The Sun. — London, England, 1814-01-20 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS; JAN. 12. The army of Prince Schwartzenberg has at tempted to carry Huningen by assault. The enemy were repulsed. The Commandant of the place. hating caused the sluices to be opened, a great number of the' besiegers were drowned. Since these events, the 'enemy has discontinued his attacks, and has converted the siege into a blockade. The corps" of troops besieging Befort having made several fruitless attempts against,the town, which cost them very dear, have also changed the siege into a blockade. Accord*: to the general plan of operations; the Duke of Belluno has passed the Vosges ; he has fixed his head-quarters at Bacara. One column of the enemy bas advanced to wards Besancon, where it is engaged with General Marulaz. Their light troops have spread them - selves in all d;rections ; 1200 men are gone to Geneva; 800 to Lons-le-Saulnier ; and GOO to Dole. The Prince of Moskwa has his bead-quarters at Nancy, General Duvignan occupying . the elefiles• before Epinal. The enemy have followed the Duke of Belluno, but with cavalry only. A light division of 1500 of the enemy's cavalry had taken a pOsition et flambervillers. General Briche dispatched one of his brigades of cavalry. Colonel Hoffmayer, of the 2d regiment of dragoons, turned the town on the 9th, and advanced on the road of Epi nal,, while General Montlegier marched directly to Rawbervillers, and penetrated into the town. The enemy's 1500 horse were broken every where. They attempted . to rally at• some distance, but were charged impetuously, broken, and pursued above two leagues, leaving many dead on the field of battle., A Colonel, and a Major of Cossacks, are among the killed. Sixty Cossa:ks were taken prisoners. 11. Laeondamine, Chief of the Staff of the division of General Briche, distinguished himself. He killed two Cossacks, and wounded several with, his own hands. General Duliesme has fixed his head-quarters at St. Diez. General Segue, commanding a brigade of the guards of honour,, profited of a moment when a regiment of Cossacks was embarrassed in the defiles of Saverne ; he attacked them, killed many, and made some prisoners. On the 9th an -- advanced-guard--of- the_ enemy's Silesian army, which has surrounded Mentz, ad vanced to Sarre-Louis, into which they threw sortie shells. The garrison made a sally, and pur sued the enemy two leagues. 'I he Duke of Ragusa has taken a position on the Sarre. A squadron of the troops which are before Be fort advanced towards Lang. es, and appeared before the town on the 9th, The national guard had resolved to defend it. The enemy sent an officer with a flag of truce to summons the town to surrender. Tl..e gate was opened to let him in ; when in contempt of the laws of war, the enemy's squadron rushed forward to force the passage, and charge into the street ; but Mr Faure, an officer of the national guard, who was on duty at the gate, gave orders to fire on the enemy, who immediately turned, about and• Ed, leaving several dead behind, among whom is a Captain. The first Lieutenant of the squadron was made prisoner. This little affair does great honour to the town of Langres ; Mr. Faure is named Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. On the following day, the 10th, General Chouard ar rived at Langres with a brigade of 1800 of the' finest cavalry. It would be difficult to express the enthusiasm with which they were received - by the inhabitants. This brigade was . to be followed on the 11th and 12th by a great number. of troops, infantry, cavalry, and artillery. BOURDEAUX, JAN. 6.—On the I st of January the enemy attempted to erect a battery on a little island, in order to try to pass the Adour. • His bridges of boats were sunk; and his battery de- - stroyed. He had above 300 killed, and a greater number- wounded. The inhabitants of Bearn and the Basques eagerly flock to the standard of Gen. Harispe, who greatly annoys the enemy. JAN. 10.