Star. — London, England, 1815-06-20 00:00:00

.TH4t EVENING-STAR. LONDON. .TifE,SI)4Y, :I NE* 20,1813. 'RICE or • • )04".- '116111:3 DAY A. t rwp.t.va O'CLOCKs Voluted 114*- 4 pee c5..1111-2.Conc shut—for *pg. Sflii V:ory kar eW 64—.13tiatts '{s: Ss. do.--timniunt pew E.:diet/we has Ss. is to pm Lurnight an abutiltinit supply of French Papers reached 'unit,. the LOA intelligence from Paris is :,f the 16th. ?revious to his departure, BONAPARTE •cted Ow farce of receiving addresses from the Rebel PArl'ament, and returned answers to each. ''roar the mouths of any other personages than JJot:ANAtt?E, CAUBACERES. and LASJUINALS, the ientiments which they exprrss would perhaps be blameless - ; but we cannot totget that the two hitter f these very men, on the 3d of April, 1814, signed ni ratified a solemn Treaty with all Europe, in Mich they deduce!, aiSenators, that BONAPARTE :AS a Monster unfit to live. The scoundrel LANJUINAIS, in particul rr, who is he organ of the raggamufEns calling themselves the itepresentAtives of the French Nation, was one of The :ommittee which drew up the decree of the Senate, !earring that he and all his villainous .family had orfeitcd All sovereignty over the French nation, who :ere accordingly released from their oaths of elle. :;iance: and yet this most impudent of all impostors 7,0 w tells his master. that he is " the soon irch of our hoice f" and assures him of the willingness of the french to lay down their lives for him. BONAPARTE .ells the gentry whom he has nicknamed his House if Peers, that the Allies bare threatened to pass them older the. CeedsesfirL Fur once in his •life, he is reculiarly happy in his classical allusion j and we trust, for the honour of humanity, that the Allies will move to the w that he is equally happy as al arophet. The Farce Casidusa was a wooden instru• :rent fastened round the.necks of criminals at Rome, ',nd in which they were exhibited previous to their -xecutioti. flee term was afterward: used as a syno. rime for the gallows. The Chamber cf Peers must have been mightily ' pleasird with this elegant allusion : it was " German :0 the matter." both witttrespect to the Speaker and },is audience. VOLTAIRE, speaking of the martyrdom (4 King (114.114.E5 1 brutally said, tnat on that anni. miry, every Sovereign of Europe ought to rise with a nisi in his neck. BONAPANTE and his Chain ler of Peers are precisely in this predicament. As to the other House of Representatives, their )roceedings, of which we have given a specimen, are wneath contempt : all seem to speak at once, and every Member conies - prepared with some project of 4 law more absurd and more ridiculous than thAt of ins.oeinisboue. The smoking el* of a Hedge Ale house, in England, would be ashamed to incarpor4tv such blockheads among them. These are precisely the same groupe which •assembled to canvass the Righis of Man," during the Revolution. German Papers to the 18th inst. have been receiv. ed. The Convention of the 20th of May, between the Cantons of Switzerland, Austria, RUl6.is Prussia. and England, stipolates that Switzerland shall adhere to the system adopted by these Powers against France : that for this purpose she shall keep on foot a sufficient force to protect her -frontier, but that the Mies shall not march any troops through her terri tories, without the previous consent of the Diet, This convention was ratified by tflaCantonof Zurich on tba Ist of this month, by a majority of 109 voices against a Berne has also adopted it as a ;mantra adapted to the times, and conformable* to the semi. metre which animate the Series. The Grand Council of Basis rejected it oa the 29th of Mal, by a soaks. city of ato Mk The direr Gleam,, of the 7th of J.ne, stases, that Sehaffha•isen. Uri, Frihurg, Gla. rus, Lucerne, and Argovia, have also ratified the Convention. Yesterday evening the Princess CHARLOTTR of WAMIR honoured Drury-lane Theatre with her pre sence, to see Mr. KLAN in the historical Play of Aiehard the Second, and the new entertainment of Chae/aa the Bold. Het Royal Highness was receivet; by Mr. Settixo, who conducted and lighted her to her Royal Father's