The Sun. — London, England, 1823-09-08 00:00:00

SPAIN. A courier has arrived from Madrid, bringing accounts from Port St. Mary to the 26th ult. • From the letters received by this messenger we collect the following important facts, for which, bowever, we only vouch so far as to declare that they come from the most respectable autho , rity When the Duke of Angoulea►e, with some able officers ire his suite, arrived -at Port St. Mary on. the 16th ult., he (mind tho.state of the Ffench army stbefore Cadiz, and the state of the • punish defence, very different from A hat.he had anticipated. Bordisoult, who had been newly two mouths on what might be called the field of notion, had been nearly inactive. lie had neither forwarded the works which will be -n►recessary in the future progress of the siege, nor had he pre vented the Spaniards from executing measures of protection and defence which mug ronder any Attack on the part. of the French extremely dan-i getout; to themselvei, if not abortive DO ts result. It is tin; opinion of the most Able French officers Who attend the Duke's bead-quarters, that cm the • •.arrival of Bordesoult, the Trocadero might travel - teen taken by a sudden assault. It was not then fortified to any extent, nor were , the Spanish , troops,prepared to.ilefend It. For the last two ,thenths•Valdez, who is regarded in the whole of the French army as a very able man, and who is ;now completely master of. all ,the , operations of defence, has bent the whole of his attention to - fortify this point, lie has separated it from the neighbouring land by a trench 30 or .10 fathoms ,in-breadth, into which the sea enters, and he has iilled this immense chasm with a great numbgr of gon-boats, placing a ship of war at the entrance. It is the opinion of the persons who have seen the work, that it will render an attack on the Truce -ler°, if not impracticable, at least prodnctive of an immense loss of life. Valdez enjoys the utti versa! confidence which his unceasing' . activity, his great talents, and his-well.tried patriotism are so well fitted to secure, and finds all his c0m.... ..mantis executed with a zeal and promptitude which the Spaniards exhibited at no period of the - last war. Being too much ,comproinised to expect :forgiveness for his patriotism from his Sovereign, he is above suspicion.among his countrymen, and 'above all attempts to corrupt him on the part of the enemy. it was he that made the King write :the autograph letter in answer to the Duke of , Angoulenle's overtures; and hisAlajesty of Spain, under this able muster,, never to have ex hibited a more :.beautiful specimen of penmanship flitter, Wrote to Napoleon, demanding •for a wife a Princess of the august. linonuparteSautily. If this state of defence and this character of the (aovernor' can still inspire hope for the cause Qf Spanhat independence, that hope is strength -coed by occurrences 'near Madrid, and the dis position of the people in other parts of Spain. .1111 the world •remembers what gesticulations of joy were • exhibited, and what clamorous boasting wusindulged in, by the Ultras, on the ,defection of Ballasteros. They have now given 'lip that Chief it second time to.his constitutional ;friends. lie is more dreaded by then), and more .an object of hatred than even Mina himself.-- Since his capitulation 'he has done nothing to answer their purposes, and every thing to thwart their views. Jie has ordered that the stones of the Constitution shall not be overturned in the )neighbourhood of his head-quarters, and within , -the command of his troops. He still corresponds with Cadiz, and keeps Molitor's corps constantly employed 'watching his movements, and guarding against what they call his treachery. Obliged ' • .to find a: cause for, so perverse a disposition, they say lie has been so deeply compromised by his `,.formor - uontluct, that he can entertain no hope, of 'Mercy frOm the King if restored to freedom.,- necessity of finding the excuse- shows the little confidence that is placed in a capitulation rwhich he entered into in is moment of danger and clillicalty. Another cause of uneasiness with the ' French besieging army of. Cadiz, and 'copse- .trovittly with the French Ministry ut home, is the state . , of the squadron before that place. It 'is - .absolutely doing nothing that Might have been expected front it, and the blame is of course • thl'own on the Commodore, Admiral * This Commander having either bed a quarrel with the Duke of Aogouleme, or hearing the dis. suJisfaction expressed at his conduct, has thrown up his. command without leave, and is on his way home. lie would even be tried for disobedience iif his friends had.not got a certificate of a physi •..oiatt, That for several hours of the day he some. limes suffers under nn access of ,passion that hits weakenett,his judgment, or deranged his heath-- On Thursday last !