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London, England, 1814-04-08 00:00:00

Du rcu PAPERS,

SWMF.RLAND, iNIARctI, 20.7—0 n the 13th of
March the AuStrian and;Rassiatt:Ninistees, Che,
valier de liebezelterti, and Count Capp D'lstria,.
arrived at-Zurich from the Imperial bead-quar-
ters at Chaumont, which they left On the
Next day they-presented to the Goverinnent of
Zurich their new Credentials as I.;xtraordinary
Ambassadors to the Swks contents of
both are exictly coincident. Aat., of Count
Capo D'lstria is as follows

" We, ALExaNwER FIRST, by the grace ofGod
.Emperor and Autocrat of all the hussies, &e.
declare, by these presents, that on account of the
friendly sentiments which weirave always enter-
tained towar6; the,Swiss nation, we resolved on
those measures towards it, which we took at the
moment that the success of our arms enabled us
to put .a stop to the preponderating "influence,
which France exercised, particularly over the-
neighbouring States. It was our wish that a
country, not less celebrated for its political. Con-
stitutions, and its manners,
.than tor the firmness
and valour of its inhabitanisf should be enabled
to obtain its entire independence by a free rege-
neration of its Constitution, to be effected upon
principles •calculated to 'reconcile all interests, and'
to give the union that common energy which-
might secure to the Swiss nation a suitable rank
in the nevi- system of the peace of Europe. These
considerations were the ground of the Declaration
Which we. made, in conjunction with out angtist
Ally, the Emperor of Austria. Difficulties, hovV,
ever, arose, which, delayed a work so salutary for`'
the happiness and the repose' of Switzerland itself. ,
The Diet will now assemble to deliberate on the
Constitution, and we have resolved to appoint for
our Resident at this Diet of the Swiss. Cantons, in
quality of Ambassador: Extraordinary and Mi-
nister Plenipotentiary, our well-beloved and faith-
ful Count Capo D'lstria, our actual. Counsellor of
State, Knight of St. Anne, of the first class, and
of St. Wlademer, of the third class ;' we authorize
and empower him, by these presents, to declare in
the most solenin manner the interest we take in
the labours of the Diet, and to publish the prin
ciples which guide us, and in conformity with
which we and our high Allies, their Majesties the
Emperor of Xustria and
.King of Prussia, are
ready to gu'rantee the new Constitution of the
Swiss Cantons,.
_and their independenCe.. In tes-
timony. whereof we have signed these 'presents,
and caused to be affixed there e our Imperial Seal,.
Given at Chaumont this 9.2 d February, 1814,
in the lath year °Lour reign.
(Signed) "..A.LEXANDER."'

BASLE, MARCH 19.—Among . the French pri-
soners who were brought on the 17th from Troyes,
by a detachment of Cossacks, were some Who had
lately arrived frOm Spain. They:said that they
alone had- latterly defended Paris and, Napoleon,
the rest of the army being composed of raw troops.
About fifty thousand men were come from Spain,
but had been mast of them destroyed. in the late
battles. Yesterday afternoon five thousand very fine
Bavarian and Hungarian infantry passed through
here. It is said that eight thousand German troops
will cross the Rhine next week, here-and in the
neighbourhood.
Mr. Gau, who was shot by Napoleon's order,
after the-Trench returned to Troyes, for having
worn the cross of St. Louis, died like a man. lie
would not have his eyes covered, and exclaimed
to those 'present, " My' eye .sees clearer -than
yours. 1 fall the last victim for the House of Bour-
bon, and therefore I die with joy." He hai left a
beautiful young wife, and a respectable family,
riuningen is much damaged by the bombard-
ment, which is vigorously chntinued with 120
pieces of cannon : deserters come oat every night.
Befort, Schlestadt, and Strasburg, are - in great
want of provisions. In Besancon is a garrison of
5000 men, mostly conscripts and national rinards.
The soldiers receive no pay ; but daily 1 of
bread, some thin soup, and 2 oz. of horse flesh.
The Journal de Frankfort, of the, 23d March,
contains the following Proclamation, published
at Leon by General Bulow :
GENERAL BULOW, COMMANDER OF TUE 3D CORPS
OF THE PRUSSIAN ARMY, To THE FRENCH.
" Frenchmen !—We are in the midst of you ;
-your Emperor has forced us to pass the Rhine ;
we have crossed the ancient, frontiers of yoto•
country ; we have been obliged to penetrate into
the heart of France, to purchase with our blood,.
if it must be so, that peace which. is as necessary
to you as to all Europe, Your Ruler alone re-

fuses it to exhauste.l nations, he to whom you
have confided your liberty, your welfare, your
happiness ; he has alone brought.this war into- the
midst ofyou, and converted the. fertile plains of
France into fields of battle.

