The Sun.
London, England, 1814-02-08 00:00:00

hiElc.Tl-1 PAPERS.

PARO, FEB. I.—Atrt-r i. e tAkiilg of St. Dizier
the limner )1• advanced on the rear of the enemy
Brienne,, heat hide on-life 29th, and took pos-

iessibe, 'the town Ana 'castle, after a pretty

4tnart actioa"Vith the rear•guard.

PARTS. FEB. 2.—An express arrived heft yes-
lerclay, at four o'clOcß in the morning, from the
heard-quarters of the Einpertir. He relates, that
the imemy was Completely beaten on di': 429th and

30th.
The Courier saw at least 0,000 prisoners.--
The enemy's 'artillery was entangled in the forest
of Vassy : 25 pieces of cannon had been att•eady
taken.—Our troops have pefortned prodigies of
val Our. '

The country people, armed with scythes, pikes,
forks, and sticks shod with iron, fell on the.fugi-
tiVes,on all sides, and brought back prisoners,
Vannon., and waggons. "
After the victory was decided, his Majesty
went .to Brienrie, where be slept. This place

will' be ever memorable on more than one ac-

count ; it was, if we may say so, the cradle of the
genius of the Emperor. It was at Brienne that
the germ of the great talents which were one day
to astonish Europe, and save France, began of
unfold itself, There it was that the hero set out
to rise to the highest destinies. On such a field
of battle victory cannot be unfaithful to him.
Private letters from Troyes speak of an action,
probably connected With the preceding, in which
15,000,0 f our troops, half of them conscripts,
engaged 30,000 of the enemy, killed 4 or 5000,
and lost only 300.

The news of the victory gained by the Emperor
spread yesterday in Paris Nv it h great rapidity, and
excited universal joy. Great praises are•due to
the good spirit which animates
.011 classes of the
citizens of the metropolis. These people, whose
character is said to be so frivolous, think now of
nothing but the'common interest, and shew the
warmest attachment to their country and the Go-
vernment. All the manufactories are in full em-
ploy ; thousands of muskets, and of arms of every
description; are daily made. The National Guard
is for the most part organized, and every one is re-
solved to defend his home, and to repulse time ene-
my, if he should he rash enough to shew himself.
When we know that this spirit is that of all
France, that all the Departments rival each other
- in zeal, both in the payment of the contributions,
and in sending their contingents to the new levies,
we may a wait the result with- .tranquility. Our
enemies had but one chance of success, that'of
dividi.:g the nation, and separating it- from its
'Government. Then France would have been an
epy prey for them ; but their efforts have turned
against themselves. As soon as their projects
were known, they were baffled. The minion of
France with its . Government is be come closer
than ever.. We are identified with the head of the
State; victory has returned -to his standard,,and
the nation is saved.
His .Majesty King Joseph reviewed yesterday in
;the court of the Thuilleries a great many regi-
ments of cavalry, infantry, large trains of artillery,
equipages, &c. lately arrived at Paris,. and going
to jlin• the armies. The -troops -filed off bcf,.:g-
his Majesty during two bouts.
'Paovngs_ TIAT 30.4—An 'Older. this moment ..--
rtved troiw Nogent-snr-Seuie,- brings' word that
Gitieral ?ajol had just received an- express from
Troyes, with the news that his Majesty the Em-
peror has ' beaten the enemy at Joinville, has
taken 2000 prisoners, and 17 pieces of cannon. -
The army of the Duke 01 Treviso, 40,000
strong, broke up from Troyes this morning, and
has advanced. -

NOGgNT-SUR-SEINE, JAN. 31.—We have this
moment received authentic news, of the 30th inst,
announcing, that the Emperor having, by admi-,
rabic and.skilkul manceu:Tes, turned the main bo;ly
Of the enemy's army upon the point of Brienne,
eight leagpes from Troyes, has'completely defeated
it, taken 15,000 prisoners, and forced the enemy
to retreat three marches.
The line of troops which had been before
obliged to leave St. Dizier, has taken refuge in
the wood of V,assy, where it is entangled, with
all its artillery, in impassable marshes._

