The Sun.
London, England, 1807-03-09 00:00:00

Several columns of Infantry., and picked Regiments
of Cuirassiers, Were destroyed.

I shall not fail to transmit to your Majesty, as
soon as possible, a detailed Account of the naernokable
Battle of Preussisch-Eylau.
I think our lass may perhaps exceed six. thousand
then, and I certainly do not exaggerate when -1 state
the loss of the Enemy at considerably more than
twelve thousand men..

The manner in which the French account of the
Battle of Eylau was diaWn up, the studied obscurity
which. marked some parts of the narrative, and the'
'determination 'expressed by *BONAPARTE to put his
Army into Winter Quarters, Winstead of pushingfor-
. ward to Obtain the 'objed for which he fought_the.
Battle,•cOnvineed us that he had been defeated ; or,
what in his situation was equivalent to ndefeat,that
he had been repulsed in his attacks. General BEN-
NIGSEN'S account of this Battle is plain, simple, and_
modest.;. he admits that it was most destrudive, and
.
that. the French fought with their usual impetuosity;
but' he adds, they were repulsed in all their attacks,
and the Russians remained masters of the Field of
Battle. Gen. BENNIGSEN'S Letter is dated at Eylau.
It would !sea waste of time to comment at length ,
upon the beneficial consequences that may be ex-.
-peded to-result from this vidory—they must be ob-
vious to every mind- capable of. refleelion. The
French Army had acquired a reputation which struck
terror
.into their enemies, and facilitated their tic-
. toties ; the .'rapidity of their movements, and the
'impetuosity of theirettecks; were considered as ir-
.
resistable; we 'have seen almost whole Armies of
' veteran troopi, ceinmanded by experienced Gene-
rals, surrender almost without striking a blow. But
the charm is now dissolved—the French Armies no
longer posSess the charader of being invincihle.—
The Battles of .I.‘laida, .of pihauek, and. of. Eylau,-
have shewn to Europe what can be doue by per-
severing bravery, with inferior numbers, against the
boasted tactics and impetuosity of the French. On
the other hand, the French Troops must be discon-
tented and dispirited. 'They haVe been fighting
almost perpetually since the middle of December,
exposed to all the-hardships of a .northern. winter
they have .had to contend with Troops. who
nei-
ther terrified by their impetuosity nor disconcerted
, by the rapidity of theirmovements. . They must be
conscious that they are fighting with Ont an object : '
. . _
they.have prospeEt of plunder ,to animate theni.
They must know that there will
.14 no respite
to their. fatigues. and their dangers.- • Bes.-istefeee
has repeatedly, deluded them with the promise of
winter quarters, but they'know that-it is impossible
for them to gointo Winter quarters in. the face of an
Enemy "flushed . with success, and continually .re-
ceiving reinforcements. It is said that the deser-,
.tions from *the French Army have berm very ,consi-
: derable, and that a .French General had
NAPARTE, and had arrived at St. Petersb,urgh.• .• The
loss of the Drench since they entered Poland has.
been- estimated at 100,000 Men. -This is probably*.
are.exag-gerated estimate, but we have little doubt ,
if amounts to two thirds of that number. There is..
strong reason to hope that those successes will in=
duce the Cabinet of Vienna to take a decided part ie •
the Contest. Austria has now the poWer of crush-
ing, or at least of-humbling 'her inveterate Enemy,
and of regaining her own rank in the Scale - of Ni-'
tions.. The opportunity, if now lost, may never

occur again.

Before Mr. Vicx left St. Petersburgb, that City
had been illuminated for two nights, in consequence
• • .
of the ViElory.

A Gotteaurgh Mail arrived this morning. The
are the only articles Which it brings:—
"...GOTTENDURGET, FEB. 27.—A Messenger
rived this in' ()ming in ,nine days from St. peteilburgh,
bringing official accounts of the different asEtions
between the French. and Russian. Armies from the
Ist of this month, and of an important victory
ed by the latter, wherein the French are said to have,
lost nearly 20,060 men : twelve stands of colouri
were taken from them, six of which were exhibited
upon the Varade:of St. Petersburgh when the Mes-
senger left thcre was an illumination. and great.
rejoicings. It, is said that since tOiI.APARTE
en-
tered Poland.lie has lost above ;uO,OOO men. It is'
also reported .that a French Generat has deccrted,,
who has arrived at St. Petersburgh.
" An English SWindler hirnSelf.Captain
Gordon, of the 3d RegiMent of 'Guards.) has' been I
playing several ,triekS, here during the, last ~tthrf. e
weeks;. anclbeing the-first Englishman who has ap-
peared at Gottenburgh• in that charaiaer,. has be&
too successful indefranding 4111-keepers, sr-oolicn-.
drapers, tailors; wine-rnerChants, Sze. &c. lie ob-.
•taincd three hundred rix dollars of the-honse of-
Meisrs. Jour LIAL.r. and
,Co. cnder the pretence -of,
,
caving .a letter• of credit for . it and presented a
forged bill of -exchange for tool.: to the house of
Messrs. ANbttlsol,: ruid Wo ntrA fts,- BignedC.l.Al
Gana., -London ; but Mr.. Grimes liandrwrifOig
. ,
being well-known here, he was imTediately de.te.a.