" A terrible revolution had nearly made bAr-
harians of you ; it is forgotten ; let it never be
renewed. It has been followed by the rule of a
Tyrant, and instead of seeing your wounds heal-
ed, you have received more cruel and deeper ones.
Profit by the present moment, which is favOnrable
to you. Display a new energy ;we expect it from
you, for we do not regard you as enemies ; break
your chains ; return to the laws ; be yourselves
again, The nations will again hiXt..Autl„esreqin
your and an age of happiness will make You,iir-
get 20 years of still:eying.
" The same Providence that .has, permitted
Monvers to chastise an innocent nation,' and an
ambitious man to make the blood of 'the French
flow in torrents—this same Providence has pro-
tected the, life of the Pope, has aroused the pa-
triotism of the neighbouring People, and united
in one will the hearts of the Allied Sovereigns.—
This will is immovable, ; virtue produced it, cou-
rage preserves it, power maintains it ; its object
is peace.

‘-‘ We do not come to dismember France ; it
must always remain France. The Sovereigns do
not propose to make conquests; they desire to re-
store to every one what belongs to him.
" We do not come to . revenge_ upon you the
evils which your soldiers have brought upon our
country. Your religion, your wives, yoUr children,
your property, shall' be respected, ',the soldier
who commits excesses shall be severely punished.
I promise it solemnly. We fight with your sol-
diers, not against the peaceable inhabitants of the
country. Lay your complaints with confidence
before me, I will do you justice. You shall not be
oppretied either by soldiers or by yout 4agisttates

,
Rut dpmot opposecritr operations. Receive the
corpi under my command as we have a right to
expect, as warriors, who, following the 1r0,a4,
of glory, come to Merit your gratitude. • •
Are come to establish 'anon; you tranquillity;
order, commerce, your happiness,'as %All, al got,
own ; 1 pledge myself for it. Would' a Pritve,
who ptefers honour to every thing; a great -dene-
Val,' a Frenchman by birth, conic to France with
his troops, unless it were with the intention of
making you happy. Ile will cover himself among.
you with new glory; his destiny calls' to combat
for your happiness, after having so often com-
batted for your glory. •
The CroWn Prince of Sweden will come with
eighty thousand fresh troops, to add the oliVe of
peace to the laurels with which lie will-have again
crowned himself in the bosom of his cotoitfiyi"

LOUVAINE, MARCH 28--Yesterday.; General
Walthoden, with 4000 men of the Gentian Le-
gion, - arrived here. To-day and to-morrow we
expect the remainder of that • corps, which is
3000 strong, anitaccompanied with much cavalry
and artillery.
BRUSSELS, MARCH 30.—0 n the 21st instant,
.At eight in the morning,_Befort, a strong fort-
ress 'of ;the 4th rank, 17 miles west from Basle,
surrendered by capitulation. In it were found 57
pieces of large artillery, besides 'others' of small
calibre, and a great quantity of military stores.
Befort was the seat cif many smitheries and nowder

The troops which have just entered Brussels
consist of some thousands of IValtnoden's corps,
Prussians, Russians, and Hanoverians. The first
column of the corn:, of the Crown Prince of Swe-
den entered on Saturday, and will be followed on
the 4th and sth by two others. The Crown
Prince will lodge at the palace of Laeken.
The head-quarters of the Duke of Saxe Wei-
mar are at present at Aalst. On the 28th be sent
the following note to the French General Maison :

. .
"If you exercise any severities upon the inhabitants of
Ghent or its vicinity, I promise you that you shall be very
Spesqlily informed of the retaliation which thg Emperor of
Ruisia will inflict upon the French Generals and I..a.fr-i>tticers
of wkpin he has a great number in his power. LAW, trsec.
"The Duke of SAXE IVEDTAII.."
•

