The Sun.
London, England, 1815-03-16 00:00:00

received upon the subject, which 1 yestet day had
the honour of communicating to you. It tvas;on
Sunday the sth of this mouth that we received the
Srst intelligence of disembarkation, which the
enemy had effected. According to accounts up-
on which we thought we could depend, he had
with him but 700 men of the old Guard, about
300 Corsicans, and 140 foreigners, who came with
him from the island of Elba, that is to say in all
about 1140 men. It was with this handful of
melt that he landed on the Ist at Cantles, near
Antibes. He disembarked without any resistance,
because there was not sufficient troops to oppose
him. Buonapartc appears to have tailed iu his
attempts upon Antibes, and he advanced towards
Digne, where he was on the 4th, without receiv-
ing any reinforcements,

" The Prefect of Var dispatched couriers to all
the neighbouring Prefects, and particularly to
Lyons, to inform him of the events which bad
occurred. It was by one of these couriers that
the Prefect of Lyons received the news of the
disembarkation, of which he transmitted to us the
first intelligence by a telegraphic dispatch. A se-
concfdispatch, of the same day, rectified- a mis-
take in the first, by stating the numbers 4of the
enemy at about 1100 men, instead of 1600, which
was the number mentioned in the first dispatch.
In consequence this first news, Monsieur, the
Brother of the King, set out on Sunday night.-,-e
Couriers were dispatched on all sides to order the
troops to assemble under the orders of Monsieur,
by which means- he would have an army of 30,000
men, of which between 3 and 4000 would be
cavalry. Orders were, at the same time, sent to
the Duke de Berri to go from Bourdeaux to Nes-
mes, and to take the command there, with
Marshal the Duke of .Tarentum (Macdonald),
under his orders of the Army (of Gard ; the part
of it which was collected did not exceed 3 or
4000 men, but it might be increased to 13,000
by calling in the divisions which were spread
about, in the Bth and 9th military divisions.
These dispositions occupied the days of Sunday
and Monday, and a part of the nights. On the
6th we received a Telegraphic Dispatch, which
contained few additional details ; but a Courier,
which arrived on the 6th, brought letters from the
Department of the Van, containing the information
which has been laid before you respecting the ad-
vance of Buonaparte to Gap. Upon the receipt of
this intelligence his Majesty issued the orders for'
the adoption of measures for general safety, and
for assembling the Two Chambers. The tele-
graphic dispatches succeeded each other slowly.
The Minister of War continued to send off cou-
riers with orders relative to the movements of
troops. The service of Estafettes was imme-
diately re-established, aml we received some on
the 7th ancHth, tvhich brought letters from the
Prefect of \Tar, all of which announced to us
that the best spirit prevailed, and assuring us of
the good dispositions of the troops. We had no in-
telligence that Buonaparte had received reinforce-
ments. We had therefore every reason to hope that
this rash enterprize would have no other effect than
that of strengthening legitimate authority, and
relieving France of the eternal enemy of her
tranquillity and happiness. What then was our
astonishment when we learnt, by a telegraphic
dispatch of 'the Bth, that, he was expected at
Grenoble on that night, and by a second, that
Grenoble would be surrendered. This dispatch,
being interrupted by the weather, did not reach
us till the oth at night.
• ." Yesterday, the 10th, we received a dispatch,
dated Lyons, the 6th, at half-past eight in the
moulting, containing only the following words :
" The Princes set out this moment. Buona-
parte is expected at Lyons to-night. I an set-
ting out for Clermont." (It is the Prefect who
speaks). There was no location of Grenoble in
this letter, and we flattered ourselves that it re-
siSted still ; but that hope was destroyed by a letter
of Monsieur, of the Bth, at night, which his Majesty
received this morning by a Courier, and which he
gave me permission to read, io order that I might
communicate it to the Chamber of' Peers. His
Royal Highness commences his letter by describ-
ing his journey, and the incredible activity with
which, on his arrival at Lyons, he colected the
troops and the National Guards, and received
afresh their oaths of fidelity, and the unequivocal
testimonies of their devotion. The Prince hail
fixed that night for their departure, intend-
ing to march at their head to the relief
of Grenoble. But• he learnt in a few hours that
Grenoble had surrendered without resistance.
His Highness therefore took measures for the de-
fence of Lyons. It is probable, however, that his
efforts were unavailing, since the dispatch of yes-
terday announces the departure of the Princes-,
and of the Prefect, who was too much devoted
to have quitted his post without a formal order.
" Here, Gentlemen, my intelligence ends, %%re
expect fresh news every hour, but it is difficult to
receive it before night. A letter has just been
brought to me, which announces a new treason
attempted at La Fere, which was fortunately
frustrated by the courageous firmness of the Com-
mandant of the Military School, Count Ahoville.
I will lay before you the whole of this letter,
which will tranquillize you with respect to the
fate of One of our greatest dep6is of artillerty, at
the SaiilC time that it spews to you the defection
tal situation in which France
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sariceis7f Boonaparte are
spread among our Regiments. `;care of them
are in our ranks ; there is reason to believe that
many men will be seduced by their insi !mati•
ons,
'and that few alone will weaken the weans of our
defence.

" The Chancellor then .proceeded to state, that
great reliance Was to he placed ii-powthe National
Guard who were all ordered to be called out, that
great care ivoala be used in preventing the publi-
cation and circulation of all Incendiary Pamphlets,
acid concluded with informing the Chamber that
it was his Majesty'i intention to have anniipd tr.