soaps ICR ————— " ICosmisuaTIoN or Foreioy News. ] -——— LONDON GAZETTE BXTRAORDINARY, Foreign Office April 9,2 A. M. A despatch, of which the following is a copy has been received from his excel- lency general Viscount Cathcart, address- to Viscount Castlereagh. Paris, March 31. MY zorp, The Emperor Alexander with the King of Prussia, marched into Paris this morning where they were received by all ranks of the population with the warmest acclama- tions: filled by weil dressed persons waving white ’ handkerchiefs and claping their hands, the populace intermixed with many of superior class, were in the streets pressing forward to sec the Emperor, and to touch his horse. The general cry was“ Vive Empereur Alcxander.” « Vive notre Liberateur”« Vive le Roide Prusse. Very many persons appeared with white ccckades, and there was a considerable cry of « Vive Louis XVIII,” « Vive les Bour boris.” which gradually increased. Their Imperial and royal Majesties pro- ceeded to the Champs Elysees, where a great part of the army passed in review be- fore them, and as usual, in the most exact order. His Imperial Majesty is lodged in the house of M_ Tallcyrand, Prince of Be- ‘pevente. It is impossible to describe the sceres of this day in the compass of a despatch; the most striking were, the national guard in their uniform and armed, clearing the a- venues for the troops of the allies passing through, in all the pomp of military parade the day altera severe action; the people of Paris, whose political sentiments have at all times been manifested by the strongest indications, unanimously in their cry for peace anda change of dynasty, enjoying the spectacle of the entry into the capital of of France of an invading army, as a blessing and a deliverance. A rope placed round the neck of the statue of Napoleon, on the Dolonne de la Grand Armee, and the peo- ple amused with pulling it, and crying, bas le Tyran’, Much was said in the crowd, of their wish for the restoration of amicable relations with G. Britain. The occupation of Lyons and Bordeaux was known toall the people, as also the circumsience of the declarations at the lat- to: place in favor of Louis XVIIL and the 'd splay of the white cackade; but not the independence of Holland. * | The events which have led to the eccu- : pation of Paris, will be understood from the Joliowing recapitulation : Since the Battle of Brienne, on the Ist of February the enemy has shewn no incli- nation to fight a general battle against the united force of the’ Allicsy but has used the utmost activity to attack all detache ments. : "In the latter end of Feb. Field Marshal Blucher crossed the Aarne, and moved upon Epernay, Soisons, and Laon, to meet and unite with the corps moving from the northern army, and those which had been relicved from the blockade of fortresses near the Rhine. The gallant and well fought actions which took place between Soissonsy Laon and Rheims, have been dc- tailed in the reports by Col. Lowe, and oth- er officers. ; During these operations on the right, tiie Marshal Prince Schwartzenburg drew back the corps which remained with him on the left, and detached a reinforcement to the army between Dijon, and Lyons and Gene- va, receiving at the same time, and distribu- ting the Velites fram Hungary, and other Austrian reinforcements of his army, which had occupied the country between the Seine’ and the Youone, with posts at Auxerre, Fon- tainbleau, Melun and Marmont, and which trolled into the suburbs of Orleans (nea “a The windows of the Best Aouses were which city General Seslarin took soiné han~ dred prisoners,) having fallen back to the Aube, where the affairaf Bar-eur Aube took place on'the 13th. After this affair the Prince Field ed shal reoccupied Troyes, Auxerre, Sens, and Point-sur-Scine. Napoleon having decified a general acs. tion, which Field Marshal Blucher repeats edly offered near Laon, retubned to the left bank of the Marne, and indicated an in- tention of resuming offensive opperations against the Grand Army, The conferences at Chatillon ‘were tetr- minated on the 13th inst. and on that day the French army moved upon Arcis, be- hind which the cosps commanded by Field Marshal Count Wrede was posted. The Allies wider the Prince -Schwart- “zenburg viz. the 3d, 4th and 6th corps, un- der F eld Marshal’ w rede, with the whole reserve, were concentrated on the Aube, near Pongy and Arcis, and a general attack was made by the Allies on the 20th, in which the enemy was defeated at all points, with great loss, and Arcis was retake. en, din : At this juncture, Napoleon formed the desperate and extraordinary plan of passing between the Allies, and of striking at their communications with the Rhine, intending at the same time to liberate the garrison of Mentz.