The Sun. — London, England, 1814-02-11 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, FEB. s.—On the 4th in the morning, Count Stadion, Count Rasumowski, Lord Castle reay.b, and Baron Humboldt arrived; at Chatillon sur Seine, where the Dukeof Vicenza already had arrived. The first visits vu both sides have been ra4dc, and the first conference was to take place between the Plenipotentiaries the same evening. BRIENNES JAN. 30.—1 t was not merely a tear guard, it was the army of ,General. Blucher, -10;0a0 in.*, which was here #when it was at tacked on the 29th by our array. ,' The action was very warm. The enemy left , the grand avenue which leads to the castle, the streets, the squares, and the orchards covered With' his dead. His, losS is at least 4000 men, exclusive of prisoners. Gen. Blucher did not know that the Emperor was with the army. .M. de Hardenberg, nepheW of the ,Chaucellor of Prussia, and COmmandant of the headpearters, was.made prisoner. • General Blu cherio was 'en coming on foot from the Castle. with his sta He was himself on_ the point of being taken prisoner. The enemy, to check the pursuit of the French, set fire to the houses of the great street, which are the finest in the town There are few of our citizens who have not suf-. fered personal violence during the short stay of the enemy, and not one who has not been stripped of all, he possessed. Our army.has pursued the enemy till within three leagues of - Bar-sur-Aube. It is fine, numerous, and full of ardour. The dif ferent bridges on the Aube are repairing. PAats, FEB. s.—Her Majesty the Empress Queen and Regent has received the ,following a dvices of the situation of the armies on the 3d of February_ . `lshe Emperor, arrived at Vitry on the 26th of jantlary, " Gen. Blucher, with the army of Silesia, had passed the Marne, and was marching upon Troyes. On the 27th the enemy entered Brienne, .and con tinned his march; but he had to lose some tithe in repairing the bridge of Lesmnnt onXle Aube. ()lithe 27th the Emperor caused St. Dizier to be attacked. The Duke of Belluno presented him self before that town. General Dubesme over threw the enemy's rear-guard, which was still there, and took some hundred prisoners. At eight in the morning the Emperor arrived St. Dizier. It is difficult to describe the in toxication of joy of the inhabitants at this nio- The excesses of every kind committed by the enemy, especially by the Cossacks, are be yond all . description, • me,:t. " On .the 28th, the L'lnperor went to Montier- ender. " On the 29th, at eight in the morning, Ge nep.l Grouchy,. who commands, the cavalry,- sent word that General Milhaud, with the .sth corps of cavalry, was between Maieres and Brienne, in presence' of the .enemy's army, commanded by General Blucher; which was estimated at 40,000 Russians and' Prussians; the Russians commanded by General Sacken. Af four o'clock the little town of trienne was attacked. General Lefebvre Desnonettes, commanding a division of cavalry cif the 'guard, and. Generals Grouchy and Mil baud, .made several fine charges on' the right of the road; and took:pdssession of the height of Perthe. The Prince of Moskva put .himself at the head of Six battalions in close column, and 'dvanded against the town by the road of Ma zieras.. General Chateau, chief of the staff of the Duke of Denim°, at the head of two battalions, turned by the right, and got into the Castle of h-ienne by the park. At this moinent the Empe- . 1 :)r directed a column on the road .of Bar-sur- Aube' which'stemed to be ,the retreat of the ene-; my, The attack Was warm, and the resistance obstinate. • The enemy did not expect such a brisk at-, void bad but just time to call back - his parks from the bridge of Lesrnont,.. - where he in tended to pass the Aube, to advance. ThiScoun ter:march Lad much embarrassed him. • "Night put an end to, the combat. The divi sion Decouz of the young guard, ,and a brigade of ,the.division Meunier were engaged. The great f,voi2 Of the enemy, and the excellent situation of 1:, :::tine, gave him many advantages, but the tak ig of the castle, which he neglected to guard _with s ufficient force, caused him to lose them. About eight in the evening, seeing that he could no longer maintain his ground, he set fire to the ,town,.and the flames spread with rapidity, all the houses being of wood. Profiting by this event, he endeavoured to retake the castle, ,which the commander of a battalion of the 56th defended with intrepidity. 