The Sun.
London, England, 1807-01-27 00:00:00

THE SUN.

SOLIS! QUIS DILRE 7At.IV7/1 AUDEA.T

LONDON,
TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1807•

WE are surprised to find that some doubts have
been expressed respecting the intelligence which ar-
rived on Saturday of the defeat of the French in Po-
land, became, independent of the positive informa-
lion which ha; reached Government upon the sub-
tea, the fart appears to be proved, almost to a de-
Monstration, by the accounts which the French
themselves have published. It is true that Government
have not received any Official Dispatches from Lord
HUTCHINSON, but it appears by the Note sent from
the Foreign Office, that the intelligence which Mi-
nisters have received is such as left them not the
least doubt upon the subje&. Accounts have also,.
we understand, been received by some of the Fo-
teign Ministers, which state the loss of the French
to have been much more considerable than it is re-
presented in the Note issued from the Foreign Of-
fice. A rumour was circulated last night, that the

rrtneh, after their defeats of the 27th, 28th and 2gth,
had rallied again, and gained a decisive s'i&ory over
the Russians. There does not appear to be the slight-

est foundation for this report.; indeed it is refuted by

the 48th French Bulletin, which is dated the 3d of
Jab. In commenting yesterday upon the probable
results of this vi&ory of the Russians, we stated our
Opinion, that they would follow up their success, and
that they would not suffer the French quietly to
retire into winter quarters, and to wait for reinforce-
ments from France. We are happy to say, that in-
telligence has been received which tends strongly to
confirm our opinion. His Majesty's Ship Night-
ingale, Capt. WILLIAMSON, arrived on Friday even-
ing in Leith Roads, from Tonningen, from which
Place she sailed the preceding Tuesday. On the 18th
Capt. MOTT, who commands His Majesty's Armed
Ship lying there, made a signal that the French had
been defeated beyond Warsaw ; Capt. WtLwAmsobr
immediately went on board Capt. MOTT'S Ship, who
informed him that he had received a Letter from the
Consul, stating that the Russians, after sustaining seve-
ral severe checks, had at length obtained a complete
viaory over the French, who, having lost near 80,000
rtr,sn,had retreated towards Berlin. This we understand
is the substance of the intelligence received by Capt.
WlLLtAbesorr. The loss of the French is perhaps
exaggerated in this account, but in other respeEts it
appears to us highly probable. It is absurd to sup-
re that BONAPARTE would attempt to put his Army
° Cantonments for the winter after sustaining such
dreadful losses as he had up to the 2gth of January..
Ile Would, therefore, be under the necessity either
" retreating, or of endeavouring to defend the
Vistula, and to prevent the Russians from passing
that River : the latter obje6l it would be almost im-
Possible for him to accomplish with an Army so re-
duced, and against an Enemy flushed with vi&ory, ,
4nd continually receiving reinfOrcements.
are therefore convinced that he would adopt the
farmer part of the. alternative. Besides, the
disposition which Austria has manifested to
Like a part in the war against the French
Would render it absolutely necessary for him to
retreat with all possible expedition out of Po-
land, otherwise every man • of. his Army 'might
be
cut off.—Captain WILLIAMSON states, that in
the Letter received by Capt. MOTT, from the Con-
-4.41, it was asserted that a considerable Austrian
'Army, under the command of the Archduke
--ARLES, was on its march against the French:;
4:ld we think this intelligence highly probable: 'Of
the disposition of the Cabinet of Vienna it is hardly
14°ssible to entertain a doubt, and a more favourable
omover
certainly can never occur for Austria to
ecover her losses.

Serapis, Capt. LLOYD, arrived yesterday at
Portsmouth with Dispatches from Lord COLLING-
14'°°p• The gallant Admiral has hitherto been dis-
appointed in the hopes which he entertained that
'e Enemy's Fleet would venture out of Cadiz Har-
°kit The Dispatches do not, we understand, con-
tain any news of importance.

All the Documents respeBing the recapture of
klenos Ayres will appear in the Gazette of this
bight. They are of considerable extent, so that'the
Gazette will probably be late in its publication.

A report was this morning circulated that Govern-
bent Were in possession of French Papers, containing
21Ietius subsequent to those received on Sunday,
Z4ich contain an account of the total Defeat of the
ntissians. We have reason to believe that Caere is
no foundation for this report.

011 Saturday morning the Duke of CtIN/BEItLAND
, and the
nn
were thrown
port, till it
rated. Swinge stag afforded sotni# excellent
. c yame to Bulstrode, near the seat of the
turvuekre of PORTLAND, where, in attempting to leap
broke its 'b its
by
gray:l-pit, it unfortunutely 11:11 in, and
ck.