The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-09-26 00:00:00

RAYON Pi E PAPERS.

BATON NB, SEPTEMBRR
Sir William A'Court, Minister Plenipotentiary
from thr Court of Great Britain to Spain, arrived
here yesterday from Paris, on his way to Madrid.
We have no certain news of Quetada since the
affair of the 7th, but the return to France of the
Apostolic Junta of Navarre, which was at °cha-
patti, as well as of several other individuals, seems
to shew that General Espinosa has dislodged the
Defenders of the Faith from the mountains of Na-
varre, with the exception of Irati, which he recon-
noitred on the 13th inst. with 1,500 men. It is
even asserted that he has sent to Pampeluna for two
heavy carman to bombard this fort, and that he has
employed workmen to make a road for the more
easy conveyance of these pieces.
The Journal of St. Sebastian of the 13th, an-
noun( es, officially, the complete defeat of the band
of Zabel' and his associates in the neighbourhood
of Aspeitis, on the 10th of this month. The result
was the entire dispersing of the band, which con-
sisted of 1,000 turn. Forty men were killed, and
six taken prisoners; three of whom were shot on
the spot, and the three others pardoned, they hay.
ing proved that they *treed by compulsion. The
rest dispersed among the mountains. This defeat is
confirmed by the arrival at Sucoa (in France) last
night of two Spanish hosts, having ou board 35
of the Defenders of the Faith is a deplorable con-
ditiou, who have been all pot under quarantine.
These poor creatures relate, that in fact the bands
is 'Abell, Guesalsi Crimp, &c. have been beaten
and dispersed, and that they are not the only persons
who sin seek refuge in Frsuce in consequence of
t;etif.

We have se news of General Mina either in the
Journals or by private correspondence. The agents
of &luta have been spreading a report that he was
beaten on the itd in Catalonia. hut more authentic
accounts prove that the General had not taken the
field at that time.

We have just received the correspondence from
Spain of the 9th, which arrived at Yrun with an
escort. The letters of the 12th, which should have
come to-day, will not arrive till to-morrow, but
every thing 'thews that the Spanish Government has
taken energetic measures to secure the communica-
tion. The following are some extracts :

MADRID, SEPTUM! 9.

There is no indication of any thing to interrupt
the public tranquillity of the capital at present ;
the enthusiasm for the new system increases in pro-
portion to the obstacle' which are raised against ir,
and neither the progress of the Itojahsiti in Cate.
lonia, which cannot be disputed, our the alarming
reports which some persons take pleasure in 'weed-
ing of an approaching foreign invasion, can dial.
nish the enthusiasm and the determination to sup-
port the new institutions. The French Govern-
ment is the constant object of the hatred of our
Commaineros. It is ►emarked, however, that in
general the French who are in this city. and some
of whom are under the surveillance of the magi-
strates, ■re well treated.

The theirersal, which passes for the most mo-
derate Paper, complains bitterly in its number of
the gth, of the pretended protection which France
affords to the insurgents of Catalonia and Navarre.
It affirms that M. de ILapsnouse, whom it has
always placed at the head of the protectory of the
Trappiet and of Equia, had ordered 10,000
chukos (soldiers' cups) for the Army of the Faith ;
that lie had indeed given counter orders but had
been obliged to take 2,000, which were already
made. The same Journal pretends, that accord-
ing to letters from Paris arid from the frontiers, the
pima is to form a line of insurrection from Catalonia
to the Basque provinces, in order to furnish the
Holy Alliance in the Congress at Verona with
au opportunity to support the interference of
France in our dissentious; but it flatters itself
that this line will not be formed, and it shows
the necessity of proving to all Europe that
we have sufficient stresigili to punish our inter-
nal enemies, and that we are inclined and resolved
to defend our independence against all foreign at-
rack. Malevoltarce had spread a report that the
King had refused to convoke the Cortes ; there ap.
pears to have been no foundation for this repent,
and there is more reason to believe that his Majerty
acceded to the measure with the same indifference
that 'hie daily mucous to many others that are pro-
poseil to him. However, people in general expect
favourable results from the approsthingSession, and