The Sun.
London, England, 1807-02-21 00:00:00

FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS.

FIFTY-FIFTH BULLETIN OF THE GRAND
ARMY.

"WARSAW, JAN. 2g.—The details of the battle
of Mohrincren are as follow :
" The Marshal Prince of PONTE Coavo arrived at
'Mohringen, with the division of DROUET, on the
sth of this month, at eleven o'clock in the morn-
ing, at the very moment when the General of Bri-
gade PAcTon was attacked, by the enemy.
‘, The Marshal Prince of PONTR Coavo ordered
an immediate attack of the Tillage of Pfarresfelden,
by a battalion of the ninth of light infantry. The
Tillage was defended by three Russian battalions,
which were supported by three others. • The Prince
of PONTE Cogvo caused also two other battalions to
march, to support that of the ninth. The anion was
very sharp. The Eagle of the ninth regiment of light
infantry was taken by the•Etierny ; but on the aspe&
of the affront with which this brave regiment was on
the point of being covered for ever, and from which
meither viaory, nor the glory acquired in an hundred,
'combats, would have purified it ; the soldiers, ani-
bated with an inconceivable ardour; precipitated
themselves on the enemy, whom they routed, and
tecovered their eagle.
" In the mean while the French line; composed
of the 8:h of the line, of the 27th of light infantry,
and of the 94th, were formed, and attacked the
Russian line, which- had taken its position on a rising
ground. The fire of the. musketry was \TIT brisk,
sand at point blank distance.
" At this moment General DUPONT appeared on
the ,road, with the 32d and 06th regirhents. He
turned the right wing of the enemy. A battalion
Of the 32d rushed upon the enemy with its usual im-
petuosity, put them to flight, killing' several .of them.
The only prisoners they made were those who were
in the houses. The Russians were' pursued for two
leagues, and were it not for the coming on of night,
the pursuit would have been continued. Counts
PAHLEN and GALLITZLN commanded the Russians.
They left 1200 dead on the field of battle, and lost'
3'oo prisoners and several howitzers. ".
" LAPLANCEIE, General of Brigade', distinguished
himself. Th. loth Dragoons made a. fine charge
against the Russian' infantry. It is not only the good
-Condo& of the soldiers, and the talents of the Gene-
tals, which are most worthy of remark, but the
ex-
pedition with which the troops broke up from their
tantonthents, and performed a march which would be
teckoned extraordinary for any other troops, without
a man being missing in- the field of •battlei:- It is this
'which eminently distinguishes soldiersmhti -have no
other impulse but that of honour... 't.. -
" A Tartar is just arrived from-:Constantinople,
which place he left on the ISt of this month. He
has been dispatched to London by the Porte.
" On the 30th of December, war with Russia
had been solemnly proclaimed. The-Pelisse and the
Sword had been sent to. the Grand Vizier. Twenty-
eight Regiments of Janissaries set out far Constan-
tinople : several others passed from Asia to Europe.
" The Ambassador of Russia, his wh9le suite, all
the. Russians in that. City, and all the Greeks be-
longing to them, to the amount of seven or eight
hundred, quitted Constantinople on the 2gth.
c' The . English Minister, and the two English
Men of War, remained speEtators of these- events,
and appeared to wait for orders frorri• their Gov ern
Went.' .

a The Tartar passed through Widdin the 15th of
January. He found the roads covered with troope,.
who marched with alacrity against their eternal
enemy; 60,000 men were already at Rodschuk, and
55,000, composing the advanced guard, were be-
tween that town and Bucharest. The Russians halt-
ed at Bucharest, which they occupied with an ad-
vanced guard of 15,000 men.
" Prince Suzzo was proclaimed Hospodar of
Wallachia. Prince YPS/LANTI was proclaimed a
traitor and a price set upon. his head.
i‘ The Tartar met the Persian Ambassador half
Way between Constantinople and Widdin, and the.
Ambassador Extraordinary from the Porte beyond
that town. _ _ _

" The victories of Pultusk and Golymin were at-
teady known in the Ottoman Empire. The Tartar
Courier had heard the news from the Turks before
be arrived at .Widdin.
" The Thermometer continues at two or three
degrees below 0. It is the most favourable .scasou
for the Away."

