The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-15 00:00:00

SPAIN.

~s and letters received in London and Paris to
the 4th instant inclusive.)
General Castanon is appointed Captain-General of Ma-
jorca; and Don A. Alvarez succeeds General Manso as Cap-
tain- General. —Espana.
Conformably to the decree of the ‘lsth of August last, MM.
Arguelles, Martin de los Heros, Ortagosa, Olozaga, Calderon
de la Barca, and Mugiairoy Irribaren, have been appointed by
the Provisional Deputation, members of the Committee for the
armament and defence of the province.—lbid.

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ROYAL DECREES.
Convinced of the advantages which cannot fail to be pro-
duced in present circumstances by the execution of the decrees
of the 17th of April, 1821, establishing the penalties to be in-
flicted upon such as conspire against the Constitution, and
such as pretend to usurp and overthrow the Throne of my
august daughter, to whom belongs the Crown,
in pursuance
of the 180th Article of the Constitution, I ordain that the said
decrees shall be enforced, as also the ordinance of the 2d Qft
May, 1822, which explains the Bth article of the last of ',he
said laws, without nevertheless modifying the attributes o j the
military authorities in the specified cases.
August 30. (Signed) THE QUTZ EN.
Another decree orders the decree of the Cortes to he fol-
lowed, regulating the attributes of all the tribunals of the mo-
narchy. The decrees of the 11th of September, 1820, regu-
lating criminal procedure, and of the 28th of the same month,
and 11th of May, 1821, respecting the arrest and imprisonment
of Spaniards, and sentences of conciliation, are also to be on-
forced.

Another decree revives that of the Cortes of the 12th of
April, 1814, conferring upon the Political chiefs of the pro-
vinces the right of granting the consent which young men
wishing to marry are to obtain from their parents.
Lastly, the decree of the Cortes of the with of September,
1920, abolishing the majorats and entails, is revived.
Also are restored the declarations respecting the abolition
of entails, made by the Cortes on the 15th and 19th of May,
1821, and 19th of June of the same year.
The decrees afore-mentioned are preceded by an Expoei
sion of the Queen, setting forth the motives for reviving then-
Two singular events have taken place within a few day
which, if they are not of much importance, in respect to t!
final issue of the main struggle, are of serious import to t
districts and individuals affected by them, and lead to t

