The Sun.
London, England, 1814-03-21 00:00:00

TO THE MAYOR OF YVERDUN.

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idead-quarters, Langres, Jan. 22.
" I hare just been informed of a proposal to convert the
institution un Pistalozzi's plan into au hospital. I lend Ma-
jor Von Mtsrmaun purposely to examine the truth, of this re-
port, and to hinder the execution of such a measure. The
welfare of mankind depends upon their civilization, and it
has always been the wish of;the Emperor to protect such be-
neficial establishments. At the same time that I acquaint
you, Sir, of his Majesty's views, I request you to cousider
this letter as a safeguard whiath is to secure the institution of
Pistalozzi from every danger Atli which ignorance•or
way 4:4 future threaten it. " SCHWARTZENBERG.,

LONDON,
M ND:IY, 111,1 R Cfl tli 1814.

- penning our reniarks fur ti,:: day, our at-
tention has been attracted to. the new and
portant facts which follow, and which we trust

will be received as au apology for reovdwelling

upon other matters.
By the Coniete French privateer, which 'has

been dent into Pirnoutli,by the Andronurche, the
gratifying intelligenco has been received that Sir
ROWLAND HILL, with about 1500 men, ENTERED

BOURDEAUX, at 10 o'clock, on the morning of the
12th inst. at which date the veritable Moniteur

states, that there were ' many reinforcements

marching through that City to join Marshal
SouLt: This Marshal bad marched to ,the cast-

ward in- order to form a junction with
,S,4.IcH,ET,

whither he would of course be followed by the

main body of Lord WELLINGTON'S Army, who

will, give a good account of both Marshals.

'Cis true that our Fero had a -n4rrqw.escape.

He was slightly wounded on the hip; by a, cannon

ball, which took off the skin, 'and stunned him so

that for a few moments the immortal \VELLINP-

TON was insensible of the state, of that field

which, previously, his soul hatl wholly animated
and directed. Thank God, no unfavourable re-

suit has attended this danger, at the bare mention

of which every British pulse flutters, and every

Briti6h heart sinks

Lord MARCH is severely wounded) but we have
the pleasure to say that this gallant young Officer
is not considered to be in' a dangeroUs state.
The desertions of Souvr's Conscripts were

immense—they threw away their arms, in all di-

from which they
rections, and rau for their homes,

bad been dragged. We have it from authority

on which we can rely, that throughout tile whole
Country traversed by the British, the name of

BUONAPARTE is' held in titter detestatioai, The

universal cry is " Liz Paix ! La Paix, pour l'umour

de Dieu !

The numerous vessels in the Garonne were all

preparing to attempt, their escape, but they were
Too LATE. Our Squadron had reached the Mouth

of the River, which it closely, imperyiously block-

ailed: There were among these. gentry, iii this

trait de rat, a great number of Americans.—More

encouragement to Mr. !41ADIsow and his War

Party.

The following are the letters which hate excit-
ed our fears that Preliminaries of Peace may have
been signed. Government have up to this lthur
(one o'clock) received Ho intelligence of the kind
apprehended
" DOVER, MARCH 20, Six a' Clock, boat
which has been boarded by the Charles sclwoner,
is rowing very fast towards the harbour ; 'it. has
every appearance of a Flag of Truce, but the fog
is so great we cannot diStingnish it very clear.—
The Mail will be gone before it can arrive."
‘‘ DovER, Ithackl 20, Six o' Clock .—A boat,
supposed to,he a Flag Of Truce, can be just per-
ceived rowing for the Harbour.; 'she will reach
the shore in about half an. hour."

An imaginary basis of Peace is in circulation.
We rejoice to say we know nothing of it, and
that some of the pretended stipulations carry ab-
surdity on their faces.

We fear that this will be a day of mingled pain
and pleasure to us :—of triumph for the glories
of our arms and of grief for the issue of these
glories in Peace with BUONAPARTE. Wonderful
and perplexing moment ! that the news of the vic-
torious advance of our Wg-t.LINGTON to /3vur-

dcaux, 'and'of the sigpature of preliminaries of
Peace with the Corsican should arrive simul-
taneously in England, ,which had no hopes
for the one, and no fears fur the other !
Such, however, we anticipate will be the
intelligence that we shall have to communicate
even before the ink is dry with, which' we write
flies., sentences. On the eve of certainty, it
would be folly to speculate, and, we gladly leave
the subject to epitomise the multifarious informa7
tion contained in French Papers
.to, the 16th in-
clusive '(see the SUN of Saturday); in the Ga-
zette Extraorainarj, and, in the Dutch -au d Ger-
man'Journals. .

