The Sun.
London, England, 1823-09-27 00:00:00

(FROM THE BRUSSELS PAPERS.]

ST. PETERSBUitiIf, SEPT. 2.-- relearn from. Mittau that
rigorous measures have been adopted there against contraband
trade. No less than forty-five counting;-houses and warehouses
of the principal merchants in the place have been put under
seal, and sequestrated.
SEPT: I._Since last Thursday strict examination
has been making here in all the shops, and they are guarded,
by soldiers. This unexpected measure has caused great un-
easiness. The Burgomaster and Council of the Town, as well
as the Nobility of bourland, have sent an express to St. Pe-
tersburgh, to make remonstrances on thesubject.

BRUSSELS; SEr'r. 1.9.—A Royal Decree of Sept. 8 contains
the following regulationir.r
" Art. 1. Independently; of the Royal Packet-boats, the Di.
rectors of the Post-office will furnish
,the, inhabitants of our
liflogdom,with means ofcitrrespanding with Great Britain, by
opportunities afforded by private vessels, provided the desire to,
have the letters so forwarded be expressly stated on the rover
by those who send the letters t those which, shall not be nava-
partied with such indication will be forwarded to England by
the ordinary Mails.
" '2. The letters which are to be sent by a private vessel shall
be collected, and delivered in a packet closed and sealed, to the
Captain, who shalt he bound, immediately on. his arrival in
England; to have it delivered to the nearest Post.oflice.
"3. To insure the execution of 'the preceding regulations.
and conformably to what is ,enacted in Article 4 of the Decree
of the Government, of 18th of Germinal, year X, no vessel shall
demote, .signed by
be allowed to clear out front one .the ports of the Kingdom
for (heat Britain, but on the exhibition of the mail, or °fa am-
arriving in this the, Postmaster of the port, proving that
there were no letters to forward.
" 4. The packets of letters which vessels from Great Britain
li'vtje'rt fiweeitlplace of their des...
thete letters May be de.
Post-office, shallishiengderiverseidlaalsi have
soon arsec'epuisyseidblefrtooluthae nßeraitritt
tination. delay,
loofuttlteeetirtefrelrawndorsdettthatte

ii. All owners or Captains of
litcon-boats, or of any other
vessels, and, in genettl, all persons whatever' are forbidden to
take char
besides the official packets front the
15c of, to collect to convey, or to distribute letters, or
packets or newspapers,
l'ost-offics, or which shall be address& to them, as well from'
this country for Great I:ritain, as from that Kingdom for the
Netherlands. - in case of the violation of these Regulations,
not only shall ibe, letters be seized, but those guilty of such
violation *hall, every time, incur the fine fixed by die Decrees
of the 27th of Prairsal, and die, 29tb of Celluloid, year IX.,
w%i:;11 are still in farces"

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

We have at a late hour this forenoon received
by Express the .toile of Thursday night, and
the .Pilate of 'yestrday, extracts from which are
subjoined, We have also received the Paris
Papers of Wednesday, the chief contents -of
•
which will be Tound in our preceding columns.
The French now say that the question will
he terminated., not by the capture of Cadiz,
but by the taking of the fort of Puntales.—
Alltheir great preparations, therefore, it would
:HOW appear, are to be directed ut the first place
against that position alone. After they shalt
have taken the Puntalos (supposing diem to but:•
teed in that enterprise), they seem to think that
the idea of further resistance on the part of the
Constitutionalists be destroyed-, and the
" question settled" to their satisfaction ! They
may find that they have formed both of these cal.
culations on erroneous data.—The Pantales is
not defended) like the Trocadere, by a mere
iii iat, four or five feet in depth. It is not so
easily taken, therefore, nor is its capture quite
so certain as the French imagine. 'But even
if it should fall (the possibility of which we
do not mean to deny)) does it so certainly
follow that Cadiz must also, fall, or that. the
Constitutionalists in that city must sink down in
despair under the toss of an outwork ? The city
of 'Cadiz itself is capable" of a long and success.
fel resistance; and as for the brave men within
it, they seem to have formed the unalterable re.
solution rather to perish beneath its ruins than to
submit to the dishonourable demands of their
enemy.--The affair of Risco and BALL%STEROS
is still enveloped hi mystery. We fear that the
former has been taken-prisoner)thougbeven that
fact stilt rests only on doubtful authority, and
though no rational or consistent account has
been given of the means by whic,h he could
have been 'rendered- a: fugitive. As for BAL.,
LASTFROS, the SuppNnent to the Madrid
nestaurador of the 17th, asserts that his famous
Capitulation has been annulled bi the Duke oi
AlNicouLLstE, in consequence of the "defection of
his troops, and of their-junction with those of
RUG° !" This is a singularly lame story! Be-
cause many (we suspect nearly the whole),
of BALLAsTruos's troops. have gone over to-
-1 therefore- the submission of BALLAS-
TEItos. himself and of his remaining followers
is fejected, and they are: set at perfect 'li-
berty to return to the Constitutional cause
also But the very last accounts asserted
,that two of Ruco's squadrons, had gone over
to BALLASTEROS', and that the natter had sub-
sequently placed himself in communication with
Mor,rron! Does it not appear to be the truth,
that BALLASTEROS and his whole army are once
more under the Constitutional banners? Perhaps
Eao,having effocted this change,and having rein-
forced ..BALt,Asi.caos with his own ,corps of
four or five thousand men, and having been
well assured of BALLAsTEROS's sincerity, left
him in the chief command of the army thus
formed, and was endeavouring to return to
Cadit with three or four attendants, or
to prodeed to.some 'other .rituifter where his pre.;

tion.

