The Sun.
London, England, 1822-09-30 00:00:00

PROCLAMATION.

The General-in-Chief of th.e, Army, employed
in the 7th military district, to the inhabitants :
" Who would have supposed that the ancient province of
Catalonia, more liberal and more industrious than any Spanish
province, losing sight of its principles and interests, violating
the oaths and decisions by which it declared itself in favour of
the Constitutional system destined to produce ►o much good

would one day have oacasioned the Government to declare it in
a state of warfare, and to charge me with its military occupa-
tion ? But to it is. Such are the effects of religious fanati.
cism—a weapon so well managed bythe eiteniies of the know-
ledge, the glory, and prosperity of Spain.
And superstition, aided by foreign gold, have
cauSed ;an, the evils.. WlOll we now experience, in 'a country
where we .ought to enjoy peace and happiness. What do the
factious wish ? • They are paving the way for • the impunity of
.crimes they are -endeavouring to excite faith in extravagant
and.ehimerical-ideas ; theyare persecuting good men ; they are
raising the Standard of. rebellion ; ;but they can only place at
th:_ir heads' 'chiefs,' as rittieli out of credit as the cause Which
they defend, and inexperienced troops into. whose minds they
haVefinstilled the two great errorsthat they.. are fighting in the
cause of faith, and that calamitieS arising, out of political cir-
cumstances nntst be attributed to supernatural causes. As to
the first reproach, what proofs of morality have:hitherto been
given by those 'partisans of. anarchy ? What guarantees do
they give that the:religion of the nation is, and always shall
be, the Catholic' -• .Apostolic and RoMan, more conclusive than
those offered by Article I'2; of. the Constitution ? And with re-
gard to the secontlN• how cari we enjoy the betiefits of that wise
code, and repel misery and Poverty, if civil war, which those
monsters kindle on every Side, forces the agriculturist to-'sus-
.penit.hislabouris,- destroys the efforts of. the artisan, restrains
commercial :speculations; and, finally, parulizes every Useful
and productive, class of society.
~ . .
''lnhabitants of the' Seventh District !—ln the retirement in
whicti -I have 'passed the '-feW last mouths I lthee attentively
watched the pourse of our revolutiOn, and.the various factions
'Whi) have fettered its progress at .different poi)) ts.of the Peninsula:.
The discoveries which I hate made will nut, perhaps,' be use.-
less.,.tp.. me. N1).7.v. that I-am - fOrced to raise my voice I will
speedilyinform yon what you have' to expect. of me. 'llly fbr--
•mer.actions. have proved -to you• that I know how. to perform
what:l prOmise. My future conduct. will show that lam still.
unaltered. • have this truth present to your minds when you
read, my. proclamations and the orders .• which circumstances
may-require me tOlisue. • . ;
, • " Much abused men, you are still armed, why do you fight ?
To defenda rellgion-which riohotly attackS. Against whom dd
yotkughi? Against your brothers-against. those who defend'
the same. they defend the political Constitution
,-of. tho-Spanish..MOn4rchy, :Which can alone enable you to enjoy
the advantage/441+th, yod.w6h..for. • What blindness! Reflect
on, Your metaiielMlY'situation. Where can you present.your-
selves without, 'shedding your blood on ground trodden by pa-.
triots ephemeral and - insignificant - triumphs-:-these
partial, but unheard-of excesses, have Cost :dear to your fa-
. tnilies, your friendS, And.yourselves. A wake.from your kcal));
abandon' nd' detest those miserable chiefs' who connitand you
those secret agents who--direct them, and who wish to lead you
t ) death by the 'path of error .-ant'- crime. Rut I know the
wretchJs, and let them tremble.. The lower with which the na-
tion has invested me shall not remain inactive ;K shall reach
them at the moment when; they least expect it, and when, in
the mystery of their secret councils, they form new plans of de-
struction to satisfy their passions, the only springs by which
they are guided. •
Authorities of • -every .denoMinatiOnassist. me in -exter-
tninating these infamous men, who must be punished with all
the rigour of the laws ; for those who are dazzled, abused, or
deceived, have. still some means of justification, if not in the
eyes of the law, at leastin theme of pity.
~" Anillioq,,,soldiers, at whose head. I have the honour to-be.
plated, what shall I say to You ? "Shall I adyise you to remain
faithful toyour.inviolable oaths—tO the' gloitious enterprise in
which you are engaged ? Would not this be the grossest of
insults ? ~ You belong to the Spanish army, and the Spanish
has given so many pledges of -its valour and:
civisni—
it has so well 'proved that ithas been the first to. present to the
world the phenomenon of an army hostile to tyranny
.antl
friendly to public liberty, that no doubt of your
.fidelity can:
henceforth be entertained. •

" I shall therefore merely recommend to 'you the severest
discipline and most perfect sub Ordination. We-have much to
; but aided by !to heroic national Militia, with whom
_We
shall remain in unity, what may we not effect ? Let us march
against:the factious,Aet us pursue and annihilate them; and
when we;shall hate put down even the least culpable, among
them, far from imitating the example of their ferocious lead-
ers, we will implore front Government all the necessary aid to
enable (amidst the repose which we shall have restored) the in-
dustrious. Catalonians to return to their labours, to cultivate
their fields, and to continue their manufactures and trade ;
thus converting this afflicted country: into the happy abode of
bpeace and plenty: Being' then convinced of the wide difference
etween_ a :despotic and arbitrary system and the representa-
tive and COnstitutional Government, abjuring their past er-
rors, and-animated by the desire of atoning for them, they will
doubtleAs'lltiele to ouriinks, and when we shall once have con-
solidated in Spain the sacred code which the immense majority
of the nation is determined to support, perhaps they will unite
with us in endeavouring, by the blessings of that code, to
emancipate enslaved and tlerraded minds. Such are the senti-
ments of your General and Chief,' - • " -
FRANCISCO
" Lerida, Sept. 10; let"-

•` FRANUISCO ESPOZ V MINA.

FRONTIERS OF SPAIN, SEPT. '22.-1-letters from
Pampeluna, St. Sebastian, Saragossa, Oleron, and
Huesca, confirm -the accounts of the defeat' of
Quesada and the 'Trappist, on the Ist, 3d, 6th,
and 7tb.instant, befOre Jaca, Bolea, and Huesca.
We have before us a .report dated Boleti,
September 3, eleven at night, and addressed to
the Commandant-General of the Asturias. It
appears from this report that the village of Bolea
was carried by •the Constitutional troops at 'kine
in the evening,ainidst the general confusion of the
inhabitanti and the bands of the Faith, who
thought them Selves in perfect security. Four
pieces of mountain artillery, three standards, and
a great quantity of arias and ammunition, fell into
the power, of the conquerors.
The repoftAiitiCb prevailed of the assassination
of Quesada by his troops seems 'to have been
destitute of foundation ; for one of his letters,
dated the 10th, says that though it be true-that
he had experienced some reverse, he shortly in-
tends to take his revenge. It is conjectured that
another battle took place on the 15th of Septem-
ber. On .that day a loud cannonade was dis-
tinctly heard: at • Bayonne in the direction of
Iraty.