'He covered with his dead all the approaches. to the castle, particularly the stair cases on the park side. This last check deter- . turned the retreat of the enemy, which was voured by the burning of the town. At eleven in the morning of the .1 . 06, Gene- at l7l_ollClly beyond the village de la Rothicre, where they took their liosition. The Sist %vas emplo.yed by, us is repairiOg the f bridge of Lcsmont op the Aube. — The Emperor, intending; :to advance towards Troyes to 'Op - erate upOn the columns which .di- rtctecl tbeir march byliar...sur.:AtitoP, acid tiic roast of Auxerre upon Sens. " The bridge of Lesniont.conld not be repairefl bcfc':e the Ist of February in the tuoltiing. A part of the 'troops was inmediately 'nude .to . 16 off. t°, " At three in the aftermion the 'enemy hating been reinforced by his whole army, debouched 'upon Ia Rothiere and , Deinville, , which We still held. OUr rear guard she'.ved a good countenance. .Geniralbubesme distingui,,,hed himself by pre serving Rothiere, and General Girard by preserv ing Dienville. . The Austrian corps of General Guilay, which attempted-lc) passfrom the left bank .to the right bank,.and to force the bridge, had se veral of its battalions destrOyed. The Duke of Belltnio maintained himself . the whole day at' the hamlet of la , Giberie, notwithstanding the mous disproportion of his corps ito the forces that. attacked it. This day; in - which our rear. guard maintained itself in a vast plain against the., whole of the enemy's army, and quintuple forces, is one of the finest achievements of the French army. in the obscurity of the night, a battery.of artillery of the guard following-the movOmpt of a,colutho of cavalry, which was advancing to repulse a charge of the enemy, lost its way, and was. taken. When the cannoneers perceived the ambush into which they had fallen, and saw that they had 4t time to form their battery, formed themselves in a squadron, attacked the .- ereiny, and saved, the horsei and harness. They lost 15 men, killed or taken prisoners.. At ten in the evening the Prince of -Neufcha tel, ,viSiting the posts, found the two armies so near,,tnat ne several times took the enemy's posts for ours. One of his Aides-de-camp, being ten paces from avidette, was taken prisoner. " The same accident happened to several Rus sian Officers, who were 'ca'rrying the word, and who got among .our p,osts„, taking them for their own. " Few prisoners have been made on either side; we have taken 250. O the 2d February, at break of. day, the rear-guard of the atmy.was en bataille before Bri enne. It successively took positions to finish the passing the bridge of Lesmont, and rejoining the rest of the army. " The Duke of Ithgusa, - wl:6 was' in position upon the bridge of Rosnay',' was attacked,hyan Austrian corps, ivilich had. pasSed behind the' woods. • He repulsed it,' made 300 'prisoners, and drove the enemy beyond the small river of " On tlic Ski, at Lnon, the Emperoh entered Troyes. ".We have lost in the battle of -Brienne the brave General. Baste ; General Lefebre des Non ettes has been wounded by a bayonet ; Gen. Fo ristier has been severely ,wounded. ,Our loss in these two days nay be. estimated at from 2 to 3000 men killed or wounded. That of the enemy has at least been double. " A division,- drawn from the enemy's corps d'armee, which" observes Metz,. ,Thionville,, and Luxembourg, 12 battalions strong - , marched upon Vitry. The enemy wished to enter that town which Gen. Monttharie and the inhabitants have defended. He in vain threw in shells to date the inhabitants ; he was received with dis charges froth the cannon, and repulsed to a league and a half distance. The Duke of Tlrentuth had arrived at Chalons, 7uld was marching upon that division." PARIS, FEB: 3.