The Sun. — London, England, 1816-12-28 00:00:00

ItaXCEIYED THIS 24011W1NG4 I FARO, Dsc. 25.—The latest letters we have receivtd fro 0 Madrid contain only the nevus, that . .the.departure n t M, tie Cevallos for. the ElllbaSS? of Naples is Fixed for the 19th current. All that part of the Duchy of Baden which is sitoated the batiks Of the Rhine is inundated.- MI the islands in-the Rhine fating-Ntrasburgh are covered. The Commis'lion for tlre examination ni the Project 0V Laiv upon :foam's has appointpti M. RaYvzieporter. We are assured, that it has been drermineti by ne! ,,, eifition In limit the gat risco' of the for tress of Luxemburg in time of, peace to 8000 men:, 4000 Prussians and 4000 Dutch. in time of war this number will he doubled. The 11,,x-tiener.4l Vaffliamme is now at Amster slant, solicitiog permission' to enthatk for the United States of America. Madame Calalatti hat arrived at Paris. It is said this celebrated sinker will signalize her return to Paris by applying the produce of her exertions to the relief of the Poor. CITAMBER OP DEPUTIES. SITTING OF THE 23D or DECEMBER. The C;han►her opened at 'halt -past twelve. The order of the day called for the diselission 'upon the Project of Law relative to absent Mi llion y. General Count Dupont ascended the Tribune, and gave his support to the project with 01 . the amendments of the commission, lie declared it to be a proof of the King's goodness to extend his solicitude to the- absent military. Many, he said, whose exigence is unknown, may be esta blished In foreign countriee. France had fAithfully restored all the soldiers belonging to other 'na tions, Hod it was to be hoped that the latter would do the same. fjo:Ltlitm voted for the adoption of the project with the amendments of the Come mission, M. Frac tie IS ,BOUlaye demanried that some chsnres should be Made in the drawing up of the law, in order that it may be extended to the sailors.—.supported. M. Courvoisier supported the project with the propo►ed amendments. • The President then- put the question to the nitiele by article, and the whole prOject si.as unanimously accepted, except with a little :alteration made in the diction of a few articles. There was a little discussion after• the reading of each article, hnt it ended by a great majority, merely in an enlargement of the text, so as to extend its benefits toshe abs Gut sailors. In other respects the text of the project was observed the Same. Afier the reading and adoption of the winiste. riml project, with the amendments of the Com mission, and some others in the course of the &hate, the Piesitleni informed the noose, that to-morrow (Tuesday) the order of the day would call for the discussion in a public sitting, of the Report of the Commission relative to Ecclesiasti cal Establishments. cirAhrilk:it OF PEERS. MILLETIN OP Tlin 24T11. The Chamber sat at uric o'clock, and proceeded to the discussion of the Project of the Luw re. to "thee etTects of Divorce. Several Amendments propo*►td by the Commis. ision weje wh,pte(l. The Law wits passed by 106 votes (Hit bf . 1,11, Th Slidlig wal prorngoeci to Sotorchly next. CITAMBER Or nevarirs.. 11111 - iNG Tug 24TH. The Sitting opened at half-past twelve. Tile order of the tiny► cutlet) for the &emotion of the Lnliv conferring upon Ecclesiastical Establish. Aleuts the power of receiving donations. 111, tie Voyer-tl'Agenson voted for the rejection of the law in its present state. M. Damaoy adopted the law altogether, with • few precautions against the liberality of dying versarts. The Comte de Mamellui then a:ldressed the Assembly.