--The last accounts from Bayonne con tain nothing new respecting military events in that quarter. Reinforcements continue to ar rive at the camp before Bayonne. BESANCON, JAN. 7.—Our town is in - a respect able state of defence ; the garrison is above 10,000 strong. DIJON, JAN. 7.-The town of Auxonne, which covers our department, is put in a state of siege. Fait's, JAN. 15.--The troops reviewed on Thursday, in the Thuilleries, consisted of 30 bat talions of infantry, 40 squadrons of cavalry, and a large train of artillery. PARIS, JAN. 15.—A coasiderable number of military, belonging to tile Hotel des Invalides, desired to be presented to his Maj,...ty, icy his Ex•-• cellency Marshal•Serrurier, to :solicit permission to serve. fli,s lest!" was affected byihe zeal of these' brave veterans.' He accepted the offer of some hundreds of them, who, being between the ages • . of 25 awl 40, and perfectly cured of their wou'ifds . , are able to serve well. Among those whose ofreilg were not accepted, were seen soldiers aboii-e'6o - old, who, forgettingtheir age, and the con ' sequences of their _honourable' w'ounds, eagerly ... • . demanded permission to fight till the enemy should be driven back beyond our frontiers. This scene, which was witnessed by our yoting soldiers, wos extremely-affeeting.(' PREFECTURE OF Tnr. DEPARTMENT OF THE SEINE. NOTICE TO SUCH AS HAVE SERVED I. THE MPH- RI kL GUARD. " His"Majcsty the Emperor and King -invites all such as have served in the Imperial Guard, to enter again into service in ' the Guard, till the enemy shall be driven from ,the French terr:itory.. " The old warriors will feel bow honourable this invitation of the Sovereign is to them. " Thep may repair to the military bureau of the Prefecture of the Department, at the hotel de Ville de Paris, to haYe their names enrolled, and to receive their orders. They will be a(lruireil at this bureau every day fru:ii ten in the morning till four in the afternoon. The Maitre des Itequ'tes, Baton of the Empire, Prefect of. the Department of the Seine, Paris, Jan. 13, 1814. (Signed) CILIBROL. PARIS. JAN. 13.—We have already said, that the enemy committed- many Excesses on their march. New letters from the department of the Saone and Loire confirm the news. On the 6th the enemy entered Lons-le-Sauriier to the.;num ber of about 800 men. They had givem*tice (?f -.their coming on the 3d, and dernanded - rations ftlsr , 4000 men. It seems to be a part of their systeim to exaggerate the number of their:forces. .:Theiv• first eare was to take possession a the public money, and to impose on private persons requi sitions of every kind. They carry away by force the corn, the cattle, cloth, linen, boards, in sh6rt every thing that can satisfy their wants, or tempt thir The Allies have taken poksession of Lons-de- - Saunier, in the name of the Emperor. of Austria.. His arms have been put up at the Prefecture, and at the Salt-works. On the sth, the enemy pushed some parties towards Bletterans and Beaurepaire. An express sent from Lous-le-Saunier announced their ar rival at Louhans, and bespoke quarters for four thousami men. All at once, at night-fall, these detachments fell back on the heights of 'Mon taiga!, where they placed cannon, and posted themselves. Lons-le-Sannier has been evacuated. It seems, that these measures have been taken in consequence a a dispatch directed to the Prefect of the Jura, in which the speedy arrival of a corps of French troops was announced ; which dis patch was intercepted by the enemy. On the 6th they had quitted Louhans. The motions of the column which has pene trated to Geneva are slow. The enemy ore not at Bourg. The castles Of Jour and Salins bold but. The town of Salins has been very ill-treated. On the 6th, at nine in the morning, a column entered Dole, and took pdssession of it in the name of the it mperor of Austria. The strength of this column is estimated at about 7 or 8000 men. The cavalry is in good condition, but the in fantry is composed of yotkng recruits badly ex ercised. The enemy are guilty of many excesses which nothing can justify. A farmer in the environs of Beaurepaire, expresses himself thus : " They were said at first. to be tame and gentle ; now they chew roughness and malice. On every occasion they clap a pistol- to your breast, to know where you have .concealed your valuables." The Mayor of Villevieux, who was not able to . collect in two hours 200 setiers. (a seder is twelve bushels) of oats, was cruelly beaten.