The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-04 00:00:00

formed in a square made me, before I arrived at Herrera,
order the sth of the Line and the Gth Light Infantry to
execute a charge with the sole view of checking the enemy
a moment. On reaching Herrera I occupied the first
houses, but I could not remain there, the better part of the
enemy's forces, and especially his cavalry, having gained on
our flank. I was, therefore, obliged to continue the retreat
as far as Carinena. It is impossible to reckon the loss sus-
tained by my division, for it is almost wholly dispersed, and
to protect it I have sent out cavalry, having learned that
many of my soldiers have taken the direction of Daroca.
The enemy's loss must have been considerable. As soon as
I shall have procured necessary details I shall forward them
to your Excellency, mentioning the corps and individuals
who have distinguished themselves."
In addition to the above account by General BUE-
RENS, we have a report of the military commandant
of Carinena to the deputy commandant of Artagon,
dated the 27th of A ugust—two days after the battle
—in which the Christinos' loss is rated as comparatively
inconsiderable. It is as follows :
~ I have sent you the bulletin of the action sustained
against the rebels by Buerens' division between El Villar
de lns Navarros and Herrera. The division has just re-
entered. General Buerens arrived at two, A.M. It appears
an enemy's bull has slightly bruised his chest. The various
reports afloat respecting the action do not enable me to
state the division's loss. However, it has not been so large
as first believed, and all agree in stat:ng that of the enemy
larger. The infantry has fought with the greatest intre-
pidity. The battalions of Cordova, Almansi, and of the
Guard, have achieved prodigies of valour. Above 100
wounded have come in. The doctors and authorities have
vied in attention to them. The General-in-Chief was, ac-
cording to General Buerens' statement, to have been yes-
terday at Nluidesca. The enemy was at Herrera.
The loss on either side is a question of secondary
importance. The victory gained by the rebels has in
tolity effected all that the Pretender could hope from
it. It hay cleared his passage into the mountains of
Soria, where ho may repose in safety—it has over-
thrown all the boasted combinations of ESPARTERO,
BUERENS, and DE MEEK-it has by thin time filled
the capital with alarm—and it has exhibited the hope-
lessness of the nation, so long as its destinies are
guided by the present Commander-in-Chief. Strong
as is our attachment to the Constitutional cause—
strenuous and incessant as have been our efforts to
impress upon the British Cabinet the necessity of an
immediate and active military intervention in the af-
fairs of the Peninsula—we confess there have been
moments when, viewing in the aggregate, the combined
treachery and incapacity of the QUEEN'S Generals ;
the heartless frivolity of the Catnarilla composing the
Spanish Court ; the wordy abstractions so fiercely and
foolishly fought for by the Cortes ; and the slavish
apathy of the Spanish people—wwe have almost de-
spaired of witnessing the regeneration of the Spanish
nation. In the declaration of the Provincial Inde•
pendence of Navarre, issued by the municipality
of Pamplona, we behold the prolific elements
of new social disorders. Other provinces will fol-
low the example thus set them, either to decrease
the local burdens of taxation, rid themselves of
the trammels imposed upon them by the Madrid Go-
vernment, or to defend themselves more securely against
the Carlists by preventing the deportation of native
troops. Thus province will be opposed to province
and ♦illage to village, till all are involved in all the
horrors of a general war of extermination I To avert
so dreadful an impending evil the intervention of Eng-
land and France is absolutely necessary. Let that
measure be but delayed a few months longer, and we
shall have the REGENT flying for protection to the
shelter of the British flag. Spain unassisted cannot
osv save herself !