•
• 30th, in the evening.—By a letter .whigi Cdunt
Lottuth has •thig moment received,- we learn that
the enemy. bas evacuated Ghent, which was again
occupied by our troops.
31st March4—The excesses committed by the
French in Ghent, appeal. to haVe giv'en occasion
to the above letter of the Duke of Saxe Weimer.
'As all the reports,. however, with regard to the
putting to death of individuals are hithertouncer
tain, we can communicate nothing -antli'dlitliel on
that subject. In the mean time the Allied troops
have manoeuvred with the view of cutting oil' the
enemy's retreat either to Antwerp or Lisle.
Under the bead of Brussels, March 29', these
papers also contain some reports of the opera.
tions of the Allied Armies down to the 27th ; but
as they are anticipated by the Extraordinary
Gazette of Tuesday, we make only the following
extracts .In the battle of the 20tb, at Arcis,
Napoleon himself is said to have been So closely en-
gaged, that he tvas obliged to detead himself sword
in hand., AccOrding to all account's, he had with"
him between 50 and 60,000 men when he crossed
the Marne, and advaned to 44. Dizier. In his
letter to the EmpreGs, dated Sonameralst.; March
21, and which was intercepted by our troops, he
says the object of his movement was to compel
the enemy to retire' to a greater distance from
Paris. The prisoners reported, that it was an-
nounced to the army that they were to march to-
wards the

These reports, besides noticing the annihilation
of Pactholl's diviSion, mention that Marmont's
corps, when cut off from forming a junction with
Buonaparte, lost in the battle between Vit•y and
Fere Champenoise 8000 soldiers, 8 Generals, and
300 officers made prisoners, besides 62 pieces of
cannon.

THE HAGUE, AP/qt. I.—Magnificent prepara-
tions are being made here to welcome the Koval
Family on their return from Ainsterdam to-mor-
row. 'A triumphal arch has been erected in the
Von Hoot, where booths are now standing, and
on a stage which has beeh elevated opposite the
Palace, a grand display of fire-works; will take
place. We shall have a general inutuinatio:r.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM GOT TENBURCiIr,

MARCII 12

" After many tniseries, I at last arrived safe
here. There is little business doing here, and peo-
ple take as little interest in European politics here
as if they did not belong to that part of the world.
They care little about the incorporation of Nor-
way to Sweden, and-of the resistance of that coun-
try-. The Swedes are not strong, in a military
point of view, but well-equipped and nourished ;
the Norwegians full 39,000 to 40,000 strong; but
half-starving, badly armed, and unexperienced._
The latter are, and it fflay he said of all classes of
the inhabitants, furious against the Swedes 3 the
system of starvation practised by' hem against Nor-
way having made too deep an impression ever to be
forgot. In the 13ishopriek of Dcontheim more than
5009 people have died, in consequence of living
upon unwholesome bread, baited, or roasted ordried
fish bones, moss, and fir•bark. OU opening the bo-
dies of these IN iserable victims, large lumps of ob-
sorbid turpentine have been found in their entraik.
The conquest of Norway may be. pronounced ex- 1
tremely diflicidt, being, like the whole country,
one Gibraltar. The inhabitants are well a'a are
that the Swedes can starve them ; but they'have
the foolish, idea that England will assist. them ; at
least, they have no doubt that Great Britain- will
allow the importation of grain. The intelligence
of peace with England, not generally knoWn in
Norway, on our arrival, made many cry for joy
to whom we made the communication. With Ont
trade, Norway can never subsist. The Regelit,
Prince Christian (of whose good sense, by the
bye, we have had efficient proof's), they call here
the Rebel Prince, because. he has publicly acted
against the orders of his Master, the King of Den- •
mark ; but it is supposed, that the whole is •a
preconcerted plan between the King and Prince
Christian. Should it come to hostilities, the car-
nage. will be dreadful. They say here, that it is
impossible to break the ice for the convenience
of the packets. Every thing, in fact, is
ble in this country which requires ezettien."

IVIAILN. •
ARRIvEn-L24Gottenboro, I St. Sebastian, 1 Publ;n, 3 Vit
terford. Dos-7 Goiteohorgii, 3 lioNand,

HIGH AVA'I'EII AT LONI>(---)N I;RIDGE TO-MOltltMir•
'Morning, 57 minutes after 4. LEvening, 25 min ute..s after

TBE SUN.

3!TLEM (LUIS LICERE FALSL!fq Al/DEAT ?

LONDON,'
4PI?IL 8, 1814.

By a letter from Dieppe, dated the 4t(, whiCli

reached Brighton last night, we are confidentlf

assured that the Whole of the SOUTH oF FglitqCo

HAD DECLARED 'FOR ,THE BOURBONS.

We have beard that there ace Letters ,of th°
4th from Paris, and also minor Parisian JuuruoW
its
of a later date than the 30th, in T ,own. "
have, however, neither bad access to them, Of
been made acquainted with their substance.