CHALONS,SUR-MARNE, JAN. 29.. We re-enter •

ed St. Dizier on the 27th, after 'a combat at
Perches, between Vitry and St. Dizier, and ano-
ther combat in the suburbs of this last town. ft
is probable that the French army is at Joinville
and :Bar-stir-Omani: There will be important
events between Dizier and Troyes.
JAN. 30.—We still occupy St. Dizier. The
Emperor has left this town to go towards Brienne,
between St. Dizier and' Troyes, where there will
surely be owe sharp actions.
Our town is as quiet now as it was three weeks
ago : all is gone forward. It is, however, armed
as much as possible. The gates are palisadocd,
and defended by some pieces of cannon. • So near
the enemy,. we may fear a coup-de-main upon the
magazine's.
S.—This instant, the 30th of January, at
noon, a letter from -the Duke -of Bas4ano an-
nounces, .that near 13rienne the Emperor has sur-
rounded and taen 15,000 men, and 40 pieces of
caribon.

TROYES, JAN. 29.-7:Yesterday was published
in this town the first advantage obtained by the
Emperor. between Vitry and ,St. Dizier, and the
march of the French army in the rear of the ene-
my, who appear to be retreating.
We have here, and in the environs, many regi-
ments of the guard, and more wive daily. These
troops are the admiration of the inbabitants,, for
their fine appearance, and the excellent spirit
which animates them.
PAJIts, 31.—Private letters from the army,
received by express-, say, that the Emperor beat
the enemy again on .the 28th, and took 2,000 pri"-
#oners, and nine pieces of eanuon.
Majesty continues to march in the rear of
the eneiliy, who retreats, with the greatest preci-
pitatiois on all sides.
On the 27th the Cossacks made an attack on
Arc:is-stir-Aube, and were beaten by our troops,
who killed several. Th.ey hastily retired;follow-
ing the retreat of.-their army.• .
Four li4udred Cossacks appeared before Sens,

troops. barricaded the gates and streets, and by a
br4.sk fire,of musketry kept. off ale CossaCkii nut
one_ ?If whom could get into the town. .
he Sub-prefect had left the place. gthe Cos-
sacks had some killed, and sent a flag of truce,
whom General Alik would net receive..

the Mayor ,ofl Arcis was base enough to writt
to the Mayor of Sens, ,to , receive the Cossack
Well; tistlfey only desired peace.' . Unhappily for
him his letter fell into the hands of General Alix.

- LYONS, JAN. 29.—Every day
.the .state of de-
fence of our city makes a satisfactory progress,
and new troops•arrive. Connt Chaptal, the Ex-
traordinary Commissioner, has directed, towards
this :city cannon, 'and also welLmounted cavalry.
AUTUN, JAN. 2S.—The Austrians march with
great caution, It seet6s.that_the bad state of the
roads_ near Louhaus has forced them to abandon
it. Though they put 20 Oxen to each cannon,
they-were forced,to spike many of them.
The corps which occupies Dijon seems to re-
main inactive.

The enemy have a multitude of domestics and
women, who are astonishingly rapacious; this at
least was verified iu those who, 1,-100 in number,
followed the column which advanced from Lons-
le-Saulnier towards Lyons.

LETTER TO THE MINISTER AT i'A.R FROM THE DYKE

OF ALBUFERA.

Barcelona, Jan. IR, 1814.

SIR,—On the 16th, at seven in the morning;
Lieutenant-General Clinton, General Sarsfield,
and the troops of Wittingbam, attacked,' on the
right batik of the .Llobregat, at the same
,time
that the' General in Chief Capons, Baron de
Erolles, and Colonels Leandet and Mans° attacked
our troops upon Molins del Hey., General Mes-...
clop, with his brigade, bore the first attacks of
ehe enemy, and vigorously repulsed them along the
great road of Villa-franca ; but soon perceiving
that all the enemy's forces operated against lit
single advanced•guard, he passed ttie brixl# tic
Roy, ordering the Commander of that post to de-
fend it vigously.
General l'aunetier, who commends the division,
formed his troops on the left bank, and ;stopt the
enemy. However, strong columns slieWed them-
selves on both banks ; and Sarsfieid soon directed
,a battery • of four cannons agaii4(the'bridge de
Roy. OUr cannoniers replied by a constant firing.
Capt.Sigardi showed much vigour; his Lieutenant,
Bufail, was wounded; and his young garrison, con-
sisting of 'troops of the 143 d, fought with great
bravery. Oil the first news of the attack, I sent
General Habert, with eight battalions, to stop
the enemy ; 1 repeated.niy instructions. to draw
him beyond the Llobregat, upon the redoubts of
St. Felix ; but he could not succeed in This. Ge-
neral Clinton caused the attacks on the bridge to
be renewed, but in vain ;he suffered-a great. loss.
At last, about three o'clock, the enemy, informed
that the troops of Granollers were approaching
from Barcelona, ceaSed his attacks, and began,to
make a general retreat, after having had 150.
killed, and 500 wounded. Our loss .is 30 killed,
and 150 wounded.