box, which being one of the Pit private boxes. those in the Pit recognised her first— they took off the., hats, *cc. and gave her reputed cheers. Her Royal Highness stead in front of the box during this reception, and while the band played fie! t oat she Key for an overture. BRA/UN—This day the Lotto MAYOR ordered the price to be I-pained half an assist. to take place on' Thursday. The quarters inaf will then be 110. The Island Banco, alluded to in the tidings of Commons on Thursday. as improperly ceded to the Dutch, is one of the aioda Islands, situated between 3onaatrat and Borneo. The following letter was on Friday posted at the C‘.mmereial Rooms, Bristol. In the House of Corn ,rlonS, as Thursday night, Mr. VARIMART .hint in the approaching contest it was not probable th e enemy *mild be able to make any great effort by ...el, and that Ministers looked forwaitf to a consider- Able dimintnion in the Navy Estimates. 'fhe fact IN, we believe, that BONAPARTIC has not only stripped !lie ships of their gush bat hurried the seamen off to the armies. Or bays consequently bees issued by oar Gourmandst to discounts@ the impressment of seamen " &hull, June M, skis • See.-1 b ee to Worm you. that I have jeer reephred tbe cern meads ef my Leeds Oreantieskieree of the Admiralty, to dime. 'nue the isegreeell of au further orders I have ate. lef.l . l47 lab Dai ON N . Coe. a .N.Rigu!stess. " Te sly Wm. Mime*, Mayer of AIWA" CAMPAIGN IN FLANDERS. Yesterday we announced the commencement 61 hostilities on the French frontier. On the 14th Be. NAPARTI reached the head-quarters of the French, and next morning made a movement on the right to. wards Charleroi: Some hard fighting followed be tween Tourney and Mons, in advslice oe the Flemish frontier in front of Valenciennes, and also to the east ward at Charleroi, where the Prussi.tns Were ;meet The rumours followed each other in such quick sac cession yesterday afternoon, that it ,bccame difficult to ascertain the real truth. It appears, however, that on the first assault of the enemy, which teas sudden and impetuous, the Prussians were driven hack with some loss ; but they were soon in order, anJ, in their turn, drove back the enemy from Charleroi, and made a number of prisoners. The attack made by the French was speedily made known along the whole line of the Allies. The Duke of WELLINGTON was instantly in motion, and the necessary orders were issued and promptly executed to prevent surprise or alarm, and to prepare not only for vigorous resistance, but for active assault; and we may soon expect to hear of an important battle. It was repOrted that the Duke of Witu.ixarear had advanced 20 miles within the French territory, but this was a mistake. He advanced towards the French frontier, and on the night of the IGth slept at Ge. nappe, and ever" thing was ready for a battle on the 17th, which from the situation of the respective armies, could, we think, hardly be avoided.—We tnentarily expect some account of it. The assault by the enemy on the 16th, being un. expected, caused considerable alarm among the Bra. banters, and gave rise to many alarming rumours, so as to caust considerable apprehension at Brussels, the point against which the enemy aimed the ulti mate effect of his movement. Cornet particulars are expected every hour; in the mean time we subjoin the accounts that have reached us this morning from the coast a RAMEGATE, JUNE IL ed Arrived this morning, from Ostend, the Sir William Curtis packet, Captain FABVRA, having on board M. le Comte de HATEMILLE, Colonel in the service of Louts XVIII. and Captain ELLts, of the 18th Hunan (English), with upwards of thirty other passengers. By this vessel we learn that hostilities commenced on the 16th instant, by the French sur prising a party of 'Prussians. The Prussians, after some loss, succeeded in repulsing the enemy, and made more than one thousand prisoners.' A very heavy and incessant firing was list even ing heard distinctly from Broadstairs, in this neigh bourhood, in the direction of Denkirk. ' - " A division of Royal Artillery Drivers are now embarking for Ostend, under the command of