- 7 " A icingiloin whose origin is lost in the darliness of time, whose destinies were al ways *ssoeinted ,with tho,evf the Church, and whom the great holistic( called the honour of Christianity, surpassed in glory 'slid durntiou al toomt all the States which have appeared upon the scent of tbo " This king‘low so flourishing, seduced by the pernicious Counsels of philosophy, threw 'off Motu denly the yoke of religion ; awl the altar and the throne were. overturned together. " Such is the too faithful picture of our un. loppy country. Franre, a rebel to het God, sop', become so to her. King. .tibe, lost both, hol licoven pitying herAvoes came to her succour, &C. pi., it wairliWiritrr CV Tialac 111 W MC tlitUt M. Laing thins rime and ptopmed the adoption of the Law as it stood, rejecting the amendments Of the Commission. The Law was then passed by 169 rotes against 29. FRENCH FUNDS. b per Cents. 64f. 95c. Bank .coatis. GERMAN PAPERS. VIENNA, DEC. l I.—At New Year sprne, of onr Journals will cease to appear, as fair exanil►le, the General Literary Gazette, the Solidity Paper for youth, &c. Ott the other hand, there will be some new Papers,.vit.: The Antagoxist, which will principally be en►ployed in reviewing, time fte viewers; a Musical Journal, &c. A letter froni Vienna, in a, Northern Paper, says -'--“ It is well knots!' that the usual ronnber of troops has been increased in some places 9n the Tut Kish frontiers. it 11`fellit tO be certain that the plague has appeared again in some places in Bulgaria, Servia, and Bosnia, 'and it is feared that it will spread further on the approach of Sprint. This goes so far, that the trade tram the Turkish provinces to HoOguary is much delayed by it. This now mikes it neces sary to,reinloree the Conlon which extends along -so many countries, a burden which cannot be laid on the frontier inhabitants alone. in Dalmatia the boldness of the robbers beyond the frontier . daily increases, probably from want hf provisions, and this also requires additional pt ectuttirms. Then there is enough to account for-this reinforcement of the troops in the sooth of Hungary, which, ac cording to the latest accounts, is not to exceed 12 or 16,000 men." DZTTISG9N ) Dec. 13.—A2 new bridge is here building over the Danube, which will "consist of three arches, each 90 feet wide, built.Of oak, re posing on two abutments of stone, which have been finished , this year. According to the opinion of our best informed citizens, the WO %rater in the Danube does not reach its former elevation, and thus too the breaking up of the ice now causes no damage, which will be rendered still less probable by the breadth of the arches in the new bridge. STUTTO4,II3 S Dec. !G.—His Majestl the King gave the day before yesterday an audience to the British Ambassador, Brook Taylor, Esq. who has hitherto resided here in that quality, on which oc casion his Excellency presented his new creden. 6413. FROM SAXoNY, Dec. 13.—The Kidg of Saxony has ordered his Commissioners not to make any objection whatever to what is determined in the Treaty of Peace of May 18, 1815, respecting the frontier between Saxony and Prussia ; but at the same time not to consider any thing which , can• not he considered at ceded by virtu* of that Treaty. Yn Sittolly also they talk of a marriage of the Presumptive heir to the 'throne with an Austrian . Priuce“, and all the Saxons ardently desire such a union. Prince Frederick Augustus highly esteemed by all who are acquainted with him, on account , of his good understanding; - his eimili&t, and his like of, his country : as well the three sons of Prince Maximilian are , distinguished 'by their acquirements, their affability, and resolutiOn. BUONAPARTE. , t incrnicr ov A LETTER Fitott THE MARQUIS DR 10041cku,NU, coSISIIisioNER OP TH.II KING nr FRANCE, Try !Its FRIENO at. PRIEUR, X.NIGHT OF ST. LOUIS, DIRECTOR OP TM! POSTS AT ANCSOU.. lAMB. St. Helerus., Jul: is• MO. You cannot form an ides, of this isle; all that you have read or heard of it makes it a paradise' when compared with the reality its aspect is slily snore hideous In the interior,—you see only , rugged mountains, destitute of vegetation, of a height varying from 50 to 1500 tofsei