The Sun.
London, England, 1814-04-25 00:00:00

ANSWER.

•
MY LORD,--Y-cw letter, which I have just
received, is to my heart a new and affect:l4;proof
of the generosity of the .English , character, of
which you are so worthy to be the organ. I grate-
fully accept, in the natue,of the King of France,
the offer youniake me-of rest6ring to liberty 300
French- oTticers and soldiers, whom your victo-
rious arms have put in your power. They will
, doubtless' feel,the value of what you do fur them
iii .these dayo of general rejoicing."
13th.---2 The-impotent rage of Admiral Jacob,
who permitted himself, on the Ist April, to fire at
'wo cannon-shof on an English flag of truce,
induced him, on.the fitb, to give, orders for burn-
ing the Regulus, of 7(1 guns, and. three brigs ; the
creyvs 'escaped' on shoi:e,. and flea to Rochet&t.—
'English troops, landed front the squadrOn, occu-
pied on the 7th ,the forts of Royans, Sesac, and
Uuttal. •
The Mayor of 'La Testi haVing refused to Stiffer
a hearer of dispatches from Marshal
.Beresford to
embark at that port, under pretence. that the
.bearer was not accompanied by a sufficient force
p)'iritimate the'or.der, Lord Welliti„,„t on has orler-
ea Marshal Beresford to send this :slayor to head-
quart krs, Whence he is to be sent to England a
prisoner of war ; all Mayors of villages, '&c. who
will not submit, except to a military force, are
to be considered as military, and made prisoners
of Nver. ,
-5..1‘134-shals Berffer, Moncry, Mortier, Ney,
Ondinot,-Marmont, MacdOnald, Kellerman, Le-_
feiA re, Pert,u,non;and-Sourrier Generals Dui-iota,
PesselleS, NanSouty; Legrand, and Dulatpy, had.
the-honour of yesterday dining, with hiS Royal,
Highness at the Palace of the Thuilleries.'•
`FitAvxFoa-r, APRIL -AL—Letters from Milan,
of the aOthi say, that the English landed at Leg—
horn, are marching (mat the Gulf of Spozzia,
and Are advancing to Genoa.
There has been a correspondence between'the
Viceroy' and the head-quarters of the Anglo-'Aus-
tro Neapolitan army : the object ,is not. known,
but it is settled .ghat all buslilities cease-between
them.,

It is pretended, that by virtue of a Convention
cone:haled with the Viceroy, all -.Lontbardv is to
be given up. to the Allies,'and that they' will enter
- the capital on the•l 6th of April ; this wduts
conlirmation. It is known that a conference has
taken, place at Guastalla.
titionaparte has required to have a Botanist, a
Obeinist,- ansl an Astronomer, to accompany hint
to Elba. No men of science are yet named as
b6ing. generous enough. tc.! make such a sacrifice.
Ue. • reads all the papers, -caretully comments on
them, blames or approves tlits. Acts of-the Govern-
ment, and if:any-thing displeases him too much,
hi.s rage breaks out he says,-hat when he, is in
the Island of Elba he will be.constantlycruployed,
write his life, and re-veal particulars known only
to himself. He proposes to give the true charac-
rer of the men •-
• NAPLES, MARcn trraty. of
:alliance*
concluded at Vienna on tl4e t lth of January, be-
tiv:!en our Court and that 'of Vienna, is just pub
:The principal articles- stipulate, that
from the signature of the Treaty there, shall be
peace and amity between rue Et-up.eror of Austria
and the, king of Naples, and their heirs -and sue?
cessors, :and their respective. subjects„ The ob-
ject of the alliance is the colltinnation,of the war,
to establish a just eqnilibrinan 'oetween the diffe-
rent Powers,, and procure a solid peace for Eu-
• rope, and especiiillyfor Italy, —wheye. the two
Sovereigns tceiprocally guaTantee-their dominions
and interests. • '
Ills MajOtY tli.e ElTrYperor of Aust
to- the King. of Nitples, his heirs au,suCcessors,
-.and sovereignty-la the
the free ,possession
aomioious which ins •;ilklaiesty :f.ctai;•4llv holds itt
Italy ; and his Apostolic:. ?..11,ijesty, promises
mediation to, induce his'Ailies to avegtit_.• to, this

gu•-invi“:e. . • . .. .
Tile L.7.,t-,,:!•or of-Austria engages to.lcecp in the
fieW 150;000,n-w, .of whow.- at icat !:k:0,000 la
Italy, aturt:tc King, of Naples-20,000'mm; which
ale to be kept'compicte during the .whvie‘ war. In
case. of need, tbe-above number lit,,troops to be
augmented in the same proportion of fiye..to one.
The Contracting Powers to make neither peace
nor armistice' but by joint consent. Their A-In-
h..gadorS at Foreien Ccuus mutually to a4sist

'each other, anti act in conqert in every thing re-
lative to the interests of their Sovereigns. The
;Emperor of Austria ,promises to restore all the
. prisoners of War in his possession; and to employ
his inediatiori for tue release of those in the hands
of the Allies.
C.O N, Arum 14.—The following Proclamation
of his Royal highness the Duke of Berri has been
publislord
" Frenchmen Behold at length the lang-wish-.
ed-for day of happiness and glOry. On all sides
rallying points are_ offered to, your courage anti a
support in your misfortunes ; your gcwd King is
proclaimed in his capital ; the whiWtandard is
flying in Paris and in above. half the kingdom! .1
have just raised it in these provinces, 'whose name
and beroiU loyalty, will. adorn to the remotest ages
the annals of the monarchy. It is a Bourbon', it
is the nephew of your King, who is come to guide
you 'and to assist in breaking yoUr chains,
Brave inhabitants of the Western, Provinces,
let your loyalty, 'which has always been proof
agaipst reverses, be now reanimated by hope,
• "On all sides tyranny is falling—on-all sides
the children of St. Lotus come to reclaim their
rights, the first and dearest- of which has ever
been that of Infikiiig you kappy. •
" I 'announce to you the return of your King
J come to be the messenger of his promises.,
.more war, no more conscription, no more•arbi-
, miry taxes. Frenchmen ! such are the intentions
of your King. He is a father returning to his
children : the futurity which he idends for= You
is a futurity•full of happiness, the return of peace,
the stability of the laws, and the sweets. ofa le-
gitimate and paternal Government. Tire le Rpj!
" CHARLES FERDiNAND." .