Lieu tenant Tuosas BoVCII. Another division is hourly expected to arrive, also for embarkation. • !I The Lord Liverpool Packet Will sail for Ostend this evening, with passengers and merchandize." " DOVER, JUNE If. 4, The Wensly Dale passage vessel, sailed yesterday for Calais, with the daughter art LUCIEN BONAPAIITE, and arrived from thence this day ; they were very politely received by the Command,nt of the town, and by the Harbour Master in the Roads, who rev quested them tomer the harbour. but did not allow any communication with the shore. A great deal ef filing was heard there last evening, but the cause , of it was not known, perhaps it was exercising the troops. Arrived the Lark packet with passengers from Ostend, and a Messenger s by the Lark we learn that there has been fighting between the French l and Prussians, in the-neighbourhood of Valencienneei between Tourney and Mons, and that a number of waundei soldiers had been brought into Ghent. The Lord Duncan packet, Captain liaativrow, was wait. ing in Ostend Roads fur a Messenger from Lord WELLINGTON'. sailed the Duke of Wellington extra ;)acket, with passengers and horses for Ostend ; also the Lark with a similar cargo; the latter vessel is a tcmarkable fast sailer, ibis being her third passage 4i,lce Tuesday last." Since writing the above, a Brussels Mail has ar rived, and brought us the Papers of the 18th. By the packet which brought the Mail B“o4lDti have been received, that, as was expected, a dreadful battle took place on the 17th. The result was glorious to the Allies; and we hope to be able to Tay souse, ac lcount of the battle before our Readers in ouraubse. quent columns. In the mean time, we subjoin such panic' ulars of the action of the igtb as have been pub. lished at Brussels. OFFICIAL BULLETINS PUBLISHED AT BRUSSELS. • NEWS FROM THE ARMY. al BRUSSELS. JUNI l?. eci.ocz 111 7118 140111111Nt a' An Officer is returned from the advanced Costs this mornings he brings the news that all was going on well; that the Duke of Wellington del* at C.- nappes. Some trainman have spread a false alarm without foundation: I declare up to this moment 1 have made no preparations to depart. Our armies will renew the attack of the minty tacky. • (Signed) $ Thc.Sectetay of State, 14 Beton de CAn14211." so A Courier bas just arrived from the I.)ukoof Picini:von t whom be left Mn-,Cieapps this "writing at ire .0 1 / 4 1u14 He wits Wiwi % to Mock the Fr:r.ch %die, was retiring. The C•.t:ri,7 saw no pepple exctpt at the gates of IS:us.W. •' Half-past Se Vila in the Moruing. (Signed) •• The Secretary of gtate. “ Baron de CaPILLEn.” BktissPis, JUNE Yesterday at tl:ree o'clock in tlw morning the French began hostilities upon the SArnlite ; the line of the Prassinn advanced posts stationed on this part of Olt frontiers, led hack, after same skirmisiting.— The enemy threw Frirties into Charkivi, tvi.trc7 .liLitnes au Pont, and Gossilics. " These first ho . atilities, which nothing aave TC4SQ9 to expect, had for their object tb carry oil' cattlt. and provisions. As soon as the news reached the Com mander in Chief Of the Allied Arm:e; at Bruss.:l. and Namur, orders were given to rut in motion the fine and numerous armies disperse :l in their caotoo ments on the banks of the Maese And in Brabant. " The Duke of Wellington is gone to direct all these movements. -Last night and this morning the greater part of the gatzison elf Brussels marched away, as well as the super') corps of the imps of Brunswick, that ol Nassau, and the Duke of Cum berland's Hussars. This incursion ol the enemy will soon be repulsed, and at this Moment every thing announces thAt he evacuated Charleroi yesterday, letwcen two and three o'clock in the afternoon." " BRUSSELS, TUNE 17. 