The Sun.
London, England, 1817-01-31 00:00:00

We have been favoured with, a copy of the'tle-
cieration issued by King
_Christophe on" the aced-
,
sion of certain French Conalsiaries having eon-.
veyed ta'him a iletierinviting teenbmission to the
Govern Molt of France. We gave.some time 'ago
full account, from an American. Paper, 'of die
indignation which the proposal excited in Chris-
tophe, and the rebuke which, the American
In received, for having communicated such
an insulang iiiessage. After a long detail of the
transactions which bad taken,. plum between
France and St. Domingo, the ,deelarition con.
chides with some of the following paragtapits.:—
,
" We will never tecat With trance het an the
footing of reciprocity, of power with 'prayer, Sq.,
vereign with Boveteign ; no negOciatinn with thitt
.power shall be commenced by ns, which Shall not
have for preliminary basis the indrpe4l4oioe:ofthe
itiligatent of Hayti, both in mattFra of rgovern-
mknt and of commerce ; and thatidifefinitive
treaty shell be oncluded by Hs vi ith atilt gtiiern-
ment, witheitt our 11111,111 g previously obtained the
good offices and mediation of a great maritime
powet,' who will guarantee that the hitt) Of trra•
ties slialloiht be violated by the French'Cithinet.
When we treat we will consent to nis treaty
whatever that shall not illande the liberty and
independence of the generality 'of the Ilitpians
who inhabit the three province's ,of the kingdom,
stnder thedenominiition of the North,, the West,
and dre'SOuth, the cause of the liaytiatt people'
being one and indivisible.
No overtures or communications Which may
be made by the French Government to the [lay.
flan Government, either by writiug or speech,.
shall be received, unless, made in the forms awl
according to the usage established in the kingdom
for diplomatic cononnnic'ations.
" The. French flag shall not be admitted into
any of the ports of the kingdom, nor tiny indivi-
dual of that nation, until the independence of
Hayti dean have been delinitivelylecognized by
the French Government:
" We declare anew, that it is our invariable
resolution not to interfere, either ttlfeetly or in-
directly, in affairs external, to nurkingdom.
" That it skull be our constant object to live
in good intelligence' “1111 harmony with friendly
Powers, and their colonies wbich are our neigh-
bours ; to 'maintain the most exact neutrality,
and to prove to them, by the wisdom of our con-
our' laws, and our htbours, that we are wor-
thy of liberty and intlepentleUCC.
" We declare and protest, in the presence of
t he Most High, of Sovereigns a ntl, their People. t!tat
we have been only moved to make this declaration
by the general interest of Use ilityilan People,
for the maintenance of their rights stritt:exWience.
" We declare and protest, whatever may he
the menabes of the FrenOh Government to
date its, whatever their attempts to subjugate its,
whatever the kind of attack, of crititc-and barba-
rity which they reckon upon being able to exer-
cise Upon us, in order to attain that object,. flint
nothing can shake our resolution fur a single in-
&taut, Should the whole world conspire t0.,e16.
teiminate us, the last of the frytians will breathe
his last sigh rather than cease to be free and
dependent. '

We confide the justice of our cause to the
hands 'of God, who always punishes unjust kitt.
gresuors. We will maintain the dignity of our
crown, the rights and interests of the tlaytinn
people, and we repose vrith confidence.. on their
bravery'', zeal, and love of country, for seconding
its and all, our eflOrts in defence of their rights,
their liberty, and independence.
" Given at our 'Palace of Sans Souci, this 20th •
November, 1816, in the 13th year of indepentl•
ence, and of our reign the. 6th. ""'''

" By I.IENRY.
tbe King. The Count de LENIO:YADE,
SCISE4Iry of St,4te, and ,Nlini4ter fur Foreign Atiiiirs.'

linivATE C'ott RESPOND D'A'CE.

'H Pm., JAN. 27.--The debates an the Election
tayr continue in the House of Peers :—the great
-Majority of the known friends of the present
dy-
nasty are 'opposed rtolt, and speak against It with
more or less talent, but with a force of argunient
which ot, no other answer but •" We are
the majority."
A private Letter from Paris says—"iforgot to
mention in mrlast, what you now prribttlily know,
that on the 21st 'of January kritteeLlidleyrand
plated hiMself at St. Denis, in his ,sea4„oo,Cirand-•
Member!ern. M. De Brea, the Grand Master of.
Ceremonies, sent the' Marquis of ittichrtilore, one
of the Masters•'.of the Ceremonies, to request him
Cu cluitthat place, as.ht, being banished front the
King's preatnee,,ought not to be with the.other
`officers of the household. .The Prince Observed,
that his Majesty vial not present; to *hick it wei,
replied, lhat. his Majesty wee supposed to be pre-
sent -lle;Talleyrand smiled, and instantly
ob,eyed -he-was In no want of a /Otter, both
ug, p.m and Its 14:ulster of iStotc, .treitati is Vince •
,reserved. The Grand Master of Cereintinies is ge-
nerally blamed by the public Air not having gone.
himself to-the 'Prince, arid for not having men.
flatted what was necessary in coo verintion,-instead'
of sanding: the intimation by a third•peetion.” •

CUSIOUS BuRGLAIM.--An extraordinary rob.
bevy was committed on Christmas Eve, in the
house of Ismtc ,WiLt.tAlvta, Esq. of Beacliamwell,
in the county of Norfolk, front which no less than
50 brace of hares were taken. The reasiitiiif Mr.
WlLLlAMS'having so great it number of 'tames
his house at one tithe was, that Mr. Veen'
what is wiled mobbing a Warren thatia,, driving
the game within a circle of three or four fields ad»
joining his house, which had been made a'kind of
preserve, and around the confines of which nets
were placed to intercept the hares front getting
oat ; they were of-course netted in eVery- three-
-tjon, and upwards of 200 brace of hoses were
taken in the spring, all of which he hail dispersed'
futon his friends in various directions, except the
5O brace above-mentioned. It is col inas, that
beside the im Inlet of bawl, the robbers witched
Nothing else,