The Sun. — London, England, 1815-08-02 00:00:00

Y :~/' l'ltlVAtt tOIOESPONDENCE REVIEir r oF tfir ItRITISII ARMY IN (EXTRA'CTS FROM PRIVATE LETTF,RS.) " The Iltiview of tie British Army on MondaY 'was most splendid. It waA a prowl day for Britain,'and for every Brit n who was present on the occasion. The line, it is said, would have extended 15 miles, hut the -troops were formed in their divi sinus and brigades first, each marching. about seven. rtclodi in the morning, and formed in close 'columns of. regiments ; -and a reserve, iu the like formation, in a second line on the right of the first, consisting of the household troops,,tbe heavy dragoons, and some brigades of horse artillery, being on the Champ Elys6e, next the Place de Lows XV. and the others extending to the left, lnyouti the unfinished Triumphal Arch, in a di rection towards the Pont de Neuilly.—The Duke of Wellington (not itr uniform) inspected the line' about nine ; the Pi ; inee of Orange soon after passed with his staff, and took' his post at the heal of his division, as did the :other Generals.. Blocher, and some others ; also looked at them.• " At about ten the Duke came, in fall- uni form, with all his stars, ribbons, &c. having the Emperor of Russia on his right, and the Emperor of Austria on his left, and followed by an immense retinue, among. whom were 111onieur, th e G r and Dukes Nicolas and. Michael, &c. &c. They passed the whole line, an:idst a cloud of dust that: abso intely obscured the sun., The right division had laurel in their helmets and raps, the next oak ; .some of the others bad acacia, lime, &c. which improt their appearance. The British and Hanoverian bands played `‘ God Save the King," the Nassau and Belgi&n.`!Dh I Belgium, !"-as the Emperors, &c. passed the line. The Cortege returned between the 'hies to the right, and took their post of salute on the very spot where -Louis XVI. was murdered. " The cavalry and artillery made a, most admirable appearance, and the stile with which t'!e former darted up to form half squadrons near the point of salute, confounded the Parisians, and. made the ground quake beneath their feet. The columns of British Infantry moved on with a beautiful solidity ; the two first hands, with lau :tel, passed' to the " Downfall of Paris.'' This was rather unfortunate, although they had ac spired a right to it, and although, when march ing through St. Denys, on their route to Paris, all the bands did play it, the Duke of Wellington fit hurt on this occasion ; the other Regiments did not continue the tune, I believe in con sequence of a caution given by an - Aide-de- Camp. The next division, however, marched to the tune of " Nollg Tong Pats." Most of t t he others marched to national or regimental tune - s.—The NaSsan troops were a beautiful body bf men, and dressed in admillable stile, particu larly their bands (which were the most remarkable of the whole line), and their pioneeri With new ]ratchets and unsoiled\ aprons, &c. They ap peared more like soldiers for the strobe than the field. The British were a contrast, for they Lad not only nothing for show, but all that was useful, or bad been -used, and their tattered colours on their broken poles, proved the dangers. they bad encountered and overcome. The Belgians formed an unfortu,. nate groupe, for except that they had arms of British manufacture in their bands, and numerous tlrhms, &c. in thcir fronts, they had neither the appearance nor disciplitteof soldiers; but they gave great efryet to the division of Guards and High landers tvhiCh followed, and required no such con trast ; but as it was, they appeared to have every thing the others did not possess. The superiority of our artillery admits of no comparison over all the others in the line, although also paid by Britain. These, both horse and foot, and the