The Sun.
London, England, 1808-11-01 00:00:00

ILIMBURGII PdPirihr;S.

8ANX.4504, TUE ELBE, SEPT. 30.—An Estafette is
said Joahatie arrived at Rostock yesterday morning
widilitiA glorious intelligence of the destruaion of
the whole Russian Fleet, under the command of
Admiral CHBNIXOW, which had taken refage in
Baltic Port, where it had been hitherto blockaded
by the Combined British and Swedish Fleets. Only
three Ships are said to have been saved, and all the
rest are said to have shared the same fate as the Fleet
at Aboukir, in Egypt. It is hoped this excellent
news will prove as true as the taking the Russian
Fleet at Lisbon.

§oiqie persons think the meeting of the two E.rn-
perora.,4s for its ,objeel the additional settlement of
the fate of Germany, Italy, the Pope, Spain, and
Portugal, by a kind of politital Treaty. Others
think that ultimate proposals of Peace will be
Made to Great Britain, which, if refused, the Russian
expedition against the East Indies is immediately to
go forwar[l..

All the French and Dutch troops have by this
time evacuated,the Danish Dutehies of Holstein
and Schleswick. week ago tie Contingent of
.
the
n Dutch troops escorted about woo Spanish
Officers and soldiers, as prisoners of war to the
dungeons of Wesel, others are sent to Cassel and
Spandau. Never was treatment so extremely severe-
They are locked up, in their long and painful
marches, in churches 41a old buildings, and brea4
and vc,:ater is 'their fare.—The Officers are quartered
upo!a citizens.

..41V HISTORICAL

CF THE
CAMPAIGN OF BUONAPARTE IN ITALY,
IN THE YEARS 1796 AND 1797.

BATTLE OF LODI.

Hitherto, BUONAPARTE had not met BEAULIEU;
and although be boasts not only of having seen, btlt°

of having defeated him twice, although he Y,
published it With an intrepidity which merits a veg.
dinent,name, yet it was at Lodi that these Gene'
rals were .opposed to eachother for the first time!
The nett General must have perceived; on.tlyt r'4°
tporable:‘day, that he had to deal with an Officer °f.
some experienCe. 'He opens therefore his otficia
account, with a confession of the extreme Per'!
which he had encountered. I give it in his °lf(
words : •

‘!‘ I thought that the passage of the PO would /?i)
the most daring operation of the whole campa4vf
as the battle of Milleimo was tit:
but I have now to give you an account of the b4t115-
of Lodi.''
And, indeed, he does give an account of it ;
still:in his own method, that is, with exagger2iti9o'!
vapouring, and falsehoOd. It is his habit, and, if
may so express myself, his indelible charai.
hatred of truth is, at least, equal to his atnbition •
and fiqo are unbounded. Let us nuw hear hill
speakiofahis day, truly famoq.
‘f My a% ant-guard carried the enemy's posts, 4°4 •
took one pio.ce of cannon. We entered Lodi
pursuit of the enemy, '.kho had already passed, lb?
bridge of the Adda. BE:: LT:.I7-:12:, all. his ar°`
was drawn up in order of battle; .['irt.)-r'i)i!,,cos-
- defe'nded the passage of the briLis:_•;
ed my batteries against it, and for soveral.h,GLl!"s t
~toy
h
cannonade was terrible. The instant the
e",:cied
came up, it was formed in close columns, ."
by; the second battalion of carabineers, and C9l'-
d
by all the grenadiers, to al'quick march,* and to
the c; ies of Yive In lie putlique j It reached
bridge; the enemy opened a dreadful fire ; and t4°
column appeared even to hesitate. A moment longer
and all would have been lost I The Generals BO'
,sjer
THIER, MASSENA, CERVONI, ALLEMAG E, the 001,--
of brigade LASNES, and the chief of a hattalil
DurAT, perceived the danger, rushed to the be3i
of the troops, and decided the event, yet trenibl.447

itn the balance t"
" This redoubtable masse overthrew every -1 g
that opposed it ; all the artitlei-y was instanq seized,
BEAULIELes order of battle broken, and terror, fliV,4'
and death, scattered on every side! In the twill:ls
ling of pn eye the enemy's army was dispersed'

&c.
Here have the true stile of litiorrApAs°i
On, his,t4de, rapid and glorious victory on that
4414Ki1y; prompt and deciiive defeat, He ,becits
-{ob„
pursues the foe : his redoubtable masse overt!,°`4s
r 5
every thing, takes all the Austrian artillery, be;lec,
terror, flight, and death ; and, in the i%;;inl‘li`''
of an eye, the enemy's army flies in all 014
tions * •

To bt continued.]
nbiasti:
1.1 I know not what impression t hese i',ulictins, bur
cal, so gigantic, .and so arrogant, may make on others,,on-
they inspire me with the greatest distrust, and '``e,!' ;hat
tempt fur him who. writes them.. I would a l‘va 5 be`' jowl
a roan who expresses himself in this manner, NS 2
iiilu.Lunteeling soul. - It was not sd that Su wgg°,l.,i'lirca
QT,expressed themselves, heroes that will bt,
0
by tie" latest posterity I Accustomed to victory,
of themselves with a sublime mo6lesty ; they reiere-rrost
theitilcpyao others; and, above all, they rendered
560%9 4Rmage to that Divine Providence, ;i a
who, ,de
reBnlateS-by his Almighty powei, the late of bat de.
according to his good picasure, vic-Or.l -
1%,4,