The Sun.
London, England, 1822-12-02 00:00:00

FORE4IGN INTELLIGENCE.

PARIS, Nov. 28.—The King of Prussia, ac-
companied by several members of his family,
arrived at Rome on the 11th, and on the 12th
-visited the Pope.
According to letters from Marseilles, the
Bishop of Majorca, President of the Urgel Re-
gency, arrived on the evening of the 20th at' the
Lazaretto, with 24 Spanish families.
On the 21st, M. **• a merchant, 'was
arrested at Marseilles. All his correspondence
was seized. The cause of this proceeding is not
known.

The Echo du Midi announces the arrival at
;Toulou,,e, on the 21st, of two officers of the
Baron d'Eroles's staff. To put aside any inter-
pretation of this circumstance contrary to his
views, the journalist adds, that these officers are
come to Toulouse to procure a remount for the
Army of the Faith.

All the accounts from Perpignan and Toulouse
concur in stating that the Army of the Faith is
dissolved : more than one half of the men who
were under the command of Baron d'Eroles have
gone over to General Mina ; the others have
taken-refuge in France, or returned to their own
villages. The Constitutional army of Spain has
seized an immense quantity of muskets, which
certainly•were not intended for but which will
serve to arm the militia.

The Baron d'Eroles, who mvas said to he re-
solVed to shut himself up in the fort of Urgel,
has, according to the Ministerial evening Jour-
nal, thrown.himself into the valley of Andorre,
,the possession of which is a matter of litigation
between France and Spain. The Regency have
sent their chancery into Llivia, a little neutral
state between French Cerdagne and Spanish Cer-
dagne.

After all these accounts, which are contradiC.
tory, but which are not the less true, for i'Mini-
sterial Journal is infallible, the journalist sud-
denly resumes the offensive, and makes the
Baron d'Eroles march against the enemy with
5,000 men.

Thus, amidst the labyrinth in which the jour-
- nalist,would involve his credulous readers, news
is given which may lead them back into the path
of truth. All the commercial letters concur in
stating that General Mina has gained a decisive
victory—that helm entirely routed the remains
of the Army of the. Faith—that the Baron
d'Erolea had succeeded in rallying some in the
Conque de 'Temp, but that all not made pri-
soners, or who have not gone over to the Consti-
tutional standards, have taken refuge in Llivia,
a small district enclosed between the French
and Spanish territory.—(ConstitutionneL)
Sao D'URGEL, Nov. 17.—For some days
past -Mina has been engaged with the Baron
d'Eroles in the Conque de Tretnp. The posi-
tions are obstinately defended on both sides. It
is announced that the Constitutionalists have en-
tered Talaru, and that the house of the General
in Chief of the Army of the Faith has been
',burnt. This atrocious transaction on the part of
-Mina's soldiers, if it'he true, is not calculated to
gain them partisans. It is added that the inha,
bitants of the Conque, where the Baron d'Eroles
is idolized, are in despair, and breathe nothing
'but vengeance.
POYCERDA, Nov. 18.—At three o'clock this
evening the Regency left us. They proceeded
to Llivia, under an escort of cavalry. We are
informed that Costa; who left Barcelona about a
week ago, with 2,000 men, chiefly militia, is
marching in the direction of Vich. It is supposed
that lie intends to johrGeneral 31ilans, who still
occupies that town. We shall doubtless soon
learn what his object is. Meanwhile several
-persons fear that if he join Milans, the latter
General sill make an attempt on Spanish Cer-
dagne, and.endeavour s to render
,himself master
of that district.

Yesterday we received,the four'last numbers
of the Diario, printed at. Urgel. They are, dated
the 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th of November.—
We extract the most curious among them :

