branches of the administration, which belong to the army.-4. The sick and wounded, and the medical officers whom it may be necessary to leave with them, are placed under the special protection of the Commanders-in Chief of the English and Prussian armies.-5. The military and those holding employments to whom the foregoing article relates, shall be at liberty, immediately after their recovery, to rejoin the corps to which they belong.-6. The wives and children of all individuals belonging to the French army, shall be at liberty to remain in Paris. The wives shall be allowed to quit Paris for the purpose of re-joining the army, and to carry with them their property, and that of their husbands.-7. The officers of the line employed with the Federés, or with the tirailleurs of the National Guard, may either join the army, or return to their homes, or the places of their birth.-8. To-morrow, the 4th of July, at mid-day, St Denis, St. Ouen, Clichy, and Neuilly, shall be given up. The day after to-morrow, the 5th, at the same hour, Montmartre shall be given up. The third day, the 6th, all the barriers shall be given up.-9. The duty of the City of Paris shall continue to be done by the National Guard, and by the corps of the Municipal Gens d'armerie.-10. The Commanders-in-Chief of the English and Prussian armies engage to respect, and to make those under their command respect, the actual Authorities, so long as they shall exist.-11. Public property, with the exception of that which relates to war, whe ther it belongs to the Government, or de pends upon the Municipal Authority, shall be respected; and the Allied Powers will not interfere in any manner with its administration and management.- 12. Private persons and property shall be equally respected. The inhabitants, and in general all individuals who shall be in the capital, shall continue to enjoy their rights and liberties without being disturbed or called to account either as to the situations which they hold or may have held, or as to their conduct or political opinions. 13. The foreign troops shall not interpose any obstacles to the provisioning of the capital, and will protect, on the contrary, the arrival and the free circulation of the articles which are destined for it.-14. The present Convention shall be observed, and shall serve to regulate the mutual relations until the conclusion of peace. In case of rupture, it must be denounced, in the usual. forms, at least ten days beforehand. 15. If difficulties arise in the execution of any one of the articles of the present Convention, the interpretation of it shall be made in favour of the French army and of the City of Paris.-16. The present Convention is declared common to all the Allied Armies, provided it be ratified by

the Powers on which these armies are dependant.-17. The raufications shall be exchanged to-morrow, the 4th of July, at six o'clock in the morning, at the bridge of Neuilly.-18. Commissioners shall be named by the respective parties, in order to watch over the execution of the present Convention.

Done and signed at St. Cloud, in triplicate, by the Commissioners above named, the day and year before mentioned. The Baron BIGNON.-Count GUILLEMONT. Count De KONDY.-The Baron De MUPFLING.-F. B. HERVEY, Colonel.

Aproved and ratified the present suspension of arms, at Paris, the 3d of July, 1815. Approved, Mar. the Prince D'ECHMUHL.

Downing-street, July 11. From FieldMarshal the Duke of Wellington, K. G.

SUPPLEMENT TO THE GAZETTE, July 11..

The first dispatch is from Lord Stewart, dated from the Imperial head-quarters at Manheim, the 25th of June. He details the different movements to be made by the Bavarian Marshal Wrede, by Count Langeron and the Russians, by the Prince of Wurtemburg, an 1 the Archduke Ferdinand. All were to unite at Nancy,

The second dispatch from Lieut.-gen. Stewart, dated Manheim, June 25, reports that Saargemines was carried by storm with trifling loss. At Saardbruck there was more opposition by General Menigi with some cavalry and 400 peasants; but the bridge was saved. Prince Charles of Bavaria had pushed on to Bouckemont with the advanced guard. The Prince Royal had made the passage of the Queich. The Mayors of the different villages had orders to sound the tocsin, and make the country rise; but they would not resort to this fatal measure.

The third dispatch from the same is dated the 26th of June, and states that Bitsch has been summoned, but refused to surrender. Marshal Wrede was advancing with 50 000 men to Chateau Salines.

