The Sun.
London, England, 1837-10-17 00:00:00

veral factions disturbing the tranquillity of the nation.
This communication was made to Ministers in the
form of a message, which they immediately submitted
to the Cortes, who appointed a Committee to report
upon it. Much curiosity was manifested respecting
this report, which had not been made when the Bra-
ganza sailed. The Minister for Foreign Affairs had
addressed a circular note to the Ambassadors at the
Court of Lisbon, informing them that the Government
was about to prosecute the Vedeta Newspaper, for
having published a spurious Proclamation purporting
to have been issued by the Viscount das ANTAS re-
flecting disrespectfully on Great Britain. This con-
cession did not, however, satisfy Lord HOWARD de
WALDEN, who informed the Minister that such a
prosecution would not be regarded as a sufficient
atonement by this country. The proper course would
be to ascertain from Das ANTAS himself whether or
not he issued the Proclamation in question, and, if he
did, to proceed against him—not against an obscure
Journal.

The KING, QUEEN, and PRINCE with the seventeen
Christian namesovere in good health. The following ex-
tract from the letter of the Lisbon Correspondent of our
Contemporary the Post includes the only other topic in
these advices to which reference remains to be made.
We beg to obtain for it the earnest attention of the
British Government :

" The Maximo, under Portuguese colours, sailed on
Thursday for Cape de Verd Island, ultimately bound for
the coast of Africa, in order to take in a load of human
beings for the Havannah market. She is supposed to be-
long to Mr. P-, the same individual whose ship was so
roughly handled by her Majesty's brig Leveret, at Mozam-
bique, not long since, and respecting which affair both the
Portuguese and Spanish Governments are making such
large pecuniary claims on Great Britain. lam assured by
a gentleman lately arrived from the Havannah, that the
slave trade was never carried to such a considerable extent
as during the present moment, and the Governor of San-
tiago de Cuba is supposed to be realizing a large fortune by
the voluntary tax of 1 ounce each (31. 55.) which he receives
on every black fellow-creature landed within his district."

The Paris Papers of Sunday bring important
news from Spain. The following despatches are
from the Official columns of the Ai oniteur

" Bayonne, Oct. 13.
" A courier, forwarded on the Bth inst. by the Minister
of State, announces that on the sth 'the Carlists having
attacked Lorenzo at Retuerta, Espartero arrived on the
field of battle, beat them, and threw them back on Santo
Domingo, with considerable loss.
" Lodosa has been saved by Zurbano."
" Narbonne, 14th Oct. 7 o'clock A.M.
" Perpignan, Oct. 13, at night.

" Excesses have taken place-at Barcelona during the
elections for the 24.1 arrondissement. M. Valls an elector,
has been killed. The Governor, Puig, has directed ener-
getic measures Jo insure the freedom of election.

" Baron de Meer had arrived at Vich on the 9th inst.
Valencia was tranquil on the sth.
" On the 3d, General Riego, Governor of Castellon de
la Plana, was killed, alone, in a sortie against 600 Carlists
of the band of Rufo, his troops basing taken to their heels,
abandoning 300 muskets."
" Bordeaux, Oct. 13, half-past 6 P.M.
" A rather serious affair took place on the sth inst., at
Retuerta, when the Pretender, after having attacked Lo-
renzo, was beaten and pursued to Santo Domingo by that
General and Espartero. The enemy left on the field a
great number of killed and wounded, awl many prisoners.
The Queen's Generals continued to pursue him.
" The asserted death of Zurbano is contradicted. Hie
was on the 6th at Logrono."

(From the Second Edition of the Commerce.)
A courier, who left Madrid on the Bth, has brought us
the journals of the 7th and letters of the Bth instant. The
most interesting portion of their contents is the following
document relative to the late victory of the corps of Espar-
tero and of Lorenzo over the Pretender :

" Ministry of State, Madrid, Oct. 8.
" The Government has this instant received a communi-
cation from Count Luchana (Espartero), announcing the
success which the national arms had gained over the
Carlists, commanded by the Pretender in person in the
town of Retuerta on the 3th instant.
" The Carlists having attacked the positions occupied
by General Lorenzo, the latter maintained them with an
admirable bravery against the main body of the rebels until
General Espartero had arrived with his brilliant division,
when the enemy was repulsed, driven from his advantageous
positions, and pursued with ardour to Santo Domingo, in
which place he took refuge, leaving the earth strewed with
his dead and several hundreds of prisoners. .
" At the very moment while Count de Luchana was
writing this communication the pursuit continued and pro-
wised the happiest results.

