The Sun.
London, England, 1815-06-21 00:00:00

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t):,(iEST OF PRIVATE LETTERS

AND

ACCOU:tiTS FkoM BELGII7SI.

[The writer then describes the calling out of
our brave troopS.)
" It was about three o'clock in the Morning when
they commenced their march, in number about
30,000 men. The foreniost, ►lnd not least ani-
mated, were the brave Highlanders ; they came in
contact with the enemy at the end of a march of
about 15 miles. The battle in which the Allies
were engaged had already begun, and the roaring
of the cannot; made Brussels shake. About two
o'clock in the afternoon all were on the alert, and

great anxiety and suspense were 'experienced by
the inhabitants of the town. Our anxiety was,
however, relieved about seven by the arrival of
our brave fdlows into line, which was an efreetuil
barrier to the French gaining possession of
Brussels:

Th s memorable battle was fought at Quatre
Bras, where four roads meet, near the. great lain
of Fleurus. The French had already pushed on
to that point, and were fast advancing, but the
ions of Britain did their duty. The troops of Nas-
sau, the Dutch, and Belgians, all behaved with

distinguished bravery ; and our gallant High-
liindere, who are ever foremost in danger, suffer-
ed greatly. The Brunswick ers did honour to their

-country.
" I ascertained near the plain that the French
had retreated about one league from the field of
battle, and were supported by a wood : our army
is in possession of the plain of Fleurns, in the ex-
pectation of renewing the conflict to-merrow, un-

less the erreray deem it .more expedient to retreat.
Even now our fresh artillery is proceeding to the
army, and the fittest I ever saw. CongrevC's,
rockets in great abundance are- sent off to the

army, ana 1 conceive they will soon be in use."
" OsTLND, JUNE 18.—They are bringing in the
wounded to Brussels, Gh'ent, and other places in
great numbers and the mastets of the transpoits
in this harbour have orders to prepare for the re-
ception of prisoners for England. The hist alarm
having subsided at Brussels, and the pursuit of the
French by the Allies• being known, we arc all
quiet here though, for the sake of precaution,
this place is expected to be declared in a state of
siege to-morrow."

Among the reports, respecting the accuracy of
which we are very. sceptical, is one, that the
French, on measuring bayonets with the Belgians
(a fine moment for a parley!). called nut to them,
" Come over to us, you brave Belgians, rejoin
your former standards and favourite EmperOr."
But the Belgic' troops resisted the solicitations
with disdain', and spewed they were determined
to fight for their Icing and -country.
Another report of the Prince of CARANGE. hav-
ing been taken and retaken several times, and that
his biotinr was wounded—a third, that•the Duke
Uf IVELLitcoroN had a horse killed under him---••
a fourth, that BUONAPARTE had idly boasted he
would sleep at Brussels on the 17th i• that NEY
%tar; taken,- no quarter given, and a variety of
other rumours which fill up the imaginary can-
vas; fpit ire either too absurd or too insignificant
to deserVe repetition.

Mr. VVAT,nA, a farmer at Stniton, "leaf, 11(4n.
castle ; with the, ho.rie in which .he was riding,
were both strrnek dead by the lightning, yesterday
se'unight.

-Under the above .head Svc shag mention fill tby
news received in the course of 17:0t,erday after,.
noon and last night : Such as we think most pro-
bable, or know to he correct, we shall submit
without comment .: Such as are mere rumours,
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which we cannot trace to authority, we shall so
designate. , •

M. FITZGERALD, SCI. Knight of Kerry, and
the Hon. JArvir.s Bpi-I.En, arrived last night from
Brussels, which they left on Sunday. They em-
barked at Ostend on Monday, and after'they•bad
left the harbour, a signal was made for a Post-
Office Mail, which was put, on board, containing
the Brussels Papers, inserted elsewhere.

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On their authority it rests (according to the
ill. Chronicle) that the e►iemy retained possession
of Charleroi : this w•e disbelieve. 'The General
BERTRAND. taken prisOher, ii not 13tUoNAPARTE•s
Elbese Marshal,.bnt is his relation.
The followin►;; passages fro►n a letter in a Morn-

ink; Paper, coincide entirely with the accounts
w•e have received, and on which we most firmly
rely :

" BRUSSELS, JUNE l7.—An express arrived
here the day before yesterday, in the evening,
with an account that the Prussians on the side of
Charleroi bad been taken by surprise by the
French array at the moment they were in their
quarters. Another express followed close after;
to say that the Prussians had been compelled,
under all the circumstarices, to hire way, and were
retreating in haste. Such intelligence excited a
momentary alarm, and many were on the wing to
fly from Brussels."