The Sun.
London, England, 1812-03-07 00:00:00

LETTER A.

On the entry of the troops, Lieut. Von Sch wart-
zer punclu illy discharged the commission'intrusted
to him, and received the most friendly assuri..ces
that no hostility was to be feared, but that it was
done merely to make invebtigatiotr; concerning the
vast quantity of colonial produce said la. ,be _here in
the'country, and that this .wa;. the sole purpose of
his coming. I having- myself paid the most pane-
tual attention to all the instruaions given regarding
the Continental system; was perfedly coin inced
that no illegal depot or magazine of prohibited
goods was to be found ; and likewise fully believing
that this was only meant as a ,step to march further
on through Gripswald and Wolgist, I impatiently
waited the arrival of these allied troops, more parti7
cularly so, having no orders to proceed to hostility
against them; and besides which, all the opposition
that I could make against such a powerful division
of troops would be totally ineffeaual, as explained
in- my submissive proposal of the tst instant, I
therefore, in the night between the 26th and. 27th,
caused the four guns and ammunition, which were
still remaining at Stralsund, to -be, transported over
to Rugen, although that the defence of- Rugen,..
which by reason that it might be approached over the
ice at every point; requiredan equal if not superior
force than that of the assailants, who had it at their
option to choose the place of attack. On the 27th,
when there no longer remained auk doubt of the di-
vision of Friant being in hall march, in several co-
lumns, against Stralsund, I sent the orders marked
letters B. and C. to the Commander of the advanced
posts, and intended removing my head-quarters to
Rugen, immediately after having a cimferenee with
General Friant, whom I still considered as an ally
of Sweden, and a too precipitate departure would
have resembled a flight, and -shewn a suspicion of
the amicable intentions which, according to all my.
instructions, I was bound to believe actuated this
Majesty's high ally. _ -

. The arrival of General Friant was preceded, by
some hours, by that of his Chief of the General
Staff, Colonel Coilieke, who then first brought me
the. General's :compliments, and announced his
entry, being likewise commissioned to 'request my
assistance for obtaining quarters and plovkinto for
the troops. I immediately made the reset vation
contained in my private just' uaions, regarding pro:
visioning the troops ; hut whom was answered
with ". C'est noire usage-et nos orders .qui le pays au
nous sommes fornit lout."—" It is our custom and
our orders, that the country in which we are shall
find us with every thing needful ;" but at the same
time gave me the assurance, that every thing should
be done with moderation and good o-der. Mean-
• while the troops arrived, and; 'as- I had caused
picquets to be. placed, without the town gates, the
columns were detained until my consent arrived for
their marching into the town, and the guards were
set ; but without coinpromising your Majesty's
rights. No guard was composed'by .French troops

alone.
At length, towards evening, General Friant ar-
rived, who, together with the Brigacht-Generaf,
Gtandean, was quartered in the Governor's house.,
At eleven o'clock in the evening, he made me his
first visit, when after some elucidation concern;ng
the purport of, their entry, and further assulanecs
.• - 1• ,eNirr

