tion of whole armies, nor the calamities inseparable from war, which for the last three months have pressed heavily on the most flourishing provinces of France-nothing, in short, could inspire the French Government with sentiments of moderation and equity. gollo

The negociations at Chatillon are broken off-you have annihilated, in a single campaign, that domination which an abuse of power and of physical force had arrogated over foreign countries. At this moment, you occupy the half of the French empire; nevertheless, the hope of conquest still guides the determination of its Government; it is not satisfied with securing to France her independence, her liberty, and repose, but wishes to preserve, by the nature and extent of the limits of its empire, its fatal influence over the different states of Europe, and the means of disturbing at its pleasure the general tranquillity. 200urbur

Soldiers! You will not lay down your arms till you have secured to nations that independence which they must regard as the most valuable of all blessings.

May France be.free and happy! But let us not permit her to be so at the expense of so many other states, which have the same title to happiness and liberty, and vous

Conquerors at Culm, Leipsic, Hanau, and Brienne, it is upon you that all eyes are fixed; the fate of Europe is in your hands. We approach the closing scene: yet a few moments, and the world will owe to you its safety. Jack Soldiers! Forget not, at this decisive hour, that you have no other enemies to combat but those whom you meet on the field of honour. Do not aggravate the calamities of war to a brave and estimable nation, which participates in your wishes. Let us do justice to the majority of the French people, and let us not accuse them of calamities which can only be attributed to the unmeasured ambition of their Go

After this period, the Allies used every exertion to get for ward to Paris, conscious that the principal resources of the Usurper lay there, and convinced also that the majority of the French people were anxious to be relieved from the miserable tyranny under which they had so long groaned. Many brilliant successes distinguished the advance of the Allies. By a masterly manoeuvre, Bonaparte, with the principal strength of the French army, was placed far in the rear of the main body of the allies, while a small part of their force was employed in watching his movements.

The united army of Prince Schwartzenberg and Marshal Blicher passed the Marne on the 28th and 29th of March,

1814, at Triport and Meaux, and, after continual skirmishing, gained the Heights of Belleville, above Paris, on the,, 30th. Here that decisive conflict took place, which ended in the total defeat of the French, and placed Paris in the hands of the Allies. The following is Sir Charles Stewart's account of that memorable event, as transmitted to the Foreign Office, London by bolidite Heights of Belleville, March 30, 1814

My Lord-After a brilliant victory, God has placed the Capital of the French Empire in the hands of the Allied, Sovereigns, a just retribution for the miseries, inflicted on Moscow, Vienna, Madrid, Berlin, and Lisbon, by the Desolator of Europe. had an Hay and Wipe allon Ι I must very imperfectly detail the events of this glorious day at such a moment as the present, and therefore throw myself on your Lordship's indulgence.

The enemy's army, under the command of Joseph Bonaparte, aided by Marshals Mortier and Marmont, occupied with their right the heights of Fontenoy, Romainvilles and Belleville; their left was on Montmartre, and they had several redoubts in the centre, and on the whole line an immense artillery of above one hundred and fifty pieces maz

The attack of the grand army had commenced some short time before that of the Silesian, delayed by some accident; but it was not long before Generals D'Yorck and Kleist debouched near St. Denis on Aubeville, and here and at Pantin a very obstinate resistance was made. His Royal Highness Prince William of Prussia, with his brigade, together with the Prussian guards, were much distinguished. The enemy's cavalry attempted to charge, but were brilliantly repulsed by the Brandenburg and black hussar regiments. A strong redoubt and battery of the enemy's in the centre, kept General D'Yorck's corps in check for some part of the day, but the enemy's right flank being gained by the heights of Romainville, as well as their loss in every part of the field, and finally, their complete discomfiture on all sides, reduced them to the necessity of sending a flag of truce to demand a cessation of hostilities, they giving up all the ground without the barrier of Paris, until further arrangements could be made.

The heights of Montmartre were to be placed, by the generosity of a beaten enemy, in our possession, (Romainville and Bellville) being carried at the moment when Count Langeron's corps was about to storm them, and had already taken possession of the rest of the hill. no

Count Woronzow's division also carried the village of La Villette, charging with two battalions of chasseurs, and possessing themselves of twelve pieces of cannon, were also stopped near the barrier of Paris by the flag of truce.

However, his Imperial Majesty, the King of Prussia, and Prince Schwartzenberg, with that humanity which must excite the applause, while it calls for the admiration of Europe, acceded to entertaining a proposition to prevent the capital from being sacked and destroyed. Count Par, Aide-de-Camp to the Prince Field Marshal, and Colonel Orloff, Aide-deCamp to his Majesty the Emperor, were sent to arrange the cessation of hostilities; and Count Nesselrode, his Imperial Majesty's Minister, went in at four o'clock this evening, when the battle ceased, to Paris.

Numerous pieces of artillery were taken in the fields and a large number of prisoners have fallen into our hands. The number of guns already reported is 69,

en Our loss has been something considerable; but we may have the consoling hope, that the brave men who fell will accomplish the work of the downfal of despotism, and rear the standard of renovated Europe under a just equilibrium, and the dominion of its legitimate Sovereigns.

971 am, &c. (Signed) DC. STEWART. girde UEWART Het beben! gist or a flow tel

seemed in continued requisition. In short, my Lord, to have an idea of such a manifestation of electric feeling as Paris displayed, it must have been witnessed my humble description cannot make you conceive it The Sovereigns halted in the Champs Elisees, where the troops defiled before them in the most admirable order, and the head quarters were established at Paris.

I am, &c.

(Signed) C. STEWART.

No sooner had the Allies taken possession of Paris, than the Senate immediately dethroned Bonaparte, offering him, at the same time, a retreat in the Island of Elba, with a considerable pension, which offer he accepted, and was allowed some time to prepare for his journey. A Provisional Go vernment was formed, Deputies were sent to London to solicit Louis the XVIIIth to proceed to France without delay, to occupy the throne of his ancestors, and hostilities ceased by sea and land.

In taking a view of the closing scene of this most arduous and dreadful struggle, every mind must contemplate with admiration the noble and exalted part which Great Britain has acted throughout the lengthened contest, "and the dignified attitude which, in the good and evil fortune of Europe, she has always maintained. In adversity, steady and unrepining; in prosperity, liberal and considerate; she has been the sheet-anchor of the good cuuse which has at length prevailed the refuge of the humbled great the bulwark on which usurpation could make no impression. Strong in her munition of rocks, she has stood grave, though fearless, in the darkest day of the perilous storm." Her invincible Navy has swept every hostile flag from the face of the ocean, till at length not an enemy appears; and her victorious Army, led by her darling hero, WELLINGTON, has performed prodigies of valour which astonished the world. This renowned son of Erin, now elevated to the rank of a Duke, was the first who checked the wicked career of Bonaparte, and at length made his legions flee in disgrace from the countries they had so long oppressed. The generosity of Britain, in rewarding the merits of the brave, has ever been conspicuous; and the illustrious Wellington, with the universal approbation of his country, has been loaded with honours. His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, on the glorious termination of the campaign in France, granted him the dignities of Duke and Marquess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, by the titles of Marquess Douro and Duke of Wel lington; and Parliament unanimously voted, that an income