The Sun.
London, England, 1822-09-17 00:00:00

SEPTEMBER 2.

Some persons are of opinion that the Court of Rome will not
recognize Don Joaquin l'illanueva as agent for Spain.
The famous robber Rojo dc Valderas, who late!), became a
champion of the faith, has been made prisoner.
SEPTEMBER 3. _ _

The promulgation of the penal code is speedily expected. It
is said that the new system it is to establish will prove very un-
palatable to the officers of certain tribunals.
SEPTEMBER 4. _ _

When, in one of our late numbers, we observed that an in

telligent and active 'political chief might disconcert all the plots
of the enemies of liberty, before the fire of sedition should gain
an ascendancy in his province, we might, in support of our as-
sertion, have quoted what has just occurred in Madrid, where
the energy of our political chief - has stifled in its birth a spirit
of sedition which might have proved fatal, not to the cause of
liberty, but to the imprudent individuals who suffered them-
selves to be seduced. by the bribes of our enetnies. The follow-
ing arc the authentic particulars which we have collected rela-
tive to the object and result of this expedition, which for seve-
ral days has occupied public attention, and which the Serviles
have attempted to turn to their own account, by declaring that
the most imminent danger had compelled the political chief to
quit the capital
It appears that as early as the 16th of August, that magistrate
was credibly informed that a factious party was ,forming in the
town of El Molar, and that the agents of this plot were busily
recruiting in the towns of Valdetorres, Fuente el Saz, Argete,
and others, offering to those who would enlist in their cause no
less than 20 reals a-day, and promising to mount them on horses
which they expected to steal in the above towns, partieuhrly
from the people who had visited Molar for the purpose of tak'ng
the baths.

As soon as the political chief received this information, he
never for a moment lost sight of the agents of the plot, and he
gave orders that the commandants of the National ➢Militia, and
the patriots of the whole province, should watch the steps of
the factious, and hold themselves in readiness to attack them
if they should in any way have succeeded in carrying their plot
into execution.

From this moment a correspondence was established at every
point, by, which means ,the political chief received daily and
hourly information of whatever could contribute to the con-
firmation of the fact. Of this fact complete proof was obtained
on the.2sth ; and such were the arrangements which had been
made,,that even had the factious party succeeded' in organizing
itself, the news of its existence and destruction would have
reached Madrid at one and the same moment.

On the 24th, at half-past eleven
.at night, the chief of the
conspirators was arrested at Alcobendas, in company with a
servant, both mounted and well armed, being on their way
from Salamanca to Fuencarral. The Political Chief, there-
fore,
after having given the necessary orders for drawing up
the verbal process, and for the safe keeping and separation of
the prisoners, conceived that his presence would be necessary'
in Fuencarral to verify in person the suspicions which had
arisen out of the arrest made at Alcobendas. Accordingly,
that very night, a column marched from the last mentioned
place. consisting of a party of the active militia of Toledo, a
detachment of the gallant regiment of Almanza, and 150 men '
of the brave militia of this heroic capital.
The Political Chief arrived at Fuencarral almost at the same
time with the troop, and in the suspected house which was
found open and forsaken, he discovered proofs sufficient to
convince him that his suspicions were not unfounded. Nei-
thet arms nor papers were discovered, as was reported at Ma-
drid, but an open trunk was found out of which the clothes
had been hastily emptied and thrown on the floor, doubtless
for the purpose of , securing papers, money, and other things,
which the individuals who inhabited the house of course car-
ried away with them.
The Political Chief immediately gave orders for the assem-
bling. of the Ayuntamiento, in order to render himself ac-
quainted with the state of the public administration and the
spirit of the corporation, and he found with regret, that in a
town only two leagues from the capital, the'national local 'militia-
' was not, organized, and the decrees' of the Cortes neither known
nor understood : the monks of the suppressed convent of Val-
verde being permitted to remain in that town, and not hav-
ing proceeded to the places assigned to them. The Political
Chief likewise visited the primary school, and observed that '
the master had. totally abandoned the teaching of the Consti-
tution, and that the Ayuntamiento had adopted no measures to
enforce the fulfilment of this injunction. The Chief repri-'
manded the -Ayuntamiento for this neglect, and gave orders
for the parchase \of political catechisms for the instruction of
the children, who gratefully burst forth in an unanimous ex-1
demotion of Viva la Constitution ! being the first time that
the cry had been uttered by these innocent creatures, who are
in all respects worthy to be instructed in the principles of the
fundamental law which will one day render them happy. The
Political Chief, who might have severely punished the culpable
neglect of the Ayuntamiento'of Fuencarral, merely informed
them of what they had to expect unless they changed their
line of . conduct, and contented himself with ordering the .
Individuals of the three Ayuntamientos, which have existed
since the year 20, to pay out of their own purse two days of
the extra allo.„-ance of the troops, to the amount .of five
reals per day each man.—From Fuencarral the Poltical
Chief proceeded to Alcobendas, where he found the people ,
enthusiastic for liberty and the sacred code of their rights.—
The inhabitants of all ranks came out of the town to meet the
column, and mingling with its files, arrived at the garrison,
chanting hymns to liberty. The Chief immediately convoked
the Ayuntamiento, and with the utmost satisfaction observed
the excellent state of its, municipal government. The brilliant
national militia of infantry'and cavalry earnestly entreated that
the Political Chief would permit them to attend him in his ex-
pedition, and in order to eomply in some measure with this re-
quest, he consented that the cavalry should accompany him,
thanking the infantry for their zeal, and representing to them
the urgent necessity for keeping the prisoners under strong
custody.
The column was received 'with the like. demonstrations of
pAriotism.at San Sebastian do los Reyes, whose national mi-
litia, both infantry and cavalry, presented themselves to offer
their services.
Wh2n the column reached Fuente el. Baz it was received
'by the Ayuniamiento with the same demonstrations as in Al-
cobendas : the brilliant national militia of both arms came

