The Sun.
London, England, 1814-01-08 00:00:00

PIttNCI-1 PAM

Putts, DEt, 27.----The accounts Which ite
ceive fPtinn Alsace and the FtaMche Compteinforni
us, that at the first ,signal of the invasion *of dot
enemy, the sentiments of national honour, andso:
defence, iu all the French, The try of Tel
Anna I resounded on oil sides. The retired sot.'
dicrs having 'threw' themselves into tf:e
towns for theft tiefence., It is .tipossible to.
to descri',!e the enthusiasm whichl has oven-
excited in the department of the Upper Rhine, bt
the arrival the Column of cavalry commanded by
General Milhaud. The inhabitanti hasten -to
meet the soldiers, offer them provisions, Vine;
and enthrace them as brothers and delivererS.
This movement spreads on all sides ; in a few
days all France Will he in arms ; the hour of tia-;
tional vengeance is ready to Strike.. Nnmerons corps
are niarching -from all quarters; the enemy-will
have to combat our armies, and the who'le_nation
united tinder the command of the Sovereign. The
French soil will be the grave of an arrogant ene.:
01y. The fields of hattle, in which foreigners
were vanquished, every where strike our eyes ;'
the earth, which swallowed tip- their legions, is
ready to open itself anew. Let, the Allies ceasa
to hold to its an hypocritical 'language ; let them
not try to
,sedtice by a false moderation ; whout
do they hope to persuade that .they invade us out.
of friendship, that they pillage as for the sake of
,our -happiness? They must, believe the French
to be very destitute of sense,
.or very degenerate,
to insult the nation in this manner,—to attempt
tc? make it believe, that it is with the design.. 6f
making it enjoy all sorts of. felicity, that One
hundred and-sixty thousand professors of modera-
tion (160,000 moderes) are come to occupy its
territory, to carry off its money, to plunder its
towns, and to lay waste its fields. No, our rile-
mies do .not cherish this idle hops; twenty years
of war have taught them ‘what we are; they,de-
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pend less on our weakness than on our want of
unanimity. History tells them, that if the Sara-
cens had succeeded in separating Charles Martel
from the nation, it would have been all-over with
France. They come among us with as much rage,
but with more perfidy : they will not deceive us ;
the snare which they lay for us is too palpable ;
they have mistaken the national character ; their
awkward attempi..ills all. proud and generous minds
with indignation ; and we all feel that the highest
mark of contempt which can be shewn. to a nation,
is to insult it in the person of its Sovereign, at
the moment when'he is most in need of its exer-
tions. .

4h ! this, infaMous mancetivre betrays the se-
cret of their. weakness the remembrance of so
many triumphs, et- sqch brilliant saccesses; makes
them tremble for the moment when. the Saverei!En
shall have united. inliis;hands all iho.resoui'cesoaf
the nation. Well, this moment which they dread.,
is not remote : the sigoalfor battle sounds, armies
are marching, victory acknowledges them for her
own. Let all the French aid them in their la-
bburs ; let all the citizens make them Selves part-
ners in their glory; in thedepartments which 'are
threatened. Ikt tut! eOlpA,V4l.for_nied,.,fo4.-T.14.e urn'-
pore pl.hinassing Abe euerriy•.s march, of cm: yit)g
off_provisions, surprising detachments, intercept-
ing 'his'coinnitinicatibus.' France is covered vvith
old.soldiers with. veteran officers, who will scree
as, guides. Fire arms of-,every calibre may be she-
cessfidly employed in these,corps, glitch have' no
regular battle,s to maintain. Their husiness is, not
to attack the colunins, the, bivouacs; t'ut to stn..:
prise single detachments, carry oEf the scouts, the
couriers, the sick, the rnatanders, to. take away
all the provisions scattered in the villages, de-
stroy bridges, to render the roads impassable for
artillery, either by digging ditches, or forming
abattis of trees.. These measures, sUperintentled
by old and intelligent soldiers, May. retard t!,e
march of whole. columns, and even cause theta 4,i)
fall into the hands, of the regular national army.
rhe forest-keepers, game-keeperS, &c. are ex-
cellent sentinels' (videitcs),
,ftir the flee corps.
They may be particularly serviceable by giving
useful information to the regular army, concern-
ing all• the enterprises 61 the enemy : for them it
is'a poi it of honour to watch his operations, to
give information of his smallest movements.
If a bivouac of carriages, or a convoy, fixes it-
'self near a village, let the inhabitants come in' the
night, carry Off the horses, and burn the carriages ;
in a word, let the citizens of every rank concur
in the defence of their homes, their fatuities, of all
that they hold dear and sacred.
These are obstacles which may be opposed to tl7e
enemy with the more success, since -the farther he
advances, the more difficult it will be for .him to
repair his losses. Why should we not have the.
same, advantages in combating him on ‘tnr I-
tory as he had against us in combating or i is ?
Let him find himself insulated, without_ resources,
witi,out succour, wherever he shall ti pear.,
Let all the 'French recognise in the.enemy's
ranks those who have, slain their sons, their
friends, end their fathers.; let a noble resentment
animate them ; revenge is for 'them a, duty ;' it
beconies a virtue. Above all, let no ore de..01
with a false grief on the evils inseparable froni
our ,sitnation,--a genuine,. noble, and, patriotic
grief does not vent itself in vain Coti)!.tints ; it
displays itself in generous efforts. Whatever
the cause of the danger it exists, and
tional l‘onour allows only one reflection,' the nt!-
cessity of repelling.
TOULOUSE, DEC 23.----The days of the 9th,
10th, I Ith, 12th, and 13th, have had no rc...it!t
favourable_ to the enemy ; he has, not been able
to obtain the-,smallest advantage, though he suf-
fered immense loss : his situation 10 such that lie
cannot advance a step. He has on hiS flanks t; e
priuy of. Bayonne, and that which is at St.:lt:an
the Pied de Port ; with the Adour in front, whien
is defended by one of our divisions. Ills situation
is very perilous : he can 'neither adYave nor re-
treat , so that.those persons who were the most
afraid are now quite easy. Our military position
on the Lower Pyrennees seems to be still very