' ed, and thought proper `to decamp : he at first took
shelter in the Fanny Gnu-brig. Lieut. SINCLAIR,
then laying in our River ; but when the Police Of-
ficers came an board her, he had made his escape ;
and it is conjectured has taken his passage to Lon-
don in a Ship which sailed under convoy of the
Fanny : he has been committing similar depreda-
tions at Hamburgh, Copenhagen," &c.

Shortly after the: arrival of the Dispatch4s from St.
Petersburgh, yesterday, a Cabinet Council was held,
which was ,attended by ,the Lord Chancellor, Lords
GRENVILLE, HOLLAND, H. PtTTY,'ELLENSOROtiCaI,
MOIIIA, HOLLAND, How;czc, . and Mr.
WINDH AM. •

On Saturday a• Merchant vessel arrived in the
River from Konigsburgh, which she,left the 7th of
February. The Captain saw several French Officers
who were brought in prisoners. He states that the
French General VICTOR has been exchanged for the
'Prussian General BLutatli. In the engagement of
-the 3d and 4th a considerable 'body of the French
was surrounded by a combined force -of Prussians.
and Russians, and aware. of the difficulty of extri-
cating themselves, they offered to surrender on• con,
dition of beeoming prisoners to the former. :Should.
their offer be rejected, they expressed their deteirni-
nation to try the chance of arms. The proposition'
was agreed to, and they were allowed to surrender
to the. Commanding Officer of the Prussian,.
• .The 41710 , Captain RoBERTs„ arrived, on Friday
from Memel, brings some additional particulars.,
She sailed the 13thult. and for two days preceding.
her`departure tuere were public rejeicieg-s at. that
Plitee for the vidory of the Bth, which was stated to,
be,Completely in favour of the ,Allied .Th
feno was the only English Vessel
.at • Memel, 4ted
their Prussan Majesties, with Their attendants„.ho,-,
nOuredthe Captain With a visit, and. partaols of re,.
freslunent on beard.

The Russians continue to advance in Turkey alp
most without opposition. It appears by lettert-
from Panscova of the 28th of January, that the ad=
vanced corps of the Russian army hat already pene-
trated into Albania, and that the Mountaineers of '
RaScia, Podrina,, :Sze. had joined them in'immease
numbers. The' islands of Curzolo, Brassa, and-.
tissa have fallen into the hands of the Imperialists,
and tiessina has been. invested.._ Bulgaria, Servia,
and Albania, as well as Moldavia and Wallachia,
are now in the virtual occupation of the Russians.
The Turks are not capable. at oppOing any serious.
obstacles to the progress', of the Russians'; their army
san undisciplined insurgent RIO., more 'dangerots
ito the Generals.. appointed to conduct it, thin to thu
enemy to whom it is to be opposed.
We mentioned last week that thsee Frigates, part
of an ,Epedition, had left the Dutch Ports for Bata-;
via, &c. The. Frigates alluded •to sailed on 1 the,.d
of February,. but have since been compelled .to re-
turn to G-oree,' in consequence of the-heavy. .gales of
wind they experienced at sea.; one of them came in
completely dismasted, :and her companions had sus-
tained injury. 'The embargo lately laid
.on an_ vessels,
in tbeDutch Ports,..took place in consequence of
the Expedition. The Nassau Frigate has been re-
connoitring off the Texel for some time past, and in
the beginning of the week a Gun-brig arrived with
dispatches from the Nassau to Admiral RusstL, in
Yarmbut Roach', .apprising him of the Movernentt -
of the enemy in the Texel, and adVising"-that the
men of war in the Diep had removed into the outer'
road, and evinced adisposition to put to sea.: Gene-
ral DAENDALS, and another General Officer were,
on, board, and_ they had with . them a considerable
number of trOoiss. About the 20th ult. orders were
published by the Commander-in-Chief, that no per-
son belonging to the Expedition should be p.ermitted
to sleep en shore on any account
,
titer the txliedition has sailed, or has been prevented
by the return of the, Frigates, we have not ascertain-
ed ; but we, know that the embargo has been taken.
off, and Admiral RuSsit. has dispatched a sufficient
force to cope with it should it put to sea.

