The Sun.
London, England, 1812-09-17 00:00:00

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TTIVRSDAY-, SEPTEMBER 17, 1812.

We last night received Paris Papers to the 11th.

T..ey bring us no information respecting the vic-
tory said to haze been obtained ever the \ltus-
-1 sians. Indeed, if the report from Dover he correct,
the intellig.nee could pot have appeared in a Paper
of the 11th. The informaiioacontainecliil these Pa-

pers .is riot very interesting ;.-it is,, however, stated,
that the French Army was concgritrating in the
neighbourhood of Smolensk°, with a view of ad-
vancing towards Moscow. -

We were in hopes that the arrival of one or
both of theGottenburgh Mails that are due, would
have enabled us to communicate to our Readers
the Russian accounts. of the hattlei which took
place neat Smolensk° ; but there was not
,any
arrival this morning front the North.
It is stated that some cavalry is about to em-
bark for the Baltic, to be employed in the experii•
tion from Sweden.

The Savage sloop of war, the Little Ann,
and four other ships of the Quebec fleet, have ar-
rived off Brighton.

The Royal Boun►y, GAMBLES, from Hull to
Prince Edward's Island, has been taken on the
Banks of Newfoundland, by the ?ankee privateer,
and burnt, after an'action of an hour and a half;
one man killed and five wounded.

The Kitty, TnomPso.N, from Greenock to St.
Andrews (N. B.) was taken, 31st July, --by an
American privateer, retaken, 4th inst. by the Po-
name frigate, and carried to Newfoundland. The
privateer captured,lst Aug. the brig An:Brothers,
of St. John's.

WINDSOR, SEPT. 16.—Yoterrlay •the QUEEN
ti-:(1 Princesses spent the day at Virginia Water,
on a party. b had eery indifferent sport.
Lord and Lady FrAxcOuirr -and
.Lord and Lady
WALSINGHA.I.I, were also of the party.
,They re-
turned to the Castle at seven o'clock.

Yesterday the PRINCE REGENT . set off from
Cotriton !louse, at half-past • four o'clock, for
Windsor, accompanied by the Dae of CUMBER-
LAND. _ _

A ",corning Paper of yesterday says, " His Ma-
jesty,- we are concerned to state, has experienced
another severe paroxysm since the last Quarterly.
Report of the Queen's Council, which was of
more than six and thirty hours duration."
Yesterday a Court of Directors was-held at the
East India, House, when Captain TCIOIkIkS Bu-
Cl-IkNAT was sworn into the command of the ship
Pers •reranee; consigned to Bombay and China.
Orders, have been issued by the Transport Board
to sendan additional supplyof transports to Ports-
month, for the embarkation of the corps of the
Guards now at that port under orders for Portugal.
The Ist batt. 91-st, upwards of 1000 strong, em-
barked on Tuesday at Chatham in lighters, and
sailed-to Sheerness, where they are to be re-em-
barked on board ships of war,:and proceed to the.
More. They arc to wait there the arrival of one of
the divisions of the Guards from. London ; the
whole will then &ll for Corunna.

' Yesterday morning;• at four. o'clock, the last
detachment of the Foot Guards, consisting of 100
of the 2d regiment, with Officers, amounting to
300 men, marched from the Parade in the Bird-
cage-walk, St. *Tallies's Park, along Wastminster,
for Woolwich, there to embark to join the Bri-
tish army under the command of General flux.
The troops were in high spirits, and, as they
passed; repeatedly gave and received several cheer-
ing linzzas.
The army from Sicily lately landed in Spain,
under the command of General MMTLAND, is
7000 strong, consisting of a division of the 20th
Light Dragoous, the Ist battalion of the 10th
foot, the Ist battalion of the 58th, the Ist batta-
lion of the 81st, the 4th and 6th battalion of the
King's German Legion,' and the.regiments of
DILLON and ne ROLLE, at Minorca ; the above
for;:es were joined by about 4000 more, so that
the whole strength landed amounts to, about
11,000 excellent troops.
Extract of a letter from Madrid, dated August
15:—" Yesterday, about one o'clock, the gar-
rison of the Retiro 'surrendered prisoners of war.
I cannot describe to you the magnificence of
the Royal Palace, Although robbed of its best
paintings, it is still the finest thing I ever beheld.
The paintings are by Raphael, 120bens, Titian,
Tintoretti, Guido, Spagnioletti, Vandyke, &c.--
The ball of_ audience for the Atubassadors is the
finest room, without exception, that ever I saw :
it is hung with twelve of the largest and finest
mirrors ever cast, and rich silk hangings.—
The Cabinet of Natural History is excellent, and
the minerals and fossils ,perhaps the finest. col-
lection in Europe ; but the Ohne buildings are
splendid beyond description. The city is by no
means large. There is to he a grand ball given
ta-night, by tl:c Municipality. The Ist, 3d, 4th,
sth, arid 7th light divisions with all the cavalry
and artillery, are round the town. We shall have
a few days rest here, I hope. The Spaniards will,
I suppose) be organized in all parts ;, and the im-
mense yrantities of arms and ammunition taken
in the Heir°, will equip a considerable army in
these provinces."