The Sun.
London, England, 1823-10-30 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY CASE of DELUSION.

{MORNING eos.r.]
The ;toile and Pitote of Tuesday reached us
last night by Express. They contain but little
intelligence from `:pain, and that little possesses
110 particular interest or importance. TA.mbassa he King
was holding Courts at Seville, and our -
dor, Sir William A'Court, made his first appear-
ance there since the 11,?storation, on the 14th
instant. The 'Unite triumphantly asserts that
his Excellency " had congratulated Ferdinand
in the name of the King of England, upon his
happy liberation!" This, we are convinced, must
be an ultra fabrication ; for how could Sir
William, who knew that the Government whom
he represents always considered Ferdinand
free agent, admit that he had been a prisoner
And how could he congratulate him on
storation to liberty without making that admis
sion ? The fact is, that the 14th inst. was Fer-
dinand's birth-day, and was kept as such ; and
that the compliments usual on such occasions
were paid by Sic William as well as by the other
Ambassadors, without any reference to the
events which have lately taken place. Thho e King
of Spain has changed the Mters w
hitherto represented him at the various Conti-
nental Courts. With respect to England no new
appointment has been made. Whether this is to
be considered as a confirmation of the existing
one, or as a sign that he dues not wish to culti-
vate an, intimate connection with this countrbe
y,
cannot yet be ascertained. Whatever may roe,
the motive, the return of Sir William to his post
cannot fail to preduce beneficial results. His

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reams!' PRESS. 1
The French Papers of Monday morning or
evening contain little of any interest. Ferdi-
nand's emancipation has contributed nothing to
the general tranquillity of Spain. The Consti
tutionalists are still active, particularly in Estre-
madura, and in severe' provinces the French are
now not acting at all. Quesada and Villains have
been able to make no head against the followers
of the Constitution in Estremedura. The Ewe-
cinado had leftMondijo some time since to march
on Caceres, where he was at first opposed by
musketry, but subsequently succeeded in enter-
ing. Landers, the Political Chief, joined him with
four hundred volunteers, and Truxillo, which
was undefended, would, it WAS supposed, be the
next object of his attack. A dispatch from the
Captain-General of that Province affects to give
details of successes by Larochejayulin over the
Constitutionalists; but it appears that this Ge-
neral bad retired to Toledo, for the purpose of
escorting Ferdinand to Madrid ; and the last
letters from Bayonne assert, that e was
Pa-
so
pressed by the Constitutional forces of
lencia and others, as to be obliged to retreat
to Toledo with heavy loss, leaving numbers
rs
of his wounded behind him at Talavera.
action with the French General took place near
the Bridge of De Giraldo, on the 429th of Sep-
tember, and on the 14th of October the Ernpeci
nude was in full march on Truxillo, almost
within a day's march of the scene of action. The
French appear comparatively passive fora while,
as if they wished Ferdinand to feel how little
can be done by his followers of the. Faith, to
whom the Constitutionalists are every way
superior. The Pilote has a paragraph on this
speculation :----" SOITIO persons (this paper says)
" look on the present conduct of the French
" army in Spain, which takes no part in the
" events of the war in Estremadura and Amin-
" Whin, and which appears to abandon the Army
lc of the Faith to its own force, as'a proof of the
" disapprobation 'signified by our Government
" respecting the acts which have signalized the
" beginning of Ferdinand the Seventh's ad-
" ministration." It is clear the French Govern-
ment cannot approve of the insane acts of the
tyrant; they are calculated to arm all classes
against hitn,and rouse universal hostilityall through
Spain. The country cannot settle into tranquil
lity beneath such tyranny ; it carries confiscatim
proscription, and terror among thousands, ar
arms the bands of despairing multitudes for the
individual safety. If the French troops wi
drew, the reign of the tyrant would not la:
day. The Constitutionalists would be su.
perior and triumphant oven in Madrid, and
the wretches of that capital, who now howl for
an absolute King and the Inquisition, would
then tune their throats to their former cries,
and shout as loudly for the death of the tyrant
and the restoration of the Constitution. A gene-
ral armistice is stated to have taken place in
Catalonia, to wait the effect of Ferdinand's man-
date of surrender to the different garrisons.
Mina and Rotten, it is asserted, have parleyed
to gain time, but are resolved to defend the
province to the last and hold out Barce-
lona and Montjui while they have an
ounce of provisions : better far for these deter-
mined Chiefs to fall in the field of battle, than
perish like the unfortunate Riego, 'on the stones
of a dungeon, or by the executioner's hands.—
Ferdinantl's orders pppear almost every where
disregarded ; Carthagena and Alicant have both
refused to open their gates on the tyrant's procla-
mation and summons, and they are places of great
strength. Spain has hitherto been abandoned to her
enemies, and the Spaniards made no stand for
their independence ; but still, if those yet in
arms can hold out. the winter, the French troops
could act but- very partially during that season,

