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3 1t appears that it was charge Of
tine bayonet by the imperial foot guard
(which decided the battle.
. The enemy must have been extreme
lily numerous. 81
81 never saw such enthusiasm in my
life.
g The columns which marched to bat 4
tile, the wounded who returned from be-
ling dressed, never ceased to exclainl,
& long live the emperor"
Copy Of letter from the major genera,
to tie acar minister.
(" F1EuRus, June 17.--Mensieur Mar
shall announced yesterday from tie
field of battle at Lisny, to his Imperial
Ihighness prince Joseph, the signal vietc-
Try which the emperor has gained. re-
turned here with his majesty at II o'cloc.s,
lin the evening, and it was necessary to
pass the night in attending to the wound
ed. The emperor has re-mourted his
horse to follow tie success of the battle
Of Ligny. 1t WAS fought with fury, and
the greatest enthusiasm on the part Of the
troops. We were one to three.
At 8 O'Clock in the evening the en-
lperor marched with his guard /; six batta-
1Iians of the old guard, the dragons, and
horse grenadiers, and the cuirassiers of
Gen. Defolt, debouched by Ligny, and
executed charge which separated the
enemy's line. Wellington and Butcher
saved themselves with difficulty the eff
fleet was theatrical. In an Instant the
firing ceased, and the enemy was routed
liz all directions. We have already Sc
veral thousand prisoners and 90 pieces of
cannon. The 9Th and 1st corps were not
engaged. The left wing fought against
1.-THE English army, and took frsm it can
mon and standards.
At night I will give you further de-
Itails, for every instant prisoners are au-
nounced. Our loss does not appear nu-
merous stree, without screening it,
do no not reckon it at more than 5000,
Signed,
60 Marshal Major General,
Duke of DALMATIA.
Copy,
s Marshal Minister of War,
Prince OF ECAMUHL.
CoMMERoY. June Is.
The works undertaking for augment
ling the Notifications Of Verdun, ere fer
war1ing with the greatest activity. At
least 1900 men are employed on them.
Iand in Transporting trees. The noun
ltains of the Argonne are covered with
Iredoubts, and its forests with abattis.-
It is said that entrenchments are to be
formed at the mouth of the little Vice.
|rre the antient Castrum Eabrense. -
Oar country has. like the Vosges, It's A.
mazoDs. a married and an unmarried
lady 90 to the frontiers, it is said, in
warlike COSTUME. About 10000 of Gle.
|rard's division have passed through tie
department of tie Meuse between the
10th and the 10th of JHne.
PARIS, June 10.
Private letters from the Grand Army
|mention COCO prisoners and so pieces of
cannon. as fruits of the battle Of the
10th, without reckoning on the enor-
!lnous loss of the enemy in killed. The
firing of our troops against the Prussians.
Whose government has been the principle
Iinstigator of this unjust war, was such,
that the Emperor was obliged to order
the resall TO be beaten three times fer
1.-THE purpose OF enjoining the making Of
prisoners and the stopping of the car
mage. His Majesty was to enter Brus-
sells the day after this glorious action.
lin which it is said the General in Chief,
Wellington, is compromised.
After the taking Of NOTTINGHAM, Mar
shall suchet directed a part Of his force
upon Geneva.-The first account will IL
form us of the result Of this movement.
1.-The forces which we havc on the side Of
the Jura and the Vosges, leave US with
out anxiety. We are prepared to OPP
pose the projects of the enemy. The ac-
counts from Bensancon speak only Of
the enthusiasm of the French troops, and
LOT tie desire they have to conquer, by
new victories, the place which the allies
Ihave broken. They are greatly irritated
against the Swiss, those cantons except
led, who have refused to accede to the
treaty of May &c.
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From ST. Joins, " 81 Paper.
FEEDERICKTON2v, July II.