The Sun.
London, England, 1814-01-13 00:00:00

GER..%IAN PAPERS.

'(ORIGINAL.)
BLUCHER.---The Prussian
troo_Ps_
under the command of this gallant veteran,
11110 are inexpressibly- attached to him, never call
by atiy other name than Marshal FORWARDS.
•rilore flattering
f tribute cannot be paid to a-vie-
t°llous Generul than in such a surname given to
.41-I by his brave soldiers,' In the battle of L..qp-.
!Ig it was proposed to the Mai steal to fire grenades
144° the city ; but he rejected the advice with dis-
-441. " We have but due Leipsig," said he

", its inhabitants are well disposed toitards
and the good cause ; achy then should we utterly
destroy their city ? We will take it, but without
the assistance of grenades." On several subse-
,
Itiutut occasions be has declared, that it was one
of the most pleasing moments of his life to see
the troops carrying Leipsig by assault, without
shewing the smallest inclination to plunder.—
When his Majesty promoted him to the rank of
Field-Marshal, he accompanied the appointment
with the following letter :

' " By your repeated victories, you increase your claims upon
the State so fast, that l am unable to keep pace with the
proofs of my gratitude. Accept a fresh token of it in the ap-
pointment of General Field-Marshal, and may you very long
enjoy that honour, to the gratification of your country, and
as a model to that army which you have so often led to vic:
tory and glory.

" FREDERICK WILLIAM.
" Lciprig, Oct. 20, 1813.
" To the General of Cavalry Von Blucher."

Fa A NKFORT, Nov. 20.—The terror of the French
during their retreat. from Hanau to Frankfurt
and Mentz, may be inferred from the following
circumstance :—On the night of the 2d Novem-
ber the Generals Morand, Bertrand and Lorge,
belonging. to Mortier's
,corps, together with fifty
otficees of different ranks, lay at the 'Eagle, at
Bernheirn, a village about two miles from Frank-
furt, and abort 1900 men bivouacked wherever
the could find room. The Generals behaved
well : the honk! was not pillaged ; but the rest of
the village, which swarmed with French, suffered
the more severely. The Generals frequently de-.
dared without reserve to the landlord, that they
had only brigands and not soldiers under their coot-
wand ; and did all that lay in their power to pre-
vent them from plundering. After they • had
supped, --they lay do.vn, all together, upon
straw. In' an hour, about eight o'clock ln the
evening, the gluts which had been' drawn
through the city and posted on eminences, began
to play most tremendously. The officers with
their embroidered uniforms and orders, sprung'
from their uneasy couch, and posted away to the
village. Six or eight cannon-shot were fired after
their departure. In about half an hour they re,
turned, and Morand sitl to the host : intagiacz
vow mew brigands dorment, pendant que les Cosaques
montew lei colline, et leur prennent wit canon.—
" (July think, my brigands a ere asleep, and let
the Cossacks conic up the hill and take one of
their cannon. I have ordered infantry to adv.ince
from the next vilhge, continued he. We must be
off as early as possible in the morning. The ene-
my's tire is not above a p.stul shot from us." Ac-
cordingly, between four and five the next morn-
ing, they were gone. The Cossacks arrived in the
village about seven, and picked up between twenty
and thirty men.
BURG, DEC. 7.—Ott the 30th November, tha
French made a sortie front ,Magdeburgh to the vil-
lage-of Barleben, situated on the left balk of the
Elbe. They not oniy completely plundered that
place, hut treated the wretched inhabitants with
unparalleled cruelty. With the most inhuinan
brutality they murdered nine unarmed and peace-
ably disposed peasants, and wounded.ll men nttd •
women, most of them mortally, or very dange-
rously. Christopher Cirun;ller, a tanner from
Wohnerstadt, who was going to Barleben, was
stabbed and.wonnded in 17 places ; and they hung
Lieprecht, another inhabitant of the same place,
because he was unable to pay 50 dollarS, which
they demanded. Even women and little children
were objects of their fury ; and Nv ha t they could
not carry away they destroyed in the most wanton
Who would not revolt at such barha-
rims excesses ? who would not be inflamed with
just indignation against wretches who trample.
under foot all the laws of honour, justice, •and
virtue ? , But would it be credited that a man
of German birth,, and bearing a German 'name,
shlnild lend himself to such atrocities ? Ma-
jor Kossmann, who commands part of the few
cavalry in Magdeburg, has been for three months
a despicable tool, in the commission, of all sorts
of devastations, and wherever he - has yet
come he has cat tied with him the execrations of
the inhabitants. Would it not be an act' of jus-
tice, on the capitulation of fortresses, to make a
point of punishing such renegadoes ?—The brave
solder is formidable to the soldier only, but pro-
tects the peaceful citizen. A.nation which mas-
sacres the defenceless, maltreats women and eh&
.to I practises enormities upon the innocent,
disgraces itself in the eyes of the world, and arms
every well-meaning individual against it.