I:lave perceived by my preceedingt that I was ac-
tuated by the same friendly sentiments, and that in
consequence, it. was my duty to inform him, in con-
fidence, that my instruetions prestribed me not to
permit the troops of any foreign power to take -Pos-
session of Rugen ; that I had given Orders Conform-
able thereto, and•that I hoped he would not insist
on a matter which might cause hostilities to ensue,
and which would certainly disturb the goochundea-
standing which at present existed. between both our
Governments. After several things having been
said on both sides, which I shall reserve, to ;some
future time, when I shall have the -honour of rea
pealing them verbally to your Majesty, he aria
nounced to me that I was his prisoner of war; or in
his own words " douner :consigne (give me a
guard). Against superior force I had no other re-
medy than to protest ; any recourse to arms would
have been insanity, and would have been of more
evil tendency for your Majesty's interests,
.more
especially as the. General declared, that in case of
my making any opposition, he had orders to make
the whole detachment prisoners; by which all the
artillery, ammunition, and_stores, (however small)
would have been lost to your Majesty. The un-
pleasant and most distressing circumstances which
now solely threaten myself personally, saves, all the
other possessions of your Majesty in this province,
at least for, the present, arid it often happens that
evils may be averted by gaining time.
Having been deprived of my liberty in the man-
ner before described, I conceived it best to, resign
the command to my next in rank, the Colonel 'and
Knight Von Normann ; and although Gen. Friant.
offered me a travelling pass to Stockholm, I con-
sidered it my duty to await
.your Royal Majesty's
gracious orders respecting my furore proceedings;
being besides convinced that I may be of use by.
giving good advice and counsel to my successor
in
the command, and in some measure contribute to
the welfare of the province.
After the art of violence perpetrated on myself,
another immediately followed,-which was, the put-
ting seals on your Majesty's Custom-house ; and as
all these-proceedings, in my opinion, transform this
hitherto allied army into our avowed enemies, I
deem it incumbent on me to inform the Royal Po-
meranian Government of this my opinion.
- On the. morning of the 28th, a column of about
2000 men was drawn up en the Tee,. between
Fahr, and Alte Fahr, and an Adjutant, by name
Gobert, want dispatched to sum Mon Lieut. VOL)
- Kohler, of the regiment Von Engelbrechsten, who,
with 48 men, had the guard at Alte Fahr. Lieut.
Von Kohler replied; that; according to the purport
of his orders, he was to prevent the arrival of all
foreign troops in Rogen, and should therefore find
himself sander the- necessity of oppoiing force to
force. The column then halted, and Adjutant
Gobert returned with the report from Lieut. Von
Kohler, of his condo 1, •and requiring instruc-
tions how he was fur'ther to a&. 1 answered bins,
that my captive sitention had deprived rue of the
power to direct his proceedings for the present,' bUt
that the sole -advice which I was yet permitted to
give was, that the French column should remain
stationary so" long as the Coinmandaat of Rogers,
Baron Boye, could be informed thereof, and the
French troops gave assurance of their amicable in-
tentions, on the one han t, and their much superior
strength, together with the facility of attacking Ru-
gen at several points, on the other, rendered all op-
position useless. Baron Boye's line of conduct
would, doubtless, be prescribed by circumstances.
Whereupon the Fiend) troops entered upon duty in
conjunction with those of yopr Majesty. On the
same day, at noon,;General Friant caused rue, by
hid Adjutant, Captain Gobert, to be inform-
ed, that I should rennin without any constraint
no my person and actions, that the measures
and steps which had been taken to secure toy
person, 'me dormer one consigne, proceeded from
my positive denial to consent to their taking posa
session of Rugen. In consequence of this informa-
tion, I repeated the communication of my orders,
in hopes Of being still able to effeEt something be-
neficial for your Majesty's setvice; and, although
there now remains no more than the appeatance of
a joint possession of Pomerania and Rugen, with
regard to my weakness and the number of the
French. troops, yet there still remains a chance for
your Majesty so long as this partition is not ert:irely
done away, to be freed it either by political or mili-
tary means.
Colonel Normann, at Gripswald, to whom I had
given my direCtions, on the evening of the 231 h,
transmitted me an attestation of his ill health, sign-
ed by two physicians. - •
At the visit which I made in the evening to Ge-
neral Friant,el requested to be informed, whether
the report delivered by .him to ,tile Prince of Elia
muhl, concerning taking possession. of Pomerania,
was consistent with that it was my duty to transmit
to your Majesty, when he was- so obliging as to .
shew me' his memorandum book, and, as it differed
from mine in some small particulars, be gave ,me
his word of honour to correa it, end particularly
in wbat'concerned 'toy own person, on which occa-
sion, the expression, 4` Prisoner of War," Which I
had used in mysubmisiive report, wri totally ob-
je:ted t.) by him, and merely l'obligaiion d'etre in-
aay. (the obligation of remaining inactive) was de-
clared to be the meaning of the -violence that had
been used to my person. -
Which repot I have the honour, of submissively
making *to your Majesty. •
(Signed) L. B. PEYUON,
your Majesty'seCommanding Adjutant-General
in Pomeraeia.

G. V. HENNIGS.
Head-quarters, Sfralsund, lan. 30, 1812.
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LETTER A.
Mr. Schwarizer, Adjutant. of ilur General Staff,
remAin where you are, as the French army is en-
tering into Pomerania, and say thus un my behalf to-
the Commanding Officer.
The Commander of the tifoons in -Pomerania,
Arlio knows that we are the Allies of. his M.,jefry
the Emperor, cannot imagine to himself Chat this
march is taken-with any inimical interest. Nziver-
theless, as he has not had any intimation thereof
from his Majesty the King, his master, he finds
himself under the necessity of protesting against
such an hostile proceedingc He therefore wishes
that would, before he proceeds any further,
declare his intentions; and that he will in the mean
while•aa justly, and, treat a .Swedish territory and
I its inhabitants in. a friendly manner.. You will

