The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-23 00:00:00

General ORA A had been appointed to the military
!government of Valencia. General A RAOZ, the
Governor of St. Sebastian, was to succeed General
ALCA LA as commander of the 3d division of Ar-
ragon, and the latter was to take his place at St, Se-
bastian. The Taco del Commercio declares that
the report of the murder of Colonel LA \TINA, which
it had published, was totally unfounded. An ex-
change of prisoners, agreed to by CABRERA and
General O'DONNELL, was to have taken place at
Valencia on the 15th instant. The Five per Cents.
Active still continued at 27 for cash.

The French Journals of Friday and Saturday
have all been received. The following extract from
the Moniteur of Saturday contains the latest official
news from French Africa :
" Government has received despatches from Algiers,
dated December IS. Rather a lively engagement has
taken place in the province of Algiers between the
camp of Arba and the course of the Arach. Colonel
Lafontaine, on his return from this camp, where he had
been with a moveable column, fell in with a party of
1,000 or 1,200 flacljoute cavalry, which were sup-
ported by a detachment of infantry.
" The battle commenced. The Glst Foot and a
squadron of the Ist Chasseurs fought with great.
ardour. We had four men killed and several wounded.
The enemy's lots must have been greater. Field Mar-
shal Dumpierre, who was in advance of the Maison
Carrere, heard the tiring, and at his advance the enemy
fled.

" On the 11th a detachment of four hundred horse
and two hundred foot, passed the Coned Kaddara, and
fired on the, camp of Kara Mustapha. The firing con-
tinued briskly for about half an hour ; the enemy then
retired. We lost one man and one wounded. The
Arabs lost three men and a horse.
" None of our posts have as yet been seriously
attacked. These two are the only engagements which
have taken place.
" The steamers from Bona and Oran have arrived at
Algiers. All was quiet when they left these places.
" No act of hostility has as yet been committed at
Oran. ; Abd-el-Kader, being in the province of Titeria,
the people of the west, disliking a war which would de-
stroy their commerce, hesitate to declare against us. It
is said that the Emir has gone towards the west. His
prcacliings are sure to stir up the religious fanatics, and
hostilities will then commence.
" The province of Constantina is tranquil. Some of
the influential Chiefs of the country on hearing of the
declaration of war wrote to General Galbois to protest
their fidelity to France.
" The Kabyles have not received Abd-:1-Kader's

emissaries very favourably, and have refused to take
any part in the war. Our establishment at Setif is
consolidated. The Arabs have transported thither
the wood, &c., which was necessary for the troops. The
fort of Orleans is in a complete state of defence.
•' The health of the troops at Constantina is improv-
ing. A new barrack and hospital are being built, and
works of the same nature are going on at Philippeville.
The engineers have engaged 150 civil masons, which
has given additional activity to the works in that pro-
vince."

The affair at Mauritius about the alleged insult
offered to the French flag was the subject of grave
discussion in all the Journals. We give the sub-
stance of their comments in another part of The
Sun.

h is stated by the Presse that M. G UIZOT has
been offered the embassy to London. It is not
added that he declined or accepted the appoint-
ment.

The Capifole states that the Marquis de CROUY
CIIANEL escaped to Havre, and thence to England,
and intimates that his escape was winked at by the
police. It would be well if the French Govern-
ment were oftener to act thus prudently.

On Friday Louis Philippe received in state Nourri
Effendi, the new Turkish Ambassador, who delivered
his credentials. All the Ministers were present, and
his Excellency was afterwards introduced to the Royal
Family. He was dressed in a splendid costume, half
Turkish half European, and the King sent two Royal
state carriages to convey him to the Tuileries. The
two Lieutenant• Generals appointed to command the
army under Marshal Vallee are the Duke of Orleans
and General Schramm. A Toulon letter states that
the number of men embarked for Algiers, up to the
16th inst., was 4,60.5, and that 2,610 are assembled at
Toulon ready for embarkation.

We have received the following letter :
" Algiers, 11th December.
" Between the Ist and the Bth, Abd-el-Kadcr col-
lected as many men as possible ; he has sent emissaries
in all directions, some of whom have been made pri-
soners. They had about them the most violent procla-
mations. The Emir has had the insolence to write to
Marshal Vallee, that he had but just time enough to
quit Alg'e'ria if he- would not' 'be comprehended in his
Victims.

" Every thing was prepared for the 9th, and on that
day Abd-cl-Kadel quitted'Mcdeali, and. advanced to the
Chiffa, at the head of a considerable body of troops.
On the 10th the firing commenced on almost the whole
of the line—that is to say, from the Little Atlas to
Kolcali, which is but a short distance from the sea,
Our troops, too inferior in number to attempt to re-
pulse the enemy, were obliged to content themselves
with defending the camps and the fortified points ; this
they have done with success. The Ist Regiment of
Chasseurs of Africa, which has been several times sent
against the enemy, has executed brilliant charges.
" The road to the camp of Foudouck and the Arba,
by way of the Maison Carree, has been intercepted by
the enemy ; and a strong detachment of artillery, which
was on its way to these camps, has been forced to turn
back.

It has been necessary to place two pieces of cannon
on the bridge over the Arach, not far from the Maison
Carree. The Arabs have attempted, but in vain, to
pass. The camp of the Arach has been abandoned.
" Our troops have taken some prisoners. A detach-
ment lately brought to the city six Hadjoutes, who were
immediately put in prison.' Numbers of persons were
attracted by curiosity to see the Arabs who have done
us so much injury.
The Phare has just arrived from France with two
companies of the 58th of the line, and announces the
speedy arrival of the Alger and Neptune with the three
battalions of that regiment. We hear that the Arma-
zinc frigate, with a battalion of the Ist Regiment of
Light Infantry, has been seen in the offing.—Le con-
slitutionnel.