The Dover Mail Guard reported this morning st'
the Post Office, that there was, last nights .~
firing, supposed to be off the French Coast.•

Many absurd speculations are conitturted 41°
the Supposed result of a supposed- applicati°
frnin the Allies to BITONAPARTE'S • tools, the 'Sr
nate. They are too ridiculous for Seritias noti°6
and their fabrication a disgrace to.:ast
tnogt the
meatiest understanding. •

We yesterday-published the Official .D'ill°li;
by which the rapist. progress of the Army Locler
Lord WELLINGTON is manifested. His Lordshill
Advance was„we understand, on the 250, Yii4:
in six, miles of Thoulouse and not only from 11
immense desertion,, which was daily thinoi4
the ranks of the, enemy, bu,t.,,from the str°4,
disposition of the :people of 'Thoulouse,
the country round it, in faVour of the /3.0)
Cause,- it was confidently anticipated thatil;' 14:
sistance could be Offered to.•'the. occupation
that City by the British, and' the further flag
of Sotaa. ,The next accounts will assure'
add Thoulonse to Bourdeaux-and 'LYQIIS'
id
• 1 among the Royal Cities whic-h might be -le,
up to ,the example ,of Paris. Lord WELLOV
TON,. it, is 'stated, divided his army into tad
parts ;_ the one following tke :.enemy on tll6
lower road from Tarbes. to Thonlonse, svllile
himself conducted the upper one by SacnOl
It is, therefore,:probable cthat his LOrdshiP vs.
tor advance, and turn the-Enemy's'-right, tno- •
cing him fiom the Garonne, to seek safe)! mr.
rapid march up dm Tara, iu the directi9u ofd'
•
lac and Alby.

eft
Twenty-four Gottenburgh Mails have..loll(
froth which, and. from private letters, vi'4
gleaned some interesting extracts. The l'ep
from Norway is of a singular complexioll•
might be unwise at present for US to sad
we think of it.
15 t A Messenger from Lord WALPOLE, IVb°
• Dit
Gottenburgh, came to town this morning'
nothing of the Dispatches which be brought
transpired when. this Paper was put to press'

The :iipanish Papers, from which we haVe', 0,4
a few extracts, are more important than (4'lo,
lately been, as they-state that FERDINAND 111C110
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(for this is the era for restoring lawful i 1.10.010
had announced to the Cortes that he Nvoll/`.
IA 11
the 13th ult. set out from Valency for Madr'',-!io
the route of Perpignan. The manner in `lllitr
his Majesty's letter was received is most g-tio;
ing. Their exultation at the return of thei'. P.
rty
did not transport the Spaniards into any fo 0'
fulness of their newly acquired liberty. .A
mendable jealousy was evinced on the applic%rf
termof the " Vasallos" to the people, and et' ,t
thing tends to impress us with the convictiont
ti
Spain, under her iMproved Constitution,
regilin that consideration in iloirope
has so long lost. Then, what an Any bas rile

nerosity of Britain secured !
Gerona, ()lot, and Puyeeda have been clejlve.oo
from the who now hold only rellisc.•
and i'durviedro, and a few fortresses in Gotal.!!3 ,
By
.what ri lit docs EtIoNarARTE prete4. t
taro these, he makes a' merit of I;hi°s
the King of SPAIN' to his Sabjects •

The Morning Post stAtes, and very correc!:,),L.
that there have been no, French Paper" receib
ro"
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since the t,h
ofMarch ; but the Ch Pictronicle'•
ceeding one step further, ventures to CO
the fact of the arrival of accounts from fa.ril"..'t t
date later than above quOted, and thus Lle"ies,.ic
authenticity of the brief but important le
rter
we submitted to the Public in a Third
of THE SUN Of yesterday. As it suite:olo;c
Party to foliad a long and a false Brg- so
upon this point, the Writer sets out by

