The Sun.
London, England, 1814-02-18 00:00:00

TRA`SLAT(UN---(copy.)

On the eye of your.dcparture fruiu our army;
'where I have so repeatedly had it in my power to,
belr per,onal,testimouy to your zeal and marked
courage, in order to beymploved elsewhere, 1 am
c.nxious to afford "to von au additional proof of
my approbation of your conduct, by investing you
Avit)) my Great Order of St. Anne of the First
which you herewith find, the neces-
3arymarks of distinction. Those brave men with
whom you have so often fought will regret your,
abilence. As to nivs.elf I shall always retain a
lively recollection of your bravery and unwearied
activity :;and should circumstances ever recall yin
to your old friends and brethren in arms," yotw
Ippearance amongst them will be particularly-gra,
tifying to me. And
.with ,this sentiment, General,
I pray God to have you in his holy keeping.
Ngn'ea) ALEXANDER:
Freybourg, 1)ec.2.4, 1313, Pau. 5;1514.)
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TRANSLATION,-(COPY:)

My Dear General,—The annexed inclosure-
.
for (..)unt de Befit...garde, which I request you will
ttel.,.,sr to his- Excellency. As it is our lotto
he separated,_ 1 feel iu some degree consoled
by knowing that you will. be. near so respectable
q, man., whom I am proud to,mmlber amongst my
Plost distinguished frieitds, and who has given me
proofs of . his legard at a time when- I stood most
in need .of his -friendship. I cannot conceal
from you how much I am grieved, that,
instead of allowing- you to remain with my army.,
your .Goyerinnent:ould have judged it expe-
dient to renvive vOu IQ another destination. In
being deprived of. you.„ I lose a General, whose
military talents I well ili3oow. how to value, and in
whom I have experencnd that great skill and ex-
act knowledge wi,ch were not to be found in any
individual belonging to the foreign troops,
which constituted• the largest portion of the army
under my command. In fact I lose in you a 111031
honest and zealous friend ; this, hoWever, Is the
fate of ‘var, which is -full of counteractions and
regrets ; I can therefore-only add, my dear Gene-
ral; that von may. always have the fullest reliance
on my friendship, and that I shall always indulge
the same on your's.
iitide, Jan. 3, 1814. ‘.• (Signed) SCHWARTZENBURGH.

:LAW "TNTELLIGEXCIt.

cOTIIIT OF KING's BENCH, TiiuRSl).lY, FEn.
ju:x v. EVANS. _ .

• his vas an indietinent against the defendant,
a dealer in cep-lent , for ail assault upon a geutle-
Oms of the name of Lewis Flanagan.
Mr.'ltont,:sov having opened the pleadings—
The TTORNEY7GP.IIERAr. observed, that this
was one of those cases where the prosecutor
' gave himself the trouble of appearing before a
nryJ, as a public duty, and riot from inclina-
tion. The prOsecutor, Mr. _Flanagan, vas a stir-
: dent (if one of the Inns of Court, and would
soon be,called to; the bar,' and if .assiduity in his
. profession wits any recommendation, or ronsti-
tuted aniy claim
~to soccess, tAiiis gentleman was
likely
.often to claim the attention of the
Court in..K Aillerent capacity from that of a wit-
ness. The facts of .the-case were these : Mr..
Flanagan was upon terms of iatimacy with Sir
Thomas Ficton, who possessed;an estate in Car-
- marthenshire, near which. the brother of the ge-
neral resided. and of which he had possession
during the absence of his relative in the service
of his country. The Rev.. Mr. Piettm some time
since wrote to Mr. Flannigan respecting some re-
pairs, 'and requesting him to make inquiries in
London regarding Roman, or Parker's cement,
with which it was: proposed to cover the house
that belonged to Sir Thomas l'icton. Mr. Flana.-
gan complied, and was referred to the defendant,
Evans. as a man who had very neatly coverealSome
houses
.that'he haki_seen. fie went to him, and
.
in-
quired the price of such work, and having received
the information Ire 'sought, he left the shop of the de-
fendant,who resided inAdaiu-street,near Manches-
ter-square. few days afterwards the prosecutor
was surprized.bv a note xvhich was brought up by
his
.servaut, containing- a claim of a guinea fur
the trouble the defend;tnt.had had in iniorming Mr,
of the price of his work. Mr..llanagai_ sent
_ word down that he would not pay it, lint almost
before the servant.conld get down stairs, he heard
a noise, and the defendant
.burst into the room,.
tie demandtti payment, but Mr. Flanagan refused,
saying that it was an impositiou, and desiring the
obstreperous claimant t o get out of.hi.% house. The
defendant, however, persisted in his. deinand,
ing the prosecutor a rogue, a seotindrel,. a. cheat,
and other terms of abuse; until Mr. Flanagan in-
sisted that he should leave his a-parttnent. The de
fenclaat then put himself in a threatening attitude,.
and clenching his fist, held it in Mr-Flanagait's
face, and refusing to quit the room until the money
was paid Mr. F. then rung the bell, intending to
send for a constable, but the servant not answer-
ing', he left the room, leaving the defendant in pos-
session. Frans, however, 50011 followed, continu-
ing his threats, and multiplying his abusive epithets,
and was, with the utmost diffieulty.that be was a.t
length compelled to quit the prosecutor's house.
It might appear to the Jury the height of impa-
deuce to make this tlenlai7d at all, when all the-ser-
vice that had been rendered was the information re-
specting plaisterees work ; but the defeudant had
carried Lis 'effrontery much further, for he had
summoned Mr; Flanagan to" the Court of Con-
selearce '(during his absence at Chelterthain),' and
swore to the demand, and if it had not been, for
the care and asSitluity of Mr. F.'s Attorney, the
prosecutor might have heen served- with a pro-
cess at Cheltenham, enforcing the payment of
this most unreasonable demand. The Judge, how-
ever, at the Court of Requests, did not believe
Mr. Evans, and the claim WAS dismissed. Under
these circumstances the Jury would doubtless he
cf opinion • that Mr. Flanagan had performed a
meritorious duty in bringing the defendant before
the Court.

Mr.• Flanagan was then called, and being ex.
athined by• Mr. RontssoN, he proved all the facts
stated-in the opening of the Attorney-General.--
To a question front'the Bench, the prosecutor re-
plied, that •the defendant held up his fist in his
face, as a motion offence, and not of defence,
as no violence had been offered to him.

The defendant employed no Counsel, but put
several qUestions to the prosecutor, by which he
endeavoured to establish that the assault was coin-
Mitted by Mr. Flanagan, who, he said, bad- taken
him by the collar, and thrown him down stairs.
Mr. Flanagan, however, positively denied having
totiched, ur offered to touch, the defendant.

As there was no other person present,.Mr. Fla-
nagan.was the only witness,. but. the defendant
being asked by his Lordship whether be had any
thing to address to the Jury in defence, added
that he had spent two days in maki.o inquiries
to satisfy the prosecutor, and he repeated that he
(the defendant) had been seized by the collar by
:4r. Flanagan, who.•acknowledged that he called
him an impudent ruffian.
Lord ELLENisoRouGh observed; that the assault
had bi:en fully proved, •since in point of law lifting
up the hand as an action of offence was au assault.
The Jury immediately found the defendant Guilty.