Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-06-16
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FoaE,cN INTELLIGENcE. 5

FoRElcN INTELLicENCE.
fr,om u.lii,x papers to tae 9Th ult.
,seri,ed q, Boston. containing Lon
don dates To April le ]
H,,ph,s Of Beitepiie, above Paris.
- Marea so, 1914 seven s'e!aek'" me
evening.
Mys Lord seize an opportunity
vhich offers at this instant, to transmit
20 you an accoan, of the SUCCESSES OF
this day.
After the affair of fers champeno'ses
,be details Of which had the honor oil
giving to yser Lordship in my last des-
. Itch. the united army oi Prince ,caWa
$ Eya,err and Marshal Blacher passed
me ssree on the 2sth and 291h, at III
port AID Meaux.
the enemy opposed feeble resis.
,nncs 70 The oassage Of the river; out
on the 2s,h in the evening, Gen DYoIk
was severely engaged near Claye nc
drove the enemy, however, at last iroH'
The woods above that place with very
co. siderable loss
Yesterday The whole army with the
exceptions of The corps OF Msrsn@
Wr.fe aud Gen. Sacken, which were
tef, in a position a, Meaux) advanced
nnon Pals Continual skicmishing TOOK
nisce win the enemy, but he reured'
piyinr I'D Pan in OF his right, and Inc
ground in from, OF NOMINATE on DIS
leit.
I, appear. that durieg last night the
CONS Of Marshals Moriier and Mar
mont entered Paris, The garrison
which previously was assembled IN IT.
"a, composed of part OF Gen. Girard' >
corps. under General Compans, ane a
farcc Of about 5000 regular troops and
Sc oGo national guards, under General
HUM. the Governor of the town.
with this force, the ehcmy, under
the command OF Joseph Bonaparte, took
up position this morning, the righ! Oh
the height of Belleriiie occupy That
,o:Yn. the centre on the canal dc
pOurqoe, the left towards Neui'ly.
This position was strong, from the
;ptersected nature of the ground on lis
right. The heights Of Montmsrte Coz
manded the plain in rear OF the canal Oh
rOufqae. * added strength 10 the po'
siiion Of the enemy.
The d,spo.ilien of attack ier TINS
morning was, the Prince Royal OF |Vir'
,emberg, forming the left, marching up
on Vincennes Gen. Reiff.ky upon Bel
leyille: the guards and reserves upon
the chaussee loading from Bondy TO Pa
ri.. Marshal Butcher was 10 march
upon the chaussees from SCISSORS, and
attack Montmsrtre.
All the attacks succeeded; General
Leiffsky possessed himself 1.-THE heights
Of Believiile the troops under his or
dess particularly distinguished them
selves in the different attacks made by
them.
The village Of PaR'in was carried at
the point of the bayonet; the heights a.
bcvc 8snevilIe we're carried in the most
eallsnt manner by The Prussian guards !:
these corps captured Is pieces OF can
nun, and took great number OF prison
ers. Nearly a, lifetime these successes
had been obtained, Marshal Biucher
commenced bis attack upon Montmar-
ire. The regiment Of Prussian black
( bassars {. ade most brilliant charge upon
column Of the enemy, and took twenty
Cannon.
AZ the moment of these decisive ad
saa,ages, flag of truce was sent from
Marshal Msrmont intimAling desire to
receive any propositions that II might
have been intended to make to him, by
aag of truce which had previously
beeu refused admittsDce. An armistlce
Was also proposed by bin for two hours.
70 obtain which, he consented TO ahan-
don every position he occupied without
the barrier of Paris.
Prince Scbwartzenberg agreed to
these terms. Count Nesselrode, on the
part ofthe Emperor of Russia. & Count
Par, from Prince chwartzenberg, were
sent into the town TO demand Its sur
render.
An nswcr is just arrived the g.rri-
con viii eyaeuate Paris by 7'o'clock to-
p,orrow morning.
may therefore congratulate your
icsdship on the cahinre Of that Catiiol.
The allied troops will enter it to-mor-
row.
Your Lordship will excuse the hur-
~ in which this letter is written; have
only time to give you the general de-
tails OF the great events which have tax.
en- place at such moment it will be
difficult 10 repress feeling Of exnlta-
ton.
The Emperor Of Russia and the King
Of Prussia were present in all the ac-
tons.
Prince Scbwar,zen6erg, by the deci-
sion with " HIGH he determined TO march