The Sun. — London, England, 1815-05-17 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGE_NCE. MITCH MAIL. IRECEIVED 'THIS MORNING.] ottycst, MAY IVednesday, • the 3d, ftbc - ,passage of Russian troops through this City an d will continue till the 20th. The m - liole day thetroops are marching over the bridge and proceed to the Duchy of Luxemburg - h. They murrCh 121 tours daily, and have no halting-day.— pirlivs of 'Cossacks are arrived at Coblentz.— ( 1/%6 . d= Cou rant, May 13.) liausstLs, MAY &---On the 6th, several ProS ,einu columns -passed .the Meuse at Namur ; -a onsiderab!e -train of artillery Las- ; 'also- passed itrongl that town ,on the way. to•tlie Plains of Ileums, where above 301) plieces : d 7 eannon are at ittis -moment - united. It is said that,tbe lread rinatters of 'Prince Blucher are going to, be TC MOM! to Namur, and those of the Duke of Wel lington to Mons. "The 7 f-rench, alarmed by the energetic measures taking cm our Side, along the whole line, have 4c4diccred a force to defend the passage- - throngh the Ardennes, as well as an in-trenched position 'before Giver At Valenciennes they are far from lacing-seady ; .many thousand labourers arc put in lequisiTion to work in the ramp at tamers.- The communication with Valenciennes was still open, -but the Commandant had announced that it would he soon brok en off. The French force on Or frontiers is greatly exaggerated in the Paris Papers. Count Noailles, one of the French Ministers of the Con .gress, after having had at Ghent some conferences 'with his Majesty Louis XVIII. is gone back to -Vienna.. The King of Prussia is expected here at the end of this month. The Brunswick troops which rendezvous at Antwerp, take 'the place of the llunoverians. 7311E735E1,5, MAY J O.—Within a few clays move ments have taken place among the French troops -on the frontiers ; the main force which was about Lille, - Arras, and Cambrav, is gone towards Valen ciennes. These movements have caused on:Onr side a concentration of farce in the environs of Mons, Nvhere also inundations have been made. The Prussian Army has also made a movement on the Alaesc and Sambre, and several divisions are co lected about Fleurus. About Dinant . the troops Lave advanced towards Givet. These measures announce that the "communication with France would soon cease, and to-day the Government Las, given notice that as France has brolcem_off all co:. muoication with this country, a similar tnea sure eras adopted on our side, and all intercourse xvith France put an end to. This and other cir- eduistances induce us to expect every moment the Dem; that hostilities have commenced. In the neighbourhood of Assehe, three leagues fl mu this city, a corps is collecting which will consist of the BrunsAirick troops, that arrive suc cessively, of a corps of Hessians, which. comes from the side of Luxemburgh, and of -theliano verians, who are cantonsd in our neighbOurhood. Several English Staff Officers, who carne to re ceive the orders of the Duke of Wellington, are returned to their, posts. An Aide-de-Camp o. Prince Blucher, who came the day before yester day with a message, departed ti•esterday in all baste to Liege.—(Haarlem Courant, May •Il aadl3.) VIENNA, MAY I.—General Nugent, who has so distinguished himself in Tuscany against the Neapolitans, has received another destination, to assist in directing the operations of the nglish and Sicilians against the Kingdom of Naples.— After the turn that affairs in Italy have taken, the Government of Murat in Naples-will probably be soon at an end It is s lid the Allies have resolved not to•nego date any more with Murat, since the former re- cognition of his title by Austria is rendtred wholly nugatory by his present unworthy conduct. The return of the old dynasty, which has "many ark bvrentl among the peaceable part of the nation, an.