—For this purpose he moved by Chalons on Vitry and St. Dizier, his head quarters being on the 22d at Obcomte, be- tween the two latter places—Vitiy was held by a smail Prussia garrison, which re- fused to surrender The extent and nature of this project wag fully ascerta:ned on the 23d. was immediately resolved upon Vitry, to se- cure that piace, and to endeavour to cut off the corps of Marshal Macdonald, said to be on the left bank of the Marne, between Chalons and Vitry, to operate 2 junction with the troops under ‘general Winzinger- ode which had moved upon Chalos, and to unite both armies. Their Majesties the emperor of Russia and the King of Prussia left Troyes on the 20th, and had their head quarters, at Pongy. The Emperor of Austria moved his quar- ters, on the 10th, to Bar sur Seine, with all the Cabinet Ministers, and came to the 21st te Bar sur Aube. On the evening of the 23d, the army broke up from Pongy, and having marched by Ramerne and Domptere, assembled at day break near Sommepuls—but the corps: of Marshal Macdonald had crossed the Marne the preceding day, before it could be intercepted. Oa the 24th, the juaction with general Winzingerode was effected at Vitry and Chalons, and the Silesian army came within reach of cooperating with the Grand ar- my. Oo the 25th general Wiisgrde, with his own and several other corps of cavalry, being left to observe the enemy, the umted allied force began its movement, by rapid ma.ches unto Paris. The corps of Marshal Montier and Mar- mont were found at Vitry and Sommesons, and were driven back with loss, and pursu- cd in the direction of Paris. O'a the 26th, the Emperor, the King and Field Marshal the Prince and Schwartzenburg, were at Fete Champenoise, and on the 26th at Tres, saux. Field Marshal Biucher was at Eto- ges on the 26th, and continued to march on Meaux by Montmirail. In the course of that week not less than one hundred cannon abd nine thousand prisoners were taken, with several general Officers. = At the af. fair near Eete Champenoise, Colonel Rapa- tel, late Aid de Camp to general Moreau was unfortunately killed, while exorting the French to surrender, and colonel Neil Campbell, who is on this service, and who has been with the advanced Russian corps in all their affairs since his return fron the siege of Dantzic, was severely wounded, ba, ving been run through the body by a Rus- stan lancer, who mistook him for an enemy, during one of the charges—I am happy to Say there was cvery reason to expect his recovery. A movement ‘On the 27th the Imperial and Royal Head-Quarters were at Couloniers and the Rilesian army reached Meaux. Wf On the 28th Head Quarters at Quincy Bridges were prepared at Meaux and Tripport. The Silesian army advanced to Claye, in front of which towna severe ace tion took place, in which the enemy was re- pulsed. * On the 20th, the Emperor and the King with Field Marshal ‘Prince Schwartzen- berg, crossed the Marne, at Meaux-=and the enemy being still in possession of the woods near Vilie Parisis and Bordi, he was attacked and driven beyond Bordi, towards Pantin—the Head Quarters were estab- ished at the former of those places. | Field - Marshal Biucher the same day marched in two colums to the rig ht—pein- ting upon Montmarier through Moty, Drau- cey and St. Denis. Wk The enemy had improved the defences which the ground afforded on Montmarter, and in front of it, by redoubts and batteries, and had a considerable force of regular traops at Belle Ville. The navigable canal, the woods, and houses, together with some ground so deep as to be nearly impossible for horses, afforded considerable means of resistance. A disposition fora general at- tack having been made on the 30th, the 6th corps supported by the grenadiers and re- serve, was engaged at an early hour to pre- vent the enemy from holding Pantin. The remainder of the troops, under the Prince Royal of Wertemberg, was to rurn the ene- my on his right, and to push on to occupy in succession all the heights on the left of the road to Belville inclusive. The day considerably advanced before the troops reached their several positions, and the en- emy made a determined resistance, espe- cially at the village of Pantin; the whole of his force was commanded by the Duke of Treviso, the right wing by the Duke of Ravusa, A message had been sent on the 29th to deprecate resistaiice, and to expiain that it must be in vain, as the whole army was present, but tiie messenger was not receiv- ed. In the evening of the 30th, Count Nes- sclrode was admitted within the barriers of Paris—-and at the same time one of the Em- peror’s Aids was sent to Marshal Marmont, who agreed that all firing should cease in half an hour, if the Allied Sovereigns would consent that no part of the army should cease in half an hour, if the Allied Sove= reigns would consent that no part of the ar- my should pass the barrier of Paris that night. This was consented to, and the en- emy withdrew from Montmartre within the town, The Emperor returned to Bondi, : with the Field