The Sun. — London, England, 1814-01-11 00:00:00

Pottt INTiltitaGtNcE, tm FN GAZETTE. 2g.--4Vesterdav; the fort or Gluckstadt:Ewas taken by the English., who .T nrnreed lainst Tiamborgh. Ilttodtwc, Dv.6.3YeLit is understood, that his ttAtestv the Braniror of Ititssia — bas corntnitted the •odnltnistrat 7 on of the Lordship of .lever to his niemess the Duke of Oldent»trp: Deputies from lever hats: titeady arrived at Oldenburg. DUTCH MAILS. • ' TETkimurtg, DEc. 26.—Yesterday incirning, at 11 o'clock, the French made a sally with about 200 infantry firm De!frit?), in IVelwerd. As soon as the Prussian troops stationed at Borgsweer,,. Oterdam, and Hevekes, received this intelligence,; they broke up, under the command of Captain Von Blankenberg. The enemy retreated at first from \Velwerd hack to Farensum, but afterwards, Marched with his whole force over the sea-dyke, in order 'to fall on our flank. An obstinate en= gagement took place bet Ween the Prussians, who Were strengthened by about 40 Duteh Volunteers, under the command of Capt. Losellette : the French were driven hack on all sides, and it ivas only, to the heavy artiller? fire from Farensom that they *ere indebted for their safety. Although they increased to at least 400 infantry and 50 cavalry,' Viey were, nevertheless, repulsed and driven tinder the walls of Delftzyl, whither they retired in the greatest disorder. The result of the engagement, which continued till 4 o'clock, was 6 Frenchmen killed, and at least 20 wounded ; on the Prussian side, 1 ser jeant and 5 men - were wounded, but not (lan geronsly. and one hussar's horse. The Embden Landstorm stood in reserve in sight of the enemy. The enemy's intention of plundering the neigh bouring villages, to which measure he was forced by the want of provisilns in the fortress, was therefore totally frustrated. HAGUE, Jr.A 2.—A1l Germany has risen, to • compel the common enemy to peace by force of arms. Exclusive of the pbwers of Aus. trig, Russia, Prussia, and Sweden, the German Princes will bring forward 250,000 men, by the Ist of February ; Bavaria furnishes 36,000 men, besides the Landwehr. The small territory of Ba den will bring 10,000 men under ver, Hesse, Brunswick, notwithstanding all they have suffered by the calls on them in this war, will bring more troops into the field than they have ever clone before. All the - Princes and Nations are convinced that how is the time for striking the great stroke which is for a long time to secure peace and tranquility, and restore the disturbed balance of power to Europe. There are no sarria... c o s ir.ft l I f ‘rit Make them to prevent the horrors of a French do minion in future, and render it impossible, and cause industry, commerce, the Sits, civil and re ligious liberty agai t to revive, and establish their blessings for ever.--. The band of Almighty God evidently assists us in this work, and shall we stiffer ours to lay idle ? All the high Allied Powers have given orders for the release of the Dutch prisoners of war, and their return to their native county, which they herewith make known, with a warm participation in the joy it will oceasion to their hitherto sor rowing parents and relations. VLEtJTEN, DEC. 30.—A conscript who at the last drawing, was marched away from here, has returned to-day from Arras, from whence he deserted on the 16th instant, with thirty-two other men, all Hollanders. This man relates, that an insurrection of the inhabitants took place at Arras on the 12th inst. they having be come disgusted with sacrificing themselves and their children to Napoleon's ambition and thirst of conqnest ; that on this occasion they had plun dered the house of the Prefect, who thereupon fled from Arras, but returned again on tranqUility being restored. The same spirit of discontent had appeared all round in the towns and villages through which the said Conscript had passed, and they looked with the greatest impatience for the • downfall of theTyran t. Th e d rea d oftheCossackswas very great in the open country. They are in hopes of being freed from their'yOke" Lythe English. Thege