The Sun.
London, England, 1813-01-07 00:00:00

GERMAN PAPERS

• WA/ 'IW, Dr.c. 1.
Report Aiiriftsed in the Kiri; o,t Saxpuy) by the Co -41. a a
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Suit•l4-f...4.0n..the approuch of eve OS Which were
to havesqo4ive tlitlutuicts on the fate of your
yolir illajcs;ty, considering in your
t4e importance of so great, an epoch,
deigned to give to the operations of the Govern--
spent of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw that celerity
of executicin, Of which circumstances demonstrat.,

ed-the ucces,ity, Your Majesty judsed it expt-
dient to L :(-!l.o!.(ts.aal extension to the. powet.of the
Council of• *hasten.

I?ive.monos, hare elapsed, Sire, daring which,
the Coancd:otMinisters has exercist LI that maim-

rity.witN, tfitit ctitinstea. them. It ‘vishes,.
howeveit,,i4,34lfirthatsciuty:which.your Alajcsty'i•
confilhinaOkObses, by,presetaing to yon a sketch-
wiiiriCiPtiMSriibit in (It:raft/the -eSln;,s of the Go-
yerdui94xAmtlith.e meau3 with tit hai put in tic-
tivity, tiO*ll the"zeal•an4 pfttriotic sacriticei of
the natibn,whrise hAppinesis is.the-copstapt object
Of your Al.aje4ty'4.Care3.

To `exhibit exactly the sitrtatiOn ef,'ilifairs, and
to mrrk the commencement of the epoch cornpre
}tended in this sketch, it be necessary to al.
ladeto events which immediately preceded it.
The Duchy of Warsaw, deprived, front' the com-
menCementof its existence, by the course of events,
of. a vent for the produce of is • own.snil ; coin-
pelled,On the other hand, to: purchase for ready
money the raw materials for manufactures ivhich
this country does not - produce, was obliged to
struggle incessantly' against pressing wants, by
measures the inellicacy of which increased in pro.,
portion to the diminution of private fOtiunes
public finds.
'The extraordinary drought of the summer be-
fore last, kvii kb ruined the harvest, put the last
hand to so many calamities. But notwithstanding
this, the year;; which .elapsed between the Ist of
June. 'I/Sit, ;anil the 31st 'of May, 1812, was not
less
.tliSiiingaij-shed by the 7 efforts made by the.
Duebylofilliarsawto augment the armed force, anti
execute fil''lits;teasures-as prudence did not permit
to negle'c't. • :
The army 'was increased .by new 'depot compa-
nieS: and by companies of artillery attached to
cacti regiment of infantry ; by the formation of
a new battalion of artillery,..ontiot sarpers, and
one of the train ; the,,horse-artiilery, one of sup.;
pers,-and one of the train.the horse-artillery anti
the company of artificers were: also reinforced.--
The sum of all, these reinforements amounted to
4,03 4,580 horses,
The:leVykof4B3;;7B-1 conscripts raised the.. army'
to itS'lliAW3P.l.,degree of compteteness. At the
Coninienemelif of the war, it antoanted to 74,722
• men, ant/112485' horses, of which the country
had' furniShia 10,876, by *way of contribution.
In the aboVe number of men are not included the
. conscripts destined to complete t!ts legion of the
Vistula„. nor those furnished by the 'Duchy of
Warsaw for the train-battalions at Warsaw and
Dantzie, formed' at the expense of the French
• • Ndministratitin.
Ifinks, also furnished in all, -345 waggons of
!.every kind, with the requisite teams,. for ammo-
nition, 'for field forges, movable hospitals, the
train of artillery, and field 'bakeries. The me-
, dicine chests far then' my and the fortresses were
supplied with all the nec.esittry stores.
Tb': purchase of arms and tools for the "tippers;
the contraction anti .maiutlotice of numerous
bridges on „the Visuals; various
,extraordinary
war-expenveg,•Which it would he tedious 'to detail
at Cost the Treasury considerable
SIM"' ts •
The furnished the French mili-
toy Adetiiifftil‘thin, at a., fixed price,: With 490
four-horse. waggons, and 1200 two-horse car-
riages:
.The important fortress of -Alocnin .has been in
a manner entirely rebuilt : entrenchments have
been 'made at Thorn, Zamosc, and
.Praha.' The
•
rapidly' executed works of these fortresses, as
well as the magazines of ammunition and provi-
sions with which they have been supplied, have
placed them in a situation to make the most vi-
gorous defenee,,,, •
'rhe troop's'. which have been inces-.
sandy pokleatttl-Ani.,the Vistitla and in the vicinity
of Warsento,t. were- provided with victuals ; anti
when -000eil• nil, had meal, forage,
hraudy,' and fresh Inca, for 20. days consumps.
tion. All the allied troops
.which traversed the
Duchy of Warsaw were also supplied with provi-
sions. The 7th and Bth corps of the Grand
Army, which remained' there for two months, on
their setting off, carried With them proviiions for
30 days.

•
YoilNO,' the actor, we are sorry.to 'tart!, Ilas
been seriously ill tome circumstance to
be regretted, not. only by the pubric but Imlay
pViNiite friends,. by whom his‘charucter is deserved-
ly respected. .. •

Mr. BETTY, having gratified most of the large
tolyns through the' empire, is making a circuit
through those of smaller note, tilt he resumes his
engagement at Covent-Garden Theatre .at tke
rate offifty pounds, a night and a clear bench!
Miss 4P.41-.4- of Drury-lane Theatre, it is said,
is abuticto'giVe her hand to Mr. Pnuirs, of the
same pi tee,,loid Miss MELLON IS AISO to be led to
the alto 45'r irMr.:MEntsoN, a military ()dicer.

Some.,Lverses are in eirenkiition,-which
are attributed to ',Aura Bit roN, They,.iire most
severely bitter against Lord Ei.ni arld 40r „no
reason, as far us we, -can learn, bat lie,tause that
Nobletnaw has ,heeii most commendably ...instru-
mental in the removal of beautiful, remains of an-
cient sculpture, which world have been employ-
ed by. the Tiirlotas• inTt:rials lot 'mere .6111411. y
atr,ucturps., or, left to he prey to the Prenclh
But it i4ceniAltat the .Noble AV S 'ulte utka
.also -bectinse Lortl i.t;i" distake4l. to belt
these vatnat)NAelialics'Of noeient• art. Anil why
should. he-not `e- hptter. 'dint' they Lliould be
public liitiot*A !larking in a private' cabinet ;
and ktirtdUANftVit4 ii;nl a right to indeamitv
himself for trieNtastetkpenee fittending the attain-
ment of what will eminently contribute to the
ininroveinnt of British ‘tastt and ir eninq

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