We have received New York Papers to the 25th
.of January. The mostinteresting intelligence which
they contain is an, extra& of a Letter. Erom New'Qr-
leans, dated December 17, of which the following
is a copy You have heard a great deal about
Treason, Buar., and his Associates. The following
Address was made an open Court by. Geuetal r:
WILKINsoN, •at New Orleans,,this day, on-the oc,
casion of, his appearing to •ansW-e-fio'd writofflabeas
Corpus, issued to take from his: arrest Dr. /3'ot.f.-
MAN, BURR s chief Agent in this city. Near (ifitt
thousand -persons were present .:- he hati,sennt. off.
1$ 0 LAT A N to Charleston Called on, to acconnt2
Jur au a6t in which I glory, and for which, j trust,
my Country will think with me, I shall meet the.
conseqUences• with the applause of my own ,breast,
which I priie more than the hosannas of thousands„_
or the-pOpularity, of the world but when Least my
eyeS on .the -movers of thin -prosecution, my bosom
is rent by a
.confliet pf emotions--sorrow for their
depravity ; charity for their sympathies; surprize..at
thew in;_rts-cretion ; •ailanishotent ,at their audacity.
Would to God I could here-close 'theproceedingsmC,
this day:i• but my honoUr; my duty, and- the satiety:
of the State,. forbid me. kis time an universal ,altirtn,...
should go- forth to •roue- the good. Citizerrioi
sense of his danger.' The , deceitful calm .-must.no.,
longer he suffered to impose on us
.ft treacherats
curity riot shall the artifices of the confeclerat;s
longer employed ••to cheat • the public -judgrnent...
Treachery stalks'abroad in the midst of us. -- Treason -i
Stalks' abroad ; -.and the friends of Botta, "arid Rebel-:
hod; ilst they- ridieule o u rapprehensions arid scoff
at our preparations; with trembling solicitude implore
liis S-peedy-'arrival•to reward them-tin their apostasy;
had to rescue them from the goading 'of • guilt, and
te terror of in:vending° punishment. --Finally, -he
chiizged Atipia with being party to. the
conspiracy. Ile harangue had an excellent effete
the People's e)es were opened, ;hid they *declared.
'they would rally round the General. -'He.'l:vbtitd:•ll
soon dear the city of the traitorS, if Governor•Ctixt
.BORNt, conld think-himself authoriSed to suspehert 1167
Habeas Corp—Us *AEI: •He himself doubts %tilt Other,
he ppssesses that power." •
The French Ship, Foydroyant, of 86 -guns, was
ready for sea, and an embargo was exp Med. The •
Elephant and .Veteran `were otf,and in sight• daily •
•The total amount of the exemptions granted to
Foreigners holding property in our Funds, • anaountts,
ler the last-three quarters only, t063,00q1.
-• • -

Yesterday morning MS MAJESTY, the PraNcEsSrs,
Earl WINCIrELSEA, and Lord Sr. HELENS, went to
St.. George's Chapel, and heard a sermon by Mr.
Ncsoirtr;fromthe.gin chap. 4 St. Matthew and
,13th verse. ;Afterwards went to Frogmore, vvbei
they met the, (4,61,r.
,Yesterday iiiorning-tbeDtske of YORK. arrived at
Windsor.

Privateaccounts from Brunswick, .upon which we
can confidently rely, state the condud of the French
in that place to be too atrocious for description.—
Plunder and intoxication seem to -be the order of
the day among these savage .banditti.. "The people
.have the mortification of knowing that the state-bed
which belonged to the Duchess of BRUNSWICK
occupied by a French a&ress, who lives with one of
.the FrenCh Officers,' and of seeing another 'French
adress,•-tuider .similar proteEtion, every day parade
about in the Duchess's carriage. Every thing which
-these plunderers behold, and wish to possess, they
take; without the ceremony of asking for the desired
objed.- They enter the houses.of the inhabitants at
-any time they please, upon. any pretence, and, upon
the least hesitation, force the doors open. No woman
dares appear in the streets after dark, tliongh'under
the ii-nrdecliSte protedion of her husband; relations,
cr :friends, withotit the danger of being forced
away;. nor are
.they who are at all agreeable in per-
. son secure if they only venture abroad by day-light,
as they are Marked 'for future machinations.- The
iottOkitsrits must not presume to complain, though
they. are hrc)ken-hearted with the insults and oppres-
sions that' they suffer. They are kept in utter
ness respecting the operations of the armies, •except
When they are deluded by accounts of Frenct vitio-
rics, in order to confirm their terrors, and render
-thonAtopeless ofescape from then- dreadful bondage.
such," says our Correspondent, *lc' is the liar-
' rible tyranny- whiCh at present. afflids this once hap-
• py'gleelorate 1 !'
BarOK HARpE,NBEIig, the-. Prussian. Cabinet
nister, was' at Koningsberg on the 30th January.
_ . . .

