The Sun.
London, England, 1823-09-22 00:00:00

BAYONNE INTELLIGENCE.

BAYONNE, SEPT. 12.—We have received, by
the .army•courier, the following information from
Madrid of the 4th inst.:—
" From the public and private conversations of the partisans
of the Regency, it may be inferred that they are incensed that
the Cabinet of St. James's has not thought fit to recognize their
Government, and that they are not now so apprehensive as they
were a month ago of the English influence in the present con-
test. One of the members of the Regency (M. Calderon) gave
his opinion on this subject very explicitly in a Privy Council
held a few days since in the Royal Palace— Let the English,'
laid he, " govern their island, and not meddle with our affairs:
By what right does that nation, which is neither liberal nor axis.
tocratical, think to make itself a mediator, and bring about an
accommodation with a faction which we have vanquished with-
out its assistance. It is to our efforts, and to the sacrifices of
France, that we shall owe the approaching triumph of our
cause; and it will, therefore, be for us to reap the fruits, and
to induce the Monarch, when he is at liberty,_ to indemnify
France. What, then, does England seek ? To stop our tri-
umphant march ? To re-plunge us Into anarchy by a false sr-
-rangement ? No mediation, no compromise with these wretches.
Such ought to be,the principal point which should be the basis
of our dispatch to the -French Prince.'
" It is affirmed that this dispatch was thus forwarded to the
Duke on the 25th or 2flthof last month, that is, as soon as news
was received of the taking of Corunna.
" The moderate French, who in general do not participate in
the confidence of the Regency, with respect to the success, if not
of the war, of the pacification of the country, would not be
averse to the intervention of England ; but the Ultras, who
daily become more numerous in the army, exalted by the ad-
vantages hitherto gained, and especially by the taking of the
Trocadero, openly blame that power for daring to interfere in
their quarrel with the Constitutionalists; they boast that they
can subdue and surmount every thing ; even Gibraltar itself
would not be a morsel-too hard of digestion for them.
" 'rho opinion of the Liberals towards England produces the
same results, though the cases are different. The more violent
bitterly complain of the indifference of the Cabinet of St.
James's in this war, the success of which, if we believed them,
would even now depend on the least assistance, direct or in-
direct, from the English. They do not perceive that they have
perhaps, been themselves the cause of this policy of Great
Britain, by their pride and misconduct towards it. The mo-
derate Constitutionalists, though they do justice to the English
tuition for the little it has sent, are, however, dissatisfied with
the Government.
" The neutral and peaceable part of the nation, going on the
false principle that the English Cabinet essistett Spain in the
last war, egotist Napoleon, only for its own interest: they now
say, that the English are inactive because they have nothing to
gain on this occasion. Yet if the French prove conquerors in
Spain, which may be expected front the great resources they
can command, this country will be very much under the influ-
ence of France, while that of Great Britain will be diminished
here, and In the sequel, perhaps in Portugal; for this is the
tendency of. the policy of the North.
" In the generatimprovament of internal commerce in Spain,
in Consequence of the large sums spent by the French, the
English are nearly excluded from the advantages of it, espe-
cially singe the invasion of Galicia, by the exclusive protection
given to the 'French goods, which now have the preference in
the Provinces on the Ebro, the Asturias,Mragon, and even the
Southern Provinces, where the blockade is s`g•reat hindrance to
the importation 'of English goods, which will be still more re.
stricted whenthe ordera of the Itegesicy for the organization
of the customhouses on the frontiers of Poitugal shall be put
into execution ; meantime the English merchantmen sail about
Our seas without knowing where to land. some bound to Ga-
licia have been obliged to proceed tq•Gibraltar, not having
.been able to enter any Spanish port on the ccean or in the
Mediterranean."
laps. 13.—We have already spoken of the contagious dis-
order that has manifested itself at Passage.and we now added the
particulars that we have been able to collect. , It is now certain
that,this disorder has assigned so alarming a character that the
military authorities is the corps blockading St. Sebastian, after

having taken the first precautions to secure themselves against
it, sent notice to.the Commandant of this -city, asking a rein-
forcement of at least one battalion, to form a-cordon sufficiently
-extensive to prevent its spreatling'any further. Inconsequence
of this application a part of the 52d Regiment, which is in gar-
rison here, has been sent. The members, of the board of health
set out yesterday with post horses for Milani, when they wilts
hit able to form a correct ()pillion of the ruse, meantime, all the
information that we have received here, gives the strongest rea-
son to fear that it is really the yellow fever, brought by a vessel
from the Havannali, and communicated by those who worked
on board it. In the first few days after its arrival, Which took
place in the beginning of August, about twenty persons, as far
as we learn, have already fallen victims. Those attacked are
generally 'young and robust.
The infected vessel has been sunk, and it is intended to burn
it. Vessels coming front that place and the environs will be
henCeforth subjected to a very rigorous quarantine. We find
that the bombardment, of Fampeluna not only ceased on Tues-
day (the.9th), and there was some negociating, but nothing
agreed upon. The firing began next day with the resolution
not to make any new proposals, mrpur side, till 800 bombs of
the largest dimensions, which were ready, should be thrown
into the towM It is reported that a fiag of truce has been sent
from St. Sebastian's to ask for water and medicines, but Some
persons, who are convinced that the place is really well supplied
with necessaries, are inclined to think, that, if it has sent any
flag of truce, it is more a ruse de guerre to learn the state of
the besieging corps.
The news from Madrid is of little importance. The Prince,
notwithstanding the taking of the Trocartero, seems still desirous
of obtaining an amicable arrangement; and having caused
now proposals to be made, they have been followed by the ar-'
rival of General Alava at head (wanes.. We hear nothing of
Ballanteros and the other constitutional Generals; meaneme,
all the troops that are in the provinces are ordered to Andalusia
—even the 23d regiment of the line, which formed the garrison
of Madrid, has left that city and Matched for Andalusia. There
are 11411 many'rich in the capital. The operations of the Re-
gency are very important, only it is observed, that since tha
kindpf revocation of the Decree of Andujar, the arrests have
recommenced, but the precaution is taken to send the prisoners
out of Madrid.
It is affirmed that in Cadiz, al the members of the Govern-
ment, to excite the courage and patience of the soldiers and of
the militia, do military duty like them. There begins to be
some want of harmony between the Spanish Royalists and the
French, the former murmuring that the French have not ful-
filled the agreement they made rspecting the payment of the
Regency of three millions of reals per montb,.and for the cloth.
ing of 30,000 men. The penury of the Spanish Treasury is ex-
treme, the public coffers are empty, and there does not appear
to be any means of filling them, as the people every where re-
fuse to pay the. taxes, even on the ancient footing. It is
thought at Madrid, that this state of .things csnuot be suffered
to lust Ling.