DECREE OF THE REGENCY CONCERNING THE 'REMOVAL
OF THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT TO PUYGERDA.
" The Regency charged with the Government of Spain dur-
ing the captivity of Ferdinand VII., considering that the situa-
tion of Urgel in the midst of mountains renders the transport
thither of articles of equipment for ,the troops at the head:
quarters very- difficult, as well as the procuring provisions
which so great a number of strangers require; and the price of
which is greatly raised by that number; considering also that
the general oflicers both national and foreign, who, in ohe-
dience to-the voice Of honour, come to-range themselves under
our standards, :and- to consecrate their arms to the defence of
the altar and the throne, need suitable lodgings, ,the want of
which here is the cruse of numerous Complaints ; -desirous of
redressing the just complaintacf those gene Yous defenders who
'have loyally supported almost the whole -weight of the war,
. the Regency, influenced by all those motives, have thought
prOper to • transfer their residence to, Puycerda and Llivia, in
Spanish Cerdagne, • where they swill besides be more -at liberty
to execute their high functions. The present dacree shall be
~communicated to the authoiities -with which the-Regency cor-
., respond, and inserted in the public papers.--Urgel, Nov. 9."
Before the Regency .left this, place, they in..
sorted in the. Diailo an article Which stated that
-the inhabitants were quite melancholy at the de_
parture of the Faithful Government. This pub-
lication greatly astonished us, -as well ..as fthei:
announcement of a spontaneous -illumination 011
I the part cif the inhabitantg: On'the Contrary„,
-every thing here was sad, and dismal, and the:
scenes of - deSelation with, which Catalonia has
been covered by the Regency are far from ac.:
cording, with .the benevolence and gentleness by:
which these „gentlemen, according to their own
,Gazette, are characterized, but which the editor
of that journal has been the first to discover.
PERPIGNAN, Nov. 18.—Mina's force being
„directed against Seo &Urgel, the accounts from
Barcelona, Gerona, and Figuieras, are not very
-interesting.- The letters from the first of these
towns estimate the Constitutional Troops in Cata-
lonia at. 30,000. Great events appear to be tak,
ing place on the side of Urgel.
SAINT BEAT, Nov. 19.—Last evening the-Baron
d'Eroles was in -the valley of the Paillas. The
Baroness, his•wife, has been seeking an asylumin
-the valley of Aran, -where she arrived .yesteran:'
:She-was -to ..sleep the .followine night :at Fos, a
• French village.. • On Sunday Mina was at Real,,
a small town -a day and a half's march trom St.
Beat, at the head of -16,000 men. The- Constii
tutional Army, in order to arrive at Real, must
passed through every difficult roads and,

crossed the worst districts in Spain.—(Journal de
Toulouse.)
PAu, Nov. 9.o.=—The Spanish General lguia
arrived yesterday evening fromßayonne, and set
out this morning for Toulouse.
TOULOUSE. Nova 22.—The arrival of the.
Trappist in our town has given rise to many con-
jectures ; every one interprets it according to his
own notions and opinions. Whatever may be the
true cause of his departure from Urgel; this ex-
traordinary, man lives here in the greatest retire-
ment. lIN is, however, as may be easily supposd,
the object of general curiosity : every time that
he appears in the choir with the other monks the
people crowd tot the entrance of the Sanctuary to
have a better view of him. It is necessary to have
-een the devout air of these pious fathers in
t der to be able to form an idea of that of Don
Antonio. He wears the habit of a simple 'friar of
La Trappe. Ile is of the middle size. Ilis
countenance is very expressive. Ile limps a little,
in consequence, it is said, of a wound which he
received in battle. Persons who pretend to be
well -informed assign to his journey no other
motive than that of obtaining a retreat here, as
he could not go into another convent in Spain.
Some say that he will afterwards go and take the
command of a division of the army of Navarre.
According ,to others he will not return to Urgel.
--(Echo du, Midi.)

P.S. The': news which we receive from the
frontiers oflCatalonia are unfavourable to the
noble Army of the Faith. The news from Arra-
gon is better. Mina has taken possession of the
town of Urgel, where he put every thing to fire
and sword. The troops of the garrison, about
1,000 strong, have retired into the citadel.—(Jour-
nal du Soir.)
he accounts from Germartyare all favourable
Cottle maintenance of peace. At Frankfort, on
the 23d, the Austrian metallics were at 854, with
au ar-pearance which promised a rise. On the
%Rh they were at 83.—(Journal de Conzmerce.)
Accounts from Naples state, that the War
Minister of that kingdom has signed a military
convention for two Swiss regiments of 1,500
men each. The sum to •be paid for every man
delivered at Gaeta is 250 f.
The relief which we have stated to be distri-
buted to the Spanish refugees, by order of the
French Government, is in proportion to the rank
and functions which they exercised in their
country. These acts of beneficence are worthy
of a government which sets some value on unfor-
tunite fidelity.—(Echo

The report is circulated that the Trappist has
come to Paris ; but we cannot guarantee this
news.—(Journal de Commerce.)

