The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-22 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRANCE,

PARIS, Nov. 20.—The journals of the South do not yet
give us any information respecting the arrest of Don Mi-
guel, announced by the Gazette des Tribunaeux, which ap-
pears to have received no further communications on the
stlifeet,
he Vorort (directing Canton) has just officially in-
formed the States of the Swiss confederation that the Am-
bassador of the King of the French had on the 14th of
Nor. been to the President of the Vorort, to announce to
him that the French Government is satisfied with the an-
swer which the extraordinary Diet gave on the sth of the
month to the note of the 27th of September, and that the
relations between France and Switzerland are replaced on
the same footing as before the note of the 27th of Sept.
The Bayonne journals have no news from Bilboa, but
the Indicaleur of Bordeaux says—" We have letters from

Bilboa to the 12th. Since the taking of St. Mames the
enemy had not undertaken any attack on the city ; he
seems to intend to watch the movements of Espartero, with
twelve or thirteen battalions, while four others cut off the
communication by the river, which would soon reduce
Bilboa to a state of famine, as may be easily conceived, con-
sidering that there is a garrison of 7,000 men in the place.
Thus Bilboa would be taken without the Carlists risking
an assault which must be attended with great loss.

" On the 10th, Espartero occupied Krcinieja and Villar-
cayo, and Eguia was on the same day in the environs o
Sodupe. Espartero might very easily enter Bilbao, to de-
liver it ; but then he must leave the valleys of Mina and
Alava exposed. It is thought, however, that he will con-
tinue his movements with those of the Christinos in Na-
varre, and the troops of General Evans."
The Memorial Bordelais says, " The Carlists have taken
Fort Barcena, one of those which defend Bilboa. The
siege continues. The besieged behave heroically : it is a
second Saragossa. It is said that San Miguel will take the
command instead of Espartero."—Journal de Commerce,
Nov. 20.
M. niers is very active, and still fancies himself des-
tined to act an important part in the affairs of the country.
He speaks at random, according to his habit, and relates
the least occurrences of his journey through Italy. He
has, it seems, noted down all the politeness paid him on
his way, and states, among other things, that in the en-
virons of Milan Lord G— directed his travelling equi-
page to be stopped, in order to see so distinguished a man
as M. Thiers! The latter, however, does not tell the truth
with regard to Lord G—, whom he represents as a total
stranger, for it appears that his Lordship entertained the
ex-Minister at his mansion in England, and that he visited
him as a mere acquaintance.—Nouvelle Minerve.
We very involuntarily elicited well-grounded complaint

from Baroness Daumesnil, in announcing that a domici-
liary visit had been made in the apartment of the widow of
the illustrious General. The fact is, that the search was
effected in the house of M. de Menneval, the former secre-
tary of the Emperor Napoleon, where a lady named Dau-
menil had put up on her return from Florence. The lat-
ter is an intimate friend of the ex-Queen of Naples, and
is no way related to the widow of the Governor of Vin-
cennes.----Nouvelle Minerva.

The petty system cf counter-revolution which was at-
tempted in Portugal, with a view to import it from thence
into Spain, has completely failed, and the greatest misfor-
tune of all, for the poor Statesmen who govern us, and for
the aristocracies of England and France, is, that the Na-
tional Guard of Lisbon was on this occasion the instrument
by which those counter-revolutionary projects were defeated.
Now, it cannot be said that they are revolted troops and
soldiers of the Lower Empire, fine words of the diploma-
tical vocabulary—it was the people, the citizens, who so
valiantly defended the Constitution. The check is very se-
rious, for the British Ministry in particular, for those timid
Whigs, who have adopted a juste milieu system, and dare
not boldly enter the new road now opened for all nations.
Is it not strange that England should have sent a fleet to
force on Portugal a House of Peers ? It is the school of
Canning that descends to such trifles. Formerly, England
merely acted with a view to protect her interests and prin-
ciples ; it is deplorable to see her subject her flag to the
caprice of a woman. The result of this failure must ine-
vitably be attended with the downfall of Lord Palmer-
ston, and perhaps of the whole Whig Cabinet.--Nouvelle
Minerve.