—According to letters received to-day from the • bead-quarters, the Duke of 'Treviso must have effected his junction with his Majesty. They write from Versail!es that a division from the army of Spain had arrived them this morn ing, and that to-morrow and the following day they will be followed by a second and a third. The works for the defence of Paris are con- tinned with extreme activity. A nurnerous . ar tillery daily reinforces the Grand Park. `-PARis, FEB. 3.--The- works of palisades and - of defence which arc constructinfi - at the different barriers of Paris are being executed with the most. astonishing rapidity. - The zeal of the persons em ployed in these different works cannot be too much praised. ,:ln a.- few days artillery will be placed on them: Already the troops of. all arms which arc to march to them in case of being call ed upon, are pointed oat. - Each knows his post,. each is disposed to do his duty. Ihe,service of the , garrison ,is now performe4 at Paris-as in a strong frontier place. These prudential measures maintain security ; let the enemy present himself, he will findinvos ing forces, superiorly organized ; he will find all tlrs means of resistance which an immenEe.popa lation, animated by the desire of defe'nding thei'r ~ world, the country, government, our ta • m.ues, our roperVyy and honour can oppose to hive. Four companies of artillery of the marine have arrived in this -capital,' and are going to b? placed in acjivity. Every day there arrive i from. 16 to - IeQQ conscripts, who are immediately clothed, equip, ped,'and armed. • PARts, FEB. 4.—The communication With his Majesty's head-quarters is no longer Carried on through Chalons ; it is directly established by Troyes. The troops arrive .much quicker by this route. We have to-day seen in the different quar ter's of the capital a great number of military men of,all ranks, forming paft of the corps d'armee' which 'is returning from • the frontiers of Spain. These troops are remarkable for their martial air. To-morrow they are to set out for Champagne.. PARIS, FEB. 5.---;-On the Ist there was a fresh affair at Brienne. The enemy wished to 'oppose the junction of the different .Corps of the French . army. - He attacked us at two o'clock, at•the mo ment when the army was making movements to effeet.this junction. A lively cannonade followed, which lasted till night. Then the combat' ceased. Tile army has continued Without - obstruction its concentrating manezuvres, and the object has been completely fulfilled. • Letters from Sens, dated the Ist instant, an nounce,' that the Cossa i cks, who had re-appeared in that town, have been again driven from it with ,considerable loss.' His Majesty King Joseph yesterday• reviewed in the ,Court of the• Palace of the Thuilleries se veral corps of troops, cavalry, infantry,.and artil lery. The 'greater part of these troops haS march ed for the armies. The cavalry was numerous. PARIS, FEs. s.—Her Majesty the Empress Queen and Regent took a walk this morning in the Garden of theThuilleries, on the terrace next _the water. She was with the King of Rome and Ki4q; Joseph.. Letters from Chalons-sur-Marne advise, that his Excellency the . Marslial Duke of Tarcntuni and Gen; Sebastiani entered .that town with their eorOs'on the evening of the 2d. PARIS, FEE. 6:—The works for the construction of palisades for the barriers of Paris redouble in activity. Those of Italy, of the - Trone, &c. will be finished to-day. , They arc opening port-holes in palisades to place cannon in batteries in them. PARIS, FEB. 7.—By virtue of a i command from his Eminence to Cardinal . Manry, public prayers Were put up yesterday in all the churches of Paris; to entreat from God th'e prosperity of the arms of his Majesty the Emperor and King against the invasion of the French territory by the Allied Powers. Yesterday, the 6th, the palisades'of the barriers which havp been mentioned in The Journal de Paris, were to be finished. To day some little barriers will be finished, which .are ,called false barriers, because they serve only for foot-passen gers. At each of these last barriers an outlet, 18 inches wide, has been made, so that only one per son ca❑ pass at a time. • Fib.:;, - 4, - FUNDS. 