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I Evening, 56 minutes after 3. MIPORTANT ARRIVAL FROn FRANCE, OF THE 3D INSTANT.-REPORTED GE -NERAL BATTLE, AND DEFEAT OF before we proceed to give a brief summary of nle Intelligence contained in French Papers to T uesday last, the Ist, which arrived last night, Dave to state, on the authority of persons Iv bo left the French Coast at a late hour on 7hurs- ti 9 Night, that a BATTLE has taken place be t'lreets the French, under BUONAPARTE, and the Allied Army, in which the former, as usual, claims th e Victory , but the French on the Coast, by way °f Ildicule, suppose that one of those unforseen ' i teumstanees (tiOtis:fortunes) which no mortal ge .11413 can controul will occur to render this brilliant Lilievement of nOn-eiTect. No longer deceived 11 Y the claims of glorious victories, they look for n othing but that the French army will he obliged ' t r'..resign its pretended triumphant attitude ; forego 14 advantages achieved by its hravery ; and re t►lrn to Paris as a " beaten army would return." In l lort, they scruple not to say, that BUONAPARTE has been -en d efeated, and what tends to confirm them in this opinion is, that - no rejoicings have taken place, nor any symptom of satisfaction been mani fested by the nearest adherents of the Corsican. Such are the important facts stated to us on .itarigoarrT f the hest description, and " pledge oarselves for the authenticity of the ltrtival, its date, and the prevalence on. the oppo- The contents of French PaperS to the Ist, to Rhich we have already alluded, confer every de gree of probability on these reports. They demon strate, in the first instance, that since the latest ac "lints published from the Allied Armies, their pro gress had been uninterrupted, and their success ex traordinary. BUONAPARTE certainly remained at I)4l riS as long as possible; for, had he staid a few days "re, it seems 'probable that -the Parisians might h ave enjoyed the presence of their Ruler to ani rnate thorn in their resistance to the Cossacks, aril aid them in defence of those superb mii- In ents of the arts (monuments of the arts of paint ' in g, and thieving, and sculpture, and robbery), Iv hich lutist n and disgrace their city. He, how left Paris to take care of itself on the 25th, and in two days, viz. on the 27th, found himself "gaged with the Invaders at St. Dicier, about 160 "es from the Capital—There, it is said, he overthrew" and, in consequence of their over tbrcnv, took "Some prisoners" from, the Allies, whose advanced troops, it is evident, were alone en gaged in this trivial affair which is thus mag . 1116 ed through the diseased optics of the Tyrant and associates. We do not understand the assertion, that the result of the Allies falling back was ,the deliv e r a nce of Nancy, for even had he been victorious, it does not appear that BUO• lIAPARTE marched forward in that direction, a nd against the corps of the army of Gene. r at &A:Tin-A, which are pursuing their victo rious career t (as will be seen by the ex tracts from the Dutch Papers in our last page) t hrough the departments of Luxeniburgh, Mo -B.ole, Vosges, and Meurthe, in the latter of which .1- `:alley is situated. On the contrary,.he proceeded by Vassy on his right towards the South, in order to form a junction with MORTIER, and endeavour Sn brin g on a battle with the Grand Army under Vrince SCIIWARTZENBERG , in the departments of t he Upper Marne and l'Aube, the former of which hart been entirely over-run by the enemy, and the latter in This is proved by the mention of an action in which MO RTIER was engaged, near Bar ' . s ur-Aube,between Joinville and Troyes, a fterwlkich the French wounded were sent to Nugent, which supposing to be Nogent-sur-Seine, only 25 miles from Trou'es, we take to be the most irrefragable !quo; that could be addutced of the discomfiture of Abe_ Usurper, .and the absolute necessity that ex isted for his hastening to the Right to assist Mcurinß, leaving Paris and all the Northern Pro vinces of France open to the Armies of BLUCHER) of WINZINGERODE, and of BuLow. To enable VICTOR to resist the former, and to form a re serve for himself, MACDONALD has been called up from Namur to Rh etel, and as AlmsoN has thrown himself into Antwerp, the whole of the Nether lands are now left to the Allies, with the excep tion of a few of the strongest fortresses. Thus do the affairs of the Usurper, hasten with accele rated speed, into utter and irretrievable ruin— thus do the hopes of Britain and the world ripen into the perfection of a. safe and honourable and lasting Peace, founded upon the most glorious achievements. Having other