-Lear-Admiral Baron Du Perro set out from Paris to take the command of the squadron from which Hamelin has been re. 411 oovd. , • JO the .meantime the Regency of Madrid and their partisans are proceeding with their wonted atrocity and, by placing the hopes of a concilia tido at an immeasurable distance, are every day endangering the safety of the French troops. The previsions of the decree of Andujar are almost in every case despised, and its execution evaded, - An act of barbarous end perfidious atrocity Wall Jately committed, which is universally attributed to the Regency, and which must snake it an ob ject of abhorrence and abomination wher?ver it is known. ft will he remembered that a body of Constitutionalists submitted to Mondragon, on a capitulation which pretended to secure them from molestation, and allowed them to return borne ) on the condition of not serving during the war. The gr eatest portion of the corps, relying on the faith of the convention made with them by the Royalists, took up their night's lodging in a tillage near the place where they had surrun (bled, and were almost to a man inhumanly murdered by the wretches whom the Regency emplay.—(Times). PARIS PAPERS OF FRIDAY. (From the Moniker of Friday.--O f ficial Part.) ARMY OF THE PYRENEES. REPORT THE MAJOR-GENERAL OF THE ARMY or THE PYRENEES ON THE MILITS.ItY orunAmoNs, SINCE THE ARRIVAL OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS BEFORE CADIZ. " On arriving at Puerto Real, on the 16th of August, his Royal Highness ordered Lieut.-General Viscount Dade, com manding the Engineers, to reconnoitre the line from the Tzo cadero to St. Petri. His Royal Highness immediately advanc ed the 3d regiment of Guard from Santa Maria to Puerto Real, to be employed, together with the 36th of the line, in the regu lar attack of the Tmcatlero. " ATTACK OF THE TROCADE4O; " On the 20th, 21st, 22d, 23(1,2-16, and 25th, we debauched from the Angouleme battery, whichmnunts six 24-pounders; and the works were 'pushed to the secund parallel, which is formed to-day 13 toises from the seetien (coupure.) A bat tery of 0 howitzers has been erected to the right of the first parallel, to batter the interior of the•Troc.adero, and to enfilade the course of the Rio San Pedro against the gun-boats. An other battery has been placed at the centre and behind the se cond parallel. - A buttery of mortars is placed in the centre and behind the two former. Lastly, a fifth battery of four howit zers, on the right bank of the San Pedro, commanding the back of the Trocadero, so that it is battered by six 24-pounders, fourteen 6 inch howitzers, and two 91 inch mortars: " ATTACK ON SANTI " On this aide a battery wibliiii:poun&rsiX raised oppo site the redoubts, which defend - the entrance of the canal of Sand Petri ; but there, as before the Trocatlem, the works are impeded by . the difficulty canted by the sand which is every where .met with. We shall be obliged to employ bags of earth and ga b ion s. " PREPARATTONS FOR EMBARKING. ‘' The six' battalions of the second corps, as soon as they ar rived at Xeres on the 19th, were advanced the same day to Rota. On the 20th, 21st, and 22d, the five battalions of the Guard, which arrived from Madrid, have been successively placed, three on the same point, and two at Santa► Maria. '► Sixty barks, each capable of containing 50 men, are col lected at Rota; as many more are expected. They are orga nized in divisions of 10, with their commanders and pilots.— The troops are exercised in embarking and disembarking t they are also exercised in sailing, to accustom them to , the sea. " Five hundred men of the brigade of Ordonneau have been embarked on board the fleet. " FLOTILLA. ' " The number of gun-boats placed at the disposal of the Admiral is at this moment 36, Including those of small calibre employed in the blockade. In a few days there may be 30 gnu-boats and 10 bombards. " MARINE. _ _ _ " Rear-Admiral Hamelin Ikas received from France La Cybele frigate and La Bretoma brig. Three Portuguese vessels have joined the squadron, but can only , be employed for the service of the blockade, according to the intention of the Por tuguese Government. Several retaanaissances hare been directed to the west coast of the Isle of loon, to be sure of landing-places. " !lead-quarters, at Puerto Santa Maria, 28th Aug. 1823. ``Byhis Royal Highness's order, " :The Major-General Count GUILLEMISOT." " 4TH CORPS.w-qtEPOILT nr THE nrxr, OF CONEGLIAXO TO TUE 1.111418TE1l OF WAIL " Torredembarra, Avg. 23, 11 o'clock p.m. " Sty Lord—l had the honour to inflirm your Excellency in my last report, dated from this place, Aug. 26, that 1 should set out the next day for Walt, where the brigade of Tromelin unkirthe troops of Baron