The parties I sent out yesterday have shewn
that the enemy has fallen back pa the two banks
of the Llobregat. •
(Signed) The MarshaLDuke of ALBUFE RA.

FRENCH FUNDS, FEB. 1.-50 francs, 7 cents.

DUTCH AND GERMAN PAPERS.

AMSTERDAM, JAN. 31.—We hear that General.
Von Winzingerode has established his advanced
post at Luik
, .
BREDA, JAN. 30.—This morning all the Dutch.
troops pat were here have been marched away to
Gorcum, both the regintents of Colonel Gillot
and Van Nod. The Prussian artillery has been
sent off, and all the. Prussian troops quartered in
this city have been removed to Lier, so that the
head-quarters of General Bulove will to-morrow
be fixed at West Wesel. • •

LOWER RHINE, JAN. 29.—The army of Gene-
ral Blucher is day after day reinforced by i:trious
corps, among which arc troops of General KleiSt,
consisting of four corps of Hessians, and detach-
ments from Frankfort and Harburg.
ROTTERDAM, JAN. 25.—We bear tilt the citi-
zens of Ghent have driven the enemy out of the
city, and have shut-the gates upon him. '.-
FRANXFORT, JAN.22.—The enormous expence
that the great contest in which are engaged all the
Princes forming part of the Grand Coalition, occa-
sions, and the exhausted state in which the fi-
nances of each of them is, after so many years of
war and calamities, have determined the Allied
Powers to enter into an Act of Gurantee, by
which they firmly bind themselves to.participate
au pro rata of their revenues to.the expences of
this present war. To find the ,necessary funds of
these Powers have decieed, and . officially pub-
lished a plan of obligation common• to all. This
document, important under the.present circuta-
stances, and 'by the, influence and the conse-
quences' it may have, is of the following tenor
Art t. The German Princes who have renounced the Rhe-
nish ConfedeCation, engage, as a condition 'of the Alliance
concluded, or to be concluded between them, to co-operate,
independently of the contingentsthey will join with the grand
Allied. Array, also by them to supply the expellee of the war,
and to extend this credit as far as the gross annual amount of
the revenue of their States.

The substance of the following articles, eight
in number, is—That a common bond shall be im-
.mediately drawn up, and signed by agents of all
the parties appointed for that purposse, before
Commissioneis to be named, in whose hands the
bond, is to remain. The. Princes are bound,
jointly and separately, • for the repayment; which
is to be made in six years, in 24 equal quarterly
payments, principal and interest. .When peace
shall be concluded, the due reimbursement of this
debt is to be secured by a separate article. The
bond will be divided into smaller bonds. of 5000
florins; payable to the bearer : those to be paid
each quarter to be determined by lot. Russia,
Austria, and Prussia, to be depositaries of 5-l6ths
each, and Sweden of •1
-16th ;. if Hanover, Ba-
varia, and Wurtemberg, ~choose to -.participate,
they shall keep as many of the lower bonds as.
they create for their share. All payments' stipu-
lated by treaty to be in these bonds. A com-
mittee to be appointed in a town remote froin*the
theatre of war.

