The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-31 00:00:00

LONDON,
MONDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 31, 1836.

The Paris papers of Friday and Saturday have all
been received. In the Moniteur of Friday, we find
the following official intelligence :—" Government has
received from Bayonne, under date of the 25th of Oc-
tober, 7 o'clock in the evening, intelligence that the
operations of the Carlists before Bilbca had com-
menced. EGUIA commanded them. He was at Du-
rango on the 22d, with the artillery, and VILLAREAL
at Zornosa, with three divisions, to cover those opera-
tions." This communication is followed up by the
publication of a telegraphic despatch from Bayonne,
dated the 27th inst., in the Monileur of Saturday,
announcing that on the 24th the Carlists invested
Bilboa at three several points ; raised two batteries to
play upon the town ; and that the cannonade com-
menced early on the 25th. The Messager estimates
the number of the besiegers at 8,000 men, and twenty-
six pieces of artillery, of which only twelve carry heavy
metal. The city is defended by a Spanish garrison of
3,000 men under SANTOS SAN MIGUEL, brother of
the Captain-General of that name, and a reinforcement
of nearly 5,000 English from San Sebastian. The
town itself is fortified by two strong enclosures of field
works ; and since the last siege, our gallant country-
men erected works at Desierto and Deusto, so as to
make sure of a free communication by means of the
river. Bilboa is therefore out of all danger, however
great may be the forces the Carlists can bring against it.
We are not entirely free from apprehensions with
respect to the strength of the garrison at San Sebastian.
The attack on Bilboa may be only a feint to weaken
the troops under General EVANS, and so facilitate the
prospect of a successful attack on the British lines.
This opinion is strengthened by letters from Bayonne,
dated the 25th inst., which state that such was the con-
viction entertained by the Christinos in that city. We are
however gratified to learn from the same source that
General EVANS is prepared for the worst, and that he
actually suspects VILLAREAL to be concealed some-
where in the neighbourhood, ready to pounce upon
the town at a moment's notice. Lord Join* HAY
has sent the Pearl to Bilboa, and several other war
steamers were ready to resist the Carlists the moment
an attack would be made on the first line of fortifica-

tions.
Since the disbanding of the French Legion at Pau,
most of the men and officers have gone over to the
Carlists. This did not happen without the connivance
am..l concurrence of the French Government.
The hero of Arlaban, CORDOVA, is daily honoured
with n.iarks of Lours PHILIPPE'S confidence and
friendship. His MAJESTY could not take a more
effectual why of convincing the QUEEN'S Government
of the duplicity of his professions of friendship.

Madrid journals to the 23d inst. inclusive have been
received. On the 19th, General LAIX was at
,Baylen, whence he addressed despatches to the Minis-
ttr of War, stating that Gomriz had abandoned Cor-
dova, flying in the direction of La Mancha on the
14th ; that his intention was to proceed to Anjudar
by Famcaliente ; that on the 16th,GomEz marched in
the direction of Villanueva de la Jura; that about the
same time General Rolm, with his division was at
Vozoblanco ; and that at the date of these de-
spg.tches, ALAIX himself had ordered corps of observa-
tion to advance from Andnjar to Fuencaliente, and
from \..larolina in the same direction, himself remaining
at Bayl tp, so as to be able to march with greater faci-