The Sun.
London, England, 1814-03-03 00:00:00

FROM AMERICAN PAPERS.

On the Bth inst. an alarm existed at Platts-
burgh, which had prevailed without diminishi:ig,
for several days, that the British were about to
attack that place.
A detachment of infantry bad been sent thither
from the French Mills, and a company of dra-
goons from Burlington. One thousand effective
men at Burlington had also been ordered there.

A . small detachment
,of mounted men from
Plattsburg proceeded on a I. ccret expedition Jan. 1,
and unfortunately encountered an American
piquet, and killed one man. The American of-
ficer was arrested on his return.

A piquet of our army at 'French Mills was' at-
tacked on the Ist inst. by the British. They
were repulsed without loSs on our side.
-Col. Purdy commands at Plattsburgh. General
Izard remains dangerously ill. General Wilkin-
son intends a journey to the Southward. He is
in improved health.
It is reported that the British have taken pos-
session of Ogdensh:u•gh.
An expedition is said to be fitting out at the half
way house between St. John's and Lapirie.
There are disscntions in the Cabinet. One of
the two great men who have been talked of as
" Lieutenant-Generals," must fall. is not hard
to divine which. The Vi,•giuian will triumph.—
(Philadelphia American.)
It is rumoured that a Cabinet quarrel between
the Ministers has run high. Mr. M--o for
peace, Mr. A--g for war. The Attorney-
General has been sent for, perhaps to settle the
affair secumdum legem.—(New Voile Evening Post.)

From the Pittsburgh Gzette. •
We have authority to state, that Russia, Swe-
den, and Spain, have lately demanded of the
United States of America, their acknowledgment
of the present government of Spain, and that an
interesting correspondence between the represen-
tatives of those nations and our Secretary of State
has lately,taken;place, on the subject of our mea-
sures with regard to Florida.
Should our war with Britain continue, there is
reason to apprehend that Russia, Sweden, and
Denmark will be arrayed against us.

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LONDON,
TIIURS D.IY, M.l RC 11 3, 114.

We have great pleasure in announcing the Cap-
ture of another French Frigate. A Telegraphic
dispatch to the Admiralty communicates thi,
event, and the arrival of the Prize at Pk mouth.
The Rota of 39 guns, Captain SOMERVILLE, has
added this new trophy to the laurels of the 13iitisli
Navy. _

The i►nportance of the crisis in which we no*/
stand considered, the news of this day
ally and remarkably barren. We have furthcr
extracts from French Papers, and a fen• glcanin44
from a Dutch Mall, hut 'wither poF.sess us of
single fact of Material interest. A letter frol3
Chateau Thierry mentions that 1000 prisoners :It
that place testified to the valorous exploits '

the :French Army. This number is very t;.iflin‘,!",
when stated as the result of IinoNAPAF,TE.'.

mighty victories in that quarter, and, in fact,
causes them to dwindle down to sonlewliere‘
about their proper standard. These prisourrs
will, of course, he speedily paraded through
and it will be well if one or two exhiFoitious
of them satisfy their captor. To urine his

force appear stronger than it was at p=ar burgh I'4
marched the same men, differently dresF,cd, 't
one gate and cut at another, and he has assure `"l
as good a right to multiply the minibus of b';'
captives by a ruse of tie same sort. All this v.
however, neither add to nor diminish the real forc°
of the Allies, and the only evil it can do, nrci
in misleading the opinion of ;nen, and imposil“
On the taint-hearted at a distance, who have Yee
to learn that the Giant is no lomysr terrible it;
war whatever he may be in peace. We have ht-'3l
‘`i
it stated on respectable information, that n'it's g,
his vauntings, the force which the
now heads in the field is not. so ehec ti`: ICY
Twenty-seven thousand men, as it tars 1716E;'',.