d'Eroles were united, " I set out on the 27th, before daybreak, with two companies of infantry. " I had left Baron Berge, as the senior Major-General, in command of the troops which occupied Torredembarra, and the position of Altafulla. This General officer had received front me instructions relative to the general reconnoissance which was to be made on the 211th towards- Tarragona. " The enemy, perhaps, had notice of tny departure, and sup posing that part of the troops might follow me, he judged the moment favourable for an attack on Altafulla. On the 27th at half-past seven In the morning, 57.0 cavalry and two howit. zers came out of Tarragona, and advanced toward* Anatolia. lieneral Berge perceived this movement from the post of the chapel of St. Anthony, which commands the whole sur rounding country, and immediately made preparations to re. ceive the enemy. " Before Altafulla, on the right bank of the Gaya, is a chain •of heights parallel to the course of that river. ; on those which are to the left of the high road to Trragona is the chapel of St. John ; a company of the 31st of the line occupied this post. ""'The enemy formed three columns : one of 1,200 men ad vanced towards the chapel of St. John ; the second marched by the high road. It was composed of three battalions, each about 500 men, of cavalry and artillery. " The 3d column, which consisted of shoot 2,000 infantry, advanced towards Riera. Its object seemed to be, to march from that point on Torredembarra, and thus to cut our line of operations. " General Slontgarde, with the 10 companies of the Slat of the Line, which form part of his brigade, advanced to the chapel of St. John, and placed a part of the fith regiment of Chasseurs, and two mountain howitzers, on the high road, which was likewise defended by two 0-pounders. The re mainder of the 6th regiment of Chasseurs was placed in reserve. " General Achard had caused the village of Riera to be' oc cupied by the 2d battalion of the Ist regiment of Light Infan try. NVith the 16th of the Line he covered the interval which separates that village from the high road. Ile placed behind his line the squadron of the 211 Chas seurs belonging to his brigade. " Two battalions of the 3tl of the Line formed the reserve, under General Fuutin des (Moans. _ _ - _ "The attack made on the chapel of St. John was repulsed with the greatest vigour. Without returning the five discharges which the enemy's battalions made on it, the 31st of the Line charged him with the bayonet, overthrew him, and obliged him to retreat. The conduct of this regiment, that of its Co. lonel (Baron Thilorier), and the chielof battalion Foueher;are above all praise. " The enemy had reached and crowned the ridge of the heights to the right of the high road of Tarragona. The 18th of the Line, having at its head General Achard and Colonel Fitz.Jamea, attacked him there, and drove him from the heights, causing him considerable loss. Their movement was power. fully seconded by the fire of the two mountain howitzers at tached to the brigade of' Achard. The second battalion of the Ist Light Infantry repulsed with the same vigour and success the column which advanced upon Riera. The constitutional troops being repulsed at all points, without our having been obliged to engage our reserve, retreated under the wells of Tar. regona. They were pursued to the tower of Scipio. A few moments after my arrival at Wals, I was informed by General ilerge of the attack directed against Altafulla. The distance from Weis to that position is about seven leagues. I resolved to make a movement on the left flank of the enemy, who had advanced to near Calder. Orders were immediately given for Berne d'Eroles and General Tromelin to march, the first by Argelarga, the second by Secuita : I placed myself at their head. At three leagues from Wals, I learned the retro grade movement of the enemy's columns. The troops that had marched with me received orders to return to their pa. sitions. " The enemy left about 60 killed on the field of battle ; the number of his wounded was very considerable. . ' " We had five killed and 80 wounded, 20 of them seriously. Your Excellency will find annexed a list of the officers, so. balterns, and soldiers, who pardcularly distinguished them vet. The general reconnoissance towards Tarragona has been made to-day. The enemy was driven from all his positions, and forced into the place. The approaches have been recon noitred within musket-shot, 411 soon :um I have received the reports of the Generals commanding the brigades, I shall have the, honour to send your Excellency a detailed account of this which is extremely honourable to the troops of the 4th corps. I have returned to Torredembarra, with the columns of the left. " I have the bonout to be, err. " The Marshal Duke of Conel i cano, IVIONCEY. ( From the Jiiitryrat rift Dibot!.) . - . PARIS, SEPT. B.