The Sun.
London, England, 1814-01-11 00:00:00

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REVS, DEC. 10.—In Barcelona the .French have
rendered usi-less more than 300 cannon, and hare
sent about 50 to France, where they have march-
ed 3000 infantry, all seijeants, corporals, or ve-
teran soldiers. • These are to form the ground-
work of the new army. 'On the other hand, it.is
said there are from 3 to 4000 conscripts in Perpig-
nan to fill up these vacancies..
\Trott, DEC. . is said that Mortier is
coming to replace Suchet.

ZARAGOSSA, DEC. 3.—Every thing announces
that Tortola is in a critical state.

CADIZ, DEC. 19.-'—ro-day, -at twelve eMock,
the Regency. set out amidst discharges of artillery,
from the city of San Fernando, on its journey to
Madrid, and will pan the night in.Xeres.,
CADIZ, DEC. 20.—1 n the journey of the Re-.
gency, which took place yesterday, they were only
accompanied by the Minister for the Government
of the Peninsula and for War ; the others are to
set out to-day.

CADIZ, DEC. 21.---In its journey through
Puerto Real and Puerto de St. Maria, the Re-
gency was received with all' those demonstrations
of joy which were to have been expected front
people so loyal and so ,attached to the new insti-
tutionis.

' tot The etintigiOtt be the tiro tolls Niagtira and
Fort George Made it absurd to believe they could
he held lly different interests; be that the system
of defensive operations .did riot involve the Vibsses-
sibd li'ort SiagarA. Behold the. Amaican fleet,
with an insulting tiiperibeity of strength) com-
manding the Waters of Lake Ontario ; and what is
hatilly to be credited, this fleet, the creation of a
Season) constructed in an harbour of as recent
origin, and which has been established, in silence,
within ten leagues of ancient Cataraqui. Respect-
able as the harbour of his Majesty's fleet, the only
lniebour left in these water's, where stores of eve-
ry description arc deposited for every species of
Seriice in the tipper Province--,-to this one point
;have Abe called the attention of our enemy, :is it
is become the asyitan front iris insults. The ob-
ject of the war at present is the defence of King-
_ stbn, and of 2)0 mites of river• Communication be-
tWeen;that pr et and Montreal. We are amused
with an avowed purpose of the Americans to in-
Y.title the Lower Province ; but should they by
next Spring get possession of Kingston, they will
round into- complete possession the immense tract
of country calla! tipper Qanada, and.acquir the
American Government of the imputation of iliac-
'tivity. You will hear of an action fought about the
11th of the month ;upon the communication alluded
to, 30 miles above Lake z.,t.Francis,which, as usual,
evinced the superiority of our troops. Report
says, that General Boyd, who commanded the
American force, (16f:ended the river from Socket's
Harhour, with intention of torming a junction
with the forces of General Hampton. about 7000
strong, who paraded for sonic weeks in the vici-
nity of Chateatinoi;7, eleven miles above Mont-
real, south side :lOU Canadians, they say, also
disconcerted this hotly of the enemy in their ad-
vance ; btr!,(1000 embodied militia at their elbow
did not Annoy the enemy on their retiring.
Fifteen thousand regular troops, 10:1,000 mi-
litia At disposal, unlimited credit, and a profusion
ofallkinds of sqpplies have been our means. Have
they been judiciously ,or systematically employed
One instant we . are congratulated upon the
crisis of threatened invasion being passed ? the
next we ere assembled by every species of alarm
to resist the approaching foe ; and incessant
movements fatigue and exhaust both our 9piritli
and means. lii short, my dear friend, it is not
a fashioned dispatch, complimenting individual
bravery, will let you into the true state of affairs
with us : they rather divert your attention from
the magnitude of our losses, and the danger that
threatens. •

Should we calculate the total of disasters, you
will receive It pit impression of the general state :
I st. Our Indian alliance broken off, after the sa.
crifice of iinn►ense treasures to keep them by the
hand ; a tract of country to he recovered ; our
regular troops wasting their strength and science
in the wilderness, where the bravery of the ani-
mated aborigines and the peasantry of the coun-
try should take the lead ; and, if employed, In-
dians would he fully a match for the motley herd
of adventurers who patch up the forces of the
American Government.

But lectures of humanity liave palsied the most
. justifiable indignation. infinite injury has been
sustained generally by the mercantile interest,
and more particularly by that essential body, the
North-West Company, who feel they have sacri-
ficed years of adventurous enterprise to no pur-
pose. Believe me, my dear friend, this .is a true
statement-, and not the force of heated indigna-
tion ; and, him word,' unless .able Pssistance be
afforded. Ids in North
America will be erased from. the designation of

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ARRIVED---1 Cadiz, I Cortinpa, I fiollind, 2 Dublin, 1 IVa-
tinlutd. Un. 2 Gaernsty, 2 Jersey, 2 Waterford.

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