41 The battle of yesterday, which began at two o'clock, and lasted fill half past eight, was terrible. The advantage was on our side. We have lost a great many men. All our troupe performed prodi gies of valour. The brave Wellington renewed the attack at five this morning. The French Gen:ral Bertrand has just been brought in here prisouer. A great many more prisoners are expected. It is to be hoped that this day will be brilliant fur the allied arms." Government have received some accounts of the battle of the 17th, but at the time at which we are writing, the Official dispatches have not arrived. It is known, however, that the battle was one of the most sanguinary ever known. On the side of the Allies.we have to lament the loss of the Duke of BnoNstrwc, and also the British General PACK and Lord JAMZS HAY, Aid.de.Camp to the Duke of WELLINGTON, with a considerable number of brave men killed and wounded. The enemy seems to have put forth his whole strength, determined to obtain some signal and im• portant advantage. At one time the French, with BONAPARTE in person, had, it is said, advanced to within fifteen miles of Brussel; ; but the Allied troops pressing on the enemy with great energy obtained at last a decisive victory, taking a great num her of pri soners, among whom were scam G:nerals .The number of pticaters, however, bears but a small proportion to that of the killed, the troops hav ing come to close action, and fought with greet ob stinacy on both sides. The courage and bottom ci the troops of the Allies proved, however, superior to all resistance. The rout of the enemy was cumpkte, and when the accounts came away the Allies ware in full pursuit. We are happy in being thus enabled to satisfy the public anxiety with a correct statement of the result of this dreadlul battle. The particulars will not be fully known till the official dispatches shall arrive, which are expected every moment. should any par ticulars transpire, we shall stop the Press to announce them. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. It appears BONAPARTE, at five o'clock on Satur• day morning, determined upon attacking the centre of the Allied Forces, in order to prevent the junc tion. of the Duke of Wratairorom and Marshal „twang, for which purpose he brought the whole of his disposable force to that point.— Lord- WELLINGTON was aware of the manoeuvre, and fell back upon Brussels, where the Allies united, and here the dreadful conflict began; BONAPARTE had reached the latter place within fifteen miles, but his deficiency in cavalry became conspicuous, and the Allies attacked him with an impetuos ty that he could not withstand ; the battle lasted from five in the morning until eight at night, when the French were totally defeated, and our cavalry was left in full pursuit ; it is said the 42d and 44th regiments bore the brunt of the battle, and those two regiments are reported to be nearly annihilated. The Duke of BRUNSWICK OeLs commanded in the centre, and we are sorry to say he fell early in the action. Three separate attacks were made upon Charleroy, in each of which the French were defeated. Marshal BERTRAND was taken prisoner,and an immense number of French prisoners bad arrived at Brussels. Nearly the whole of BONAPARTE'S artillery and baggage was taken. — After the first reverse, BONAPARTE made an attempt to form his troops, but the British cavalry came up, and again dispelled them. We have received a letter from Antwerp, dated Friday last. which states, that BONAPARTA addressed the French soldiers immediately en his arrival at head quarters, in the course of which 44 he iderlied history to k Brunch within eix days after the MIIIIMACIWWII tostifitigh" We now learn tbat the accounts received by Go entnmast, wort brought by the Captain of a Col chrsor Packet. who left Ostend on Sunday. and • uich, d T v wo tut nieroing at five The ussians, whose communications with o.e rest of the Allies were cut off on the .16th, again ioint.cl on the 17th, when the Allied Arms repulsed the French at all points, and drove them acrn , s this trnbre. The French burnt Charleroi on the 16th. They were again to b attacked by the whole Allies on the Mk On the 17ch the positions of the AU L Armies were sack that BON AFA HT VtlIS COM plettly outflanked. and the tuin of the rebel *rosy under his command was considered u in,Antable. The gallant Duke of BAUNSMCK, who fell, had put his whole arm amounting to 14,000 men, it% moo; u;ng, ever since the death of his father, And made his sAdiers