'The Chief GABRIEL JOSE GARCIA."

A private letter, with reference to the action on the sth,
at Retuerta and Bobadilia, rates the Carlists killed at 700,
and says that a large number of prisoners have been made ;
it adds, that the Pretender has this time been indebted for
his safety to the nature of the ground and the thick woods
which cover the country. On the Constitutional side the
loss is rated at 250 killed and wounded.
The same letter announces the appointment to the Mi-
nistry of the Finances of M. Seijat, formerly an Intendant ;
ho is not less than eighty years old, and it is not known
whether he will accept.—Constitutionnel.
The following extract from a letter from San Se-
hatian, dated the 11th inst., is copied from the cor-
respondence of a Morning Contemporary :
" O'Donnell hls obtained from the Spanish Government
15,000 pia;tres for his soldiers. On the Governor of Saint
Sebastian dividing them between the Spanish regiments ►►nd
English troops the latter mutinied ; the Governor has suc-
ceeded in shutting up three companies in the castle, and
fifty men have been sentenced to two years of imprisonment
at Santana.

" All the Carlist battalions stationed at the cast and
south of Pamplona seem to be moving towards Guipuzcoa,
whence it is inferred that an attack on the Hernani lines is
contemplated.

" Leiters from London, received at St. Sebastian, an
nounce that an expedition of ten English regiments is pre
paring : the regiments arc even named."

The victories thus pompously announced are not so
important as the Spanish authorities would represent
them. The advantages—such as they may be—are,
however, on the side of the Christinos.

The Eco del Comrnercio affirms that the Bishop of
ALBARACION and 1,500 Carlist prisoners have arrived
at Cuenca. The official Gazette speaks of the capture
of a Colonel of the insurgents, who was intriguing in
the environs of the capital.
A letter from Saragossa of the Sth says-.-." It seems
that the battalions of the insurgents that were be-
sieging Lodosa, have been beaten ; that town was on
the point of surrendering, when the column of Briga-
dier-General ULIBARRE raised the siege."
The Phare of Bayonne of the 12th says—
.. There was in the fort of Peralta, which was taken by
the Carlists on the 30th of September, a garrison com-
posed of 80 National Militia and 350 soldiers. The
former obtained permission to return to their homes, and
to retain their effects ; the second have also retained their
equipment, but are prisoners of war. The Carlists have
put into the fort a garrison of one battalion, and are re-
pairing the fortifications."

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A letter from Alcaniz of the 2d October, says
" Two Navarrese battalions arrived yesterday evening
at Cela-ceito ; with them is the Bishop of Orense, and
they were commanded by a Chief, who is also a Navarrese.
They aro flying from Catalonia, where, we are assured,
the people will not support them. They passed the Ebro
at Fix."

The Menituer of Sunday publishes a comparative
statement of the revenue in the first nine months of
1837, and the same period of the years 1835 and
1836. It appears from this statement, that the re-
venue of the three quarters of 1837 exceeds that of
the three quarters of 1835 by 29,847,000 f., and that
of the three quarters of 1836 by 6,502,000 f. The
receipt of the third quarter exceeded, by 16,541,000 f.,
that of the first, and by 5,856,0001. that of the second
quarter. The increase is chiefly on the duties on re-
gistration of tobacco and liquors. The increase in the
receipt of postage of letters is 996,000 f., and in mail-
coaches 118,000 f. Compared with 1835, there is an
increase in every article. Compared with 1836, there
is a diminution of 4,004,000 f. on the receipt of cus-
toms, and of 21,000 f. en the sale of gunpowder ; but
an increase on all the other items—that on the duties
on registration, stamps, &c. being 5,250,0001., on to-
bacco 1,846,0001., and in liquors 1,238,000 f.
We have no news from Constantine in these
Journals.

The following article from the Augsburg Gazette,