The fourth is from the head quarters at Rheinzabern, on the 28th of June at night. Marshal Wrede had received a proposal for an armistice, which he had referred to head-quarters, but it was not attended to. The Prince of Wurtemberg attacked and

drove the Enemy through the forest of Haguenau. Lieut.-gen. Walmoden drove the Enemy over the Selz. The Archduke Ferdinand passed the Rhine at Basle on the 26th. General Rapp is supposed to have thrown himself into Strasburg.

The fifth is from Col. Jenkinson to Lord Stewart, dated June 25, announcing the retreat of Rapp towards Strasburg with 11,000 men, with whom it was supposed he meant to join Suchet at Besancon. Rapp makes known to the Prince of Wurtemburg Buonaparte's abdication in favour of his son ; but as this notification is made subsequent to orders being given for the union of Suchet's and Lacourbe's corps at Besancon, it is suspected to be merely to gain time.

The 6th, 7th, and 8th dispatches are also from Col. Jenkinson, and detail the movements of the Prince of Wurtemburg in pursuit of Rapp. The 9th dispatch, dated Vendenheim, June 19, from Colonel Jenkinson, contains au account of the attack and storm of Gen. Rapp's position near Strasburg. He was pursued under the guns of the fortress, and Strasburg was then invested.

The 10th dispatch is from Brigadier Gen. Upton, dated Chateau Salines, June 27, announcing a deputation to Field-Marshal Wrede. Nancy and Luneville were to be occupied the next day.

[The remainder is as follows:] Imperial Head-quarters, Saarebourg, July 3, 1815.

My Lord,-The head-quarters of the Sovereigns and the Prince Field Marshal, arrived yesterday at this place; the necessity of the close investment of Pfalzbourg, which is on the grand road from Strasburg to Paris, and the march through the defile and passage of the Vosges with so large a part of the army, and nearly all the artillery, made the undertaking of yesterday almost Herculean; the guns and carriages were drawn up, by parties of soldiers, rocky steeps, that appeared inaccessible; the road had been made in the space of some few hours, to avoid the fortress, and to shorten the march; but the difficulties were too great, added to the intense heat of the weather, to get the trains and guns through, and the FieldMarshal has found himself under the necessity of halting this day. The accounts from Field-Marshal Prince Wrede state his belief of his having some corps of the Enemy on his left, or in the direction of St. Diez or Bruyeres. The Marshal has received directions from PrinceSchwartzenburg, in consequence of the joint request of the Duke of Wellington and Marshal Blucher, to advance rapidly. It appears the authorities at Nancy request Prince Wrede to maintain order in the town. General Czernicheff fell in with a detach

ment of the Enemy, on the left of the Moselle, between Metz and Longvion, consisting of between two and three thousand men, one squadron of cuirassiers, and some artillery, which he attacked and drove back into Metz. Gen. Colleredo's (the 1st) corps was sharply engaged on the 28th ult. between Donnemarie and Befort with La Courbe's rear-guard, in which affair he took a great number of prisoners, driving the French before him in all quarters: his loss was 300 men killed and wounded. The Archduke Ferdinand pushed forward to Remiremont, to operate on the flank and rear of La Courbe, if he should remain near Befort. It is reported that Rapp's cavalry from Strasburg, with two regiments of infantry, are endeavouring to make their way to La Courbe. The Commandant of Toul has refused to surrender the place; that of Maresall made a sortie with 200 men, but was driven back with loss. The communication is completely established between the Prince Royal of Wurtemburg and the Archduke Ferdinand. The desertion out of Strasburg is very great. The armies will continue their movements forward as rapidly as possible between the Seine and the Marne. The Bavarian army will be directed from Nancy on Ligny, Vetry, Les Franeves, and Fere Champenoise. The Russian army follows in two columns; the right on Chateau Salinet, by Pont a Mousson, St. Michael, Chalons, and Epernia. The left and the head-quarters of the Sovereigns, by Ligny, St. Dizier, Vetry, and Montmiral. The Austrian or left wing of the army operates also in two columns. The 1st corps d'armée supports the Russian left, and follows La Courbe from Befort towards Langres and Chaumont, or whatever direction he may take. -The 2d corps, as your Lordship already knows, continues its operations in the Vallee du Rhin, and blockades Strasburg.