neral spirit throughout all Brabant was in the same tone, and the inhabitants only waited for a fa vourable opportunity for throwing off the iron yoke. The same Conscript praises highly the dis position of the peasantry in France, to lodge de serter:, andasSist them ill their escape. lu that part of France and Brabant t!, rough whi c h h e passed, there are scarcely uiy French troops to hound ; one only sees a number of Cu;tom r),,,s, officer :3 and Grits d'Annes. About four weeks ago, the latter convoyed a pal ty of about 3UO gaily-sl,l,es, and who were to be sent to Toulon, but wt re attacked in t; e n .whhour:aod of Alenin by the iub4hitaht.s of the flat country, who libetatell the slates. ti the 11th negithent of Oussars, which was present at the battle of Ltips'it,‘ - iinly 11 . have returned to Arras. tEvhiß, date. 4.4--We-learn, that Lord Castle - - reagh has passed through Anisteraam On his *tiy toNanhetm. 'rise 'sending a Minister h 4 fStAtt of his high staiion causes much attention, anaLamorig other reports, it is assefted;that he has dispatches of the utmost consequence, and even a declaration on the part of England, that she will, make no peace with the French Emperor, hut is Willing to make it with the people of prance : arid itqs"Vr thermore stated, that Louis tlie XVlllthinq 'Li-- rived at Frankfort. It is said, that the King of Naples has made proposals to the Allied Powers, to send 40,000 meh for his protection, 'and like : wise that. -they should guarantee his estates to bim. How far. this report-is ifounded, time Sli'eNV. Mean tune, it is stated in the rentO°aPeis, that the first Neapolitan troops en-. tered Rome on the 25th November ; and it:is even said, that the Kind. 'of Naides has takcii possession of tltat city for, and in the name the Pope. . - . .‘ • We have nothing new from Gorinchen, except ing that two. days ago three vi•sse!s, each •lade❑ with a mortar. and 200 bombs, had passed Dor drecht,• and several pieces of heavy artillery' h'ad passed through Papendreel,o“ the night. ' • ( MAIL. REVS, DEC. 10.—In Barcelona the .French have rendered usi-less more than 300 cannon, and hare sent about 50 to France, where they have march ed 3000 infantry, all seijeants, corporals, or ve teran soldiers. • These are to form the ground work of the new army. 'On the other hand, it.is said there are from 3 to 4000 conscripts in Perpig nan to fill up these vacancies.. \Trott, DEC. . is said that Mortier is coming to replace Suchet. ZARAGOSSA, DEC. 3.—Every thing announces that Tortola is in a critical state. CADIZ, DEC. 19.-'—ro-day, - at twelve eMock, the Regency. set out amidst discharges of artillery, from the city of San Fernando, on its journey to Madrid, and will pan the night in.Xeres., CADIZ, DEC. 20.—1 n the journey of the Re- . gency, which took place yesterday, they were only accompanied by the Minister for the Government of the Peninsula and for War ; the others are to set out to-day. CADIZ, DEC. 21.---In its journey through Puerto Real and Puerto de St. Maria, the Re gency was received with all' those demonstrations of joy which were to have been expected front people so loyal and so ,attached to the new insti tutionis. ' tot The etintigiOtt be the tiro tolls Niagtira and Fort George Made it absurd to believe they could he held lly different interests ; be that the system of defensive operations .did riot involve the Vibsses sibd li'ort SiagarA. Behold the. Amaican fleet, with an insulting tiiperibeity of strength ) com manding the Waters of Lake Ontario ; and what is hatilly to be credited, this fleet, the creation of a Season ) constructed in an harbour of as recent origin, and which has been established, in silence, within ten leagues of ancient Cataraqui. Respect able as the harbour of his Majesty's fleet, the only lniebour left in these water's, where stores of eve ry description arc deposited for every species of Seriice in the tipper Province-- , -to this one point ;have Abe called the attention of our enemy, :is it is become the asyitan front iris insults. The ob ject of the war at present is the defence of