The Sun.
London, England, 1804-06-04 00:00:00

tilt FRENCH ARMIES.

The first Military Division of the French Army
is commanded by General MURAT, the Governor of
Paris, where the head-quarters are. It consists of
sixteen Battalions of Infantry, two of Artillery, and
thirty Squadrons of Dragoons, Chasseurs, and Hus_
sars, making in the whole 4.5,000 men. The Park
of Artillery at and near Paris, contains eighty-two
pieces of artillery. of different calibres, ready to be
transported at a moment's notice, either towards the

Coast, or towards, the Rhine.
At Amiens, and in its neighbourhood, are en-
camped forty Squadrons of Dragoons, making the
first Division of Dragoons, attached to the Army of
England, under the command of KLEIN, General of
Div ision.
At and near Compiegne are encamped forty. four
Squadrons of Dragoons, comprising the second Di-
vision of Dragoons, under the command of BARRA.
GU AY D'HILLIERS, General of Division, attached
to the Army of England.
At and Lear Montreuil is encamped one Division
of the Army of E-gland., under the command of
General NEY, consisting of fourteen Regiments of
Infantry, two Cavalry, two Chasseurs, and four
Battalions of Artillery and of Sapeurs. The Palk
of, Artillery contains thirty-six pieces of light 12-
pounders,'and twelve 24.-pluoders.
The Camp at St. Omer, under the command of
General S ,ULT, consists of twenty Regiments of In-
fantry, six of Cavalry, two of Dragoons, two of
Light Artillery and two Battalions of Foot Artil-
lery, making in the whole 32,000 men, with a Park
of sixty-six pieces of Cannon.
To this Camp are besides attached, under the
command of the General of Division, BOUR CI ER,
twenty-four Squadrons of Chasseurs on horseback,_
and of Hussars, called a Division of the Army of
R.verve. They are encamped three leagues from
Si. Omer, on the side of Cassel.
At and near Arras are encamped, under the com-
mand of General JUNoT, twelve Battalions of pick.
ed Grenadiers, as a Corps de Reserve.
The Camp of Bruges, under the command of Ge.

octal DAvoubr, contains fifteen Regiments of In-
fantry, three of Cavalry, five Dragoons, two Hus-
sars, and two Regiments of Artillery, with a Park
of fifty pieces of heavy Artillery.
The Camps near Ostend—The first Division, tin-
der the command of the General of Division, OUDI.
NOT, head.quarters Schlikens, is composed of five
Regiments of Infantry, one Battalion of Foot Ar-
tillery, and one Regiment of Flying Artillery.—
The second Division of the Camp near Ostend is
under the command of General Fit TANI., and con.
tains five Regiments of Infantry, one Battalion of
Foot Artillery, and one Regiment of Flying Artil-
lery.—The Camp near Dunkirk contains, under the
command of General DURUTTE, twelve Battalions,
comprising the third Division of Reserve attached
to the Camp near St. Omer.—The Garrison at Dun.
kirk Consists of six thousand men, Infantry, two
thousand Cavalry and Dragoons, and three hundred
Artillerymen. -Their Commander is LA BRETON.

MERE. r -
At Calais are quartered five thousand tstenitdif.
ferent Armies ; at Boulogne twelve hundred ; and
on the Coast, from Calais to Boulogne, are encamp.
ed ten thousand meg, All these Troops are under
the command of General SOULT. These Troops do
'not include the Crews belonging to the National
Flotilla, of which Admiral BRUIX is the Commun_
der in Chief. Admiral VERHEUL comrmtnds the
Centre, CHARLES EvEQuE the Right, and Bowl_
PARR the Left.

The Troops-encamped in the Isle of Waicheren,
.under the command of General MotitgET, consist of
ten Regiments of Infantry, one of Dragoons, three
Battalions of Heavy Artillery, and one Regiment of
Flying Artillery.
The Camps at and near Utrecht contain ten Regi-
ments of Infantry, French Troops, and three Regi-
ments of Infantry, Dutch Troops ; one French Re-
giment of Cuirassiers, six Squadrons of French Dra-
goons or Hussars, one Regiment of Dutch Cavalry,
and four Battalions of French Artillerymen ; with a
Park of forty pieces of Cannon, heavy Artillery,
besides twenty-five pieces of light Artillery.
The Camp near Brest contains twelve Regiments
of Infantry, three of Cavalry, nine Squadrons of
Dragoons or Hussars, three Battalions of Artillery,
with a Park of sixty pieces of Cannon. Attc a-
R EAU is the Commander in Chief. Three hundred
British Subjeds constitute there his Coos des Guides.
The Fleet at Brest continues under the command of
Admiral TRUGUET, and CAFFARELL I is the Ma.
ritime Prefeft of that Town. The Fleet at Isle
d'Aix continues under the command of AdAral
VILLENEUVE. At Rochefort, Admiral. IVIA2.TI N
is the Commander.

The Troops encamped in and near La Vendee are
commanded byGenerals Gouv lON and La GRANGE
and consist of eight Regiments of Infantry, nwstly
veterans, and five Squadrons of Light Troops, be.
sides five hundred Gen, d'Armcs d'Elite. The head.
quarters are at Saintes.
The Troops everywhere are regularly mid, and
though they (TO tint speak ‘sr:fX. die
same boasting confidence of the conquest of England
as last year. Even wishes of Peace are heard in
their Camps.

Some Frenchmen, immediately before the War,
were talking in Paris of the advantages which they
had over the English, in the number of Ports they
possessed.—After enumerating their Ports in the
Mediterranean and the Atlantic, one of them said,
" we have in the Climate!, Brest, nearly opposite
to Plymouth ; we shall soon have Cherbourg op-
posite Portsmouth; and we shall also soon have Dun-
kirk opposite the Dawns."—" Very well, Gentle-
men," said an Englisman who -was prese,nt, " the
more Ports you have in the Channel the better, be-
cause when we want Man of War or two we
shall not have far to fetch them."

,Moles may be completely expelled from their
3ubterraneous haunts, by the introduction of a few
heads of garlick, to the smell of which they have
an utter aversion. It may likewise be employed
with success against grubs and snails.