—Rear-Admirid Hamelin has given up the. command of the fleet which blockades Cadiz. lie is sue. ceeded by Rear-Admiral 13aron Duperr, who set off this morning for Brest. M. ties Rotours commands the fleet pro visionally. ,piAD RID, Atm. 3t1.--Some fresh details have reached us to day respecting the attack on the Trocatlero. As I informed you, a parallel has been established at the distance of some toises from the cut. teveral KIM, mortar, and howitzer bat. teries are destroying the enemy's works. Their fire had singu larly relaxed on the 26th. At: the departure of the courier, it was not known what thiviretimstance was .to be attributed to Some think that the gvnS - in severalof their batteries have been dismountqa by our fire. Others suppose that divisions have broken out in Cadiz " HEA - I).QUARTERS BEFORE ST. SEBASTIAN, AtTOUST 2/. " ORDER OF THE DAY. " The blockading troops are informed that the chasse.maree of St. Sebastian, which waited so long for an opportunity to leave the port, and which on the evening of the 25th put to sea, directing its course for England, has been captured by the vessels of the Royal Navy. " This prize has placed in our power 4 officers, 33 soldiers, - 10 - gallon:, and vessel' Motinting guns, Which may hence forth be employed in strengthening the blockade. Thus has vanished the slender hope of receiving assistance which may hitherto have been cherished 14 the garrison. " The Liehtenant-General, always 'full of confidence in the zeal with .which - the troops under his orders watch the move.: merits of the enemy, is persuaded that, like their comrades of the Royal Navy, they will net allow the opportunity for dis playing their courage to escape them, should the garrison at last resolve to come without , the walls, which, however, will not long be a protection. " The Lieutennnt-General seizes with pleasure this occasion to express to the officers and soldiers the satisfaction with which he witnessed the zeal they displayed in repairing to their posts on the evening of the 25th, the good order which was observed, and the constancy with which the troops supported so painful a service and labours. The Prince. Generalissimo knows the sentiments with which we are animated, and he reckons on us. (Signed) " COUNT RICA RD, Lieutenant-General." [From the Courier Franvais.l Pains, Sr. s.—The: resignation of Admiral Hamelin, seems an important, but scarcely credible event. It is quite contrary to custom, and even to our military laws, for an officer to send in his resignation in time of war, and consequently out of the question, when he is in the first place. It is probable that the Etuileii not fully informed, or that it does not state all that it knows. The authenticity of the news cannot, how. ever, be doubted, for this paper adds that Admiral Hamelin is superseded temporarily by M. Desrotours, and that Vice•Att. mural Ouperre has Icll 1:r,.”4t tit take the command which M. Hamelin has giveb up. The - Etuile also gives news from Ca. talonia, and says that Barcelona it to be bombarded. But this paper is always ready with bombardment, anti the news on this head it has previously given, has been very premature. The Mont also says the troops in T..rragona have made a sortie from that town to the number of 5,000 foot, and 230 horse, that they were repulsed, and the town expected in a short time to surrender. _ _ _ [From; the Constitationnel.] PARIS, SEPT. s.—The Maniteur preserved its silence yes terday : it does not say one word official of Spanish affairs. The journal of the Treasury is nearly as silent; it merely in. ems a letter from Madrid of August 29th, in which it speaks of the preparations for attacking the Troeadero, and the im patience of our soldiers, animated, as nobody doubts, with the most ardent zeal. The revolutionists, it says, have covered the Trocadero with cannon, and taken other strong measures of de fence. This language seems the prelude to difficulties and ob stacles which hereafter they are afraid it will be necessary to give an account Of to the world, at least this was the impres sion at the Exchange, when the funds, in the absence of all certain news, fell considerably. The news of Admiral Hamelin'a resignation, added to the saence of the offiCial Journals; has caused a thousand reports. A letter from Bayonne announced, according . to one person, that the capitulation of liallasteros was, in-ins estimation of it, only an armistice, of which the term ix about to expire. Another person said, that the Ministers were not at their ease on account of Morino, who .has taken, it is said, the chief command at Commie, where the' troops who formed its gar. rison before the convention concluded with General Bourck, have remained. Finally, newsmongers were found who went so far as to say that an attack has been made on the Troca. dcro ; that the 31 Mistry have been informed .of this by tele graph, but / that they did not like to publish the result. True or false, these reports are in circulation; they are not very pro bable, though they are sufficiently spread abroad to be worthy of a formal denial, which they have not as yet received. PARIS pArElts TIIURSDAV, PARIS, Scre. 3,-,-Thc siege of Painpeluna will commence about the sth of September.