Royal Sap pers and Miners, looked what they truly art, su perior to any thing else of the kind in the world. The greatest contrast of all in the eyes of the Pa risians were the Highlanders and Bronswickers. All were anxious to see the former, and were de lighted with them when they catue—none tO see the latter, for when they appeared, j no thing but nacres, diuhles, abominations, Cnold be I, ear d. They did not strike me as deserving this, but they have been tolerable plunderers, which :nay account for it. The King of Prussia in a plain dress, joined the Duke, &c. In the course of the march. The Review seemed' directed to the Emperor 'of Russia, lie received and - returned the s dates, and the Duke marched at the head of the Line - , and saluted him also. The whole °cot. pied about seven hours, being concluded about five. Upwards of five hours and a half were oc cupied in the marching part, which wadollP in iplick time, only General and Field-officers salut ing. The column -was closed by the heavy bri gade of battering guns. By one account, the . , nit.:nber of trocips that ti ► v crc 65,000. artillery ; and by another 7s:•,'o"oo,'exclu's•ive of ar tillery : I think the latter the Wo! - ;t core: et, if I may guess. More British troops- are `dai , iy a i and their rations arc all supplied by inTanee— .one report says, the British are to mar'et linine diatrly to Normandy, and anothrr say's, fish are to occupy Paris, and the other troops to h'e sent to Normandy." Another L'ett . er, speaking of the entry of Alliei into Paris; tays,--L • A few of the National Guard exclaimed, " Vive le Roi !" and titid the National Cockade under foot, a ceremony which they took particu lar care to perform as they passed aßritish guard . Many of them took it. from their hats with the greatest sang froid, and carefully put it in their pockets as . it in expectation a using it again, b 1; at least, to be prepared for either Master. It was amusing to see those, who just seenied as if they were acting a character on the stage ; the next thought which occurred was that they «ere fellow -creatures, -and I turned. away full of con tempt lnd disgust. On the '22d, a division of Prussians, consist ing of about 16,000 men, was reviewed by the Kings and Emperors. There now appears to be a greater degree of confidence in the Parisians, for, on the 23d, an order was issued, reducing the guards to less than half their uumber, and the guns 'which have been standing loaded, with slow matches burning, &c. are to be withdrawn. The Prussians demolished Jerome's Palace, near St. Denis. The finest mirrors were' thrown down and dashed to pieces, while, with loud- huzzas, they danced among the fragments." THE HIGHLANDERS IN PARIS., On the Ifith,".says a third friend, with n•hose entertaining correspondence we are favOured, "1 went to the Tbuil'cries, and was presented to - the King by Sir Charles Stewart, along with Prince I'lat►►li, Lord Alvanley, Earl Cathcart, Mr. Planta, M. 'Morier, Mr. Croker, and a few other civilians.. The King looked exceedingly•well, and in great spirits ; spoke to us in English individually, and then generally, that " he was delighted to see the English, and have them about him ; he was much obliged to them," &c. &c. We had passed tl►rougli several apartments banre we reached . the one in which the throne was placed, under a canopy, the corners of which were still supported by the golden eagles. The arms of Louis had not been replaced on the back of it, but the mark was evident where Napoleon's had recently beet►. In this room we waited a short time, when his 'Majesty came in, and his manner and mode of address drew us by degrees from the formal line in which wt. stood when he first entered to a c►►rve, and at length into a complete circle round him, with which lie seemed much pleased. We were