The Sun.
London, England, 1806-10-27 00:00:00

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IFONPAY, OCTOBER' 27, 180 G.

THE doubts wh;cll we expressed with respect to
the.acCuraay of the statement which appeared in the
Vague State Cpw:ant of the oth, appear to have
been well founded. The anion to which that state,
merit referred w:,4, in faa, highly honourable and
advantageous to the Prussians ; if indeed' an ghat]
could he considered as advantageous which cost the
life of their gallant Leader, Prince Louts Fe'szw7.
NAND. Yeterday the Hanzburgh Mail due on.
Wednesday arrived, and Letters were also received
from the Continent, of the date of the 18th, f!:oni
which it appears, that after the retreat of the Pi=us-
siari Corps under Generl TADENZI.EN .froth Hoff;
theßight Wing of the French Army, or at least 'a
very large portiqn of it, under the COmmand of
General SOUL; advanced with considerable ra-
pidity ; at the same time Prince' HOHENLOHE
also advanced to meet them, and direaed 'Prince
Louts FERDINAND, who commanded' his Ad-
vanced Guard, and who had pushed forward
from Budolstadt to Saalfeld to defend the Bridge
at the latter to the utmost extremity. The gal-
lant Prince implicitly ''obeyed orders : with a
force of not more than 6000 men he defended
the Bridge of Saalfeld against a French Army,
Which, according to the lowest accounts, amount-
ed to 20,000 Men ; but according to others, ex-
ceeded .(26,000. After .the'Aaion bad lasted above
five hours, the Prussians, who had aaed dering ,that
time upon the defensive, became the assailants; and;
at first, a4ually. compelled' the French, notwith-
standing their great superiority ef,numbers, to re-
treat. At that m'ona-,.,,0t Prince Louts received a
Mortal wound, and exp red almost immediately.—
Afic'r the death of the Prilvrei, there is reaion td

tlpprelread that the Prussians &Tame dispirit-
ed, and fell into sonic confusion ; for we. find
tilt,. the French advanced in their turn, and
carried off the. bOdy of the Prince. , Whether they
succeeded in the main objea of their attack, vii. that
of gaining possession of- the Bridge of Saalfeld, is
.‘;
not stated ; we think, however, it is highly proba-
ble that they did, because we find it stated, that a
subsequent Aaion took plaCe TietWeen- gCrileitz and
Gera! The affair at the Bridge of Saalfeld probably
took place on the 1i th, but the date is not nientioti-
.ed. Prince LOthe FERDINAND, who unfortunately fell
upon that occasion, was the sou of Prince. Auotishl.ts
FERDINAND, the Brother of FREDERIC the GREAT.
His star rendered hun a conspicuous objeCt- to. the
French Sharp-shooters. lle,was struck by two bbl-.
lets, and he only survived the second a few mo-
ments. • The details of the movements of the hostile
Armies, subsequent to the 11th, are rather con-
tlised— It is, -however, stated, that on the 12th
Prince HOIIENEOHE obtained a most decisive victory
Over Generals 'BERNADOTTE and Sour..T, in which.--
the French were completely defeated; with the I.ps
of 6000 men killed and 14,000 prisoners. This loss
on the part of the French is perhaps exaggerated,
but there is no reason to' doubt that the viCtori of
Prince HOIIEN twin was most decisive. This grati-
fying intelligence was officially proclaimed at Berlin,
,by order of the Queen, on the I sth. It is also stated,
but we fear without foundation, that the left wing
of the French, under ALTGEREAU, had been defeat-
ed by the Prussians, and that General taken prisoner.
Thus far we have only gratifying intelligence to
communicate; it is now. our painful duty to state
that the successes of the Prussians have been more
than counterbalanced by the severe defeat which the
Centre of their Army, commanded by the KING
and the Duke of Batmswlc4, sustained on the
14th. The account of this disastrous intelligence
was brought by a Messenger from Lord MoßrEnt,
who arrived yesterday afterndon at the Foreign
Office. The Battle was fought on the Plains of
Weimar, and was most severely contested. The
Pru,ssians upon that occasion, as well as upon every
other occasion, fought with• the most distinguished