mannci .

NAVAL NEWS.

-.,•14.71X---

Dux" JAY. 12.--Arrived his Majesty's ship Tiger from the
Roompot, and proceeded to Portsmouth. Sailed his Majesty's
sbipPactolus, with his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence
OH board, fur Helvoetsluys; Pioneer schooner, for the same
destination; and Active hired armed cutter, with divatches
for AdmiralYouug in the ltoomput.—A detachment of Guards,
of about 550, embarked this morning on board his Majesty's
ship Dictator, and will proceed immediately for Hsi voetslaya.
Remain tile rest of his Majesty's ships as before.
PORTSMOUTH, j.I.N. 12.--Sailed his Majesty's ship \Vol-
verene fur the Cheiburgh station.
FALmoTru, JAN. 9.—No arriv..A.ls. Sailed the Duke of
Montrose packet for Lisbon.

The Felicity, BLOCK, from Rotterdam ; and
Euphemia transport, JONES, were totally lost near
Harwich, on Taesday morning : two of the crew
and a passenger of the former drowned, crew of
the latter saved.

The Public ought to be most particularly on
their guard against a spurious kind of Con►posi-
tien to prevent the effects of friction,. which is
sometimes
,attempted to be foisted upon them for
the Patent A►►ti-Attrition Composition : hut this
fraud may he easily detected by being careful to
observe, that each paper of dim:Q.6ons is signed
•" W. D. BELLAMY," and that the Tiling's Anus
are on them, as well as on the label of each box;
to counterfeit which is fOrgery.

•1A11..1. •
Analvt:n-12 Hag°ladd, 2 Bremen. Dun,-9 Guernsey,
2 Je.•:,ey, 1 Dublin, 3 Waterford.

Holiday at the ExcheqUei-, Bank, and South Sea House.

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LONDON,
THURSD,II; JzINUARI 13, 1814.

French Papers, one day litter than those from
which we have made' such copious extracts yes-
terday and to-day, were received on the coast
yesterday morning, and forwarded by express to
London. We do not learn that they contain any
intelligence of importance. In fact, so little of
truth flows from this corrupt source, that we look
for no authentic information from it, and attach
importance to the,e papers only in so far as
their date.; inform us of the prolonged exercise
of Sovereign power by the Usurper.

The Duke of CLARENCE , us will be seen from
our Naval Kews,_ sailed yesterday morning for
Holland. On getting under weigh, his Royal
Highness was saluted by the Russian, men of war
at anchor in the Downs. A very fine body of
the Guards, nearly 600 stiong, were, at the same
time, embarked by :t)ie Defal boatmen on board
his Majesty's ship Dic!utor, for Holland; they
were to Sail this morning.