51 tr. ~() C. Feb. L, 49 Ir. c. i 6, DUTCH PAPERS, 47 fr. 75 c. 49 fr. 25 c. DORDRECIiT, FEB.I is undoubtedly true that the French garrison in Garcun has determined to surrender. .•The flng of . truce ,was sent out to the besiegers, after a heavy bombardment of se ven lionrS duration, . in. the courfe of which great pia of the, town hasbeen burnt. The offer of the garrison is to capitulate.at di cretion within the space hf twelve honvs, giving them time to make the nece;sary arrangements on leaving the plaice: It is evdected that they will stipulate that the men shall keep only what hag, gage they can carry in their knapsacks, at least the besiegers will grant •no mdre. A Consider able portion of the garrison has been killed, dur ing the various bombardments, according to the statement of deserters. Dolts-ruN, JAN.23.—The passage of Russian troops through this place, for the purpose of strengthening the armies, has c.4ntituted very ra pidly:- Yesterday evening several thousand men arrived here, and we expect to-morrow another corps of 6000. A division of Saxon tronps, a large bOtly. of ea-• valry and yagers, also have , passed through this place. A.nhmber of Russia;: officers of high rank are here, among whom are Lieutenant-General Von Onrack, Prince Chawansky, and General Von Saners.' General Blucher bai issued the following • PROciAmATION. ‘‘ FRENCIIMiN—.I have now established the Silesian army on this side of the Rhine, and It will begin its march to meet the enemy in the heart Of France, in a'few days. We do not come to wreak our vengeance upon you, or to commit depre dations, but to secure your happiness and freedom. We trust that we shall soon obtain what Napoleon bas long denied, the blessings of pea Ce. For this purpose we took up arms, and we may quickly expect an armistice for an arrangement of preliminaries. We do not wish to shed, hu,, Lo spare the bload'of Frenchmen.. "We wage war only with the enemies of peace. Yon arc Frenchmen, but you are not our enemies, since our wishes are the same, .A.A; your neighbours, the Dutch, who received us with open arms, whether they liked French principles and practice better than ours. Be assurcd that your interests will be regarded in seeuring the general welfare and inde pendence of Europe. • " St. Areold, Jan. 21. " BLUCHER." • GOES, JAN. 26.—According to accounts -re ceived from _Flanders, the whole territory between Llnlst and Axel has hien evacuated by the enemy. In the former there are not now a twentieth part of the military formerly there, and it is the tame with ail the other, places.. All the French troops in that district have reFeive:i orders to break up for• Paris, and the majority Lan: bceu, sent, in that direction. • 0- %JOU., ILLIII.r - L - 11.2 • A geport reN:lied town this day, that a sev e:4 ' Action hod taken placejbetween Lord IN,et,LING - ToN and SOULT, which had terminated in"a plere'Defeat of the French, with tbe Joss °f Five. Thousand Men ; but' we are sorry to add that the Report stated the loss of the Allie d Troops at about 3,000. This , report reached Bristol in a vessel named the Aurora,. which ;is stated to have spoken• with the packet charge" with the 'Dispatches to this country. The battle , is shut to haveltecn fought;on the,26th. r Another RepOrt a§,' . rts,' that Preliminarie s o a . Peace were signed in'ftnee on the 6th. 'W e . , •consider this to be mere itunour on' the arrival from the opposite coast, and probably of Dispatcbes from Lord CASTLEREAGH, through France. Bve r l . hour brings something new, and of course,lloll speculations.. • HALE-PAST Two o'CLocg• A Flag of Truce bas actually arrived, and the contents are just announced by Telegraph fr °lll Deal at tiN Admiralty. LISBON PAPERS. we. LISBON, JAN. 23.—The Duke of SAN CAR" ; . has, it is said, returned from Madrid to Mali" it seems he had dispatches from BUONAPARTE for the Spanish Government, who refused to °P ell them ; but delivered to the Duke of SAN CARL' S six . copies of an Act of Congress, which decla res • " that the Spanish Nation ,will never treat Wit h : BUONAPARTE, or the French Nation, until th .ei. King is restored, and all the Spanish territorieg . evacuated by, the French troops.; and it furtbe informed the Duke, that it would not treat, und eV .any -circumstances, hut in conjunction with Eb eir Allies, the English and Portuguese." . LISBON,\ JAN. 22.