The brown robe which the Trappist wears
proves that he is neither a priest nor ecclesiastic,
properly. so called, but merely a lay brother, or
lay monk. Ills height is about five feet one
(French measure),and he appears to be 50 years
of age. His countenance, 'and in particular his
eyes, are expressive. Ilis complexion and fea-
tures indicate ~man of great vigour and,decided
character. From his manner he seems- to suffer
pain, either from excess of fatigue, or some other
indiSposition. In fact, since he arrived it is said
that he has a severe wound in his leg, and. that a
surgeon has been called, in to dress'it.

VERONA, Nov. 17.
EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER.I
" The Ministers of the great Powers in the late conferences
have been particularly occupied with the consideration of the
differences existing between Russia and the Ottoman Porte.
Their deliberations on this sulajectcannot but have assumed a
more marked character of importance, as it is generally asserted
that a courier, dispatched froth Vienna by Baron Sturmer, has
brought to Prince Metternich the important intelligence, that
the Ottoman Government has resolved to 4naintain during the
winter all the Turkish troops on the war footing. The Asia-
tics. will not return home this year, and considerable tran-
sports of artillery and ammunition are dispatched to the
corps cantoned both on the banks of the Pruth and on the
Danube.

" It is clear from these miliiary dispositions, that the Porte
apprehends the decision of the Congress may, in accOrdance
with the policy of the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh, be of a nature
to lead to an immediate rupture between the two empires.
".The Deputies of the Greek 'Provisional Government are
till . neighbourhood. The decision of the Ministers on
the request of these Deputies to be admitted to the Congress is
not yet known.
" There is a vague report of the approaching arrival of a
Spaniard of distinction. It is said that this personage, who is
furnished with powers-from King Ferdinand, will be the bearer
of dispatches to the Duke •of Wellington."—(Journal de
Paris. )

Military preparations-are .goiiig on at Bayonne
with the greatest activity. Hospitals ate form-
ing at St. Jean-Pied-de-Port and at Socoa.—
(Gazette de France.)
Yesterday the Etude announced that the Ba-
ron d'Eroles had determined, in despair of his
cause, to shut himself up in the Seo &Urge!, and
to defend it to the last extremity ; but it appears
that at the moment of the execution of this pro-
ject the Baron changed his mind. This wretched
enterprise, to which, by means of a pretended
Regency it has been attempted to give an impos-
ing character, may then be regarded' as termi-
nated. It has had, and could have had, no other
result than the ruin and desolation of the coun-
try which has been its theatre, and the massacre
of a part of the population. The unfortunate
men who have by perfidious suggestions been
draWn into this deplorable measure are to, be
pitied ; but -a, different sentiment must be felt
towards those who, iii the name of morality and
religion, have lighted up the torch of civil war,
and scattered gold for the purpose of causing to
flow the streams of blood with which Catalonia
is still moistened.---(Courier Francais.)

TRIBUNAL, OF CORRECTIONAL POLICE.
AFFAIR. OF THE AIME. PRADT.
If will be recollected that one of the numbers of the Condi-
tutionnel of the month of October was seized, on acbount of
the insertion of an article of M. de Pradt, entitled Mon Con-
,gris. The charge was founded on a pretended instigation to
the disobedience of the laws which prohibit secret societies.
MM. de Pradt.and Guise were not present.
On the cause being called, M. Dupin rose and said—M, de
Pradt has been summoned for to-day, the 27th of Nov.—On ac-
count of the state aids health, he writes that he cannotpersonally
appear ; but at the same time he requests so long a delay that,
if you comply with his application, it would be advisable
for you to imitate the Areopagus, which postponed for a hun-
dred years a cause in which it was found inconvenient to pro-
nounce a judgment. I am not averse to the delay, though I
am desirous that the decision should be on default, because I
am convinced, from theimpartiality which distinguishes you,
that you will acquit M. de Pradt on the mere reading of the
accused article. Were he present, I should not say a word
more than I have now; stated.

