The Sun.
London, England, 1813-07-08 00:00:00

FRENCH PA PERS

P‘itts, JtJLY Mljesty the, Empress
.(4,t anti Regc..at has received the following
in-
telligertcr rcvecting the sitwitiou of the Army on
the Eit'h Jane

0u the 24th' the Emperor dined with the,
Kittg :isixo,ty. the evening. the. French
Comedians gave in the Court Theatre one of Mo-
liere's pieces, at which their Majesties
,were pre-
sent.-=-Fhe King of Westphalia has arrived nt
Dresden to see the Emperor.
On the 25th-the Emperor visited the diffe-
rent deboueb6es of the forests of Dresden, and
travelled about 20 leagues. His Majesty set out
about five in the afternoon, and returned' at ten in
the evening:

,c Two -bridges have been thrown over the
Elbe, opposite the fortress of Koenigstein. The
Hock of Sellenstein, which is upon the right
bank, within half cannon shot of Koenigstein,
has been occupied, and fortified magazines, and
other military establishment;, have been prepared
in that interesting position. A camp of 60,000
men, thus leaning upon the fortress of Koenig-
stein, and being able to mancenvre upon the
banks, would Le tmattuckahle by any fOree what.
ever.

'' "The King of Bavaria has ,estabEshed round
Nympenhourg, near Munich, a camp of 25,000
men.

The Emperor has give the command of the
Bavatlan Corps of Observation to the Dnke of
Castiglione. This army has asembled at Wnrtz-
hourg. It is composed of six divisions of infan-
try, and two of cavalry:
" The Viceroy is assembling between the Piave
rah ni the Adige the Army of Italy,. composed of
three corps ; General Grenier commands one of
them.

" The new corps which has just been formed
at "Magdeburg, 'tinder the conowoof Of t„ivo. Van,
daiume).airead consists of 40 hAttlilions, and 80
pieces Of artillery.
"- The-prio&, of Eckniubi IS at Hatilinlrgit.-
111$ corps 11:is been reinforced by troops coining
front Fra:lee and Liolland, so tic it upon that point
there are morrtroops than there ever were, The
Danish Division, which has joined the Prince of
Ecknitthl, consists of 15,000 men. •

_ -
The ejwipages of the army ore now
cithk* In Caissons of the -o;d model, or in caissons
of the new model (called N 0.2), or in carriages a
la Comioise, in which provisions are conveyed for
the whole army for a mouth. Majesty has
discovered that the carriages a la Comloise,as
well Its the caissons of the ancient model, have.

incOnVenietices; and haS 'ordered that: the
pages, as they /Illy henceforth i•equire replacing,
Shall be established upon the model of the cais.-
sons No.. 2,. drawn by lour horses, and %villa
really carry 20 quintals. The Briny is prcivided.
with portable Weighing 16 lbs. and each
capable of making five quintals of meal
Three of tbeSe mills have heen distributed eaCtl
battalion. They arc working With the greatest
activity in augmenting the fortifications of Glti
gau. His _Majesty tt ishcs ,to make that town a
regular fortress L. and as the plan is defective, he
has ordered it to be covered. by three crowns, by
nearly following the method.which Senator Count
ChaSsiloup.has put in practice at Alexandria.
" Torgatt is in a good condition.
" They are also wotking with great activity in
fortifying Hamhurgh. The, General of-Engineers,
Haxo, has proceeded thither to mark out the ci-
tadel, nnd establish in the islands works to con-
nect Hamburg with Harbourg. The engineers of
bridges and causeways are constructing there two.
flying bridges upon the same system as thcise -at
Antwerp, one for the flowing, the other for the
ebb tide.

A new fortress upon the Elbe has been traced
out by General Haxo, on the Verden side, at the
mouth of the Havel, The forts of Cuxhaven,
which Were in a condition to support a siege, but.
which were abandoned without reason, and which
the enemy had razed, are rebuilding ; they are
actively employed on them. They will no longer.
be simple inclosed batteries, hut a fort, which,
like the Imperial fort at the Scheldt, will protect
the arsenal for. construction, and the basin, the
establishment of which have been projected upon •
the. Elbe ever since that the Engineer Btaupre •
(who employed two' years. in sounding that river);
discovered it had the same properties as the.
Scheldt, and that the largest squadrons could be
.constructed in it; and collected in its roads.
`t The 3d division of the young guard, which
General Laborde, an officer of consummate merit,
commands, is encamped in the woods in advance
of Dresden, upon the right bank of the Elbe.
" The 4th division of the Young Guard, which
General Frant commands, debouches by \Wirtz-
burg. Some regiments of that division have eh-
ready passed that town, and marched. towards
Dresden. The cavalry 13f the guard already reckons
More than 9000. horses. The, artillery consists
already of more than 200 pieces of cannon. The'
infantry forms five divisionS, four of which are of
the Young, and one of the Old Guard.
" The 7tVcorps., which General Reguier com-
mands; composed of Durettes division; which is a
French division, and two Saxons, is fcceising its
complement. • •
". This corps is encamped In a.dvance of Goer-
litz. Ail the Saxon light cavalry have joined it,
and are also going to be completed.
", The King of Saxony has completed his two
fine Tegiments of Cuirassiers to their toll comple-
ment.
-His Majesty has . been extremely satisfied
with the Kings and Grand Dukes of the Conic-
deration. . •