out to meet the Political Chief, to whom they offered their
services' • and accompanied him to the garrison, where they
shouted fervent and repeated vivas to the constitution. That
same morning the bravo national cavalry militia of Argete ar-
rived at Fuente el Saz, and in the evening the militia of Valde-
torres also arrived. All these valiant troops manifested to the
Political Chief their ardent wish of contributing their efforts to
exterminate the-cnemies.of their country, declaring their'reacli-
ness to abandon their work and the comfort of their homes, and
accompany the column whithersoever the Chief should com-
mand.
The object 'of the expedition being fulfilled, and the end
which the Political Chief had in view having been attained, he
determined to return to the capital, having previously expressed
his gratitude to the valiant troops who accompanied him, in
the following terms :

" Fuente el Sac, Aug. 28.
" ORDER or T E ! We have attairted the
chief object of our short expedition: we have preserved that tran-
quillity and order which some evil-disposed persons wished to
overthrow in various towns of this province ; and we have ob-
tained other advantages favourabl:, to the liberties of the country,
and the advancement of , the constitutional system by which
we are happily governed, which, though they are not now ob-
vious, are not the less real. You have performed an important
service to the nation in general, and to this province in particu-
lar ; and you may retire to your homes with the certainty Of
having fulfilled your duties to my satisfaction and that of the
people who have witnessed your zeal, discipline, and enthu-
siasm for the political constitution of the Monarchy, fur which
you now receive the thanks of your Political Chief,
" JUAN PALAREA."

This simple statement more and more proves the truth of
what we alleged at the outset—namely, that the adroitness and
activity of a political chief, if exerted in due time, are suffi-
cient to defeat any plot, however hidden and complicated, that
may be formed against the system. The authors of these
manoeuvres will stop. when they find that their plans are dis-
covered ; the imprudent individuals whom they are constantly
endeavouring to seduce, by painting to them the facility of
success, will cease to put confidence in their promises when
they learn that precautions are beforehand adopted for
securing the punishment of rebels; and the presence of power
will animate the indifferent, impart courage to the weak, and
diffuse through all classes
of people that salutary confidence
in the Government which is the main support of public spirit.
By this means faction will ,be avoided, and crimes will be pre-
vente&before we arrive at the painful necessity of punishing
them. The Political Chief who thus banishes the spirit of
faction from his province, renders an important service to the
country ; for in civil war it is more glorious to avoid bloodshed
than to gain a brilliant victory over enemies, who, after all,
arc our brethren.—(El Universal.)

The Espectador of the 3d instant also contains an article on
this subject, but it furnishes no particulars in addition to those
stated above.
General Torrijos has found it necessary to retire to Lerida,
in consequence of all the forces of the Insurgents of Catalonia
having assembled to the assistance of those whom he kept
blockaded in the Convent of San Ramon de la Manresana ;
it is not, however, true that he has suffered any loss, as was
yesterday reported, for he had no action with the enemy.
SEPTEMBER G.

A courier, who arrived last night at tile Russian Ambassador's
at this Court, had been plundered on the road by some insur-
gents or robbers, who stripped him of letters, money, and every
thing that he brought. This proves that the intercepting of
correspondence is not the result of a regular plan laid down by
the enemies of liberty, but a system of plunder without any re-
spect to nation or party.
WTe have been assured, from a quarter on which we can rely,
that the Portuguese Minister, resident in Madrid, directed a
note some days hack • to our Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, proposing to enter into negociations in order to form an
alliance offensive and defensive, between Spain and Portugal ;
but our authority adds, that this note was returned to the Por-
tuguese agent on account of its containing certain expressions

We have received the Paris Journals of Satur
day, from which we give extracts in our preced

ing columns.

The accounts from Corfu, of August 11, com-
pletely confirm the gratifying fact that important
advantages were gained by the Greeks at Ther-
mopylae. It seems to be evident that the Austrian
Observer, which alone published contrary ac-
counts, purposely suppressed intelligence which
must have been in its possession, in order that
the affairs of Greece might be represented as un-
favourably as possible. The Corfu accounts
state the army of CHOURSCIIID PACHA to have
amounted to forty thousand men. On the twen-
tieth of July, he entered the defile, and was not
obstructed by the Greeks until he had pene-
trated so far as to be involved in inextricable
peril. In a moment, however, he was at-
tacked by General NICETAS both in front
and on his right flank, while a column of
Greeks, commanded by CONTOYANNE, de-
bouched by the heights on the side of Molos,
and broke through and divided the ranks of the
enemy. After a long and bloody contest, the
column of the Turks which was entangled in the
defile, surrendered, while the rest of the army
sought safety in flight. CIIOURSCHID, in his flight,
took the road through the defiles of Trachia,
where he lost three-fourths of the remainder of
his troops, and finally reached Larissa with only
three thousand men, The column of 12,000
Turks, which had, passed through the moun-
tains, is stated in the Corfu accounts to have been
also destroyed ; and thus the most formidable
enterprise which has yet been undertaken
against the Greeks, has been completely