and most gratifying news to com municate, .we shall not dwell either upon the farce of the Address from the National Guards to MARIA Louisa, which only shews that the popu lation at the extremities of France had not been excited by the Usurper's appeals, or the false hoods of Mr. ST. AorsAu, which only prove by their grossness how wise the Allies were not ti treat on the bases of conversations.reported by the mouth, and resting on the testimony of so infa mous a scoundrel. The French funds have not risen in consequence of the Corsican's victories ! We ought to notice the attempts on Ligny and Bar-rur-Ornain, as ex amples of the extent to which the Allies had pro ceeded down the left bank,.hot of the Rhine, not of the Moselle, but of the Meuse ! V , 2terf,n troops are said to be marching iu great nwnber.i from the South ; if so, we ut..:37 soon expect to hear front Lord WELLINGTo.:. CAPTURE OF If-IS' AiiIrMCAN FRIGATT:, PRESIDENT-AND REPORTED ,DATi-.1 OF CO:4:.#IODORE RODGERS. We have great gratification in the fol lowing agreeable intelligence before our Readers, by which they will see that the lucky • Caesar of American fame has been caught at Last. We trust there is no doubt of the fact : " PLYMOUTH, FEB. 3.---rhe Majestic, cut down 74, is just come into the Sound, with an account of having captured the President American frigate, whilst off the Halifax Station, and that Com- Modore RODGERS was killed." • The Dutch Papers in our last page are very in teresting, and contain the 13th Report of the Silesian Army, but we have no room fcr crrument. Nancy was taken on the 14th by General SAcK.EN. On the Lower Rhine, the enterprizing CztANI CHEF? has already begun to signalize hiaiselt. He took Aix-la-Chapelle on the 16th, while VON Co- LOMB in the Netherlands, surprised Mechlin and Louvain ; Landau is entirely surrounded. There are immense desertions from the enemy, and a state mentis given of 14;1,160 men furnished as con tingents against their late Oppressor by the Con federation of the Rhine. In Italy, NUGENT has entered Forli. We this day conclude our extracts from Last India Papers. A Letter of an old date, but curious point of form, from the Prince of PORTUGAL to Lord WELLINGTON, will be found in another column. Our Reinforcements (see Naval News) have, sailed from Portsmouth awl Deal for France arid Holland. Lord MeLvit.d.r. gave a grind dinner yesterday, at his residence in the Admiralty. . . The Commander in Chief has directed that the assembling the establishment of the Royal Mili tary College should - be• postponed from the 31st of January to the 12th of February, and the same has been notified by the Govei nor, Lieutenant- General Sir A. HOPE accordingly. We. observe that a mistake in the Genealogical Tree of the BOURBONS has been copied from some London Print into most of the Provincial Jour nals—TheDuke de BEAM iS son to MONSIEUR and , not to the Duke D'OitLEANs. / ' ' We have heard that the Swiss (represented in the French Papers as uwst devoted to BUONA PARTE) , made it a sine qua non of their junction with the Allies, that the restoration of the Boutt- BONB should be promoted, and MONSIEUR allowed to command the brave Swiss force. A Gentleman, on a tour in America last sum mer, on exploring the - mountains and ledges in the county of Oneida, found a variety of valuable petrifactions, - consisting of sea-shell fish, &c. ' most of them were found enclosed in the softer kind of lime rock ; some of them deep in the lime-stone quarry. In Jefferson county, near Socket's "'arbour, he found some still more ex traordinary ; among them are large species of coral, and the weapons or tusks of several non descript animals, which, by the appearance. of their teeth, &c. must Juste been very formidable, and which, as Naturalists say, must have had their existence previous to the Deluge. ' One of the mail-coaches was, on Thursday night, overtbirued 4)y. coining in contact with a Iheap of frozen snow at the top of the Hay market. POETRY. Lo !" fluomarAnTE, 1:ose deltructive mind • liar spread such slaugider among hUman-liir.d, Benton atonement, has challg'd his fancy, A.r.d, as an cccouchcur, " fielayerVNANcr." UNEQUAL CONTEST. '• . Sam FOOTE, when intending to bring forth aiay, With Knights of the Alecdh to figure away ; To judge of their manners one ey'ning was seen At a pot-house with Tailors, in number eighteen; Suspecting its purpOse, they forc'd him to run, And he cry'd, as he want; " this is hard—two to One." vEr,_sE§, . , SUGGESTED BY READING 30ME LINES or LORD BYRON ' S AT THE uNn OF HIS NFW!,Y PUBLISHED Wor,K, ENTITLED " The Corsair," WH:O/I BEGIN, " Weep Daughter of a Royal Line." " Far better