King _ stbn, and of 2)0 mites of river• Communication be tWeen;that pr et and Montreal. We are amused with an avowed purpose of the Americans to in- Y.title the Lower Province ; but should they by next Spring get possession of Kingston, they will round into- complete possession the immense tract of country calla! tipper Qanada, and . acquir the American Government of the imputation of iliac 'tivity. You will hear of an action fought about the 11th of the month ; upon the communication alluded to, 30 miles above Lake z. , t.Francis,which, as usual, evinced the superiority of our troops. Report says, that General Boyd, who commanded the American force, (16f:ended the river from Socket's Harhour, with intention of torming a junction with the forces of General Hampton. about 7000 strong, who paraded for sonic weeks in the vici nity of Chateatinoi;7, eleven miles above Mont real, south side :lOU Canadians, they say, also disconcerted this hotly of the enemy in their ad vance ; btr!,(1000 embodied militia at their elbow did not Annoy the enemy on their retiring. Fifteen thousand regular troops, 10:1,000 mi litia At disposal, unlimited credit, and a profusion ofallkinds of sqpplies have been our means. Have they been judiciously ,or systematically employed One instant we . are congratulated upon the crisis of threatened invasion being passed ? the next we ere assembled by every species of alarm to resist the approaching foe ; and incessant movements fatigue and exhaust both our 9piritli and means. lii short, my dear friend, it is not a fashioned dispatch, complimenting individual bravery, will let you into the true state of affairs with us : they rather divert your attention from the magnitude of our losses, and the danger that threatens. • Should we calculate the total of disasters, you will receive It p it impression of the general state : I st. Our Indian alliance broken off, after the sa. crifice of iinn►ense treasures to keep them by the hand ; a tract of country to he recovered ; our regular troops wasting their strength and science in the wilderness, where the bravery of the ani mated aborigines and the peasantry of the coun try should take the lead ; and, if employed, In dians would he fully a match for the motley herd of adventurers who patch up the forces of the American Government. But lectures of humanity liave palsied the most . justifiable indignation. infinite injury has been sustained generally by the mercantile interest, and more particularly by that essential body, the North-West Company, who feel they have sacri ficed years of adventurous enterprise to no pur pose. Believe me, my dear friend, this .is a true statement - , and not the force of heated indigna tion ; and, him word,' unless .able Pssistance be afforded. Ids in North America will be erased from. the designation of •: ARRIVED---1 Cadiz, I Cortinpa, I fiollind, 2 Dublin, 1 IVa tinlutd. Un. 2 Gaernsty, 2 Jersey, 2 Waterford. PIIICE CES THIS P.SY I'AVELVI• O'CLOCK. COOSOIS • Gsicx. div. IVATF,I{. LON'Oi 11 . 1:111GE TO-NIMIRMA P:Torning, 16 minutes after 6. I Evening, 51 zninntes after G. liE StT Sni.i•••%l Qr , m:eqE VA 1.41'M AI.DEAT ? LONDON, TUE S 1).-11; J.elNll.lll} - 11, 11314. TLZzz t'ANADAS. , EXTRACT OP A LETTER _FROM MONTREAL 'NOV. lg. , When we reflect upon the stuninary tr a ns i t io n, which the inhabitants of Upper Canadk have , perienced from security to perils of every descrip tion, and from abundance to wretchedness, we cannot. but feel for them, and regret that so - grelt a portion of his Majesty's faithful subjects slionrd be suddenly deprived of the fruits of thirty years labour in the wilderness, and of the conSOlatimi, pt bequeathing to their children a property, the ori ginal donation of their Sovereign, improved Llll - his immediate protection. Lake Erie and its shores are at thk Moment the undisputed possessions of the American Go 7 vernment ; and national mortification has accorn- . panic(' this loss of territory. Behold a fleet under the British flag led captive, with its gallant Coin- - minder, to the enemy's shores and; as if envy had contrived