good.
The army of Bayonne is mistress of its mo,.

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:y the corps. which are foi'ming at Toulouse and
at Bourdeaux. We sitall,also have immediately
a fine awl numerous cetrpof cavalry, cantoned in
the Pe rents of the tipper and Lower Pyren-
nc(.4-,, Gers,‘ ‘which remains inactive, be-
cause'tni vnemv on that side aoes not venture to

leave-the mountains.
On the MI, the 'Anglo-Portnguese thought
they should be obliged to repass the Bidassoa, and
ccmmitted at St. Jean de Luz acts of violence as
horrid as those of their good friends the Cossacks ;
we know this, and we now tremble at the thought
of seeing them in our fine country. People's
minds are affected by it ; their courage increases
daily ; and the deceitful confidence with which
same too credulous persons were ,inspired, by a
few instances of good behaviour in our enemies,
-011 their emtrance into the French territory,
vanishes, and makes way for the. only sentiment
which we ought all to feel.
BOURDEAUX, DEC. 25.—A pretty considerable
number of EtOish prisoners is just as ived here.
Twelve or fifteen' cadres of regiments have been
bete These few days past to receive the depots.—
'The Prefect has give4.lf grand dinner to the com-
manders and officers, to which the principal mer-
chants were-in. ited.

PARts, DEC. 29.—The Emperor has issued a
decree, dated from the Thuilleries the 17th inst.
for the organization of cohorts of grenAdiers, fu-
siliers, and of Mixed cohorts, composed of com-
panies of grenadiers and fusileers, and of national
guards and artillerymen. They. are to serve as
garrisons in fortresses, to maintain order, and
support the civil authorities in places which are
not fortresses, .where no provision has been made
by former decrees-for these fortresses and places.
They are to be taken from among the owners
of real estates, whose -property is the highest
taxed in the town ; or from among the merchants
having a license, or those exercising some useful
profession, or their-sons.
They ate to-be armed and clothed at their own
expence, but not required to be in uniform.=
They are not allowed to procure substitutes. They
Ake to assemble every Sunday to exercise in the
fortresses, under the orders of the Cqinmandain.
They may be called on by the Prefects, and the
Mayors, to maintain the public tranquility.
BESANCON, DEC the inhabitants of
this•place have with unaparelleled patriotism of-
fered to defend their town. Every one is ready'
to make a vigorous defence. Nothing indicates
the presence of-danger, but it is wise to be pm.,
pared.for it. The Prince of Mdskwa is here, and
electrifies by his presence all our preparations.
COLOGNE, DEC. 25;—The code Napoleon has
been abolished in all the ancient provinces incor-
porated ,With Westphalia or-the Daily of Berg,

and the Prussian code restored. It is not known

whether this change is to be retrospective,; but
the proprietors of estates are terrified at the ef-
fects which this rash measure may have on the
security of their fortunes.

