The Sun.
London, England, 1807-02-18 00:00:00

PETITIOV.

" SIR haptisrital Extra& is dated 1690,.
'filet-dot-el am at preseiit 117 years old, I recall
,yet to my: mind the battle of Vienna, and the times
.of JOHN, SOBIESKI. I . thought they would not.be
-reproduced ; but assuredly I expected still leSs to
eeagain the'age of ALEXANDER:. My old age has
.prOcutedfor me the benefaetions ofall Sovereigns
who have been .here, and I,.ask those of the, GREAT
NAPOLEON, being at my age, more than secular,
capable,' rif vt,c;rl;:s • -
"•Llue, Sirr,,:as long as, I -have: your glory needs.
it • not ibut the 'the hu .happinessUf pan race 'de-
.
, •
wands it.
, -

(Sit,e,iic;d)

. .
• " NAIiOCKI."

8.,--.The ardour which-animates the
C naNkipts
,seems to.inerease every: day.
.The De-
pattments of I Ain; Charente Interieure, l'Enre,
l'lndFelakef:ilave •'produced their contingents by the
tiMelfitxed for. .the-firgt departure. The ConscriptS-
of ;th...D.epartrperit have shewn the most
enthysiasol uPon- their departure, repeated-,
-ly Ingtlitrii;lg 1" 7.1:b? DAMPetelir Those of the.
Lower
.M.elise. left 111 a stria by
military music, preccded . by : -the_ Preted.and.Fe-
veral- Officers Civil and .I\lilitary. In the two
.Serest ' Lot; and' c.;aronne,; and • all through the
immense- majority of the Departments, - the-lau.,i-
ness has been concluded with the greatest.regularity.•
'EV,en the Stites of Parma andl-laisirece rival the olcl
departments in zeal ; and the efforts of theAdfin-
niltrator Generalrha.e hten croWne-d-with that sac.:
'cess Which evinces the devotion of.t he inhabitants to.
his Illajety the Emperor and King. The 2tit of

rind t'br the completion of all the contingents: This
leer :d s near at hand ; but we have good reason for
y,qiikaing-, that out of the whole numb'er of Cop-
wrTifits called -Out; there will not be ,3000 'left be-
hind, or who are not upon the margin, by the 15th
of thi, month.—(Monie,eizr.) •

,Fao.Nt TrtE LOWER ELESE, FEB.. 6.—The head-
quarters- of Marshal .MoaTzEn. were at Muliow, on
the!lst inst. not far from Brandhagen, and about 2
miles from Stralsund. Marsh 4 I.llotrriElt has re-
connoitred that fortress. The Swedes made:a sortie
with'Cioo infantty, 800 cavalry, and 4 pieces of can-
non, but weredrivetrback. Stralsund is now com-
pletelyinvested or; the land side. The enemy made
some resistance at Griefswald, but the tzth regi-
ment ofinfabtry_passed over the ice in the ditches,
and Scalc(ft the The Swedes had some pri-
soners made in the-place. • '
On the 22th ult. 'General DUPONT'S
.diviskin,
taking
.adVantage of the .strength -of the ice, passed
the.Peene. At DeriiMin they restored the 'bz=idge,
over which the dragoons and the rest .of the troops
took--the direct` road to Stralsund, where the Swedes'
had not the least apprehension of filte that await-
ed them, as eight days before 2 battalions had sailed
to Rugen, from thence to return to Sweden.

• STETTIi, JAN. 27:-,-7-SkirilliSllCS Collolllle take
plaee': in the country between the Vistula and the'
General TuouvENnT, the French Governor
General, Has issued a very sei,ere Proclatudtion
against
,persons holding any communication with
the enemy. Any PersonS found in disguise are‘ to
be brought 'before a Court Martial, and shot without
mercy. _

Pos EN , JAN'..27.-=—On the 20th, several hundred
Russian Prisoners 'arrived here Under an escort of
'They have been lodged. in some of.the pub
lic building-s, and ::applied with warm .meat, beer;
Src. •

Siten.-Fttissian Officers were brought in to-day.
The'PliiNci of .PONTE Catty° is Generalissimo.
Over all the Polish troops who have taken'the oath of
Adelity to the Emperor NApoi,ow. The Polish
ANI
GeneralltcHowslti wasitilled in one of the late
affairs..

PVL'I'VSK; JAN. 6.—The road between this place
and Strugocktyn is strewed ..with cannon, baggage,
horses; and the dead,' left behind by the Russians
in their hasty retreat, besides many valuable coaches
belonging to the RuSsian Ge=nerals, but which have
been stripped of their ornaments..by the soldiery and
the ediantry people. In a neighbouring. wood, the
whole.sorface of the ground is covered with dead
boclie:=,, 1111(1, according to eYewitnesSeS, thicker than
the field of battle: The Civil government have.so-
licited, that km-Russian Prisoners-May be' allowed to
inter these bodies.

