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

GOTTENBURGFI I LS.

PETERS/P./RGI3., Nov. 30.-1 courier, dispatched
by Lieut.-Gen. de Ratecheff to the ChanceJlor of
the Empire, has arrived at Peterhburgh, and been
sent oft tot the bead-quarters of his Imperial :7,1a-
-,
jesty. No doubt is entertained of this courier Lay-

LONDON, ,
S.I7'URDAY, JANUARY 0, 1814.

. The•dregs of the late French Papers we sub►nit
to the public this dat . lq tone and style•they re 7
semble the priceding extracts. Pusillanimity has
superseded the confidence in his fortunes, on.
which the Tyrant so rashly relied ; -to tl►e intem-
perate braggardism of the Hero of Marengo, and
Auster,lit4,anclJen'a„ has succeeded language more
becoming in-the Renegade of Egypt and Smorgo-
nie, and Lcipsick 5 the vain-glorious threats of
swollen power have yielded to the decent expres-
sions of appa.hension for lii►u over wlaiose
splendour of fifty victories'' a cloud, a dark
and prdsaging amid, has spread, and with
whole " the questiOn is
.now no more to re-
cover the conquests he had inacle."—Alas, Pooi.
Yorick ! we knew him; once ; a fellow of iuti\-

nite craft, of, a ,most devoKing an4bition ; and
now, bow abWared in the imagination he is !
our gorge rises at him. Where be his menaces
now ? his pretensions ) his lies ? his flashes of
fury that were wont to make Europe tremble.?
chop fallen.

And truly this extraordinary personage has en-
joyed a tolerably extraordinary and a very long
run, to the end of which he seems at last to be
verging with accelerated rapidity. The intima-
tion which we gave exactly this day fortnight, and
not, we assure our Readers, onlight grounds, or
incompetent information,—that intimation is now
beginn;ng to develope its meaning intelligi
bly ;to all eyes, and even the blindest of our.
politicians can perceive that a most important in-
tercourse must have been carried 'on between some
persons in France and others in this Country since
the period when we announced as from Harwich,
(because it would have been imprudent to he
more' explicit at that 'time) the arrival of a
French Gentleman on an important mission."--
The nature of this mission is now receiving the
context of so many illustrations, from so many
sides, that it woidd be idle to make a mystery any
longer ofour expectation of the speedy re-elevation
of the 800 anoNs to the Throne of France. In
France the cry is for them: We know that it is
publicly asked; " where are they ;=--have they
any affection remaining fol. us ;—why is not their
standard hOiSted as our rallying, point against the
Impostor by whom We are oppressed ?"

Something- of` this kind must, and will, imme-
diately be done ; and, unless propped up by the
errors of foreign States, of which there is little
danger, the dynasty of the base Corsican will
speedily coast; to be a_reproach to royalty, and a
curse to the earth. To the task of organizing
an effectual revolution, many almost insuperable
obstacles presented themselves in the slavish con-
dition•of the French people, whose voices were
stifled by the operation of as masterly a system of
police as ever Tyranny devised, and whose minds
were ground. down to hopeless de4mir by the
most intolerable of all military Despotisms. 'the
press in fetters, freedom of speech unknow'n, Spies
in every family, and Executioners in every Deptit
for Prisoners—dreadful struggles must the common
sentiment have had to diffuse itself so generally
as it is now diffused among the population, and
mighty the difficulties in the way of a simultaneous
movement to escape from the concerted grasp of
lawless rule. In proportion, however, to the dark-
ness in which the people have been held, is the
prodigious effect of the little dawning light.

