The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-10-06

Which had advanced into France. Blucbc,
was to follow the River Mame; Schwartzen-
berg, if he advanced again, the Seine. This
measure turned the scale of success.
Napoleon followed Blucher who started
Tor the same point, between.Chalons and Par
u.s. on the road to which he had before been
50 unfortunate. But this time he got to the
rl%ht bank of the Marine, at Meaux; and
Wheh the Emperor reached its left bank at
tll''t place, 1t was but to find the bridges de-
nollshed and the rear guard of the army Of
silesia fast disappearing over the distant
hills Blucher had heard of his approach
While Napoleon was yet at Sezzannc. and
| succeeded IN reaching Soissons in safety. 4
| series of battles and severe engagements
between Napoleon's forces an Blucher's army
| OF Silessia, reinforced by the large detach-
ments of the army of the North under Win
lzengerode and Bulow, took place in the vi
Icinity of Laon, scissors and Rheims. Sep
arately these battles We're indec sive, but
they continually weakened Napoleon. He
was moreover, in perpetual fear of the ad-
vance OF Schwartzcnberg with the grand
army, which, returning from its proposed re-
treat. passed again through Troyes AT
length he found it necessary to cross the
Marine to meet it. After an inuecisiye en-
gagement at Arcis-sur-A Aube, Napoleon un-
dertook to get behind Schwartzenbcrg and
strike his line of communications in the rear
This movement of Napoleon threw open
the road to Paris by way Of SeZanne to the
grand army Of Schwartzenberg. and they
seized the advantage, Blucher came down
nom the north at the same time, to strike a
large portion of Napoleon's army that was
marching to join him in his cndeavor to
strike the rear of The grand army. This part
OF Napoleon's army was met and utterly de
leated at Ferc Champenoise, and its broken
fragments fled to Paris. The allies crossed
the Marine near MeauX on the 2Sth of March.
there completing the union of the three arm
appeared before the carriers of Paris.
The citizen-soldicrs Of Paris We're of little
value for defense, Us Napoleon had never al
lowed them the use OF arms Such forces us
could be collected We're hurried to the front
outside the city. Active fighting comnenc-
ed before daylight, and Il tremendous battle
took place, in which the allies, according to
some statements, lost no less than eighteen
thousand men. At length the vast forces of
the allies began to be collected upon the hills
surrounding the town. They formed u cres
ent Of six miles around the north and east
sides Of Paris the eXtremiticS on either side
touching the Marine and the Seine. The
French aimy, coNeAly curved within this
CltHCc1il- l)u0Hl Ill Ntllu l3dll>l Wv Ntl IltIll
inc numbers and were forced back about
moon upon the city, withdrawing within the
barriers only when the order TO stop firing
was given, preparatory TO capitulation. The
| hills overlooking Paris We're now dense
| Ily crowded with the victors, while three
| hundred pieces of cannon were ready, as the
! Russians expressed 1t to make "tathcr Paris
| pay for Mother Moscow
In accordance with the instructions left by
Napoleon in the event of such a disaster.
the Empress and her infant son left the city.
taking the road to Rambouillet. The inhab
| itants of Paris were plunged into sadness by
her departure. Strange to say, when the
city had captulated they prepared to receive
the conquerors with acclamatiOn. A crowd
insultcd or DESTROYED the busts and monll-
ments of Napoleon |, and endeavored un-
successfully with \ rope to pull down his
statue from the column in the Place Ven
dome Failing in the latter undertaking,
they wrapped it in shoet-in order sajd
Napoleon, on hearing Of it, ",hat | might
not look upon their baseness." The Empcr-
or Alexander afterwards felt obliged TO is
sue h proclamation to stop the demolition ot
the monuments of Napoleon.
The next morning, the Allies, entering in
procession found the streets thronged, the
windows and housetops crowded with the
citizens anxious to witness the great military
spectacle No effort had been spared to give
tnc --p,umV and oi''ounnot"noo of glorious
war to the OCCASION as far rs the Allies
were concerned. Uniforms had been brought
by the household troops of the Emperor OF
Russia, kept clean in their knal sacks,
with the expectation of making u
display Oh this occasion. and these Were
carefully put in order. OF course, the SOY
erci@ns themselves We're dcckcd out with un-
usual care Paris, ever alive to the elegance
of spectacle, went INTO raptureS over the
magnitcencc displayed, and applaudcd the
victorious host, and especially the monarchs.
with the widest enthusiasm The Emperor
Alexander had on his arm 4 white scarf.
which he had previously worn as distinct
i've badge in battle. The King ot Prussia
berg on his left, 4 brilliant STAN following
them.
A group of ''loyalsts, who since morning
had been pcrambulating the streets OF Paris
with Il white banner, met the sovcrcign@
with enthusiastic cries of ''Niye Louis Dix
huitiemc Nivc Alexandra, Niye Gull
lame" Large numbers of elegantly dressed
ladies waved their handkcrchctS in wei
come, Us one of their countrymen says, "With
the passionate viyacity of their sex from the
hotels in the gneSt quarters of the city. In
the Boulevard de II Madelaine, people step
ped up and respectfully kissed the trapping~
of the horses. sabres, and the boots OF thc
sovereigns. Fifty thousand chosen troops ot
the Silesian and grand armies, with their
trains of artillery, made the bulk OF the pro
cession. Nothing was more remarked th;m
the admirable state of good order and equip
ment OF the men and horses. The procession
entered by the gate and crossed the Fau-
bourg of st. Martin, made the circuit of halt
Of Paris by the interior boulevards. and halt
ed in the Champs ElySceS, where tho Cos
sacks biyouacked for the night, During the
next day, April L. Tallcyrand called together
the Senate. The day following, the Senate
received the Emperor Alexander, and ON the
Sd Of April passed DEGREES for a provisional
government and dethroning the Emperor,
who, without an army, and almost without
attendants had reached Fontaineblcau too
late, if indeed it had been possible under amy
circumstances, to save his capital. lu thr
formal treaty with Napoleon which the ~
lies made few days ailcrward, upon his
signing an ;bdcation rcnouncing the empire
of France and the kingdom of Italy for him
self and his descendants. it is noticeable thai
he was nevertheless permitted To retain the
title Of Emperor.