" The King of Wirtetnburgh has particularly
distinguished himself. He has made, consider.
ink efforts equal to those of France ;
and his army, infantry, cavalry, and artillery, has
been carr:ed to its full complement.
":,PriticeEmele of Hesse Darmstadt constantly
distinguished himself in the last campaign, and in
the present, by great sangfroid and intrepidity. He
is a young Prince of promise, whom the Emperor
greatly esteems. The Princes of Saxony alone
are in arrear with their contingent.
The Congress has not yet assembled; We how-
ever expect that it will in a few days ; if a month
has been lost, the fault is not With France.

" England, who has no money, has not been
able ' to furnish any to the coalesced Powers ;
but she has conceived a new expedient. A treaty
has been concluded between England, Prnssia,
and Russia, by means of %vhich a new paper for
seven!l hundred millions ‘vill be created, guaran-
teed by the three Powers. It is upon this re-
source that they depend for meeting the.expences
of the war.

' In the separate articles, England guarantees
a third of this paper, so that in' reality it is a new
debt added to the English debt. It .remains to be
known, in what country this paper will be issued.
When this luminous, idea was conceived, it was.
• . •
probably thought that this emission would take
place at the expense of the Confederation of the
Rhine, and even of France, particularly in Hol-
land, Belgium, and the departments of the Rhine.
Nevertheless the Teeaty has not, on that account,
been ratified since the Armistice. Russia pays the
expenses of her army with paper, which the inba-
, bitants of Prussia are obliged to receive ; Prussid.
herself pays her debt with paper ; Eagland like-
wise has, her paper ; it appears that ChCh of those,
isolated papers has no longer sutlicie;it;l; cifed,i! s
those pourers have come to Ili,: ,
creating a common one. It rematiraw
(trredlitaor
chants and bankers to iirfornx
The credit of the
rile "efW paper isto inrre'!''L'jl credit i to be the
t ace Powers, 01' rather it tills
. ,
tinottent or it.
nimears to have received mo-
nev flom Eughindo to tram o 600,000/ . stet mg.
:: The Emperor has 'taken into his pay Prince
Poniatov,,,ki's army, aria given it is new organise
ution. less than twenty days it will be fresh
equipped, and in good condition. ' •
‘f However brilliant this situation may be, and
although his Majesty has really more power than
ever, he only on this account desires peace' with.
more ardour.
" The Administration has purchased a great"
quantity of rice, in order that, during the exces-
sive heat, this product.shonld constitute a quarter
Of the soldier's ration,,,

L PAHLIAMENT.

Housr, OF PEERS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Counsel were farther heard in continuation, respecting the
Appeal Cause, of the. Trn'tees of the latc Duke of Queens-
berry against the Earl of Wenlyss. To proceed- again 'to-
morrow.
_ _

The Royal Assent. was given by Commission to the Penin,
;rola. Courts Martial, the Pot Ash llegnlatiort Duties :Veer-
talmnent, and the Irish—ltoYal Canal Cosnrnies Disso-
lution Bills, and to
.seven others of a private ur local de-
-1 eription.
The Lords Commissioners were, the Loan CHANcett.on,
Lords WALstNottANt and 11.r.Or.snAtx,

The Vote of Credit Bill, Stamp Duties, Irish Sugar Duties,
Irish Hides, and Malt Duty, 'nd a few other Bilis, passed
through Committees of the whole House, and were reported
without any amendment. •
The Appropriation. Irish Roman Catholic Officers, Trinity
Doctrine, and some other Bills, were read a second time.

The Report of the Annuities Registration Bill was
agreed to.
The Wellington Estate Bill, Irish Spirit Duties, Inland Na-
a igation, and a few other Acts, were brought up from the
Commons by Mr. Lushington and other Metubers, and seve-
rally read a Grst
Lord HOLLAND presented a Petition from a person named
(as We could bear) William Mogan, upon, which, however,
Lk Lordship said, he meant not to move any proceeding.—
The petition complaining. in direct and general terms (with-
out stating particulars) of partiality in the conduct of the
Judges of the Court of 'King's Bench, against him, in a case
before them.