to his movement from lvogeint, c,l
bructry. The Allies, independent of the f"'c'
approaching from the North, are rendered
strong by the coming up of their reserves, as
were at thebeginnhig of last month. it is neverd'e;
less doubtful whether they will put the fo:lnue
the War to any extent upon the issue of a genellt
Battle (which, if they do, will be fought 111)('''
this date), or aet on the defensive till they C°l
avail themselves of the powerful, and we
overwhelming co-operation of our inimortal
LINGTON, and the Crown Prince of Swu3s:c•
Tournay, so famous in the Duke of M''l;l-1
aorwudn's wars, and lately the head-quarters `')
the retreating French General MAtsoN, lgec
taken possession of by the Allies. DciiiYl 11‘'
t
proposed to capitulate. Dantzic has bcen re,
it
ell to Prussia, the don:inion larder whicti
flourished for many years.

These Papers contain an account of the tre.ls()lit
of VacITUEL, who:ie resistance, ata point furlL'c,
removed I.roin the asistance of the Tyrant,
reproach to the patriotism and spirit of
Ile braves the storm, and eaten:: with a I,o'l°
renegadoes arid Frenchmen to destroy the et,
it assailed in his 'orkilications. Let a tree part"- s,
protfered to all hi;sceiate.:i ; and if thereupon tlle.
do not abandon this infamous Traitor to his r°°.
thy, the iortress ought to be stormed ?It all havi1
Better would it be, that the Texei Beet .1i0n141).4
destroyed, than .that so baleful an example of tll-
punished clinic.: should cobtinue to exist, Or
encouragement of a. similar guilt.
'Time accounts from Italy continue to be fava'ir
able. The Allies ;ire not only earrying on II suet
cessfui campaign through the center of ItalY'
ate eviib;atly tornibg the left of Ap,NOl 5' bt
occupying all the higher parts of the country',
time sources of the great rivers on which the
Armies are actii:g. This ha': always a predt)"ll:
nating effect upon an Italian W•J.e, and
sides, enables the Allies to make a 1:•oweri"1 lil
version upon France itself, through Loinb3rt
and Piedmont.

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for Peace with BUONAPARTE, that thec are: Ellli lt'
VOyling to explain away the meaning of his "`.11,1
words. Ile sa s •‘ the En :11, tinows evel 1111 ,
of obstacle. in the way of the Congress of Cl',
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1411 then proceeds to complain' of the in-
rt
tiPtion of Couriers' by the Cossacks.
1V),
41is our, Peace-fanciers declare; refers only to the
tos
sdeks--they confine the words, " every ob..'
40clelisp " to one obstacle, and would have us be-
e, Which God forbid should be true, that there
exists
Pe
no hindrance to a PeaCe (" an honourable
ace too P') • with BUONAPARTE, except such RS
tiles e Cossacks interpose. •
It •
w
whispered_ that MR. ROB)INSON carries out
ith him, thy assent of. ,the British Cabinet to
tert'4ll bases of negociation. Whether BUO.NA-
A 4.4 will accede to them, must of course be as
Yet
tiodetermined ; but they are, we have heard,
that moderate nature which gives
.ground to
thPtct that he Will treat upon them. He may
en' 43 a Morning Print, once,enforeing much
e noble doctrines, expresses it, " re-enter the
great.Burepean family as one of its Members.'! That
4,414 Y will be, no longer great when let down to
the
level of their new associate. But this is the
grand and purpose of Jacobinism—Make
ti`llalty and Beggary equal—Put Villainy • and
°,llesty upon a par—Cradle together Innocence
tki !--When all are alike in the estimation
o
1114okitl, the Millenium proposed by the French
ev°!iition shall have arrived.

