The Sun.
London, England, 1814-08-23 00:00:00

suffelings.

LunEcK, AUG. Vandamme has
net with a remarkable accident : the ship on
board -which .he:vas, was struck by lightening in
the Baltic,-.and greatly damaged. it was forced
to stop at Gotbland, when General Vandamme
came on board a Swedish' vessel to- IVarnemund:
Though travelling in the character of a Post-
master; he was recognized at Rostock, and only
the interference of the military saved him from
the fury of the people. He left Rostock amid
many expressions of indignation towards him,
and pelted by the boys in,the streets with mud
and •stones.—(//antburgh Cares. Aug. 13 and 16.)

Exchange on London, Aug. 13.-32, 2.

BRUSSELS, AUG. s.—The number of foreign
troops who are to occupy the Belgian Provinces
till the conclusion of the Congress at Vienna, is
now fixed. The Hanoverians consist of 30 bat-
talions of foot, a cOrps of artillery on foot and on
horseback, and two regiments of- hussars. Tire
artillery and one regiment of hussars are already
here the first column of the infa►ttry is expected
on the 25th, and will he follo'wdd by the others:
Two regiments of English guards and :k corps of
cavalry are to form •the garrison of Brussels. Our
garrisons are to consist of 10 English regiments
Of infantry, 4 of cavalry; and a numerous division
of artillery : all these troops are on the %var esta-
blishment. The Dutch troops occupy 4 great
part of the banks Of the Sambre acid iliense. The
Belgiati legion consists of 4 regiments of the line,
2 of chasseurs, 1 of dragoons, 1 of htissars, and a

goad corps of artillery; they are to occupy our
frontiers ou the side of France. It is believed
that several new corps of Belgian troops will be

immediately raised. •
All the Austrian Officers, civil as well :,as
mili-
t.iry, who. were here on missions from their Go=c.
veininents,haveleft us, from time to time, to re-
tui hto Germany. The Pkussian Officers still
here are considered as travellers.

The Prince Qf Orange's Nephew has taken a
step which ensures him the blessings of the inha-
bitants of Brussels, who for these four years have
been deprived of the income of their capitals.
The city was able to pay, bat when the time of
payment arrived, the money was sent by the Go-
vernment to Paris—They are now to receive the
interest for 1811, and, in the sequel, for 1812,
1813 and 14,

13nussELs, Auc. 17.---The Duke of Wellington
is still in this city; his protracted stay is attributed
'to various political and military objects. His Ex-
cellency, ticcolinpanied by his Royal Highness the
Hereditary Prince of Orange, has been to Naniurs
to examine the situation of the city, and the re-
pi the works, as well 'as the fort upon the
the conflux of .the Sambre and the Meuse.
The Prince and the E6glish General were received
.with inconceivable :The Dutch Guards, with.
tve• Connnandant, General Stedman, at their head,
Were under arms. „The people took the hurses
from the earria,re . and drew it, amid the loudest
-acc!alnation, with ringing of bells and firing of
cannon, to-the lithe!. The Hereditary Prince and the
Duke, with several Officers of the Engineers,
im-
diately beg' an to examine the place, on which

t ey etipToyed 't*o wbole days. Evety -
fficates that Namur will soon be made a place• of
arms of the first magnitude, and One of the.chief
bulwarks' f Bei.glcirna.: -Chalet-or, 1'40n3,, Tommy,
and Merlin, will likeivise be, strengthe ed, and,
with Ypres and Ireurriei make a strong barrier to-
wards the French frontier. It is affirmed- th:A
-England-is cohirihnte toy, ards the
great expellee that this 'WOrk:.will Otcasion.
It it said that two Couriers-lifive arrived at
'Ostend frOM Lonilon, with dispatches of the
ia4portanee. The English American
Commissioners at Ghent have had four- confer.-
ences.; but it seems, from several measures that
:ire there taken, that the negociation will be of
long duration,. •
Many addrc§ses have been presented to the
I'm ince of Orange, requesting that-oar provinces
may be permitted to send Commissioners to Vi-
edniC, during the Congress, to Watch over our in-
terests.—(Haailem Courant, Aug.. 18 and .20)