The Sun.
London, England, 1823-07-28 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

We have received at a late hour this forenoon
Paris Pipers of Saturday and yesterday. We
have not:time for comment. The following
'extracts, 'particularly that from the Drapeau
Blanc, respecting the war in Catalonia, are
highly important

[From the Pilule of Sunday, July 27.]

The Moniteur contains the following Circular
Letter, which has been sent by the Minister of
Foreign Affairs to the Ambassadors and Minis-
ters of tlie Maritime Powers residing at the
Court of France.—A second Circular has also
been addressed, notifying the blockade of Co-
runna and Ferrol :--

" MONSIEUR AMBASSADOR.—The French Go-
Vertu:ilea; true to the principles of generosity

which it manifests, in not distributing letters of
marque, and in letting freely pass all merchant
ships, thought they had no occasion to give no-
tice of the effective blockade of the ports of
Spain ; they also thought that the drat: of war
and nations were fully known, not to force the
blockade, and to relieve places besieged by his
Christian Majesty.

" Experience has proved to the French Go.
vernment that they have been deceived. Almost
every day, vessels, under different colours, enter
Cadiz, Barcelona, Santona, and Saint Sebastian,
with provisions and ammunition. Several of these
vessels, particularly at Cadiz, have been taken by
the ring's ships. ••
." The Government 'of his Majesty desires in
future that the subjects of neutral Powers will
not expose themselves by.sending Commercial ex-
peditions to ports which are blockaded. I beg of
you, M. Ambassador, .to announce to your Go.
vernment, that according to the droits of the ma.
ritime laws, vessels to whatever nation they may
belong will be. taken by, his, Majesty's forces, and
run the tisk of confiscation.

" CIIA.TEAUBRIAND."

REMARKS OF TUE DRAPEAU BLANC.

General Donnadieu has asked leave of absence
to go to Barreges to cure an old wound.
Th►e latest information announces that Mina,
with 6,000 men, is marching for Upper Catalonia,
by which means he may again get in the rear of
our army, and cause some confusion on our
frontiers.

Ministers have been warned of the serious faults
committed, in defiance of the courage and ardour
of our troops. The army, of Catalonia has made
three grand faults : First, when' the Marshal
had 9,000 men in presence of 10,000 Constitution-
alists, he remained 10 days without attacking them.'
Secondly, when Gen. St. Priest pursued Mina
in the mountains, and in Cerdagne, .General
DonnadiCa solicited daily of the Marshal to leave
Vique to cut off Mina's retreat, which was refused.

Thirdly, when Generals Donnadieu and Curial
completely defeated the Constitutional Army at
Molins del Rey, and at Martorel, and Donna.
dieu wished to pursmrthe enemy sword in hand
to Villa Francti, he"yi' as prevented. This last

fault was the most, serious, because Mina has
Igidn thrown 'himself into the mountains in the
Taar of the army, which will be obliged again to

march hi pursuit of him, and the blockade o
Barcelona cannot be continued.

BAYONNE,LI' 17.—1 t is reported at Madrid
that the headquarters will ~be transferred to
seville.

The vessels which are to carry ammunition to St.
Mary's will soon be ready to sail. One hundred
~.. •
and thirty pieces of artillery are expected for the
attack of Cadiz.,
The inhabitants of 50am/tuck_ do not think
themselves in safety, owing to there being,*- in
that neighbourhood, many Constitutipnalists.
Ballasteros, who was at Grautla qua lat July,
~ t
has entered Andalusia with his tinny.

[From the Etoik ill:Saturqaya illy 26.]

MADRID, JULY el.—Yesterday, a fire broke
broke out in a chapel of a Convent contiguous to

Fe Hotel in which the Duke d'Augouleme re

sides. llis Highness used to go to this chapel
early in the morning to hear mass, and he only
had left it an hour before tho fire took place, it
burned during twenty-four hours, the church,
convent, and several houses fell' a sacrifice to
the flames, the above accident is attributed
to the furnace of a neighbouring brew-house.
PORT ST. IVIAny, JULY 17.—The following
are some details of the affair of thu 16th, before
Cadiz., 'At 'five o'clock in the morning, the
enemy to the number of 8 or 9,000 men, sup-
ported by the fire of sixty heavy pieces of
artilery, and nine gust-boats, made a sortie

mix columns from the Isle of Leon

to attack the different points of our line. These
columns, after having passed the canal near the
fort Sainte Petri, formed under the protection of

their batteries, and commenced their move-
ment. To deceive the enemy, General Borde-
soulle ordered his troops to retreat. When the
enemy had advanced only 30 steps, the impetuosity
of his troops commenced the charge. The enemy,
protected by his numerous artillery, were over•
thrown on all points, and retreated with consi-
derable loss. The enemy demanded a truce of
three hours to bury their dead.

MA.Dit I D JULY 26—Six o'Clock at night.--
Two frigates blockade the Port of Corunna, in
which General Quiroga is shut up. Morillo,
with his troops, marches on Saint Jaques de
Campostell. In a few days Galicia will be de-
livered '
of the revolutionists.

The Expresses from Paris bring the French
entes 91f. 75c. Spanish, 364,

On Friday a Cornier arrived at the Colonial
Office, Downing-street, with dispatches from
Corfu.