Are have received American Papers, from which
e *all make a few further Extracts to-morrow.
Att3liiladelphia an opinion prevailed, that Admiral
44r4,44EN was authorised to conclude an Armi-
civee, ill the event of Lord CASTLEREAGH'S propo-
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u being agreed to by MADDISON.
Extract of a Letter, dated Potsdam, St. Lawrence County,
January 10.
41:: Sur army continues at French Mills, (forty
'
4.4es' from this place,) gradually diminishing by
tl'',4l4rge, desertion, and death. They are not yet
t:4ted by the enemy' ; but I think will cer-
i4lY be as soon as the ice makes."

kth
k:e from Gibraltar and Malta, brought to
i • outh by the Manchester packet, will not be
erect
until to-rikorrow.

nIVINDSOR3 MARCH 2.—The ROYAL FAMILY-did
h
f4lehve the Castle yesterday, owing to the tm-
e°llrabie state of the weather. The Princess
4.,1'H1A, we regret to learn, continues seriously
-("s„i) used
,ted
QUEEN and some of the Princesses are ex-
to in town • from Windsor in the course of
''ext week.
t Yesterday the Duke of Yoarc transacted mill-
in," business with the PRINCE REGENT at Carlton-
-0)4,e:
1:11e Ei6l of LIVERPOOL and Viscount SID-.
ev ‘A.
X "II had audiences of the PRINCE REGENT yes-
'4l3ll:r-41i of MULdRAVE gave his first Cabinet
leNr,this season yesterday, at his house inHar
4 -
(et.
left i;
CuavtsoaE, the King's -Messenger, who
Pato '`v° on Tuesday night, was the bearer of dis-
pE es Earl BATHURST to the Marquis of
uer,pee ON. Mr. DANIEL, the Ring's Ales-
,
pat; r,reg left town about the same time with dis-
CCIv frOm the Foreign Office to the Earl of
Axe
• ARTy, at the Hague.
Iv islel arn from. Holland, that in the Island of
etir,.,'en some disturbances have lately oc-
tioleo, from the severity of the French' reqnisi-
K:B' There had been a few arrests, and the pa-
At er,discontent was considered to be strong.—
to LAPLANE, the Governor, had offered
rtfeaPitidate on terms ‘vhich were subsequently
fore!rcd to the King of Paw SSlA.—Deventer, a
tie tress
important from its situation on the fron-
ta of Elolland, was understood to be prepared to
'palate on the arrival of the first regular troops.
Pry„t,inentwas yesterday understood that Sir TnomAs
Coetlrr will leave town on Sunday for the
Pal:" CLERGY.--iN.O penalty, in any action where
tayr: g, "es to the Kt NG, and part to the Informer,
to" be recovered for more than one year after
toi",,ln'ittal of offence. This applies to all the
tcent suits instituted by Mr. WRIGHT against
5 e Clergy. ihe statute is 31 Q. Eliz. c. 5, sect.
14-t,,13(), by IS Q. Eliz. 5, sect. 4, (made per-
D
- y 27 Eliz. c. 10), it is enacted, that if
re,, "'former shall receive any money or other
in :ard, or have promise of such, to stop process
ira 4,1 Y Penal action, the party receiving such re-
LI, .'
or promise, shall, upon conviction, stand in
b:011ory two hours, be fined 101. and ever after
%11.14eapuble of being plaintiff or informer in any
It o, action.
I, We are sorry to learn that the venerable Sir
,
HEARD, Garter King at Arms, is confined to
5 house, at the College, by a very severe hulls-
ofAt the Quarterly Assembly of the Corporation
s„.N"wieh, held on Thursday last, it was re-
ved to subscribe th. 811111 of 1001. to the fund
fol
relieving the distresses of the unfortunate suf-
rers in Germany.
Jew large trunk, containing wearing apparel,
ls, and other valuables, to the amount of
tPwEards of 2001. was cut from behind the ear-
i4g,e of 11.11AsLEY, Esq., on Tuesday night, in
• = Commercial-road. The robbers escaped with
e booty,
Vriday afternoon, nearly 200 natives of
the. Netherlands, and various parts of 11 Ger-
Yk who have long been prisoners at Penniculk,
!lat"ched from Edinburgh Castle to Leith, where
'bey embarked to join the armies of the Mlle's ou
tlie Continent.
JAMES STEPHENS, Esq. of the Grove-House,w
"Nor, has a barouch landau that has been in
°constant use for upwards of five months, in which
"'le nothing was applied to the Axletrees but one
It!lolitig of the Patent Anti-Attrition Composition,
co“ of wlich was less than one shilling.