which now, in spite of .the precautions et i;
ll
ranny, darts throtr4,,, the palpable obscurc.---i'
proportion to the weight with which tliqt
have been kept down, will be the elastic force °
that spring, the re-action .of which wilt had 06
Ruffian and all his Associates into ruin, ,A,

provincial COuten)porry (the Rlitor of tilt-
wich Mercury) has illusirated our idea on this topic'
so happily, that we cannot refuse 'ourselves Tbc
pleasure of transcribing a part of his exposition
th,c difference between this Country and France'
in so far -as .regards the formation and trans',''"
sion of public opinion, and the well-chose;
image
.by which he exemplifies the deadenl7
effect of a -shackled press. In this blessed 10"
lie truly says,—" every one can throtigh
Press) "compare his own opinions wizb thin
of Ids fellows. But in France there is no sari'
machine to convey, like electricity, a 511°
or a sensation to the great circle .of Frac'
men. At every link of the chain there is a o°'
rce
conductor, powerful enough to suspend at "'"i
the connecting influence, and the
stands alone to suffer or to act by himself. It
therefore, no wonder that BooNArAwrr.lias so 1°I;.,
,escaped the vengeance of an oppressed people- /),
changes of the revolution, sudden as they appele
were the work of time, and of the press, and
inflammator) harangues of the demagogues oft'
• day. Against the Tyrant of the present I'°lt,fr,'
it does not continue so ; no voice is heard, no (of
nunciation issues with impunity. Curse' !'to,.
loud, but deep,' may, indeed must, follovV
.But these are of no avail, until they are etlOssii,
_and embodied inth form by the security ".blei,
awaits upon combined effort, and a-certaintY-,
extensive 'aid and sympathy. To lane fuel!i-le
in- ranee do the people of this country x'visb r
see fair scope given ; and they would trust t°-/100
tore for the'rest: She never yet taught
torecognize-itr-criThes; black as litroNAiiitTE''„
own roles of action; or to identify motives cic3ttf7:,
able as •his with the common incentives of I°'
kind." I)ig
A Morning Paper states, that in addition t°
.
arrivals we have already mentioned, " a Pe'
itl"•
of
,powerful connections in 'France has
these two days come over to this country
on Louts XVIII.. and has been admitted to 3 P
dio"
vote interview," and further furnishes the
in;; extract of 'a letter from Paris, dated the ~j
nit. and brought by a private and confitl6/
hand : • t 0
-
In the,course of a-few days most important e "
e'. -
" take place here. We'are sneer no apprellensio9 I‘4
'‘ resu ever tr• ode erfes..ti • secure;
W.e have ourselves seen- etterS
from various parts of France; speaking mJre Ic
raatiCally, but all tending to impress us ,v4ll •t•
`
firm. belief that .a general insurrection, (I,lc
has been scoffed at,. and treated as inere(l) •
by our intelligent patriots, because,
pulation so -circumstanced as • that to zelliellet
allude, it did not ripen all at Once, and bit
.0;t
forth spontaneously with the rapidity whiellitv'of
be expected in a nation Where the syitelPl,o
espionage and terror was less perfect), eiib°reto
ensued, or is on the eve of taking l'l''cver
the discomfiture of the Tyrant, and the acep
throw of his monstrous fabric of iniquitous r ilia
We have no inclination to wade throgg•
-
pg
falsehoods and arguments in the French
Any observations we could offer must• be i1e,47
a repetition of what we have written the 135 t 0:13
days. Th-cy are fpll''ot- admissions, wheat.° '
tj
may Continue to draw conclusions the OP, 4
vourabie to , the COanion cause, . 8t.t05-4
seems unable to twister foti.:e softeicot
5
rsist invasion upon any. one of the pony`-
sailed. His last act of authority is .03°
solution of the LegislatiVe Body, whici,„f.,
beim made a mere stalking-horse to
and probably not being desirous of csbnoc
longer in.this unpleasant posture its want of
dial co-operation in the farce playlnir by 13°;t"
has led to its premature and suilje'' jUtrc
after having sat ten davS,or a fortnighti
nothing.
• •
FroinToulOuse there is•alvint, Iteuort 10 ;c3
however, "tine Bayonne awl Bour:can%
of SouLT have thvindledi into the mere !i°„iaJ
of any thing f‘ favourable to the British'
itina
the assertion that the French " military 1,
seems to be still very good.-