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dread of fatal consequences, which may it please God not
to realise.
" Within the last few days the faction of Basilio re-crosseodf
the Ebro, and that of Gomez approached the province
Madrid. If these facts were stated to any one not previously
acquainted with the military events of the last two months he
would hold them to be false, to be impossible.
" Basilio crossed the Ebro at the ford of Argoncillo, which
bad already been crossed at another period by Batenero,and
which, therefore, ought to have been more carefully guarded.T
The
The column of Bernays proceeded against therdacetiousThat
of
column of Azperoz made itself
action.ready in
General Manso also
A anf.
Buren approached the scene of
engaged in the pursuit, having under his command all the
disposable forces of Old Castile. Could any one who bad
seen all this imagine that Basilio could remain two days in
Soria, that Bernays should countermarch to Logrono without
king him, or that then the faction should fall upon the
attacking
town of Riaza, and sack it, without impediment, and at
its leisure ; that the same scene should be enacted in Sepulveda
and Penafiel ; that the faction should then throw into a state
of alarm the Court of San Ildefonso and the' city of Vallado-
lid ; that, passing once again the high road to France, in the
direction of the mountains, from which it had come, it should
surprise at Aranzo one of our columns, making 300 prisoners,
and finally, after having extended at pleasure its excursions on
the frontiers of Arragon, it should repass the Ebro by the self
same ford, without meeting with any obstacle, carrying with it
an immense booty, the fruits of its plunder? Now all this has
been done by 1,200 men, who came from Navarre, men of lit-
tle valour and less discipline, acting at first without the embar-
rassment of baggage, as men who were going to provide ne-
cessaries, but shortly after with a convoy of some importance
with prisoners to guard, and always with the knowledge that
they were pursued by a force five times their strength.
" But the result of the expedition of Gallicia is still more
astonishing. The faction, having beaten our reserve through
the fault of the Generals, entered the Asturias, remained three
days in Oviedo, passed from thence into Gallicia, rested forty
hours in Santiago, traversed nearly the whole of that kingdom,
returned to the principality, come from thence into Old
Castile, entered Palencia, Penafiel, Sepulveda, Riaza, plun-
dering everything, and, leaving the passes on its rear, marched
on Siguenza, halted at a few hours distance from Guadalajera
—that is to say at thirteen or fourteen hours from the capital;
and all these miracles have been performed by a band of about
4,000 men, badly equipped, having in their rear from the mo-
ment they left the provinces the brave division of Espartero,
the troops that could be collected in Old Castile, and those
which were in Gallicia. Yet Espartero alone was able to
come up with the faction after several weeks' march, when it
had to conduct 100 cars, laden with all descriptions of effects,
besides prisoners, fatigued soldiers, and recruits raised in its
march."—Eco del Comntercio.
The Eco deduces from these facts.the necessity of establish-
ing a military tribunal in Madrid, for the purpose of judging
every officer who may be unfortunate enough to be beaten, and
condemning him to the punishment deemed requisite. The
Eco, in the course of its observations, makes at least one which
is reasonable—that something more is required in an officer
than the talent of writing pompous and inflated despatches
about absolutely nothing.
Extract of a letter from Bayonne of the Bth inst.:—" The
Spanish Government refuses formally to deliver passports for
foreign countries, and several Proceres, with other important
pereonaecs, have been unable to obtain them. General Espar-
tero, on arriving at Lerma, was attacked by a tit of paralysis,
and has been replaced by General Alin. General Oraa has
asked for leave of absence to go to a watering place. Private
letters state that Mina will not delay taking advantage of the
end of the season to resort to the waters of the Pyrenees.
According to reports from General Villareal, the Christinos,
to the number of 7,000 infantry, and several squadrons of
cavalry, advanced on Salvatierra, and passed the night there.
On the 3d, at four o'clock in the morning, some detachments
advanced upon Zalduendo, and, after having proclaimed the
Constitution there, took the road to Vittoria, picking up an-
other column that had remained at Alegria de Alava. Having
arrived at the Venta of Echevarria, they left the high road, in
order to avoid the fire of the Carlist artillery from the Castle.
of Guevara, and made a great circuit in order to regain the
highroad out of the fire of that fortress."
A letter from Cadiz of the 30th ult. says,=—" The junta of
this province was dissolved last night at twelve o'clock, in con-
sequence of the arrival of a courier from Madrid with the de-
cree convoking the Cortes according to the Constitution of
1812. It first addressed a despatch to all the other provincial
juntas, announcing that the wishes of the nation being ful-
filled, it had deemed it proper to dissolve itself. It will ne-
vertheless continue, in concert with the other juntas of An-
dalusia, to promote the extraordinary armament and the orga-
nizltiun of the National Guards. There is, however, a party
which very loudly blames this determination. It hopes to in-
duce the Municipal Council to show a much greater decision
than the junta in favour of the revolution, and cause it to con-
tieue on the exclusive principle of the sovereignty of the peo-
ple, relying upon the concurrence of the junta'of. Malaga,
which is the only one that still holds out, and which, on the
23d of August, sent au ad2rtss to that of Cadiz, urging it to
pursue with firmness the path which it had entered."
Extract of a letter of the 6th ingant, from Pampelima :
"The regiment of Polish Lancers still remains in this town,
ith the exception of two squadrons, which arc gone with
General Lebeau as an escort. The completion of this regi-
ment does not make any advance, as, for a long time, not a
streele volunteer has arrived from France. It is also in want
o horses. These brave men are sadly annoyed at not being
in a state Ito go out and meet the enemy, complaining that
they did not come into Spain to saunter about the streets,
but to enfranchise her from the trammels of absolutism.
Colonel Kraiewski endeavours to divert their attention by
continual exercises ; but this has the less effect, as a report
bras been circulated that the regiment is to be disbanded, the
nose Ministry being unwilling to admit of its being made part
of the French Legion, as Spain, fr'om want of money to pay
her own troops, is unable to pay them. This is a melancholy
Trospect for men who are driven to the last resource."