valour. The KING of PRUSSIA and the *Venerable
Duke of BRUNSWICK exposed themselves to the
most imminent danger in leading on their Troops ;..
the former had two horses shot under him, 'and:
the latter was, we regret to say, severely wound-
ed, and was conveyed to Magdeburgti, and
it is stated, but we sincerely hope. incerrealy,
that the KING of PRUSSIA'S Brother was killed. The
loss on both ,sides is described to have been im-
mense, although the advantage was Otinsately de-
cidedly in favour of the French. This is the Rub.,
stance of the intelligence transmitted by, Lord Molt
r4•.Tri ; it is, however, to be observed, that his
Lordship had not received any official dispatches ;
he merely colleded his information frern the Fu-
gitives, and therefore there is reason to hope that
it 'may be exaggerated. A very large division of the'
Russian Army has arrived in Silesia, and if the sue.!
cess of the Left Wing of the Prussian Army has
been as decisive as we have been led to suppose, the
losS sustained in the centre May he easily repairecL
The French Army must have been very much re-
duced by the aaions of the 13th and 14th ; if they ad-
vance, they advance from their supplies; while the
Prussians are retreating upon their reinforcements. Tt•
appears that a small Corps of French Chasseurs, who
were probably separated by some accident from
SouLT's Army, created considerable alarm at Leipsic,
and levied a small contribution. We regret very much
to state that Messrs. WAGSTAFF and MARRS:the Bri-
tish Messengers, have been taken prisoners by a
. .
French patrole. •
Reports were circulated this morning in the City,
of other a6tions having taken place, in which the
adVantage was op the side of the Prussians; and it
is said that Prince MURAT was taken prisoner. We
give this merely as a report.
. The unfavourable intelligence from the Continent
did net produce any effeCl upon the Stoe4s. Seve-
ral priVate bargains were made this morning, al-
though' a Holiday; at the prices of Saturday.

Yesterday morning- His MAJESTY attended the'
Parade of the Royal Horse Guards (Blues) and the
KING'S own Staffordshire Militia, in Windsor Pa-
lace yard, attended by Earl AYLESFORD, Lord WAL-
SINGHAM, General FITZROY, Major PRICE, and the
Honourable Mr. BULKELEY. Afterwards His MA-
JESTY walked to St. .George's Chapel, with the.
Princesses AUGUSTA, SOPHIA, and AMELIA, at-
tended by Lord WALSINGHAM, Earl AYLEsronn,
General FITZROY, Colonel TAYLOR, Major PRICE,
and the Honourable Mr. BULKELEY, Ladies \VIN-
YARD and CUMBERLAND, where a sermon was
preached by the Rev. Dr. DUVAL, from the 20th
chapter of St. Matthew, Bth and yth
.verses. After-
wards His MAJESTY and PRINCESSES" tocie to Frog--
more to dinner, and returned to the Palace -at three
o'clock.

Her MAJESTY, Princeses ELIZAEETII and MARY,
had Divine Service performed in the Palace. They
afterwards went to Frogmore, and returned with
His MAJESTY.

tier .NiniEsp: is expeaed shortly to hold a:Draw7.
ing Room.
Saturday evening Earl AYLEsFonD arrived at
Wiridsur, pa a visit to Their 1114.1.EsisiEs.' •

NAVAL NEW S.

From the LONDON GAZETTE, Ott. as.

d•ldmiralty-Office, 061. 25.

Copy of a Letter from Copt, Wm. Hargood, Com-
mander of H. M. S. the Belleisle, to Wm. Marsden,
,Esq. dated off' Me Capes of Virginia, the 15th
Sept. 1806.
SIR -

I beg you will be pleased to acquaint my Lordg
Commissioners of the .Admiralty, -that yesterday-,
morning, at.day=break, Cape Henry,bearing W. N.-
.W. twelve -leagues, being in company-with-His Ma-
jesty's, Ship's Bellopa and Melampus, endeavouring,
' in with 'Rear-Admiral Sir R., , Strachan,„ Z. dis:
'covered a Linefof-battlq 514 tpieeward of me, un-
der jury-masts, standing In for --the Chesapeak, to
which we immediately..tgave chase. On perceiving
us she: bore.- up, and stood in for the lansf. At a
:quarter' 'past eight observed she had taken the
ground. Being then within one mile, I came to
anchor in abOut .five fathoms water; and imme-
diately sent boats and took possession of her. She
proves to 'be L'lmpetueux;of 7.4 guns, and 670 men,
commanded by Monsieur Le-Veyer Capitaine de
.lials4eau, one of the Sqiiadrtiii‘ that had been cruiz-
ing under Rear-Admiral Willeaurriez, having sepa-
rated from him and four Sail of the Line more, with'
a- Frigote, .as per
_Margin*, in about lat. ,t)2. deg.
long. 63. deg. during the heavy gale of the 18th
and Igth-tflt.- wherein the lost all her masts, bow-7
sprit, and' rudder, and' otherwise much damaged.,r•
About, neon, perceiving two. suspicious Vessels
the Offing, I got under weigh with the' Bellon4
direeting Captain •Poyntz, of the Melampus, to re-
ceive the Crew,, and set Ere to her ; whiCh he
'completed before'eight O'clock that evening. '

I have the honour to be &c.
• W. HARGOOD.

