The Sun.
London, England, 1823-06-11 00:00:00

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PARIS PAPERS.

(From the Journal des Dlbat:.)
MADRID, MAY IL—This morning a rumour
was generally circulated throughout the city, and
we have learned, not without astonishment, that
the Count de l'Abisbal has been arrested, and
that the Marquess de Castel dos Rios has been
appointed to the chief command of the army. It
is said that the Staff refused to obey the Count de
l'Abisbal, and that he is accused of having be-
trayed the Constitutionalists. This accusation is
founded upon a letter addressed to the 111arquess
de Montijo by the Count de l'Abisbal, in which
he manifests political opinions contrary to the
present system. Although this letter has been
printed it is very scarcei.and it is said that the
Count has withdrawn all the copies he could get
at. Some hours after this publication, the Count
de l'Abisbal issued the following Declaration :

" Dian Henrique O'Donell, Chevalier Grand Cross of the
National and Military Order of St. Ferdinand, &c., General in
Chief of the 3d Corps of the Army of Operation, &c.
" Having been informed that some evil-disposed persons,
confounding my private opinion with the sacred laws which my
oaths and my duty impose upon me, have given out that I was
not disposed to support the Constitution of 1812, to the last ex-
tremity, until the National Representation, legitimately consti-
tuted, should have made alterations.
" I declare that I am determined to defend it as I have sworn

to do, until it is altered in the mode prescribed, and that I con-
sider as traitors to the country all Spaniards, who, separating
themselves from the course marked out by the law, shall cease

to obey it.
" Such were my sentiments when, in answer to a letter of
M. de Montijo, I wrote a letter which I am told has been pub-
lished, and such will always be my sentiments, because my
opinion as an individual will never prevent me from fulfilling
my duty as a Spanish General and Citizen.

" The count de PABISBAL.

" Madrid, 17th May, 1023."

PARIS, JUNE B.
INTELLIGENCE FROM THE ARMY OF SPAIN.
Letters from Madrid of the 62. d inst. state that
a proposition for removing the King from Seville,
which was rejected at a secret sitting by a majo-
rity of seventeen, had been, it was not known
how, again brought forward at a public sitting,
and carried by a majority of two. Reports were
in circulation that there would be great obstacles
to this measure. It was said that there were ex-
cellent reports amongst the people, that the regi-
ment of Marines had assured the King that
no harm should happen to him, and that
they would not suffer him to be removed from
Seville against his will ; that the confusion was
such, that seventeen Members of the Cortes had•
taken flight, and that the Constitutionalists, who
were the most compromised, would successively
disappear. However this may be, General l3our-
mont is marching with a column by the way of
Talavera upon liadajos, and General Bordesoult
with another by the way of Ocavia upon Seville.
These two columns, which consist of about
15,000 men, will be more than sufficient for the
troops opposed to them, considering the spirit
that prevails throughout Spain.
[EXTRACT or A PRIVATE L'evrze..l
GERONA, Juxe 3.—The report circulated of
an engagement between the French troops and
the division of Mina, is not destitute of founda-
tion ; there has been in fact an action. On ad-
vices being received of the attack on Vich, orders
were sent to the 2(1 regiment of the line and the
6th Light Infantrito make a forced march upon
that point. Mina was repulsed, and his troops
dispersed, but the next day he rallied them, and
endeavoured to effect a retreat upon Cardona and
its environs. The above two regiments'met in
the road, a part of the troops of Mina ; they
fought, and the enemy were routed, leaving se-
veral killed and prisoners.
The following is the route of the French army
under the orders of Lieut.-Generals Bordesoulle
and,Bourmont

A ranjuez Ternbleque, 111adridejos, V Marta, Alanzonares,
Valdepenas, La Carolina, Baylen Andujar, Carpio, Cordova,
La Carlote, Ecija, Luaiana, Seville, 81 leagues.

[Prom the Courier Fraueois.l

INTELLIGENCE FROM THE SPANISH FRON.

TIERS.
(PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.)

" PERPIGNAN, Malt 31.—Mina, who, it appears, beat a
retreat on the right bank of the Llobregat, and marched on the
side of Calaf, suddenly appeared at Vich on the 26th, and at-
tacked the troops which we had left there. The following is
what is stated in a letter we have received :

" Monday the 28th, a division of Mina marched upon Vich.
If the General who commanded had arrived before the town
half an hour sooner, Vich would have been in the possession of
the Spaniards, and a battalion of the Bth line would not have
had time to shut themselves up in a Convent; but it was al-
ready day-break, the Constitutionalists were seen, the Bth de-
fended themselves, and the arrival of thei French troops com-
pelled the Spaniards to abandon their project. We have to re-
gret the lam of some soldiers, and an officer.