ANTICIPATION OF
THE DENMARK MAIL.

DUE ON SUNDAY` LAST.

ST. PETTIRSBURGH, JAN. 121.--The Turkiih for-
tress of Akierman is taken.
The subjeas of France, Italy, and Holland, resid-.
ing here, have been examined before Commissioners
appointed for the purpose, and taken an oath that they
will hold no Communication with their countrymen.
in failure of these conditions they are to be subjeaed
to corporal punisinne;it, Or sera to the mines. These
who refuse to take the oath are allowed a fOrttlight
to preparelor leaving the country; sixty-seven only
have refused.

8V411.111, FEB. 7.—According to the latest ae-
counts the Telegrepk asserts, hostilities have already
(ornmenced between tito Turks and Russians. People
tatter themselves, at Constantinople, that the En:.

IT is with the utmost pleasure we announce to
our Readers the Capture 'of the' valuable Island of
Curacoa. We stated some time ago that the in-
habitants of that Island had egpressed a wish to put
themselves under the prote&ion of Great Britain, in
consequence of which an Expedition was fitted out
at Jamaica, consisting of four Frigates, under the
command of Captain BRISBANE, and a body of
land forces ; and this morning, at six o'clock,
Capt. LYDIARD, of the "Jason Frigate, arrived at
the Admiralty with the intelligence of the 'surrender
of the ISland. It is satisfaaory to know that this
valuable acquisition was made with very little loss
on our side.

The Squadron dispatched by Admiral DACIIES
consisted' of the Arethusa, Latona, 'loon, and
gird Frigates, and the Capture was effeaed in
the most gallant manner. Fort Amsterd6, which
mounted 64. guns, was stormed with very little
.loss on our part, and a Dutch Frigate and two Sloops
of War were carried by boarding. The whole of
our loss consisted of three men killed and wounded ;'
that of the Enemy to near 200. Near 300 prisoners
arrived at Jamaica on the 10th ult. in the Anson
Frigate.

The Colours taken were brought to the Admiralty
this morning by Capt. LYDIARD.
The Park and Tower Guns were fired on the oc-

casion:

• The following interesting particulars are extra Bed
from a private Letter :
" Having been with Admiral DACaES both when
the news arrived, and several, times since, I will
state what I colleEted of one of the most gallant and
surprising coups-de-main on record ; I mean the
Capture of Curagoa, a place deemed almost impreg-
nable on the sea face, but which Captain BRISBANE,
with nearly unparalleled gallantry,' aided by 'good
fortune equally uncommon, carried by storm in
perhaps less than an hour, with the loss, I b2lieve,
of but three men

" The entrance of the Harbour,. which is not so

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Wide as the length of three Ship:;,, was getended by
Batteries ofamazing strength, and a Frigate moored
-chains across it; and if once entered; it is
;a passible to get out with the same wind.--=
Captain' BRISBANE determined, however, to make
the attempt, and having arranged his plan at
Aruba, which was for the Ship's to enter in a close
line, himself leading, and the others following, ac-
cording to seniority, I,vithdireaions to each Captain
to head their men, in boarding or scaling, what-
evcr, might be necessary, he arrived at
.the des,
tined • place at daylight on. New Vear's Day.—
When he c_got round the, point of the har-
bour, the , wind became. so unfavourable that
the Ships could not fetch in ; bat to return
was impossible ; it was too late. ' What a trying
moment ! At that moment, however, there
came on- a squall; in which the wind shifted two
points in their favour. They then entered close to-
gether, in the order specified, viz. the Aretkusa,,
Capt. BRISBANE, the Latona, Capt. WOOD, the
Anton, Capt. LYDIARD, and the Fisgarct, Capt.
BOLTON.