} the reinstatement of Ferdinand, are therefore big!) y probable. A Central Committee wilt be formed for Germany, as in the last war. We 11...ar that the principal :Members are named: Baron Bianchi (brother to the General), for „Austria; Mr. Alopeus, who is sent for from for Russia ; and the Minister of State 41:tron Humboldt, for Prussia.--(Amsterdam Cott 7-wit, May 13.) SPANISH. PAPERS, Y A CORUNNA MAIL RECItIVED THIS MORNING.) 13AncrmosA, APRIL 20,---They'write from Per pipan, that they have received ne particular news., that the post to 'Lyons is still interrupted, which make it - presumed that the Royalists iu Langue duc and Provence are not wholly discouraged, MADRID, APRIL 26.--On the 14th, the Icing tonoured with his presence the Tribunal of Holy Inquisitiou, where he remained three hours cxa mining the prisons anti 'other parts ofllie officers, and edifying all present by his Catholic zeal, for the purity . and vxmllation of our holy religion. 'aut.', APRIL 24.--,By accounts received from Bayonne and other parts of Frairce, we learn that tranquillity is far from being established in that kingdom; in several populous cities, particularly Toulouse, Bourdeaux, Montauban, &c. there have been popular commotions, more or less serious. At Bourdeaux they rose to such a height tLet tl n entrances of the barraCks were defended "by artil lery, and the parties employed to maintain tranquil lity patrolled the streets with cannon. Yet these ex traordinary measures could not dispel the fears in which the agents and the troops of Napoleon lived by day as well as by night, since even Gen. Clausel was obliged to leave his lodgings at night, and take refuge in some of the barracks. At Bayonne the discontents have not risen to such a height, but enough has passed to spew that the inhabi tants are not content or disposed to forward the views of Bnonaparte. About three days before, 800 volunteers were to lie sent post to Metz, by order of Davoust, but not one hundred had been collected. MADRID, MAY 3.—The King has appointed to be Engineer-General of his Royal Armies, Fop tresses, and frontiers, the Capra u-General Don Joachim Blake, on account of his distinguished services and military talents.—(Madrid Gazette, May 5.) -PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. STATE OF THE FRENCII PERIODICAL PRESS. The Alig . emeine 4eitang, contains a private let ter from Paris, from which the following curious particulars are extracted : In - the Journal des Dew*, now Journal de l'Empire, and other Papers, appeared the day be- . fore Buonaparte's entry into Paris, some baliLand spirited articles signed with the names of" the writers. In one, he was compared with Marius, issuing from the swamp of Minturnw ; and in another it was asserted, that his Government would be only a Mamehike Government. The authors of these essays are intelligent 'men, who could not have deceived themselves in regard to tl►e real state of things, and who as confidently expected Buonaparte at Paris on the 20th of March, as - did his partisans in, the barracks. At ter keeping themselves concealed for some days, they again made their appearance as if nothing bad happened.. 'More apprehension wool! ,have proved their courage and their sincerity.' They did not get out of the way, consequently these writers felt secure. But what 'vas their motive for using such bold and veheutent language Fol lowing. the example set by. the great, they were desirous of deceiving the Bourbons till the very last moment, and to obtain as n►uch money fr44 o the Chancellor LrAmbray as the Shortness of the time would admit. . . " So far we cannot say that the censorship is abolished, and the press perfectly free, as the Go vernment has given to each Journal an Editor in Chief, who is paid by the proprietors, and ,wlio to retain possession of such a lucrative post, will take good care that no improper article creeps into its columns ; Such an Editor has front 20 to 30 ; 000 francs, and nothing more to do than to examine the proof-sheets. In other respects they, - as well as the Police, behave very politely to the proprietors, whose rights, as