The Sun.
London, England, 1815-05-03 00:00:00

FRENCH SPIES.

BRUSSELS, APRIL 28.—1 t will not be very sur-
prising to our readers to be informed, that every
practicable stratagem is enforced by the present
ephemeral Ruler of France to acquire every in-
telligence, as to the actual state of the armies. in
Belgium.
About a fortnight since, the entire members of
a French family, • consistin:, of eleven nelsons,
weye arrested at the LloteCßellevue, by the .Po-
lie% and conveyed to prison, in' consequence of a
discovery having been made, that there was a
letter incloed in the collar of their dog, involv-
ing some interesting facts relative to the state,
and that the intelligent animal was to have accom-
panied the servant back to -Paris on the ensuing
day, as a courier extraoidinaire!
" On Wednesday last, the 25th instant, a young
lady of condition arrived at the same hotel, with
a suite of domestics, anti expressed a violent de-
sire to be personally known to Madame Catalani,
who resides in the same hotel; but the required
interview was prevented by the following event :
As one of her servants passed across the saloon
of the house, he was recognised by an officer to
be an active adherent 'to Buonaparte-; and on giv-
ing advice of this recognition to La Haute Police
some necessary agents were dispatched to take the
whole Gallic covey in full convocation. As these
officers approached the lady's apartments, they
*observed a man habited as a peasant, coming out
of her chamber, with a small round brown loaf
Under his arm, who, on .perceiving the unwelcome
visitors, hastily descended the stair-case, chaunt-
ing " vise Henri quatre," yet kept his right eye
in au inquisitotial direction over his shoulder,
looking continually behind, like a hare in trouble!
—When the officers entered the lady's room, they
perceived her to be reading a letter, which she
instantly tore in pieces ; but, on their gathering
up the fragments, it proved to be a letter from a
principal agent of the French Government. It

may lie needless- to -add, that La belle Espionne,
and her 4tiendants, were instantly swept away
to the Bureau La Police, and disposed of, agree-
ably to the usuAl practise, in such cases of state
emergency. When the seeming peasant had been
eecured below, he wanted to give his loaf„ with
an air of charity, to a miserable woman in the
street : but the officer, having sagaciously sup-
posed, from the solicitude La Paysan expressed to
get rid of-his bad bread, that there was something
more in the matter than ordinary,. immediately
seized the loaf, which he found, upon breaking,
to contain several letters for Paris, and among the
rest, one to Buonaparte !"—(Morning Post.)

A report has reached us, for which we know
not how to vouch further than that it has come
from France, that the National Guard of Paris
has refused' to turn out or act for the Government
of BUONAPARTE.

We are sorry to learn that some of our coun-
trymen who visited Elba during the time- that
'1 BtJONAPARTE was there, unfortunately aided his
intentions to escape by forwarding letters which
he entrusted to their care, alleging the difficulty
which he found in sending them- by agents of his
own. These incautious Englishmen, therefore,
in all probability,-were facilitating those measures
which have involved their country and all Europe
in renewed hostilities, since no suspicion attached
to letters circulated by them, as there would have
been to any issued by himself.
Yesterday, soon atter twelve o'clock, her MA-
JESTY, accompanied by Princesses ELIZABETRand
MARY, arrived at the Queen's Palace from Wind.
sor. In the course of the day they were visited
by the Duke of Yoatc, the Duchess of ORLEANS,
and a number of the Nobility. In the evening the
PRINCE REGENT dined with the Queen and Prin-
cesses. At 9 o'clock her Majesty had a select
party to tea, &c.
Yesterday the Duke of Yonic held a Levee, as
Commander-in-chief,
.at his Office in the Horse
Guards, which was very numerously-attended,
there being between 70 and 80 Officers, &c. pe-
seta ; • among whom were— . -
Lieut.-Generals Sir John Murray, Linsingen, Hammond;
Generals Goldie, Morsbead; Major-Generals D. CaLupbell,
Dunkin, Lumley, and Caleraft ; the Lord Lieut. of Ireland.
Lord MELVILLE'heId a Levee at the Aihniralty
this morning, which was very numerously attend,
ed by Naval Officers.
Yesterday the Austrian Ambassatkeentertained
all the Foreign Ministers with a sumptuous din-
ner at his new residence in Stratford-Place.
The whole of the 2d Dragoon Guards, a De-
tachment of Royal Artillery Drivers, two Troops
of Woyal Life Guards (Blues), a Detachment of
the German Legion, and the 59th Regiment of
Foot, embarked at Dover on Alonday last- and
sailed for Ostend.
The tragedy of Ina, It seems, is not wholly
withdrawn, but the last two acts are remoulding
by the Author, and then the Play is to ber &brouht
r. forward again.
Mr. RAYMOND, according to report, is likely
to become the purchaser' of Drury-lane Theatre,
when the present Committee of Managers relin-
quish' their trust, the period of which
will soon
take place.