The Sun.
London, England, 1814-01-20 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

PARIS; JAN. 12.

The army of Prince Schwartzenberg has at-
tempted to carry Huningen by assault. The
enemy were repulsed. The Commandant of the
place. hating caused the sluices to be opened, a
great number of the' besiegers were drowned.
Since these events, the 'enemy has discontinued
his attacks, and has converted the siege into a
blockade.

The corps" of troops besieging Befort having
made several fruitless attempts against,the town,
which cost them very dear, have also changed the
siege into a blockade.
Accord*: to the general plan of operations;
the Duke of Belluno has passed the Vosges ; he
has fixed his head-quarters at Bacara.
One column of the enemy bas advanced to-
wards Besancon, where it is engaged with General
Marulaz. Their light troops have spread them -
selves in all d;rections ; 1200 men are gone to
Geneva; 800 to Lons-le-Saulnier ; and GOO to
Dole.

The Prince of Moskwa has his bead-quarters at
Nancy, General Duvignan occupying. the elefiles•
before Epinal.

The enemy have followed the Duke of Belluno,
but with cavalry only. A light division of 1500
of the enemy's cavalry had taken a pOsition et
flambervillers. General Briche dispatched one
of his brigades of cavalry. Colonel Hoffmayer,
of the 2d regiment of dragoons, turned the town
on the 9th, and advanced on the road of Epi-
nal,, while General Montlegier marched directly to
Rawbervillers, and penetrated into the town. The
enemy's 1500 horse were broken every where. They
attempted .to rally at• some distance, but were
charged impetuously, broken, and pursued above
two leagues, leaving many dead on the field of
battle., A Colonel, and a Major of Cossacks, are
among the killed. Sixty Cossa:ks were taken
prisoners. 11. Laeondamine, Chief of the Staff
of the division of General Briche, distinguished
himself. He killed two Cossacks, and wounded
several with, his own hands.

General Duliesme has fixed his head-quarters at
St. Diez. General Segue, commanding a brigade
of the guards of honour,, profited of a moment
when a regiment of Cossacks was embarrassed in
the defiles of Saverne ; he attacked them, killed
many, and made some prisoners.
On the 9th an --advanced-guard--of- the_ enemy's
Silesian army, which has surrounded Mentz, ad-
vanced to Sarre-Louis, into which they threw
sortie shells. The garrison made a sally, and pur-
sued the enemy two leagues. 'I he Duke of Ragusa
has taken a position on the Sarre.
A squadron of the troops which are before Be-
fort advanced towards Lang. es, and appeared
before the town on the 9th, The national guard
had resolved to defend it. The enemy sent
an officer with a flag of truce to summons
the town to surrender. Tl..e gate was opened to
let him in ; when in contempt of the laws of war,
the enemy's squadron rushed forward to force
the passage, and charge into the street ; but Mr
Faure, an officer of the national guard, who was
on duty at the gate, gave orders to fire on the
enemy, who immediately turned, about and• Ed,
leaving several dead behind, among whom is a
Captain. The first Lieutenant of the squadron
was made prisoner. This little affair does great
honour to the town of Langres ; Mr. Faure is
named Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. On
the following day, the 10th, General Chouard
ar-
rived at Langres with a brigade of 1800 of the'
finest cavalry. It would be difficult to express
the enthusiasm with which they were received-by
the inhabitants. This brigade was.to be followed
on the 11th and 12th by a great number. of troops,
infantry, cavalry, and artillery.
BOURDEAUX, JAN. 6.—On the I st of January the
enemy attempted to erect a battery on a little
island, in order to try to pass the Adour. • His
bridges of boats were sunk; and his battery de--
stroyed. He had above 300 killed, and a greater
number- wounded. The inhabitants of Bearn and
the Basques eagerly flock to the standard of Gen.
Harispe, who greatly annoys the enemy.
JAN. 10.--The last accounts from Bayonne con-
tain nothing new respecting military events in
that quarter. Reinforcements continue to ar-
rive at the camp before Bayonne.
BESANCON, JAN. 7.—Our town is in -a respect-
able state of defence ; the garrison is above 10,000

strong.

DIJON, JAN. 7.-The town of Auxonne, which

covers our department, is put in a state of siege.
Fait's, JAN. 15.--The troops reviewed on
Thursday, in the Thuilleries, consisted of 30 bat-
talions of infantry, 40 squadrons of cavalry, and
a large train of artillery.
PARIS, JAN. 15.—A coasiderable number of
military, belonging to tile Hotel des Invalides,