—(Journol des Debate. .1 We are assured that Marshal Lauriston has not been able to execute in the provinces the ordinance of the Duke of An gouleme, to set at libcity all Spaniards arbitrarily imprisoned. —(Pilote.) Public attention is , Most intensely fixed upon Cadiz, and the contemplated attack ,upon the Trocadero. The work, of tto, latter place are defended by about two or three thousand men. The fate of Cadiz seems to be attached to that of' the Troca dero, and the greatest efforts are made to retard its fall. in deed, the Trocadero defends the entrance of the interior port, anti prevents our vessels , from appreaching and communicating with our army. The blOckade of Saniona becomes daily more rigorous. The squadron cruising before this port is composed of La Hein, corvette, commanded by M. Latreye ; La Bressane, gun-brig ; La Provincale, and L'Anemone, cutters; and fi ve galleys ; two of which are manned with Frenchmen, and two by Royal ist Spaniards. On the 21st M. Latreye prevented the attempt of an English vessel, called the Eliza, to enter the port— E/olle. POUT ST. ;Vans', A yo. 22.—Reinforcements are continu ally arriving. The presence of the Commander-in-Chief has electrified all hearts. This illustrious Prince waif deeirous of consulting 116 Generals, and a Council of War was assembled. —They were unanimously of opinion as to the probability of success, and the wisdom of the measures which had been taken , 1 to obtain it. One circumstance ought to be remarked here.-1 At the moment when the Prince Generalissimo, who had put several questions, came to the following,—" I know the hearts of my brave soldiers ; but, as Commander-in-Chief, I am re quired to ask you, Gentlemen, what is the disposition (moral) I of the army?" At this moment, I say, acclamations of— " Vive le lloi !—Vive le Due d'Angnuleme !" were reiterated throttehont the camp with inconceivable energy. " Prince," observed General Bordesoult, they have spoken what you heard." It was upon the result of this council that a parley was resorted to, and a flag of truce sent off. MADRID, AUG. 30.—The Government has received intelli gence from Cadiz of the 24th inst. The condition of his Ma jesty and of the Royal Family is much the same. The works and preparations for the circumvallation of Cadiz and of the Isle of Leon are continued with more activity than ever The Minister at War, Don Joseph de San Juan, finding Wm self seriously indisposed, the Regency bas confided, provi. atonally, the portcfeuiliri 00 that department to Don Bartheletni Vasallo, one of the chiefs of the office of that Minister. ST. ANDUE (NEAR BARCELONA), A na. 30.—The heavy artillery, is arrived, and the bombardment of Barcelona is about to commence. The Vice-Admiral Duperry is about to leave Brest, to re place Vice-Admiral Ilainclin before Cadiz. M. Hyde de Neuville arrived at Lisbon in the beginning of August. The Portuguese Government is fitting out a frigate to unite with our squadron in the deliverance of the King of spairt. It will carry, besides the munitions of war, 400 artil lerymen. ACCOUNTS I . ILOM BAYONNE. 11{NoNNE, Amt. 30.—A courier, • who has passed through this city, confirms the account of' the advance of Lopez Banos and Amor, to within five leagues of the capital, and . of Castel dos Rios to the Pardo. • . Great anxiety was felt at Madrid for the result of the nego. ciatione, and it was reported that the Duke of Angouleme was disappointed on finding that an arrangement was not to be so easily made as lie hat been induced to expect. Admiral ila. inelin no longer commands the blockading squadron. Some people think he has not blockaded the port so rigorously as he might have done, and t h us supplies of various kinds have been introduced int o Cadiz. The Royal Family continue to enjoy good health. We have here five companies of artillery that are only waiting for, the equipment of the four largest met h appears to b e i nten ded to chantmen in our p or t,which have been hired to convey them to Port St. M ary ' s . employ as large a force as pos. Bible against th e T roca d c ro l dysentery which in the hope of going possession of that fortress which which it may be difficult to effect, but is cer. tftinly not impossible; for we took it in the last war. The terday Prevails among the troops before Pampeluna, has proved fatal to the brave Gen. Conchy. A similar disorder is said to be prevalent before St. Sebastian. Two companies of sapper% and miners that arrrived here yes. e th ipA e a e l n itil t r r ie y a pelune, having orders to hasten their march. The siege will morning, set out in the night for the camp before Pam. certainly be immediately pushed with great vigour. An express has brought to our commandant official news of e t theatre o o t f ir operations. tos orunna. 