in all about '.20. "The diversity of uniforms and military equip ment is remarkable in this humiliated place ; but none attracts so much notice as our-Highlanders, and particularly from the Emperor and Court of • Russia. A few da3s ago, the. Emperor expressed , a great desire to Sir James Wylie to see one of them. M_ this time they were at dinner. Sir James went into time street and found a young soldier of the 42d, whom he brought in, where , -he was paraded about,and after.being regaled and kept all night, was sent to Col. Dick with a letter, requesting one in the complete costume might be sent to his Imperial Majesty, as the soldier, had • neither the plaid nor purse. The Colonel sent one on the 22d, who was introduced, by Sir J. Wylie and myself to the Grand Dukes Nicolas and Michael (their Brother the Emperor bad just returned from the Prussian Review and was busy).—The Grand Dukes were quite delighted to nee Serjeaut McDonald, of the 42d, held out-their bands to saying—" Shake hands with use, good fel low ;" but I was obliged to desire him to do so, for the modesty of the gallant soldier made him draw back more than any enemy could ever do, They then asked if he was .an Officer, which they imagined him from his silver lace to . be ; but I explained that he was a ser leant, and that all 'the serjeants of that corps 'equipped themselves so with the letive of their. colonel. I next mentioned that Set - Seant McDo nald bad been in all the engagements in Spain, in Portugal, and at Waterloo, and that be had been the first to enter the breach at St. Michael's Fort at Burgos ; that he was regarded by his Officers, and remarked by the brave for bravery. The Grand Duke Nibolas then exclaimed, ;‘ Oh ! su perb, noble, gallant fellow, shake hands Ilia Brother, following his example, asked " had he ever been wounded 3" when McDonald said', " Yes, three times ; one of them at the Battle of Salamanca, of which this was the Anniversary.'' After examining his drtss, his arms, and espe daily his dirk, the Dukes •request‹d Sir James Wylie to give him five ducats, and attend to him. Sir James had prepared a luncheon for him ; but when Offered a knife and fork lie declined them, and drew forth his own from his dirk.'' LONDON. TrED,VI;S DAY; AUGUST 9., 1815. IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE from INDIA. TOTAL DEFEAT OF THE KING OF CANDY, AND REDUCTION OF THE ISLAND OF CEYLON. Major BRoWNnIGG, son of General BROWN- has arrived at Lord I3ATHURST'S Office with dispatches from the Governor of Ceylon, stating the total defeat and capture of the KING of CANDY, by a force consisting of two Regi ments of the Line and four Regiments of Native Troops, amounting to about 4000 Men,'under the Command of General BROWNRIGG.. We understand that the M:►jor en►barked at Ceylon, in the Africaine frigate, which conveyed him to the Ciipe of Good ilore, where he em barked on board the '!'he Ropil ,Standard, Sceptre, and Sword of State, with three smaller s_, 4 tandard6,Were brought over by Major B. and added to the European Trophies at Carlton House. ,The consequence of this important achiere- ni,ent is, the entire Conquest of the island of Ceylon. Some CommOtions have taken place rtmoug the Alal►raitta Powers. Sir llunsoN Lowtt, who is represented by the Morning Chronicle, as having refused die Govern ment of St. Helena, happens at this very moment to be employed on an expedition against Elba ; having been with that employed at Marseilles and Toulon, the result of ‘which we are happy to announce has been most successful, and the white flag now flies at both places. Need we add, that the assertion of the Chro nicle with respect to this gallant Officer, is an utter falsehood. Sir G. COCKBURN left town yesterday. The Northimberland will sail to-day from Portsmouth for Plymouth, and the Admiral's