seine niiglit 'be of service, when she: was tin-
fortunately 'recognized and taken rrisoner by
some =peasants. We .throw out this idea as
a mere conjecture ; bet it -certainly appears
to us -to be the only way of solving .the riddle
of the French accountsit dof eliciting front
them somet;lng like win enigible fact:--L'On
the other hand, it is probable that the alleged
capture .of ftlEoo is altogether false. It was
asserted with as much confidence that 'LAI-As
had been treated as a'criutinal by IttEco,—that
he had 'threatened to shoot him when lie em-
'barked from Nlalaga,—and that he had
. •
nominiously thrown him into 'the. hold of his
ship. Yet the last accounts from 'Gibraltar
announoe, that this very Z.l VAS Bail gone with
QUIROG.t, and several . other Constitutional
Ofßcers, into Cadiz .! The- degree of posi--
tiveness, therefore, with which the French
advance their assertion F.., i., by no means an
evidence of their truth. la the affair of
Ba.t.LasTettosand Rico° they have at the present
moment it poiverfill motive for employing mist
'representation and falsehood. The capitulation
of Santona deOnds upon the report of an
()Ricer wbo has' been 'sent to Madrid. for the
purpOse of inquirinz into the truth of the
alleged submission of BALL:kSTk.IIos, COrtllll3lq
Vigo, Szc.--Thce officer, with the consent of the
blockading force, left Santona on the 15th, and
was to return on the "6th. If he' reports in
the affirmative on the. subjects of his
the fortress is immediately to surrender.—lt
is of importance to the French, therefore;
that it shoUld 'be believed in Madrid that Bat-
LASfEROS has not only submitted, but that
Amon's force has been routed and totally
dispersed, and himself taken prisoner. The
Duke 'of ANGOULEME could' not be aware
of the nature of, the arrangement before,
Samoa% when he -issued his Act for au-
nulling the capitulation of BALLASTEROS ;' and
the Editor Of the Restaurathir has, perhaps, by-
his bungling spoiled all, in letting out the--
secret of- a. measure which pro.ves either.
that BALLASTEUOS has no army, or that he
and his army are again arrayed against the ene.;'
mien of their country (—The folloWing are 'exa
tractsfrom the Papers received by our Express:—

[From the Etoik of Thursday Night.]
(RAND lINAD-QUARTERS.

PORT ST. MARY SEPT. 16.—The Duke of A 2.
gouleme is still here.

We expect the day after to--morrow Rear

Admiral Dopenez.

We continue to throw bombs on Santi Petri.
The sua i, good, and the wind is from the
North„blowing favourably fur our operations.
The taking of Puntales will decide the loci-

ANDUJAR, SEPT 17.----At length we have to
conclude that Meg() will not a►►y longer fatigue
our troops, who were in continual pursuit of
.him. At the moment of our writing to you, he
is here in person. We expected him yesterday
evening at five o'clock. 'All the people of
A udujar were on foot ; and the fermentation
was so great amongst the people that we thought
at one period that the small number of troops
which composed the garrison of the town were
not sufficient to prevent their coming to,extremi-
ties. Ringo entered the town, escorted by 30
men of the 4th Hussars, and some peasants who
arrested him. The latter did not lose sight of
him a moment. On his entering here, ltiego had
on one side of him an English'Colonel, who wa°
taken prisoner with him. They were both ou
horseback, dressed in a grey coat without any
decorations. This, evening, the 800 prisoners
taken at Jorer by the Chasseurs of the Guard
were brought here. They are placed in the
Convent.

M Anion, SEYT. 20.---Government has received
accounts direct from Cadiz, of the 14th. Their
Majesties and the Royal Family were in good
health.—We are waiting great events,' which
will take place under the walls of Cadiz ; but
we can announce as, remarkable, that to.day tb?
Garde du Corps of his Spanish Majesty, who are'
at Madrid, have received orders to hold them.:
selves in readiness to March for Andalusia.—
estauradur.)

,t*
PARIS, SEPT. 15.---TtIC Journals of Madrid do
not notice the report which was spread, that the
Ambassadors of the great Powers have been
called to Port St. Mary. Therefore we must
believe that they were not wanted, or that they
have re fused.— 0/modal Bonk
17n-Ton tI, SEPT. I's,'_. %r are assured that
the King has refused to sign Certain conditions
proposed by General Maya, which the Cortes,
were noxious to have done. Great movements
have lien ohiervcd in the maritime preparations,
which indicate a vigorous attack against the Isle of Leon.