The Gazette Extraordinary, in Dispatches from
Lord WELLINGTON, dated St. Sever the Ist and
4th. of Abash, brings us acquainted with the
splendid achievements. of 'our army up to the
last date. In concert with the crossing of
the Adour by our left below Bayonne on the
23d and 24th ult., Marshal BERESFORD in the,
• centre, also drove the Enemy to Peyrehouracie,
on the right of 'that River, taking possession of
Hastingues and Oyergrave, en the lower Bi.=
douse, where it flows into the Adour. Sub.=
sequeritly the enemy were forced from the Gave
d'Oleron -still further on the right, and re-
treated to Orthies, behind the Gave de
On the 26th and 27th, our invincible divisions
pushed forward. BERESFORD crossed below the
junction of the Gave d'Oleron and Gave de Pau ;
the 3d and 6th British, the Portuguese and light
divisions (a portion of the force which had driven
the foe from the Gave d'Oleron) below the posi-
tion at Orthies ; and Sir ROWLAND HILL above
that plaCe, with the second division., Here the
battle of the 27th was fought. The strong po-
§ition of the French was forced, and a masterly
movement made by Sir R. HILL on their left con's-
pletetl-the fortune of the day. The Enemy, fa-
Voured 'by a chain .of strong posts in his rear, at
first fell back, Unbroken -and in good order ; but
the vigorous assaults of his pursuers speedily con-
verted his retreat into a total rout and confusedilight.
At dusk our soldiers halted at Sault de Navailles,
having driven the fugitives about twelve miles,
taken six pieces of cannon, and many prisoners.
On the following (lay (the 28th) the pursuit was
continued about twelve miles- farther, to St.
Sever ; where -Marshal BERESFORD crossed the
Mout, and took Mont de Marsan, the principal
town Of the Department of Landes, where lie
found an important magazine of provisions. On
the 2d the town of Aire, also on ate Adour, and
65 miles from Bourdeau7, was captured by Sir
ROWLAND HILL ; and anotherlarge magazine fell
into the hands of the Conoperor. The wet wea-
ther had prevented the more rapid advance of the
main body, but we have no doubt they have since
fulfilled'the
.expectations of their country:
We have no room- for further particulars, but
the Gazette will satisfy the most inquisitive

anxiety.
An excellent ruse guerre of Baron ERbLES'
has helped to clear three fortresses in Catalontu.

The French Papers are only deserving of notice
for their unblushing effrontery in falsehood.—
Rheims has been retaken by BUONAPARTE. MAC-
DONALD iS now only manoeuvring, and we kcow
what that means.

We lament to see that the CROWN PRINCE, at
Liege, has virtually declared against the Bova-
Boss, by an Edict against wearing the White
Cockade.

Yesterday morning Earl BATH URST waited upon
the PRINCE REGENT with the 'dispatches brought
by Major FREENIANTLE.
The LORD CHANCELLOR had a long audience of
the PRINCE REGENT ycstet day.
Mr, -ALEX. WILSON, a Russian Officer, arrived
on Saturday with dispatches from Berlin. ,
The ' Royal Sovereign and Royal? 'Charlotte
yabhts are to. be completely ready by the 9th of
next month to proceed to Holland, in order to
convey,the Queen of WIETEMBERG to this coun-
try. Her' MAJESTY expected to•arrive early in.
nay. •
The French General of Division' FORESTIER,
who .was taken prisoner at the battle of Britunt,
died of his wounds on she 20th ult.
The frost was So-excessively severe in the Baltic
this winter, that the Sound, between Copenhagen
and Sweden, was frozen over, and the communi-
cations over the ice, by means of sledges.;; open
and uninterrupted.
We do not remember an occasion that haS Call-
ed forth the exertions of the benevolent more ge-
nerally, than that which has arisen' front the va-
rious accounts of our suffering brethren,in Ger-
many. The Dukes of Vora:, KENT, and.SUSSEXi
the Arclibishop of CANTETIBURY and YORK, the
Bishops of LONDON and DURHAM, lave signed
their names- to a public advertisement, to con-
vene a Meeting of the Nobility,'Cle4gy, and Gen-
try, at Freemason's Hall, on Saturday, next, to
augment the contributions which have already
been made by various classes in :0 many parts of
the country: Never was British benevolence ex-
erted upon a more worthy cause. We hope there
is not a town in the united kingdom that will not;
for the honour of Great Britain, contribute, to,
the utmost extent of its means, to alleviate the
distress of those who have so cruelly suffered, and
are now sufferin, for the emancipation of the
civilised world.