SPAIN.
(From the Madrid Papers.)
The Brigadier Don Ramon Maria Narvaez has sent a
despatch to the Government, dated Navalmoral, Nov. 10.
This despatch alludes to a communication received from
General Rodil, dated 3 o'clock in the afternoon of the 9th
inst., at Medellin, from which it appears that Gomez was,
on the evening of the 7th inst., at Berlanga, and continued
to move by forced marches, in order to avoid being over-
taken by the Queen's troops before he reached Utier, which
is said to be all that the enemy could hope for. Orders
have accordingly been given by General Rodil for the vi-
gorous pursuit of the enemy.—Madrid Gazette of the 12th.
The Commandant-General of Biscay has sent a despatch
to the Minister of War, dated the 31st of October, in
which lie gives a detailed account of the operations at the
siege of Bilboa from the 25th to the 29th of October. It
appears from this long report, that besides the positions of
San Mames, Capuchinos, and Banderas (already taken by
the Carlists), the other exterior works in a state of defence
are the forts of Bercena, Desierto, and Luchana. The
town has greatly suffered from the two sieges which it has
sustained. The troops charged with the defence of the
place consisted of the regiments of Truxillo, Laredo, Cu-
enca, Compostella, Alcazar de San Juan, and the National
Guard, composed of infantry, cavalry, and artillery.—Ma-
drid Gazette.

A report from the General-in-Chief of the army of the
North, published in the Madrid Gazette, and dated Villar-
coyes, Oct. 28, gives a detailed account of the sortie made
by the military commandant of Puente-la.Reyna on the
19th. The hermitage of Santa Agueda, in which the
enemy had taken up a fortified position, was captured by a
single Christino battalion, though opposed by four Carlist
battalions. The Christino battalion had 5 men killed, and
23 wounded ; 15 of the Carlists were killed and 50 or 60
wounded.

By the news this day received from Estremadura, it
would seem that Gomez was proceeding towards Alcantara.
Measures were being taken to insure the defence of Badajoz,
should that rebel chief think fit, in his desperate situation,
to carry ruin and desolation on every point.—El Castellano.
The letters received from different parts of Andalusia
speak of the great terror which prevails there in consequence
of the approach of the rebels. The population of the towns
and villages is indignant at the return of the National
Guards to their homes. It appears that General Espi-
nosa allowed them to disband, ns if there existed no ene-
mies for them to fight.—Revista.
Praise be to God for good shoes ! it was the want of
shoes that prevented Alaix from overtaking Gomez after
the defeat of Jadraque ; it was the want of shoes that
made Peon's division refuse obedience to their commander.
It is the want of shoes that stops the advance of Rodil—at
least he wishes us to believe so. One might imagine from
this that the cause of the continuance of the civil war is to
be found in the feet of our soldiers. This is not the case.
The evil lies, not in the feet of our soldiers, but in the
heads of our Generals.—El Castellano.

Extract of a letter dated Madrid, November 12 :—" We
are enabled to state, although the news is not yet officially
published, that the command of the army has been taken
from Rodil, and provisionally confided to Major-General
River°, who at the present moment has one of the corps of
General Rodil's army under his direction. Gen. Alain,
from whom the command of his division has also bee❑ with
drawn, is replaced by General Narvaez, who now has un-
der his orders an imposing force of 11,000 men. The active
energy of this young General gives the Government and the
country reason for believing that he will lose no opportu-
nity of engaging with Gomez."

" REPORT OF THE CIVIL WAR COMMITTEE.
" Ist. Notwithstanding the existing regulations of the
National Militia, the Government is empowered to exclude
from the ranks such persons as do not inspire full confi•
dente, and include such as do deserve it, and arc not com-
prised in the law, taking particular care to observe this rule
in the distribution of arms.
" 2d. The sedentary militia is to be organised into bat-
talions in the precise time of one month, and their prompt
instruction, equipment, and arming is to be effected with
the greatest zeal, under the strict responsibility of the chief
inspector and the sub-inspectors of the provinces.
" 3d. Besides the foregoing measures, and the authorisa-
tion granted to Government for the removal from their re-
spective provinces of the moveable columns of militia, a
special commission is appointed for the purpose of proposing
a new regulation of the National Militia in accordance with
present circumstances, bearing in mind the regulations and
adaitions made by the last Cortes, and the organic law
passed during the Constitutional epoch.
4th. A law is to be forthwith made by the Committee of
Legislation, to judge the enemies of our institutions, on the
following bases :

" I. All those who in any way conspire in favour of the
cause of the traitor Don Curlos, who communicate intelli-
gence to the Carlists, or keep or favour them in any direct
manner, shall be punished with death.
"2. A tribunal shall be established in the chief town
of each province to adjudicate exclusively in these causes,
and the members shall be appointed by the respective Com-
mittees of Armament and Defence.
" 3. All proceedings are to be abbreviated, so that no
cause shall last more than fifteen days ; and if any should
not be terminated by that time, the members of the tribu-
nal are obliged, under their responsibility, to inform Go-
vernment of the causes of the delay, in order that the
Government may state this to the Cortes, and have the
difficulties removed,