'The Constitutionalists eton vessel, now say that the loss of that place is of little consequence, be cause it is so remote, and in fact quite detached from the prin. which was captured at the beginning of the ino C . war and carried into St. Sebastian, where it was fitted out as a privateer, was captured on the *.liltli by our cruisers the day after it left St. Sebastian. . . IfIL earnly courier, who should have arrived this morning from Madrid, was stopped on the r oads, and is re p orted to have been so ill treated, RS tO be obliged to return ttOludrid, but he is still expected in th e course of the day. P. 8. The courier is this moment arrived, butthe letters will not be delivered till after the departure or the pod for Paris. G It E E C E. ( Front Me Allgemeine Zeilung.) .gmtsEILLEs, AUG. 16.—We have news from Calamata of the 22,1 of July. The Turkish garrison of Coron made a.brisk sally on the 19th, bulwaizepuised with loss; that of Motion has also made sallies since like that of Coron ; it has been almost entirely. renewed by Asiatic troops landed from the fleet of the Captain Pacha, and supplied with ammunition. — The. Greek Commanders have, in consequence, ordered the number of troops to be doubled to repulse the attacks of these two garrisons.‘: - It was known at Calamata that great reparations for defence had been'made at the Isthmus of Connth, because a Turkish corps Was to endeavour to enter the, Peloponnessus that way.— Nicetas had taken the chief command there ; he had a Corps of Observation near Megara. Several French and Italian merchantmen bound for Odessa, had returned without entering the Channel, because the mea sures adopted by the Turks against vessels bound for the Black Sea were executed with the greatest rigour, and because all the remonstrance of the European Ministers at Constantinope hare hitherto proved ineffectual. CIVILIZATION OF :%1 kDACIASCAR. ISLE OF MADAGASCAR, Juste 7, l Majesty's ship Espiegle, Captain Collier, arrived at Tamatave on the fiSth ult. from the Mauritius, for the purpose of inforue ing the Chiefs of his Excellency Governor .Parquharie inten tion to take his leave of them, on his return to England. The Chiefs and principal Authorities having accordingly convened, and his Excellency having arrived in the Menai, Sir Robert, at tended by Captains Moleaby and Collier, landed, under a salute of 21 guns from both ships. They were received by the Princes Raferla and Ren6, the principal Chiefs, and a Guard of Honour, with a Royal salute. After the exchange of presents took place, in the front of Prince Reed's house, amidst the shouts of thousands of persons, the natives said, they had neither silver nor gold to offer, but that his Excellency, in return, must receive the produce of their Island, and specimens of their manufactures,—the only things they had to offer; which were accordingly received during the stay of his Excel lency. It was** most gratifying sight to see so many thou sands of natives, who came from a considerable distance, all of them bringing their presents, with their own free-will, as peace-offerings—such as plantains, yams, coca-nuts, and va rious other things. Two thousand well.dieciplined and well dressed black troops, fired three vollien, in joy of the event.— They gave the word of command in English to their soldiers. The Princes and Chiefs dined on board the Menai and Espiegle. receiving the usual honours paid to persons of high rank. It is impossible to visit this island, and know any thing of its for mer state, and not be truly astonished at its advancement in civilization, and, I may say, Christianized feelings, within a few years—since our unrestricted communication with it.