The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1836.

tered. Cordova on the Ist inst. The National Guards and the
garrison, rho fortified themselves in the houses, resisted the
enemy. Alaix was at Andu3ar on the iSth., tspitiosa at Fu-
entes de la Campana, and Rodil at Mara.'"—Moniteur of
Saturday,

The Government has received the following tele-
graphic dispatch from Bayonne, dated 11th inst., four

o'clock, P.M.:

.17"; attacked Oviedo on the 4th, but, meeting with some
he proceeded in the direction of El Grado.
" Gomez retrograded and entered Baeza, where he must
have had a skirmish with Escalante. Alaix followed Gomez

on the 6th. ( Interrupted by nightfall.")

The Madrid Journals of the Bth inst. explain all
the is unintelligible in these communications. Thus,
with respect to the entrance of GOMEZ into Cordova,

mentioned in the second of these despatches, we find
in the Gazette of the Bth, a report addressed by Bri-
gadier OSUNA, Military Commandant of Seville, to
the Minister of War, dated the 2d inst., in which he
says :—" The faction of GOMEZ having attacked the
fort of the city of Cordova, was met and repulsed by
the National Militia and authorities. In consequence,

lam about to pursue and attack him." Thus, upon
this very important point, the French Government was
wholly misinformed. This is even evident from the
tenor of the despatch of the 14th; though, were the
fact not stated with sufficient clearness, the inference
might be that GOMEZ sacked Cordova before quitting
it—whereas he signally failed in effecting an entrance
upon any terms. The Nacional, a Madrid journal, of
the Bth inst., confirms the report of Brigadier OSUNA
in the following paragraph :

" All the news received by express to-day is highly satisfac-
tory, and creditable to the national arms. At Cordova the
national militia hare covered themselves with glory, by bravely
defending themselves against the attack of the rebel Gomez,
who will most probably perish between the double attack of
the National Guards of Andalusia in front, and of the brave
troops who are about to fall upon. his rear. The news from
Aragon and Catalonia is equally satisfactory."

The double defeat of the Carlist Generals GomEz
and SANz,.in their simultaneous attacks upon the cities
of Cordova and Oviedo will greatly damp the ardour
of their miserable followers. It does not appear from

the Journals that the 2,300 men drawn from the Le-
gion to intercept SANZ in the Asturias, had entered
Oviedo before the Carlist Chief presented hOself
before it. On the position of GoixEz, as announced
in the first despatch, the Journal des Debats has the
following observations :
" The division of Alaiz, occupying the passes of the Sierra
de Segura, at its point of junction with the Morena, renders it
impossible for Gomez to enter Murcia and Valencia. The
troops marching from Seville, Cordova, Granada, and Jaen,
will follow him through the passes of the Sierra Morena. On
his return into La Mancha, Gomez will be menaced, on his left
by the columns of National Volunteers of Estremadura, who
have left Llerena and Merida for Ciudad Real, and on his right
by General Rodil, who, from the position he now holds, may
march with rapidity into the very heart of La Mancha.
"It would appear from the intelligence received to-day that
the Carlist Chief will find himself in a most perilous situation
if he cannot succeed by a rapid march in eluding the pursuit
of all those columns, and reach the mountains of Toledo.
We shall see if he deserve on this occasion the names of inde-
fatigable and unassailable, given to him by the Spanish
Journals."