-
just arrived here. It it understood that his Royat
Highness will speedily depart for the head-quar-
ters of the Allies. in the Morning the Sovereign
Prince held a Levee; Which was very fully at:-
t endi_fd .
28—This &hitting theDnlte of Clarence
had a long private audience of the Prince. of
Orange.
On the arrival of the Duke of Clarence at tho-
len, a part of the English garrison, together with
the whole of the armed Burghers, were under
arms, and posted in the Great •Markt, through
whith it was necessary for,bis Royal Highness to
pass on his way to the 'Government House.—
Meanwhile a mounted guard of honour, coinpoed
of the most distinguished of the inhabitants• of
this town, went out to meet !di Royal Highness,
and accompanied him hither; when the whole
toum was brilliantly illuminated. His Royal High-
ness having alighted, granted; in the evening, an
audience to the Burgomaster and Council,, whom
he received in a most cordial manner.

This morning, at ten o'clodk, the Ministers of
Religion were admitted to an audience, on which
occasion the Rev. Hoer Van ityssel, Pastor of
the Mitch Reformed Congregation of this town,
clivered -the following speech :
" Most Royal anti Illustrious Prince, _ _

The Ministers of the Protestant Religion in
this town have to perform, as well for themselves
as in the name of their fellow-ministers in this
country, the 'agreeable (hay of saluting yonr
Royal Highness on your arrival within our walls.
—Yes, we are fully sensible of the honour which
is conferred upon us, by beholding in the midst
of us a Prince of the Royal House of England,
which has at all tittles taken sb. much interest in
the prosperity and welfare of our country, and
which has never,ceased to watch over the honour
and glory of the Illustrious Princes pt Orange, of
which it now gives the Most affecting proofs.
"We are. convinced, Royal and - Illustriouß
Prince, that the security of Holland depends
above all things, on a strict alliance with the .po‘v-
erftil kingdom o: Great 'Britain and Irdand ;
wherefore we never cease fervently to implore-the
ALMIGHTY .that. the bonds of alliance may be
drawn mole and more close, and, in particular,
-that this may, be effected by • the Matrimonial
Union of the illustrious Hereditary Prince of
Orange with the Royal Princess Charlotte of Eng-
land !
" May God foi-evor with the father of his
People, the venerable King of mighty Britain,
and may his Heavenly Grace .bless, 'in the most
distinguished manner, the Government of the
Prince Regent, thlit England, under'his adminis-
tration, may continue to be the most powerful
kingdom df Europe ! God bless all the Princes
and Princesses •of the Royal blood ! -Above all,,
, may the Almighty render your Royal and Illus-
trious Highness a happy.
.instrument in expelling
the enemy of mankind, whereby you may be-
come the object of the grateful blessings of the
Dutch People. •
" We shall henceforth have the honour, we
and, our communities, of relying most humbly on
your Royal Highness's protection."
This speech wa3 most graciously listened.to by
his Royal Highness, and was answered in I suit-
able manner. His It 11. then passed through
the principal streets of the town:, .and ascended
the wails, when he was saluted by 21 gun) i aftc:r
which his Highness, having inspected the forti-
cations,- and returned- to the Government House,
granted an audience to the Officers of the garri-
son and the armed Burghers. 'Finally, his Royal
Highness proceeded, amidst the thunder of the
cannon, totht head-quarters of General Graham,
and expressed the greatest sAtisfaction at the ex-
cellent spirit of the inhabitants of the town.

AMERICAN PAPERS.

CANADA,—(BiarzsaGk:N.ERAT, ORDER.)

Head-quarters, Montreal, Nov. 24, 1813.

His Excellency the Commander of the Forces
has received an official report from "Major General
Proctor of the affair which took place on the 9th
October near the Moravian Village, and he has in
vain sought in it tor grounds to palliate the report
made to his Excellency by Staft-Adjutant Ream-
stein, upon which the General Order of the 18th
October Avasfounded-on the contrary, that state-
ment remains unconfirmed in all the principal events
which marked that disgraceful day ; the precipitancy
with which the Staff Adj utant retreated from the field
ofaction,prevented hisascertaining- the loss sustain-
ed by the division on that occasion ; it also led him
most grossly to exaggerate the enemy's force, and
to misrepresent the conduct of the Indian War-
riors; who, instead of retreating towards Mache-
.
dash, as he had stated, gallantly maintained the
conflict, under the brave Chief, Tecumseth, and
in their turn harassed the American army on its
retreat to Detroit.

