Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-08-19
LONnoN, july l


The French provisional government, lost not a
moment to make proposals of peace. NJ. Otto,
aname well Known in French diplomacy, is the
person selected by them to treat with. England
Having arrived at Bouiogne, he sent over des-
patch by n messenger, addressed to Lord Castle
reagh, which reached Dover on Tuesday morn
| ing. The messenger was detained at Dover. bur
the despatch WAS forwarded to town bv MIR.
Alantal the Agent for Packets. 1t announces the
add cation Of BonaParte, the accession ofhis son
TO the throne, and invites England to enter into
| negotiation for peace. The course which the
English Cabinet will pursue, may be easily anti
cipated from their past conduct They will re-
Ter the proposition to our allies, to whom no
doubt like communication has been made and
9hey VIII refuse to treat with any Of the family Of
i5ohapartes or any government emanatng from or
IN any manner connected with hun.
Flanders Mail arrived on Tuesday, with
Brussels papers to the 29th inst The promo
sails ofthe new French Government TO the allie,
have been rejected by Prince Butcher on the part
OF Prussia.--Ihey included demand for AN ar
mstice. Surely these new IIinglmga cannot be stu
Pid enough to expect that the allies would stop
short under circumstances, admitting that THIS
Governments unable to make any he'd
German papers to the 22d inst have arrived
Inc Bavarlan army passed the Rlise at Man
leim, on TIE 18th. 1t was followed by some
Russian troops, including pulk ofCossacs.--
The whole force IS estimated mt 5000 men, l.
IS probably now far advanced on as way 10 Pa
rls.
The Prussian accounts of the 10th and 18Th
nave arrived. They are very interesting, bnt 100
long for insertion. In the former bUtle, the
Russians alone, amounting to 5000, were o.
posed TO the French, stated at $4,000 An En-.
glish division (Picton's) coming up to support
ne Russians, was stopped at Quartre Bras-
This action, 1t is admitted, ended in the defeat of
the Prussians. They retreated short distance
but were not pursued. I'm the course of the dr
Prince Blucher's horse was killed and fellupon
him The enemy passed him and re-passed Inn
m several charges, while he lay the field of bat
tle-Bonaparte having thus deieate ed the Prtls-
sians, proposed 10 move agalns, the British army
under the Duke OF Wellington, posted on the
great road between Charieroy and Brusseis-
ne latter, with promise of assistance from the
Frlssians, promised TO give him battle. Full
credtis gwen TO the vaOrofthe British army in
the battle that ensued on the 18Th. English
yalor on tins day" says Butcher, could not be
surpassed. The Scotch infantry baifed the old
guard, and the English cavalry defeated the
French cavalry at every charge Tins nraiss Il
the more grateful, coming as It does rom a de.
interested General, and a rival in military fame
The battle, u IS stated, began at 10 O'Clock.
Inc fFussan9, under Bulow, c me up at half
past . but the issue remained doubtful until
half past Z The enemy, as VIC have slready
| learned from the Duke ofWellmgton's despatch.
ess, were then observed wavering A Prussian
charge decided the business. The rout resem.
bied the fight of an army of barbarians and or
the enemy's force, not more than forty thousand
men, about one third ofhis army, with n pieces
of cannon escaped. At Genappe, Bonansr,
Quilted his carriage, and made his escape ON
horseback, something like Joiynv CfbdH, LEAVING
ms nat and sword mot wig) behind him
To the asJonishment even Of military men ali
barriers between Waterloo and Paris. seem In
disappear, and our army penetrates mopposed in.
to the very heart Of France Notwithstsndine
The murderous destruction Of the battle of he
18Th the Duke Of Wellington on the nex' d "
but one (he 2Cth) had marched thirty n,l, 9. y
Bmch on the Dist, II miles, to Malplaque =. IN
scene of MariboFougli's celebrated victory, or, ~
I'd, IS miles, TO Cateau Cambress; and in tbe
course the 25d and oath, to la Fere, SO miles
This last place Is only 80 miles from Paris and