„ik:cct

The march to Paris, so long the
latighter • and scorn to our Whigs awl Prciri'
tionists, does not, after all, turn ont. to bcsD
tnerical a contingency as it has ;Teen rer'sell
, Effit'L
5
01! the Contrary, a victorious' Army th.L,tt
of that city is nor: a very likely thing to l''lPirst
and, in spite of the•dread -which all pe'Ple iderf
feel at
,the approach of' a conqueriag 111%1 AA'
we are persuaded, that t';e superior("c"is'
lion in whichltioN-Apt,F.Tr: is held; %you°
even this painful alternative to be
satisfa;:tion. But the Pariz,ians

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lie I

eq.
by. themselves administering. justice upon
their destroyer, and by hanc;ing him up with
the Parcel of Commissioners
tfr 'to whom he has
'n'ed out in districts the Tyranny of France,
terminate their woes, and return as brethren to
grand society of nations. •
Reports of accommodations with BgAUHAR-
NQts '!nd MURAT. are circulated. We know no-
thing Of them, and we trust neither (especially
latter) will have 'terms granted them, by
which their villanies would be rewarded.

A Lisbon Mail occupies our preceding columns,
but is not of much interzst. General BALLASTE-
-11"s has arrived at Sail Fernando. We know not
Miat to augur:from hits re-appearance on the scene
)f action. Jaca has surrendered ; and there have
jbeen some large movcincntS in Catalonia, the oh 7
ect of which does oat. seem to he underStOod.
Very ,gratifying and well-nterited testinionics
of a )pl •
I ouation to the conduct of the Portuguese,
kre contaucci iu our Extracts.

yurtlier Extracts from German Papers are also
given elsewhere. It is reported tLat the Allies
Lave passed the Lower Rhine in, great force.,

The 14. •
nce of ORANGE has, ice understand, pre-
Lord Lord CLANCARTY. the British Ambassador,
totat ur the
char us
of
himself
and
his successors in
'ter
1111(11,1 , with all the furniture of Louis
11011. and z aPProlpriated by Lim as King of

A fetter . _
tiritiv • n -7---L"---- .' i nritisb
ft°
- a Major-General in toe .
'•°ll7 in oil 1
'' -' t°
a Gentle;:,fthis rieiglibourhoncl, is
near &iv r hinds ; It is dated Vieux Mogleurre,
411iii°t 'd°llne' Dec. 2'1,1813, and contains most
its the e- accounts Of the late battle with S.ouuT ;
have
c°llclusion is particularly
.interesting we
ve obtai, 1,
t, " Prom leu permission to.covy it .
-,ret „ all quarters 1 hear that Lord WELUNGTON svas
of muit
flue
fi Pleased than he was with, the whiffle proceedings
Ittore .:'ll' (the 1A11). It has purchased quiet and restt,
teill,,...",'lralite in this wet weather, for they
oisee,z to Illolest any part of the army since; and we rein,i.
'lave not al_ii
,t_he inhatinPunne.. It is a. delightful' climate and country. .
cwilearicle
.1, ,ants far more kind to us thou ever the .S'paniiit•das
heY appear to wish us success; and are anxious furt
treei.-iti theirkiovernment: scarce a ,day but from ten
.o
cose'rid,:serters wale in.: They cannot. depend on their
14ked 1, WOO desert whenever they cart. When. they at-
Illtlit lititSic(ll) the I.;tli, it was with all the old soldiers, which
,5.,,,e
,1_ the loss to them doubly severe. Ihe people here
tdoyill„:,, that in tile interior they only want a leader and.. a
ralia, Z Point, for the whale country to revolt. 1 have sand-
exnec,",koPes of a peace, and the downfall of Iluonaparte, an
1611"; yie.ftice hoc to sit by your comfortable fire, and tell my
s.ortes like all old Gi.:heralsY—liath Herald.