— Through the great and humane endeavours of Sir Robert Far quhar and Ca tarn Fairfax Moresby, a treaty has been signed by King !tandem, entirely abolishing the slave trade in and about his dominions. Thus, in this respect only,. through the endeavours of humble individuals, and the direction of Divine Providence, have the eyes of a people, who, but six years ago, were blinded by barbarism, been opened to the blessed idea of becoming a civilized nation, and, at a future period, prove useful to each other and the world at large. It is an ascer tained fact, that, from this large and beautiful island (It is, I should think, three times the extent of England,) seven mil. lions of human beings have been transported, and - sold as slaves, to different parts and islands in this hemisphere. They are an intelligent and good-humoured race of people; murder anti theft are now unknown among them. The Missionaries (from the London Missionary Society) hare done incalculable good among them. The island, as far as the eye can range from Tamatave, is covered with tine timber. I ins bullocks and cows are sold at two dollars each. King Randama has an army of two hundred and twenty thousand men, twenty thou sand of whom are as well disciplined as any in England. Prince Itafarla embarked with his suite, at Tamatave, on board his Majeety's .ship Espiegle, and was conveyed to Foul Point, his place of residence, the Menai in company, where he was landed und er t h e timd salutes from the ships and shore.— The next day his Excellency an d suit e , with C a ptains Moresbyand Collier, dincd.with the Prince, who, with his two wives, paid them every attention, and did the honours of his table, much to their satisfaction.—Sir Robert and. Lady Farquhar at tended Prince Itafarla to a Hull Feast in the country. It is to be hoped, that whoever in future may be entrusted with the Civil and Naval Administration of affairs at the Mauritius, will cultivate the intercourse which has been so happily com menced with this Interesting, populous, and highly prodUctive Island.—( Hampshire Telegraph.) From the LONDON. GAZFTTE, Sept. G. llidtehall, Sept. 2, 1023. The King has been pleased to appoint Henry James Lord Montagu to be Lieutenant and Sheriff Principal of the Shire of Selkirk, in the room of Francis Lord Napier, deceased. Downing-street, Sept. 5,11123. The King has been pleased to appoint Major-General Sir HOward Douglas, llart., to be Lieutenant-Governor of the Pro vince of New Brunswick. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. A. Daniels, Prescott-street, GOodman's-fields, diamond-mer chant. BANKRUPTS. Holman, Crown-street, Finsbury-square ' hatter, to sur render Sept. 9, 16, 00.18, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basing. hall-street. Solicitor, Mr. Annesley, Bast India Chambers, Leadenhall-street. J. and J. NVorth, Trump-street, London, warehousemen, Sept. 13, 20, Oct. 19, at the Bankrupts' Court, Biutinghall street. Solicitor, Mr. Phipps, Weavers'-hall, Basinghall street. T. Watson, Manchester. dealer, Sept. 26, 27, Oct. 18,at the Star Inn, Manchester. Solicitor, Mr. Makinsnn, Temple. C. Underwood, Cheltenham, builder, Oct. 7,8, 18, at the Horse and Groom Inn, Gloucester. Solicitor, Mr. Bowyer, Old Jewry. • R. Fonston, Cambridge, dealer, Sept. 15, 22, Oct. 18, at the Bird-Bolt Inn, Cambridge. Solicitor, Mr. Robinson, Half- Moon-street, Piccadilly. DIVIDENDS. Oct. 3, T. Hornsby, jun.. Kindstnn•upon.Hull. grocer— Sept. 29, T. Inchbold, Leeds. bookseller—Sept. 2T, T. Coburn, Witney, woolstspler—Sept.. 27, J. Jones, Corley, Shropshire, lime-burner—Sept. 30, H. Brougliall, Shrewsbury, grocer. Oct. 1, J. Smith, Liverpool, ruerchant--Sept. 29, .1. Garnet, Liverpool 'inners pzr. CERTIFICATES, SEPT. 27. W. L. Crowther, Green-street, Orosvenor-square, milliner —T. Lightoller, Halliwell, Lancashire, dealer in calicoes—J. Butler, ‘l'hitchurch, Shropshire, innkeeper—J. Bradshaw, Croxton, Staffordshire, butcher. l'A.ll.'f NE RSH IPS DISSOLVED. J., S., and S. B. Oundry, Bridport, I)orsetshire, shoe. thread manufacturers-4. W. and R. Ricketts, I. Leonard, F. Ricketts, and M. James, Bristol, tobacconists—A. D. L. and A. Agassiz, and O. Illandfonl, London. merchants—T. Cutler and W. Tomlinson, jun., Norwich, ueiolsterers.—W. and C. Dymond, Launceston. tallow-chandlers.—.l. and M. J. Abra. hams, Chapel-yard. Spital.square, cap-makers.—ll. Ashley and 0. ilildyard, Bucklersbury, attornies.—R. Curtis and J. Furnival, Warrington, tanners.--H. Price and J. Clark, Bir mingham, gilt-but ton-man ufactu rers.—D. Davies and L. Lewis, Braintree, Lases, linendrapers.—J. Oakes and J. S. Stubbs, Manchester, inerchants.—N. and G. Wheittcroft, Cromford, Derbyshire, whartingers.—W. Todd and R. Griffiths, Nor. th um berla nil- wharf, Illach fr ars-b rid ge, coal-merchants—J. and (Ti. Blowers, llalesworth, Suffolk, grocers--J. N. Dunsford and. E. Petherbridge, Plymouth, hosiers—Peters and J. Wayland, Bristol, plumbers—T. 