M. Bayeure, the King's Advocate, read indictment, and
argued that M. de Pradt, in the article charged, had made him-
self the apologist of Secret Sociefies, which .he held,to be sub-
versive of social order, and which were besides formally prohi-
bited by the law. An apology for them is so much the more
dangerous, as Secret Societies now menace all existing Govern.

ments. He therefore concluded that there was ground for de.
Glaring the accused guilty.

After deliberating for a quarter of an hour, .the tribunal de.
ciding in, default on the case of MM. de. Pradt and` Guise, de.
'elated, that from the'reading of the inculpated article it-did not
appear to instigate to .the, formation of Secret Societies; and con.
sequently dismissed the complaint; and discharged the segues•
tration of the copies.seized.

SPAIN.
MADRID, Nov. 17.

About 20 state prisoners, who had been engaged in the con
,spiracy at Mahon, have arrived at Barcelona; among the num•

ber is Count de Tone Souza. The officers of the staff who

were arrested at Mahon are detained at Palmo. It is said, that
the object of the plot was to excite an insurrection in the
island, and to introduce'foreign troops.
The last accounts from the army of Mina mention, that a
great movement had taken place. The rebels had been obliged
to raise the blockade of Gerona and Figuieras, and fall back on
Clot. On the 12th, a battalion of the regiment of Don Carlos,
with four pieces of artillery, left Madrid. It was preceded by
another battalion of the Guards. These troops go to Saragossa,
where a corps of reserve is forming. A battalion of the Con-
stitution Regiment passed on the 10th in the neighbourhood of
Madrid, and after having taken 460 of the late Guard proceed-
ed on their march for Vittoria. The greatest activity prevails
in the War Depariment.
In one of the late Sittings of the Landaburian Society, some
disorder arose in consequence of Morales, the Editor of the
Zurriago, having ascended the tribune. The auditors were
not inclined to listen to him ; but General Riego took his
place, and tranquillity, was restored. In this Sitting the origin
of Monks, the primitive institutions, and the abuses introduced
into Monastie Orders, were discussed:

The Journals, of the 13th contain a Petition addressed by the
late Ministers to the. King on the subject of the process insti-
tuted against them. It is in the following terms :

" PETITION OF TILE LATE MINISTERS TO THE KING.

"Being conscious of our innocence, and protected by the
guarantees which are provided by the Constitution, we view
without uneasiness or alarm the .efforts that arc made, at all
hazards, to implicate us in the celebrated process which has
been instituted concerning the events of the month of last July.
We are responsible to the nation for all our acts and measures
during the time we Zemaineal in office, and like' every citizen
we are exposed to the rigour of the laws for any crimes that
we may have committed as individuals ; we are perfectly aware
of the great importance of our sacred duties ; but at the same
time we do not forget the rights and privileges- which are se-
cured to us in either of the before-mentioned characters by the
fundamental law of .the state. •

" The Extraordinary Cortes have assembled, and have been
invested with the most absolute authority by your Majesty's
Government. The zeal of many members has anticipated our
wishes, and it is already determined that the Government shall,
make all our acts and official documents relative 'to the epoch
before mentioned, or which may be in any way connected with
the most remarkable events of our administration, the subjects
of an investigation. We now, therefore, can see the period ap-
proach when a public and solemn inquiry will take place upon
this important subject: facts will be corrected, doubts removed,
public opinion fixed, and the voice of malevolence and calumny
will be silenced.

" So great has been our confidence in the rectitude of our
conduct, and so fully were we persuaded that we had never for,
a single instant forgotten our duty to ohr country and your Ma-
jesty, that even in the most critical moments we have employed
the frank andsevere language of truth, always consulting what
we believed to be consistent with the honour and the liberty of

