The Sun.
London, England, 1807-04-02 00:00:00

BATTLE OF PRUSSIAN EYLAU.

The ground occUpied by the Russian army coin-.
rnanded the road- along which the eneiny must ad..
vance as he approache(rfronv Landsburgh. The
woods, with
,which that country abounds, surrounded
them at some distande, except on the left, Which,
rested upon the acclivity of' a woody range of stiel:
Leis. • _

The army was drawn up in three lines; the bri-
gades which composed the second and third remain-
ed in columns; the cavalry were principally On
wings .the front Hoe; several scrandrons
posted in the rear of the centre of the -11;;e.
The ‘viaple front, was: de,in.Lted by Xteia? pieces
of ordnance, and considerable reserves if firtnicry
were attached to the second and third

The right of the army extended' to the village of
SchoModsten„ through, which a road passes to• Ku-
nigsburgh. The towit Of PrUssian.,Eylau was nearly
in the centre of the , front, Which,, together with
two small neighbouring villages, was occupied by •
Russian cdrps. The ex-tent of the position, from
right to 14, about a-mile, and-nearly the same
in depth. -
In front of the town of Eylau there is a ravine,
which, though not of any depth, was yet of consi-
derable ad% antage to, the Russians, in consequence
of 'the ascent from it to -the Russian position. This
raVine extended from the'town to the extreme point
of the left ofthe_ltussian line. Thus the whole of
the Russian front- was placed , upon a. considerable
elevation. , , • ; , •
The Prussian General VEsroco, was expe6ted
hourly. He had been ordered to Osterode,• from the.
neighbourhood of Graudentz, when the army moved
forward on -the Ist:to Jaokova ; and it was known
that.he had reached Zanter, a few nines distant, the
night before the action.
The enemy was chiefly posted on the hills and ra-
vines opposite. to the Russian left; having softie corps
on theplain, in front pf the right. • His strength
could not, from the nature of his attacks, be accu-
rately ascertained ; but he• was so stationed as to
ICCtiVe considerable protedion from the ravines and
woods.

In the afternoon of the 7th, a strong corps pushed
forward, • and klually gained po'ssession of Prussian
Eylau, which,, by some mistake, had been abandon-
ed by the 11us:•iaus it wai however quickly re-oceu-
pied, but, after some severe fighting in the streets,
finally abandOned to the enemy.
u coasequet,Fe of .his loss, it was found necessar

THis morning two Gpticnburglit -4111-ai4 arrivol.
They bring no intellig-enee of greateimpor4ixe., ex-
-
cept an account. of a Peace haying been concluded
between Russia, and Turkey. We shall be. lilvpy .to
c.Qufrrin this statement, and the variable ,13Yiticsof
the Porte make it by no means improbable.
ports df-the retreat of the French are still n eircula-
_tion;-and it is said their Head quarters will soon be
at Berlin.

is with much 'concern that we see the public
Journals so strongly atfeiled by the zeal of partY,
whether that zeal iscmploYed f n or againsythe
Tate or the present Administration. The Pree;loin
the Press is one of the 'most valuaoe Privilege* that
the People of this
*Country enjoy, ahel while this
privile-ge.remains in their hands, they will be cer-
tain of preStkving the blessings of civil liberty under
the best Contitntion in the WOrld.. At present it
iS too ObViOilS that the Press is used by political par-
ties oh both sides lather for the purpose of oOnvey,-
nig personal inveclives than- for the support of ptiblic
principles. FITS MAJESTY,. with a rezard to his sa,
cred obligations; And what ;le conceives to be his ~
~ duty to the Constitution, in the highest degree ho
nourable to the Royal character, has exercised

his undoubted prerogative in removing Mini-
sters who brought forward a measure which his
conscience could not approve, because they were
not satisfied with having. attempted to carry that
measure into execution, but Voluntarily and uuL.
necessarily recorded their determination tG revive
that subjea- whenever they 'should think pro-
'per, however repugnant to Uis MAJESTY'S senti--
'Aleuts, resolutions, and .duties. This unnecessary
,a6l on their part naturally induced His MAJESTY:
to demand, front them a pledge that the subje&
should not be revived, though if His MAJEiTY had
been less indulgent to them, or less disposed to re-
tain them in his ervicc, be would doubtless have
dismissed them the mot.%- At he beheld that ofFensive
'record. So far from presuming to suppose that' -
His ILIA) cs-ry has been even tasty on this very im-
portant point, involving the happiness and security
of the Constitution, as
.well is his own peace
pf mind, it is evident (bat' be has acted with ,