t —a single plain, which is that where lluonaparte resides. One meets here and there a few stunted trees : nothing but potatoes 'are cultivated, anti that in s mall quan tity ;—* single town, in which there are about 60 hosnses,—and not a ; some cottages , w hi c h ar e dignified with the name of country-houses, about A tenth of which are ha bitable ; sonic very fine roads, uniformly bordered by frightful precipices; no practicable paths. Such, my dear Sir, is the abode of your friend, who, besides, is ignorant of the language a the country I and if be should know it, would not be much better for it. If you.,commiserate me, then regret that you did not Accompany me. We want every thing ; every thing its bCrC An exorbitant price. To , give, you en idea of this, you must know, that all our wants moist be k.upplied from England; or the Cape of :Good Hope, which is 600 leagues off. Coals kr the ••.• yam ••• •• ....••••• • • a so •. •.slTal fIS.• a,/111. arrived fr.pm the Cape ; out of 25 embrolted, 11 died no the passage. A small sheep costs from 5 to 6 loois a fowl, very tough, from 10 to 15' francs, according to its size ; bread, which is the cheapest article, 22 sous per lb. ; a pcsir of shoes from 18 to 20 fr. hissing thus detailed to yon my miseries, - i ,rift now talk to you of our great Man, of his situation and gnat d. The garrison consists of about 2,5004nen, with 500 and odd pieces Or artillery, and about a score of mortars. It occupies the house of the Lien teudint4iloveritor, Situate npois the ostly plain in the culled Longwood. This plain is sur rounded un all sides by horrible - precipices, and there is butt one road by which you call reach it. On this plain has been established a camp, occu pied by the 534 Reghneut, and a park of artillery ; it is besides lined With posts of troops. Burma parte and his followers have the liberty of walking or riding within this circle; be must be.tleeolll,. ponied by an ')Miter in ut:ifortn, who must not quit him a single step, and this same ofUcer lodges in the house, amid must know what he is doing the whole of the day ;, the other persons in his suite are accompanied by ao orderly officer., and the va lets by a non-comiuissloned officer. 'flue Governor is made acquaiditedhourly with whateverpasses, by memos of t elegraphs, erected thtonghout the isle, so that in a minute he knows whatever is passing, or in two minute', whin lie is making his rounds or on horseback; and in case of any thing happen ing, the whole island would he under arms in three or lour minutes. Such are the precantioids by land ; thOse . tit . sea are of a different kind ; there are akays at least two frigates at anchor, while two •brigs are sailing ; night and day round the island; and front 6 o'clock in the evening to the stone hotir next morning, alined boats patrole along the base of the mountains which border the sea, and surround us on all sides. ; at night, that is alter six o'clock, all the boats belonging both to-indiVidttalS and the shipping must have count ed, and if •a boat makes its appearance it Is fired upon. After nine o'clock, no one can move out without having the pass-word, without tear of being shot, or at least arrested. Nu foreign vessel can eotueon the coast ; they are announced by signal the moment they are perceived, and a dollar is given him who first spies them, which may be done nearly 60 miles to sea. Ships cannot bear in close to the Island in one night, especially on a coast so dangerous; -add to which, that the breakers are so strong that one is sometimes se veral dityS without being able tricome close in with out danger. You perceive, toy dearteieod, that escape appears physically impossible ; that even if the Governor widied to favour it, the Admiral must also be in the plot. 11 even, in spite of all these precantiOnt, the Admiral ‘vere to allow .two or three ()Oats to approach in a favourable night, which would be exposed to a very dangerous'-five, what would happen then ? All the roads are gOarded, the rocks are neiQly impracticable, and there is not a point where ten taco with nut at sus, and with •stowa only, which are in buodance, could not stop a thousand men well nowt'. l'he other slay, while making a reconnoissance with the Governor, it appeared to me, that a point of landing, defended by 36 pieces of cannon, and a vet y strong post, mold he better protected, be cause one of the flunking bt;tteries was a little too much elevated. 