The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-25 00:00:00

LONDON.
FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 25, 1837.

Our intelligence from the Spanish capital is highly
interesting and important. Second editions of the
Charte, Messager, and Gazette de France of Wednes-
day night, announcing the change of the Madrid
Cabinet, awl the evacuation of Segovia by the Car-
lists, have been received this morning. We give the
despatches in the order in which they appear in the
official Evening Organ of the French Government :

" TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES.
" Bayonne, Aug. 23, Three, A.M.
" THE AMBASSADOR OF FRANCE TO THE MINISTER OF

FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

" MADRID, AuG. 19.—The Calatrava Ministry have
tendered their resignations altogether (en masse), in conse-
quence of military demonstrations, which have brought
about no collisimi nor disturbance. By a Royal decree of
the 18th, the Cabinet is composed thus :
" MM. Espartero, Minister, and President of the Coun-
cil, Don Pedro Chacon retaining the interim of the
War Department.
Bardaxi, First Secretary of State.
Vadillo, Minister of the Interior.
Salvato, Minister of Justice.
Pio Pita Pizarro, Minister of Finances.
General San Miguel, Minister, ad interim, of the Navy.
" All those Ministers, excepting M. Bardaxi, are Mem-
bers of the Cortes.

The Carlists have evacuated Segovia, leaving their
their sick and wounded ; they appear to be moving towards
the interior of Castile.

" Nothing new is known respecting the Pretender. Ma.
drid is tranquil."
" Bordeaux, Aug. 22, 1837, Half-past Five, p,m.

" Zariatsgui has retired with all his forces to Segovia.
Vigo still occupied Abades on the 15th, and was about to
approach Segovia. Two brigades of Espartero's corps had
marched from the environs of Madrid towards Segovia.

" The Governor of Daroca announces that, on the 16th,
the Pretender and his troops were in the environs of Ca-
marillas. On the same day Oraa had left Cella, and was
marching upon Perales, and Buerens was proceeding from
Santa Eulalia towards Visiedo."

Conclusion of the despatch published yesterday
dated " Bordeaux, August 21," and ending with the
words—" Interrupted by nightfall."

" Oraa had arrived on the 15th at Cella. On the 18th,
at Sarragossa. Nothing was said about the Pretender's
movements upon Castile, first announced. Espartero was
at Madrid on the 16th."

" Bayonne, Aug. 21.
"THE AMBASSADOR OF FRANCE TO THE FOREIGN MINISTER,

" MADRID, Aun. 17.—8 y a decree of the 15th the state
of siege has been raised. Espartero left Madrid yester-
day with a large part of his troops, in order to march to-
wards Segovia.

" According to reports received by the Government, Don
Carlos was on the 14th at Alfambra, where it was supposed
he intended to effect his junction with the several chiefs of
hands, in order afterwards to more upon Cuenca by the
Sierra d'Albarracia.

" Buerens was at Monreal, and Oraa was at the same
date to arrive at Teruel."

The appointment of ESPARTERO to the Presidency
of the Council is news indeed—news for which the
past career of that General had not prepared us. We
have long had doubts of the immaculacy of" ESPAR-
TERO'S patriotism—we know that such was his dislike
of the Constitution that he purposely declined taking,
the oath to observe it—and we cannot, therefore, con-
template without apprehension his elevation to a post
which places at his disposal the means of realizing the
fears apprehended from any display of the political con-
victions which he is presumed to cherish. The open
treachery of such a man as ESPARTERO would be of
far less consequence—far less dangerous to the Consti-
tutional cause—than the substitution of his temporiz-
ing, procrastinating, pseudo-liberal policy for the
straightforward course adopted by CALATRAVA when
summoned to the direction of the Itoyal Councils.
That ESPA RTERO'S predilections arc Carlist we
know ; that he meditates the ultimate triumph of the
Pretender while leading the armies of the QUEEN is all
but the conviction of four-fifths of his countrymen.
Hitherto t,lie Carlist Press affected to regard ESPAR-
.
TERQ as a General injured by the unjust suspicions of
Government jealous of his merits. We were told
that he would have done better if he could ; but that
Iwith such a formidable foe as Don CA RLOS, and a
military chest supplied by MENDIZA BA L, it was quite
impossible for the greatest warrior and the most enthu-
siastic admirer of the Constitution to annoy the Car-
lists more than he had done. But matters - are now
changed. ESPARTERO has contrived to 'oust the
Ministry, and has now the civil and military power of
the nation in his own hands. His treacheiy would,
in the opinion of the Carlist organs, place Don CAR-
LOS on the throne of Spain. The moment so long
waited for is presumed to have arrived. The pear is
ripe. This sufficiently accounts for the animus • which
pervades the following extract from the
morning, on the subject of alp POst of this
4:51l of the Calatrava
Cabinet, throu
11 successful intrigues of ESPAR-
TERO

The nomination of Espartero to the chief post in the
Cabinet is a circumstance of a most remarkable native. He
is destined to play a striking part, but whether he will prove a
Cromwell or a M.onek remains yet to be. determined. We
should not be surprised if the latter should turn out to be
the case, as there arc many circumstances connected
with his late proceedings which induce us to think
that he is not unfavourably disposed towards Don Carlos.
Indeed, it cannot be concealed that sonic months since an
understanding was said to have been brought about between
Don Carlos and the Conde de Luchana, and observers had
reason to believe in that insinuation when they saw how
carefully the General avoided disturbing the opera-
tions of the Carlists, and that he did nothing more than
occupy the ground which they abandoned to him. We do
not assert that Espartero is in the interest of Don Carlos,
for among the happy fruits of the civil war in Spain the
crime of being a double traitor is not one of infrequent cc-
currence. It would be strange if the contest should he
brought to a close in this remarkable manner."
It would be indeed strange were the Spanish contest
so to terminate ; but it so happens that its termination
is not in the power of ESPARTERO, should he betray
the Constitutionalists. Were ESPARTERO to declare
for Don CARLOS to-morrow, the Pretender would
not be- an inch nearer the occupation of the thfOne of