Habeas Corpus (not CAPEL Lorrr's) will immediately issue fo'r re moving the Body of BUONAPARTE front the Belle rophon into the Niirthumberland, which will con vey the precious Deposit to the Island of St. He lena ; —Much too good a' fate for such a Wretch. No Paris Papers have arrived since our lest, hut in the absence of more recent News from, that Capital, we are gratified to have it in our power to draw upon our Private Re3OUPEeS (received yes terday) for an interesting account of the Re view of the British Army. in Paris, and various other curious particulars. connected with the pre sent state of affairs in France, which will be found under the title of PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE, in our preceding columns. We understand that his Royal Highness the PONCE REGENT has written a 'Mandatory Letter to the Archbishop of CANTERIWII?: requesting the benevolent interposition of the Church in aid of the Waterloo Subscription, and that in consequence of this humane recommendation there will be a Collection made for that Patriotic Fund throughout all the Ch►►rches in the Empire. Sincerely do we. wish this effort may be crowned with the most marked success, for surely a more laudable humam work never called tor the exer . . 1 ,1 11 , e t °' , li 9f tl4 tt :i!twan i ts of fiini . I'vho airc r '''' ~ i Wlrld the.. btight est exaniple of Clarity"::' inercy,,,, , ;_ ~ . -• mirable j - e l : r d n ' l c7pri C t h i '7 ::ti li a 'ci : e , has ; c , titl' thel i''' . ' . NAPARTE Ittid the Habeas Corpus Act. I t et : i c impoSiible Old: so able" a p'et.forntoce could find sprung ft9ni one head; and accortlinglY. w,-.110,1 . ,tliiit the learned Etlft . c4 'of that "'fiat, 611 " ' i f e.qually sagaciouS '' on age o f t he n one of ' l c i. preciousi.ig(lfi. T ll ' t , rl)( :e ijilr i t i a4cr ii .r l ie ' r. e e l cci l liii ... t lz zib. c B l l :. ( to l:l : be i lt2l : il v i‘o :: .4 , l'.lititdtc'hi t e. il l i l t;s9. e il f rievshjulf:4*csctr' eLv::lfrleesli ti ljlvt g ri l is " p ' iodtieea a- „ 0 , e N (q A t r ie A r n y T ; E r: b n e kii ng sentilnent, sotnewliere' that '- iid # : a 1 04 cites n i) i t r , ' e l as t r ' t a l ls i l l o e A n u t b t i letilgo:'iriliiittsti§di itillifiu,it,:is:ll:ei trine then pinion of 116 . ribleCo-atijau'r' the tho t the GREAT NAPOLEON will 110 i be permitted t°lolost j:eidsed i c e toirpo nust:f„ti:iencijoici: and is to be sent perhaps toll:Sstc.°l:cslteitnnta:Sli9•l6lo°oPg:. overwhelming to me (poor M an 0 tbotigil i t l accustomed to suffer much (poor Mau ! 1 ) ant e !' expect every thing" (pot); iNtlhaeniLi)tiell)ii•g•eliijcell'i 1; almost overwhelmed with :afflictions O nt al is, really think they h a ve somewhit atfectea ills 15 t O delistuiding), the erudite Sonneteer Pl:°cce's,fifg, deliver his positive legal opinion in the ft)/1° gative method : elr ' e ri g t : / 1 0 i., -- let ir a l. s do not know that to PO - 7. r tai ci° b ne fetk Te r r a t t i e o s_c i , r , n I t ; o i l: Seeiindo—" I do not know if " we or ` -e l)i 9 , I tali e . lifevvitlit,ut it ial." t to e' Quarto—" I do not know that We ongb - t' llit ,oc now that we e - cise such a power (i. e. as taking his hic of .trial) over the-ve? l , :-.SOn(f., god inherent diPiiitl I tiffi ), honour (this smells of clean straw and l' ailt . c atv i tg tar dearer:thati . life, of such a l'ers° llagc ',„ ; 1 0 114 Sind hint to lonely imprisonment in wd es-I • Aistant - ishitd?' , our if' : • klavittg. OitiS !acidly cleared his ` v3j ' ic rb I . 