such have not, at least as yet, been invaded. The Government has declared, that there is noionger any official paper; hence they all have that character whenever the . Government pleases. Of late the Nain Jaunt (the _Yellow Dwarf) has, been official, as it I likewise was during the whole period of lino naparte's atreilce, as it had fur contributors Etienne, Maret, Savary, -Lagarde, and all the principal persons of the police. So long as .Car -not arid Fouche, who - se character inspires the public with confidence, remain in power, the he roes of the quill. who have so boldly attacked ,BuOnaparte, have nothing to fear.. The only re venge that would probably be taken on them would be, to compel them, after writing for the Bourbons, to employ their pens against As they are mostly such persons as take up any cause for which they are well paid, they would not in this case - have to do themselves any great violence. It cannot be doubted, however, that if Buonapartc should obtain any success of which Ile can avail himself to revive the national spirit, he will get rid of the inconvenient party which is in favour of laws : Carnot and Fouche will be laid on the shelf, and the reaction will commence. Napoleon's party consists of Mamelukes 'and ,Re publicans. By Mamelukes ,I mean tho S e. with whom power - is synonimous with right ; aad call those Republicans who wish for a conauon wealth tempered by monarchy; for- there arc no absolute republicans among these people.. The division is--very evident,, even in the army. Both parties proceed some distance together, but both keep on the watch, as neither of them can trust the other. " Montbreuil and Sievenot are secured. They have probably'suffered themselves to be taken, as something might be gained by it. Such came- Icons are serviceable for any business—what signi fies a brand more or less upon the shoulders, if it but produces money? In all probability, they will prefer all sorts of infamous charges against the Bourbons. Montbreuil has already intimated, in a paper written in vindiction of himself, that the .robbery of Queen Catherine (Jerome's wif e ), was only a subordinate part of a grand plan, and that he was commissioned to assassinate Buonaparte. He asserts that he can produce an order to this effect, signed by the Under-Secretary of the Pro visional Government,---Ibut this order is not forth coming.". SUPPIrMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE of TUESDAY, MAY 16. WEDNESDAY, MAY 17,-1815. India-Board, Whitehall, May 16, 1815. Tile following Letter from the Adjutant-Cene ral of the Forces in Bengal, to the Secretary of the Supreme qovernment, with its inclosures, has been received at the East India-House, from the Vice-President in Council, in a Dispatch dated the 18th November, 1814. To JOHN ADAM, Esq. Secretary to Government, Secret Department. Ste-1 am directed by the Right Honourable the Commander in Chief to transmit to you, for the information of Government, copy of a Dis patch received this afternoon'from Colonel Maw bey, at present commanding the British troops in - the Dhoon, reporting_ the particulars of the gal lant, but unsuccessful, attack on the fort of K 3 -- ifinga, on the 31st ultimo. Great as is the, loss sustained On this occasion, and deeply as it is to be deplored, it is sonic satisfaction to the mind of the Right Honourable the Commander in - Chief to observe, it falls considerably short of the nutty -. her there was at first reason to apprehend had fallen and Suffered. The undaunted valour displayed by the Officers and, troops who were engaged, under the serious tilsadvant.;e of one colun») only, and the reserve l►a'its, (frOni the accident.)l cause mentioned by Colonel Aiawbey) reached the destined points of assault, Out of tour columns and a reserve, or der••d by their lan►ented Leader in the original plan of attack, has excited the h ighest admiration in th Cofmnaiider in Chief, and the firmest con viction in his Excellency's mind, that the object would have been effected, if the most determined yalour could pOssibly have achieved it under the circtttt►stances of the contest. Orders have been give►► for the close investment of the place, Hlld means are about to he employed 7 for its reduction,. whirl will, the Con►niander sin Chief trusis, prove speedily effectual. The Coma.