Viscount Ssnmourif was of opinion their Lordships ought
not to entertain such a petition : if the individm:l had been
aggrieved, the laws were competent to reilrrs!i
charge was vaguely and generally made—no case was stated.'
He -had no hesitation in moving that the petition do not lie
on the table.

Lord ELLENBOROUOIT assured flu it Lordships, he had no
recollection of any. person of the name, but was inclined
to think the petition came from a person who had a case be-
fore the Court, respecting the construction of a will, and
against whom the Judges were unanimously of opinion. Soon
after he saw a libel in ,ome of the public papers. He kneit.
nothing farther of the. person to whom he alluded. All the
Judges were of one opinion as to the case—they may have.
acted erroneously, but it was in a fair and honest discharge
of their duty. •
Lord itsnasriatz remarked,. the petition contained no ease,
but mere general assertion ; it was in►posJible their Lordships
could act on such an occasion', .•

Lord ITOLLAND shortly explained. •
Earl SriNunn also remarked, the Petition stated no cases
and added, that he had refused to present it. Ile was clearly
of opinion it ought not to lie on the table.
The question was then put, and it was ordered to lie 'on
the table.
Viscount SIDMOUTH then said, that notwithstanding what
had fallen from a Noble Etul respecting what he was about
to propose, on a former occasion, he should move that the
Petition be rejected.
Earl STANHOPE (the Peer alluded 'to) argued, that in the
nature of things, the import of language, as well as with re-•
!creme to the practice ot the House, such an order could not
consistently be made by their Lordships, as their Lordships
had Just resolved not to Teceive the Petition.
Viscount Simmount Contended such a proceeding was per-
fectly regular, and founded in the correct practice of Par-
liament.
The Earl of LAVDEADAUE seemed of a similar opinion
and thought, that on a future opportunity any Noble Lord
might revive the discussion on the Petition, and move for its
lying on the table.
After sonic farther discussion, the, question was put on the
Noble Viscount's motion; and the Potation, in consequence,
ordered to he rejected.
• A short discussion took place principally between the Earl
or LmJl!Ennati and the Loan I;nalventtent in constqucnce
of the former having moved, that the Trinity' Doctrine
(read a second time that evening) should he committed for
that,day three mouths, on the ground of various' errors and
defects in the 11111, which would render its passing improper,
and necessarily the introduction oft new fill. 'Phis seemed
in•sortie degree the opinion a the Noble Lord on the Wool-
sack; hut, in the result, the further consideration of the sub- ,
Beet was pustponed.
111c1/1„3 MARSHAL Tin MARQUIS OF NV EurmriroN.
The' order of the day upon which their Loy&
ships were summoned being read,
Earl Batuunsr rose, and in rather a concise,
but eloquent speech, proceeded to move (per.;
want to notice) the Thanks ot Ale house to the
above Illustrious Officer. He anticipated the
most cordial and perfect unanheity.in the vote-he
was about to propose. The victory, equally bril-
boot and decisive, which gave rise to his motion,
was, he observed, unequalled in the history of the
countey. Not only for the advantages of its he-
-mediate results, but with respect to the moral and
political ' consequences, which there was every
reason to hope it would involve ; it eventually res-
cued the Peninsula from the gripe of the common
Tyrant and oppressor of the Continent of Europe.
Its immediate result was the capture of all the
artillery—the stores—the provisions—the trea-
sere, in short of every thing that constituted the
military existence of the enemy's I..riny.—These
stores were 'lodged and accumulated in the place
where they ev,ere captured, on account of its great
diitanee from the British lines, and the strong
natural lines of defence which intervened; all of
NN the enemy, for months together, had
strengthened with much pains, at a considerable
expellee. All these preparations were inadequate
to resist or stop the course of that superior genius
that skill and energy, by which the Allied
Army was led on and directed. The enemy found
themselves constrained to abandon the strong for-
tress of Burgos", and to demolish its works, us well
as the possession of the other strong posts held in
that quarter of the Peninsula. They had vainly
oped to make a successful stand at the post
AN here their principal magazines and stores were
tietuninlated ; these also fell -into the hands of
victors, led on to attack by that superior Genius
svlio had so ()Len marshalled and led them on to
triumphant success. The enemy,' however, on
this occasion, fought with that valour' and des-
peration which might he expected when the mag-
nitude of the imatediate object ot contest was
considered. Neither were their eflorts towards a
rife or orderly retreat snore successful : the rapid
and judicious movements of that excellent Officer,
Sir Thomas G',.alonn, cut off their intended re-
treat ; and to the successful results of.the'aetion,
other of the Officers, in important COMMand, also
essentially contributed. In the early part of the
general action the enemy exerted themselves, but
in vain, to recover the heights of La Puebla.—
Ou that occasion it was, that the gallant and en-
terprising Lieut.-Col. Cadogan, in turning round
for the purpose of leading ou his men to repulse
the enemy, met his glorious fate. His last re-
quest Was to be carried to ttu eminence, whence
iii,e.mrgni4l,litosie:eityhpataret(iTitest which no
cacte aud, reclining against
a tree, emitinned to (lit:
regard towards
the
ev: t,,111. 1s eyes with an anxioes
A mrnjrrte lametyles until they were
closed for ever !
accomplished
Officer, or a more spirited or Inviena-le '
yeefell -ti,e'tield of boimar ! A' le- el
vo
ss
of those who fell on tlwiea.aireseti scroeltsv?it-tliirally to
be lameuted,—yet
• . lotion that
they te4 in the arms Of victory—A.victory in
pre.

