The Sun.
London, England, 1818-05-14 00:00:00

Poll THE SUN.

MR. Enrrart,-----Having been for many years a
constant Subscriber to your P.lper, I trust you
gill insert the following fact,: on the troth of
which you tnay-fully 'depend ; and thong}, it sway
be in opposition to the politics of your " Valuable
Correspondent at Paris," yet l trust you will, by
its insertion, prove 'I
HE SUN st►ll retains that im-
partiality fur which it was so long and so justly
noted :

Passing through a fortified town in the Pas de
Calais, I went to pay toy resnects-to the Coln-
mandant, whom I knew in the West Indies, where
he hiM the command of a Battalion of the 60 Ii
Regiment, in the British service : Iwa4 surprised
to find his house closed up, and siill more so to
hear he had just been superseded in his command
by an Officer who had served many caMpaigns
wider Buo.):APARTE. The reason assigned for this
change was, that none but those who have served a
certain number of years in the French service are
eligible for such appointMents—an arrangement
which clearly proves that none are now deemed fit
to set ve Lours XVIII. who have not fought
aphis! his interests, • and assisted the Tyrant in
plundering the different 'nations of Europe.
My friend, belonging to one of-the first families
in France, fled to England In escape that fate at-
tachment to their King entailed-on most of his
relations. After serving some time in the Emi-
grant Army, he entered the &kis,' service,
where, at the expiration of. 20 years, he attained
the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel but, on the
recal of the BovaßoNs, lie instantly resigned this
'Commission, and hastened to offer his services to
the French King, which were most graciously
accepted, the rank of Colonel in the French
Army given him, and the appointment of Com-
mandant of the Pas de Calais, with an
acknowledgment at the same time, expressed in
the strongest terms, of the essential obligations
he owed to my friend's family tit being through
their means a correspondence was kept tin be-
tween his Majesty and the well-wishers in France
during his stay at Ghent). No man could be more
eligible fur that particular 'situation, the English
Army being encamped in its vicinity every sum-
mer. Ile has left ---, deeply regretted by all
the English Officers, to whom he on every occa-
sion Manifested the greatest hospitality, impar-
tiality, and justice. _ _ _

I an► particularly desirous t►.►is plain statement
of facts should find a place in your Paper, it be-
ing that his Majesty most reads—and 1 ant not
without hopes it may be the means of inducing
him to make such inquiries as may tend to spew
him his true intetest does not consist in elevating
the Btrnapartists, to the injury of his- old and
tried triettas. •

*** We are unwilling to insert any matters of
fact ul►on anon.ymous authority, but as inquiry
will ascertain the Rink of the above, we give it as

we received it. -

ROYAL ACADEMY.

(Continued.)

165. Portrait of the Duke of frclling to», in the Dress that
he wore, and on the Horse flint he rode, at the Battle of
IFaterloo. Sir 'f . LAWRESrE, R. A.

We feel a sense of self-reproach on omitting to pay an
earlier attention to this fine portrait, for the interest of the
subject as well as for the merit of the production. The Duke
appears with characteristic dignity, and the unaffected sim-
plicity of a true hero. 'flue dress is picturesque, and never
will be out of fashion. The victorious Cominaoder. .is well
placed on the horse, sod it is an additional pleasure to see
a portrait of the animal that bore him to a glorious triumph
on that memorable, occasion, on which the deliverance of
Europe seeined imminently to depend. Soule Critics have
found fault with the horse, hut unless they thought that it
oiiglA to have heen the chief .figure in the piece, they most,
9n reflection, admire the judgment of the Artist for not ren-
dering it too prominent, or fur not havi rig given a furious
attitude. and " the neck in thonder clothed." A temperate
digu,ty in the whole was obviously the expression intended by
the Artist, and lie has most happily succeeded. We must
add a few more words on this excellent work. Th e arduous
task ,if producing novelty of effect, and its conequsent im-
pression on the spectator, is never more laudably undertaken,
nor accomplished with more difficulty, than in the portrait of
a highly eminent Public Character. We require the re-
semblance to be at once historically true, and elevated beyond
common nature. In the present picture, Ile Artist, to sa-
tisfy this public and natural requisition, has sbewn a Genet al
Officer without any conspicuous intigni a of military com-
mand: thus implying the greatness of the Individual, as none
but the greatest soldier can bear to be so" shorn of his rays,
t "
withoudanger of being eclipsed, and we may add, that none
but a great Portrait Painter could securely venture on such a
representation. The triumph of both is complete.
(To be continued.) ,