The Sun.
London, England, 1814-01-18 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS,t,

At a Lite. hour yesterday afteruthin two of
the font. Falmouth Moils due reached the Post
o%ce• Their contents are unimportant.—On
the llth inst, several transports, names unknown,
arrived From Portsmouth, bound to Passages, ttlio
ttvo gun-hrigs, names' unknown.--On the 12th,
nol'l'is'als.
The Express packet sailed with the
the Windward Island. Mails. Noce of the Mails
Lontdon or Plymouth, due at Falmouth on
.the lith and 12th, had reached that port ; neither
haul the Mails Of the 11th or 12th left Falmouth
for -
149P:10u, in consequence of the iibpossibility
for them to proceed.- --'Tie Falmouth Mails, due
t'-'l4y, Yesterday, and Saturday, remain due.; and
=
Aiails are due from Plymouth.

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14At, JAN. 17.—Came down from the River
'l4 Majesty's ships Antelope,. Desir6::, and
e4ckeir, and the Spanish ship San Joze, for
e nut 4 America. The latter has sailed for her des-
,li°n, and the Desiree frigate to Portsinouth.—
‘1
"ind
N.
P°ltTsiwornt, 17.—Arriver1 bis Majesty's
:4113uffako .fr in the Dowlis, and the Escort from
tternsey. Sailed his Majesty's ship Rodney,
Nt'illlthe fleet for Corunna, Oporto, and Lisbon.—
' .17ind N. E.

IlAftwICH, JAN. 17.—Arrived six transports
u'll the River, bound to Holland, and the Lord
'mean packet with mails and passengers. Sailed
everal transports, in ballast, for Portsmouth.,
\Vind

4raoog the rumours invented in this Country
tilesPecting the basis proposed in the late over-
.4lo on the Continent, which' (though neither the
It „e 3 tier nitroNA.zis terp. would publish} are ex-
Tt'el7- known to some of our dashiag News-
'
NsPer Editors is the following :
tt: We have'also fueled from authority, that- in
te„"swer which BUONAPARTE gave to the offer
teraee, made to on the Ist of December, he
ene-ePted of the terms, agreeing to else
1 independ-
clme°f the .N.ingdoms and States,. which were in-
illtl,,4tilt at the commencement of the war with
POwers, With this imperfect addition—
tl
tQe m'ey should also agree to declare and guaran-
IYer-"ke independence of ,the Seas—or in other
t they should by a format confederacy
,terti. a
litle to resist tthe Maritime rights of Great
1,11
ofe following, we understand, is the substance
4
new.delensive alliance into which the
alLer States of Germany hive enteied
4.,-
on .foot,
ein have o.foot, during the war; double the
~
-'4nlber of troops which formed the ottota of
etchr of them when they were members of the
i
ltabehish COnfederation : the one half to be rego-
tiathe other landwehr : -both branciio-of the
te"i" to be kept constantly complete by means of
Luserves• The troops are to he formed into several
gr hrraies, each of which is to have ,its own
•k;'"r4l and staff Officers, with particular ensigns.
11-,,trjeat manufactory of arms at Said, Solingen,
and Olberban, are to work for the
4titleet of those armies alone. A part of the
to taken in the campaign shall be
_give.n
leriste'e corps for the purpose of forming aroi
Le together with all the arms which may yet
•ia,"'s• in the fortresses on the Elbe.
rlilt followin conununication, says the Mortar? g
eit,°„nlele. has beet, made to us from a respectable
the contemplation of a' Congress to
ils'3"'t the terms of peace atoolig thelielligerent
,1,
ers, a proposition was made to our Govern-
co " Court of Russia, that the American
tlhlt h'issioners who have _been- some time at
Court, should attend at such Congress, with
bo`j'evr to the consideration and ad a justient of
l.'lisputes with America. But this proposition
'hetNl., the fate of the Proffered mediation of Russia,
4;'11 it. is understood, was lec.lined with a distinct
•"ration, that "Great Bwat tn would not submit
t`ls,) coutroversy with America to the determina-
teri of any third power." The reply of Minis-
. IN; the late proposition was somewhat similar,
4r, as•we are assured, much more deeL ye. For
al:1r tile usual professions of courtesy and assnr-
,a4es of the respect and regard entertained by
lotit('ourt for t'hmc E
Emperor ALExANDR ; a reso-
xvi,4):' was firmly expressed against submitting
Ia arc termed ""
the maritime rights " of.Eng-
n(le).
tueussion at any Congress whatever, 1n
"halm), it is understood that the Russian
fl°~ acqinesced.
t 4,4 biter front Antwerp of the 12th inst. men-
that- from that - hour the intercourse would
ofDstrueted that Marshal LE BRUN, (Mike,
a
Ileenza). who was in corn/nand as Prefect,
()'lndoried his trust, and that with thegarri-
which consisted of ,10,000 men, it Was pro-
Posed to deiend.the plactto the last extremity.
chNi the detachments under ordcis for India, in
those which were intinided for immediate
vrabarliation in the fleet now ready to be dis-
13:tehed, have received counter' orders., and arc to
(I).,rtle'eed forthwith to join the forces under Sir T.
YA,tQ.r in Hollerol. •
The. Italian prisoners of war selected from the
Prison ships, and amounting to. 10-00 effective
fle", are on board the trans torts Bulmer, Dun-
eomh, klarrlyt, -cold Collingwood, waiting orders
to sail. They are comManded by, Major Boy-
VER.re..
A large assortment of dresses and jewellery has
.
beenrecently brought Oyer to this country as a
Present to. a certain Marchioness, from no less a
.person tban the Empress -MARIA LOUTSA• The
bearer was a Lady W--, who is recently arriv-
ed from Prance.. •The Lady.to whom the present
has been sent is said to feel considerable embarrass-
ment as to the proper mode of -conveying her
thanks to' the imperial Donor. The present itself
Is thought to have morereference to_political sub-
jects, that; to mere innters' of form or courtesy:
BUONAPARTE is said to be always on horseback;