PUYEEKI)A., SEPT. 17.—News has been spread
that the Constitutionalists Were attacked by the

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'Baton Cl'grOles if the 'oral clebßises---that 5601
men were killed-rand that the rest took to flight.

Ax, SEPT. 18.—They write from Puycerda,,
under the date of yesterdays, that there is nothing
to fear on the subject Of the movements of 'the
Constituticinalists, who are between Carnpreon
and Olot, and who are pursued by Baron Eroles
and a French General.

811-01iNt, Crrr. 18.--:The 'Gipltulatitin of
Ciudad Rodrigo is announced to-day. 'The 'Go-
vernor of that 'place is a .particular friend of
Mol

PF.IIPIGMANiSEPT. 17.—1 t is usserted flat seve-
ral French refugees and Yiedmotitese have been
shot in, sight of the citadel of Figuera. This
fortress cannot resist much longer.
( From the Pitote ofyesterday.')

MADRID, SEPTEMBER 17.—The last jobrney of
General Alava to Santa Maria bad for its object
to inform the Duke of Angoulente that the COn-
.
stituliottal Government would not agree to his
propositions, and .had decided to maintain the

:flustitutlon' to the last moment. of their lives.
`I he division of Quesada is entirely desiroyed
in the affair of TorreMaCha ; the French cuiras-
siers, who had joined that division, it it said, by
the intrepidity of. their Chief, were exposed to'u.
superior force, and a certain number of them were
made prisoners. The 'Constitutionalists had 900

cavalry.
13,t-Y0N14., SEPT. 20.—We have not yet the dir-
einnstantial accobuts of the taking'df Pampeluna :
We only know that the Citadel was occupied on
the 17th by the French, add that the troops of
the Faith did not enter the citadel= nor the toWn,
as they wished to do ; their General., COunt
d'Espagne, is greatly enraged that he could not
take possession of the capital of his Viceroyship
of Navarre.

A report prevails on 'Change that the taking
of Riego wants confirmation. it is also said that
the equinoctial gales, which blew hard oii tie
sth, have forced our fleet from off Cadiz; and
that a vessel which obstinately, tried to keep its
station has suffered much.--There has not taken

place any serious engagelnetit either by sea or
land in the environs of Cadiz.
It is said that as important document is cir•
culated at Paris ; it is a copy of a ne,:c
Conßtl-
tution by the Cortes, and sanctioned by the
merchants and Sir William A'Court.

The Moniteur is silent as yet on the taking of
(funeral Blew), MeMber of the Cortes, and Aid-
de-Camp 'of his Majesty Ferdinand VII. We
cannot but Consider the letter of the Duke of
Iteggio as official, but still it does not confirm it
positively. The Etoile announces yesterday
'that bombs inVe been thrown into Saud Petri.
—We think that the Eloile must be del.
'ceived. If the distance is examined, which
separates- this point and that occupied by our
army, the public must be convinced Ana they
must be projectiles of an extraordinary nature to
reach that point. This information is so palpable
a falsehoods that it cannot remain long without
refuted.

bein

CITY, Twelve o'clock.—Consols opened this
'morning at 83k to 83 for the Account, With
little doing.—The Expresses from Paris bring
the French Rentes at 90f. 30c., but private let-
ters state them at 90f. 10c. They also state that
the fall of Cadit is soolt expected.
FOItEIGN MAIIKET.--Spanish opened at :l4i,
and have been done at 35f, 2, but lowered again
to the opening price. Poyais opened at PI,
b'utl has fallen to 111—all sellers.--Very little
doing in the above Market.

New York Papers, to the 3d of September,
arrived this morning. The following is the only
article worthy of notice :

"'Treasury Department, Aug.ifi,

SlR—in consequence of representations made to the Secre-
tary Of Stare by the Charge d'Affaires of his Most Christian
Majesty, :resident in the United States, that the determination
of his Majesty's Government not to capture Spanish or foreign
merchant vessels, except for violating an effectual blockade, iA
more advantageous to neutrals than the principle that free ves-
sels tiiN.ke free goods, and still more advantageous to the adverse
Belligerent, the President has instructed me to direct, that in
the cases described In the fourth regulation of the,Circular, of
the 30th July last, the cargoes of captured vessels shall not be
permitted to be re-shipped from the ports of the United States
kia neutral vessels.

I remain, with respect,
W. M. H. CRAWFORD

Yesterday afternoon Sir HERBERT TAYLOR
held a Levce, as Secretary to the COMmander-in-
Chief, at his Office in the Horse Guards -
A Leeward Island mail has arrived, bringing
letters from St. Thomas's of the 14th August.
They 'mention a great division .of political senti-
'latent to exist on the Spanish Main, producing
want of confidence in commercial operatios, and
conseqtience an almost total suspensnion of
trade, but do not communicate any new move.•
rents either of the Colombian or the Royalist
forces. An .article from a Barbadoes Paper,
dated the .I.6th July, notices the preVaienci3 of an
influenza, or epidemic disorder, in that island, so
genkral that tomd visited almost every family in
it. Its sympt, however, were in very few in-
stances of a fatal naturet.