The Sun.
London, England, 1822-01-28 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, JAN. 14.—We received this morning
he intelligence that Cadiz had submitted on the

10th to the order of the Government, and that
Jauregui had resigned his command into the
hands of Romarate, whom the King had appoint-
ed to succeed him.

A fresh- popular commotion has broken out a
Valencia.

There was a great emigration towards Seville
when the report was spread that the people of
Cadiz had revolted against Jauregui.
(Extract of a Private Letter.)-llis Majesty,
it is said, saw with astonishment the submission
of Cadiz and Seville follow so close the dismissal
of the Ministry.

CORTES EXTRAORDINARY.
In the Sitting of the 10th the Cortes were in-
formed, that owing to jhe
.indisposition of D.
Francisco de Paula Escudero, Minister of Ma-
rine, the King had provisionally confided the
Department of War, with which he had been
charged ad interim, to D. Josef Castalla, Under-
Secretary of State for the same Department.
In the Sitting of the J.2th, a copy of a letter
from D. Salvador Sebastiano, dated Seville,
Jan. 9, was communicated to the Cortes,announc-
ing that conformably to the orders of the Icing,
he had taken the command of that town, and of
the province, after having removed the obstacles
which had, up to that time, opposed his entry.
lle declares that D. Manuel de Valasco had
much contributed to this result.

BARCELONA, JAN. 9.—A commission has been
appointed to consider what measures shall he adopt-
ed in case the King should not accede promptly to
the wishes of Catalonia. This commission has
decided that if the answer of his Majesty does
not arrive by the 15th, this province will- pro-
claim its independence the next morning. The
Regiment of Cordova has been admitted into
Barcelona under the promise of adhering to the
measures of the other corps.

J AN. 12.—( Extract of• a Private Letter.)—
I have only time to. inform you that General
Riego is just arrived within our walls. His entry
was quite a triumph.

INDIA:

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS.

By the late arrivals from India copies of an
important correspondence between the Chief Se-
.cretary of the Governor-General in Calcutta, and
Mr. 13-ucKiNGn.l3l, the Editor -of the Calcutta
Journal, have been received, from which an opi-
nion may be formed of the present situation of the
public press in India.
In consequence of a letter which appeared in the Calcutta
Journal, in June last, " On the Duties of Chaplains," the
Chief Secretary, Mr. Bayley, called upon the Editor, by order
of the Government, to state " the name, designation, and resi-
dence of the individual by whom the letter was communicated,"
as it appeared, in'the opinion of the Gevertior-General, to con-
tain insinuations extremely disrespectful to the Lord Bishop of
Calcutta.
The Editor, in answer, informed the Secretary, that the
Author was unknown to ilm, and that 'consequently he could
not furnish thesinforniation required.
On the 17th of July the Editor received a letter which con-
cluded with the following words :.___ •
" I am thence, Sir, instructed to give you this intimation :
should Government bserve that you persevere in acting on the
principle which you have now asserted, there will be no previ-
ous discussion of any case in which you may be judged to have
violated those laws of moral candour and essential justice,
which are equally binding on all descriptions of. the community.
You will at once be apprised that your license to reside in India
is annulled; and you will be required to furnish security for
your quitting the country by the earliest convenient opportunity.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
(Signed)
‘4 W. B. BAYLEY, Chief Secretary to Government.
" Council Chamber, July 17, 1821."
The Editor endeavoured to excuse and to justify his proceed-
ing in a letter addressed to Mr. Bayley, which concluded with
the following words :
" I beg you will further assure his:Lordship in Council, that
if the laws of my country are to be my future guide, I shall
bow to the decisions of its tribunal with all due respect ; if the
written and defined restrictions issued on the removal of the
censorship be made my rule of action, I will endeavour as faith-
. fully to adhere to them; even if the censorship he restored, I
shall still acquiesce in the common submission exacted from all,
by a power which, whether legally or illegally exercised,:no in-
dividuallike myself could hope successfully to resist.
• " But if so severe a punishment as banishment and ruin is to
be infdcted on a supposed violation of the laws of moral can-
dour and essential justice, of which I know not where to look for
any definite standard, I fear that my best determinations will be
of no avail. My path will be so beset with dangers, that I know
of no way in which I can escape the risk of such supposed viola-
tions—when those who are at once to be both judges of the law
and the fact, may at the same moment make the accusation;
pronounce the sentence, and' carry it into execution—except
by relinquishing entirely an occupation thus environed with
perils, from which no human prudence could ensure an escape.
" I have the honour to be, Sir,
" Your most obedient Servant,
(Signed) "J. S BUCKINGHAM."
" Calcutta, July 27, 101-

On the 10th of August the Editor received the following and
final reply :
"SI It-I am directed by his Excellency the Most Noble the
Governor-General in Council to acknowledge the receipt of
your letter of the 27th ult., and to inform you that the letter
in question has produced no change in the sentiments and re-
solutions of Government, already communicated to you on the
17th ultimo. -
" I am, Sir, your obedient humble servant,
,' (Signed)
"W. B. BAYLE Chief Secretary to Government.
" Council Chamber, Aug. 10, 1821."