- -,The corn-I mune of Selleres has been very ill treated ; several of the inhabitants are dead of the blows they have received. This, then, is the peace which our enemies bring. This is the moderation announced in their proclamations. They have thrown Off the mask ; they no longer take the pains to dissemble their projects. It is to tear France in pieces, to seize on our provinces, to subject us to a foreign yoke, that they have invaded our territory ; that they have let loose upon us those swarms of barbarians who live only on pillage, and are strangers to every sentiment of humanity. Can the French nation be mean-spirited enough to stiffer such outrages to go unpunished ? Can there be among us men debased enough to he in sensible to the national honour ? Cau we repase in tranquility while our are ex posed to . all scourges of an invasion ? Fre n nchme❑ !—You:have only one part to take —it to arm, to unite, to present to the enemy tine sight of a courageous nation resolved to de fend its territory and its fridependeTice. Your countrymen conjure you to succour t - Letr.,;,it is only to deliver them from pillage and des! - ruction that the Government calls you to the field of ho nour. When the enemy are driven hack beyond our frontiers, you will lay down your arms, and you will enjoy the blessings of peace. LIEGE, JAN.,6.—The 2,500 men who had pass ed over to the left bank of the. Rhine; near Re magen, from whom we took a cannon, a caisson, and 300 prisoners, not having been able to regain their boats, went along the left bank of the ricer to Coblentz, where they were surrounded by our troops, and forced to surrender, with six pieces of cannon. CHAUMONT, JAN. 4.—Count Sept., his Ma jesty's Extraordinary Commissioner, arrived here yesterday evening at the Hotel of the Prefecture. A numerous detachment of the natioual guard went a great distance from the town to meet him. Tie seemed much satisfied with all that had been done to execute the orders of his Majesty relative to the conscription, the contributions, and the requisitions of horses. Before he 'left the town' he addressed to the inhabitants of the Upper Marne a Proclamation, of which, the following arc some passages : * * • The enemy is in France: You feel, Frenchmen, the duties which these words impose on you. You will be neither deceived nor terrified by their perfidious insinuations, and by their auda cious enterprises. They wished to _sec.-if yon were still Frenchmen—if an unforeseen march' would not discourage yon-Hf they could r i ot live some time at the expense of oar frontiers. ----- " But do not believe that they.wffillare to pe berate into the interior of a country in arms to stop them. The' Emperor's army of 80,009 men, which will soon arrive among yon, will crush them ; the army of' the Rhine would cut off all retreat ; the national - guard would intercept all -subiistence". " Already one 'of our ndvanced guards has driven them froth Colmar ; a detachMent sent from Besancon bps repulsed them to, near Befort ; the peasants of Alsace have made the Cossacks repent of their pillaging. " Who could be stupid enough to believe in the feigned moderatiOn of those foreigners Their army in Germany has no money';, it uses a kind of paper money which has no credit. When they violated the territory of the Swiss, they promised to treat them as friends. At Basle they imposed a contribution of two millions. They had imposed at Colmar - a contribution of one million : our sabres, and the pitch-forks,of the peasants, have given them the only payment which they ought to receive. " The army of the Emperor