The Sun.
London, England, 1812-12-05 00:00:00

our success.

In the evening the army took position at Villa
Drigo. On the.nexi day, at day, break, it re-
commenced its marches. The great number' of
prisoners taken 'from the enemy, and that of his
deserters, snfficiently prove that his retreat was
made ivith so much precipitation as to occasion
Absurder. Ile thus sought to retard our vietoriOn's
march by throwing in our way all the obstacles
-which the 'nature of the country affords. The
bridge of Torquemada, defended fur 'a moment by
his artillery, was soon in our power, notwith-
standing the disadVantages offered by the position.
After a cannonade of short duration, the enemy
was obliged to retire with precipitation on Due-
Das our van-guard pursued him as far as Benos.
The head-quarters have beets transferred to Ma-
gor, and the right wing of the army, under the
command of M. General For, has, been, directed
from. Torquemada towards Palencia.
(To be continued.)

We have seen a Gentleman who is just arrived
In this 'country from Paris. He left that city on
the 25th ult. ,He says, that since the breaking
out of the conspiracy, and the arrest of the Ge-
nerals, the
,police has been so active in seiz-
ing persons for spreading false reports, as they
are termed, respecting the Grand Army, that all
conversation upon the subject, at least in mixed
tompanies, has 'ceased... With respect to the late
conspiracy, the same silence is observed, and all
letters coming from and going to the country are
opened, so that no man ventures to put any pub-
lic news in them. The report of BIIOI4APARTE'S
death was generally circulated in 'Paris upon the
breaking' out Of the conspiracy. The Govern-.
Ment,fis it is well known, took the utmost pains to
'contradict it; but whether they succeeded in-coh-
'vineing the public or not, our informant says
it is impOssible to ascertain ; for, as we before
stated, after the numerous arrests by the Poliee, no
man ventured to express his opinion. The Gentle'-'
man, from whom we received the above informa-.
tion, also communicated to us the following mice-,
date : about four or five days before the insnrrec.-
tian broke out-in Paris, he called upon an ac-.
tinaintance, who was an 011iCer in the Guard
'of the King of Rome (as he is called), and
.Seeing him apparently very lunch fatigued, he
.asked him the cause., The Oificer replied, • that
for several preceding nights the whole of the
young King's guard had -patroled all night, in
Consequence; as 'be understood, of some suspi-
cion that was entertained that a plot 'had- been
formed to carry off this heir apparent of the
Throne of France. Whether this was a part of
'the plan formed by General
,MALLET and the
others, we do not know ; our informant
,says,
-that he did not think it prudent to push his
cniries upon the subject.

The Russian Fleet were all read; to sail from
'Wing° on the 25th, and may be daily expected,
with a'fleet of meichantmen assembled there,
amounting to nearly 300
The 4th regiment .of Dragoons, in. Portugal,
has been furnished with entire new sets of saddlery
• equipments, which were sent last week for ern-
larkation •

The whole :army is hereafter to be furnished
with knapsacks of the same description, according
4o a sealed pattern, approved of by the Clothing
Board of General Officers.