The Sun.
London, England, 1814-01-25 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN.

Mn. EDITOR,-There are many degenerate ni-
tives of this country who look with pity on the
situation to which the French Emperor has re-
duced himself by his inordinate ambition, and his
horrible abuse of power, and they anticipate a
speedy blockade of Paris, if not its entire demoli-
tion, by the fury of the Cossacks, as an:act of
retribution for the sacrifice Moscow. Well,
Mr. Editor, let these degenerate Britons grieve
as much as they please for the fallen Usurper of
France, but surely they ought not to lose sight
entirely of their own country; sand the presen: con-
dition of its capital. Is not London at this moment
under a blockade, which, if it continues, threatens
to cut off all our, resources ? Are not most of our
communications with the departments of the Em-
pire stopped, insomuch that we know not vdie-
ther they will be able to assist us, or bow they
are able to provide for themselves ? "she dreadful
severity of the weather renders it necessary that we
should resort toour fire-sides, and enjoy as much as
we can of domestic comfort ; but is nut our - ca-
pital besieged by land as well as water,
,and have
'we not reason to apprehend that we shall soon be
deprived of the means for keeping our hearths
warm and .comfortable. I was going •to- add: to
the melancholy list of our disasters, by a coin-
plaint that we• shall not have fuel to cook our
meat ; but alas-! Mr. Editor, have we not conic
to fear that no meat chn reach us ? so c10e:...
ly are we blockaded by our formidable in-
vader. Happily. 'we have been able in this me-
lancholy state.of things to find-out something to
amuse ourselves, but this is confined to n few in-
dividuals, ana is by no means a general advan-
tage, except, indeed, as it affords public spectacle,
which is always very gratifying to- a true-born
Englishman. I hardly need say that 7 allude
to the fashionable enjoyment of sitaiting..
The only comfort which it is possible for us to
extract from this gloomy state of things is the
hope that, if the present dreadful blockade sonld
continue, the amusement of Skaiting may become
ceneral, and if - so, we may eonsole ourselves upon
the system. of Mr. Mmiruus, and hope that, as
I,w many will doubtless fall a sacrifice to the fa-
shion, we may lose mouths in proportion to our'
walit of meat, •

• " The head-piarters of Prince Schwartzen,
her,' were on the JA still at Lnerrach, btu t were
to be removed to Basle, whence, as Comma.nder-
in-Chief, he would direct all the movetnen,ts of ,
the- grand .A:llied Army. Its force is constan'tly WAR:' COSIFORTS.—A Gentleman observing, to
increas' fig, and will in a few days, It is snppose.d, his friencl, he wondcredltow he kept himself warm
amount to 2051,000 men.". .during•this cold winter; was answ;!red, "that he
BASLE, JAN. 4!---The French Minister Talley-- colgrived to do,it very we4—that he had a small
rand, who, on his return from Zsurich to Paris, home and a good fire—that le had a son who
was detained at AMU by the Austrian troops, has kept blw. i 4 4
i
perpgual fever, 4141 a very fah wife."

A MODERN PIIIthai3OPHER.
B. My beer cask is frozen up beyond the
redemption of 411 aw.

Mr. ADDINGTON, jun. the Son of Mr. HILEY
ADDINGTON has (as stated in our Harwich letter)
arrived from the Continent, but at present nothing
has transpired from Government of the nature of
the intelligence he has brought. It is probable,
however, that though, owing to the laterie3s of
the arrivals by the Mails, &c. we are at present
compelled to go to press with but scanty intelli-
gence, we shall have some communications to
offer in the course of the afternoon.' In the mean
time, Rumour is busy, and states that an Official
Person has arrived on a Mission from the CROWN
PRINCE to Lord WELLINGTON ; that Peace be-
tw'een Great Britain and Denmark has been con-
cluded ; and that the Swedish Army has passed
the Dutch Frontiers.

GENERAL POST-OFFICE, J. 25—Twelve o'clock.
State of the Inland Mails :
This morning the 'following mails have reached
this office, viz. :—The Brighton, Rye, Ports-,
mouth,. Poole, Dover, Norwich, Ipswich,-anil'
Liverpool.—The following is a statement of the
Mails due. .
Worcester 2 Exeter ' 1
ShrewsbuTy .2 Gloucester 1
Holyhead .2 Edinburgh i
Bath • I Glasgow I
Birmingham 1 Manchester • • • .1
Bristol
Leeds 1 Newmarket 1
Cambridge 1 Taunton 1
TWQ bags of letters from Falmouth remain due.