will be in a few days in your Department. When he comes, he dill distintinguish the courage of those who have well conducted themselves, and corer with jtrst contempt those who, on this great occasion, shall not have behaved like true and old Frenchmen. " Inhabitants of the Department of the Upper Marne, all ought to give you confidence : the .enemy.fear you ; your army is advancing; peace is at hand ; the sacrifices which. have • just been required of you, have no object but to obtain a peace, which will reward you for them • make them nith resignati9n and confidence, for his Ma jesty has resolved that they shall be the last. The Emperor has himself said, as monarch and fa ther he feels now as much as you the want of peace.' _ _ " But that this peace, so much desired, may be speedily concluded, the enemy must lose all hopes of living at your expellee • of taking from the rich what they •have ; and of overwhelming •with labour and fatigue those who have nothing ; this only hope of \ pillage is the cause of their The news alone. of your rising en incase can make them retire. Be+repared then, 'renchmen, and ready in case of need to rise en masse." Jan. 12, - - FRENCH FUNDS. 51 fr. I Jan.-14, - 50 fr. 50 c. 50 fr. 50 C. SPANISH PAPERS. hum, - DEC 27.—0 n, the 25th, the Ist division of the 2d brigade passed this place for France' and was to at rivelhat'hight at Azcain. Soult has . his. -heatHuarters in Peyrehourade ; and the English are iii Lanonce, and some other towns on the banks•of the Adour, from whence they cut off the communication 'with Bayonne Thy that river, and have taken 6,000 bushels of meal, and 200 barrels of brandy, which were proceed ing by it to Bayonne. All the Spanish Juramentados and Germans in the French service have been disarmed, and con ducted into the interior of France. [The Madrid Papers, which come down to the 2Sth'ult., and the •Vittoria, which are of the sth instant, contain no intelligence whatever GERMAN 1 1 A PEIZS. ConLEN - rz, - ','.stt.rclay, in the aftel 1390 - 0, uri extruunlinury bustle was noticed ; but lirocce if. )se was soon discovero!,: d to the. h; te: io‘rv.ithEgvr:r'vtt Pe ci ' •c c U i rn i s t t .a a t t il°?; indicated that the • had passed thelthlif` awl at four hi the , !v...Aiug we heard a caniionat l P on tvhiclt the over, the Moselle was niediely broken to xn. A short time afterwar il ! the Allies approLlcl , 7 , l our gates, when a deputatio; froa l .thetown vß:•.t‘ forth to welcome thew ' l ,l deliverers, and laid‘ge was so . qu i c kly fe stal', that at day-break 15,000 men, ender the CO' mand of General St. riestonarchedinto the ci t y' 4 These troons had crJssed the Rhine at aboot league di: L ira:ice from Vallender, withotti the to ; of a'singie same night General 11h:eli t e; had passed with his corps a few leagues above O t . town, while severe] thousands mare did the Neu weid, Who on the followitig morning adyati,c°, upon Audernack. Yesterday morning some French prisoners % - f— he brought in who had concealed themselVes 11 `f neighbouring wood, among whom was Geoen Goering. We cannot praise sufficiently the go° conduct of the Allies. NEUWIED, JAN. number of Haan ( arrive here daily, who desert from the Fren c , , , and who receive passports' to return to their .1 0 ' tine country. Their joy is. .extreme at the change of the bondage of France for the honot'f', able setviecOf their ,own Sovlreign o CARLS [Wit JAN. s.—Theworns of the Etti4-a ;lit A General Count Wittgenstein passed h the 'Rhine night, veer Rastadt: Strasburg and Mtiveneeb il soon be invested. DDSSELDQE.V, JAN. 7.—Yesterday afternoon , about one o'clock', the Russian imperial Ge 9e j Winzingerode, as' also Princes IVolkinsky Ninny, arrived here. His Serene Highnes° , Prince of Saxe Coburg is with us, as likewise L 4 .Russian Adjutant-General Czernitchef.. g re ' numb'? r" Of 'troops are expected here. SAME PLACE, 'JAN. B.