transmit me whatever answer you may feheiVe, and
you will follow the corps which is marching tow irds
Stralsund. But, should this corps declare itself is
a hostile manner,
,the .out-posts stationed at. Dam.
garten, in Dorss, and in Trebsees, will be
ordered to return-to Stralsund. Should this corps
declare its having any other destin3tiop,s, such as
marching through the country, investigation, or
.the
like matters, the out-p'&3"ts are to remain where
they are.
(Signed) B, PEYRON,
His Majesty's Adjutant-General and
Commander in Pomerania.
G. V. HENNIGS.
Headquarters, Stralsund, 26th lan. iS.z,
at seven o'clock in the forenoon.
LETT.T.I2 B.

TO THE COMMANDANTS IN STRALSUND, IN GRII'S.

WALD, AND THE COMMANDER or THE Ot.

POSTS IN RUGEN.

All the out-posts in. Bogen are ordered not to
permit any allied armed officer or soldier, or any
other unknown person, to land in Roger!, without
his .having a .pass from the Commandant at Stral-
sund or Gripswald, but severally refuse him en-
trance. No foreign troops shall volantaray be per:
milted to land ; and should such be at to
force, then to use such means of defence as_tht,y
may have in their power.
(Signed) L. B. PEYRON,
His Aiajesty's Adj. Cen. a‘nd Commander in Pomerania.
licad-qua:rers, Straltund, lari. 27, 181,z,
G. V. HENNIGS.

LETTER C.

TO TilK COMMANEER OF TUE OUT-POSTS IN RUGEN.

According to' reports received from Trrbiees,
there exists no doubt of Frencloroops having talte'n
possession of Swedish Pomerania. You will please
to extend your lines of defence -principally from
Alte Fahr to. Monchgt:th, and suffet; nothing to
remain unobserved along the coasts adjoining S.{-e-
dish Pomerania. You will inform the Coinniandi:r
of the Distria, M. Boblen, that the magazine which'
was first intended to be established at Wittau, is
now removed to Moachgoth:

By (:)iumand,
(Signed) G. V. HENNIQ3.
The Chief Adjutant for Expedition,

.D. J. LONGB.

Head quarters, Stralsund, lan. 27, am.
The direr ions which were issued on the 24th
Of April last to General and Count Carl Morner,
"and afterwards transmitted in general special orders
to his successor, the Commandant and Adjutant-
General Peyron, ate, in substance, of the following

import :

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE DEFENCE OF POMERANIAN

AND RUGEN.

General Count Horner is ordered to repair to
Pomerania, and there take on him the office of Go-
vernor,Gential, and the command of the troops
which are in that province, and--in the island of
Rugen.
The Imperial French Government has already
caused it to he declared to his Majesty's Ministers,
that if au English force should threaten the coasts
•of the Swedish territories, the' Imperial troops will
immediately receive orders to March into those pro-.
vinces kr their defence.
[Here follow the detailed instructions, which are too Ion!:
for insertion ]
PRIVATE 1/v.ISTRI.I,CTIONS-

fn case of any corps of French troops having en-
tered Pomerania previous to General Count Mor-
ner's arrival there, the General has to require an
explanation of the cause of their taking such pos-
session, and likewise to declare, that it is contrary
to the article in the Treaty of Peace, by which
France guarantees the integrity and independents
of the Swedish possessions.
If any French floods, or those of Powers in a 1..,
liance with France, should request permission to en
ter Swedish Pomerania, the General Count Mtn--
ner v+ ill reply, that by his Royal Majesty's orders,
suet) steps and measures had been taketi, as had
placed the King's German 'dominions in a perfect
state of defence, and that every thing that his Ma-
jesty the Emperor has a right to exped from a
faithful Ally, and who is firmly 'devoted to his
cause, shall be performed against the common ene-
my ; but shouter an English forte, too greatly su-
perior, make its appearance, in such case he will
not delay requiring assistance of the Imperial troops.
In case of a. corps of French troops having already
entered Pomerania, this must not prevent General
Count Morner from taking possession of the pro-
vince with Swedish troops.
General Count Morner must not suffer any fo-
reign troops to enter the Island of Rugen, unless he
has his Majesty's orders for so doing, or that a too
powerful force of the enemy should require a speedy
aid from the French General.
(Signed)

CARL. JoHug.

