The Sun.
London, England, 1836-06-13 00:00:00

SPAIN.

General Evans's Report of the engagement between the
Queen's troops and the Rebels on the 6th inst., addressed
to his Excellency the Minister of War:—
" ST. SEBASTIAN, JUNE 6.—lt is with pleasure that I
have the honour to announce to your Excellency that the
enemy, having been reinforced by several battalions from
Navarre and Castille, made an attack this morning before
daybreak upon all our advanced posts at St. Sebastian and
Passages, but were repulsed and driven back at every point
with great loss. The bat tie commenced at half-past two in
the morning, and the firing did not cease till between eleven
and twelve. The attack upon our troops posted on the
left of the Urumea, under Brigadier-General Shaw, was
repelled so warmly that it was not renewed. A little before
day, three detachments of a demi-company of the 3d
and oth English regiments were driven back, in the
space of ten minutes, to the right of our centre. These
three detachments, however, soon recovered their posi-
tions under the command of their brave leaders, Lieute-
nant-colonels Church and. Cannon. Thus the positions of
our advanced posts were, taken and re• taken, and this oc-
curred sometimes to sev oral of them. The attack was
nevertheless sustained wit'a perseverance against the posi-
tion of Alza on our left, where were stationed Brigadier-
General Chichester with 7ais brigade, as well as on the left
of the position of Annettoa, occupied by the brigade of
Colonel Van Helen, consisting of two battalions of the 2d
Spanish Light Infantry, and a battalion from Saragossa,
supported by the battalion of Royal Engish Marines under
Major Owen, whose brilliant and imposing attitude merits
particular notice. No attack was directed against the
post held by Colonel .Amoz. The fire of the guns and
rockets from the ships and forts, commanded by Lord
John Hay, Admiral Ribera and Commodore Ribera,
made great ravage among the ranks of the enemy op-
posed to our left. The inaction of the main bcdy of the
army of her Majesty at Vittoria, and which, -according
to appearances, will continue for some time, afforded the
enemy an opportunity for directing all his forces against
us, and induces me to think it not prudent to follow up the
defeat of the enemy by pursuing him beyond his present po-
sitions. I judge by the number of killed left by the enemy
on the field of battle that his loss greatly exceeds that
which he experienced on the sth of May ; ours does not
go beyond two hundred men. For some days desertion
has manifested itself in the enemy's ranks : to-day twenty-
five Carlists have come over with their arms. lcannot
signalize too much to your Excellency the powerful and ge-
neral assistance afforded us by Lord John Hay, with hs
Britannic Majesty's naval forces on this coast. I connot
but express my gratitude to Brigadier-General Jaureguy,
commander of the English and Spanish regiments of the
centre, against which the enemy so often miscarried in his
attempts at attack, for his courage, sang froid, and skill. I
also owe much to the bravery of General Chichester, as
well as to the happy manner in which he conducted the de-
fence of the position of Alza, which was attacked with so
much obstinacy.

" LACY EVANS."
[Here follows a list of the officers who distinguished
themselves during the day.]

MR. O'CONNELL.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
The great Agitator's visit to the agricultural districts of
Suffolk has produced such a sensation in that, and the adjoin-
ing county of Norfork, as was never seen in those priest-ridden
regions before.
There was an impression amongst the Tories that Mr.
O'Connell and his opinions were neither known nor cared
about by the farmers ; but his late visit to Ipswich and Bungay
has completely dispelled the illusion. At Ipswich he addressed
many thousand persons, and the result there, since that day,
is a manifest change in the tone of public opinion.
At Bungay two hundred gentlemen dined together in honour
of the Liberator, and about as many ladies were present to
hear the Hon. Member speak; and the effect has been like
that of an electric shock. The women will teach their chil-
dren the precepts of civil liberty and equal justice for all,
which he made to appear more glorious than ever by the lan-
guage in which lie clothed the sentiment, while the farmers
will never forget the encouragement he gave them—to trust
jo the ministry—to avoid allleommunication with such farmers'
friends as Sir Robert Peel, and the men of his party, and to
be specially on their guard in all their transactions with the
parsons. In describing the effects of the tithe system, and in
allusion to the ignorance which the clergy always charge upon
the farmers, Mr. O'Connell :said, " What ! don't we farmers
know when there's a rat in the sheaf as well as the best o'
them." This expression has already become a saying. The
farmers see what a benefit the hint is likely to be to them ; s() in
return, the parsons tell the poor people that the poor law was
made by O'Connell, and thathis visit to Bungay was to take away
the tos., which was advertised as the charge of the Dinner
ticket. The result of all which will be, a state of excitement
that must lead to an invitation to him from the other agricul-
tural districts, where thousands of persons will receive instrue-
tions, and become further enlightened.
The ladies of Bungay, who heard Mr. O'Connell, have de-
termined to manifest their zeal in the cause of equal justice for
Ireland, by making a present to Mrs. O'Connell of a shawl of
Norwich manufacture, of the same fabric and value as the one
lately presented to the Queen. So much for the Tory par-
sons and Squires oft-repeated assertion, that O'Connell could
go, and get heard, of course, ;in the populous towns, where
there were plenty of blackguards to protect him ; but let him
once show himself amongst the quiet agricultural districts,
and he would be scouted.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
THIS DAY.

This morning these Sessions commenced before the Lord
Mayor, Recorder, and Sheriffs, the Common Sergeant, Mr.
Sergeant Aubin, Sir C. Marshall, &c.
The number of prisoners is 234 ; but up to the time of our
going to press, no trial of any importance took place.