►ander in Chief cannot conclude with-* out. reiterating the sentiments of deep concern which he. has already expressed at the severe public lq)S5 sustained, by the untimely and ever-to-be la mented fall of Major-General- Gillespie, whci - evinced in the. mournful close of his career, that ardo►►r of heroism and devoted 'zeal, - which had ' so strikingly distinguished its whole course. • • I have the honour to_be, &c. (Signed) G. H. FAGAN, Adj Hertd,Quarters, Ludrnow, Nov. 9, 1814. P. S. Colonel Ochterlony, with the Ludheanah detachnivnt, joined the other corps of his division at Itooper on the 30th instant, and was at Plapea on the 31st, l:reparuioi•y to moving against Nalla g;►ur, the .key to the principal passes leading to Unmet. Sing Thappah's position at Irkih, near the Sutlege. Camp before Kalartga, Nor. 1,,1814. Sin,—ln continuation of the brief and hurried account of the melancholy transactions yester day, which I had the honour• to formArd to You, I now beg leave tt) transmit, for the Hight flon. the Commander in Chief's information, the fol lowing more detailed and connected report of the unfortunate and unsuccessfu4 attack on the fort of Kahqnga, in the Dimon. In pursuance of the arrangements and instrue ;ions of our late noble and gallant leader, Major- General Gillespie, the army was formed into tour columns of attack, with a column of reserve, on the 29th of October, agreeable to the inclosed statement.. The columns under Lient—Colonel Carpenter and Major Ludlow marched from the encampment. at half-past three o'clock P. M. on the 30th'Qcto ber, and took possession of the 'l' able . Land, for tunately without resistance' from the enemy, and establisiked themselves there, so as to cover the working party which was to-be employed during" the night, in constructing batteries. This service was performed under the immediate direction of Major Pennington, commanding t he artillery, and Ensign Bane, of the Engineers, assisted by Lieu temtnts Elliott and Ellis, of the pioneers ; and by day-light on the 31st, the following pieces of ordnance were ready to - open on the Fort at tilt distance of about six hundred yards : T wo fire and a half-inch howitzers, two twelve: light-pounders, horse artillery ; four six-poun ders battalinn 'guns,' two five and a half-inch mortars.' Shortly after day-light the batteties opened. on the fort, and kept up a well-directed' fire. The columns of attack, tinder 'Major Kelly and Captains Fast and Campbell, bad 'preeionsly moved, so ..as to be in - readiness to.make their at tack at the. same moment with the 'one : from the Table Land. - At two o'clock, A. M. Major Kelly moved on Kursulle by the Jagherkeena road ; Captain Fast at three o'clock towards - the stock ade, - by the village of Luckliound, - and Captain Campbell by the village of Usual. The signal. for the columns moving to the as sault, was to be fired from the batteries two hours previous to the moment, of at tack, which was to be repeated from the camp below. The signal was fired at about eight o'clock, and the columns under Lieut.