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Captain Lord Arthur Hill arrived last night with dispatches, of which the following are an ini extract and a copy, addressed to Earl Bathurst by his Grace the Duke of Wellington, dated Gonasse, 2d and 4th instant.

Gonasse, July 2, 1815. The enemy attacked the ad vanced guard of Marshal Prin Blucher's corps at Villars Cotere on the 28th, but the main b coming up they were driven with the loss of 6 pieces of non, and about 1000 prisor: It appears that these were on the march from

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Art. I. There shall be a suspen

of the French sion of arms between the allied

armies commanded by his Highness the Prince Blucher, and his Excellency the Duke of Wellingtouches no- ton, and the French army under

the walls of Paris.

Art. II. The French army shall put itself in march to-morrow, to take up its position behind the

propose to-morrow to take Loire. Paris shall be completely

evacuated in three days; and the

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APPENDIX TO CHRONICLE

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Paris shall continue to be done he National Guard, and by of the municipal gens

derstand that Bas- town was at one time on St ered to the offi- three places, but the fire the King of shortly extinguished. Some men on of that were killed in the town, and se veral wounded, which appears to have produced exactly the effect 5. neral Anthing, who commands which I wished. Last night Ge the Indian Brigade, sent an off cer with the proposals to the Com andant, according to the autho which I had given to him, and d with a threat of bombard 1 assault.

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respect, and to er their command ctual authorities so shall exist.

1. Public property, with eption of that which relates r, whether it belongs to the vernment, or depends upon the Lunicipal Authority, shall be respected, and the Allied Powers will not interfere in any manner with its administration and management.

, shall be after their he corps to

Art. XII. 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.

Ives and children s belonging to the shall be at liberty to ris. The wives shall to quit Paris for the i rejoining the army, and with them their property,

at of their husbands.

t. VII. The officers of the line ployed with the Federés, or with e Tirailleurs of the National Guard, may either join the army or return to their homes, or the places of their birth.

Art. XIII. 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.

Art. VIII. 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.

Art. XIV. 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.

Art. IX. The duty of the city of

Art. XV. If difficulties arise in the execution of any one of the articles of the present Convention,

the

of the 2d inst. that he intended to take up on that day, particularly on the heights of St. Cloud and Meudon, but the gallantry of the Prussian troops, under General Ziethen, surmounted every obstacle, and they succeeded finally in establishing themselves on the heights of Meudon, and in the village of Issy. The French attacked them again in Issy, at three o'clock in the morning of the 3d, but were repulsed with considerable loss; and finding that Paris was then open on its vulnerable side, that a communication was opened between the two Allied Armies by a bridge which I had established at Argenteuil, and that a British corps was likewise moving upon the left of the Seine, towards the Pont de Neuilly, the enemy sent to desire that the firing might cease on both sides of the Seine, with a view to the negociation, at the palace of St. Cloud, of a Military Convention between the armies, under which the French army should evacuate Paris.

Officers accordingly met on both sides at St. Cloud; and I enclose the copy of the Military Convention which was agreed to last night, and which had been ratified by Marshal Prince Blucher and me, and by the Prince d'Eckmuhl on the part of the French army.

This Convention decides all the military questions at this moment existing here, and touches nothing political.

General Lord Hill has marched to take possession of the posts evacuated by agreement this day, and I propose to-morrow to take possession of Montmartre.

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This day, 3d of July, 1815, the Commissioners named by the Commanders in Chief of the respective armies, that is to say, the Baron Bignon, holding the Portefeuille of Foreign Affairs; the Count Guillenuont, Chief of the General Staff of the French army; the Count de Bondy, Prefect of the Department of the Seine, being furnished with the full powers of his Excellency the Marshal Prince of Eckmuhl, Commander in Chief of the French army on one side, and Major General Baron Muffling, furnished with the full powers of his Highness the Field Marshal Prince Blucher, Commander in Chief of the Prussian Army; Colonel Hervey, furnished with the full powers of his Excellency the Duke of Wellington, Commander in Chief of the English army on the other side, have agreed to the following articles:

Art. I. There shall be a suspension of arms between the allied armies commanded by his Highness the Prince Blucher, and his Excellency the Duke of Wellington, and the French army under the walls of Paris.

Art. II. The French army shall put itself in march to-morrow, to take up its position behind the Loire. Paris shall be completely evacuated in three days; and the movement

movement behind the Loire shall be effected within eight days.

Art. III. The French army shall take with it all its materiel, field artillery, military chest, horses, and property of regiments, without exception. All persons belonging to the depots shall also be removed, as well as those belonging to the different branches of administration, which belong to the army.

Art. IV. 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-inchief of the English and Prussian armies.

Art. V. 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.

Art. VI. 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 rejoining the army, and to carry with them their property, and that of their husbands.

Art. VII. 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.

Art. VIII. 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.

Art. IX. 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.

Art. X. The Commanders-inchief 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.

Art. XI. Public property, with the exception of that which relates to war, whether it belongs to the Government, or depends upon the Municipal Authority, shall be respected, and the Allied Powers will not interfere in any manner with its administration and management.

Art. XII. 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.

Art. XIII. 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.

Art. XIV. 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.

Art. XV. If difficulties arise in the execution of any one of the articles of the present Convention,

the

of the 2d inst. that he intended to
take up on that day, particularly
on the heights of St. Cloud and
Meudon, but the gallantry of the
Prussian troops, under General
Ziethen, surmounted every ob-
stacle, and they succeeded finally
in establishing themselves on the
heights of Meudon, and in the
village of Issy. The French at-
tacked them again in Issy, at
three o'clock in the morning of
the 3d, but were repulsed with
considerable loss; and finding
that Paris was then open on its
vulnerable side, that a communi-
cation was opened between the
two Allied Armies by a bridg
which I had established at Arge
teuil, and that a British c
was likewise moving upon
left of the Seine, toward
Pont de Neuilly, the ener
to desire that the firing
cease on both sides of t
with a view to the negr
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Total of the British Loss in the Action of the 16th ult.-1 general staff, 1 lieutenant colonel, 4 captains, 14 lieutenants, 9 ensigns, 1 staff, 17 serjeants, 3 drummers, 269 rank and file, 19 horses killed; 4 lieutenant-colonels, 7 majors, 35 captains, 68 lieutenants, 23 ensigns, 4 staff, 100 serjeants, 5

The Prince D'ECKMUHL. drummers, 1,909 rank and file,

14 horses, wounded; 1 captain,
2 serjeants, 2 drummers, 27 rank
and file, 1 horse, missing.
Total Loss of Hanoverians.-

Ding-street, July 6, 1815. lieutenants, 2 serjeants, 1 drumDespatches, of which the fol- mer, 29 rank and file, killed; 3 are copies, have been this captains, 6 lieutenants, 5 ensigns, received by Earl Bathurst, 11 serjeants, 193 rank and file, # Field Marshal his Grace the wounded; 1 captain, 2 ensigns,

4 serjeants, 142 rank and file, missing.

Total of British Loss on the 17th

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