1 tonna is point where the rock would admit of being easily levelled' a little, so as to admit the erection of a small battery of tour pieces of cannon, that would brush the very sur face of the water. They, ate now, at work opou it. Nothing passes or is done without my bring informed of it ; so that you may re-assure your good people of Angouleme, to he perfectly Easy, you will never see him more, '1 answer for it, as lung HS 1 inn here. At night every man must be in, his home, without leaving it The house is surrounded by sentinels, with orders to fire instantly. They .are certain that the order will be executed, which has already happened . once. li hope, however, not to die here, unless it be of hunger or ennui ;, in that case, every month of toy resideoce will barely be etiutated lot some years of purgatory. See, .my tricot!, what a 111CHIIS of salvation you have •negleeted. _ Buonaparte, on his arrival here, was long lodg ed at the house of au iulothitant, of the name of Mr. Holcomb. He has 4 daughter, named whO is celebrated for her independent. spirit and ba r wild temper, She is rather handsome ; bod appeared fond of her. Chatting whit the other day, I said, " Miss, 1 ant not hurpriied at 'your speaking French so well,—Buonspatte was your teacher- I have been told iliac you knew Itnw to tame him, and that he was ,amor nos."---" Oh ! you don't know hint at is pot galuot enongh for that." Her sister told pie that, being, with bill!, be took her .by the-ear, which he pulled very hard--" he pained me;tituch," Very well, what did this pretty hand dee then " I gave hint a lemons cull, whicit Hitt. him in such a passion that be squeezed my note, Which continued red the whole day."-;—" For'my part •I should have embraced Von",---and 1 kissed the pretty hand that had culled the great man. The other day she found a sword in his chamber, drew it, and attacked him ; he retreated to a corner of the room, "shouting with'all his might. LitiCitZt canto to, his assiStanee,and disarmed her. "Do you mean to kill hitit'?"—" No, but 1 wished tei see the colour ot, his blood." For the rest, he is not at all amusing ; he is almost always in bad humour, vexes every hotly abnut him, makes himself 'he served tek PAttpefor, and, generally speaking, he imposes hintselt such on all his people. I had a fine passage, we were only 57 days ; he rims 77 days. I dtd not suffer muds trout the voyage. Though I. arrived qn the Itt of June, I 1410 $llll somewhat, indisposed from its ere's. My Aide-de-camp, young msn of 26, has inure peetlily recovered. * * * *•* * Yon may copy mrietter, and circu late it. It will cheer up the timid, and intiati date the disaffected. The style is perhaps too ne gligent, hut I have nut time to curtect it, tat a ship , sails iimutdiat4ly fair - Europe. - ova) kIotiTCUNNU. Prrformed Lsa► Ntitht. Ditviti-LAxE.—bettglas: Norval, Nig. Iron ; Lady ILindolik M o rs. Bartley. titer which, Harlequin Horner. I;tiveNr-GAttneNt.—The Man ut the World : Sir Pertiatit Miesycophant, Mr. H. Johnston ; Lady Raudolpba Ltte• berctsurt, Miss S. Booth. After which, Harlequin and the Sylph of the Oak. MAILS. Amaivra-1 France, 1 Flantierb. flue-1 Holland, 1, MO" burgh, 1 Guttenburgli. IsNucaNTL-1-101iday at that Ita►►k, Exehquer, East India • and South Sea livu.us. COURSKIIF EXCIONGE, FRI wv, Dz Emasx 27. Atusterdant Ditto, at Sight 39 0 . Amsterdam MM., s; Sight l2 9 ' Rotterdam . li 6 2 Ds. Antwerp I 4 5 ExAluney Haniburgh 36 7 Vs. Alt o n* . . 