Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-08-11

France. May they be sincere in the
declarations and have no other desigl
THAN such as are, directed again ST N
Iperson.
MY POLITICAL LIFE is END
JED; and proclaim my Son, under tn
little Of Napoleon IL. Emperor of tn
French.
| The existing Ministers will form pro
iyisionalIy Council of Government
The affection which l bear to my Son
Induces me to invite the Chambers with
tout delay to organize Regency by law
Finite Yourself for the pubic safety, ane
|preserye the independence Of the nation
Done mt the Palace Of EIysium, the
ls2d OF June, 1915.
(signod) NAPOLEON.
! Authenticated by Count EoRLAY.
| This message was referred to COM
imittee OF seven.
| The Minister Of the Interior Fouche)
descended the tribune, and in the name
lef the Minister OF War, communicated,
lin substance, the following:
That the Duke of Daln,atia Jas rallied
i2a00 of the old Guard at kocroi that
10000 rallied near Mezieres !; that ,iar-
| shall Gronchy has beat Butcher at one
ipoint, and has passed the Sambre and
made a junction with tie Duke Of Dali.
malta. In short $4,000 mcn covered the
entire frontier Of the North. We can
yet seud 10000 men, and collect witl.
| those at. Paris, 200 pieces Ut cannon.
Marshal Ney protested with great e
lnergy against this letter; and declared
liz to be Wholly false.
+" Under the existing circumstances"
exclaimed the marshal, ;. truth is due to-
the nati0n.-IIlere are nat 10000 men
Oh the frontier of the NORTH. The enc
MY can pass it everywhere.--The Duke
OF Dalmatia add Marshal Grouchy can
cot rally, at most, $1,000 men. If
marshal Grouchy had been uuhurt On the
18Th. he would have made movement
Ito the left. What is said in the letter
|upon the ralying of the old guard is also
iatsc. twas | who commanded it UNI
der the Emperor, ard / know what Isl
LETT ct it. The enemy can enter Paris in
Tx Or seven davs.-The only way yol
ave toproyisle for the public safety is toI
make dropnsitions to the enemy"
4 very desu!tory debate ensucd, on a
variety of propositions relating to the eX-
igency OF the times. '4.ise si.tings we,ei
adjourned from time to time, day and
niUllt.
Prince Lusi',l made n proposition to
proclaim isapoleol II. Emperor Of France
The proposition occasianed a lively de-
bate, blt no question was taken upon It.
At half past o'cock a message was
received from the Representatives. co.
vering their resolutions for the appoint |
me'lt of a Provisional Government.
The Peers then proceeded 10 the
choice OF two Menfers, en- its Part to
form the Provisional Government.
Ihe Duke OF Vicence and the Haronl
Cuinctte uefc chosen or the part of the
Peers. He Duke de Otraute, Count
Garnet, and Gen. Grelier were chosen
by the Representatives.
The s,ttipgs of: the Chamber Of Re-
OF the 2lstand ed Of June
Which are too long for orr extra, will be
given in the Commercial Advertiser TIL:
afternoon In the sittings of the ED.
the Addiction Of Bonaparte was accept
ed in both Chambers . Purely and SIM
ply, and without any conditions"
French account Of the battle.
The french account of the battle Of
the 18th estimates the English force at
$1,000 men. aud the Prussian corps
which arrived towards the evening, at
$4,000. The French it says were les
nrmerbus.-prince Jerome commandedj
the attack by advancing upon a wood, a
part of which was occupied BY the enemy.
This accaunt attributes the failure to a
too hasty movement of TIE reserve cavai-
~. which seeing ae retrosade moyemcnt|
of the English charged the infantry. The,
day. it say Twas gained hut at half past
eight four battaiions of the middle guard
which had been sent to support the cul-
rassiers. being toe confined marched with
the bayonet to seize the batteries. g 1hel
day was ended "a charge made npon|
their flank by several English squadronsI
threw them into disorder; the tagrtiresI
rcpassed the Ravine; the neishboringi
regiments seeing some troops CT the suardi
in confusion believed it was tie cd gHard
and took alarm the cries,.' all is lost,
-" the guard is repiased''-were heard
from all sides the soldier, even pretend