( From Madam Du NOVEICS Letters. )
The following story will appear to you incre-
dible and fabulous ; and perhaps I need not as-
sure you that I had great difficulty in believing
it ; but as I had it from the lips of the indivi-
dual who forms the subject of it, and as he was a
visionary, I attributed it to the effects of a dis-
turbed imagination. The event (at least as far
as this person's mind was concerned) occurred in
our day, and is attested by many in the city of
Nismes. The tale is thus told. Mr. Graverol
was alone in his study one day about two o'clock
in the afternoon, when a stranger was ushered in ;
as soon as he was seated, a conversation started
up between the two. The stranger addressed Mr.
G. in elegant Latin, saying that he had heard his
learning spoken highly of, and he had come from
a distant country to converse with him on things
which had embarrassed the ancient philosophers.
After Mr. Graverol had replied suitably .to the
compliment offered to his talents, some very ab-
struse subject was introduced and handled in a
scientific manner. The stranger did not confine
himself to the Latin language, but he spoke
Greek, and some Eastern tongues, which Mr. G.
also understood perfectly. The latter was astonish-
ed and delighted with his guest's profound infor-
mation ; and foi• fear some person should cull On
him and interrupt it, he proposed a walk, which
was readily acceded to by the stranger. The
day was delightful, and you know there are some
beautiful walks in the neighbourhood of Nismes ;
they left the house with the design of going
through the gate, called the Crown-gate, which
leads to some gardens, and a very fine avenue of
noble trees. But as Mr. Graverol's house was a
considerable distance from the place above men-
tioned, they were obliged to cross several streets
before they reached it: During the walk Mr.
G. was observed by many of his acquaintances--
lie being well-known in the city—to use much
gesture, and he was also noticed to be speaking
at intervals : what added to the surprise, was,
that no person was seeu accompanying him.
Some of his friends sent to his wife, expressing
their fear that he was deranged, describing the
manner in which lie was noticed to pass through
the streets. She being greatly itlermed at intelli-
gence so extraordinary, dispatched several per-
sons in search of him; but they could not find him,
as he had gained the shady walks outside the city
with his new acquaintance, After expatiating
on the subjects of ancient and modern philoso-
phy, and reasoning on the secrets of nature, they
entered on the wide fields of magic and en-
chantment. The stranger argured with great in-
genuity and power, but lie exceeded the bounds
of probability; and Mr. G. cried out " Stop,
stop ! Christanity forbids us proceeding to such
lengths—we should not pass the prescribed
boundaries," lie had no sooner said this (at
least according to the narration spread abroad)
than the stranger vanished. Mr. Graverol being
at that moment at the extreme end of one of the
avenues, which was terminated by some pali-
sades, was compelled to return the same way he
went. On turning round, and not perceiving his
companion, he became greatly alarmed, and ut-
tered a dreadful shriek, which brought some men,
who were employed in pruaing the trees to him.
When these people perceived how pale and
flighted lie was, they gave him some wine which
they had in a flagon, and used all the means
they could devise to restore him to himself. As
soon as he recovered his recollection, he inquir-
ed if they had noticed where the gentleman had
gone with whom he had been walking. lie was
very much agitated when these good people in-
formed him, that no one was with him when he
passed uncler the trees where they were at work;
neither had a single individual be'en in his corn-
pany since he came in their sight, and they had,
observed him some distance before he :cached
them. They added, moreover, that when he pass-
ed, it struck them as being somewhat singular
that he should he so deeply engaged' in apparent
conversation, although he was alone. Mr. G
learning this, went immediately home, where he
found his house in disorder and alarm concerning
the reports which had reached his wife. lie then
related his adventure. When the story was noised
abroad, it was publicly asserted all over the city,
that the Devil had visited Mrs. Graverol.--Ile
was a very gentlemanly man and an advocate,
and related the circumstances to me as I have
detailed them. When h'e concluded, he said
44 this is accurately what happened : you now
are acquainted with the facts as well as myself,
and you may exercise your judgment respecting
d them as shall best seem fit. And all that I can
?ir add is, the stranger was a very learned and elo-
,th- quoit man, and reasoned like a philosopher."
st a

Mrs. Lowruznnounn, the venerable widow of
the celebrated painter of that name, who resided so long on
Hammersmith Terrace, still lives in the house of her departed
husband. The house is finely situated on the bank of as
beautiful a bend as there is any where along the Thames,
excepting., perhaps, Richmond ; and the memorable 'land-
scape painter, who was so remarkable for the astonishing
brilliancy of his colours, delighted in his residence. The
house faces Barnes, has a view of Chiswick, and looks on the
grounds on which Brandenburg House formerly stood. The
widow is 71i years of age; but she has good health, and is so re-
markably gay and intelligent, that her conversation is much
courted. The remains of her husband are deposited in a tomb
in Chiswick church-yard, about half a mile off; and Ilogarth's
tomb appears in the same church-yard, at a short distance front
Loutherbourg's.

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CAUTION TO 110TEl•KEUEILS, SLC.---,A young
man of genteel address, wearing sometimes a
frock coat, and' occasionally a white great coat,
white hat, &c. about silt feet in height, lately in-
troduced himself to a respecpible Coffee-house in
the City, as a nephew of a respectable public
character ; he swindled the Proprietor of small
sums of money under various pret nces ; reee-
senting that he has lately married a young L prady
of 10,0001. fortune ; on which statement he intro-
duced two' women of immoral character; and
finally decamped without paying his bill, and op.
parently without a farthing in his pocket.