Muste,-!-The Third: Subscription Concert of
HARRISoN, BARTLRMAN, and GREA:rOREX,
place last night at the Hanover-square Rooms, and
was attended by a very numerous and elegant au--
dience. His Royal Highness the Duke.of CAM-
BRIDGE,
.and the Earls FORTESCIJE and DARNLEY,
Diredors of the Ancient Music, were.in one of the
Royal boxes. We have not witnessed a .Selection
more approved, nor a performance more applaude,f,
this season. Madame CATALANI Eccomi
piunta," HARRISON in " Gentle Lyre," and B;vit-
TLEMAN in " 0 Lord, have mercy upon me," en-
raptured the audience. Miss DARBY sang " lute-
lice Ch'io surto " in good style ; and little KING,
in the scene from King Arthur, gave great promi4e
of future excellence. .The Madrigal, " Die 4-tof,
fond: Man," composed in 1613, and HARRISON'S
Glee, " The De,erter's Meditations," met a gene-
ral encore. The fine 'Chorusses, " Great is Jeho-
vah," by MARIRLLO and GRSATQREX.; " Let none
despair," HANDEL; and " Gloria in Excelsis,"
• NEGRI, were sung with appropriate expression ;
and the Overtures to Esther (HANDEL), and" La
Clemetrza di Tito," by MOZART, displayed
_the
powers of the Band, which was led by Mr.WEICH.
SEr. with his accustomed excellence. ine perform.
ance terminated by eleven o'clock.

Yesterday a Messenger *•as dispatched to Cadiz,
and carried a Red Riband to Mr. HENRY WELLES-
LEY, our Ambassador in Spain, as a mask of the
PRINCE REGENT'S approbation of his services.--A
splendid star and badge were, at the same time,
sent as a present by the Marquis WELLESLEY ti) his
brother.

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POETRY

PROLOGUE T.) THE !MUSE OF MORVILLE :

‘tRITTVN BY MR. PEACOCK.

SPOKEN BY MR. POWEL.

Long haire the Painter's art, the Minstrel's strain,
In mists and storms plac'd Winter's rude domain—
s/3r rugged Sire, in sullen state that shlouns
Ills lonely head amid the mountain clouds
Where, crown'd with ice, ..n.d t aron'ti un hills of snow,
He marks with j,,y the wasted world below.
Errs not the hand that thus nom Winter tears
The cordial smile that Winter only wears ? -
tits social potv'r, from gray:, anti mead, and glen,
Draws to one point the scatter'd tribes otnien ;
Where, round the central flame, by turns prevail
Love's wart i'd lay, and Truth's instrudive tale;
IVhiir feeling wakes Tradition's wildeSt rhyme,
Or Mirth and Music wing the-steps of Time.
The 1 .nely dove may Summer's paths employ;
But Winter tovelthe hour of social joy—
The choral-song, the •lance's mingling maze,
The lay that breathes the tale of ancient days,
The scenes that man's refieded picture give,
And bid the forms of parted ages live:
Oft h iverur eyes beheld the rev'rend sire
Warming his aged veins b Shakespeare's fire;
Here, in gay robes, the side of beauty grace -( doxe,r);
Here sit entreneh'd, in critic pride of place- Wit) ;
Or 'mid you tow'ring cloud, dim.thron'd on high
[ (Gaiety),
With mimic storms convulse our painted airy.
When here cornpaded numbers mark inifuil'd
The changeful scenes of this our mirror'd world,
And, hi one common impulse sway'd the while,
Pour the same tear, or eaten the gen'ral smile,
Who will not then the social charm confess,
Or say that Whiter wears no genial dress ?
hat though his Ilan.; a leafless sceptic bears,
Though round his brow a crown of ice he wears,
Wreathes not the Muse its frOzen gen.s between,
tier cheerful laurel's everlasting green
• Our Bard to-night aspires, with wild &sign,
One ivy sprig around that crown to twine;
Cite wreath, which late, with trembling hope he tore,
From feudal walls, and fallen towers of yore.
Oh ! may its leaves escape your colder frown,
And bloom their hour on Winter's icy crown !
And should their spell one tear from beauty gain,
Or smooth the wrinkle from the cheeks of pain;
Should l'ity dwell on one congenial scene,
Not idly spent his studious hour has been,
Nur we, in vain, our duteous task pursue,
Whose only' hope is-,that of "pleasing you.