This includes whatever is important in the French
journals on the state of the war in Spain. The aspect
of affairs has greatly improved since MENDIZABAL'S
recal to the direction of the Finances. Don CARLOS
has signally failed in his attempts to extend the seat
of the war beyond the Basques. It is therefore quite
clear that he has no followers among the Spanish
people, but such as fight for the conservation of their
feudal privileges—for their
.fueros—and not for the
establishment of the regal succession in any particular
branch of the Royal family.
On the opening of the Paris Bourse on Saturday
Spanish Stock declined, in consequence of a rumour'
that the dividends due on the Ist of November could
not be paid. They, however, soon rose again, when
it was ascertained that the rumour was unfounded, as
M. ARDOIN had pledged himself to see the dividends
punctually paid, as agreed upon.
General CORDOVA is in Paris, and, as we learn from
the journals, up to his neck in intrigues with all
parties. CORDOVA is now in his element. As he
fancies himself a match for old TALLEYRA ND in
diplomacy, and as he: is of a restless busy-body dis-
position, we are not surprised to learn that he coquets
occasionally with that pink of doctrinaire statesman-
ship—Count MOLE. The Spanish ex-Commander-
in-Chief and the President of the Council are, with-
out doubt, a precious couple, and of course mutually
delighted in each other's society. The best of the
joke is, that CORDOVA has taken M. MENDIZABAL
under his protection, and absolutely pleads the cause of
the Spanish Finance Minister with the President of
the Council, and the great capitalists ! TORENO,
MENDIZABAL'S mortal enemy, is said to have so
wrought upon M. ARDOIN, that he declined to have
anything more to do with Spanish Bonds; when
such was the effect of the Spanish General's
eloquence, that the great banker renounced all
connection with TOREN°, and of his own accord
made overtures to MENDIZABAL, offering him
prompt assistance. CORDOVA has also informed
MENDIZABAL that his influence with the French
Government will be employed to promote the
stability of the present Cabinet of Spain, as well as
to procure such other aid as the QUEEN may think
necessary. It will be remembered that CORDOVA
was mainly instrumental in forming the unfortunate
IsTußiTz Administration—that by his professions of
friendship for MENDIZABAL and General EVANS on
a former occasion, he succeeded in upsetting the Go-
vernment of the one, and drove the troops of the other
into open mutiny, after having failed in betraying them
into the hands of the Carlists. We were the first to
unmask his villainy, and subsequent events proved that
we understood the character of the man better than
the Spanish Government. And yet despite of these
facts, the French Journals speak of him as the con-
fidant of MENDIZABAL. We cannot credit such a
rumour. If true, it would be disgraceful to the manly
character of the Spanish Minister.

Madrid journals to the 9th inst. have been received.
They represent the peace of the capital as undis-
turbed—the Government as strong in the assurance
that the Cortes would confirm its acts, and place at
its disposal powers adequate to the restoration of ge-
neral tranquillity—the QUEEN as animated with an
ardent desire to see the Constitution permanently
established—and the people generally as well pleased
with the measure adopted, to intercept the move-
ments of the rebel bands under the Carlist Chiefs
GomEz and SANZ. The experience of every
day shows that the Government. of Spain wants cen-
tralization. The Provinces are all too independent of
each other, and of the supreme authority, to enable the
Executive to apply the resources of the kingdom
to any purpose, with that degree of promptitude
which is necessary in all pressing emergencies. We are
no advocates for centralization when carried to the extent
to which it exists in France. It is right and proper
that the people of every district should exercise some
direct controul over their own affairs in a Corporate
capacity ; but such right ought not to exist to a de-
gree which can supersede the action of the whole
power of the State as wielded by Ministers. Of the
correctness of this view of the question, a proof will be
found in a letter addressed by MENDIZABAL to the
Minister of the Interior, published among the extracts
from the Spanish papers.

Brussels and German Papers have been received.
The latter confirm the accounts already published of
the evacuation of Silistria, and the defeat of the insur-
gents in Bosnia. The following are extracts from the
Brussels Papers :--
BRUSSELF, OCT.' 13.—The trial of Messrs. Kcets, brothers

Michatls and Martens, came oil this itiotniflo. Arndegst the
very 'the ti itiie@ tOf 476 dgkih6.6, di db
elated poitivtly that the affray was commeneed iy M,
ronble, the police officer, who insulted the whole meeting,
rArticularly M. Michael, whom he abused and struck, which
incensed M. Michael to retaliate.
OCT. U.—Sentence Nits refssr,d today in the affair of
Messrs. kttts, &e. M. Michaels tugs eondeilhied ld tAtF.tlty
days imprisonment ; M. Mertens to fifteen days ; and each of
the Messrs. Kcets to twelve days. They will doubtless ap-
peal, principally on the ground that the, Court decided that
the officer of police is a Magistrate, a doctrine contrary to that
of the best authors.
OCT. 15.—The King will set out this afternoon for Paris.
His absence will be very short.
" The Queen and the Prince Royal will remain at Lacken.
We understand that the King goes to Paris, on a pressing
invitation from the King of the French. It is supposed that it
is an important business. General Goblet will set out on
Monday for London, where be will remain till the end of the
week.
" It seems that we are mistaken in saying that the Countess
of Survilliers was at Liege. It is equally a mistake that the
Duke de Broglie was at Ghent a few days ago."