* Fondtoyant, of So guns, Patriote, '74 guns, Eole, 74
guns, Cassardr WU/Sr 12 Impetueux. 74 guns, Valeureuse.
Frigate,

PLYMOUTH, OCT. -25.—Arrjvdd La Franchise
Frigate, Captain DASHWOOD, from Jamaica; sailed
thence the 25th Juiy, with the homeward-bound
Fleet, consisting of to Sail.. After the gale they
experienced on the passage, in which .18 Sail of the
Fleet were lost, 75 Sail were colleEted, which are,
arrived in the Channel, from whom the Franchise:
parted two days since. The Franchise lost her fore-
mast and sprung her bowsprit in the gale.
Arrived the Illustrious., of 74 guns, from Lisbon,

List from Torbay ; and the Illeries!ic, of 74 guns,
from the Eastward.

Sailed the Montague, of 74 guns, for the Channel
Fleet, and' ligle Frigate for Portsmouth.

Arrived the .prosper, BROCKSM;T, from Am-..
sterdam, detained by the Trafa/gar, Privateer; the.
Aurora, KOPER, from Bandeaux, laden with brandy
and -wine, detained-by-the Lion-Privateer; and the.
Martor Ifeleha, SmIDT,' from Malaga, -detained by
the Trafalgar- Privateer.
The Danish Ship 'lkitte Voss, from-Montevideo,
which struck on the Rocks of St. NrchQla§:
a few days since, was totally.wreAted, this morning,'
and is gone -to pieces ; her cargO, conaistin,g of hides,
valued at 2p,0901. is nearly all lost with her, a very-
small part only haying been got out, and that in
damaged state.

.A,rriyed the Canops, It:E1111,101D, from Tonninl-
gen, bound to St. Thomas's, with linen, and the;
Aurora, Ms, laden with brandy, from• Cette,
b:lund to Lubeclt, both detained by the. Liz Prig
vateer.

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. O.—Arrived yesterday the
Pengiiin Sloop, Capt. Smtvt, with about f,.!3. Sail o£
West Indiamen under convoy, from Jamaica. They
left that place under the proteaion ofthe Magicienna
and Franchise Frigates ; also the Milbrook Schooner,
Lieut. LEACH', with a convoy, from Oporto; Pau-
lina Sloop, Capt. LUMLEY, from the North Sea ;
Zebra Bomb, Capt. WiNyATES, with a convoy of
Coasters and outward-bound Ships from the Downs;
Abundance Store-ship from Woolwich, bound to
the, West Indies; and the Crane, Pigeon, and Wood!
cock Schooners, from Sheerness.

Arrived to-day Frigate, Capt. G. WooLrk,
froth Plymouth.
Yesterday sailed the Spencer, of 74 guns, Hon.
Capt. STOPFORD,, for. Falmouth, from whence she
proceeds, with sealed orders ; and to-day L'Arglis
Brig, Capt. KITTOE, for Falmouth, from thence to
sail with the Cork Fleet in the room of the Saracen,
,which is recalled

Rear-Admiral GEORGE MURRAY yesterday hoisted
his Flag on board the Polyphemus, of 14 guns,
Capt. HEywoon, which Ship is fitted for a twelve
months cruize.

FALMOUTH, OCT. 24.—Arrived yesterday the
Entreprenante Cutter from the Channel Fleet, and,
the Brig Alexander, DEMPOTER, from Newfound.
land, in 21 days.
Sailed the Marlborough Packet, BULL, with ..),Tails

for Jarhaica..
Arrived this day His Majesty's Ship Captain, of
74 guns, GEORGE COCKBURN, Esq. from Ports-
mouth; Insolent Gun-brig, from Plymouth ; and
the Ship Falcon, HENDERSON, from Norfolk, with
tobacco and staves. By her. we learn of a French.
Line-olbittle Ship having been desstroyed by the
/Ifitampus Frigate in the Chesapeak.

' OCT. 26. The Auckland Packet,
Captain ilammoNn, and the King George, Captain