The Sun.
London, England, 1815-11-04 00:00:00

TEit ARMY.

Tharsday morning, a detachment of the Royal
IVaggon Train, consisting of tutee Officers, awl
4.4 men and hotses, em!,arked at Itamsgate, for
France, by the way of ()stem, a detach-
ment of the 93th regiment, consisting of three
Otlicers and ahont 30 men. The transports with
them on board have got to sea, and have also
takuu over a great (pawky of army clothing.
The British Veterans which formed the garrison
at Heligoland, have been relieved The enlist-
ment of foreign recruits there for the British ser-
vice i. continued.

Orders have beet' issued from the War Office,
that the 'commuted &lily allowauce, in lieu of
bre.l arid itteat granted to soldiers, should be
di,scoutiutted. ,

The Light Dragoons, son-mantled by Co-
lonel Pot.sosßY, the depot of which is sitioneils
at the Cavalry Barracks, Canterbury, is about to
be tornied into a regiment of Lancers.

• BRITISH SOLDIER.
The following letter, never before puoli9hvd, niay he de-
• pended upon as KVllklinC, ha 'lug been. procured from the
mother of the %vt eIl, residing at Kc.•wick. Fur the amuse-
ment ,if our ryjdqrsi we have thought it hest• to leave the
orthography, punctuation. &c. in their original state.
• Paris in /ranee, 511 Sept. 1 1115,
Dear Mother and Sister

I have taken the oNaertunity of writing these lines to you
hoping it will find not in good health as it now kites me at
this presant thank he to God for it, I am verry surrey I did
not answer your last Letter had not oppertunity for we was
very' busy fighting the french a long time every day in the
Mountains in Spain and I always had good luck til one day
rcceved two Balls one hitt we right it' my breast plate
and knocked. me downy and as soon as I got my wind.
a7ei-r find about 10 rounds more and then anothec hitt me
throws my hip which was had a longtime oat one came. throw
My Haversack and another throw my trowsers and shift
and that ssilllC night was very wet and nu fires coral be
• lighted and it was very c..ld on the Mountains but the Dock-
ter was Very good to we. and after that Wai drove the French
into there own contry and made them beg fur peace and
titers we went into Anvuerira into upper Kanlidy where
sts•-ltad all the fighting with the Yankees till we gut a peace
01 them acres hundrell milks up the Coatrey nigh to the falls
etf N:iggaray which yon know is I of the 7 wonders of the •
world, and there my Captain was so hind to give me a pass
without date and I workd for a large fanner all wider
and had plenty of vittles and a good bed fit for anylgen-
tlemaa anti the Ridgment was then lying in Barns and
when:tho men hail to get up there hare was -frost: to their
heads atifftheY cowl not pall the Blankets from the tloore
and I thote-myself ell aff and this same farmer bid 100
Dallars for toy dischargeand then a e returnd to `pithead
and was ( weeks on theXtatfer which is 4 thousand 5 hundred
Males and is collita good passage and wee coati not get a
shove altar all this fur weawas tarderd to french (Landers and
at fast we have rift; to Paris and is in the lines de bulling
near to it which i44xtoiriftite place like a grove for a grate
way and the trench is verry civet funny fellows to us new
cause they •know see can defend oerselvs anti they.doo not
seem to care for nothing but to get our monney which theare
is plenty way to spend and theare is shoves and Mounty-
banks every-night and sumlays acid all and theare is no Justes-
ses or Met hodys to step hie.' and there isr all
.sorts of
sights and Carlitie fair is nothing to it and we are now agen..
commanded by brave Duke Wellington that always con-
anrs,---,and there is soldiers of all sorts liere past all telling
I(ushons, Prilshona and Austt eons and Jai:mans'. of all
kind, arid the Eusbons are verry good naturd cretures-
and will do Arley- thing, for an Englishnian and SiLYS
there prayti eery Alntnati, and night and will fight there
fjr ever for the :Emperur and the VirgiMatriti•ey
the sante as we do for-king George and old England, n
and
Prushatis i•My quiet men-aod smokes all day long and
Atistredas is dneatallrello'sys- aid the foot ii-dratt as hand-
some as oar llarse • Officers, and all our - Officers it
Very good Gentlemen alai we think to stay its Trance
tWo Years and I am rerre contented.—dear Mother I wish It
ta: nut solar or you antiget cowl come for I have savu
:,,:onocy and I !arta a littel french in Kamiday but it is nut
the same sort that is here, give Di V kind love to all enquirta,
friends and pray God bless you all fruit year lot-tins
Heath-itch Occ.

01110INAt Fr;I7,,,DRY;

TO TiIE W:NTER MANAGERS.

. . . . .
A,Burchr.ll...ottc-.! toll:oiled a Imrgaiti to strike,
'While wa)kir;,, near.Maiitlitield his room', ;.
He bunglit an old !')ostritit, it prov'd a Vaxnyfir—
Fie gained Ii) ;lie job ninety pounds. . ' •

. „
Away heart and liner—a;a;u►:t loins and 1n-casts,
lie op the shatublas to taint :-
&If -dubb'd I)tm.,!;.•rAsit, his cash he in-eats
In ratnisi, and canvas, and in,int„. •.- :" • -

This Butcher, of course, became Aug's meat hhnself:
Ye Nlanageis husband your gold,--
Learn wit, aial instead of exhausting your pelf
Ostneui Actors, cherish the Ohl.

Two famous VA NDYKES (SU biCetS—KEAN and O'STEttr,)
Ytbu've purchased—give Fortune the thanks
Content with two Prizes, get out of the wheel,
Or, faith, you'll be ruiu'd by flanks.

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.