The Sun.
London, England, 1812-07-25 00:00:00

We this morning received the following- ety

from Opnrto

"Oporto, July 9, Mt

" It is reported here that GeneraMoNNET, with
1500 men, have been made prisoners by the Gue-

ri llas

" The last accounts from head:Oarters are.
dated the Ist, at Alaaiga, midway. between Sala-
manca and Valladolid. The French were flying
before our troops. Our force is said to be 72,000,
men, including Guerillas and levy en masse ; the
enemy's 36,000. JOSEPH BUONAPARTE is said to
be with MARstoN.T. CASTANOS is advancing on
Astorga ; the Ist, 11th, and 12th Portuguese
cavalry are with him, 'commanded by. General
D'IJRnAr:."

Last night, Paris Papers to the 15th instant
arrived. They bring some very interesting infor-
mation. The .first articles to which we (nail call
the attention of our Readers, are the Fourth and
Fifth Bulletins of the French army, dated \Vilna,
.the 36th of June, and'July 6, These Bulletins state
that the Russians continue to avoid a general
action, mid that they persevere in drawing the
enemy 'Stilt 'further into the country. Buo-
NAPARTE complains that the Russians are -act-
ing very injudiciously, and declares, in the
strongest terms, that they ought to have risked a
battle for the defence of \Vilna. We have fre-
quently observed, that when the operations of
campaign are, unfavourable to BUONAPARTE, he
is extremely,liberal of his advice to his enerilies,
and criticises without mercy upon the conduct
of their Generals: We recollect the time when
he pathetically\ lamented the blunders of Lord
WtLuxGTON, commented upon his want of
military skill, and, with unequalled kindness
and candour, advised the Government of this
country.to recall. Lord WELLINGTON, and to ap-
point some General hotter qualified to lead our
armies- This language of BUONAPARTE- WaS•Te-
echoed in this country, by some men who call
themselves Statesmen; blit it made no impresion
either upon the Government or the people.—
The censure, therefore, which BUONArARTE has
thrown out against the tactics of the Russian Ge-
nerals is not calculated to excite much alarm, be-
cause we cannot persuade ourselves that it is the
interest of Russia to• conduct thewar in the man-
ner most conformable to his-wishes. We shall re-
gret, lowever, if the statements hi these Bulletins
respecting the destruction of the Russian maga-
zines be true ; indeed we are convinced that they
must be in great degree exaggerated, because it is
impossible to suppose that when the Russian Ge-
nerals had determined to abandon Wilna and
other places,without making an attempt to defend
them, that they would not have taken the pre-
caution of removing their magazines.

The newt article of intelligence in these papers,
is, one which we, confess we. read with sincere re:-
gret, and we cannot but hope that it will turn
to be unfounded, viz. that the Turks have brolcem
off the Treaty with Russia : such an event would
very much embarrass the Russians, and afford
calculable advantagcs_to BITON'APARTE. We shall
wait with impatience for some authentic informa-
t:on upon this subject.

But the most curious piece of intelligence which
these papers bring us, is the proceedings of what
is called the Polish Diet, at Warsaw. Upon these
most extraordinary documents we shall offer some
observations on Monday.

We regret to state, that dispatches have been
received from Sir JAMES SAUMAREZ this morn-
ing; which positively state that the Turks have
again declared war against,Russia.

The Diamond Rock, off Martinique,- -continu-
ed, towards the middle of May, to throw up Nast
quantities of the same kind of earth and pulverized
matter, highly calcined; which issued in such
abundance from the Souffrier at St. Vincents.--
We shall not be at all surprized to hear that the
Souffrier at St. Lucia, which Island lies immedi-
ately between the other two,- should likewise break
out into a flame. It-seems somewhat surprising
indeed, that it should not have- done -so, for
it has been known to smoke, and within these
very few years, when the Souffrier at St. Vincent
was perfectly still. During the hurricane season
in the West Indies, some further commotions of

nature ma.

we. fear. be al

well endo