The 3d corps, being relieved there, marches by Mutzig, Mirecourt, Joinville, Vitry, and on Fere Champenoise.-The reserve from Colmar directs itself on St. Diez and Mirecourt, and unites with the 3d corps, taking care of the blockades of Schlettstadt and St. Maurice Aux Mines.

Gen. Mannassy commands the blockade of Hunningen and Befort; Gen. Count Hoxberg, Neu Breysach; and Count Stuhbaymer, Schlettstadt.-I fear I may intrude on your Lordship's time by a repetition of detail; but to point out the marches clearly, it is necessary continually to revert to the operations of the main corps. Your Lordship will observe, that by the separation of La Courbe and Rapp, and the possible detachments that either may have made, as also the uncertainty of Suchet's line of retreat, together with the number of strong places we have

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village of Wickelsheim was strongly occupied by the Enemy, but they were driven out by the Austrian regiment of Wurtemberg. The Archduke's advance was to be at St. Marce aux Mines, the 1st July, on which day the investment of Schlettstadt was to take place. Count Colloredo had another sharp action on the 29th, in the neighbourhood of Befort. In consequence of the nature of the ground, the opposition was great, but the Austrian loss is trifling.

[The remainder of this Gazette shall be given in our next.]

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he added, "It may, perhaps, not be presumptuous in us to hope that we may be the instruments of delivering the world from its thraldom. It is not impossible but that in that very Peninsula, in which the tyranny of France has been so cruelly manifested, she will receive her death wound, if not her grave."-Many persons in England still considered the contest to be pro

tainment of which could have been wished, though hope were out of the question. In the present glorious contest, success may be said to have exhausted itself; no triumph can be imagined which we have not already achieved; and it would be difficult now to conceive any desirable addition to either the glory or the power of this happy Nation.

Let us compare our present state with that in which we were placed some six or seven years ago. Then, opposed to France, we saw all Europe ranged on her side as dependants or allies. The Spanish struggle broke out; and the Patriots were so unfortunate, that in this country the cause of the Peninsula appeared hopeless. Austria made a new effort to regain her independence, and again sunk beneath the victorious arms of France. England was menaced, and some of her most experienced statesmen urged the necessity of husbanding her resources for self-defence, and of leaving Spain to her fate. When the first important triumphs in that country were known, how few dared to hope that these would lead to the final expulsion of the French, much less to the perfect emancipation of Europe, and the total overthrow of Buonaparte! Few enjoyed that thought which gladdened the prophetic mind of Mr. Perceval, when be declared" is was impossible to suppose that it could be the divine intention of Providence long to permit the continuance of that system of oppression and usurpation under which Europe had groaned." Few then attached that interest to his words which now belongs to them, when GENT, MAG. July, 1815.

of Buonaparte led him to make war on Russia, so little hope had yet gilded our prospects, that the principal opponent of Ministers declared, he should not be sur prised if the French Ruler got to St. Petersburgh before the English Ambassador, who was then on his way to Russia. To feel the happiness of our present situation it is proper that we should recal the gloomy horrors of the past. To judge of the vast importance of the conquests we have gained, let us carry our recollection back to that awful pause which succeeded the destruction of Moscow. With what interest did we then look for intelligence of a retrograde movement on the part of Buonaparte! with what joy did we welcome it when it at length arrived! though as yet incapable of anticipating those unexampled disasters which, in the emphatic language of the Russian Proclamation that was then issued, "broke the arm of the Giant," and made that retreat for ever memorable. And what was the subject of the congratulations which then resounded from all quarters? It was not that the chains of Europe were broken; for at that period no one dared to assert, that when the winter had passed away, Buonaparte would not be in a condition to renew the attempt. Our exultation was founded but on this reflection, that in one campaign Buonaparte had not succeeded in his effort to subjugate Russia. That that mighty empire might eventually be left in unimpaired greatness, and that the Peninsula would be wholly rescued from the domination of France, was all that we could then anticipate with confidence;

and

The second abdication of the Throne of France by Napoleon Buonaparte was alluded to in our last Number, and has since received full confirmation. We must, however, take up the thread of our Abstract at the period immediately following the great Battle of Waterloo.