.the nation. We are not so foolishly presumptuous as to imagine
that we have been exempt from error ; it may appear that in
the difficult circumstances in which we were placed, we have
committed faults, but we are convinced our conduct will come
out from examination free froth the slightest taint of crimina-
lity or weakness.
" Bui whilst we awaited the impartial deliberation of the
Cortes, when we-saw the course traced by the laws lying open,
and expected to be tried by the supreme tribunal of justice pro-
vided by the laws to take cognizance of the crimes that are al-
leged against us, we could with difficulty believe that an in-
competent authority, usurping powers which it ought not to pos-
sess, and openly violating one of the fundamental principles of
justice, would dare to order us to be placed under arrest, and
thus in our persons inflict a wound upon the constitution and
the laws. Yet this has happened, and if we had' not, by means
of concealment, eluded so flagrant an act of violence, ive should
now have been secretly confined in dungeons, delivered over to
an improper jurisdiction, prevented in a great measure from
claiming the protection to which every Spaniard is entitled, and
exposed for a long time to illegal proceedings, as incorrect in
their principles as fatal in their consequences.
" But as we are now fortunately able to claim from your
Majesty's Government the protection which-the laws afford us;
as the just decision of the Cortes, in the sitting of the 9th of
this month, has removed all doubtavith respect to the tribunal
which has authority to decide upon our case ; and, finally, as
your Majesty is in a situation to exercise one of ymir most
august attributes—namely, that of administering speedy and.
complete justice, and defending that which is most dear to citi-
zens, their honour—we cannot abstain from raising our voices to
you Majesty's throne, and beseeching you with the utmost
earnestness to subject us immediately to the inflexible judg-
ment of the laws.

" We are not ignorant that it depends upon the Cortes to
prepare the Way, by their declaration, for our solemn trial upon
our
,responsibility, if the acts of out administration afford suf-
ficient ground for the proceeding ; but as the decree of arrest
which was illegally issued against-us may rest upon facts which
are stated in the process, and may make us appear to be accom-
plices ih the grave crime of conspiracy against the State, we
may perhaps be reputed criminal if we do not seek at all hazards
to make our innocence• evident; and on this account we are
ready to submit ourselves to trial, -that we may I:now the crime
that is imputed to us,- and confound our calumniators by our
defence and a legal-decision.
-" Deign, therefore, Sire, to give directions thafaltthe cir-
cumstances of the process in question may be submitted to the
competent tribunal, in order that. it may proceed immediately,
and in a manner conformable to the laws, with the necessary in-
vestigation : jtistice, our honcigr, . and the general weal of thd
country, all require that this should be done. If we shall be
found to be guilty, let our punishment serve as a terrible ex-
ample to restrain the wicked ; but if we be proved to be inno-
cent, let good men be convinced by our acquittal that they may
rely upon the safeguard of the laws. Let the guilty dread the
laws as the avengers of crime—we invoke them as the protec-
tors of innocence.

" May God preserve your Majesty, &c.
(Signed) " FRANCOIS MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA.
"DIEGO CLEMENCIO.
" PHILIP DE SIERRA PAMBLEZ.
• " JACINTE ROMARATE.
" Madrid, Nov. 11, 1822."

BAYONNE, Nov. 23.—The Mail from Madrid is not yet ar-
rived. - The accounts'from-Irun confirm the arrival of General
Torrijos, at Vittoria; and the •public rejoicings which took
place on the occasion. The first step of the General was to have
a king interview with all the Commanders of the Constitutional
troops, in the sth Military District. lie, therefore, required all
the political Chiefs to give him information respecting the state
of the Province, and he has assembled almost all his troops,
forming together about 4000 men, in Vittoria and the environs.
The activity which is perceived at his head-quarters—the sum-
mons which he has just issued to all the National Guards—
every thing indicates that he is going to commence his opera-
tions with the same activity and perseverance as he showed in
Catalonia. The following is the Proclamation which he issued
on the 18th :

