Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-08-30
I Translation.
PETIT WAeSIEns, June rs

fkrIr WAGSIEns, June 70.
On the day before YESTERDAY had the homo
OF receiving your Grace's letter dated Joncourt
Goth inst. by your AIDE de camp Captain Cath
cart, whom have requested to inform your
Excellency that Marshal count Rothaller had ar
rived this morning to summon the place in the
name ofLous XVIII. He entered into a nego-
tistion with Lieutenant General Despreaux, Co
vernon Of Quesnoy. The only result, however,
produced by this was very singular reply from
the Governor, from which il appeared to me that
he might possibly be induced to capitulate, and
determined at once on firing some shells and
shot into the town, and of advancing our trail
leurs to the very glacis, to annoy them in every
quarter, with view of making some impression
on the commandant, and of endeavorng by that
means to excite to revolt the National Guards and
inhabitants, who are said to be well disposed to-
wards us.
From the information collected as to the forti-
hcations, there appeared to me no reasonable
chance of taking it by escalade, the bitches beng
hlled with water in addition to the inundation
which had been made. At eleven o'clock at
night, ordered five howitzers and six six poun-
ders to open on the town, anil continued the
fire until three O'Clock at'day break. The town
was at one tire on fire IN three places, but the
fire was shortly extinguished Some men were
killed mthe town and several wounded, which
appears to haveproduced exactly the effect which
wished. Last night General Anthing who COM
mands the Indian brigade, sent an officer with
the proposals TO the commandment, according to
the authority which 1 had given to him and
coupled with threat of bombardment and as
snllt
Upon this negociation was entered into, which
ended in the signing of the following equalization
this night that is to say, that he would send an
officer, with an Aide-de camp of General lAnthing
to Chambray, to ascertain the fact of the resi-
dence ofthe King of France in that town, and
the abdicaton of Bonaparte i'll favor OF his son,
and that, hereupon, he would give us this night
at six O'Clock possession OF the Porte DIES For
ests, to be occupied by accompany of artillery, and
that tnenext morning the garrison should march
out of the town the National guards to lay down
their arms and return to their homes /; The COM
mander, and that part of the garrison who were
mot National Guards were to go and receive the
orders of Louis XVIII. IN whose name we shall
take possession of the town."
GoNAssr, July4
Mr. LonD-
Field Marshal Prince Butcher was strongly OPP
posed ythe enemy III taking the position on the
lett OF the Seine, which repoted in my dispatch
of the Cd instant, that he intended to take upon
that day, particularly on the heights of st. Cloud
aud Meudon, but the gallantry of the Prussan
troops, Under General Ziethen, surmounted eve
ry obstacle, and they succeeded finally in es;ab-
fishing themselves on the heights of Meudon, and
III the village of Isay. The French attacked
them again in Isay at 3 o'clock in the morning
OF the Sd, but were repulsed with considerable
loss and finding that Paris was then open on its
Vulnerable side, that communication was o.
pened between the allied armies by bridge
which II had established at Argentuil, and that a
British corps was likewise moving upon the left
ofthe Seine, towards the r,ont de Neuilly, the en-.
emyse to desire that the firing might cease
on both sides of the Seine, with view TO the ne
gociation, at the Palace of st. Cloud, of militia
ry convention between the armies under which
the French armies should evacuate Paris.
Officers accordingly met on both sides of ST
Cloud and enclose copy ofthe military conven
ton which was agreed to last night, and which
had been ratified by Marshal Prince Butcher and
myself, and by the prince de Eckmuhl on the par,
of the French army.
This Convention decides all the military ques
tons al tbs moment existing here, and touched
nothing political
General Lord Hill, has marched to take pos
session of the posts evacuated by agreement this
day, and propose tomorrow to take possession
on Montmartre.
send this dispatch by my aid.de-csmp, Cap
tam Lord Arthur Hill, by way ofCalats. He will
be able to inform your Lordship of any further
particulars, and beg leave to recommend him
to your favor and protection.
have, &c.