After witnessing the irretrievable rout of his troops in the dreadful engagement on the 18th ult. Buonaparte returned in haste to Paris, where he arrived at eleven o'clock on the night of the 20th, at the very time when the Parisians were exulting at the reports of his success on the 15th and 16th. His sudden and unexpected return, coupled with rumours of the great defeat of the 18th, changed their ill founded exultation into a sullen grief.

The next morning the arrival of Buonaparte was known throughout Paris, and the public consternation became general. In the course of the day he summoned his Ministers, and stated to them explicitly, that his Army was no more, and that he required their assistance in the formation of another.

According to the account of this affair officially given in the Paris Papers, the battle was decidedly with Buonaparte at eight o'clock in the evening of the 18th, and promised a brilliant triumph for the following day. But we shall here quit our Abstract for a moment, and quote the French account verbatim:

"After eight hours fire, and charges of infantry and cavalry, all the army saw with joy the battle gained, and the field of battle in our power. At half after eight o'clock four battalions of the middle guard, who had been sent to the platform on the other side of St. John, in order to support the cuirassiers, being greatly annoyed by their fire, endeavoured to carry the batteries with the bayonet. At the end of the day, a charge directed against their flank by several English squadrons put them in disorder, and obliged them to re-cross the ravine. Several regiments near at hand, seeing some troops belonging to the guard in confusion, believed it was the old guard, and, in consequence, fled in disorder. The cry, " All is lost, the Guard is driven back," was heard on every side. The soldiers pretend, even, that on many points several ill-disposed persons cried out, Sauve qui peut,—However that may

* See vol. LXXXV. Part L p. 557.

be, a complete panic spread itself throughout the whole field of battle, and they threw themselves in the greatest disorder on the line of communication; soldiers, cannoneers, Cassoons, all hurry to this point; the old guard, which was in reserve, was attacked and completely cut up.-In ́ ́án instant the whole army fell into disorde.; all the soldiers and arnis were mingled pel-mel, and' it was utterly impossible to form a single corps. The enemy, who perceived this great confusion, immediately attacked with their cavalry, and increased the disorder; and such was the confusion, owing to night coming on, that it was impossible to rally the troops, and point out to them their error. Thus was a battle terminated, a day of false manœuvres rectified, the greatest success insured for the next day, all lost by means of a momentary panic. The squadrons placed on the side of the Emperor were disorganized and destroyed by an overwhelming force, and there was nothing left but to follow the torrent. The park of reserve, all the baggage which had re-passed the Sambre, in short every thing in the field of battle, remained in the power of the enemy,”

The Assembly of Representatives, on being made acquainted with Buonaparte's official report of the battle, declared their sitting permanent; and the most energetic expression of public opinion on the danger that threatened France was manifested, in which there did not appear any disposition to connect the interests of Buonaparte with those of the Country. The Emperor was at the Palace of Elysée, and there all his Ministers assembled in Council. The event had transpired; a multitude of persons assembled round the Palace, and a faint cry of "Vive l'Empereur" was heard. The impatience of the Assembly of Deputies was at its height. A message was sent to them from the Council, to say, that in six hours a communication would be made to them. To which they replied, that they would only allow one hour for a message to know the determination of the Emperor. Upon which Regnault de St. Jean Angely, as the organ of the Council of Ministers, stated to the Emperor, in plain, but respectful terms, that the interests of France demanded that his MAJESTY SHOULD ABDICATE THE THRONE.

Buonaparte said, "What! do you say so? Et tu Brute!" To which Regnault answered, "Your Majesty may believe that it is with grief of heart I announce to you the fatal necessity; but the well-being of France demands this sacrifice at your hands." Napoleon finally signed his ab dication in favour of his Son, whom he proclaimed under the name and title of Napoleon the Second. He particularly impressed upon the two Chambers this