CAPTAIN ALDHAM.
" We have been requested to publish the fol-
lowing correspondence. It has already appear-
ed in the pages of both our contemporaries, but
testimonies so honourable to all concerned can-
not be too widely circulated, and we therefore
lend our aid in giving such additional publicity
to the letter to and from Captain THOMAS ALD..
HAM of the ship 117offat."—(11Iadras Courier.)
TO CAPTAIN THOMAS ALDIIAM.

Commanding the Ship Moffat.
DEA SlD.—The period has at length arrived when our So-
ciety is to separate, and many of your guests are about to take
their leave of you, in all probability for ever--permit us, how-
ever, to delay the parting word, while we may express our
most grateful sense of the uninterrupted kindness and attention
we have collectively and individually experienced from you
during our protracted passage from England.
The continual and unwearied solicitude evinced by you to
contribute to our happiness on every occasion ; the unceasing
anxiety manifested in the adoption of every measure in the
least conducive to our convenience ; and the earnest desire you
have ever indicated to increase and enhance our comforts by
every possible means,, have indeed amply confirmed the high
reputation youi liberality and attention had previously esta-
blished ; and we feel it would have been impossible to-have de-
nied ourselves the gratification of thus publicly recording our
sincere t.nd heartfelt acknowledgments, united with the most
earnest wishes for your long c.mtinued and increasing hap-
piness and prosperity.
And now farewell ! Be assured, dear Sir, that however
widely we may for the future be/ separated, the tidings of your
welfare will be greeted by us 41 with delight and satisfaction,
and that you will ever live in our recollections associated with
sentiments of the most perfect esteem, respect, and friendship.
We remain, dear Sir,
T'our's ever faithfully,
(Signed) D. Foulis, Lieut.-Col. madras Cavalry; Henry C.
M. Cox, Lieutenant 29th Regiment Bengal N. I. ; W. Tur-
ner, Lieutenant 27th Bengal N. I.; J. Henderson, Assistant
Surgeon Bengal Establishment ; Edwin Dawes, Bengal N.I. ;
Henry Bower, M.N.I ; Henry Hall, M.N.]. John Butler,
8.N.1. ; C.; Butler, • M.N.I. ; C. H. Higgins, B.A. ; G. H.
Sotheby, M.N.I. ; S. H. Noble, M.N.I. ;• M. Beauchamp,
M.N.!. ; D. Kinlock, ; J. W. Goldsworthy, M.N.I.
W. R. Foskett, ; W. H. M. Short, M.N.1.; C. Hall,
N1.N.1. ; J. Richardson, M.N.I. ; 0. Gibson, 31.15L1.; C. A.
Kerr, M.N.C. ; E. C. Manning, M.N.1.; A. L. Coventry,
; H. Williams M.C.S.Ship Moffatt, June 11, 1821.

TO LIEUT.-COL. D. FOULIS.
Dian SlR—Permit me to say that my surprise was very
great upon receiving a letter from you containing the expres-
sions of the united sentiments of yourself and the other Gentle-
men whose names are subscribed to the document to which I.
allude, having no idea that my perseverance in a mode of con-
duct calculated to insure the utmost comfort in my power
to every individual on board during the voyage • would by
any means deserve those warm encomiums which you have
thonght proper to pass upon my exertions. I really feel much
at a loss to make a choice of language suitable to the distin-
guished manner in which you have complimented me ; this
only, san I say, that actuated by principle, 1 felt it a paramount
duty-to sedulously study the general comfort and convenience
of all. I never shall forget the numerous instances which 1
have received of its being the principal wish of you all to ren-
der my burden as light as possible, and I should deserve to be
branded as a man devoid of feeling, could I say otherwise than
that i am almost overwhelmed by this expression of your kind-
ness, and shall keep the record thereof with pride. To the
junior individuals I beg to return my sincere wishes that in
their journey through life, they may always act with that pro-
priety and decorum they have shewn whilst on board; and to
all 1 can with heartfelt truth assure you, that there is not a wish
individually dear to each heart but that I hope will be fully
enjoyed.
_ _

beg that you will lay this expression of my sentiments be.
fore each Gentleman, and believe me with lively gratitude, to
subscribe myself,
, Your's, very much obliged and gratefully, '
THOS. W. ALDHAM.
Ship Moffat, Madras Roads, June 21, 1821.

An alarming fire broke out on Saturday morn-
ing about one o'clock, on the extensive premises
of Messrs. Rohde and Co., sugar refiners, in Le-
man-street, Goodman's-fields,which consumed the
back warehouse and stables in which it originated ;
the. fire raged until near six o'clock, soon after
which it was entirely extinguished without injury
to their adjoining buildings, a plentiful supply of
water being obtained from the well upon their
premises, by means of their steam-engine, and
the ready assistance afforded by the firemen of

the various insurance companies and other/indi-
viduals. The loss is estimated under 4,0001.,
and we understand the premises are insured.