The Sun.
London, England, 1813-08-24 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCA.

The letters by the Qottenburgh Mail were. de-‘
livered from, the Post-Office yesterday, Those
frotnOdesia are to tl►e Bth, from Vienna to the
15th, from St. Petersburgh to.the 28tb,: and trelm
Berlin to the 31st ult. and those ti-gm Gotten-
burgh to the 14th instant.

We are extremely sorry to find that the plague
bas re=appeared in Odessa, and the adjacent
country, sip that all business is suspended, and
the large supplies of corn 'to •the Mediterranean
must, in consequence, he obstructed. The fol.
lowing is an extract of a letter from the Austrian
capital :
" VIENNA, Jut W.—Great preparations con-
tinue to be matte by the military, apartment, so
that the: army, in the event of war, will be in
the highest fitateof discipline and equipment. The
opinionhere is, that should unfortunately hosti-
lities recommence, the EMPEROR will become an
active party in the conflict for the indepemlenciof
Germany, and will support the Allies with all his
forces."

The intelligence from St. Petersbargh is in no
respect of political or military impoltance. Ar-
ticles of import had risen, in the expectation
that Eastern Ciernutuy would he supplied thronli
Russia.

" BERLIN, JULY 30.--,-The CROWN PRINCE has
already under his command an army of 130,000
men, and the territories assigned to his immediate
protection are the Duchy of Mecklenburg, and
the Marquisate of/ Brandenburg, comprehending
the whole country 'between the Lower .Elbe and
the Lower Oder. It is impossible to describe in
adequate terms the ardour of the Prussituts for the
renewal of the war.'' _ _

The accounts irons Gottenburgb would lead uni-
formly to the expectation of the revival of hosti-
litieli. ,

TO THE EDIT()a OF Tag SUN.

• •, August ai, 1813.
has.ever been a cause of regret that
intelligence cannot he obtained, by means at the
telegraph, in hazy weather, or by night. 'll-it, is
not trespassing.. too much upon your columnsil
should wish to make a few observations upon this'
very iraportant subject.
it. has occurred to the that cannon might be
made subservient to this purpose.,,lVLatition ball,
it is well known, may easily be,w,o4ected, two
miles. I would, therefore, proposeithat cannons
should be placed at two miles distance from each -
other ; I believe the telegraphic .stations are not.
much farther apart. The balls intended to cam-
municate the news should be cast hollow, and.
unscrew in the middle, so as to contain -theintel-
ligence, which might be conveyed either in spa;
bolie figures of mail, or in partichlars' written
with a twine upon thin plates. of Copper, as.
should seem best. The ball should then be closed,
and` transmittal to the next station, 'which; on
being received, should be 'answered by a 'signal .
gun, and forwarded to the next station. in -the
same manner. Should the ball become too lunch
heated try heing so frequently tired,• it shottld be
inonerscd for a taw minutes in cold water.
eeeive the bulk a mound should ,be etested at
vnch station of about the extent, of three or foot.
hundred y.tros. •r celerity in obtainitik;counnu-
nications in this way cannot be doubted, as a
cannon ball will traverse the distance of two mites
in the amazingly short time of about three
iecoilds sit that, allowing foe: the delays at
each station, connntlniCations might be had at the
metropolis from Portsmouth, a distance of seventy-
two miles, in' the course of two hours at the far-
thesi. The only objection to this-plan is the de-
tection which is made by balls from the direction
in which they are projected, in consequence of
high winds, the quantity and quality of the. pow-
der with which the piece is loaded, aura other cir-
ettinstances ; but Should suppose that skilful en-
lo gvers mighteasily counteract thi4 inconvenience.
iltuo.Ang,atated what has occurred to me, upon the
subit*, leave it forthem to judge of its pradi-
cubiiity, I Am, Sir,
Your very obedient servant,

VELwc.

The breed of partridges and pheasants• is more
abundant this season than for ninny years past.
I— Tuesday arid Wedife,44ay last there vas new
wheat brought CO Limerick Maittt.