The Sun.
London, England, 1808-10-07 00:00:00

A PRIVATE LETTER.

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" CORUNNA, SEPT. 28:-A Courier ..arrived. here
yesterday morning, with the gratifying-intelligence-.
of the surrender of Bilboa to the fourth.-division of
General BLAKE'S army, commanded by the Marquis.
PATOGA and Colonel DE FABRO. -The French who
defended Bilboa were 5000 strong, and 'it is said that
the enemy lost 2000 in killed and Wounded ; the
remaining 3000 are prisoners of war. Beat.theepar-
ticulars of the aaion are not yet accurately known.
I send you inclosed the Extraordinary Gazette, an=
nouncing the fa& of the viaory ; the details are,
every moment expeaed.

".The Marquis DE PATOGA, I understand, haS
sent to General BLAKE for scaling ladders, as he in-
tends Eb commence the siege of St. Sebastian, and, if
the French:do'not surrender,' is determined to storm
the place—This town Was illuminated last night in
consequence of the glorious vlaory obtained by our
troops, which .was also celebrated by salutes of artil-
lery from the batteries and the ships of war in the
harbour. Among these are two British Line-of-
battle Ships, the Tenant, Admiral DE COURCY, and
-
the Defiance, Capt. HOTHANI ; the Officers and dews
of which participated with enthusiasm in the general

joy.",
MADRID, SEPTEMBER 17. The Deputies from the
Provincial Juntas are arriving at Aranjuez, where
they -are to hold their sittings, in order to establish
,
the Central Junta. May God guide. their delibera-
tions, without sufferihg the human passions to inter-
fere, that a prudent, firm, impartial, and wise Go-
vernment be established for the welfare of the Mo-
narchy, until, our beloved lawful Sovereign is re-
, stored. lam highly apprehensiVe tint some mis-
understanding will take place, for such appears to
be the nature of mankind.
MADRID, • SEPT. 21. The Deputies who are
to form the Central Junta of Government, for 'the
appointment of a Regent of the kingdom, are already
assembled, we are informed, at Aranjuez, where
they are to open their sittings on the 24Th. It is
reasonably conjetured that it will be composed of
the following personages, viz.
His Eminence Cardinal DE BOURBON', Archbishop
of Toledo, REGENT. (I)
His Excellency the Count DE FLORIDA BLANCA.(2)
His Excellency DOnIFRAvCISCO DE SAAVEDRA.(3)'
His Excellency Don.,PEnao CEVALLOS. (4)
His Excellency Don GASPAR DE JovELLANos.(S)"
The appointment of his Eminence:to be at the
heid of the kingdom is intended, to prevent every
kind of embarrassing etiquette.or misunderstanding;
andlo evince that a BOURBON still remains in Spain.
No. I. His Eminence is the son of the late Infanto
Don Louts, uncle to CHARLES IV. who, in the
reign of the late CHARLES 111. his brother Married
a private Lady, of a distinguished family, DINA.
MARIA DE VALLABRIGA Y DRUMMOND (fehted
on the maternal side to the untortunatei family of
STUART), by whom his Royal Highness had the
Cardinal .and two daughters': one'of these the

infamous GJDO.I7 contrived by .his intrigues to

espouse.

No. 2. The oldest and best Statesman of Spain, but
now unfortunately very old. The Count was fa-
vourite Miniker to CHARLES 111, but on account
of his integrity, shamefully disgraced and:Cruelly
• perSecutell by GODOY, notwithstanding the'soleinn
"promise extorted on his death-bed by that Mo-
narch from his son, of never dispensing with the
services Of VLORIDA.BLANCA.
No. 3. Spine years back Minister of State, after-
-wards disgraced by GoDOY.
No. 4. Late Minister of State, and who has ac-
quired immortal honour by his loyalty and pa-
triotism in resisting every temptation, despising
every threat, and evincing .'ilicarfirmness before
NAPOLEON, notwithstanding being married to a
niece of Goboy.—To him the maxim of the Poet
may be justly applied—
" An honest man is the noblest work of Cod."

No. 5. Some years back Minister- of Justice and
Favour, a very enlightened. Statesman, disgraced

and cruelly persecuted by GODOY.

Of these personages it luny be truly observed,
" they are an honourable and great set of men, and
for once is certainly justified the universal popular
saying—" Vox Populi Vox: Dei."

VALLADOLID, SEPT. 14.—0 q the 12th instant,
at six* in the evening, Sir CHARLES STUART, His
Britannic Majesty's Envoy to our Court, made his
appearance in the Cunsistorial Precind. The'sirn-
plicity Of his dress, the total absence of parade, and
his being accompanied only by a Colonel, and a
Lieutenant-Colonel who officiates as' his Secretary,
prevented the curiosity of the Public from.being ex-
cited
in the-first instance ; but the grateful name of
en being immediately circulated, a conSider-
able crowd colleCted, and accompanied t he travellersas
far at the chambers ofthe Procuratorof the Commune,

D. .1.0.EF TINED SEltNon' DE NOCEDA, Who sue-.
,ceeded, after many solicitations, in prevailing upon
so worthy a personage to accept the rites of hos-
pitality from him. The people continued during the
night ,in the court
,and 'street, occasionally huzzaing
and uttering a thousand tender expressions, accom-
art."-ied strdins of.a numerous
band of musicians, who instantly took their places in•
the balconies ; and a number of rockets were let off.
—Yesterday he
,was complimented by the Corn'
missioners of the Real Acuerdo, the Inquisition, ecc•
ho, with many of the inhabitants of distinainni
partook of an, elegant entertainment given tho "atve
day by the Procurator. In. the evening there wag
grand collation given at the Royal Palace on the sarao
occasion,', and various fire-works were let off., I-r°
was accompanied to and from the Palace by tbe,
various public bodies, and the inhabitants at large.
He set off this morning at three o'clock for SegoVia'
Such is anaccoun tk of the manner in which the Cele-
brated but distressed city of Valladolid, displayed its
heart-felt gratitude to the good. friend. of Spam.