The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-12 00:00:00

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LONDON,
SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 12, 1836.

The advices received this mourning from Madrid
are mere details of intelligence, which appeared in the
London Journals of yesterday. On the 27th ult.
General ALArx arrived at Campanario, and it was ex-
pected that he would pass the night of the 28th at
Nalvillar de Pela. This town is situated on the right
bank of the Guadiana, near the frontier of New Castile,
at the foot of the Montes de Toledo. General
Roan, had received information that GOMEZ with
his band intended to march by the Sierra to Avila,
and thence attack La Granja and Segovia. He
therefore took possession of the Puente del Azo-
bispo, by which step he prevented GOMEZ from cross-
ing the Tagus in ' that direction. As on the 28th
ALA Ix was only two days' march from the enemy, and
as the QUEEN'S forces were so stationed that the re-
bels could not move in any direction without exposing
themselves to the attacks of one or other of the divi-
sions, and as any delay would expose them to the
certainty of being completely surrounded, their posi-
tion was critical in the extreme. Undoubtedly we
should not regard the danger to GOMEZ as imminent,
but for the recent attacks made upon the War Minister
in the Cortes. Itopth must now fight for his life,
and therefore we anticipate a succession of military
movements, which shall go a great way towards the re-
demption of his past errors. ALA Ix, too, must be
sensible that even his insignificance cannot save him
from sharing in the judicial dangers of his Chief. The
Army of Spain, like that of France under General
DUMOURIER, is a congregation of citizens, not an
assemblage of mere soldiers. It will obey the behests
of the Cortes, not the commands of its General ; and
the voice of a single Deputy, charged with the audio=
rity of the Chamber, would suffice to place every
General in the QUEEN'S army under instant arrest.
The establishment of Provincial Extraordinary Tri-
bunals, for the trial and summary punishment of poli-
tical offenders, within fifteen days after their arrest, will
produce great excitement in many parts of Spain. The
measure unquestionably sanctions a fearful stretch of
the executive authority; but its adoption is justified by
the general danger. Extraordinary diseases require
extraordinary remedies. Spain is in the midst of a
great political and social revolution, and nothing but
energy, firmness, and well-timed severity can prevent
the perpetration of the most frightful excesses. Above
all, the Ministers and the Cortes must guide and pre-
cede the movement. Herein rests their safety, and the
the stability of the Constitution itself. Strong heads
and bold hearts can alone check the enthusiasm of the
fanatics, and impel the lagging pace of the timid and
the desponding. Spain wants a leader—_a chief ; and
his place, till found, must be supplied by the Cortes.
It was rumoured in Madrid on the 2d inst, that
the Government had resolved to send the Infant Don
FRANCISCO DE PAULO to Paris, on an important
Diplomatic Mission. Surely the Spanish Govern-
ment cannot be eager to convince the world that it has
lost its senses. Don FRANCISCO DE PAULO iS the
last person in the universe to select for any mission,
requiring for its proper discharge a scruple of tact,
reason, or diplomatic ability. Every person acquainted
with him must know that though an easy, quiet, good-
natured man, he has no more brains than his own
cane ; and that with the exception of his knowledge of
bull-baiting—a sport of which he is passionately fond
—he is as ignorant as any Monk that ever wore a
cowl. Such a man is no more fit to appear as a
Diplomatist, at the Court of LOUIS PHILIPPE, than
he would be to fill the office of President of the
United States. The Princess, his wife is however a
woman of haughty and imperious temper, and well
qualified to conduct any intrigue. Her timely in-
terference saved the Crown from falling into the
hani of Don CA RLOS at the death of FERD I-
Ist,,Er,--- and since that time she has greatly for-
-4are.4,t.)
-- e Constitutional cause, though for some
itioriths',:`e terms bordering on estrangement with
,
,hei-sistei tii 1 QUEEN REGENT. It was alleged that I

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