swear that they should never leave them off until th:•y avenged the insult offered to his father's tomb by the rreach. We midst-stand that the advance of the enemy so near Brussels, was permitted by the Duke cf WUL LINGTON expressly that his whale artillery might be brought to play upon them at once. The ma. nceuvre succeed ed admirably. SECOND EDITION. OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION OF THE FOREGOING GLORIOUS NPELLIGENCE. STAR•OFFICE THREE O'CLOCK. Ministers have this instant issued a Confirmation of the Defeat of BONAPARTE in the following Bus.. LICTIX 8 “ WAR DEPARTMENT, JUNeto, lets. 66 A Captain of one of the Ostend Packets brings an account of much severe fighting between the lit i. tish and Prussians, and the French ccmmanded by BONAPARTE in person. The Duke of WELLU:OToN having reached Nivelles on the 16th, attacked 80. NAPARTZ on the 17th► and after a most obstinate struggle drove h'm back in the first instance to Fleurus, and subsequently across the Sambre to Charleroi, which was burnt by the French. It was supposed that the British and Prussians were fol. lowing up their success, as cannonading was heard on the ISth." STAR-OFFICE, FOUR O'CLOCK. A Telegraphic Dispatch to the Adrn;ralty has this instant announced that there is a ht:s'...enger gn the road from the Coast. with Dispatches from the Duke of WELLINGTON. NoW.II. lAI4 MAILS"! Ara. DUCI Si I: U Otten:zey and 'may k 0 Hartiburgb 0 1 HoUaud7 0 1 I.I.IGENCL 415 DAY. Dublin Water; . or4 Lisbon Fr:;•re Ftatiders Gottruburi,h ARR. DPI . 1 0 0 • 0 - 0 0 Matta 3 0 . 0 0 FALMOUTH, JUNE 17. Arrived the P;ince Ernest packet, with a Mal froM Lisbon in 16 days; Enterpriz•. HOSICEIC, fr. rn London ; Betsey, MATS, from Dover ; and the Mar. garetta, Lewts, from London, bound to C irunna.— S lied the Mayflower, SLADE, for London ; Swift sure, BICKFORD, for Srang.ite Creek. The Poz pac ket did nut sail yesterday for Corunna as reported. PORTSMOU l'H, JUNE 19. Arrived the Providence, MITCHELL, from the Downs, bound for New Providence, and expected to sail immediat:•ly under convoy of his Majesty's sh;p SPARROWIIAWK arrived also his Majesty's ships AIIPHION, EUPHRATES, SURLY, DISPATCH, and HA. vocK. Sailed SURLY And ALBAN. Wind E. DEAL, JUNE 19. Came down from the River the Euphramia, for Jamaica ; Dorothy for Quebec ; Jacksoa for Oporto; and Betsey for Calcutta. Arrived and sailed for tLe River the Hanover, from Jamaica, and several others. Sailed the WRANGLER gun-brig to the Eastward, and his Majesty's ship PLUMPER to the Westward. Four o'Clock—Arrived dteCnaecs schooner fro= Ostend with dispatches of imp-rtance. HARWICH, JUNE 19. Arrived the Thetis picket, with a mail and pas senger► from Gottenburgh ; Lord Duncan packet, with a mail from Ostend, and has since sailed again for Dover, after lading her mail. RAMiGATE. JUNE w. Several transports, with troops for Ostend, sail,4 yesterday; and to-day sailed the Watson, Britannia, Formax, Ulysses, Dusk, Union, Oliver, and Potnen4 transports, with a detachment of the Royal Wagg Train for Ostend. Friday, the Union, HENRY, arrived at Greenock. from Surinam, in 45 days ; on the 2(.1 inst. spke the Sorry, 'of and for Liverpool, from Ttiaidatl, in Lt. '27, long. 35, five weeks out. The transports which sailed on the sth of June from the River with troops on board for Jersey. were off Portland Roads on the 15th, having received da mage in a gale and being obliged to refit: Saturday afternoon, the NYMPH, Captain ilmut Plum . , arrived at PortsmotA, from Jamaica and Halifax-20 days from the inter place. The BAC. CIiANTE, Captain STA/WELL, with several troop-ships, sailed for England on the 21th ult. havinz the 64th Regiment on board ; and the LEAKZ)El4l4Evnits.rs.z. ACASTA, MADAGASCAR, and transports, sailed on the 25th for Quebec, to bring troops home. The Him. chinbrooke packet had arrived at HA"' first mail from New-York, brill; return of the Constitution frig Elizabeth packet arrived at ult. in 22 days from Falmouth, Jesus :tad AAA& were left 14 etrat Halifax with the Ting an account of the igate into port —The 4 Halifax on the 25th Lb, with a Mail. T! 11 Holifax.