near Laon, returned to
the left bank of the Marine, and indicated
an intention Of returning ofenfive opera
tions againit the grand army.
The conferences at ChatiIon were ter
minated on the 10Th inf. and on that day
the French army moved upon Arcis, be-
hind which the corps commanded by
Field Martial Count Wrede was ported
The Allies, under the Prince Schwartz
zcnberg, viz the sd, 4sh and 9th corps,
under the Prince Royal of WIrtemberg,
and the 9Th, under Field Martial Wredr,
with the whole referve, were concen,ra-
red on the Aubc, near Pougy and Arcis
and general attack was made by the al
lies on the 2oth, in which the enemy was
defeated at all points, with great lois, *
Arcis was rrrakeH.
At THIS junaurc, Napoleon formed the
defpcrate and extraordinary plan Of pals
ing between the armies OF the allies, and
for ftriking Al their communications with
the Rhine, intending at the fame time to
iibcrate the gasrifcu of Metz. For this
purpofe he moved by Chalons on vlry
and ST. Dizier, his head quarters being on
the 22d at O5comte, between the two
later places. Vitry was held by FINAL
Pruilian carlton, which refufcd to fur
render,
s The extent and nature of this project
was fully aicertained on the 2sd move
ment was immediately refolved upon W.T.
ny, to ircure that place. ard TO endeavor
to cut off the corps Of Martial Macdon-
aid, faid TO be on the left bank of the
Marine, between Chalons and Vitry, to
opssatc a junction with the troops under
Gen Winzingesode. which had moved
upon Chalons, and TO unite both armies
Their Matches the Emperor of RuiTia
and the King Of PruiIia left Troyes. on
the 10th, and had their quarters at Pou.
sy The Emperor Of Auftria moveo his
quarters, on the Ig.h, Barsfur Seine.
With all the Cabinet Miniiters, and came
the aIii to Bar fur Aube.
On the evening OF the 23d, the army
broke az from Pougy, and having march
ed by Ramerne and Domptere, attended
at day break near Sommepuis bur the
corps OF Martial Macdonald had croAed
the Marne the preceding day, before it
could be intercepted. :
On The 2srb, General Winzingerode,