tt'~`" Up to the latest hoar at which we
could keep the Press open, no authentic intelli-
gence of a later date than the 30th n►t. had been
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received from Paris. There were various reports
!ndeed of letters received from the French coast ;
inquiry they turned out to be worthy of
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I\l°w, in direct contradiction to this assertion,
Re affirtn, -that the letter published in this Paper
°I yesterday was bona fide from Boulogne of the
roll, and did contain intelligence from Paris to
the
'" of April, t•tly • of implicit credit that it., conveyance cost nearly one hundred
11().4,0ds; and that, upon the faith of it, purchases
ll
a very large atnount.were made in the Funds of
ti
Country. Who the accurate enquirer was,
il)" Whose report the Editor of the Chronicle re-
'ed' We do not know, but we would advise both
t° be a little more guarded and industrious before
theyn take upon them to impeach the credibility of
"P er never
guilty of inventions for party or
thee Purposes, and only solicitous to acquire
the
most recent intelligence for the Information
of the Public.
it is true the letter alluded to, being of a corn-
tier, nature, afforded no insight into the situa.
11°11 of military or political affairs, further than
vit general statement which suited its purpose,
441'• that f‘ every thing was going on favour-
cr'"--But even this bare fact was a source of
I.'"nite gratification at the anxious moment of
ZtrdaY ; and we think this explanation due to
trelves, that we nay not be impudently robbed
11,:1e merit of having brought it before our
'ltrs as the result of considerable trouble and
Dili
--nee.
I}ll-14ving established the truth of the fact, that
z;: have been arrivals from Paris later than the
It: (which is further confirmed by other arrivals
day, as announced in the Times Newspaper,
lei"gh the Morning Chronicle, with all its know-
%v ge' was ignorant of the matter), it would be a
to vtr.„ argument to enter into remarks upon the
th: Pretty and comfortable hypothesis set up by
tionPuirtotic Journal upon the opposite assurnp-
.,, They are welcome " therefore to
post :"144e, that the CommaTidants, Mayors, Prefects. and
l'cittita'ttl.4, in the whole line, are 'either so completely de-
r:4LIGNitrAnTE, or so much impressed by the idea of
t'int the ascendant, that they will suffer nothing to
4-ti:-.41444 the warrant of his delegated authorities in

are welcome to contend, that the non-ar-
t►tre of news renders it " clear that it (the cap-
Ptiris)dS ,
" produced the explosion against the Despot
114:44:47:3 44tiCipated, and which has been so confidently
Pte%,ls-' 4Y those who hare told us that 01l the French peo-
-4 for the BOURBONS."
((Pr? a e welcome to say, that it
tlptps 4." the sincere attachment (to Bt/otiAPARTtn.). osf aansdett
thql;l4 likely to be influenced by mercenary
Ilkte_ec"clusion is, that they still think the alfinaoirisloef their
rzetrierable "
khe„ •
„ are welcome to
it:`"tnt that the people of France had not spirit to yin-
:their Own rights."
Intl to
nitit ito
il Pe, also, that the Allies will not imitate the violencei,
ens they hare condemned—and will ao.tfoi get the pro LS
wWth Which they set out."
t 4. le repeat, they are welcome to all the conjec-
ticii: c"soiation they can extract from the falla-
fui, premises they have laid down, and to catch •
*l7/111Furt at this miserably slender, last, twig on
tttch it is possible to bang a suppositions that
Ite,l fl4irs of tl Captain,ir idol, the great the
I,:nhted EMPEROR, the invincible, all-wise, all-
-111.
113-.56e11t NAPOLEON, are not quite an desperate
sti has been represented. We do not envy them
s last gleam of sunshine—the writer has truly
anti '
that in a few hours all speculation will be at
lore sl' and then, alas ! for all the friends, ad-
Ft. s'
atld Partizans of the infamous Tyrant of
nce

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from
Ittorni t- s The Times of this
•
_st_ant, which intimate,
in' Letters have reached us from Boulogne, dated the sth
1140dfut eoarse,and 1-- that ' the tails have again arrive?,
•-'7 verrxissiOn of the NEW GOVERNMEr•It.
44plorther particulars-are communicated; but these seem to
Yht,h,,t 3°lte arrangement has already been settled be-
ItZ:e- the Allies and the persons selected to consult with
tr4h4l °ll.the future Government of France. Nothing has
oisl'ird respecting BUONAPARTE'S situation, or the amount
the furct he has with pith."

-In Papers to the sth inclusive reached us
.tilhiel24_ °riling, and we are happy in saying, that
114 Y ale wholly silent on the subject of distur-
hti"s' which, according to some infamous re-
fs circulated yesterday, , were said to have
broken out in Ireland.

1)1,""leral FERGUSON, it iS said, left town to cm-
.1,171t for Holland, accompanied by Colonel Curio-
ir‘l, in'onter to take the second command under
,l‘tiondas GRAHAM.
In"otice was given by Mr. IIAsE yesterday morn-
g
i, that the redemption of the Loan would be
tared to the 30th of May.
fr'4lnUtln is on the river Save, distant five miles
ut,!i' Lt, rnheA, and twenty-five to the east of
"AOUSc.