The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-20 00:00:00

Poultry, or anything else in the shape of food, and
that in a country with scarcely a cart-road. The
villages, too, appear nearly deserted ; they say
that the greater part of the population, fearing a
repetition of what took place at the last visit of
the Russians, ran away at the first signal of our
approach, taking the best part of their stock, and
locking up their hJuses. We hear nothing of the
progress of the campaign. Vague rumours, in-
deed, are ripe enough, such as that an enormous
Russian force is making its way from Moscow—
that the siege of Silistria is to be resumed, and so
on. A poor fellow broke his leg before we left
Aladyn—we had no spring-cart, or other means of
conveying him to Varna, except carrying him, and
he was carried on a stretcher nine miles on a dark
night—there was no moon—over a rough road,
road, and did not arrive till between two and three
o'clock in the morning. You may judge how we
could manage then with a number of wounded ;
should we have to retreat they must be left on the
ground, and any dropping from illness or fatigue
on the way would be equally at the enemy's mercy.
Until we are better prepared, I trust we may have
no fighting. I fear you will think me a grumbler,
but I have no doubt that what I say will be corro-
borated by other writers.

SPAIN.

PROGRESS OF THE INSURRECTION.

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It was confidently stated in Paris yesterday that
Espartero has quitted the retirement in which he
has lived for some time on his estate, and has put
himself at the head of the movement.
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BARCELONA, 16TH, VIA MARSEILLES.—The cap-
tain has announced that he should concert with
General O'Donnell as to the representations to be
made to the Queen. The rallying cry here is,
" Constitution and morality !" A movement and
an engagement are said to have taken place near
Valencia.

BAYONNE, 18th.—The mail from Spain has
not arrived. The proclamations of Zabala, as
well as those of St. Sebastian, have arrived
here The movement was made to the cry of
" Long live the Queen !" " Long live the Consti-
tution !" " Death to Ministers !" The National
Guard has been organised ; 25,000 muskets were
found at the arsenal. 1,000 armed citizens and a
part of the troops of the garrison leave to-morrow
for Pampeluna. Burgos and Vittoria have also
declared for the movement. The Captain-General
of Catalonia, the province, as well as the troops
that are in it, have declared for O'Donnell, as also
Valladolid, Saragossa, Grenada, and St. Sebastian.
Zabala is marching on Madrid, with the garrison
of the Basque Provinces. It is reported that Queen
Maria Christina is expected here.
The Madrid Gazette of the 15th contains a royal
decree which deprives General Serrano of all his
places, honours, and decorations, and orders him
to be struck out of the list of general officers, but
Without prejudice to his being tried according to
law, if captured, for having abandoned his flag to
Join the insurgents. The Gazette contains the fol-
lowing from the Ministry of War :

" Fromall parts of the Peninsula despatches have been
received announcing that calm continues everywhere.
The Captain-General of Valencia repeats in his telegraphic
communication of this day, that he has not learned the
existence of any other bands in his province than those
which were destroyed at the first blow by the bravery
of the royal troops. He announces that this prompt
and happy result has completely re-animated public
opinion, which was for a moment alarmed by the recent
events, and redoubled the confidence which the energy
of the Government inspires in all directions. The Mi-
nister of War with the division of operations has arrived
at Baylen in pursuit of the insurgents, who, it is said,
ails proceeding towards Jaen. The seditious soldiers of
the cavalry regiment of Montessa have passed the Tagus
at Fuentiduena. It is not known what direction they
subsequently took, but our troops are pursuing them."
It will be remembered that the accounts re-
ci4ived during the last few days have several
times asserted that Buceta, one of the insurgent
chiefs, had abandoned the town of Cuenca, of
which he had taken possession. The _Espana now
says that he was not only remaining in the town,
but had constituted military and civil authorities
in it, had changed the municipality, and had formed
a junta to assist him. A letter from a ministerial
source, on the contrary, declares that he had
" shamefully run away from the town without wait-
ing for the royal troops," and had stolen 200,000
reals from the public treasury, and all the horses
he could lay his hand on. It adds that he and his
band were proceeding towards the Maeztrasgo in
Lower Aragon. It is asserted in the same letter
that " General Blaser, Minister of War, has writ-
ten to the Government to say that the rebels are
approaching the sea, and that it is probable on the
beach that a decisive battle will be fought ; he
thinks it impossible that they can escape him."
The Clamor Publico and the Nacion progressist
journals, which had been obliged to drop their
publication on the commencement of the insurrec-
tion, had reappeared. Some arrests bad been
made in the cafes for violation of the orders of the
Captain General relative to the closing of such
places ; but, nevertheless the ministerial letter de-
clares that " the population of Madrid continues
to be as calm as it is devoted." The service of
the railway, which had been interrupted for the
conveyance of troops, had been re-established from
Madrid to Alcazar and San Juan.