It is, again reported that the American Presi-
dent's Message to Congress has reached Town by
way of Lisbon, and that it breathes the same
'hostile spirit with all-the preceding documents
issued under the auspices of the BUONAPARTEAN
School, now unhappily at the head of the Govern-
ment of the United States. We have not had.ac-
cess to this Document, nor do we know any thing
of its arrival, though our sources of inforMation
I.Mb me :mantic are sucn as generally to enawe ua
to receive the earliest intelligence from that quar-
ter. As for PrinceMAntsoN's warlike denunciations
they, ate not of a nattire,to disturb us very seriously.
We could wish that America were better governed ;
, • •
her mis-rule operates as a diversion in favour of
the common Enemy, and employs a-British force
whics, would be more gloriously engaged in re-
storing freedom to. Holland, or confirroinq•:the
deliverance of Spain :—btit.tbe hour of retribu-
tion is at hand, and notwithstanding the gigantic.
efforts now making throughout Enrope, there
cvill be found a-sufficient force to spare to bring
a conviction of their errors home to the Ame-
rican Government, and pnnish. them, for their ad-
herence to a vile and unnatural system of politics.

The Chronicle Politician has, to-day, retcrned
again to his old occupation, and as his own mis-
representations of facts seem to have lost their ef-
ficacy, be backs them with the Mistakes of Mr.
Fox—a statesman whose speeches it is impossible
now to react without being amazed at the false
and erroneous views which Party Feelings impos-
ed upon his judgment. Unless 'we were dipt in
oblivion, there is nothing the .Opposition should
dread so much as provoking a retrospect of their
recorckd opinions, for never did folly and pre-
sumption present'a more preposterous mass of in-
consistency, of 'prognosticated prophecies inva-
riably falsified by events, of unfounded opinions,
narrow politics, and every species of political in-
firmity, than ,is to be found in every point of their
course. But the Chronicler asserts that
" According to the latest accounts received from the head-
quarters of th'e. Allies, it appears that he, (BuwiAPARTE) has
succeeded in raising such numerous bodies of men on every
point of their attack, as to stop the very rapid advance of the
which was expected"
Where and when these latest accounts were re-
ceived, we are at loss to imagine. They are en-
tirely confined to the Writer ; for the Paper in
-which he hai put forth this assertion, has not yet
favoured the public with any such communication
even from Private Correspondents, and we are cer-
tain that no such information has been receiv-
ed or stated through any other channel. To
be short with him—tbe assertion is entirely false,
and BUONAPARTE has not succeeded in opposing
great bodies of men to the progress of the
Allies on any, far less on every point. We are
.
then assured that the panic of the French if; Hol-
,

land " soon subsided,. and, except the fortress °f
,Breda, nothing. has been' gained in six. wrecks.
That this is equally unfounded, the writer, t°
convict himself, has only to look back through the
file of his pwn Paper for the last six weeks. There
he will find, that even against the moseformidahle
barrier of fortresset in :the world, the, success of
the, Allied Arms has been uninterruptedly pro-

gressive and i.nportant.
We shall not stop to refute the already ten
thousand times refuted falsehood, that this cowl
try attempted or attempts to impose a Govern'
meat on the French peOPle by force of arms.-'
We armed in our own defence ; and it is a ca'
lumny only suited to the Faction who love her
enemy better than their country, thus pertinr
ciously to repeat what they know to be unfounded
and injurious. The Writer concludes with the
following ; but after what we have seen there
can be no dependance on any of his' statements'
" On the 6th instant, CAULINCOURT -wrote 3/1
et official note to M. de METTERNICH, expressing
" his surprise that be had nu received passports
" to proceed to head-quarters, to sign the prell-
" minaries to which his Master, the Ernper°'.
" and King, had agreed. To this he received '3ll
" answer—that the Allied Sovereigns had recell.
" ed notice that a Minister of high distinction 05-
" expected from England ; and that no fuitl'er
" progress could, be made in the negociation utid
" til his arrival, of which M: CAtn.l scoWir
-" should have notice. Accordingly he waits 85
" Nanci fot the notice of 'Lord CASTLEREAG°
cf arrival at head-quarters. We are assured
" this is the present state of the negociation•