to mock the sufferings of our mini lated hero Capt. Barclay . , she, at the inoine4 of-- victory, made him feel his inability to seize upon the prize valour had awarded hith Can it be be lieved, or toll without regret, that when this ini3 7 iortune happened, a sufficient and an abundant: number of sailors were ti) be procured' in the Lower Province, ready at a moment's notice to . support the service of the Lakes ? Behold,_ with the loss of the fleet, the consequent saCt•ificc of a, gallant little army who for months had eom!.." batted under every privation,--bad resisted the . most formidable attempts of the enemy,—and who were usefully employed in :seconding the virtabas efforts of the confederated Indian nations fighting,, , for • existence : the Indians, now, astonished at d disasters which have befallen the warriors of their . Great Father, have their confidence shaken, and are left exposed to the temptations Oran insidious enemy. The communication. between-the Lakes Ontario and Erie cut of,--the seat of Govern , meta insulted, and no place of security fOurid itt its visiuity,—the - Americini flag flying ou Fort George, and a brave army, when corn= batting with diseases of the climate; paraded, to demonstrate that the loss was irreparable,---the whole country (Toni the Eastern entrance of Lake Ontario to our Moscsicivanced post of St. Joseph, a thousand miles, open to the attacks of the coin- Mon enemy,---:and can it be, or is it believed, that this state of things could have been prevented? Yes ; it is believed that the taking possession of Fort - Niagara would have prevented these 'disasters. The aggressive invasion itf' General Hull justified the capture of the American fort at Detroit, and at the same time instinct! the captnre of Niagara. It was a nic:!sare of most peremptory obligation in the jud i ., itt of the gallant Lieut. Govermir Brock, who fill putting forthaill the energimof the prov . ba:e eau (Ist ed to los care ; and, in fact, lt was a measi,re of' such obvious necessity, that its not having I)e . en executed eau never be too muchycs-ret-, IMPORTANT NEWS, GOVEB.NM ENT DISPATCHES-SURRENDER OF ER FURT, TORGAII, BLANIONT, NIMEGEN, AND ZARA, -P_ S. OF THE RHINE AT DUSSELDORFF BY GEN. KLEIST. Government have this morning received Dis- patches, the substance of which shortly is, that lie Head-Qtiarters of the Allies remained still at Lorrach—that Erturt-,—the important fortre3s , • of Torgan---Zara- (as noticed below), an al most impregnable fortification, and the capital of the province of that name in 'Venetian Dal- matia ; Blamont, in the department of the Doubs, and the steong fort of Nimegen, are in the hands of the Allies. To this we have to add the important fact, that General KLEIST has crossed the Rhine at Dus- schlorff. Thus the full tide of success bears the Good Cause to the desired Haven —and we congratulate our Country in. the words of the Steersman, "'Steady she goes—all's well." An Officer has arrived from the Adriatic, but bthigi,nothingpallicular. The fortress of Zara, tht Otte, wit . remaining.•in l',lle to e ' my's hands in Dalmatia, had surrende,ed earl).l° December to the touted forces of the Austrians. The arrival of Lord CASTLEILEAGH at the Frage is announced by our private Corresponden Yarmouth. as follows : " YARMOUTH, JAN. iO.-Arrived a Dlitc l schuyt, from Scbeveling, with Mr. Saw, a Kitig l Messenger, with Dispatches ; and four Briti 3 • ship -masters, who have escaped from French p.ro , sons. Lord CAsTr.r.nEAGit arrived on 'chars 15 ,1 last atthe We have this morning received Bremen Pzip:' , °' and Dutch and[ Cadiz Mails, from all of which ' lc have made extracts hi our preccding columns- The Bremen Papers announce the importo, fact of the capture of the strong fortress Gluckstadt by the British, which acquisit44! lays the Elbe completely open all the NVily t° Hamburgh, against which city our naval fo'' cc , bas proceeded to co-operate with the brave Aili ct in its reduction. The Dutch Papers bring nothing of great in° . rest. Their contents, in so far as they r e late military affairs, arc e .tteme!y barren, arid th' it political intelligence is too entirely of a spec: lll ' 4 ! tive nature to require inch more attention. 