—The preparations agal fist PeniscolP,.itre continued ; there are many sick it) * Sagunto, and there are hopes that these fortreso and Tortasa will soon surrender. kappears tlis sufficient.leary artillery has been collected for ti° • siege of Bayonne. SHIP NEWS. DEAL, FEB, 10.- , -Wind W. S. W.—Arrived ell ° Badger, hired armed cutter, frf:m the Roornp° t '. and remains in the Dawns with his Majesti' s ships as before. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 9.—Arrived the Sperroty sloop of wir from a cruise. ' Sailed the Pow et ' e frigate for off Brest ; Reindeer sloop of war ori cruise; Foxhound gun-brig and Pelican sloop c 4 wa r to the westward'; Eurotas and Hotspur fri' gates for off the French coast. 'PORTSMOUTH,' FEB 10.--Arrived the Nialab ° store-ship,. with two hundred and forty Arner i4 can prisoners on hoard, from Halifax.; arid the Snap, Capt. DAsrmoon, 'from a cruize.--Sai led the Sprightly cutter, with convoy to the eastwar d ' Camu into harbour the Barossa, Capt. SHERairti CANADIAN WAR. 7 1 7; ser since the commencement of hostilities by the United States of AMerica against this count r y' the cruelty of employing the Indian Tribes to 0 . sit in defending our North American proVinc e ', has been an inexhaustible subject of the most 0 1 h , lent invective on the part of America and ber ,at vocates ; and in the President's Message,. wh ic /, has recently made its appearance in this county f,. the same topic is expatiated. upon at consid e r ,' able. length. The British officers in that (fg a ter are charged with " systematic pers.eveW e a in enlisting the savages Into a war with a not i fy desirous of mutual emulation in mitigating calamities*," and which, after a " protrie te „ 9 forbearance," haS at length had the servi c "o of a small number of " savage. associet e9 m force 4 upon it. Much censure is likewise bot°"' o _ eel upon theta for not condoling the Indians fr ° o their " USUAL praclicc of indiscriminate ma ssac o f on the defenceless inhabitantS." For the sake 1 , humanity and. Mr. President Madison'; fine fe e d , ing3; it is to be hoped that the officers corninal l e v. ink; the troops of the United States and P, Allies, will never have an opportunity of be i . tj o , practically convinced of the impossibility of c ° o l troling their savage associates from their O u t practices ;" and after perusing the - following tides , extracted from Anierican neWspapell.' o ( will perhaps cease to be matter of astonishro e b e that savages i shpuld not exactly conform to established Usages of civilized warfare, or that i o their acts of retaliation they should not stop short of•the example of the enemy." t g ,. "By a.Gentlemaa just arrived from St. Ida r Y o we learn, that Colonel Newman,* with - his 01, .,•: 1 have arrived near St. JOhn's, and joined Kinsley. • In the different skirmishes Colonel 0a has had with the Indians, he had 7 men killed 7 0 t 16 wounded, and has brought in 16 scalps: Y e lp knows not bow many may be wounded, from t b o f raetice'of leaving no wounded on the fiel d \ practice of leaving ilo wounded on the li' . ttle."—(SaVafln(h Museum, Oct. 29th, 181'i t tio I:xtract of a Letter from a Oentleman to his Friend ill st. City.of Richmond, Virginia, dated Catnp PinclineP Mary's - Rivr, March «I, j i t ps, " We have had a smartbi.ush with the Imo taken some scalps, and 1000 head of liorsi=s A i d cattle, and burnt (176 huts." That these: instances " mercile i ss wartor:t are not solitary ones, nor confined to the 1 , . ,.,-- 01 ,•) day, the following advertisement, taken alsc l . e : an American newspaper, will satisfactorily Pr ( 1 , * A, stoking proof of this is to be printl in the Verdunl:i: _detention of British subjects, not Vl!isoters of war,. " c " the lirriltqd titateS of America. A NN t c ti p (I, t tr tal tre 1( 1 oe :IA %I. e th Ittte „,, S , z r, l , ,/ori t, Le 1t4 . 4, the Pea, r th e fit ' t' h es, r . il sA'IC t tile