The Sun.
London, England, 1822-09-19 00:00:00

SPAIN.

BAYONNE, SEPT. 9.—The attention of our poli.,
ticians is excited in
,an extraordinary degree by the military
preparations .of Xll k'nds making here,' such as the Arrival of
large quantities. of ammtpition„ previsions, forage, &c., the ac.

tivity observed in tte arsenal, and the pains taken to train the
recruits that have arrived for the several corps of the garrison.
It is pretended, tlui nothing less is in agitation than to prepare
the materiel for an army of 60,000 men. Yet we see hardly any
movements of troops, for, except 200 men lately arrived from
Pau,- the Cordon his not received the reinforcements which the
Paris .Journals have' nnounced. It is tnie that preparations.
are spoken of for famin'g a camp of 12,000 men in this country,
from Bidart to St. Jean de Luz, as well as of the speedy arrival
of the troops that tre to compose it. Other reports are circu-
lated of the hostile intention of our Government towards Spain;
on the other hand, a plot is said to have been discovered,
formed by a small number of French refugees in Spain, tend-
ing to disturb the tranquillity of that country, with the support
of some Spanish troops. So many conjectures, in-short, are.
made, respecting tlese military movements, that every body is
desirous to be relieved from this uncertainty. The most pro-.
bable is, that the neighbouring Spanish provinces being the
theatre of a most sanguinary and disastrous civil war, . the
French Government provisionally, and in expectation of the
results'of the Congress at Verona, wishes to make its territory
respected, and to be ready to act afterwards, if necessary, against
,the innovators in Spain.

Tranquillity is far from being restored in the three provinces
of Alava, Guipus.coa, and Biscay, notwithstanding the se-
vere measures adopted by General Espinosa. On the contrary,
the bands of Zabala, Guesala, and Urango, daily increase ;
and the Conscriptioh ordered by the Constitutionalists in those
countries, which have been hitherto exempted from it by their
fueros and privileges, has greatly contributed to the progress
of the Defenders of the Faith, the young men enlisting under
their banners, rather than submit to be taken for soldiers,
which they have always considered as contrary to their liberty
and prerogatives. Zabala and Guesala hive collected about
1,100 men, and traverse the mountains of Alava and Biscay,
in four bands ; while Urango maintains himself in Guipuscoa•
These three partisans cover the great road, and have detach-
ments for the express purpose of intercepting the mails and
the communications.

A provisional and ambulatory Junta has been formed in
Gpipuscoa, like that in Navarre.; it has already decreed
many measures of Administration, to which the inhabitants.
have not been inattentive, especially to the summons to the
youth to join the Defenders of the Faith, for the number of
volunteers increases daily ; so that, considering the opposition
which the Constitutionalists have to combat in this country,
it is to be feared they will be overpowered, and obliged to re-
pass the Ebro.

Quesada retains the command of the division of Navarre.
His services to the Royal cause have procured him the praise
and the confidence of the troops he commands ; and certainly
it must not be forgotten, that it was not till the 25th of June
that this General entered Spain, with about 300 men, and that
he now has under Lis command above 5,000 men, of whom
two-thirds are perfectly armed, equipped, and disciplined,
besides 300 cavalry, not inferior in courage to their adver-

saries.

It is, however, positively affirmed today, that General O'Don-
nell, who is at Bayonne, is going to take the command of the
Division of Navarre (which daily increases), Quesatia having
twice offered to resign.
In the Provinces on this side of the Ebro, the counter-revo-
lution makes such rapid progress that, unless the Constitu-
tionalists receive sufficient reinforcements, it is to be feared
these Provinces will recover their ancient independence—that is
to say, their fueros and privileges, which are continually pro-
mised to them.

