The Sun.
London, England, 1822-05-29 00:00:00

sented its Report
.yesterday, with a Project of
Law, of 11 Articles, which bears much analogy
to the French law of the 10th Vendernial•e,
year 4:- The discussion was fixed for TUesday
the `2l st.
[Gazetfc Extraordinary of Mad; id, May 19.1 - •
OFFICIAL ARTICLE.
The following news have arrived from Cata-

lonia :

POLITICAL GOVERNMENT or THE PRO7INCE. OP BAR-

CELONA.
" The Co mrnandant-General of this seventh':Ailitary Dis-
trict writes to me under the date of yesterday from. Tarragona as
follows : •
" The Marechal de Camp Don Miguel de liar°, Military
Commandant of this Province, writes to me from the city of
Valis as follows :
" On the day before yesterday we twice beat the band of in-
surgents, eornmandea by Friar Trapense, as I communicated
to your Excellency, from Espluga, under the date• of yester-
day. In my despatch I spoke of conflicts gained for the cause
of liberty ; .and 1 now send your Excellency the most flattering.
intelligence. The party of the friar, twice beaten, was dispers-
ed like smoke. All his followers deserted him, and this morn-
ing he was surrounded only by about seventy men, all.crimi-
. was, or the dregs of Catalonia. The people whom he had se-
duced have returned to their homes. The offer of pardon which
I proclaimed, after. convincing the insurgents of the impotence
of their arms, contributed much to this result; for although it
had been published before the commotion, it had then no ef-
fect. This morning I commanded a reconnoissance to be made
as far as the monastery of Pablet, and my intentions have been
executed in the best order, in spite of the inconvenience which.
the column met -with from the conduct of the monks. 'On the
!arrival of the troops, a party of the factious tired some shots,
but soon fled, as usual.
" At nine o'clock in the morning, I marched towards that
city, without having encountered on the road more than twelve
insurgents, who presented themselves at the declivity of .the
-Coll de Lilla, four of whom were killed, and the rest fled.
" It is impossible adequately to commend to your Excellency
the good spirit which aniniates the troops, and the national
militia of this division, which is the surest guarantee of the.
prompt and desirable issue of the just cause wnich we defend.
At this moment (eight o'clock, p.m.) has arrived the' column
which your Excellency has been pleased to send me from Bar-
celona, the troops of Which, united with those whiph are
here, and with th'e feW which come from Arragon, I consider
sufficient to tranquillize the province. This :column found
the enemy at the Coll de Santa Christina, and compelled him
to retreat.
" This I communicate to ybd-for.your information and satis-
faction, not being abli to confirm it by the dispatch which the
above-named General says he.addressed to me froin Espluga,
as it has not yet reached me.
" The commandant, Don Ramon Gale, sends me from Ca-
pellades, under the date of yesterday, the following intelli-
gence :—That on the evening of the preceding day he arrived
at that city, which was surrounded with COO insurgents; that
after giving notice to Captain Don Mariano Aguire, who was
within the town at the head of a column of 100 men of the regi-
ment/of Murcia, he attacked the enemy on five points, with
150 men of the regiment of Murcia, and with the volunteer
militia of Manresa and Sellent, at the same time that Aguire
put them to the bayonet; that the insurgents were completely
beaten in spite of the advantageous positions which they held,
being pursued to St. Bartholorne de Vallbona; that yesterday
morning he returned to Capellades, where lie left a party of ob-
servation, and proceeded to place himself in the Glass-house,
to. observe other points ; that the Insurgents had 18 killed, and
a great number wounded ; that only live were wounded in the
column subject to his command, including the Ensign Don
Manuel Iraola of Murcia. He adds that the crew of banditti
had burnt five houses of Capellades. I hasten to communicate
this intelligence for the satisfaction of the public.
(Signed) " VINCENTE SANCHO.
c Barcelona, May 14, 1322."

The head of the Insurgents, Mogen Anton Coll, seeing his
party dissolved, has petitioned for pardon by a representation
addressed to the Cortes, and transmitted by the political chief
of Barcelona.
The private correspondence from Barcelona, which should
have arrived in the capital this morning, has been intercepted
in Cervera, the only point in which the conductor to the in-
surgents found those who resolved to burn the said corre-
spondence.
On the 16ch, in the evening, the battalion of Ferdinand
VII. entered the garrison of Lerida.

CORTES.-SITTING OF MAY 13.

THE LOAN.