By intelligence from the bead-quarters of 1/7„).{
WELLINGTON to the 13th inst. we undersol'd
that up to that period nothing new had octio.'rer
since the driving the enemy beyond the little 010
Arrow, which empties itself into the Adour abljoy
the Nue. The recent inaction was nrinciPaDe
owing to the miserable state of the roads, and
-badness of the weather.
A Mail from Passw,i,res has brought letters fro
tiSray to the Gtb. It was understood that in c°, be
sequence of the retreat of Marshal SUCHET,
army of Catalonia had made a forward movoleao,
Ear! BATHURST transacted business yestO
at his office.
The Duke of YORK had a long inter vied' %/1'
the PRINCE REGENT yesterday.
br°o
The Duke of MECKLENBURG, QUEEr'S 410
ther, has postponed his intended 'visit to `iti
country‘till the spring; on account of the secirip
of the weather, and his indifferent state of b 0,141
Every arrangement was made for his con'
N
with Mr. Tow SEND and some of the MemberAt•
,
the Deputation who went to invest tne ine r'y
ey
of RusstA %Vitt' the Order of the Garter, (," tb
return to this country.
01(1,04
.-,c , it is said. ergir
at Plytriouth some days ago, and is pro
this time with Lord WELLINGTpti xr-,n,:ber°
The -Duke de BERRI has reached the p°l`;;-ipid°
he is to embark ; and MONSIEUR was, it '''
to set off yesterday for Harwich. to
The story about.a present of diimondl tbs:
certain Empress now stands thus : It is 01'1,05
her Ladyshirt sent a present of some
flower-seeds i‘o the early wife of 13oosl'Ailifyl
and that JOSEPIIINE in ?eturn sent her 10173'01°
Frenth Pelisse,, to keep her warm in this doe
weather. What mighty Politics are concealejefe
der these syrriboh.,we have been unable to bid
lope, but we have no doubt but strange 1050
will spring front the seeds, and that the,
may cover some remarkable affairs.
It is expected that Antwerp will not be regtiAiti,
invested, but left to be observed by a blockilt,
force. The Ccngreve rockets have been
against :the town with considerable effect- Vi •
The public accounts repeat, that_ POce.„ol''
been concluded between Sweden and De"""rivi
the latter_ceding Norway ; but we are s°rotilisi
say, t'?.e private advices throw some doubt 0
statement. anti
f
Letters from Oliva, under the walls 0-,..„eptfi:
zic, dated 25th December, state; that 1-11 00(
RAPP had destroyed all his ammunition, a9,1(5 11),
the Duke of WURTEMBURG, who comffi3nfact'/I,
besieging army; had been apprised of the Joel
If such be the situation, there can be 0°
with regard to, the reduction of the place. butt:)
General BENNIGSEN is to besiege 113'11'51,0,4
with 40,000 men ; and in case the frost sejl
favour the storming of the town, it is suPP°
will make that attempt.
ci
There being no political agent in this °,011;41
from Switzerland, the application to 00veri01.,
in favour of the prisoners of war of that„v, 4`
was made ',to Lord BATHFRST by the I`.;
STERKY-. the Minister of the Swiss CbaPCl„l,a6
don. His Lordship was pleased to acC"
leases;
(
the order, immediately for thc'r cqr
those prisoners, with the most flattering tiolPel
sion of regard anti esteem for the Swiss tj9ce
Reinforcements for our army in Fon-borr)
arrived at Portsmouth, and are already enuj
r
The detachments of cavalry amount 10 0,0151,i,
of 1400 men and horses, some of which 12e5`,f
this day, if the wind roves fair;wiih the
and Zealous. Lieutenant-Colonel olonel DAlil s e obo
',,i
of the 15th Hussars,' is to go out with 1
detachments. cls (OP ' 001
Detachments of the Royal I-TorseGuo 0045;o,
2d Life Guards, 10th Hussars, and isq rjo,,
have embarked at Portsmouth, to join ~111,0
LINGTON. They consist of about 700,,„50r40.
horses, and are to sail immediately for
Avery large body of infantry will eutha.ir:
clays. eint, ,
The 2d battalion of the 30th Regt3lst,
the dad
strong; and the 2d battalion of
strong, sailed' from Portsmouth on Satter /bee('
Holland, in transports, under convoY o
naldo.id
JerseyiTle They arrived
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VANCE OF THE A.LIAE§ INTO FRANCE.

OF THE ENEMY

SUN-OFFICE, Two o'CLocK.

Tr. THORNTON signed with the Danish Pleni-
iat
enttary a Definitive Treaty of Peace and Al-
liance
between his MAJESTY and Denmark.

MI conquests to be restored, except Heligo-
Liod.
PrlsonerS of war on both side's to be released.
betirnarl; to join the Allies with 10,006 men,
rtnglami n subsidy of 400,0001. in the
Sear 'Bl4.

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111,!ra...1ia to be cede() by Sweden to Denmark
lieu of Norway. 4
''fralsulicl still to continue i DepOt for English
1/roda6e.
. euruark to do all in her power to abolish the
art Trade.

.'''bland to mediate between Ifeninark and the
btl'er Al

k.,ATHCART states, that the Emperor of
/148,r
received the Emperor of RtSsstA at Basle
13th. On the 14tli it was understood
tithe ITead-nua'rte'rs Were moving from Vesoul
tri
totes, which latter place had for some time
eeti
ccupled by General GuILAY.s
-eral BUBNA was on his march on Dole and
‘N,
a'
.(1 Lyons.
~i~rslial BIAJCIIER T/tIS CXl7eCted to reach Metz
tife IGth.
4n.
ctinn had taken place between the French,
der
le'roa, near St. D- rey, and Eavavians,
•
General WpEtE, in which the former, After
,et ,
tbstinate conflict, had been defeated with
v
c"&iderable

It:lb-1.-rtatY was brought to this cOuntry by Mr.
DDINTot4.
It is, gratifying to find thata'Gen-
ie.rt,an so early in life has attained' that character
fl
t Netts and knowledge, as already to be deem-
bi
e:4lpetent for taking a part in missions of so
national importance.
:be Park and Tower Guns are fired in honour
tb4 very gratifying occasion.