4 ' Conscript native of Holland,' wh o h a: l deer' t with thirty-two others from Arras, gives an " c '. count of dktnrbances in that place, and (1 1 ° ' tions, what we know from eye-witnesses to °Il true, that the wh o l e countr y t h roug h w hi c h 11l passed, wished only for the Dolfall of.theTyr o6 and the revival of better times. Among the most prominent of the specubti° arc those which re f er to Lord CAsTLuitttAGIII . Mission, which the desires of the People in W l , ' land, as elsewhere, induce them to suppose aimed /It the) restoration of Peace with Fr3 o(tl and not with her perfidious and . sanguint 4 . Rider. MuttAT is reported to have offered to 01 over to the Allies, provided his Lstalt svcor e ' to him. This is a doubtful phrasc— D erhap s Robber piny include the Crown of Naples etn °i " / his real property. T The accounts from C a diz are no t mare 154 y0r t j taut than those troni Holland Three thou`'' a non-commissioned Officers have, it is said , e Barcelona for France to f or m t h e nuc l eus Of ti) 40 new conscription-force. The othe r ino veruerit s Catalonia are of inferior interest. MortTlr' ll r , reported to be the successor of SUCIIET, Cosa to be nodding to its fall. The lteu.cncq b °7 i - set out trout Cad:z for Madrid, and rece'' l l throttghout their p r og ress fire most distinglii sll . honours from the inhabitants of various tow °5"• et.,,ko,thig to alt accounts EI/ONAPARTE 1:0 5 the high road t o b e p ut i n p ossess i on o f ! ir't j i which he lately s a id h e was convinced b:,:.rf''e:li and security were to be found—a ve::; " Empire.”—Experience has taught him that " Extended Empire, liLe expanded g.)1,1, " Exchanges solid s:rength for fee'ile spen2our' ' ," ? ' , l But we trust his experience arcived 16 0 'vac, tiot the ig n arrow dwelling lippoiuted for kind" will be the utmost bounds of posse.,:sio"_ lowed hiin.• hit We noticed y es t er d ay t h e City report,.. 1",, French Papers had arrived—the same rinnoa r perseveringly repeated to-day, with the addit ia , : that the Grand Alli e d A rm y h a d approac h e d W ll ll 5 thirty leagues of Paris. We state these thi4 s they reach us, and 113 suspicion mere ly of the,r being unauthenti ca t e d prevents our laving th eo $ before a p u bli c w hi c h can exercise a in4r,alelit upon them s o we ll regu l ate d by information of the British nation. We ought to observe, ever in the present instance, that it was not eNe 1 1 ed that the Allied Army should be prepared for N o and general o p era ti ons b e f ore t h e 56 inst' that if there has been any advance pusbei• • nearly within a hundred miles of the Capital , , must be composed of those d ar i ng Coss ol° : lihose astonishing marches defy the calcuPti°ll of ordinary warFrire, and le i i ve t h e co cuP ut." tions by sc a l e an d ru l e f ar in the rear. j) c the matter as it may, t h e report is so 1"-i li credited that Oinnitun retains its Mivancod st ut.° cc at 174-. • It does not always follow, when French have arrived, th I t t h e i r contents transpire inn/1::5 diately. If they f a ll i nto t h e hands of Pe rs° deeplTimplicated i n stockjobbiug, they are s'cit! ~ held till bargains can be made to theadon tl ''' of their posse ssors ;,an d i n the mean time, til ° ' *it from the motions of this therpometer, the st °- Tic market, we can di scover t h at i ntelligence o f s° l kind Las been rece i ve d b y cer t ain parties, it,7e not always th a t we can ascert a i n /its Pr ee . nature. Thus we h ave reason to bel i eve ti l: the French Paper; we announced on Tne6(4lY:b. li cl actually arriv e i s town that day, though the ir 9 el stance did not tr ansp i re till after 'Change lio urs Wednesday, and this arose from a sliecuintiii” rria r t cstpti tent t~ll4 i lelv t c onf on t i with th or ATOIi 3iy Scit, ) N! Le r ' hoz ce et , h s i le Ufte a p, fe r adl, 119%, tea 11 ter 1 } ler by Very th e title Thiel the (1,„: b,4 At er r es i con ar r i Vg L tq id( tht