36 $ ti9.} Vi. . Paris, 3 Day's sight..... 25 40 Ditto Rout deaux, ditto -Fmnkibrtoot the Main Madrid Call is Seville Bilbna . Gibraltar . 31 Leghorn • 4.4 Genoa . 411-Venice .... 27 Malta 46.. -Naples 33 Palermo ll4 per 02. . . Lisbon 651 . Oporto Rio .Itineirti Deliiin.... .... 114 .....Curk..... 114 per Cent. • Agiu of the Rank on 11011 and.... it Portugal Gold, in Coin / .3 II 6 per Oxf Foreign (arid, in Bars 3 18 6 New Oolla I'3l Silver, in Bars, Standard lIIGH WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-NIOIMMV. 51inning, 5 minutes After 10. j Evening, so minutes Ater 1114 THE SUN. $011.7.M (UlB DICEHC FAL•U'I AuDEAr LONDON, 5.4711RD4r, DECEMBER 28. 1816. The Paris Papers to the 2Gth arrived this morning. Sv..riay (Dsic de nol/100 has been condenmeti to death for Treason. This sentence is equ iw lent to banishment for life, as this infamous toai of the Usurper is, as our Readeis ftir4,P• moved front the reach of his merited doom. The chambers have transacted 'some businelit rather important to France, but of so tittle int(' , rest to England; that we make no apology Eo simply referring our Readers to the Axtracts Ae have made. It %%11 be seen by our tepnrt of the proceed' ings of the Bristol Meeting, that no ilistorbatteo attended this factious exhibition. The cloy was VrnndrOtll , Wet, and IIuNT told his well cli•enclita partizans unable to rake the spirits of their , little mob, sneaked off the field like SO Maar " If drowned Itatii„ The Mayor of Leicester, %vial Ole concurrence of liis brother Magistrates, lots refused to call s Reform Meetitg, We roe story to be preve nlej by a pressure tit matter from ittsertiug their toll' knt auswer to the Requisition till moisariy• • By a.Letter from NorwiCh learn,- that ti t Your cif that City are by no means so destititte enfployinent the iitiointers Would linpress to the public tub!. There are persons in that pl who are attempting to establish /howlea Clubs, btu only four at present arc either organized cr . in a : .state of organization r each is to coniist 017 .6D members, anti is then cbniplete,, end the surf' tner:aries are to go to the, formation °of IC4 (Albs. They will, it 'is probable, be 'taro:001 watched by al! well.disposed people, awl &wal l. tnent,,no doubt,' will be hilly tipprisvii of the ir opetatior,s, lest they tbotlitl follow the t . xeliurio °f the London Rioters. h is confitkritty suited thnt the Duke of «'e , ' UNGTON had receive(( a !Cher from lini.,.terts which, he thought. could he: best answered by 1 " I personal attendance. The Doke, after receiving the letter of Ministers, set off the next mo rning: front France,,and came directly to Calais, with°l flassiug by the wq of Park. lie was accontio l " e 4 l by Colonel FRESCANTLF, Lott' ARTHUR tilt.L. 111/ . the panish General ALAVA. wittise clerir nilt! ;niateil dispatch on the battie of tVaterlno muB l u t witbitt the recollection of our Header-, '"'`, who has been since a pretty constut tke Duke*.a. His Grace reached 1,0 1 " 1 ,`_!, 00 .Thursdny afternoon., and ( ti ne d oc.it .with. Lord CASTI e ttREAGH, ! attended the Cibl r t ( . 1 1 1 ) a ti C 1 le'Ci%ivirlEit:lsielliYt' unit lle I d im i e t is in u r n e d t e u r ;k l ll ) ::: t t o hg e t `' i j r ! 's ,,... He proceed* to Brighton tolday, thence 1 " ver, rind iR to &tie with the king of laAsc s Nen . Yenes:-DAy.. Ucrit HILL lots, it is said. been appoin"; , , Con yd in Comm a nd o f ttie N l l ll ' • Fr twi; room of 14ortt CumßEßrit KIM - A letter hoin Calcotta,:dated tliY 25. le st : Silys--" The Delhi Albars state, ‘l4-it Alt ° b ot had lvcnnte at last grents y alarmed lor fatety,the doubtful trend of the 1106 , 1 1 '',":, tt joined at the critical jtinct Ore,- precipitated 0 - 46 treat uow a good Llittance (taw JYrtc*