Letters and papers from Madrid to the evening of
the 25th ult. have been received. On the preceding
day the Cortes held a secret sitting, in which General
SEOANE again denounced as traitors the 72 officers
who effected the downfall of the late Cabinet, and de-
manded a decree for their punishment. General SAN
MIGUEL said that the officers referred to had expressed
their sorrow for what had taken place, and that the
QUEEN, after granting them a full pardon, had ordered
them to be restored to their respective ranks. This
statement was received, as it deserved, with loud mur-
murs. Senor INFANTES, Governor of Madrid, mext
attacked the conduct of the Moderate party in
language which filled the Ministers with terror,
and the Chamber with manifestations of the
liveliest alarm. Af►er detailing the various mis-
fortunes which the machinations of that party had
brought upon Spain during the administrations of
MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA and IsT urtrz, Senor IN-
FANTES, with great vehemence of manner, proceeded
as follows :

" Yet, gentlemen, this party has been but the tool of
a foreign power, which has ever shown itself adverse to the
progress of liberty amongst us, and which on a former oc-
casion wrested our freedom from us in a manner as trea-
cherous as it was base. I shall not mince my words—l
allude to France, whose agent in this country has been for
a long period fomenting discord, and using every art to
bring about a counter-revolution, and plunge us again into
the depths of despotism. Are we so poor in uondition, is all
the noble pride and high bearing of our ancestors so d;mi-
nished, that we dare not even emit a spark of indignation
at such unworthy conduct on the part of a nation which
professes to be our ally, but is in reality our most bitter
enemy ? Let us render ourselves worthy of the name of
Spaniards, and let us furnish the French Ambassador with
a passport, and in Heaven's name let him go elsewhere to
do the dirty work of his employers. Ar.! for Esparte44
division, we should be prepared for the worst, and arm all
true citizens to repel by force an attempt upon the capital.
I consider the General to be guilty of criminal conduct ;
and in proof thereof, I have only to inform the Cortes that
an officer of high rank counselled him to come on here, and
turn us, the representatives of the nation adrift ; and that
instead of ordering :that officer to be shot forthwith, he
suffered him to depart quietly."
The effect of this speech upon the Deputies was
electric ; but, in general, the feeling produced by it
was terror. The Chamber appeared to shrink at the
idea of provoking the hostility of France. Before it
could recover itself Senor ARA NJO rose, and said,
that unless ESPA.RTERO pursued the Carlists in the
space of two days, he would move that General's int-
' pcachment in the Cortes as a traitor to his country !
To get rid of subjects which filled the Members of the
Cabinet with the most serious apprehensions, Senor
PITo PIZARRO moved a resolution for supplies for
two months, which were voted without opposition.
The sitting was then adjourned, with an impression
on all sides that a debate so extraordinary would lead
to strange results.

Tne whole of the Paris Journals of Friday and
Saturday have been received. They bring important
news from Spain, the substance of which will be found
in our columns under the head of Intelligence from the
Peninsula. They likewise bring advices from Italy, to
which we have elsewhere given insertion. But of do-
mestic gossip time Paris Papers are unusually barren.
Everything appears to go on as well as could be de-
sired. The harvests are every where good—the KING
is popular—the Duke and Duchess of ORLEAWR the
centre of universal admiration—the Army contented—
and the people happy. Thus write the journalists,
and to us no no% s could be more agreeable. Annexed
are a few brief extracts :
The Journals of this morning have a letter dated Ceret,
Aug. 07, which states that the Carlists had made them-
selves masters of St. Jean De Las Abadessas on the 2. 3d ; that
Urbistondo, irritated by his flags of truce having been
fired upon, had given up the town to pillage, and put pait
of the inhabitants to the sword. The fort still holds out,
defended by only 140 men, who have in vain asked to Ca-
pitulate. On the i,2e,th, in the evening, it was reported at
Ceret that the Carlists had entered Camprcdon.
We have just received the Bareel4u. Journals to the
26th, which say, on the contrary, that troops had been
se,,: to raise the siege of Las Abadessas.

The head-qinrters of Ilaronda---ii;r were on the 21st
at Iguatadit, and on the 2:2,1 at ?duvets's, where five sol-
diers were shot for insubordination,
A letter frcin St. Sebastian of August 26, says-OP
23d, ip 00 the Chapelgorris at Oyarzun caused