condition,

condition, repeating it to the Chamber of Peers, through Cambaceres, the President, "Remember! I abdicate only in favour of my Son." This point was discussed violently in both Chambers, At length, the abdication was accepted, and a complimentary message returned by the Chamber; but with regard to the title of young Napoleon, the question was evaded. A commission of five was chosen, in conjunction with the other Chamber, to exercise provisionally the functions of Government; and the individuals named were, Fouche, Carnot, Grenier, Caulincourt, and Quinette. In the course of the debates, Carnot having stated that the Imperial Guard bad reached Rocroy, and that Soult was rallying the army, and had already collected 60,000 men on the frontiers, Ney got up and flatly contradicted him: "It is time," said he, "that the truth should be spoken. Instead of 60,000, it is utterly impossible to collect 25,000 men; and even those cannot again be brought to face the enemy, after such a defeat as they have sustained. With respect to the Imperial Guard, I myself commanded it under the Emperor; and I aver, that it is totally destroyed. Nothing now remains to be done, but to treat for peace with the Enemy," This speech produced a strong sensation in the Assembly.

The Chambers, after much discussion, adopted Resolutions incident to the extraordinary situation of France. Having declared their sittings permanent, and resolved to support the independence of the Nation, they voted that an attempt should be made to negotiate an armistice with the Duke of Wellington,-In conjunction with Marshal Blucher, the Allied army had entered France by Bavay, the Prussians by Beaumont. The remains of the French army had retired upon Laon. All bar riers between Waterloo and Paris seemed to disappear, and our army penetrated unopposed into the very heart of France, The town of Cambray was taken by escalade by Sir. C. Colville. St. Quenten was abandoned to Marshal Blucher; and Guise surrendered on the 24th. Various military operations were undertaken, and executed with the greatest success, by dif ferent brigades of the Allied Army. Among these, not the least brilliant was the storming of Peronne, which was called La Pucelle de France, because it had never before been taken.

The subsequent occupation of Paris by the immortal Wellington and Blucher, diminishes the interest that would else be attached to the proceedings of the other Allied Forces. Having concerted a grand scale of combined movements, the several armies under Prince Wrede, the Prince of Wurtemberg, the Archduke Ferdinand,

Prince Schwartzenberg, and Gen. Frimont, marched directly forward to the great object in view; overthrowing the Enemy's troops under Rapp, La Courbe, and Suchet, wherever they made a stand, and disregarding small bodies of French, which might infest their rear or injure their communications,

In consequence of a Convention, the troops under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and that of Field Marshal Prince Blucher, occupied the Barriers of Paris on the 6th, and entered the city on the 7th inst.

On the same day the Provisional Government dissolved itself, and made a Notification accordingly to the King and the two Chambers. It was proposed by M. Manuel that the Chamber should continue to sit, until the Representatives were removed at the point of the bayonet. The meeting, however, soon after separated; and the two Chambers were declared dissolved by Louis XVIII. who entered his capital on the 8th. The procession was attended with the usual accompaniments of a Parisian spectacle-the enthusiastic acclamations of a delighted populace !!

On the 9th, the King appointed his Ministers; introducing a new regulation, which brings the practice of the French Government nearer than before to that of the English. According to this arrangement, there is a Privy Council, comprehending the Princes, the Ministers, and such others as the King may name; and a Cabinet Council, or Council of responsible Ministers. The latter are in number eight; and the departments over which they preside are those of Foreign Affairs, Finance, Police, Justice, War, the Marine, the Household, and the Interior. All the Ministers are named, except the last. M. Talleyrand is President of the Council, and Secretary for Foreign Affairs; Baron Louis has the Finances; the Duke of Otranto (Fouche), the Police; Baron Pasquier, the department of Justice and Keeper of the Seals; Marshal Gouvion St. Cyr, the department of War; Count de Jaucour, the Marine; and the Duke de Richelieu, the Household.

The Allied Sovereigns arrived at Paris on the 10th, in the following order: the King of Prussia at seven in the evening; the Emperor of Russia at half-past eight; the Emperor of Austria about nine. Louis visited all these Sovereigns upon their arrival, and remained with the Emperor Alexander three hours. This latter Sovereign seems to be a great favourite with the people, who hope, through his intercession, to avoid the evils of war which they so justly merit. Not only the Prussian troops were quartered in great numbers on the Parisians, but contributions to a great amount had been laid on Paris, Versailles,