" Some inhabitants arrested after the Weir of the 24th at
Alntaro, have arrived at Gerona, together with two French Of.
&en, made prisoners. It is said that these inhabitants, form-
ing part of the Constitutional Junta, were in concert with the
enemy to raise the population of the town against the French,
and that the enemy had even brought the arms which were to
be distributed to them

" The prisoners who were taken in the affair of Mataro, ar-
rived here to-day, escorted by a detachment of the 19th. They
are 2 in number. They have been conveyed to Castellet.—
Propositions were made to them to enter into the army of the
Faith, it being attempted to make them comprehend the ad-
vantages they would then derive, King Ferdinand being about
to be re-established upon his throne. They, however, repelled
all these propositions, saying, that they had sworn to the Con-,
stitution, such as it was, and they would never violate thefr-
oaths. _ -

" The Corregimental Junta of Verona and Figueras have
published a regulation respeetingthe organization, the strength,

PRICE SEVENPENCE.

and the services of sedentary urban companies in the villages
of these two Districts. The Marshal will furnish them with
the necessary arms according to their respective strength.—
These companies will be at the disposal of the Authorities of
the Communes, hi order to pursue and arrest vagabonds and
evil disposed persona, escort convoys, and sinall detachments of
French and Spanish Royalist troops when necessity requires it,
or when they shall be called upon by the Commanders of these

troops.
" The French brig Le Zephyr has been wrecked on the coast
of Catalonia; the crew were made prisoners.
Ulmann raised th? siege of Valencia on the 9th inst., and
the whole country is now under the protection of the troops of
Ballasteros."

PARIS, JUNE B.—We can scarcely conceive
that the Major-General (vide his Report of the
20th May) can imagine that the movement of
Ballasteros, which unites all the garrisons of the
kingdom of Valencia to march upon Xacar and
Grenada, and that of Zayas, who is marching
upon Estremadura„ leaves the road to Seville
open. It seems to us, on the contrary, that
these two movements, which are evidently com- •
biped, have for their object to unite the troops
in Andalusia, and perhaps to defend the up.
proaches. What can, in fact, prevent Hellas-
teros from marching upon them, instead of upon
Grenada, or of marching, as he chooses, upon
Andujar, upon Bay lett, of melancholy memory, or
even upon Caroline, and the terrible defiles of the
Sierra Morena ? As to Zayas, or rather Lopez
Banos, who has succeeded A bisbal,he may proceed
by the bridge of Arzobispo, or the road of Gua-
delupe, to go direct upon Cordova, or by the
road which passes through Arroba, and leads to
Almayro and Torrenova, where he will be on the
Seville road, at the entrance of the Sierra-Morena.
The concentric movement of Zayas will, perhaps,
bring about that of Gen. Bourmont, who, it is
said, is marching upon Badajos, whilst General
Bordesoult marches upon. Seville. We cannot
believe iu this division of our forces. Certainly
the detachment which the Prince has been able
to send from Madrid, is not strong enough to act
upon such distant points—it will march together
without leaving an interval, and past example
will not be lost upon us.
( From the Constitatimmel.)
If we are to believe the Journal des D6bats it is
not the army commanded in person by the Duke
d'Angouleme which stands in need of reinforce-
ments; since, according to its intelligence, all
goes on well at Madrid, and Toledo has already
sent its submission. It is true that the fortresses
of Santana, St. Andero, St. Sebastian, and Pampe-
luna, which are in the rear of this army, have not
yet opened their gates; but, Qll. the other hand,
Marshal Moncey is not so quick in his movements
as the I'rince General-in-Chief, and it seems that
the aid of a carps de reserve will not be useless
to our army of Catalonia. It is probable that
uncertainty will soon be at an end, and that ice
shall learn by the approaching departure of the
Marshal de Lewiston on what points this new
corps de reserve will march, of which he is about
to take the command.
( From the Journal de Paris.)
The month of June will be decisive. It must
remove every doubt on the nature of the Spanish
expedition, and on the means of terminating it,
If a mixed party do not arise at the call of
Abisbal—if direct negociations are not entered
into with the Cortes—if the last ramparts
within which the Spanish Constitution shall take
refuge be not forced, we must prepare for a longer
campaign than was anticipated. The Ministe-
ria I plan, hitherto followed, will then be found in-
sufficient. Thus a first fault brings after it a
thousand others ; and thus, also, a first conces-
sion made by authority to a party, leads to every
other kind of concession. Happily, there are in
French 'valour resources for victory when there
are none for peace in the genius of Ministers
and finally, there are in the principles of consti-
tutional monarchy, and in the prerogatives of the
throne, resources no less certain for repairing the
disastrous consequences of a had system.