" Capt. BRISBANE, in his dress uniform, was the
first man both on board the Dutch Frigate, which he
laid'alongside, and in Fort Amsterdam, where they.
were so completely taken. by surpriie, not- believing
such an attempt could ever be made, that they had
scarcely time to fire their guns before he got in,
and the Frigate was soon carried, as well as the Fort;
seine of the Anson's men, with iron crows, having
forced open the sea-gate, 'whilst others were esca-
lading.
" In the mean time a party of the Fisgatcl's
people swam ashore, and stormed a Battery
on the other side of the Harbour, driving the Garri-
son to another sttonger Battery behind, which was.
also carried.

" By about eight o'clock the whole Town and
Lower Works were in our possession ; but they
were completely commanded by a Fort on a high
and almost inaccessible bill, which the Commodore
direEted 300 men to attack in the rear.

‘, He then returned to his Ship, and wrote a
Summons, on the Capstern-head, giving them only
two minutes to deliberate; on the receipt of which
they surrendered, so that by noon our fine fellows
were in complete possession of, this most valuable
Island."

Paris Papers to the 13th inst. reached' town last
night, which contain 'the iJsth Bulletin of the French
Army, which. states 'n the most- positive 'manner
that the Russian Embassy had left Constantinople.
We have-nmv little doubt of the truth of this state-
ment : the circumstance of: Lord CoLLNGWOOD
having reinforced the Squadron cruizing off the Dar-
danaes, which we mentioned on Thursday, con-
vinced us that French intrigue and stratagem had.
succeeded in gaining a decided ascendancy over the
weak and wavering Councils of the Porte.

There was a floating report this day th;t, the Aus-
trians had joined the Russians to the amount of
seventy thousand men, but we could not trace it to
any authentic source.

In consequence' of orders from the Admiralty,
Vice-Admiral Sir JAMES SALIMAREZ bas sailed with
his division of the Channel 'Fleet from Torbay, to
cruize off Brest. It was apprehended that the French
would avail themselves of the opportunity of our
Squadron's being blown off their coast to attempt
their escape: The Indefatigable Frigate, which has
arrived ,at Plymouth in a dismasted state, reports,
" that the Enemy's force in Brest consists of twelve
Sail of the line and four Frigates,, which were all in
a condition for sailing at a moment's yarning, and
in evident expeßation of an opportunity."
The following story is stated in some 'of the Pa-
pers, said to be on the authority of a' Russian Officer
arrived with dispatches. "On the 31st day or De-
cemb'er, 'five days after the battle of Pultusk, BONA-
PARTE ordered two regiments of his own Guards to
make. an' attack upon one of the Russian out-posts;
whiCh they declined. This refusal so exasperated
him, that he ordered the two regiments to be imme-
diately shot. They were accordingly surrounded by
several other regiments, and every man of the two
regiments was put to death. The Russian Officer
declares that he was told this anecdote by a person
who - declared that he had been an eye-witnesS of
this shocking scene ! ! !"
Music.—The Annual ,Concert for the benefit of
the New Musical Fund took place on Thursday last,
in the Great RoOm at the King's Theatre. The Band
was led by CRAMER, who,. with all the principal
Performers, generously contributed their efforts On.
this occasion to support an excellent Institution.
BaAttAn, Mrs. ASHE, Mrs. BIANCHI, and Signor
NALDI, manifested their liberal feelings on this oc-
casion, and to the honour of CATALANI we record.
with pleasure that she gave it the support of her
powerful talents. They all seemed to be animated
in the cause. YANIEVITZ particularly distinguished
himself by his Violin Concerto. DEZI, by his skill
on the Harp, and SMITH, by a Concerto on the
Clarionet, enriched the general repast. The Room
overfldWed with people of the first distinAion, and
the Institution never before had so profitable a night.
THE ORATORIO.—The beautiful Serenata of Ads
and Galatea was performed last night, at Covent-
garden Theatre, in an admirable manner. The third
A& consisted of Miscellaneous Music, in which
BaAnAm introduced a new Air, entitled The Battle
of Maida. It was well composed, and delighttidly
sung. Mrs. DICKONS would have been better in
The Soldier tir'd, if she had not given somefritter-
ing interpolltions in'the latter part of it ; a liberty
that should not be taken w 4.-11 such a Composer as
ARNE, particularly in a son,- in which ha has af-
forded such ample scope for the vocal powers.