The subjoined return states the loss the righit
division has sustained in the action of the fleet on
Lake Erie on the 10th of September, and in the
affair of the sth October near the Moravian Vil-
lage ; in the latter .but very few appear to, have
been rescued by an honourable death from, the
ignominy of passing under the American yoke,
nor are there many, whose wounds plead in miti.;.
gatioo of this reproach. The right division ap-
pears to have been incumbered with an unma-
nageable load of unnecessary, and forbidden pri-
vate baggage—while the requhite arrangements
for the expeditious and 'certain conveyance
-Of the ammunition, and provisions, the sole ob-
jects worthy of consideration, :appear to have
been totally neglected, las .well as all those
ordinary measures 'resorted to by officers of intel-
ligence, to retard and impede the advance of a
pursuing enemy. The result affords but too fatal
a proof of this unjustifiable neglect. The right
division had quitted Sandwich on its retreat, on
the '26th September, having had ample time for
every previous vrangement to facilitate and se-
cure that movement. Oothe 2d October follow-
ing the enemy pursued by the same route, and on
the 4th, suectytied in capturing all-the stores of

and deft-aid it, almost without a ctrUggle
With heartfelt pride .arid satisfaction the
nullifier of the Forces' had lavished on the r:711
division of this army, that hibuteof prnish
was so justly due to its fOrmer gallantry 311,t
steady discipline. It is With poignant gri,4 aria
tuatificletion, that he‘now beholds its weil-ctirn,n,,pi
laurels tarnished, and its conduct calling to"
for reproach and censure.
The Commander of the t'orets appeals to tb.
gertitine feelings of the British soldier, from wl!.°ll9,je
he neither conceals the extent of the loss
army has sustained, nor the far mord to be Lt,
mented injury it has suffered in its wounded bo
nour, confident that but one seinhnent will an t
mate., every breast, and that zealous •to wash on,
the stain, which by a most extraordinary 'atitl
accountable infatuation, has fallen on a forinert'
deserving. portion of the army; all vie toeinaill,
h,
the glorious aehieVements recently' p erfor mcd
a small but• highly spirited, and well disciplinc.
division, led by officers possessed of .enterprise'
rt
intelligence, and gallantry, nobly evincing' 'via
British soldiers can perform, when susceptible
('f
no fear but that of failing in tire discharge
their duty. - . .
His Excellency Considers it an act of justice t°,
exonerate. most honourably from this censure "1, •
brave soldiers of the right division who were sec;
ing as marines on board the squadron on
Erie. The Coitunarder of the .forces
ceived- the official report of Captain Barclay °
which e
the action took place oil Eake
10th September, when that gallant Officer, fr°s-
- of imperious necessity, Was • C°l°'
pelled to seek the superior force of the eni,'l"Yi
and to maintain an arduous and lung conte.,l
action, under circumstances of accumula6tig
-fortune.
Capt. Barclay'represents that the wlml; Av.°
was favourable early in the
.day, suddenly chaligt
ed, giving the enetitly the•weather gauge, and 030
this_ important advantage was shortly, after It',
commencement of the engagenicknt heightened pi;
the fall of Captain 'Mullis, the coinmander of
Queen CharlOtte—in the death of that intrepid "14
intelligent officer, Captain 11.A.elay laments the 10:
-of his main support. The fail of Captain F 0114"
was soon followed by that 6' Lecut. Stokuc, wh'
country was deprived of ois services at this
erit'cal period, leaving tht.comMand of the
Charlotte, to pro`;incial lieut. Irvine, who CO?:
ducted himself With great courge,,hat was No 1';
united in experienee,to supply the plat:cot:such '4.1
oleer as Capt. Finnis ;—and iii.con•cequenee
vessel proved Of far less assistance than miglit
expected.
- .
The action commenced about a quarter ',lc.'re
12 o'clock, and continued with great. fins,. 14'e
half past two,., when the American Coarmod(ll‘,i.
enuit.ted'hiS
.ship, which Struck shot tly after to-tl''
commanded by Captain liarchasi- (the Detroio..,;
llitlrerto the determined valour displayed by tH,
Briitshsquadron had surmounted every elisadvii;lo
t age, and the day was -in our favour ; lac 13
contest had arrived at that p,n-iod when vlll°‘"4
alone was unavailing. The,Detroit and Oteo
Charlotte were perfect wrecks, and required ti
utmost • skill of seamanship, while the connander;
and 'second. officerS of every vessel were eid'e
killed or wounded ; not more than 50 British sejf
men were dispersed in the_crew's of the sulfatirtr,'
and of these a great proportion bad
conflict.
.n 4
The American Commodore made a goll3"` -
100 successful effort to regain the day: his secoO,
largest vessel, the Niagara, had suffered
and his' numerous "gtut-boats, which bad proVe`
the greatest source of annoyance _,during -the itc.
tion, were all uninjured. ite
Lieut. Garland, fir,t Lienteßant, of the*Detr°
being mortally wounded, previous to the woull
of Captain Barclay ohlitjtr4 him to quit the dec,'
it fell to the lot of Lieut. Inglis, to whose
pidity and cond,ict every praise is gived, to soy
render his Majesty's ship, whet* all further re''
•si stance had hcconie unavailivg. • e
• 'fife enemy,*by having the .weather'-gange,
to choose their distance, and there'''',
availed themselves
of the great .advantage
derived in superiority. of heavy long gens : bd6
Captain Barclay attributes the tatal result of tiuf
day to the unprecedented fall oF:;( very caannaolle,,,
and second in command,' and the very small
her of able seamen left in the squadron, at a 0.5
ment when the judgment of the offir;er, and sl'l,
ful exertions, of the sailor, were most emineo"4
called for.
TO the British seamen Captain Barclay he'stto4it
the highest praise—that they behaved like
seamen. From the Officers and soldiers of
regular forces, serving as marines, Glut. Bai,cl"4l.
experienced every support within their no‘..,eir;
and states that their conduct has excited
.warmest thanks and admiration.
Deprived of the paint of victory, when allO
within his grasp, by an nverwhehning
which the enemy possessed in reserve, aided 1?
an accumulation of unfortunate eiretonstancq
Captain Barclay and his brave crew have,,, by
gallant daring, and self-devotion to their
try's cause, rescued its honour, and Elicit 10'44
even in defeat.