NAVAL NEWTS

CAPTnn OF A 'FRENCH, FRIGATE

LivE.aroot.,. Mmtcu 19.—Arrived the Georg6'
WELLSTOOD, from Maranham ; sailed the !2,6t1'
January, in company with. the Lady CoOte, Ceti'
NELL, for the Clyde, and parted from her the' 6(11
February, in lat. 20. tong. 53. 30. She bri''gl
an account of a French frigate being captarell'
off the Cape de Verde, by
_the convoy:of tl2'e
outward-bound Brazil fleet, which sailed in De'
cemberflast.
PLYMOUTH, MARCH 19.----C9,113C in the Spal4°4
gun-brig from Passages, ,Avith dispatches o'9'
the;Marquis of WELLINGTON. Arrived the Fr---c
lt
privateer Le Comet, 250 tons burthen; a fine ves'
sel, from Bourdeaux, prize to. his Majesty's o'll
Andromache. Sailed - the Brazen -sloop of • vOrt
with a fleet of transports, and merchantmen, I°4
Cork, and a man of war, having troops on hOr
for Lord WELiANGToN's Army.—Wind East..
,6
DEAL, MARCH 20.—Sailed yesterhy the Aetib
hired cutter; with dispatches-for the• fleet in (be
Scheldt. Arrived to-day the Pandora and El
Briseis sloops of war, from 'a cruize off the Frenc I
cuast. Sailed the Nymph cutter,,, with •Mr. J-L°-
BINSON, the Messenger, for Calais.—Wind S.
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH .o.—The very anl
m -
reinforceent Of seamenrmarines, artificers, fia
with the frames of two frigates, two beitO, and
-several gtm-loats, for the Lakes, are' now nearl,
f:
complete at this port. The troop and store 041.;
are to drop down to St. Helen's this day, 40'1
►
is,expected they will sail to-morrow or M00d43.
Arrived the Urgent gun-brig from a cruize
Majesty's ship Confounder from Gibraltar, n":
under qual•antipe : she parted from her convoY.l.l
a gale of wind. Sailed his Majesty's o'2
Abundance, Spencer, Dover,Tenelope, anti C°.1,1
lon, to St. Helen's Roads ; they are bound tt.
Bermuda. Also sailed the Achilles sloop of lac
for off Cherburgh, and .the Tvrian :sloop oil'?
with a convoy for Plymouth.—Wind N. L. r
MARCH 20.—Arrived the Misletoe schoo3
from Guernsey.
A ler
FALMOUTH, MARCH 18 —Arrived the
gun-brig, Captain I'ETESHAL, with dispatc3,,
from the North Coast of Spai.w. Sated t•('L
Grace packer, with a mail for Cactiz.\ • The L'a',-,Ye
Arabella packet, with .a mail for Passages, i 5
into the Roads.—Wind East.

NW'
The 'Hyperion, Captain CupsY, which bas
transports, with the three provisional battali°lll
on board, in charge, is prevented from sailing'‘,l'
them to the ROompot by contrary wipds.
the intention, of the Marquis oL..:,y;'t:cKiNGOAtip
Col. RAYLY, and Sir WArti.t3-0. WyN:5O,lO
proceed to the seat of war with their tespectl
rcrginKiits. - t int°
Two French frigates, a few days since, g°
Morlaix, after having cruized some titne ; 'll-Icof-
the evening of the 7th lust. L'Arethuse aP"of the
nelle,•and a large brig of war; escaped-01,40a,
sanie po'rt. The 'Hannibal, .1-Ichru,-I',fl the
went in pursuit of them, and were s.llc'e
llth, in hit. 49. IL&