The Sun.
London, England, 1814-01-05 00:00:00

PR,IVATE LETTER FROM AN OFFICER.

Willianastadt, Dec.. 25, 1813.
.We'al'e peculiarly favoured here by the wea-
ther. This most convenient post and harbour is
as open as in Midsummer ; though at this season,
in most years, it is rendered unapproachable by
ice fixed or floating. We therefore duly receive.
reinforcements from England ; troops, stores, and
cannon are continually landing, and passing on to
the frontiers. Our position is as folk:4s :—Gur
out-posts extend as far as within cannon shot of
Bergen-op-Zoom, which fortress is only masked
on the N. East. Head-quarters at 'Toren, and
from thence to WTilliamstaclt. Our army is sta-
tioned in good quarters at Steinbergen, Clundest,
and Severn Bergen. The garrison of W'illiam-
stadt consists of the 56th, 73d, and 63d Regi-
ments, and some artillery ; but what regiments-
compose the rest I have as yet
,no authentic infor-
mation. The enemy still holds Gorcum (in which
he is closely bfrickaded), and Creveeour and Bois-
le'-Duc. The Prussians, under &Low; are at
Thiel and Bommel ; and the Dutch division and
Cossacks occupy Gertrudenburgh and Breda.—
Close to the latter the enemy makes excursions :
he drove in our posts the other night on Severn-
bergen, but with them came in a ntim her of
Dutch Conscripts. The Cossacks do not cease to
carry confusion and panic into the enemy's quar-

,ers.
" The enemy also reconnoitres our positions

iprisoners have been taken in one bf bit posts ;
therre hat not been a single shot fired in finger, nor
a &Op of blood spilled between its and them on
this frontier as yet. The Veciple here, and thVough::
vnit•llrablint are Mae French than In any part of
Holland. They have. been *ell treated by the
enemy.
Nothing, I run aSsurtd, earl .exceed the joy
and hospitality with which out forcet Weie re
-Ctived that landed at Seheveling; as the'', tiiitithed
throngli the connti'y ; • ntitirtunately Y mrai trot ari
eye witness of it.
" General SKEPRat has had a severe hurt; bt
his horse's falling on him in making a reconniiiSl
since pear BIWA. Sir THOMAS GRAmmst war
hei.e. yesterday ; he is indefatigable. He tires all
his Aides-de-Camp he actilally rides 70 Tittles
a day.
• " The Hereditary Prince of ClaAtibit ar'ri'ved
here yesterday, visited the army at head-quar-
ters, and returned here to-day. He was received
with unfeigned delight. The ttiVrn was illumi-
nated, and fireworks were playeti off; and the
boys and girls (the latter of whom are extremely
pretty) paraded the streets all night, singing loyal
songs.

The Prince travelled in a country vehicle
like our old-fashioned one .horse chaises. He wag
accompanied only by one of his suite iu the chaise,
and one out-ricer, who carried a lantern, as- he
travelled by night as well as day. Could there he
a stronger proof. of the affection of the country for
his person and family We expect Sir T. GRAHAM
here to-day. The afiny is in high health and
spirits."

EXTRACT OF A LETTER I,'ROM THE BANKS OF TILE
scHFLDT, n.yrEici DEC. 29.

" Intelligence obtained front four erectable
persons, who by ditkrent means have 'escaped
&Orr) Antwerp on the 20th, 22d, and 23d of this
month, states that the land force in. that city was
coin posed of a guard of lancers and one complete
regiment of guard yagers further, of the troops
obtained front all the adjacent depOts, such as-
Ryssel,. Valenciennes and Brussels ; also about
three or four hundred doutiniers, and the 118th
regiment of infantry,' composed of boys of the
last conscription, who are both unfit and unwil-
ling to perform duty. .When the late attack was
made upon Breda, 'Ye learn that all the troops in
Antwerp, excepting the guards, lancers, and ya-
gers, hail refused to join in the enterprize, unless
they were allowed the emolument of a general
pillage. The Commandant having assented to
their terms, they agreed to engage in the
and being disappointed of their principal -object,
they committed dcpredalions upon the unfortunate
inhabitants of llaaggc. Rysbergen, and, as they
report, Great Zandert.-

Ti COII:tkISPONDENTS.—We assure C. C-. B. Pitalico,.thit on
the Must diligent examination of our P(.rt-folio, v.-c can
find no trace of the Letter signed N. to which he alludes—
nor have we any recollection of its contents.

ARRIVED-1 Heligoland, 1 Pagiagel, 1 Dublin, 1 Waterford.
UuE-4 Guttenburgn, I Gun nsey, 1 3etsry, 2.Wuterford.

PRICti- OF STOCKS
TittS OF.Y IV TWELVF O'CLOCK.

Consols.. ReJ.Ann... 621 63 IN;wThrugainna. 1311
WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW.
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E @UN.

ILENI 'kW S ERE FA LSI/ Al A I,EAT

LONDON,
IT"EDNESDAY, JANC..4RY 5, 1614.

A Mail from Passages arrived last nitiht,, which
port it left on the 28th. There are no accounts
of any new action, and it is said that Lord WEL-
LINGroN had tradsferrecl his head-quarters to
Ustaritz, ten miles from Bayonne. The follow-
ing is our private intelligence, and from the state
of the weather and the advance of the Spaniards,
we have no hesitation ill anticipating immediate
further offertive operations on the part of the
Allies.

"IVehave intelligence from onrarmy to the 23th
ult. No movement of great importance had taken,
place since the glorious battle of the 13th ; but a
Spanish brigade had advanced to the Mom-, and
cut off the supplies from passing that river to
Bayonne, in consequence of which Marshal SouLT
had moved great part of his army on the right of
the Allies, where he again met his supplies. A
strong force, however, occupied the formidable
works outside of Bayonne. Torrents of rain had
fallen np to the 24th, and the loads were filled
with water, but a change had taken place, and
as the weather improves, expectation gradually
arises. General Sir T. PICTON was about to join
his division.

" Don CARLOS ESPANA was hourly expected
from the neighbourhood of Painpelona.
" Lord WELLINGTON'S head-quarters remained
at St. Jean de Luz, Sir RowLAND at Gt.
Muger, General BI tsBANE's at Orcari ; Sir STA-
PLETON COTTON and Sir John DOWNIE were at
Haspar."

We were yesterday misinformed relative to the
arri raliof French Papers ; yet the report was ge-
nerally credited in the City, and it remains to be
seen whether the fact upon which the Fonds
rose two per cent. was wholly a fabrica-
tion, or rested on private information. We shall
be most happy to find that the former was the,
case, and that nothing that looks like Peace with
BVONAPAKTE has happened, Much rather would

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Inhere to confirm the'§fittetiient of a Mortitr.„ ,
er, ." that life Allit's resied :the ihe 200
itt,rarifit6 points's, and `entered the old Fieric
'terri't'o'ry, with in irmy of OWE hiculffil
'and fift; ,iho!(saird men, lit the immediate front Of
Which force there i 3 h'cithing that can atoll
against it ; strike deep into Als3.ce,
before it cth ehedunter .arid thing like