'Walker and J. Smith, Chamomile street, tea.dealers—W. and J. Besaley Fencburch-street car penters. An article, dated Frankfort, Aug. 30, says— " Several battalions of Austrian infantry, coming from Italy, are at this moment passing through the Tyrol, to return to Aus. tria. A still greater number is parsing through Frioul and the country of tioritxa. A strong column is arrived at Claren furth. All these troops form part of the corps of General Stut terheirn, which had prolonged its stay in Tuscany and the Le gations." The Government of the Netherlands has issued a decree suppressing two Roman Catholic Societies. One was called " The Catholic Society of r•eigium,” and had its prin_ cipal establishment at Brussels; the other, which took the more general title of " Roman Catholic so c iety'," had its chief seat at Utrecht. The ground for suppressing these societies 13 thus stated in the preamble to the decreer—" Because they were formed without the knowledge and consent of the Government, and because they have ahewn themselves, by divers circum stances which are peculiar to them, to be institutions the farther existence of which would influence the public tranquillity in in a manner the extent of which cannot be foreseen.'' In our preceding columns we have given copiou s extracts from the dionileur and other Paris Papers of Friday. The Bulletin of the Duke of As colltzatt's Major General gives a pompous detail of the preparations made for the attack on the Trocadern. The Bulletin is dated on the 26t1►• The five dabs allowed to the Constitutionalisti by the Prince Generalissimo had therefore ex' Aired, and yet no. notice is taken of the issue of the propositions which he had sent into Cadiz ! The mortification occasioned by their con' temptuous rejection is sought to be concealed by the warlike air assumed before the Tro cadero ! The Constitutionalists, however, have been not less active in the completion of their measures for the defence of the Trocadero, than the French in their preparations for the attack. The fort is represented as bristling with cannon on all sides. The ground on which it stands has been detached from the main laud by a deep and broad ditch, suflicieut for the admis sion of gun-boats, and the fortress is therefore now placed on an island. If attacked, the loss' of life on the part of the assailants must be mense. But it is now thirteen days since the date of Count CI UILLEMIN OT'S Bulletin; and yet there is no account of an attack having been made, if we except the rumou, s which have been circulated , and which have represented the French as un successful. Admiral ILuneux, it appears, has thrown up the command of the blockading sqeadron. We begin to suspect that some,symp torns of insubordination have been manifested by the land troops,—a suspicion which has sug gested itself to us in consequence of the singular manner lin which the Duke of ANGOLILEME is said to have inquired, at a Council of War, respect ing the dispositions of the army. In Catalonia there has again been an action be tween the French and about 5000 Constitutiona• lists who had issued from the fortress of Tarra gona, and made a furious attack on the French po sitions. Marshal MONCEY, as usual, claims the advantage; but, (which is also as usual,) the Fren ch do not s eem t o h ave t a k en an y prisoners, nor to have deri ve d any ot h er a d van tage from their vic tory ! O n th e contrary , t h e Marshal had been obliged to change his previous dispositions, and to hurry with his disposable force to the neigh bourhood of Tarragona, on hearing of the at- FOR THE SUN. FONTHILL ABBEY. Mr. EDITOR-It has been reported " that some of the valuable property belonging to Fonthill Abbey has been withdrawn by.the Proprietor, and other effects substituted for the purpose of sale." This report is_contradicted in a Morn ing Paper, which says "we are authorised to say that these reports are utterly void of foundation, and that a mote honourable ex position of property never occurred." New - , Sir, as the public print is merely the vehicle of this contradiction, I venture to ask what is the authorktj by „hick these reports are con tradicted ? Will Mr. Bacaroun or Mr. F,4- QUJIAR say that nothing has been withdrawn from the premises, or will Mr. Putwrs assort that nothing has been added which did not be long to them. These questions the PtrutAc have a right to propose, and your speedy insertion,of them is what the Public have a right to expect. Pall-Mall, Sept. G. 4 X. X. PRICE a THIS DAY AT F STOCKS ONE O'CLOCK. India Stock India Bonds 635. 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Rank Stock • 249 Grand Canal I goan, 4 p.at. b 34 Gov. Deb. :ii per cent. 95 --Ditto 6 per cent.... -- Stock, 36 per ct 93 DittoStock -- Goi. Dili. 4 per cent. Royal Canal Stock ' Gov. Deb. 5 per cent- ' Wide-street Cert. 6 per ct. -- —Stock, 4 per cent . New ' Pipe Water Deb. 5 per et. -- Treasury Bills, 5 per cent — Do. 6 per cent. -- City Debentures, 5 per et — Ballast Office Govt. Sec. Lying in Hospital 4 per ct — 5 per cent. -- Exchange on London, Sept. 3, 6. 11 1 (1 11 WATER AT LONDO nothing, 38 minutes tiller 4. N BRIDGE TO-MORROW. I Evening, 58 minutes after •3• TH E S UN. SOLEM ours nteEnt: FALSUM _4UDEAT LONDON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1828.