E. BAYNES, Adjt..-G24.;
RETURN OF .THg RIG;ITT DIVISION OF Tap; Ai,-

OF UPPER CANADA.

Detachment serving as Marines on board,the Squadron, IP
.
the action of the I.oth Sept. 1813.
Killed-71 tient:mitt, 1 serjcant,.2l rank and tile.
Wounded-13 serjcants, 46 rank and file. ASP
Prisoners-2 lieutenart-
e, 1 assistant surgeon, 4 serjeaf-
•
' 4 drummers, IG7 rank and file.
Killed, Wounded, and Mis , sirr in the Retreat, and in Act
on the sth October, 1813. . ter
One inspecting.field ollicer,l deputy assistant-quarter-mtts
,at.•
general, 1 fort adjutant, 1 hosi.ilJl mate, 1 lieule'!'l,;,,
colonel, G captains, 12 lieutenants, 3 cornets or ellsq—sr
1 paymaster, 1 assistant-surgeon, 34 serjcants, 13 cirJ
mers, 539 rank and file, 46 horsts..
Assembled at .Aneaster, on the 17th October, 1813' - t
One major-general, 1 major of brigade, I aid-de-c3ropy
staff adjutant, 3 captains, 5 lieutOmnts, 2 - cornets
signs, 1 adjutant, I quarter-master, Q assistant-surge°-'
15,serjeauts, 9 drummers, 201 rank and file, 55 horses..
Total strength of the Right dirision s-n the 10th Sept;-,4,
One major-g)meral, 1 inspecting field 'officer, 1 major ,of
lade, 1 deputy quarter-master-general, 1 uid-de-catnP;e;
stall' adjutant, 1 fort adjutant, 1 hospital-mate, 1 lit;t10.0
nant-colonel, 9 qaptains, 23 lieutenants, 6 Oornets of td.
signs, 1 paymaster, 1 adjutant, 1 quarter-master, 4 as'!7.,
ant-surge.ms, 57 serjeants, tr 6 drummers, 994 rank and
99 h rirs. • , cut'
Killed—Lieutenant Gordon, Royal NewfuUndland
E.. ISAYNES, Adjutant-Liewj'l,