'teliipient Civilian . decides, that 1301*-4/4rAwice:' rii,ilo:to.:k.ter Df war.,, di coli,, ►vithin - the limits of " BritiF,h lo cal alle:' co Jo and " a temporary subject" 01 the l'ili :i . to ft°il a h l i l t: l i s el protestt: of t ',,,:ieg against t wa t s h e C . : . , i r il p . :l: ll : l l l i Y A t y ccti x i t f (it ' b i.e e C i o ' i l sell ;.,) ir• i i ) r • GENT, and, of . copsequencc , beyond the seas. .. ili r i i ot, This Habeas Corpus, the Spr'.stc6 I) . is s ' le'' of the Law further informs us; tiol ; Vcor°l'' being Vacation - time ; by the Lott'' C SAS b ti ca • 145 lt' rg" •ii at his House or Chambers ; .ht . ti, Il e - oec'' t i l e -1 . to state, that ;be same authority l'''' s , tio ati c ' . jut isaietion of all matters relating t () ij r r t l F,t , 1 / 01' if and We strennouslycaution :Nit. CA P , „nee ( l;c on his guard .against the kind i, illerW.- oiu t C 0 ':, es. 10Y P to ally expectittit friend, whose des•a.: ' eii. inY s ' his yeiniivia from the llecorderstlip 11 , e , , _ lc leS s ' a_ place of safe-):ceiling I- .• •I W hich.sl igil t b . ,:j o l' i a ts “ t l '` ! i m ; ° , / t- ,ecinng Fo nc , - - .e lcr e. • hi all these sage data and less cicar-liAlited Editor of the chroici I coo lie 'Eh th e '' PI concurs, and he fortifies hinzself 01 _ 1 c ier g authority of one Mr.AVA.DDisoT°S' ' .) trri''' ;lied " (of dealer in Hops, who, he tells to, t c "'"' ijag Cootnion . at !) this question , before the Lontl" 3 o utue te , 4 ' ,poste 0 ,licitf e, allcoinpetent tribunals s urely the for the discussion and decision of so c ° ' I its eeios' vi -ver , 0 biro vn. law case. The LORD MAYOR, iio ' • ' ( MP -111(171' .bi ' Weil thought the Resolution o. t h e L to be s ' l ', gc , tip in terms too strong and violet) , 11 w ita , e fla g, e% t• Jena? tot - li .. ?e notable jurists of the . f Iron' °lle . 1 1 0' 1 ' I :i A tl i : i t i l i t e m ati:li a u l i:t l. r s a °ll i ) o a ti c(ti::: : : : ll : l : a ::: vs ( ',„ ; l t tot,llcfril s °. : ', l llisi: and Air. TAVELL, the Slop-.- it , the I.ll° e i to intimacy in the trading veaY " . " -1 ,, e s upP cs-m e ) tint nations of the earth, lutist u .. have a perfect knowledge of at their tail. their p"slirdlie Thus intrenclietl, ... eve ( v/11° ri uttered ieterltl°ll. itind C ' one latn'entation for the tinjost t•-• ves, pot ii:PtiYitY 01 his fellow-citizens bY tl " ecti, the said Vtlitor, Yrance; with a tenderness of feeling Ptrse, liar lion to himself, gi.ves his own priv3te cclisno.... Alr. trApott4Gros) i. of out code in the following tecr 00 ,0: is gene: atly (1. e. by Nic, /‘ll.. 1 f lol t aIIFT, awl in Bill lutist be passed to antborise the aisor nsnt `?;.1-t'eep_13trosAt',•t.itT5 in perPc°l-i114)1,014,5:', (Q'''iltl, a thing unknown to the itanza;rity of oar .itatioo for lifeYiu" is the• difference betweeo tr3osl)°, Ice t° Sr. to Botany Bay and the sJrne sent co t. Helena ' life )) 1-le I' f—or the flailks tor . t ier . cites a "curious it" of 13eraartil, a 1 , precet en ion ot Son usin g in England, under the protect_ to ibe English veto, Anson; ? IaWS at the time he was eonsigneid3rife „f on, - where he remained for /lie, °ll ki ClssAssi' Veiny; • • r? Implicated in iNlF,LostlNt's plot t° , if o 0 il l nateW , ' ' '4""I'l III.: anti apliositely iOsists ossi Precedieli • ' fntl o s Ar'' . . t'',3s applicable to the case 0 a Priith"' f 1 - ier o , Par . t he bgtirclity, tii.c rro - co .mment gravely t 1 even it 14 tllgl'g insanity of these drivellers, co° sw° - 1 f, rr One ()fibril's:bona:a expetaiits to ivltidi a contcipptiY)e Morning Print resorts, in order t'O.re've,:lge itself for Par cas- tig•ation it teceire from SUN, is a constant encleiilonr to 'drscribe another'-molt r e spectable Ereiiiiig Paper ad_ the Organ of Ministers,' and consetinently to depre ciate our Publication in the eyes of the world, though ft satll hstows that Tut SUN potseses as much of the 'confitlenee , of Government. and is as highly favoured witkall-COninitinica tions, which it is thought exrdiiuit to promulgate through the Country, as any Newspaper in the Empire. 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