The letters from Madrid, of the sth, state that the Decree
of the King is published for the Meeting of the Extraordi-
nary Cortes on the Ist of October. The Constitutional party
hope that the new loan will enable the Government to put down
the insurrection in the Northern Provinces ; and the share
taken in it by English Bankers, makes them flatter themselves
that the Cabinet of St. James's will not oppose the Constitu-
tional system.
SEPT. 10.—General Espana is said to have embraced the
Spanish cause.
According to a letter from St. Jean de Pied de Port, of
the 6th, Jaca has fallen into the power of the insurgents, who
could not however get possession of the citadel. A letter from
Oleron, on the contrary, says, that the army of Quesada could
not take Jaca, and was defeated by the Constitutional troops,-
with the loss of one hundred men. This letter adds, that it
was Quesada's intention to proceed to Catalonia by the route of
the Pyrenees.
SEvi LEA., AUG. 27.—Otir new Political. Chief
has issued orders, forbidding, under pain of all
the rigour of the law, superiors of convents to
allow the inmates to travel without an authority
signed by him.
BARCELONA, Auo. 2.7.—Letters from Vich an.
nounce that several Canons have disappeared, no
doubt to join the insurgents, The Bishop of
Vich was watched. In the night of the
nearly all the. canons and monks of Girona set
out to offer their services to the regency. Pri-
vate letters say, that all the little corps of insur-
gents go towards Urgel, no doubt for the sake
of organization, and to increase the garrison of
the fort. It is known by letters from Arragon,
that Torrijos has been defeated before the con-
vent of St. Ramon, and owed his safety only to a
timely and well-directed retreat. The Consti-
tutional garrison of Valls having made a sortie
against the insurgents, was obliged precipitately
to re-enter Valls, having left several dead and
wounded on' the field of battle.

GRENADA, A un. 27.—General Laguna being:
ordered to reside at Malaga, has taken the road
of Catalonia to pass to Urg,el.
Upper
Arragon AUG. 29.—The news from
Arragon is,- that Tabuenca and Gurrea united,
'havingll,soo infantry, and 150 horse, pursue the
remains of the corps of Sallaberri, who seems to
haVe joined Quesada, as has alsb the'Monk of La
Trappe.
VALENCIA, SEPT. I.—ln the last days of Au-
gust, the Count Valderas, at the head of his
Guerillas, over-ran a part of our province, and
that of Valladolid, putting in requisition all
the horses and cloth he could meet with.—
Three strong detachments of cavalry are at his
heels, but as he is well served, he has never been
come up with. Troops are ordered to covet'
the points of Carrion and Rio Sees, where he
might find great resources.
TALAVERA, AUG. 28.—The battalion of the
Guards which was at Loganes, and- w.as already
destined for the garrisons, of our town, had
scarcely arrived before it had several disturbances
with the militia, and cries of " Down with the
Constitution !" " Death to the Liberals!" were
heard daily. The day before yesterday a whole
file deserted, and twenty others deserted from
Orospesa, all with arms and baggage.
HUELVA, AUG. 2.5.—1 t is impossible to have
an idea of the enormous smuggling carried on on
our frontiers. Bands of 80 and 100 mules are
continually on the march to overwlielm us with
.
their goods, to the injury of our industry and the
Treasury. The worst is, the people openly
favour the smugglers.

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MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT WEEK.
ENGLAND.

September 23, LONDON- . Nos. 4, 46, 71, 104, 305,
321, 407.
COUNTRY. Nos. 320, 455, 490, 546,
553, 578.
Tuesday, - 24, LONDON. * * *
COUNTRY. Nos. 38, 67, 68, 145, 427,
471, 497, 501, 528, 579,

668.
Wednesday, - 25, LONDON. Nos. 2, 12, 36, 91, 235,
319. Lodge of Benevo-
lence.
COUNTRY. Nos. 84, 112, 126, 129',
215, 314, 400, 414, 440,
442, 468, 478, 548, 549,

577, 606, 661, 690, 705.
Thursday, - 26, LONDON. Nos. 7, 82, 86, 142, 156,
216, 222,327, 431. Gen.
Com. Female School, at
12.
COUNTRY. Nos. 70,110, 153, 176, 178,
214, 269, 453, 513, 560,
642, 679.
Friday, - 27, LONDON. No. 421.
COUNTRY. Nos. 53, 236, 283, 533,
550, 655, 709.
Saturday, - 28, LONDON. * * •
COUNTRY. Nos. 358, 492, 675.

IRELAND. '
Friday, Sept. 27, Conic. No. 27.