The Sun.
London, England, 1815-07-14 00:00:00

SWITZERLAND.

• BASLE, JUNE 30. —The Ratications" of the
Convention of the 20th of May were exchanged
nil the 27th, with the greatest solemnity : but
the events which have just passed at Basle, have
made things take a much more decisive tutu, as
trill appear from the following :

GENERAL. ORDER, ADD-RESSED TO COL. D'AFFRY,

COMMANDANT OF DIVISION AT BASLE.

'Switzerland, faithful to. its old principles, had declared it
self for .the defence of its frontiers. A Convention withsthe
Powers armed for the restoration.of the repose of Europe con-,
secrated tbii declaration. On the part of Switzerland 110 hos-
tile step was taken azainst multiplied offences. The commu-
nications with Switzerland were intercepted without previous
71, ,tire, and dispnsitions made for attack. In the mean time .
the-flower hf the •Fecoch,. commanded by Napoleon Buona-
parte, was completely routed, on the plains of Flanders, by
Wellington and
When Buonaparie had brought to Paris the mews of his
c•wn defeat, and it was Aeen' that they conic] no longer shake
the torches of war over all'Enrope, but that the avengers of
per.i.irT, and of the rupture of pence, would advance without
lialtiM;•, the authors of these calamities endeavoured to avert
their consequences by stroke of the pen. Boonaparte again
fenouneed that throne, after having fifteen months before
formally abandoned, for libuself and his posterity, that bloody
iceptrc of iron with which he had so hing oppressed Europe.
At that moment his Generals sent heralds to the right hank,
wind to the centre of our army, to ask a snspetron of arms,
though no iibstilitieS had yet tal,r, place. kills request,
accompanied by a proinise that natbing hostil,' tiould he un-
dertaken against us, wag tran,mir2:l to tf.: Authorities of
the Uo,ifedcaation, on the same fiiy; the SEtlt - a the evening,
oil at once, against the law of tiatians, Jut any reason,
the fortress of liuningen hombanlidd the town of Basle, thus
breaking their word f honour, 'always held -sacred by brave
snldi rs, and attacking the Swiss territory by the mischief
they have istflictqd oti our Confederates of Basle.

'.."ioldirrQ, arm to punish the authors of ivinstice. We must
~yatch that no part of ma- frontiers be violated by an enemy
without faith. tall to mind the invasion of MG; the atrocity
biunbardin7, a town without its being besieged, %% alma no-
-1-isg.;;;Cian, and without cause, is a repetition of the same per-
fidy. We innst pnt it out of the power of such an enemy to
• inj.:u re tiq, therefore, eomrades, prepare to combat for justice
liticrty and Country. May Cod bless thip
_pow erfal e,infederation of which we form apart, and to which
.....e roast sacred duty attaches us.

BACHMAN N,
General-hi-Chirf of the Conledezatirm.
Ileail-quarters,.et Scrne, June '29, 1515.

Already two battalions of our troops have lect,
`YnsW t.o join the Allied Al-title's ; they will forth-
-with be folloWed bv'others.

. .
'rile Diet itaz, -deputed three of its 'Members to
ciimpliment the iNiliniters of Austria, England,
and France., on -the dcc.i'ive .vietory oh-
taincd by

;---Yesterda'v Llvest
,CotioNiirt's
vas held at the Gtlih:lforl Alms, in, Guildford
Weer., .00 the body or Mr. Jon N SALTER Low-
„crycK; dcat:t Wass OCCOSiolled by a fall fr'oin
his horse. it ai,peilti.Nl -that the rca.scd wits
clerk to a 4:4e-ntle'mari iiu Stonc:liniiding,
Lin-
:coln's Inn, and 'kept a puhlie-honse near the
lid- •Vbarlotta-street, lOthboile-plaec ; (,„
the preceding. (I,wv be wwss riding .his inatter*
horse from tikeveryt tblcs along Guildford-
--elLect, when was by some accident thrown oil;
find pitching. on his head, he Was killed on th-e.
spot .—Ver:lict--.lccidcntal Dcaat.
A gang of de.preth'ttors have been ',About
Lambeth parish daring the last week, the grea
91,11,Lovance of the inhabitants. Yesterday a copper
w„ treml t•he Lion public-bona', and
'linen:ha/10,g beea taken in a variety
iostanees.