The Sun.
London, England, 1807-02-28 00:00:00

neraT liccuEL alone came about this time, with
about P. 2,000 men, into the field ; but this also was
unfortunate. It is said,, that this General advanced
under the notion that the
,two other corps had gained
a-viaory, in which he was resolved to share; and the
want of communication bet Ween the three corps
of the Prussian army renders such a misOke credible.
Otherwise the General, Lieut. VON liecaEL, might
at not , have already learnt the fortune of the day,
which was no longer doubtful. Even General VoN
Km„.xa MYTH seemed to Consider this ascertain; by
riding to the front of 18 battalions which had not yet
been engaged, and exclaiming, " To the left--to
mar!" But this would have availed for in the
afternoon the French heavy horse arrived, about 20
squadrons strong, who would then probably have
deprived the Prussians of the viaory. From one to
three, the PruSsians continued retreating in slataillons
quarres.-Then the flight becaMe universal in all direc-•
tions.; in particular, over Buttelstadt and Weimar,
towards Erfurth. Many a thousand curses were, dur-
ing this flight, uttered against the immense cumber- ,
some baggage, which play be 'considered as the
" original sin" of the ancient system of actics. Many
an attendant on the baggage was thrown .from
the horses, and run over or shot by the pursuers ;
and many a waggon plundered by the fiiends-of-its
Master. From ten in the morning the baggage-
waggons had begun _to retreat in
,411:the roads lead-
ing towards Erfurth. Nut less than 6uou men, in-
stead of fighting. in their proper, place, accompanied
this mighty worm-like body of...men, the tail Of-
which - had not, at four o'clock, wound itself
round 'Weimar. What in particular misled the
Prince of HOHE',4LORE, was ,tbe Proclamatiorr of
130NArAaTt, on the 13th, that to-morrow should:be •
a day of r:Tose, which spies had cOrmnunicate4 to.'
:the Prussians. But a few hours afterwards it wits
every where made known,:that early on the morrow
every man must be at,his post; and of this the Prus-
sians had no,.expeaation.
It is thus that the.co-operating causes of the ill
fife which has attended the Prussian arms become
„el-pry day more apparent. it seems, however, :inter
alt, that the extent of. the viC.tory, and the total dis-
. solution of the whole Prussian military force, • was
a matter 9f surprise. even to the vi tors themselves.
They expeaed a series Of ,well-contested and_ obsti:.
nate engagements."
ANECDOTE.—In the bloody engagement near
Halle, two Ensigns of a Prussian regiment. evinced
an heroism and contempt of death which ()tight not
to pass into obliviOn. The Prussians were driven by
the French upon the steep banks of the Saal, where
they made a stout resistance. Here two. Ensigns,
that their colours might not be taken by the enemy,
sprang voluntarily into the stream, the waves of
which instantly bore them au ay together, with the
spoils they bad so heroically snatched from the
enemy. •

LAW REPORT.

COURT OF KING's BENCH, FED. 26.

COVINGTON V. PARTIII.',GE.

The Plaintiff, a Lighterman, brought an Aet;on
against the Defendant., a Whartinger, for toe value
of two barges which he had let to a Mr. Wood, a
Coal-merchant, 'and which, while in the care of the
Defendant, for .'the purpose of deliveribg. coals, were
bulged and lost_ by the Defendant's negligence, in
placing them over a sluice in the river, near Barclay's
Brcwhouse. The Defendant proved that the barges
were very old, and that he had refused to take care
or them ; .that if they bad b6en sound barges, the
injury would not have happened.
Verdid for the Defendant. •

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS; FSB. 27.

SOLT AT LAW FOR TIIRLE-YENCE•

'I,4ICHAEL,i). OVERTON..
The Plaintiff originally demanded 21. Is. The
Defendant by his plea, stated, that he owed only
21. and 9d. and that he had tendered and offered. to
pay that sum. The - Plaintiff admitted the tender,
and stated that he bad made a subsequent deMand
of the 21. and 9d. It appeared upon the evidence
for the. Plaintiff, that a. demand subsequent to. the
tender was aetuallv made, but it was the original de-
mand. Ater the Aaiou was broi.ight, the Defend-
ant would rfave paid the 21. Is. but there being the
costs accrued to the amount of 21. to Mt. Isaacs, the
Plaintiff's Attorney, he refused to pay. •

Mr. Justice Ro-oxs said, it Waia very trumpery
aetion, -and that the Plaintiff should have proted a
subsequent demand of 21. and 9d. according to the
pleadings,—Verdid for Defendant.

Iriscription.—At the Church of Friendsbury,
Kent„ is the fotlowing inscription—" A list of sundry
pious persons, who, loving this place, haVe left the
followingbeueludions to the poor."—There is not a
single name of a benefador upon the stou,- but
the bottom is written—
" Witness 'cur hands, WILL. Gases, Vicar."

The following is published, by order of the Mana-
gers of the Humane Society.-=-Jose pu JENNINGS,
Esq. presided the 22d inst. at the Monthly Meet,
ing.
Mr. MAXWELL, of Poplar, Medical Assistant, ob-
serves to the Treasurer, on the subject of Aquatic
Suffocation in the 'Won of the West Jnduz
Dock •
It is with great pleasure that I can add another
instance of the successful treatment of Suspended
Animation. About seven o'clock in. the evening,
James Langley, in corning out of 'a Ship into a
Boat, fell into the West India Dock.. It being very
dark Much time was lost in finding him ; and,
When found, he was to all appearance:a 'dead man.
In such a hopeless state, thebody was carried to the
ReceiVing-house, and the judicious proy!Ss
'Royal Humane Society employed for two hours,
;which providentially restored an indUstrions man to
• a disconsolate wife and young faintlf."The pecu-
niary rewards have been , paid the parties recom-
mended by Mr. MAXWELL.
Sifted by Order,
JOHN BEAUMONT, SEc.
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