A telegraphic despatch from Paris this morning
says :—General Mazzaredo, late Commander of the
Basque Provinces, has arrived in France.
At Barcelona, a Junta of Government has been
formed, the artizans have returned to their work,
and all agitation was over.

Two or three more rioters had been executed.
The Balearic Isles have pronounced against the
Queen.

The Three per Cents. were done at 35f. 25c. ;
the New Three per Cents., at 18f. 25c. ; and the
Debt of the First-class, at 9f. 50c.

FR A_NCE.
FRENCH BOARD OF PRIZES.
The Moniteur contains an Imperial decree insti-
tuting in consequence of the war with Russia, and
in accordance with the convention of the 10th May
last with the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland,
a Board of Prizes, " to decide on the validity of
all naval captures made in the course of the present
war, which the French authorities may have a right
to pronounce judgment on ; and in addition, to de-
cide on all disputes relative to the quality of all
vessels neutral or hostile, shipwrecked or gone on
shore, and on all naval prizes brought into the
ports of the French colonies." The same Board is
to be composed of a Councillor of State, acting
as President, of six other members, two of whom
are to be selected from amongst the masters of
requests of the Council of State ; and of a go-
vernment commissioner, who is to give his opi-
nion on each case. The members of the Board
are to be named by Imperial decree, and their
functions are to be gratuitous The sittings are
not to be public, and decisions can only be come
to when five members at least are present, the
government-commissioner, when absent, being re-
placed by a member of the Board. Judgments
rendered by the Board can be referred to the
Council of State either by the government-commis-
sioner or by the parties interested. Such appeal
to the Council of State must be made within three
months from the time when judgment is given.
Crews of English vessels are to be represented be-
fore the Board of Prizes by the consul of their
nation or by any other agent, appointed by the
British Government. Foreign consular agents can
present before the Board of Prizes any observations
which they may think fit in the interest of their
countrymen, but only through the medium of the
government-commissioner. The expenses incurred
by the Board, in the performance of its duties, are
to form a special chapter in the budget of the
Marine.

THE EMBARKATION OF THE FRENCH
TROOPS FOR THE BALTIC.
.CALAIS, Wednesday Night.—The screw-ship
Prince and consorts sail at daylight to-morrow
morning.
The General sails at six a.m. to-morrow, in the
Emperor's screw-yacht Reine Hortense, for the

The French squadron will leave at the same time.
Em} arkatinn complete. Wind, W.S.W., fine.
Telegraphic communications will have informed
you of the Termagant's arrival and departure. She
was looked for with much anxiety, particularly
after many reports had been industriously promul-
gated respectinv, the failure of her engines. It
will be read with the highest satisfaction by the
Admiralty, as well as the country, that no engines
Could possibly work better! than the Termagant's.
It was scarcely to be expected that everything was
to be perfect at starting, particularly when itis
taken into consideration that, thirty days ago,
there was not a hundredweight of machinery in the
ship.

With the trifling exception of the cylinders, all
the rest of the engine work has been made and com-
pleted at the Portsmouth Dockyard, under the
superintendence of Mr. Murray. With a reduction
of 220-horse power, nine knots an hour was easily
lot out of her, she sometimes making GO revolu-
iiMm7 every part working as smoothly as a model.
At eig a.m. yesterday the Termagant, Julia,
and Columbia- were under weigh for the Baltic,
with a slashing breeze from W.S.W. The Terma-
gant got up steam, which she would use as a reserve,
in case of any aid being required by the transports.
The embarkation took place agreeably to our de-
spatch of the morning, and the utmost good feeling
continued between the French and English up to
the last moment of theirdeparture. The effect was
exceedingly interesting at the departure of the