In spite of the severity of the weather, which

has retarkle,l tlle arrival of letters from every dis-

taut part of tiro empire, we have this morning re-
ceived two Datch and two Dremen %lulls, the
prnv!ipal contents of which precede this notice.—
The cruelty of DAVouST, in banishing from their
sacred homes, and (driving forth to perish, through
faniine, or the tigohrs of the season, thirty thou-
sand of the poor and helpless inhabitants of Ham-
burgh, has afforded the Prince of SwanEN a Elle
opportunity of acquiring popularity and the esteem
of mankind; by administering largely to the
wants of these.wretehed creatures, and by relieving
them from the miseries' into which the barba-
tity of the ruffian had plunged them. This
anxious and prompt benevolence forms a noble
contrast with the inhuman conduct of DAvousT,
and must raise against the lattei- thousands of
more bitter enemies than even the mil-Hilts led by
adveriary. At Heligoland tibe impulse has
been felt, and MI. HAMILTON, the Governor, done
himself and- his country honour in stepping for-
ward liberally to second the good intentions of
the CROWN PRINCE. -

But, Nve ask, will such proceedings as those re-
sorted to by the Enemy be tolerated ? Will the
rules of war, or the law of nations, authorize
such gross violations of the laws of
,justice and
nature ? or. rather, will not these infathous and
cruel acts of oppression be visited on the heads of
their perpetrators, and the Scoundrels DAvOust
and HOGGENDORP and all their associates, be
held responsible for the lives of these misera-
ble people, and of those, scarcely less to be de-
plored. ‘'vborh they have retained within the walls ?
At Pamplona, the starving population we:e re-
turned to the Governor, and he was assured, that
for their safety he should be made accountable

when the day of surrender and of reckoning ar-
rived.- The CiIOWN Paixcc has followed another
course,.politically wise, which will add gieatly to
the mural force of the Allies in the North, and,
we trust, he will'in the end administer their re-
ward to the ferocious Spoilers of free and inde-
p‘ cndant Hamburg!).

The Rae-A-ger Berg (or hill), cvhich lies be-
tween that city and Alton'', has been consigned
to the flames, in order to strengthen the defences
to the place. Hambiugh is certainly, most assail-
able on this side, and if attempted by storm,
might be botitharded froth the river (of which
either our naval superiority or the frost must give
us the command), and thus, although-very strongly
fortified, we are of opinion be conquered for the
Allies, and its oppressors brought to condign
punishment.
The accounts from Brenien state the formation
and march towards the Rhine of vast masses of
force to strengthen the Allied Armies. Corps,
alivost strong enough of themselves to war against
France, are being brought up to form the reserve
of the invaders. Of•these the chief are under Ge-
nerals LANGERON SACON; aml' Bi ABRAzow ,
to which we may add the ti nops Iron; Dresden, and
a new army of 50 0r60,000, organized in Prussia.
Malin is stat,Nl to have capiqated—the gar-

rison t4nconditionally prisoners of `War. At Bre-
men the Caui,vN pniuca was expected with his

corps d'arm6e on the route to holland; and the
Hanseatic Legion were under orders to break up
for the same destination. We do not think the
affairs of Denmark are yet sufficiently arr:lnged
to admit of the march of his Royal Highness ;
but it is probable, that he will lose no time in
proceeding to a Theatre where his presence will
be so important, a' nd- where so glorions.an oppor-
tunity is presented for, him to signalize himself
still snore, and acquire for ever the regards of the
People and Sovereigns of Europe.

- We rejoice to observe that Count BELLEOARDS
took the imi,nmand of the Allied Army in Italy on
the 15th at 'Vicenza. The noble coadjutor of 51.1.•
WARROW will speedily do something to prove him-
self worthy of this most important trost. Sore
actions favourable to the Austrians had previously
taken place.

We this day continue our extracts from the
French Papers, and had prepared some observa-
tions upon them, which the receipt of the Foicign
Mails compel. us to postpone. The fabt:ication to
which the date of " Cleves, Dec. 31," is put,
shews.to what pitiful fallacies the enemy resorts to
deceive the people of Franc.e.

In our last page, will be found- the'Proccedings
of the new Colonial Parliament, copied' from a
St. Vincent paper. We are glad to hear, so well
contented .are the Colony :With their deserving
Governor, that it is their intention.to augment
his. salary, by an'addition of 10001. per ann.

RXTRACT OP A LETTER FROM A BRITISH OFFICER
OFF WALCHEREN, DATED JAN. 6.