Marshal——and at four in the morning the deputies of the city arrived. Seventy cannon, three colors and five hun- dred men were taken—the number of kil- led and wounded of the enemy was very considerable~-but this victory was not gain- ed without some loss on the part of the Al- lies. I have the honor, &ec. CATHCART. ‘Viscount Castlereagh, &c. CAPITULATION of PARIS. Agreed upon after four hours armistice between the emperor of Russia and the Marshalls Mertier and Marmont, The four hours armistice which had been agreed upon for the purpose of treating of the conditions relative to the eccupation pf the city of Paris, and to the retreat of the French corps therein, having led to an ars rangement to that effect, the undersigned + after being duly authorised by the respec- tive commanders of the-opposed forces, have adjusted and signed the following ar- ticles : ; Article I. The corps of the Marshals Dukes of Treviso and Ragusa shall evacu- ate the city of Paris, on the 21st March at 7 o’clock in the morning. Article 1I. They shall take with them all the appurtenances of their corps d’arme. Article III. mence until 2 hours after the evacuation of Hostilities shall not recom- the city, that is to say on the 31st of March, at 9 o'clock in the morning. Article IV. AH the arsenals, military establishments, work- -shops and Magazines shall be left in the same state that they were previous to the present capitulation being proposed. Article V. The national or city guard is entirely separated from the troops of line. Itis citherto bg Kept on foot, or disarmed 4 ArtHNFIL according (o the ulterior dispositions of the Allied powers. Article VI. The municipal gendarmes re shall, j in every respec, sharet the fare of the National guard, The wounded and he strag- “lers remaining in Paris after 7 o clock shall be prisoners of war. Done at Paris, the 31st of March, at two o’clock in the morning. Col. Orloff, aid-de-camp to His Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias.” Colonel Count Par, Aid-de-Camp-Gene- ral of Marshal Prince Schwartzenberg. Colonel Byroy Fabier, attached to the etat Major of His Excellency the Marshal Duke of Regusa. y Colonel Deneys, First Aid-de-Camp of His excellency the Duke of Ragussa. DECLARATION. © OF THE EMPEROR ALEXANDER. | THE Armies of the Allied powers, have occupied the French capital. The Allied Sovereigns, meet the wishes of the French nation. They declare, that if the conditions of peace, required stronger guarantees, when theobjectin view was the restraining of Bonaparte’s ambition, they ought to be more ¢ favorable, as soon as by returning to wise government, France herself shail offer the assurance of tranquility. The Allied Sovereigns therefore, proclaim, That they will treat no more with Bonaparte, or with any of his family. That they expect the integrity of ancient France, such as it existed under her legiti- mate kings ; they may sven do more, be- cause they always profess the principle that for the happiness of Europe, France ought to be great and strong : ‘Chat they will recognize and guarantee the constitution which the French shall give itself. They accordingly invite the senate to ap- point a Provisional Government, capable of providing for the want of adminis tration, and of preparing such a constitution as may be adapted to the French people. The intentions which I have expressed arc common to me with Arr the allied pow ers. ALEXANDER. (Countersigned) COUNT DE NESSELRODE, Secretary of state. 3 o'clock, P. M. —r— ADRESS a OF THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT TO THE PEOPLE. People of France, When you came out of a state of eivjg discord, you chose for your chief, a man who appeared upon the stage of the tUnj- verse with the character of Gr BNACUT —uYol placed in him all your hopes. Paris, March 31, 1814. Those hopes were vain.—Upon the ruins of anarchy he built only despotism. ; He ought at least from gratitude to have become French with you. He never was. He never ceesed to undertake, without mo- tive and without object, unjust wars, like an adventurer who would become famous. Ina few years he has devoured your wealth and your population. Every family is in mourning —all France in tears, he is deaf to our miseries. Even yet perhaps he dreams of gigantic designs, though unheard of reverses punish so sig- nally the pride and abuse of Victory. He never knew how to reign either in the national interest nor even in the interist of his own despotism. He has destroyed all & he ought to create——and retcreated all he ought destroy. He relied only upon force ; force now overwhelms him-——just reward of senscless ambition. At length his unexampled tyranny has ceased. The Allied powers have entered the capital of France. Napoleon governed us like a king of Barbarians—Alexander and his magnaui- mous allics speak only the language of
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