" PEOPLE •OF THE STH DISTRIpT.—The King and the
whole nation represented by its Deputies in the Congrnss, have
seen with extreme pain that the patricide faCtion has pene-
trated among you, and that a great number of mad visionaries
and of peaceful citizens have suffered themselves to be misled by
the false suggestions of its infamous agents, while others have
assisted them in their wicked plans, to overthrow our wise in,

stitutions, and to plunge you into a chaos of disaster and misery.
The efforts hitherto made to i make the people of this district sen-
,sible of their true interest, by exhorting them to repel by force,
if necessary, these pretended defenders of the Faith; the means
'that have been used to reclaim those who have left their
homes,, to enlist under the standard of rebellion, have not
yet produced the salutary effects which might have, been
expected. Yet the Government has always prescribed con-
ciliatory though energetic measures, persuaded that they
would be sufficient to restore tranquillity in these prqvinces,
the inhabitants of which have at all times given proofs of good
sense, prudence, and loyalty. Hitherto then, although they
are in a state ofsiege, the civil and military authorities have not
been seen to act with that severity which circumstances require,
nor have those disasters ensued which will necessarily afflict them
if the people -do not undeceive themselves ; if Caey persist in
giving an asylum to the factious, in aiding by so many means
their seditious plots; and, lastly, if those who have taken up
arms against their country, do not haste to lay th6m down, to
resume their labours, arid return to their families. The Go-
vernment possesses all the means necessary to exterminate those
wretches whose only occupation is the pillage of the' people,
robbery of the temples and on the highways, assassination', and
all kinds of excesses, and who cherish the insensate hope of
seeing the country invaded by a foreignarrny, as if that would
lead to intimidate ten millions of Spaniards who have sworn
the Constitution or Death. , The Constitutional cause will
triumph, doubtless, and you will perhaps see these fine pro-
vinces, which I have the honour to command, a prey to ravage
and all the horrors of war, if You let yourselves be seduced by
these monsters, who only seek your destruction.
`‘ Turn your eyes on the unhappy Catalonia, which will long
deplore the disasters which it suffers from the weakness of the
people, who have been deluded and deceived by these Vandals.
Chosen by the King and the *Government to restore you the
peace you have lost, and to prevent your experiencing still
greater evils, Nhall spare neither pains nor fatigue to obtain
if, not doubting that you will second me in an undertaking on.
which depend your tranquillity, your happiness, and the safety
of your persons and properties, which will be strictly respected
by the brave troops whom I am proud to command.
genercitls, and the constant protector' of the people'and the ci-
tizens, who have embraced the good cause, and who shall main-
tain it, I shall be as inexorable to those who do not speedily
abandon the standards of rebellion, or who, deaf to my voice,
and. to theorders issued by the Authorities against the factious,
shall continue to favour, directly or indirectly, their movements
and seditious plans: the Alcades, the Municipalities, and the
Cures of the Communes shall be responsible for every act of
disobedience.

(Signed)
" Vittoria, Nov. 18, 1822.",

" F. TORRIJOS.

To this piece is annexed another nearly in the same terms as
That published by Mina at Calaf, threatening various penalties
to be inflicted on the Communes, &c. which shall favour the
'factious. It appears that Torrijos will follow a different plan
from his predecessor, and that the three provinces will be the
theatre of a sanguinary war. Two battalions, making 1,200
men, were expected every.moment at Vittoria.
- The Royalists commanded by Guerquet, Junanito, and
Santo Ladron, were attacked on the 16th, in the mountains, be-
tween Salinas and Vittoria, by a column under Julian Sanchez,
who was at first obliged to retreat and seek reinforcements.
Having received them, he attacked a second time, dislodged the
Royalists, killed about 60, and burnt a village, the Alcalde of
which informed him of the strength of the enemy. No other
action had yet taken place between the troops of Torrijos and
the Royalists, who received daily reinforcements, and were im-
patiently expecting Gen. O'Donnell.
An express just arrived from Pampeluna states, that Torrijos
was expected there on the 20th, and that by his order the 31em-
bers of the Municipality who were arrested, in . the late tumult,
had been released.

Letters from Saragossa highly praise Velasco, the new Com-
mandant in Arragon, and say that Mina, after some, actions
with the troops of Eroles in the Conque de Tremp, had pushed
his reconnoissance on the 12th to Organja, while Mila.ns set out
on the 10th from Vich with 5000 men towards Olot and Cam-
pedron. If we may depend on the letters, the Constitutional
troops were before Urgel and Puycerda. Mina is said to have
12,000 good troops, besides 3000 that he has left on the line
from Lerida to Calaf. All communication is cut off between the
Regency and the band of the faith in the rear of the Constitu-
tional army, whith disconcerts the leaders of these bands. Mina
and Milans spread terror wherever they go.