" The French have still possession of Bergen-
op-Zoom. They have sent fresh reinforcements
into that place, as Well-as, to Battz, and seemed
determined to defend them to the last. We send
every night a party of seamen armed on shore
to North Beveland, to see if all is right, anl
last niAlat the French landed at that place from
Flushing, and there was a bit of dust between
our seamen anl their soldiers. Our gallant tars
succeeded in killing three or four, aryl drove
away the rest. Two or three" of our Officers,
who commanded the pay were slightly wounded.
The French -have threatened the Dutch on the
Island of Walcheren, that if they ose against them
they will open the Ouiees and endeavour to‘drown
all the island at North and South 13..tveland, and
other places ; the Dutch are in excellent spirits,
repeatedly crying, " Orange Bovril," and " down.
the French."

Yesterday Carlton House was thronged with
inquiries after the'PRINCE REGENT'S health on his
return to town. Last night W.s ItoyAl Highness
honoured Covent Garden Theatre with his pre-
sence.

Yesterday the Duke of Yoatc transacted mili-
tary business with the PRINCE REGENT.
the Duke of CUMBERLAND has left Hanover,
and is on a visit to his uncle, the QUEEN'S bro-
ther.

Earls.Livcaroot. and BATHURST bad audiences
of the PRINCE REGENY yesterday morning.
Yesterday, soon after two o'clock, Mr. PAGEL,
the Dutch Ambassador, accompanied by his 'bro-
ther, Major F. were introduced to the PRII:CE
REGENT, and' had an audience, at which, we un-
derstand, they took leave of his Royal Highness,
and will depart this day or to-morrow, for Hol-
land.

The Lord Bishop' of LoNbioN has collated the
Rev. JOSEPH HOLDEN POTT, M. A. Archdeacon
of St. Alban's, to the Archdeaconry of London,
vacant by the resipatiqn of .the Rev. Dr. Lingo-
SAM; and.the Rev. JOHN BANES HOLLING.wORTH,
M. A. Fellow of St. Veter's College, Cambridge,
to the united rectories of St. Margaret, Lothbury,
and St. Cbristopber-le-Stocks, vacant by the death
of Rev. Dr. WHITFIELD.

,Mr. RYDER has ,been confined for two months
whh a violent attack 'of the gout, at his house, in
Grosvenor-street. It is the first attack, sand is a

very serious one.

THOMAS TYRWHITT IS on a visit to the
Duchess of tVURTEIVBEIib.

We have received Barbadoes Papers to the Ist
of December;. but excepting the unusual occur-
rence of a Spanish vessel having been captured off
Antigua by solne pirates in au open boat, they
present no news. On the II th of-November the
schooner Nereis lett St. John's for the Main, and
and-on the following morning a Spaniard was
picked up on the beach dreadfillly wounded: He
stated that, an open' boat, with two white men
and two black men, had hailed the vessel, and
asked for water, Being desired to come on board,
One of the whites jumped on deck, and instantly
stabbed him, and he tell over. Another Spaniard
reached St. John's, who had jumped overboard
on seeing the Captain stabbed ; and the body of
the Captain was afterwards washed on shore:—
These villains escaped with their pr;ze, though
the deed was done almost in port.
A Paper of yesterday states, that-
6, .Private accounts from Lord Nt!Eunroros's army.are
said to report, that the French statement, espectiny t; se-
vere rencontre of some of thew cavalry with a detacfuneut of
the .13titish 18th hussars (on Dec. i• 3 nut unfounded.--.
The der:v.:nice:A of the I th c”zisit:ted of too troops only,
which were severely cut up. Auunni the casualties of the
Officers, ,it is said that Major Hux.!HF:s was dangerously
wonnded; and Captains lint.roN and CROKF.., and two subal-
terns, are said to have been cut down."

The PRINCE kEGCNT been graciously
pleased to direct that the Medal commemorative
of the Battle it Busato, which would have been
'conferred on the late Brigadier-Ge:ieral CoimAN,
of the Portuguese .servieel should he deposited
with his family, as a token of the respect which
his Royal flightless bears to the metuory ut that
Officer.