The Sun.
London, England, 1822-11-07 00:00:00

[MORNING POST.]

VVe received at a late hour, lasi night, Bayonne
Papers to the 30th ult. They present an afflict-
ing picture of the state of demoralization and
wretchedness to which the criminal excitations of
the Rebels have reduced the frontier Provinces
of Spain, but contain no accounts of military
operations or battles. It appears that the lower
classes in those provinces are taking arms in
every direction ; not, however, to fight in sup-
port of the Regency of Urgel, but C‘ to plunder
the rich." In fact they are becoming hordes of
banlitti, who, without any political object
in view, commit the most horrible excesses.
Thisis a still greater calamity than the civil war
Which the pretended Royalists have inflicted
upon their. country : for swords maybe sheathed
and cities may be rebuilt ; but when the moral
habits of a whole people- are changed, years, if
not centuries, may elapse before the mental
leprosy be entirely eradicated. It appears that
Mina is acting with consummate prudence.—
Aware that much will depend on the result of
the first battle which is fought, he does not
rashly seek. to engage, but confining himself for
the present to maintaining a commanding line of
po_aitions, he adds daily to the strength of his
army, both in numbers and discipline, and thus
prepares, if he does not insure, the means of
future victory.

[NEW TIMES .1
An express bps brought us intelligence from
Verona to the ibth ult. Up to that period no-
thing of a very interesting nature had transpired.
A variety of rumours were of course in circuia-

tion. It was said, even in well informed circles, 1
that Congress would decidedly interfere with
the affairs of Spain, and require from the Go-
vernment some alteration in the present Con-
stitution, so as to render it more assimilated
to 'that of France. It was even further af-
firmed that the Courts of Paris, St: Petersburg,
Vienna, and Berlin had joined in a common
Note to this effect, which had been already
transmitted to and had arrived at Madrid, but to
which no satisfactory answer had been received.
The first subject to which the August Assembly
would devote its attention was understood to be
the Slave Trade. The general 'complexion, of
the advises from Spain would lead us to believe
that the recent military operations have been
decidedly favourable to the Royalists. One of the
Republican Generals has been killed hy a random
shot : and some contests have taken place in which
the partizans of that faction have been worsted.
The Regency is daily taking the more and more
consistent shape of a Government. 'They. propose
raising a loan in Paris; and undoubtedly their
security is much better than that of the democrats
of Madrid, though the latter are supported by
Buonaparte's banker in Paris, and even, won-
derful to speak ! by an English Bank Director !

[BRITISH PRESS.]
We have received New York Papers to the
'l7th last. The malignant fever had abated in
that city, but in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and
New Orleans, it continued to make great ravages.
The south-eastern coast of the United States was
visited on the 27th of September by a dreadful
hurricane. It was felt particularly at Charleston
and its vicinity, in which it did great damage.
The storm, which was of unprecedented violence,
did not subside until the afternoon of the 29th.
These Papers abound with accounts of the de-
predations committed by the pirates in the
West Indies. Adverting to this subject, the
Havanna!' Government Paper remarks, that up
to the year 1822 there were no pirates, except
the privateers of Buenos Ayres and Colombia,
fitted out in the United States; and that from the
island of Cuba not a single man went upon this
" infernal business." They allow, however, that
boats, armed and manned by criminal adventurers,
have sallied forth ; but they assert it to have been
done with the regret of the authorities of the
island, who will not rest till they have succeeded
in exterminating them; that this is due to the
commerce and agriculture of the place ; and that
the United States will make a common cause,
" for, that the Power which supplies the most
force towards this important object, will be
signalized as the friend of the common felicity."
As there is no country more interested in the re-
pression of this vile system, or more competent
to put it down, than England, we hope she will
soon signalize herself as that common friend.

LAW INTELLIG ENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Nov. G.

- - -
This being the first day of term, the Judges and King's
Counsel were with the Lord Chancellor in Lincoln's Inn Hall
until near one o'clock, when his Lordship took his seat, and
partially heard one motion. At half-past two the Court rose,
it being necessary to have the Hall prepared for the students of
law to-dine.—To-morrow at LI was positively fixed for the
Portsmouth cause.