The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-06-07
FOREIGN
French PQhcrs.
WAR DEPAk IMFNT.

take the command OF the l1th Military Diyi-
sion.--As far as Angoue me lie saw the tr-
colored flag every wht re waving--the best
spirit prevailed throughout--the towns and
country emulous!y manifested their JOY SI at
tachment to the emperor.
Having reached hngouleme on the 9th,
he stopped there 81 hours to obtain informant
ON OF what was passing at Bordeaux, where
couriers no longer departed, and to trans
NIT instructions and orders to the brigodes Of
gems d'armie on the route he was about 10
take.
They were still ignorant of the truth of e.
vents, and acted under the influence of Bor-
deauX. rs soon as they were enlightened,
they sent to ask orders of Gen. Clausel, and
assembled at Grole, to await and strengthen
his escort.
Gen. Ciausel arrived on the evening of the
29th at Grollc. He learned in the night, that
y gen d'armes, under the chief Of squaGron,
Baylin, had been sent from Bordeaux upon
Angouienae, tn clear the road, ard that they
had reached Monica. Gen. Clausel resolved
to SO to them he saw and spoke to them;
they joined him, as did also the national
guards of the neighhoring villages
On the 30th, gen. Clausel slept at Cavig-
nae he there learned that 200 of what
were called the royal volunteers of Bordeaux,
occupied St. Andre de Cubsac. with 9 pieces
OF cannon.
During his stay at hngouleme, General
Clausel had dispatched couriers to the pre-
tects OF the Gironde, dies Landes, and the
Lower Pyrenees, conveying to them know
ledge of the truth and the orders of the So
vernment.
The adjutant commandment Laval, an Off
Ger OF great intelligence and activity, had de-
parted from Angouleme. the place of his
residence, to announce events to the gar
rison OF Blaye, and the orders of general Ciau-
sci.
Having left Angouleme on the 28th. at two
In the morning. he took the bye-roads ross
a country still subject to the influence Of the
Bourbons, but the inhabitants Of which were
generally we'll disposed, and reached Blaye at
nine IN the evening of the goth. The gates
were opened to him in the name of the En-
Peror joy burst forth among the people .nd
the garrison: the national colours wer. evs-
ry where holsted on the morning of the 30th.
Durlng the night some intelligent officers rad
already been dispatched to Bordeaux. Col
Georges ct the 62d, commandant OF the
troops at Blaye, had, by all his conduct, ,ae-
rited che greatest praise, and had not per-
nitted the man sent TO succeed HIM to en-
ter the place. One hundred and ffty of the
garrison OF Blaye were detached to meet Gen r
CIausel at St Andre de Cubsac.
Already the news from Blaye had int,u-
ced the Bordeaux volunteers who occupied
the right bank of the Dordogne, to retire upon
the left bank.
Having reached St. Andre de Cubsac, Gen.
Clausel found there the detachment from tn,
garrison of Biaye. He sent to Cubsac, with
orders to take possession of the flying bridge
winch was nearer the left than the righ esbank
on the former were some Bordeaux vour-
teers who wished to oppose gen. Clausels ar
range ments; they fred some cannon shoc,
OF which all the result was to damage some
houses in Cubsac.
Hen. Clausel having been unable to avoid
the commencement Of hostihties, wished at
least that they should promptly be put an
end TO he invited the officer commanding
the bordeaux troops to come and speak TO
nun. The person, NJ. de NJ lrtignac, appear
ca to him man Of sense ana merit, the
TREND OF his country, and who Informed him
that the Bourdelais had taken the desperate
resolution of resistance, only from their fears
OF the vengeance which they were taught to
expect. General Ciausel undeceivcd him on
this point, told him of the bencfcent in
tentlon OF the Emperor, and detailed to In
all the events, with which ne was only i'm
perfectly acqesinted ; M. de Martignac pro-
missed to communicate them to his fellow ci-
items
Two pieces of artillery from Blaye we're
mounted by Cen. Clausel, on the right bank
VI VIZ LoTuCSne. ne EOurdeldlS quilted the
lett bank preparations were made for the
passage for speedily traversng the country
between the two seas and appearing on the
bank OF the Garonne. in front of Bordeaux.
Bordetux had called in all its detachments,
mad reinforced Itself with the garrison of Ii
bourne, and constantly retained its own
garrison within the town.
=, Cen ClsuSel had only two cannon, so gems
q armes, and 100 infantry, to give the law 10
bordeaux and to extngush the germs Of
civil war. He issued an order Of the dav. an
address to the inhabitants, and a proclama-
ton to the troops
On the first of April, his small troop had
already passed from the right to the left bank
OF the Dordogne 4; he was just going to pass
himself, when M. de Martignac brought him
the following letter:
FToni tie authsrifie8 Of BoTdeaHr TO Lieut..
Gen. Clau8ek.
GENERAL,
The Duchess d'ADgoulerue ha-
wing been informed Of the communications
you have made the civil and military author;-
I OF bordeaux, is making preparations for
In the name Of the civil and military ar
thorlties, we ask till Tomorrow, in order
that that departure may be eFsctuated with
cut any misfortune thence resulting to tue CT
Ly.
Me have tho horo~ 90 10 o.