The Sun.
London, England, 1815-08-12 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPZIIS,

fullTittlt EXTRACTS or YESTRRDAt'S ARRIVALS.)
CI-MM.-4s SUR MaiRNE, Atra.-6.—On the ?A in--
istant the head-quarters of Marshal Barclay'
de
Tay were advanced to Melon. We hai.e only
it gArrison with a teiv passing detach:mews'; but
five shall have nt..)re troops than ever. The
,whole itussian ann'y, 150,000 strong, will as-
semble about tire 22,1 instant, in order to be re-
'viewed by the. Sovereigns, and to perform grand
itsvAnotuvres -on the plains below the town of Vel,
, and extending to Fere Champenoise.
Alcrz, AuG. 4.—On the 23d of July, an: ar-
tnist-ice was .signed for the fortress of Metz, and
pu ;he 24th ftbr that Of Sarreloo6 ; both conveo-
tioni were ratified or the 27th, by General gel-
Commandant of the French, and by Count
Laugeron, Commlndant .Of the Russian troops.
Th4oN, Aro. 4.---.11;e aPp'roaching arrival is
anitunced of the Areltdulte Ferdinand, who :.,n4..
*moo's the reset ye of the Austrian army. -It is.
paid he :"Avili be accompanied by the Hereditary
rrince of Art.t:ia, the Archd,lte Louis, and the
rrinees of Saxon-v. won4d appear that the
Archduke Maximilian will occupy one of tl►`e cities
ot thi•., department. ,
Tbe Corps of Count Colloredo is advancing to
Anton. Count Bubna occupies Lyons, and is
forming his junction with Count Colloredo.
',i he. corps of the Prince Koyal of Wurtemberg
occupies the department of the Nicvre.
There is no kind of runour too absurd which
the incorrigibles of 1793 eta not ,cirettlate, in or-
61er, if poscible, to give the public mind a false di-
rection. Yesterday a report was set afloat only a
fee leagues (tom hence, that Buonaparte, at the
head of a French. army, occupied Autun, and was
ntan7hing toWards ns ; and there were found peo-
le simple enotigh to believe it.
The Baron de Baden, Governor-General, has
a. proclatuation in which we remark the
141(oviing passage :
" An erect repar;ition .of the hurthens to be
'imposed on the department comprehended in my
government, security of persons and property, and
the maintenance of your internal organization.—
uch' ate the principal objects of my attention
and of "Ay efforts. Banish every alarm, inhahi.
Ones of departments;. rettnn toyour homes ; the
high Allied Noaeis 'nit!, for nothing but peace,
and a guarantee ot its seenrity I will pursue
with the greatest rigour the individuals forming
Part of the corp*' called free corps or partizans,
ho shall not hasten to quit these bands; by their
culpable disObetlience they will bring down great
cal,atnit ies on their fantilies.•7
L'Oxresrr, •AuG I.—M. de Grisolles has re-
.te,ntly entered Vannes, at the bead' of -a eorps of
troops .of the royal army, consisting of from 12
t014,000-men.. .Among the superior officers of
these-troops are M. Cadondal (brother of the ce-
lebrated Georges).anit M. Laboissiere. Generals
Ewsseaa.and Iligarre arc in the same city at rite
bead of the old garrison,
The Royal army is preparing to march to
L'Orient, to join the troops already there.
The fort of Luc was summoned by a small corps
of the Royal Army, and the Conunardant gave
up the ammunition and arms which were in his
iossesslow. After tlil expedition, the saute corps
carried off about 40 young men and 30 horses
from the eommone of Namenr. It next Proceed-
ed to Guide', and summoned Ftirt Penthi(•rre to
Surrender; but the Commandant slid not listen to,
their threats It is said he is preparing to held
out to the last ex'trOnity.
111r..c.t.:;,“5, -AUG. I.—The day before yester,
jay this city gate a Magnifient fête to the English
Officers. The British troops 'crinduct themselves
like true Allies : their behaviotir is
.most praise-
_lrorthy.

*There is in the French Papers a curious trial
for el:ma:sal conversation, a confectioner against
'his %vile, it, which he brought the paramour to
wear against the trail one. tier Advocate ob-
jected to the testimony of a wretch who could
thus kiss and tell. Such n felicity yea* not to be
believed upon his oath. Ile was by the very con-
fesion.a culprit, and his testimony could not be
r.ceived. Beyond this there was no proof of guilt.
A witness indeed of nine years of age swore to a
" But what is there in a kiss 1" again said
her Advociite. " A kiss may he taken without
" being granted. A kiss maybe stolen—a kiss is
'' not a kiss unless it be reciptocal. We have not
" ytt an erotic treatise on the theory of kissing,
" to ascertain au illegal kiss from an innocent
" ttobrace." The
.trial, which has amused all
Paris, from the gaiety with which it was treated,
is oat yet determined.
BA ET SOINntA, King of Cerqdy.-The trophies
of this Royal Capture, krought home in the. Niger
frigate from the Cape of Good hope, where they
Were tr*lrkslripped ft urn the Africaine, con.kted of
the 'King's throne, sceptre, colours, .Bte.,: the
throne is covered with plates of gold and silver,
ornamented,with precious stones ; the sceptre is
_k rod of iron, having a fine brilliant head. The
Litter is a, correct emblem of the authority with
which the King governed his subjects : for he ex-
ceeded in cruelty every otbt'r Eastern Despot.
any British subjects are known to have been
saeriticed to his unprovoked barbarity ; and, not
long before he was taken, being displeased With
his Prime Minister's wife, he ohlige4 her to cut
.ohi the heads of three of her children, and pound
them in .a mortar—and then gave orders to have
her drowned, which was immediately put_into
execution.

Some time ago a Mr. BuRNRT left two prizes,
one of I 200 L font one of 400/. for the first and
second test Esays 00 " the being and'Attri-
buies Of God." The first prize of 1200/. has been
aiiitidgtd to the It evt:rend BRowtc, Principal
ProleN,or of Mat;isclial College, in the University;
of Anti-deco ; and the second oL 400/. to Mi.
SUMNER a Eton' College. •
On Friday se'nnig , -.John Josiah C'hisholnt was
e‘eente(l.at the New Drop, in front of the High
G,od neqr -Exeter, pursuant to his sentence, 19„r
forginr, a lion, hill.' tie appeared 03 the scairold
at 12 o'clock, attended by the itev. INir.CuArK,
84,-. He scented perfectly resigned and a:;ier
praying most 1-ei vent ty for abOut.teo, minutes, be
gi,,vc the (dial svicti,—aild %vas no