The Advanced Guard and Cavalry of the Right Prussian Column reach Montescourt 686 The main body of BÜLOW's Corps arrives at Essigny le Grand 686 BLÜCHER's reply to an application by the Commissioners from the French Chambers for a Suspension of Hostilities 686 The French troops collected at Laon march to Soissons, towards which point GROUCHY's force is also approaching 687 SOULT, finding himself superseded in the command, quits the Army 687 Disposition of the respective Armies on the evening of the 25th 687 NAPOLEON quits Paris 688 His Address to the Army 688 CHAPTER XIX. On the 26th, the main body of the Anglo-Allied Army moves to Vermand 689 Capture of Peronne 689 COLVILLE's Division rejoins the main Army 690 WELLINGTON's reply to the French Commissioners 690 La Fère holds out against the Prussians 692 The First and Fourth Prussian Corps advance by forced marches towards Compiegne and Pont St Maxence 694 Disposition of the respective Armies on the evening of the 26th 695 Early on the morning of the 27th, the Advanced Guard of ZIETEN's Corps secures the Bridge and Town of Compiegne; when the French, under D'ERLON, are within half an hour's march of that point 695 The latter, after an unsuccessful attempt to take the place, retire upon Soissons 696 Movements of ZIETEN's and THIELEMANN's Corps upon Soissons, Villers Cotterets, and Crespy 697 BÜLOW secures the Bridge over the Oise at Creil 699 Affair at Senlis 700 BLÜCHER succeeds in securing the line of the Oise 701 GROUCHY endeavours to effect his retreat to Paris by forced marches 702 The main body of WELLINGTON's Army crosses the Somme and marches to Roye 702 The Duke's anger and indignation excited by the conduct of the Dutch-Belgian troops on the march 703 Disposition of the respective Armies on the evening of the 27th 704 Affair at Villers Cotterets between the Advanced Guard of ZIETEN's Corps and the French Troops under GROUCHY and VANDAMME 705 Affair at Nanteuil between part of ZIETEN's Corps and REILLE's Corps 708