-Colonel , Carpenter and Major-General Ludlow shortly after moved to the assault, and carried, -in a most gallant manner, the stockade thrown across the road leading to the fort, and pushed on.close-under the walls of,the fort,, which were stockaded all round, and a small, opening (theonly rine seen) had stockades within stockades ; from this they were obliged to. back, from the insurmountable difficulties that pre sented themselves, after a dreadful loss in Officers' and men, under sltelter of the village -between the first stockade and . the fort whi c h th e y h a d previous ly possessio n of. Soon after the columns for the T a ble Land m ove d , three additional companies of the .53d were ordered up from camp, and by the tithe they ey e fo r e Mi n d e d to. - arrivcd. on t h e T a b le Laud, the columns advancein had bee n o bli ge d to f a ll b ac k to t h e village With this small force, and two six-p ounders, the brave -and gallant'Gel neral moved onfto the attack through the village', which hod. been set on fire, and after making twb un9uccessful assaults on the "fort, in the third,L. while nobly cheering on liis.men d within thirty • f j - 012 01 Y at c :d d f 3 e o ll f , t a ll i e os g t a s t i e n w c a er y ely he la r m ec e e n ir te e dt fl'ad:;:ttej by . . ir the ecte a d gs assault s t ours the whop army. . i .rg Of . , .., It is impossible for me to state per ticdw. d' 14 b a ...i ;e h b two companies of the fifty-third, Cw'''" A) !, 1. 00 " ' been sent. for to reinforce the l' a-le. C ' , and thee to , a and ,two companies of native infantry r , bat ° wlizakmbenotecdCucrrieidie;f, baring ; C: w i t h vcr him Protect • 1 ,0 A ries • h I , but ~. must beg leave to refer h is ship to Captain Byers, Aide-de -Camp to A bo, ic General Gillespie, for more minute details e t , co al is in my power to state; Captain 13Yer s l e " 9 4 1 goartersy go this morning on his way to trustbead that the information he will be abl e to ^. his Lordship, will be most satisfactorY• ,),, st r; The signal for the columns to move ti/,`caff' tack was not heard either by Major N ( ' IL P ' _tain Fast, or Captain Campbell. ' t 04 ' 6' It is impossible I can conclude this reP r oie ,tle' out expressing the highest satisfaction 'g t , ; es ter' termined bravery of the troops emPleil., '' 4 3 ' s day. To particularize any, would be u: ) '. s llz "ge.• injustice to the wholes; and I trust th4t this ncral expression of approbation, will be e i t e - 1 11/1 as it is in te ib lv tlie f satisfactory to all concerned, me, to convey in the fullest manner rs'' -le ,g'g ''' high sense I entertain of the zeal and cou' w ere every o ff icer and soldier of this army w i ' ° engaged yesterday. ~, a r ee Inclosed I hare the honour to tfansn-t 00 turn of - the killed and. wounded I d 435 e ; an honour to be, &c. Colon el' (Signed) SEBRIGHT 71 . 1AWBEY) St irctl-- in 0, - Adjutant-Geg 7'a :Lieutenant-Colonel Fatian, s e t Bengal Army. which have am apprehensive many rnsn l 4 occurred, have been left out ' e%' report, from the many interruptions I b3s c ' e 1 at perienced, and the multiplicity of bo ,, in e : - / o rce' present experience from the command oft , 11. 1 . 1 f irnif As well as that of the 9 (1 division of the o r t t he devolving on , me, but which I shall cor re ., c , bi s moment I (11 , 3crii.-t:r' any • d" I trust col' LoV,liip . .., :c!(!ulgence Y, alias fq.( 4 to '-'i!'-! - -• 1 . ; , , t he.. 1.1;-ove., I perceive- Ifa - f r oo IL'•"' ( . 1 ": ~ 1 ‘ :.g - ordered • a battering tr".`'.'o•l, to' Delhi, to mckve with all possible..exf)ediu 5 di ° 'l ‘. i i i . tly s- I S 'a e S l 37a .( s i n t i t ) l ° a l t .c. of Kern i i i : n i ci ) a t v P erat:ticP:bileitif - heasy guns. guns ti)on'retrubt: ' rda ( G A . tiril.ebc,AoGp.‘y), A,U,..Gettergi- 0 141 Retun of the Strength of the different Cold rif , l l s l;. ' . on the of Kalttnga, October 31, -- t ,r• i , Ist Column, commanded by Lieut.-Culoncl Caret -2 nte ,' 17th rout-2 field-officers, t y captain, ei subalf,,rrisiiifloi sistaists, 2 quarter-ruasters. and interpreters, ',rioul'.3ol: surgeons, 10 satire commissioned officers, 3 2 . 5e r : 54 21 barildars, 14 dranimers, buglers, and truniPeler—' and file. , id Column, commanded by Captain 134 ,. 1 v4 sti rft 17th Foot--1' captains 3 subalterns, B native co. ll 0 6 officers, 16 sedeants and havildars, $ drunainersJ and trumpeters, 32G rank and file. ti. 1Y• 0 0.°- 33 Colurocs, commarided by IVLsjor . -ei , • 14 , i - f aiV 7th Foot-1 field-offices, 2 captains, 8 su'ialt, e ,,T , i s r's, 14 - , commissioned officers, 30 serjeants 511,1 ilar,.