The Sun.
London, England, 1823-06-09 00:00:00

GERMAN' PAPERS.

FROM Tilt FRONTIERS OF WHITE RUSSIA,
MAY qt-.2.—8y an Ukase signed last month, and
lately published, his Majesty had ordered the
following reductions in our army :
The 2d battalions of the.regiments of infantry of the second
corps of the army shall be reduced as formerly in the first
corps of the army, from 1000 to 400 men.; in the regiments of
cavalry, excepting the 3d of Cuirassers, and the Ist and 4th of
Dragoons, B men per company shall be reduced. In the artil.
lery the horses of four pieces of cannon in each company shall
be reduced ; all the corps of invalids which perform no part of
the field duty, shall be disbanded. _ _ .

There shall .likewise be discharged annually, that is to say,
from the.lst of May.to the lst of October, 40 men per company
of at the regiments of infantry.
The reductions, however, shall not extend to the regiments
of the Guard, the corps of Lithuania and Caucasus, nor to the
troops that compose the military colonies. This measure will
cause an annual saving of eighteen millions of rubles.
' STOCKUOLM, MAY 23.—Yesterday a message
from the King in favour of the publicity of the
sittings was transmitted to the Diet. The pre-
sent Session, however, being so far advanced,
this measure will not be carried into effect till
-next Session.
BRUSSELS, JUNE 4.—A great movement is
:taking place among the troops composing the
;French garrisons of the northern fortresses, from
Lisle to Strasburgh. Several regiments have al-
ready marched ; detachments of the engineers
and artillery have set out from Donny, Arras,
"Metz, and Strasburgh ; as well as trains of ar-
tillery, caissons, and waggons loaded with ammu-
nition and warlike stores of all kinds. It seems
that the object of these measures is to form an
. army of reserve in the south of France. On the
other hand, the levy of conscripts, and the orga-
nization of the veterans, proceed with activity
• COPENHAGEN, MAY 24.—The King has passed
a decree, prohibiting all privateers, of any na-
tion, from abiding in the ports or seas of Den-
mark, only in case of evident danger from bad
weather, or to avoid the pursuit of an enemy :
they may seek refuge in a port where they may
receive the assistance which humanity claims, but
must put to sea as soon as the danger is passed.
No privateer shall send prizes to Denmark, or
sell them there. Every privateer forced, as
above, to enter Danish ports, shall not unload
-or sell their cargoes, either wholly or in part;
and proclamations shall be issued, forbidding his
Majesty's subjects, under the severest penalties,
to purchase the prizes of foreign privateers.
Foreign ships of war entering the Danish ports
may bring their prizes ; but must take them
away again, being in the same manner prohibited
from unloading them, or selling them, or their
cargoes, either wholly or in part.
STUTTGARD, MAY 31.—1 n the Canton of Lu-
cerne, in Switzerland, the Convent of St. Urban,
,and the Ahree Convents of Nuns existing in the
,Canton, have made a complaint respecting the
contributions in money, which, since the permis-
sion again to receive novices, they have paid
-towards the expences of the public schools in the
,Canton, and they have succeeded in obtaining a
seduction. In the memorial which they have
presented, they express their apprehensions that
-in general far too much is done to instruct and
.enlighten the people, the only effect of which is
,to bring up followers of Voltaire, who are so
dangerous to the safety to the Church and of the
State. They say further, that the country
,people are already observed to have a dangerous
,propensity.to.reading.