'forbearance, mildness; patience, and 'Leahy, throng!!
the Whole of the proceedings ;
,and still more: to
evince his kindness,. condescension, and liherality,
assented to the unprecedented:application:ofhis late
Ministers -for permission to State their case to the
National Representatives, and to vindicate their
condild to the world at large. ft must be acknow-
ledged by every 'candid and refleding ralnd, that the
statement they have given is a full testimony in fa-
. vonr of their Royal Master, and by no means 2 jus-
tification of themselves. But we are tar from being
disposed "to add weight to the stone of SIS -
PIIIIS :" we, lament that they should, by their
own mistakes, have deprived themselves of an
opportunity of exerting their talents for
.the
advantage of their Country ,at the most awfial
crisis of affairs in which that Country and all EUroPe
are involved. But our regret, we confess, is chiefly
direded towards Lord GILENVILLIti and his old-poli-
tical connexions, for they have been exercised_ in the
true school of Legislative wisdom, that which was
conduded by the talents and virtues of the immortal
WIL LI AM PITT. We therefore deeply regret that
the Party we allude to shOutd have entangled them
ielves in the feelingS, wishes and principles of men.
whose political education was so entirely. different
from their own. We gave aCtr huMble support to
Lord Ga ENV iLLE, while he was in office, con:-
,deiitig that it Was ithpoSsible for his peuetrat-
ing.Mind to be deceived by any persons with whom
• -lie might enter into new connexions, and rather
'indulging the .hOpe, however fallacious it might
be, that his judgment, sagacity, and. experience,
would wean them : from their errors, and in-
duce them cordially to unite with.. him
.in. every.
measure. that might tend to discourage thelialeftil
principles' of Political Latitudingians, to. give them a,
milder title tlttley may be thought to deserve.-
--
Unhappily: our hope did indeed .pone 'fallacip'us,
and they have brought even those to whom we
looked- 'with confident expedation; to engage in
their - own adventurous speculations upon a point
deeply interesting to the security of our Con-
stitution in Chnrch and State. But the firm-
ness of His *MAJESTY. has frustrated all those
adventurous, speculations.; and as far as our ob-
servation has reached, we have the-fullest reason
to believe that His MAJESTY has the. decided and
the ferrent concurrence of a very large majority of all
Englishmen, who are capable of understanding the
value of that System of Goveroment which is equally
remot.. from licentioonees. in Politics, and fanaticiwn
in Relfeion.

Some uneasiness has recently beetit • ivit in the
cOnrnercial world 01:4 account of, the Mase re-
- cently published by the Emperor of RUSSIA,
which was suppoFcd to contain some regulations un-
favourablo to the British Merchants residing in that
Empire.. The regulation which is likely to affea
strangers most, is one by Which all the Old Guilds
or Fraternities of 'Merchants are abolished, and;new
Companies ordered to beformed.To these certain com.
mercial privileges and facilities are anuEried, frorp
which 6traegers are excluded, unless they become
Metnbers of some one of these Gutilds.Gret objeaions
:have bean made to this regulation, on aecount of a
condition contained in it, which direas; ,c. that each
*Member shall be responsible, colleaively and indi-
vidually, for the debts of the Whole Company.

yestnday, at twelve o'clock, His MAJESTY came
to town from Windsor, to the Queen's Palace.—
About half past one o'clock his MAJESTY gave an
tidience to the Lord Chancellor.EßSKiNE, when his
Lordship delivered to Hts MAJESTY the Great Sea!
0 -England, and other Seals of Office., At two
o'clock. His MAJESTY held a private Levee, which
was attended by

The Arel;hiii}o'paCartte.rbury, the Lord President of the
Council, the First. I.Ortrof the Treasury, the Secretaries of
State tort he kionn and Foreign Dep:crtments, the First Lord
of the Adniiclty, the Ma:3ter-f.leneral of the Prrinance„ the,
1:114:,e Advi.' Qtte, the.Dtces'cif Richmond and Montrose, Earl
01 ,17yleS1011.1; Lords Eldon,..Heatlitield, . St. Helen's, Stop-
lord, Sydney, and St-. -John; Sir S. Cotterel and (; .I)sborne ;
Athifiral Gatitbier, Geneiai Aberctoinby ; Messrs. Faulkner,
Bourne, • and- Ward. • •

The follovhr, e
had
the 1-a-our of havitig.pudienee:l,
being pre-ientesl,- kissing 14
_is
MAJESTY'S
IIaLILL
twon their several Appointments : •
Lord F.ldim, upon his being appointed Lord Chancellor,
and His Majesty delivered to him the weals. .
Mr. Robert iVard, upon his being appointed a Lord of the
Admiralty; .
Mr. S. Bourne, upon his being appointed a Lord of the
Treasury.
The Duke'of Richmond,. upon liis Majesty having declared
him his Representative in I rela.nd,as Lord-Lieutenant of that
part of the United Kingdom.
Lord Sydney, upon his being appointed Ranger of Hyde and
St.. fatties s Parks, in the room of Earl Euston, resigned.
Admiral Gambier, upon his being appointed a Lord of the
Admiralty.
Major General the Hou. loon Abercromby, upon his be-
ing appointed to the command of the 53d Regiment.
Lord St. tohn resigned to His Majesty his Srallot Office,
as Captain of the Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners.

EIS MAJESTY held a Privy Council, when Lord
ELDoN was introduced, and sworn in Lord, High,
Chancellor of Great Britain. .\
The Duke of RICHMOND was introduced and
sworn in a Merpber, aucttook his seat at the Hon.
Board accordingly.
•

Hii MAJESTY gave audiences to the Duke of
PORTLAND, Earls CAMDEN and CHATHAM, Lord
HAWKESBURY, Mr. CANNING, and Mr. BOND, the
Judge Advocate, who laid before His MAJESTY the
prticeedings of several Courts Martial.
So)n after five o'clock His MAJESTY set off on his
return to Windsor.

The Right Hon. GEORGE ROSE is appointed Trea_
of the Navy, ill the place of Mr. SIIER,IpAN.