• file. risers, buglers, and trumpeters, 47.5 raok. and „ball- -erred 4th Column, commanded by Captain Caff:f_rnirais',4,l efll Foot-2 captains, 2 subalterns, 6 natiVe ‘°,,, litlP officers, 14 serjeaists and havildars, 6 clruruWe and trumpeters, 253 rank and file. ... f it , Reserve, commanded'y Major Ludloic-, 05 ./sto e; 6th Foot-1 field-officer, 2 captains, 19 subalterii%vs' gr oai , 2 / I quarter-master and interpreter, 1 assi4iint,,,,b.iici3°' native commissioned officers, Cl sedeauts 311 11 " . .;,3 tile- i ir drummers, buglers, and truni eters, gO3 1' 364 ' 1 ":„ 4 3 c is t'' 5 ,1 )3 1N ~ ti ' o islA .otb Total-4 field-officers, 8 captains, 40 N • .s t Bt a i rn.:;lsebn,:ainste3vii..iiiie:g:Grauler:isnirtaiecc7ot:oi-iiiiectlirdneac2r,soinut.::iinsuiesirsnsi d oo nbietd:lle,i,!rtirsc'e:trer:' t ; 7 3 .. 9 : 1 1 , c e t 4 0 4 ' •1;- rank 2 a 4 a n 9: 1 9 d rani first file, an d tr." f 353 e il l. r f In the rescrve, ISO rank and 2 fi c l ° :, DP St a :l i i es e r 1.1.. l'ier'bt goons, dismounted, are included. -' ~ c o lor) (Signed) S. MAIVI 3 ' Ga s ' Adi" , . (True copy-) , ~,,,j, (Signed) G. 11. FAG OT ' k Ist"' , yyar• - .;r ----- Return of Killed, Wounded, and Alissinp os„ 3 1 ,,,brat 7 4 , of the Army at the Assault of the Fort of 1N. 3 31 ,1 8 ' p the command of Major-General Gillespie, Oc! 1 fr ll° i 1; Detachment Horse Artillery--1 rank and file Lif' cl 1 De p t e a t c e h r ;u 3 e - n r t a k n 'to a t n4 4l l r fl t l i e l ic‘i%-y.°-611dreatin.k and fi 1 c a n ifr h o le . ll e k ti i ll 4 44 , se ; o r,i Detachment Bth Lightagoons- 3 'rani' D Ist trumpeter, iNikkfi, l tc i iiul;a e ll;etillctz u tteiiii.it t itrddltis(l - i;E:s c e6cs o lliitoil. l ltl o g r s t .3 e a l , loot-492 captain,. ;l 11.1e 2 1k au 1 1 1 i it e ds t: i t i e si e n , a rai r: : t k s l ; o :a f ia_ l , e t i s l a i : e l s li t 3 a r u1 : ' . 4) 0,4; -s. 10 c ie, nd 'fill' j I . Ist t2 wic i i i t e nt u i.i t e e dt n 741.3, rankcl s a e n rj d e 17 e t s, missing. d r uru m er, '" • : i glee rank 3najed• 1 0 , 00 0 . ,o, 1 1 1 :1 11: i i i :e Ni:v u: aii t t si t t i s i i c a l e t a :i n : Ittil,,iffalaolitv'elinrrs)ey'ir—g:1;11,11i5eihquilrillate.i:/I:lkacairal:l: d i Lltiesici:. ,l, l v ai r s" o. 6 l l :: FL, iilligtgnisi eieoial tjittiottiria:aleatjt2na. t t i, l iii ii:leliuNii—litaaeNtltiiii:vaiii•eleil lieutenant,c so, l , n iiii f ill a i. fi n ,istes t insiti y dr — ::el l sde3 e ,roa l r, f ilaili s .:l l :l g lakei n krria ' : d ia rd; :id . r i, di a :fic : ddli i ; :o uli n l a l j t e d : i t 1 : i Detach st :nit wounded.i e :1 7 Y — 1 killed' 1 ,_ „A 61e, - g i c er , , 1 native cominissr- i; I tut,„ D e dl ia .li ci ii i : u LS' e e. r r i: 1 1' 0 i o v:euelii:-11ellin' file, " uude a ; 1"11 f: 1'11161; 0 ef, T o t a :L i t e e e : r l s a ii I e t , t ui , t ee l nn s as c ii r ii i tns o: k n i t i I , e 1 d 2 .4 t r a 1 1 k and 61e, W° ll-- twin,ra nk anti i d i e fi u l t e e , killed; nan t s : a , :1 nolisliiegj eantt:e'n2a2nesitle-srciio:lialosni,ttescr4iitaair;urii's:itccre":.;:i sinned off icers , 9 serjeants, '.,,. barildars, 6 fo k A drummers, 193 rank and file, wounded ;. ' missing. Ofikers Names fled and wounded• Major-General Gillespie. - 6th Native Infantry--Li eu t c h a nt ancl'Adiu t3nt igi il.3ll. ,Light Battalion — Lieutenant and Adjutant `l7th Native infantry—Ensiga Fothergill. I'iuueers—Ensi , n Ellis. liilfed. Cape lilt • • • t Detachment et t tt : tt h i7il I D ; s r e a b g . e o r o e n i ys Lieutenantc u ;i n I: te Heyman'o e I Wc,s. t , e l l , l t r ly ; ; Lisa n 58d Taylor, Foot_llNel:ila C tttei ! ii o lvi r eaN n l t tt t itsi l.: :l[ l : a ot e l il liyit t a l a a rj,:i l ; : ir i cs s L e gl t iniv ,r fte : l a : :., a terAY dangerously, Light teath, Battalion—Major everciy. Wilson, I.,ieutep Monteath, ants Pioneers—Lieutenant Elliott, severe l y . Engineers—Ensign -(Lieutenant) Blanc Captain Byers, Aide-de-Ca:up. (Sig ue f.l) -- • CaPtAir4 Al• o•F'rj 1 ()