—This day .a bridg e , ! ! boats has been thrown over the Rhine, beov e il e fruningen and Breisac, which' is intended for passage of the troops that are to penetrate thW' Elzas'; -in Lotthringen. o irf FRANKFORT,,JAN. :—A corps of light ea— under Colonel Schieblin, which pashed for': ,d into Irice on the side of Colman, has surpvi . o ' s , and taken 'lO6. armed conscriPts; with Some b d'armes, and one courier. fo l ' e The same day Colonel Treuburg appeared b e „ 1 - the fortress of Landscrone, reconnoitred it, s e rounded it,.summoned it, bombarded it, and G ir d; polled it to yield by capitulation to the 1.311°.,0 forces. This being one of the principal f o rt of Old France, we insert the conditions. CAPITULATION OF LANDSCRONE, Cnnebitled between the Bavarian Colonel cornmandiPe c olil siege, on the enepal'i, and the French Captain S, n]andin g the rarrisan, on the other.:— " The garrison of LaMiserone are prisoile l v ii, war. The Officers are allowed to retail' t o j r swords and baggage. The garrison shall del) its arms to-morrow in the market-place, Lula !d be conducted.uct!en'arr escort. to such plaice,rro Excellency General Count Wrede, C o rna0 11 " 0 Chief of the United Austrian and Ilavarl:1 shall think Droner. • The soidierm keep their knapsac: - .:3. C;i ,- riaes shall bey, „ to convey the baggage of the Officers. ;:--4 e sor " The artillery nnd.ammunition shall v oli! rendered to a Bavarian 'Wirer of Artillery shall be authorized to receive the same. 011' The French who arc sick and wounaed 14 in the fort, shall be treated with the same, 0,, those of the Bavarian army. " Immediately on the signing of this CaP l i oi tion, the gates of the fort shalt be taken pon e ' of by the Bavarian troops. . „ 4 r " lione at the Base of the Castle of Landscrone , December. (Signed) "TREUBURG, Bavaria:i " SAART, Captain of the Fui DUTCH PAPERS. PUBLIC ORDEP...—HAGUE, JAN. 14. jP, • " The CommisSary-General of the 15 731. ,, , i‘ l partment...assigps7the.subsequent rea b ulatiog s • ej ej. regard. to the property seized from the 0 1 , booty : ' A " rt. 1. All French goods seized by the armed fo KO ves be placed under proper care, and do inventory dial' ir ! of the same, by the Magistrate Of The nearest district'' " Art. 9. The inventory having been - signed by th e t. . trate, s he forwarded to . the General of the. distr ic o "f shall report on the same to the Commissary-General department. • 1 - c irca; " 4 Art. 3. In tht inventory, the place, time, a 9" i 4 stances of the seizutt', with the names of the elainial'"' 'he inserted. " The 4th and sth Articles refer only custody of the property, and the means of publicity to this order. '„ THE LANDSTURM. fie re " The Commissary General of the War -- 10 0; merit herebyrequires all-Half-pay Officers ing to the former corps of District Yager" 0 1 ' who are still capable of serving their conaqo; mediately to present themselves to the Chie o /0,, ficers authorised by the Com . m;ssary-Gertera',Vi' Department, in.the places Where the Sub 0 9 0 9 are convened, belonging to the Landstur i •‘` Land Militia, for - the" purpose of their•be;; ll stored to their former rank in their corps. AI 1/' ILLICIT DISTILLATION.--NOtiVithStOn ,ll Fti the vigilance of the officers of excise, pri'''i t fAi, tilling in the western parts of the county o , t burgh, ha been for a considerable time vied on to a great extent. To cheek this g r „ . lef o t ; evil, so pernicious to the morals'of the Pcn c es, - ,/ the revenue, and to the fair trader, the...inst.o the Peace,, in a court held at Mui Calder , 7th inst. demised for mitigated penalties offenders, to the amount of 445/. sterlicig:iti t !, declared that they would award the full should any of the persons so convicte h el l ' brought locfcire them, and found d " guilty of offence. 11, Last week, as Mr. HARRISON, of returning house from , Burton-upon-Tren t '„ stopped by a pedlar, who demanded hi s - , :t e j ; Mr. HARRISON produced a pistol, and to shoot the man if he did not desist, haying the desired eff . e ct, be s hot him " i - e lv 4 The footpad was carried to Burton, but 'le s ' r , not heard whether hi is expected to reo