Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-05-05
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EXPOSITION OF THE LATE
FRENCH NEWS.

Il Co., L-A = 4
g. FRENCH NEWS.
gy late arrival at New York, from
Bordeaux, French papers have been re.
| ceiyed containing Paris dates to March
Q, nearly month later than our Prev
Gus authentic accounts. Their contents
ara exceedingly interesting. The prin'
cipal articles are three official reports to
The empress, of The military operations
lin France. We regret that the series
of these is not complete. The last re-
port before received continued the jour,
nal to Feb: 8. The first now given
commences on the 10th. except an IN
cideptal mention of two or three events
which took place before. Partly on this
account, and partly because the JOUR-
nal itself is secure, it is difficult to an.
der stand some parts Of the present mar
ratiye.
On the Sd Bonaparte was near Les
most, with nearly all the corps OF ms
army. On the 9th, we find him at No,
gent, 40 miles nearer Paris. What has
occurred in the mean time, is almost
entirely unknown to Us.
On the oh OF February BonaParte
left Nogent on the; Aube, SIS miles from
Paris, 10 manoeuv,e on the enetny, VINO
had advanced TO Fortse and M.eux on
The Marne, 20 miles from Paris, leaving
BeIluno, Girard, Reggie, and Pusol 10
defend Proyins, Bray, MonteFeaa ana
Melus, which places are distant a9, so
40 and so miles from Paris On the
18th and 10Th the allie, attacked NO
gent, but we're repulsed With the loss
of 1000 men. They crossed the Auoe
at Bray, and obliged Bel!ano to retire
is males TO Nangis. Reggie was com
PEELED to esiroy the bridges at Monte
reau, and Milan, aud to retire 10 tue
Yeres TprsbabIy Hiere IS miles from
Paris. On the 10th, the emperor
head quarters were at Guisnes' 20
miles from Paris.
What was done by the emperor De-
TIVE en- the time of his leaving Nogent q
liking his head quarters at Guigness on
The 10th does not appear. Ris only ~
eide ntaily mentioned tat a victory was
gained on the l4th at Vsuchamp.
On the 18th the Emperor again
faced the enemy who had pursued him
so closely from the south, and haa a
very serious engagement with Panlen
and Wi,teenstein at Mormaht aud Nam
gis, the former place being 6 and tbs
latter "a miles from Guignes towards
Norent whence he had retreated on the
9th. In this battle be claims: to hare
taken 5000 prisoners, 10000 muskets
and rs cannon. Nyi,tgenstein retreased
to Nogenr. !,
On the same day, or the next, general
Chateau attacked the Austrian generaI
B anchi, at Montereau and was -eposs-
ed. But at Q in the afternoon, the en-
peror arrived there from Nsngls, DIS.
lance of Is miles and with gen Posui,
drove the ,Austrians into the SEINE ana
the Yopne, on the mouth OF Which Stands
Moatereaux with the. loss of 5000 PR
soners and or 5000 killed. Bonapsrte.
states his own loss in these two battles
at only 400 killed and wounded-a very
improbable story. Gen. Chateau was
mortally wounded.
Tarentum arrived before Bray, and
| Reggie pursued Wit,genstein towards
| Noeent. Gen. Montbrun in the mean
time was driven from Fonssipblean 10
mile. west Of Montereau, aud that place
was taken by the allies.
From this period 10 the 26th the mar.
rstive fails us. is evident, however,
that the operations in the mean time
we're very important, On the 2eth We
| find TIE bead quarters at Iroyes, 81
miles farther distant from Paris, than
Nogeut, the place to which Wlttgen-
| stein had retrea,ed on the 18th, Reggie
has advanced 10 Bar-snr-Aube pear 6e
miles, where he was strengthened oy
| Girafd and ,Keilerman and Tarentum
wa. marching upon Clairyaux, which i
| miles south of Bar. Moskws, RcHu
mo, and Padua, we're at Arcis, Placer s
4 Nagent. The whole French army is
thus extended along tie Aub and Seine
| from Clairvaux to Nogent, distance o
| eo Ya;les But 70 determine in what di,