be the thing that crawls,* " Disgustful on a dungeon's walls; "Far better be the worm that creeps, " In icy rings o'er bins who sleeps ;" Far better be the reptile scorn'd, Unseen,' unheeded, unadorn'd, Than him, to whom indulgent hear'n, Has talents and has genius giv'n : If stung by envy, warp'd by pride, Such gifts, evil are misapplied; .Not all by nature's bUtinty blest In beauty's dazzling hues are drest; But who shall play the critic's part, If for the form attones the heart ? But if the gloomiest thoughts prevail, Aud Atheist doctrinei stain the tales; If calumny' to , pow'r addrest, . Attempts to wound. its Sovereign's breast; If impious it shall try to part The Father from the Daughter's heart; If it shall aim to wield a brand, To fire our fair and native land; If hatred•for the world and men, Shall dip in gall the ready pets ; Oh, then far better 'tis to crawl, " armless upon a dungeon's wall; " And better far the worm that creeps, "In rings o'cl- bins who sleeps." Lord Byrisn's Works; T iii. 'PIEXTRES A- DRL-LY-LAN't, the whimsical co medy 7;-:C:)rmed for the first time, ••: , . - v! • ,, e • rength of the Corn-" pany ; ;* - , i-presented with such a rite or ; • as to render it very awns ing, and to chc , - pluch approbation front a tole rably rt , ...rier .t. ,;enc-e. CovENT-Gli;o: - .N —There was as eager an ap pearance of curiosity to obtain admission last nig l .t at this theatre, as we have witnessed for some time. The play was Julius Cresar, arid the part of Brutus was supported by Mr. KEMBLE, who certainly appeared to more advantage tlian we have ever seen him in this character, excellent as his performance has been on former occasions We have not room to enter into' particulars, and indeed die task is unnecessary, for the wilol6 \vat: sustained in the most masterly style in point of judgment, dignity, and expression. The scene between Brutus and Cassius, during their quarrel, which gives so fine a contraat of character, was well supported by KEMBLE and YOUNG. The latter was greeted with great applause on !iis un expected return from Maachester. The part of Anthony was performed by Mr. CONWAY. It is a difficult character, and was so admirably sustained by Mr. C. KEMBLE, that a new representative is entitled to some indulgence. Mr. CoNwAy, at least, acquitted himself respectably, and was very well received.—The house was crowded to the utmost of its space. BRITISH INSTITUTION. The Gallery belonging to this truly excellent Institution was opened on Thursday for the gra tificvion of the - Governerrs- and of their friends, preparatory to an exhibition of the public at large. It is with much pleasure we state that the productions in general manifest a considerable im provement in the respective Artists since last year. We shall, however, decline entering into a par ticular investigation of the several works until they are submitted to public inspection, and then Our Readers will be able to decide upon. the pro priety of our comments. But, -in justice to the liberality of the Governors, and as a proof of their anxious desire to give enconragenfent to ta lents, it is proper to mention that they have pur chased one of the pictures exkibited at the expense of five hundred and sixty guineas, the subject of which is, Mary anointing the feet of Jesus, and the Artist is Mr. HILTON, an Associate of the Royal Academy. Among the visitors, yesterday were, the Duke of GLOUCESTER, thC President of the Royal Academy, and several distinguished artists and counoissieurs. The new actor, Mr. KEAN, who has made so favourable an impression on the public, is not; as stated, the son, but the nephew of Mr. MOSES hEAN, who was well known a few years ago in the theatrical imitations, and whose talents in that respect were much admired. A person lately arrived from Paris says, on the clay of his departure, he saw a man walking with a bedstead on his shoulder,-of a very light and elegant construction ; and under his arm a Surat packet, which contained, as he said, bed cloatl►s, a mattrass, a bolster, a pillow ; in fact, every thing requsite to enable a couple to pass a com— fortable night.—On the fact being doubted, the man, to satisfy the incredulous, put up his bed stead in the open air, and went to bed before all the people. The mattress, the bolster, and the . pillow, are made of leather; he blows into them, they swell, they rebound, and become elastic, and form an excellent bed. The mattrass, to preserve the prOper shape, is only quilted at proper places, like common mattresses. It is only necessary to let out the air when you have done with the' bed, and they arc soon packed Away. ' SECOND EDITION, SUN-OFFICE, Two o'CLo,.