. .
L. •
eminence ; *Ara one ite.leVe ol
spot renowned in the mOst heroic am: Memorable
part of the English history, for glorious achieve•
inents against the oppressive power of Fran,L-e.—
The victory, in fortner days, to which ,he,
whiCh the elevated rank and high renown of the
princely chief who 'commanded, chiefly Contri-
buted to render memorable, was, however, in its
results, consequences, or circumstances, trot to
be compared to that which formed the subject of
their.. Lordships present consideration. Ihe
power of. France was then very different from
what it now is—the object of the contest was not
then the cause of a Whole people ! The Noble
Earl then adverted more particularly to the illus-
trious subject of his motion. • The cireinnstances
under which Lord Wellington was called upon to
the military service of his country, was worthy.
Of consideration. He had been Secretary to' a
Lord Lieutenant of Ire-hind, whose administration
was not yet Ft an end. They saw him zealously
and ably discharging_ the arduous duties of that
office ; front that he was called upon to command
the British Military in Portugal, where he soon
nobly proved himself superior in Military talent to
the French Officer oppobed to.hint. If the retreat
made by him last year were compared to the re-
treats made by the enemy,' they might easily de7
. cide where the superiority of military talent lay
A. view of the comparative losses on these occa-
ions alone would decide the point. With superior
skill and genius, he rendered even the retreats as'.
subservient to his ulterior military objects, as
many other Commanders had been ahle to do with
respect to their
,most successful advances tic
felt it unnecessary to ,detain their Lordships lon-
ger, and mOved--•
" That the Thanks of this House be given to Field Mar-
shal ARTritte Marrptis of WiA.LtNo.roN' Knight of the Must
Noble Order of the Garter, for the valour, skill, and gal-
lantry disph:yed by hint in the late operations against the
enemy II Spain but particularly for the selendid and deci-
sive Victory by hint obtained on the 9.1,t. of 'Nue, near Vit-
over the.ettenty, end the capture of ali.their artillery,
stores, and provisions,"