The first Financial Committee presented its report on the
terms of the loan concluded on the 22d of November last, by
Don Angel Vallejo, pro ternpare Secretary of Dispatch for the
Department of Finance.
There were besides three particular opinions, viz. one by
Senores Ferrer and Ovalle, areother by Senor Isturia; and ano-
ther by Senor Surra.
It was proposed that the report of the majority should be
printed, with the particular opinions and other documents.
The Secretary of Dispatch for the Finance Department said,
—At the moment that the question of printing is agitated, I
have to F: ite that the Government does not object to the docu-
ments being printed, in order that the Cortes, the nation, and all
Europe, may. be informed on a subject of so much consequence.
But such is the situation of the Government, that I believe it
will be impossible its obligations can be duly attended to if this
paper, is to he printed before the question which it involves shall
be decided. Thus the Government and the nation itself will
be much exposed if the matter be not quickly discussed and
determined on., I therefore beg that the Cortes will proceed
immediately to the examination of the report, without preju-
dice to the subsequent printing. In consequence of this mat-
ter having been referred to the Committee, and of certain no-
tions vhich have got abroad, the lenders have suspended the
monthly delivery of 12 millions which are necessary to meet
the contracts for the capital, which amount to 15 millions per
month ; nine millions being allotted to the payment of. the gar-
rison, and the rest for the other supplies, which are paid cur-
rently. Bu: should there be a failure of one month, the Go-
vernment could not cover this expence. The reason is, that the
receipts of the Treasury are reduced to this portion of the loan,
and to the produce of the Post-office and the Lotteries, from
which must be deducted the consignment for the Royal house-
hold. It follows, that if the 12 millions are not delivered, a de-
ficit to that amount will be experienced. The provinces not only
send nothing to the General Treasury, but many of them re-
quire remittances from it, and neither the Government nor any
. human power could draw any financial supply from them. Under
these circumstances, the Government has availed itself of' the
only means in its power; but the measure to which it has resorted
will be of no effect if the present business be retarded. The
Government has had recourse to the circulating of bills of ex-
change payable at :10, 6e, 90, and 120 days' sight, in order not
only to cover the service of the capital, but also to afford aid to
some of the provinces. This resource is obviously temporary.
If the first bills are not paid when due,_ there is an end to any
such means of supporting credit. I therefore entreat that,the
Cortes will immediately enter on the consideration of the re-
port, without waiting for the printing.
Senor Farrer (Don Joaquin) expressed his surprise at such a
proposition on the part of the Government. It was impossible
that any deputy could have sufficient information on the nature
of the loan, until the report was printed. For his part, he
would not give his vote until he bad the opportunity of delibe-
rately examining it. The report might be printed in four days.
He would engage to get it done in three. Were they, then, to
keep the public any longer ignorant of the nature of this tran-
saction, which had its origin it: inquisitorial darkness? He ri-
diculed the idea of the country suffering from the embarrass-
ment to which the Secretary pretendel the Treasury was ex-
posed, and urged the Cortes to proceed in this important busi-
ness with due deliberation.
Senor Canga was desirous that the report shoultil be printed,
if it could be done in reasonable time; but there were tables of
account attached to it which would occupy many days.- He
admitted that the GOvernment must be embarrassed. The
Cortes had voted a certain sum, including the 200 millions of
the loan, for the expences of the -state. If then the monthly
payment of' the stipulated instalments were suspended, it fol-
owed that the Government must be placed in a situation of dif-
ficulty. He was therefore of opinion, that the printing of the
text of the report should be immediately begun, and that the
documents appended to it should lie on the table, in order that
the deputies might have the opportunity of referring to them.
The Secretary of Dispatch, in reply to Senor Farrer, stated
that the Government had no wish to precipitate the discussion,
but was anxious that the subject should be decided as speedily
as possible, because the actual position of the Government was
the most critical of any in which it had been placed since the
re-establishment of. the constitutional system:. If the report
could be printed in three days, as Senor Farrer asserted, he
should be very glad ; but if a delay of a fortnight or three
weeks were to take place, the Government would be left with-
out the means of supplying the deficiency which must arise.
After some further discussion, it was agreed that the Com-
mittee should present another copy of the report to lie en the
table, while the copy now before the Cortes was printing ; but
the conversation ended without any day being fixed for the con-
sideration of the report.
CATALONTAN INStIiZGENTS•

The Special Committee, chargcri to propose such legisiltive
measures as the state of Ca:alonia may require, afterliesring
the Secretaries of Despatch,- srd documents and