= THE DLTKiii - DE BERRI. We have uncommon pleasure in .havingto announce safe arrival of the Duke de. B L at Jersey, on Monday last, and detailing the ;nal).- ner of his reception in that Island—a reception which we have no fear will only be resembled to be increased in affection and joy and triumph lvlretri he lands on the Continent, and commenceu the glorious task to " Drive the Spoiler from his Father's House." MONSIEUR, attended by Count D'Eticiats, I:as lauded on the coast of Holland. " WEYNIQUTH, FEB. 4. —This morning arrived the Francis Freeling packet, Captain PIPON, Wth mails and passengers from the islands of Guernsey and Jersey. As we pleasingly anticipated in 'our last, we we:: happy to state that the Duke Da BERRI landed at Jersey on Monday morning. As soon as it was known that this august Persunt:ge was arrived, at caused a general burst of loyalty and affection iowards him to manifest itself amour; all ranks and descriptions bf people. On Tuefi day the• Prince of Boutt.Lor;„ General DoN, and all the principal military, naval, and civil officers in the island waited on his Royal Highness, con gratulating him on his safe arrival among th,:tn, praying that the ultimate views and exertions of his Royal Highness may terminate in the utter destruction of the tyrannical and hio9d-thirsty Usurper." "The Fylla sloop of war, a few days since, cr. , 41- tured off the Casket a large Fr.uich lugger priva teer, of 14 brass guns, 6 and 9-pounders, aiA 120 men, well equipped ; and having IGO on hoard. " The Fylla being disguised as a merchantman., the privateer bore blown upon Ler, and fired a broadside, Which was returned from one of the after guns of the sloop of war, carrying off the head of the•hehustnan who was at the helm. The Captain of 'the privateer, 'finding his mistaku when too late, immediately struck. The priva teer is thrived at: Guernsey." SUN-OFFICE, HALF-PAST Two O'CLOCK. • The news we communicate in ourfirst Icadin.f.; pa ragraph, has found its way to the Exchange, where, it is reported, that a Moniteur of the 2d has arriv ed with the particulars of BIYONAPARTE'S altered Victory, in, Which he asserts', that he had . ciefe.ted the Allies with the loss of 15,000 prisuuers, ax d 100 pieces of cannon. Credat 4udxs.us Apella! annium has, however,:suifercd a small'depre- sioa of about 1 per cent. TILL' ROYAT.I, FAMILY. Wtsnsort, FEB.4.—This Morning, after break fist, her MAJESTY went to see the KING, aC,OOl:i.. panied by the Doctors in waiting upon his MP.- JEST I. The weather Foying fine, the QUEE7 Princesses AUGUSTA, ELIZABETH, and MABT, went to Frogmore, and partook of Mille rJfresb inents prepared for them•. .Last eveningp her MA JESTY had a select party to a concert, &c. per formed by her Band. A report of the state of tin KING'S health was sent to London this . morning by a Kinq's Messenger, to the PRINCR BACIENt and the QUEEN'S Council. THE PRINCE REGENT'S COURT. Soon after three o'clock yesterday,• his Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT held a Court at Carlton-house.. After the usual ceremonies his Royal Highness held a Privy Council, which was attended by— Thc.Lord President, the. Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Chanc'rf lor of the Exchequer, the Master General of the Ordif,u:c.-, the Secretary of State for the Hemo Department, the Pres dent of the Board of Controul, the Lord Steward of the Lloir.ir hold, the Comptroller of the Fousehold. The ceremony of pricking the nominated list of Sheriffs took place before the Lords of the Coun cil and the Judges. . . , A Proclamation was agreed to be issued respect - lug the services of the Marines. His Royal Highness gave audience to ,the bishop of CANTERBURY, the Furl of , the Earl of CHOLMONDELEY and the Earl of Buc&- INGHAMSHIRE. • Viscount CHETWYND and Mr. Bt attendel as Clerks of the Council. The Marquis of HEADroRT was the lipu . d. Waiting Sir KEPPF.L V 3 the Groom in Waiting, in the room of the :Hon. Mr. iiEll - who was prevented from attending hi,' duty, owing to the death of hi , ; brother, the Rev. Mr. HERBERT, who died on Tuesday. • The Rev. WALTER FL ETCFIER Bromfield and Dalston, is appointed . by of Carlisle to the Chancellorship of that Dio7e , e, vacant by the death of the late Rev. Dr. GRISI; . On Wednesday se'nnight, C FIARLES GRANT, jun. Esq. whose seat became vacant in co:le.- quence of his having been appointed one of un - : Lords of the Treasury, was unanimously re elected member of Parliament, for the Inver ness, &c, &c. district of burghs. An elegant en tertainment - was given on the occasion, in BEN NET'S hotel, 111VellICS32 to a very nutael•otlz cu.a. pray.