The Russian Governors have ordered the pre-
sent MagiStrates in the Grand Duchy of Berg to
continue their functions till.the first of May en-
suing, when they are to be replaced.by•others.—
French property, even that of private persons, is
strictly, sought after. General Sebastiani is still
here with his corps. The Duke of Tareututh is
at Nirneguen. Here, and all along the Lower
Rhine, all is quiet—the enemy does not ~spew
himself. •

We learn, that the Old Mark, and Verden,
have been separated from Berg, and restored to
Prussia. This gave rise to the report, that Prussia
bac) taken possession of the Grand Duchy. It is
Russia that causes it to be governed in her own
name—it is she who makes war against the pre-
ponderance exercised by the Emperor Napoleon in
.Europe.,

The enemy's agents'have thrown upon the left
bank of the;Rhine some copies of a proclamation
full-of insults to the French nation. It is a repe
tition of the diatribes which Icotzebue, and other
German scribblers, print in their Gazettes. Those
who have found copies of this disgusting libel
gave them immediately to the Magistrates.
At the beginning of this month, Hamburgh
was in a formidable state, defended by 300 pieces
of cannon. New works Were 'raising on. the side
towards Altona, which is the most accessible.
Five- thousand oxen were driven into Hamburgb
in November.

VESOUL, 'DEC. enemy's corps, which
has penetrated into the Department of the Upper
Rhine, has summoned Befort to surrender, which
has been -refused with firmness. The enemy has
pushed some patroles 'within two leagues of Be-
fort, in the direction of Lurs ; he behaves as ill as
possible. The Austrians confine themselves to
Zevouring All the eatables they can find, and pay
for` nothing. The Cossacks get drunk, but- the
Calmucks, the Baskirs, and the other. Asiatic
hoops, plunder and destroy, like their ancestors
,the Huns. Soule Cossacks having got in a farth,
house, where they gorged themselves with wine,
a few children of twelve years of ago got on horse-
back, and sounded the tocsin ;.- and
,soon a num-
ber of peasants from all the ueighbonring- villages,
armed with pitchforks, pikes, and. sonic fowling-
pieces, ,tioeked together and fell on the enemy, of
-whom very few escaped. The .spirit of the people
is excellent in all Vranche Compt4. Every family
-baS,a hero in it : the military ardour, which is
.hereditary in this loyal people, does not permit
them to be idle spectators of the devastations
with., which they are threatened by .an army, part-
ly composed of troops unacquainted with Euro-
pean manners.

STRASDURGH, DEo. 25.—A corps of infantry
has just set off.for the Upper Rhine. We expect
•many troops from Mentz and the environs. The
corps of the enemy, Which had penetrated on the
way of Colmar, has been Obliged to make a retro-
grade moyet9ent.

COLOGNE; DEc. 26.----We learn from Nimeauen
and Bois-le-Duc, that the whole line of the Waal
is putin the best state of defence, which dOes not
Linder the French ,troo.ps from. OCCupying the
whole island. of Rommel, situated between that
river and the Rhine. This position, rendered
formidable by nature and art, is inexpugnable, till
these rivers arc frozen,,which there is no appear-.
aline of their being this year.
LIEGE,. DEC. 27.---The letters from Namur,
,)3rubseli, and Antwerp; conErm .the. continual

appearance.—Letters.from Grave,'Venln, Wesel,
and Maestrlcht relate, that the different corps
receive daily considerable reinforcements.
VEItONA, DEC. 19.--,We learn that Field-liar-
shat count Bellegarde arrived on the 14th at
Trent, and on the 16tIvat Vicenza.

• From the Palate of the Thuilleries, Dec, at 1813*
Napoleon, Emperor of the French, King of
Italy, Protector of the Rhenish Confederation,
Med ator of the Swiss Confederation,•&c.
Copsidering
,that the Deputies of the 3d series
of the Legislative Body cease to possess dreir
powers to-day, the 31st of December, and that
thus the Legislative Body should be from this
lour incomplete :

By the '1"t.1) Article of our Constitution of the
4th of August, 1802, we have decreed, and de
decree as follows :
Art. I. The Legislative Doily is adjourned.
Art. 2. Our Minister of the Interior propose to us
without delay, the necessary measures for assembling the
Electoral Colleges of the three series, which are to renew
their list.

3. Our Ministers are charged with the execution of the
present decree, which shall he sent by a message ti.rthe Pre-
sident of the Legislative Body, and inserted in the bulletin of
the laws-.

(Signed) NAPOLEON.
By the Emperor,
, The Nlinister Secretary of State,
' (Signed) The Duke of BASSANO.