The Sun.
London, England, 1808-04-11 00:00:00

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LIE following account of the treacherous means
emplOyed by."the French to obtain posses;ion of the
Citadel of Pampeiona, may be relit d-upau as perfeetly
authentic :On Atte, 16th of February, early the
morning, a party of about .30 French soldiers, with
two'Officers, went, as is usual; to 'the Citadel with
empty bags. in order to receive rations...elJarier pre-
tence of sheltering themselves from a shower of snow,
they took refuge in the guard-room atthe gate ; there,
watching an opportunity, they seized the arms of
the guard, which consisted of twelve Spanish sol-
diers 'and an Officer, and knocked down the
sentinel; who attempted to make resistance. At a
signal given by one of the French, two hundred •
soldiers, with-arms, came to their assistance, entered
the Citadel vAth an Officer, overpowered the. ad-
vanced guard, composed of four soldiers and an Of-
ficer, threatening the hitter because he made some
'opposition, and took possession of all the batteries.
They also gave a hint to about 200 soldiers who were
quartered in the fortress, that if they did not sub-
suit they might abide by the consequences. Succes-
sively then entered about.looo French soldiers, who
had held themselves in readiness for this: purpose
from two in the morning, but,observitig till then the
greatest silence, and artfully concealing themselves.
—They afterwards made themselves masters of the
bridges of the town, and of the powder magazine,
about half a league distant, retaining in the Citadel
only tto Spanish soldiers, to do duty alteruately
with them. The same day the following Letter was
'addressed to the Deputies by DAVAAGNAC, COM-,
inlander of Division :

PAMPELONA, FEB. 't 6.—Gentlemen
standing that we are to remain some time in
Parupelona, I feel myself obliged • to ensure its
safety in a military Manner with this view, ile-
oordingly, I have ordered a battalion to 'repair to the
Citadel, in order to garrison it and to do duty al,ong
with the,Spanish troops. I beseeCh you to consider
this only as a trifling change, incapable of disturbing
the harmony (interrupting the good understandiit)
*Moll ought to subsist bitween'two faithful Allies.
" Have the goodness to represent it in this light
to your fellow-citizens, and be assured of; the per-
ielt consideration with which I am your servant,'

" DAVAAGNAC,
" Commander of Division`."

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tXTRA,CTS OV LETTER' FROM A RESPECTABLE COR-

RESPONDENT AT GIBRALTAR...I_IIIP

" MARCH 18.—General SPENCER'S Expedition
hrrived here on the Btli of March the Eritish troops
have landed and the German part, with MuuttoN's
and WATTEVILLE'S :Regiments, whiCh were in or-
Tisou here, have erhbarked, and will_sail. for Sicily
'or Malta in a few days. It is supposed that Gen.
SPENCER will wait here for fresh instructions from
England, and for the return of the British part.of
The Expedition Which sailed • some time since for
Sicily.

MAuca 0..-l'hanaws of BUONA?ARTE'S:ar,
rival at Madrid is not confirmed. N'lmiAr is there
by this tithe.--The Clrthagena Squadron continued
at Port MahonlYy the latest accounts -The Toulon
and Rochefort Squadrons are out. The Light Com-
pany of the with a small detachment of artillery
and two Officers of the Engineers. are going to take
possession of a small uninhabited rock under Ape's
called the Parsley island in Sp fish, whence
:our Cruizers (that is,. gun=boats and small craft) will
be better able to intercept the supplies or reinforce-
tnents daily go nt front Tarifa to Ceuta.Sir SiIYNKY
SM/TH, in H. M. Ship Euud.royant; Ro guns, with
the Agamemnon, 64, sailed from this place on the
13th inst. supposed for the Brazils:" •