The Sun.
London, England, 1813-09-30 00:00:00

LIEUTENANT. VALLIS.

We have authority for saying that the state-
ment which has appeared in most of the rapers,
relative to Lic►tt: iiraws having broken his pa-
role of honour from France is wholly without
foundation ; that at the period of his escape he
was confined as a close prisoner io the depOt
at Verdun, and -effected bii liberation from that
dismal place, by forcing the locks of two doors,
and scaling a wall of upwardS of O. feet, and then
crossing the river Maese. At no period (hiring
the time this gallant officer has been a prisoner
of war, did be exceed the limits prescribed
for his parole ; and it was soon after cite murder
of his lamented Commander, Capt. WatouT, by
order of the Corsican Ruffian, that Lieut. WALLIS
was made a close prisoner. This explanation we
teel due to the character of an officer, whose only
crime in the eyes of the Usurper has been fol-
lowing the fortune and sharing.the difficulties of
the unfortunate Captain Writo.ur.
*l,* The Readers of Tile SUN are aware, that disbelieving
the fact that aUritish Officer, so brave as Lieutenant WAws,
would be guiltyliif a dishonourable action, or that if he had
so tar forgotten what was due to his country and character as
to break his parole, our alDrttH %%Mid have countenanced
him, we strut; off from the newspaper account of his escape
that false and obnoxious paragraph to which we have this day
the pleesure of giving a direct contradiction.

SVN-OVPICZ, TWO O'CLOCK.

We hear that French Papers to the 27th arc
just arrivad. It is strongly reported on Change
that LluotoPAaxe has applied for an Armistice, and
that it has been granted. We doubt this fact
but, if true, it spews the extremity to which the
Tyrant is,reduced. Stocks continue to rise. an-
ilium is this day at Si for the payment.

It is said, that letters were received yesterday
front Paris, stating that IIuoNAPAIMS cduriuued at
Dresden on the 20th.

The reverses which BUONAPARTE has lately•ey.-
perienced in Germany, have created a visible al-
teration in the demeanour of the French prisoners
at the different depots ; there arc 7000 at Gosport,
Portsmouth, and its neighbourhood.
The disasters sustained by BoostArAwen since
the renewal of hostilities will soon be koown to
the inhabitants innst of, the towns on the
French coast. Some thousand copies of the late
Extraordinary Gazettes, printed •in the , French
language, have been sent from town for the .pur-
pose of being distributed at all practicable points
on the emmuy's shores. •
dispatches from Curacoa, delivered yester-
day, were dated the 20th of Jelly. 'fire !skint is
represented. to be very liealt •y; and the small
force there competent to its defence ao.rainst Ame-
rican depredation. , •
„oi • •
In a letter from Liverpool it is mentinned; that
a :ilentlenian who has arrived from flalifax, had
Seen, before his departure, extracts from the
papers of the United States to cite 14th tilt. inclu-
sive, and that nothing is contained in them regard-
ing nu embargo.
Lord .'IIeLvILyE, and the other' Lords of the Ad-
miralty, closed their labours at, Portsmouth on
Tuesday, by inspecting the Royal Marine. corps.
After partaking of 4 dinner given to them at the
George Inn by the Captains- of the Navy, they
were to set otY on their return to town, where
they arrived yesterday evening.
Lord CAE,TLIMSAGII was at DOVer yesterday.
It is stated that a serious affray lately took place
in a town of Spain, between 4 body of British
convalescents and a Spanish regiment, relative. to
quarters, from which the Spaniards, on their
march, attempted to eject their Allies ; but the
arrival of a General Officer on the spot prevented
further mischief.---Morning Chronicle.
An Order hits been recently issued from the War
office, 'directing, that the appointments furnished
for the permanent non-commissioned Officers of
the 'Local Militia, arc not to be siipplie,l at the
period of the biennial clothing, but once only in
four years.
A general. volunteering front the Militia of
Great Britain•and Ireland, will be ordeNd to rake
-
place previous to the ensuing meeting of Parlia
ment, and which, it is believed, will be the lust
u present existing regulations.
(t)General Cooxn, of the First Onards,
intill:deijt'llij.g Ir
perfectly re-established his health in this
counto , returns to his command at Cadiz early
in the ensuing month. , , • •
The 2d battalion of the Bth, or Connaught.
Rangers, has received 'orders to proceed front
.Berryhead to Cork, to fill up its present skeleton.
'fhe intemperate resolutions lately passed at an-,
Av,gvegate Nleeting of the Catholiu, of the City
and Comity of Cork have been protested against
by the Chairman and Secretary of the Meeting,
and upwards of 120 of the Principarpersons pre-
sent.