The motion being read front the Woolsack,
The Earl of Ross Lyn rose to express not only
his cordial concurrence in the Motion, • het his
decided and entire approbation of
.his Majesty's
Government, in having advised it most appropriate
mode of distinguishing and rewarding apilitary
service, which be considered as almost unexam-
pled the history of the 'country. it was the
first instance in modern times, Of a reward of the
hind, and he was free to 'declare the services of
Lord Wellington richly deserved it. He added,
that the promotion was satisfactory to the army
at large, and even to those officers who may be
said, in some degree to he superseded by it.
Nay, not one of them would object to the honour
of serving the country,under one .Who was decid-
edly the highest ornament of his profesSion, 'and
so eminently qualified for that important com-
mand for which he was chosen. •Any thing far-
ther he could say, would rather weaken than
add to what was so well said by the Noble Earl ;
but he could not refrain front thus shortly ex-
pressing a strongly felt- sentiment and decided
Opinion.
The Marquis WELLestry delivered -his senti-
ments' on the occasion at, considerable length,
He expressed his. full sense of the high hoooor
about to be conferred on the Noble Lord in ques-
tion ; but the House would recollect, that -that
distinguished Officer did mint not come' before
there as a new man.' On every extraordinary cit.-
cuntstance of his military life, -he had been deem • I
ed entitled to the honourable 'need in, question.
On every accession, whether °ril:treat, or of en-
tering a country, wherever military talent or, ge-
nius could be exented, and for extracting vic-
tory even out of retreat itself, the Noble Lord,
was equally deserving of, .and received the grate-
ful weed of his country's approbation. To thishe
was entitled, notwithstanding the misfortunes of
last year's campaign (he was n•tt. then inquiring
how they had arisen),.which constrained 'him to
that retreat. He was, however, desirous to state,
he had no objection now, on the same ground lie
had disapproved their conduct last year,' to ap-
prove the conduct of his Majesty's Ministers, in
enabling theNohle Lord to exercise hiS..great mi-
litary talents in the course of the present cam-
paign. By. these means the Noble Lord was note
enabled to stand before them in the full security
and glory of his transcendant talents !"I"hey
(Ministers) had wisely availed themselves of the
resources of the country ; they had exhibited the
glorioui and animating spectacle of the resources
of Englandlrttly applied in the greatest contest
-in which England, in 'every point of view, was
ever engaged. It was the 'opinion of all great
Statesmen practically, and he thought it shoidd
be theoretically, that military fame and reptita
tion- was the most solid security, not only for
the glory of a great nation, but of its security for
peace. He believed the Noble Lord, in the pre-
sent campaign, hail been provided with amply suf
ficientmeans for the great object of producing a
decisive effect upon the French force opposed to
him, and he therefordapproved the conduct 'of
Ministers with reference to the present, on:the,
same grounds he hind disapproved it,• with respect
to the last campaign, Adverting then to the par-
ticular victory which gal;e rise to the present mo-
tion, he believed it, either with 'a view to its,ku-,
mediate results, or the immenseloSs of the enemy,
to be an almost unparnlieled thlog".. The Noble
Lord' could only be 'compared with hica,ell in
one of his great victories in India, he took up-•
wards of 100 pieces. of cannon. The consequeuct •
of this great victory too were unparalleled, and
it was rather a curious and =ming speculation,
that the very army,
.who were ordered to be driven
into the sea at Lisbon, should be chasing :be
remnant of the French troops over the land, to
the precincts of, Bayonne, with their fugitive in-
truding King (where
.his crown was he knew not,
perhaps hid in his bonnet) the disgraced partner of
their flight; The event., which had since elicited,
evinced the original wisdom of that policy of e,n4
teringintoand taking up the war iu Spain on a large
scale--(Clear ! hear!) of not rendering it-a ,var. of
diversion, but one for saving that country fromjhe
By a continuance of it on the
power ,of France
Same scale, there was every human prospect of
eventual success, and the more especially, if Eng-
land were still set at work, as she appeared to
have peen at work in the course Of the last six
,
montns.

• Lord HoLLAND expr'ess'ed his Cordial akubba-.
Con of the proposed Vote', and praised in high
terms the mihtnry comlna arid, exertions of the
Marquis of 'Wellington. Like Fabius he restrain-
ed the impetuosity of his troops itlipetuosity
was always the chatiteteristi'e of braveip and he
Constrained to a disgraceful re.treitt one of the
greatest commanders that ever led_thi: French ar-
inieS. His skill and talent ifi seizing- npon
nn-
for i-seen opportunities, and converting kemitig
disadvantages. into tiecided success, was one of
the characteristics' of the MuStriotig Officer in
yiestidt-4.. With regard to the iMmediate results
of the late victory, Lor(l WOlington Wall the best
judge ; but With respret to the moral resulti and
Consequences, he (Lord folland) thought them
likely to be most eXten•ive and important. Among
other cons.ideratrons,. such greAt victories (vonlii
lead The British soldier -to estimate more highly
hiS own character. The British army stood now
upon higher grounds of estimation than it did at
the battle of I/indent. The success of the British
armS wotild also, in another point of view (by lair=
ing the Illustrious Officer in question more influ-
ence and authority in that Country) benefit ei-
seotiully the cause of Slade herself; and he could
not avoid-exprec.ng his approbation, ill some de-
gree, of the conduct of the Noble Lords oppo-
site, in contributing so.materiallyto the great suc-
cesses in questioq, by directing their military en-
deavours Rincipally, it.not entirely, to the sup-
port and furtherance of the Spanish cause.
The question was then put, and' the mmion ivas
voted by their Lordships nem. dis. As were also
motions for the Thanks of the House, by the No-
ble Secretary of State,. to the subordinate Gene-
rals and Oiltcers who commanded under the Mar-
quis of Wellington ; and to the non-commission-
ed officers and privates of the army at large : as
well us motions to the same
„effect (ail couched in
the usual terms) to the Officers and the Army of
the Spanish auxiliary force. •
The sane were ordered to.he communicated to
the Marquis of Wellington in the usual way.