WA SAW, JAN. 20. The Russians are still be-
hind the Niernert, but, for want of provisions,- we
are assured -a considerable part of them will march
towards Mernek

. Ostrolerika and- Bialsltock, as-being. at' too-great
distance'frorn the principal French corps, have been
abandoned. -

The bridge, of boats dyer the •Vistula, consi-
derably damaged by the drifted iee,, has been re 7:
paired. General,YmTon, we* hears has detached
some troops by ‘,.iTay of Marienburgh and Elbingto
Konigshurgh,
The day before yesterday the works before Praga
were supplied with:cannon:,

• 'WORCESTER ELECTION...`--The contesfterminate:ci
on Monday .in favour of
,Mr: GORDON, who on the
tinaldo4e of, the poll had a majority Cf29l yotes., .
nUmerons Meeting of West..F.
India Merchants and Proprietors deeply interested
in this trade took place yesterday, at the London
Tavern. Mr. DEVAYNES was in. the Chair. Mr.
LvAir.,. Agent for Jamaica, made:a Long 'speech, ex-
pressive
of the injury which the Planters would suf-.
ler by the intended Abolition of the Trade.;, and
was followed by Mr. HIRRERT, Who supported his
arguments.
~The meetingcame to a .determination
to pies ri a Petition to the House of, Commons,
praying !o
,be. heard by 7 Counsel. The thanks of
the 'Meeting were unanimously voted to Mr. 80,-.
sAtio.OET, Tor his' letter in behalf of'tbe West In-
dian colonies,. with a renuest. -that, he wouldallow
the Meeting to pubtish. it, .. Consent being given,
the7gAeting was dissolved
V041,102,,NA81,E :11iSTITUTION:-.7-The ROOMS in At'-
,
gyle-.street were opened for the season last night, with
the new Miscellaneous Entertainment, under the ConL. '
dpa of Colonel GREVILLE. : 4.:Concert-took place
.under
der the dire&ion of Mr. Q. T. SMART. The
orchestra was. ably supplied. Madame. CATALANI
sung two airs,:and received
,great ApplauSe.! The
Suite of Rooms were 'illUmitiated, and the whole
fOymed a varied amusement, such as has net been
seen since the beSt' days of -Mr. CORNELLY;.--
The PRINCE of WALts„ the' Duxi,.s of YORK,- CAN - -
BRIDGE, and StissEx.; and a very large aSsenibiage
cit. the higher world Were present, and- all seemed to
be particularly gratified.
Yesterday-was married, at St. James's Church,
by special licence, the Right. Hon. Lord BAGOT,, to
the Right Hon. Lady Louts.p.:LEGGtE, :eldest laugh-7
ter of the Earl of DAitTMOUTII. The ceremony was
performed by the Hon. and 'Rey. the Dean of
1. WINDSOR.

:Gen.'MEßcx, a native of Germany;and' emplOy-
ed by-our Government, a rriVed in' Chat ham on Sufi
day night, .for the purpOse vf engagingall his Couti-,
trymen, who are unfOrtunately among ,the French
Prisoners of Vit., itti this depot, for the 13ritish Ser-
gtves us much pleasure to add,: that he'
wiis very uccessfrd yesterday.
Joe Evgns, the pickpocket, ,vl.to was
mitee'd from-Marlborough-street Office, on SatuidaV.,..
madehis,eseape froM the Otii6ers ofJustice:pti 'Mon.;
had gived notice to take his trigat Mid
dles9cSeisiolls for
.attemptirlif, to-rob Col..4Evosy,
and on its way from TOthilfields Bridewell to Hicks's
HilF) (44aiperinitted 16-c.,a1l at a honSe fvecinented
pickpockets, in 0-),ntion strect,'where he'conL
,trwed malw,his esc3pe fromtbe.- Officer who had
111141 to Charge.

CORN EXCHANGE, FEB. 18.—The Market. to-
day but thinly stTplied With Wheat, and. vety.
.few fresh, mpprts, tine is much in request, and
.at Price's ; supplies of
~Barley are con-
siderable, zutd this Article is full as dean 'Mahand
White Pcgas,-; are nearly at last prices.; there arc fur=.
.ther at-Ovals of Beans, which 'are a trifle
cheaper ; - oats an, in short supply, and rather
clrtiier; and good rather at higher priee—
.-Fibe American 4.55. to f)is. per 'Barrel-. • • • •