The Sun.
London, England, 1814-04-08 00:00:00

GEOGRAPHICAL, AND.HISTORICAL: SKETCHES.

Bourg-en-Bresse, the capital of the district of
Bresse, in Burgundy, is situated on the Ressouze.
It cotuprizes about 560 houses, and, 7000 inhabi-
tants. It was. formerly 'celebrated for the stock-
ings and watches Tack there. Near.it is the Au
gustine Convent; conzaining the handsome trieitt7
ments of the Dukes of the House of Savoy.

Langres, an ancient, considerable, and celebrat-.
el city, upon a bill, 7 leagyes from Chaumont,.
-and 63-from Paris,_ comprehends 1800
and 8690 inhabitants. It is of an oval. 'figure,
and near 3 miks in circumference. The late ca-
thedral church is worthy of notice, and the gallery
of its steeple commands a pleasing prosped of
boundless extent. 'The inhabitants arc very in-
dustrious, 'and the hardware manufactured by
them is in great request. There are also iron
works in the vicini•y. Langres• is the most-ele-
vated point of limn e.
,Three rivers, rising in the
neighbourhood, ctseharge themselves into three
seas the Messe, into the North Sea ; the Marne,
by means.of the S-,ine, into the Atlantic 'Ocean ;
and the Vingeanne, by-means of the Saone and
Rhone, -into tie 'Mediterranean. Langres con-
tains many antiqui

Chaumont (Calv -gems), the capital of the
department of the Upper Marne, a city with 6000
inhabitants, agreeably 'situated on a hill near th-e
Marne, 50 leagues ,from Paris. It contains some
churches worthy of note, the remains of an old
castles, and manufactures of woollen and cotton
stuffs.
_Great numbers of sheep are bred in the
neighbouring country, which 'also contains iron
mines, and forges. It is encompassed with a-wall,
and 'ten bastions; the. ditch is broad, but
.not
deep. -
) eloul is an ancient but handsome town, with
5000-inhabitants, at the .fotit of a bill in
.the
form of a:sugar,loaf, 80 leagues from Paris, and
7 from I3esancon, in the county of Burgundy.-,-
It has little trade, manufactures, or agriculture.
Neat it is a remarkable spring, called Frais Faits,
which, in general, yield§ not much water but
sometimes discharges such quantity as to over-
flow the whole country. Hence the inundations
which were said to have occurred while the head-
quarters of the Allies were in this place,
-Troyes, the capital of the department of the
Aube, is a considerable town, with 26;800.inha,
bitants,, situated ha 4 fine extensive plaio„ near
the Seine, which here 'divides into several branches,
36 leagues • south-east from Paris. The city has
straight', spacious streets ; but all the houses
_are
of wood, and irregularly built. The town-house,
and *the:ancient Castle of the Counts of Cham-
pagne, are deserving of notice. It has no ffesh '
water, except from the Seine. Here are woollen
and stocking manufactures.
Bar-sur-Aube (Barin.,ad-Albuiam), an ancient
town in. Champape, %vas burned and destroyed so
far back as 'the time of Attila, the Sovereign of
time films, who caused St. Germaine, the martyr,
to be here put to death. This city formerly had
four fairs, which were numerously frequented.--
It contains an old castle, and aline synagogue,
and, from its trade in wine, is a gourishing place.
•Brienne, a small town in Champagne, not far
from the Aube, -confers the title of Count. Car-
dinal Lomenie, Count ile Briennl, was. Prime Mi-
nister to Louis XVI. Brienne was.particularly
celebrated for its Academy, formerly under the
superintendance of Monks. The Castle stands on
7 or 800 paces distant.
- Chatillon-sur-Seine (Castellio-ad-Sequanam),
town in the DuChy of Burgundy, 12 leagues from
Langres, 16-from Dijon, and 14 from Troyes,
was, some centuries since, an important place,
where the Dukes of Burgundy frequently resided
with their Nobility. In 1476 it was,taken, and
burned by the French. In 1631 the Parliament
of Dijon removed•thither on account of the plague.
St. Bernard passed his youth here, in the Abbey
of Notre Dame, where is interred a person, named
Bouvot, who was followed to the grave by thirty-
three children.

The great pigeon match for 200 guineas aside,
between Captain Markham and Mr. Howlett,
which was made six weeks since, u•as decided on
ilalam Moor, in kent, on Monday, at 21 ,birds,
in favour of Mr. Howlett. Only one bird was
missed from 42. Mr. Howlett killed 14 succes-
sive birds, and missed the 1-sth. The 16th was

hit- hard,- but got, away, and be killed the remain-
ing five. Captain_Mairkhatn hit all his birds, but
bagged 17 only, and lost the match. The Cap-
tain was the favourite at 6 to 4.