----.......,
fi "rd 'YARMOUTH arrived in town' last night
l unt liolland, and, we are happy, to announce,
o7s,,hr(illght the most gratifying ;xeccrunts not only
11 e prooTess of the good cause in Holland and
61•4"tp but of the victorious progress of the
krand Allied Army which has penetrated into
11',1,1nc6. His Lordship 'landed at Deal yesterday,
s, eame i•_- . all ssible expe-
ire,n thence with po .
ditioh. •
Letters, were received yesterday from Prance,
containh g a e
I`ll 11- -e Port of IItIoNAPARTE having di4-
11ve.r:e(c)i. i`iiis3;icirulteeorrsriespondence carried on by
and in particular, be MA-
LtiNtlitll the Allied Powers.
INstia e4i were yesterday received front St. Se-
Svaiiiaary'ated the 28th; which state, that 30,000
Place ~,' were expeated to pass through thal
Wp 1 the 30th, on their way to join Lo“
./..1.1,..,
in 1i wroar
,I,l.aenr;adYrf a British Colonel, now a prisoner
on jeer, ''';:utrvriietyesttion.ohteigri:elaation, near Bath, that
great part of that
","trY, the towns a
chieliv to the ravaoeppearliterally desetted, owing
. s of the.conscrition.
Alter the fall of ';•fattplona, BUONApPAHTE, it iS,
tePOrted, wrote a letter to SOULT, accusing him of
lTi(lt doing, il:s lltlnuSt to prevent the fall at that
ortrs.s... Tlae prevent
to this eltar.ee fell into the
hands of Lord NVELLING-tor, ante was by him
transmitted to Ministers. It is extremely curious.
After re polling the charge of not exerting himself
to the utmost, he says,—" Besian, Sir, the French
troops are not what they were ; 'they have not the
ebot s
o (the spring) w%icli they possessed during the
tla:,-f the Republic.
,
•It was ireported yesterday, on the auth of
4reounts said to have been
received fromority Hol-
land;
lance that "N
several „Deputies from the
rthern
Easttern Provinces of Prance are procoeeding
1.0 Great Britain to offer to Louis the 18th. the
4ssitanee of the respective Districts they repre-
flt. for his re-rstablishment on the Throne of
4: rance---( Morning Cht onicle.)
Accounts were yesterday stated to have been
l'eired that all symptoms of the plague had
_dis-
`llll'6l.e'l in Malta, and that the fever. had ceased
its. ,
ttieTov.ages in Gilneiltar in consequence-of which
1 , unnercial intercourse is re-esiablished;
7,(Lr• 14USIIINGTON., who succeeds Mr. \V HAR-
Ii IST 'lt tile Treasury, took his scat this day ;' Mr.
c.oLns resigning the situation of Private Se-
ze.,4l)-, which he held under the letter Gritletnun.
0 "t'"day the 78th regiment embarked at Aber-,
eell, for act:takerviee in Holland.
t@ Irt'stcrday morning the remainder of the volun-
tl,ers who have enlisted out of the various regi-
)ents of militia into the regulars, left town for
•ts,'""sgme and Margate, froni whence. they are
Ball 1,) "lbark for their respective regiments now in
. i
• an. . .
enlOllQl relreflEAN, with the detachments of the
itto ll yak and 89th Regiments under his command,
I 1 eti at Quebec ou the.3d ult. without a single
1'340 ou the 'sick report. • The awn remain at Que-
ti'i:;—:the Olfieers proceed immediately to
,Win
,i rc„,rrinents at Kingston.
1, 114.1\4unatiy, who some time since persisted
11.5 at
that Mr P
ti urr, the late -Minister, was
u
,ril iking, has been again extremely troublescime
U'(+BATIILIRST'S Offie,,, arid insists that Mr.
I.‘ l'AAi.ax is Mr. PITT ; the assfs(ance of SALMON,
~elOl,
, , iv,ing to llow-street, Office, has been obliged
‘t., le ealica ja2

SECOND EDITION.

SUN-OFFICE, Two o'CLocK.

We bear from authority on which we place the
utmost reliance, that a NEPHEW of TALLEY-

RAND has ar►ived here. He is accompanied by,
tve believe, a Lord RosrocK, who has been for

some time past in Switzerland, and, it is said,
had married a near relation of TALLEYRAND..

The object of his mission is said to be very im-
portant; but we have not yet been able to ascer-

taiu its precise nature.

There is also a Report upon 'Change, that one

or the French Dukes has gone over to Lord

WELLINGTON.

The effect of this rumour, and of that arrival,

has been to raise Oniniunf as high. as 18 per

Cent.