The Sun.
London, England, 1823-06-27 00:00:00

PARIS PAPERS.

(From the Moniteur of Tuerday, June 24.)
(OFFICIAL. PART.)
ARMY OF THE PYRENEES.
BULLETIN.

By drawing to him the garrisons of Valencia,
of Molina, and considerable detachments, Bal-
lasteros has endeavoured to fix himself firmly in
the kingdom of Valencia. From 1500 to 2000
men were at Alcora, an equal number occupied
I eruei. General Molitor, after having repassed
the Ebro, advanced with the second corps to-
wards this last point. The brigade of Ordonneau
marched so rapidly, that it arrived there on the
6th ; at his approach the enemy spiked his can-
non, and retreated with precipitation.
General Molitor, arriving at Ternel on the
Sib, learnt that Ballesteros had collected all his
army at Murviedro, that he vigorously pushed
the siege of Saguntum, the garrison of which
being in want of provisions, was on the point of
surrendering. The hope of at length overtaking
the enemy made our troops advance by forced
marches, and the division of Loverdo arrived on
the 11th at Segorbia. Ballasteros being informed
of the rapidity of this march, suddenly raised the
siege of Saguntum, where he had already lost
near 10(X) men, and retreated towards Valencia,
abandoning his ammunition and artillery. The
next clay, the 12th, General Molitor proceeded
to Iklulsiedro; he went to visit the fort Saguntum,
and to congratulate the Governor and the gar-
rison on their vigorous defence. This garrison
consisted of about 1000 men scarcely clothed,
and with pikes, not above 300 having muskets.
It was partly by throwing stones that these brave
men repulsed three successive assaults, General
Molitor mentions with praise the Governor Dont
Jose Spuing, Lieut.-Colonel ; Colonel Antonio
Nell, commanding the Artillery; Colonel Ma-
nuel Montesino, Commandant of the Town ;
Lieut.-Colonel Manuel Bidal, the King's Lieu-
tenant ; and Ant. Trillas, Chief of a Battalion,
commanding the troops.
On the 13th, at nine in the morning, Count
Molitor, at the head of the division of Loverdo,
entered Valencia ; the Magistrates came to offer
him the keys of the city, and the whole popula-
tion, without distinction of classes, received the
French with transports of delight and gratitude.
After our entering into Valencia, and the oc-
cupation of the citadel, where a great quantity
of artillery and ammunition was found, General
Bormemain was sent in pursuit of the enemy ; a
detachment sent to the sea coast took 10 cannon
and a quantity of ammunition, which the enemy
had not time to embark.
The retreat of Ballasteros was so precipitate,
that he could not call in the 1500 or 2000 men
that he had detached towards Alcora; this co-
lumn is cut off, and will be pursued till it is
destroyed.
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dispersion.
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where a ',Wyelist movement had manifested itself
as well as at Jae:), before the arrival of the
French troops: that column will be at Seville
on the 21st. Count Bourmont had his van-guard
at Las Santos on the 15th : he will join Count
Bourdesoult, at Seville, on the 2`2d.
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By order of his Royal Highness,
The Major General GUILLEMINOT.
Head-quarters, Madrid, June 10.

REPORT OF LIEUT.-GENERAL COUNT ILOTTEDIBOURG-
COMMANDING THE DIVISION OF TUE EASTERN PYRE-
NEES, TO lIIS EXCELLENCY TIIE MINISTER OF WAR.
PERPIGNAN. JUNE 19.
31V LOUD—I had the honour to acquaint your Excellency,

by my Reports of the 16th and 17th of this month, with all the
particulars that had reached me on the motions of our troops)
and the brilliant successes obtained by them over Mina: fresh
reports which I received gave me the assurance that the affairs
of the 14th and 15th at Osega, at Guittr., &c. had more important
results than was at first believed so that we may almost say
that Mina is no more. After being greatly harrassed by the
companies of the second and sixtieth of the line, added to the
Spanish companies of Romagosa, after having a great number
of men killed and wounded, and after having again lost 150 or
100 prisoners, Mina has entered the Seo d'Urgel with 900 men
at the utmost ; all these successive losses have given a mortal
blow to the Constitutional party, which placed all its hope*, orr.
him. This Chief himself has lost by his defeat the greatest:
part of his influence. There is no doubt the successes obtained
will have important consequences in the events now taking-
place.. I must not conceal from your Excellency, that on the-
appearance of the enemy, the Douaniers of the department of
the Eastern Pyrenees and the National Guards, on the right
and left of the Segre, united between Err and Embeigth, rapidly
took up arms, and would have resisted the attacks of the troops
of Mina, who wished to open themselves a passage at the
point of this position. All the troops sent against the enemy
have :hewn the same zeal, the same devotedness, the same im-
patience to engage him. Baron de ROTTEMBOURG.

IFI OM the Journal des Debuts.]
PARIS, Jusv, {24.—The campaign in Spain
being now regarded as nearly at an end, if the
blockaded fortresses delay to open their gates,
orders are given to convert the blockades into
sieges.

PERPIGNAN, JUNE 16.—Later advices inform
us that the taking of 1100 prisoners was the result
of the first engagemont_which took place on the
morning of the 15th, with the rearguard of
Mina's column, near the Spanish village of Guilt.
Ax, JUNE 17.—The division of Orrea is entirely destroYed.
all having been killed, wounded, or taken prisoners. Oenerta
Orrca himself is taken, as also Mina's aid•de-cam? artd idi 44)1'