. ._.. .
the . .
The •ani9unt of n ,force about to sail for the
River 'cit'La Plata does not: 'exceed 2000 men, and
consistS'tironelTOOp of horse 'artillery, one company
cif foot artillery, thetq.gth. regimen t, and detachments
end recruits for all the regirnenti in South America_
General BErgwrosx, Who SO ably commands the
Russian armies in Prussian Poland, was forinerly in
the llritish service .• - •

Ritorno di Serse, or rather its he—
roine, CATALANI, had a very numerous audience last
Saturday night at the King's Theatre. She was finely in
Voice, and Was greeted with the same ardent applause
'which has usually attended her. Her first air was
encored. Her- great success has prompted her to
Braw forth her powers with more zeal and confi-
dence,, !-.ln addition therefore to her vast compass.
-she dis'plays a strength of tone that did not at first
appear. :The dances went off with great eclat.

• Tire TnEATRE.774Ir. KEZIpLE, on Saturday lasi,
at Covent-Garden '.Theatre resumed the character
of Hamlet, which may be classed among his high6it
professional- achievements. His, performance was,
indeed, a very, masterly effort. throughont. It tvas
evident that he haS 'minutely studied, not only the
charaCter itself,, but all its " bearings and its ties i"
yet his precision, did not impair the general Virit
of his acting, but .all wag chaste and aninui
Miss Bovroti appeared for the .first time in °Alia,
and acquitted 'herself more ably than Could rea-
sonably be. expected in a mere novice. She has,
however, very ranch to learn before she can do
Justice to the concepttons Qf SuAlt-
--SZE Nit POPE,
uir Coott, was Ivry respealtble in the Ohe:Fte--
Licrozsi for the first time, took the part otTaia itius;
and
}by the gravity of his manners, restrained those
'lUdith'lOns ideas which an .6.s lor whose cast Of.ch:l-:
'rtileterM4 se different was so likely to excite.
A singular circumstance acctwred during the
re-
presentation of the second ae• A genteel looking'
youngtman aro4e, and began to address the audience,
biit was preveneed from prqceeding by the general
desire to attend to the business of the scene. When
the a& concluded, he rose again.. and. • resumed his
harangue. fie was heard with the most silent r4i-,
tention. fie began with declaring that it was the•
first time he ever attempted to speak in public, but
that he relied on the proteetion of that country
which had given birth. to a PITT, particularly as he
had something very important to disclose. He then
declared that a commercial Baronet, of the highest
credit, whose name he mention d, had murdered
his (the young 'man's) mother and sister, that the
latter 'was in pert ed health at. nine in the morning,
bdt was a corpse at one the same day, awing to an
ire which had been, given to her by the Baronet's'
daughter. - By this time the third a& began, and as
it appeared evident that the young man was in the-
state of poor Ophelia after the death of her rather,
the audience were, not inclined to. hear any thing.
more from He then sat quietly down, *and,
what is very extraordinary, never attempted to ad-
dress the audience again, but appeaFed particalarly
attentive to the Play far the reinaindor of the even-
,
ing.

CHERRY has founded a new musical 'Farce Upon
(ite'eoneeptioias. Coital the .Composer; which' i 3
Soon to be brought forward at Drury-lane Theatre._
and of which report speaks very favourably.
itt'MeNnu N has been indisposieida:ssiognnieedttioinße,tAalcncdiLs
present so that his enaraTaer in the new Co-
iudy,ef-Tozon 'and Counp3,.
ititn. The Comedy is considered as the best that
Mr. MORTON has produced.
trotting mateh between Mr. Simmond's ches-
nut mire.; and; a .celebrated" grey horse belonging ta
Opt', Marslii: took plaee, ogreeahle to appointment,
On Saturday morning; near l'utfridge, Herts.
distance of ten miles was marked out on the high-
'oad; and nOttVithst6nding the severity of theimorn-
,ing, there was a great number of persons assembled.
to witness the decision of the match, which was foi`
'ZOO guineas.* The animals were started, early. in the
!morning, and. the average betting was five to fOur on
ithe horse, and the same odds that the Winner did not-
iperform the ten miles in thirty-six minutes. . The-,
tcattl,slcfpt together the first three miles, when the
;horse took fright and bolted, and the tnare,which. by
ithlsefitnt hadgot ahout39o yards a-head, tnadevlay,-
and kept the 'advantage tbr about. six miles, when:
!she was closely followed. , The last lour miles Were'
well contested ; the animals were necls and neck
'for three miles of the distance, when the horse got
an advantage; and won by jockey ship, by .abont 160
yards.' The distance was perforurd in..thirty;seven
11;inutesfran4 the road was heavy.