The Sun.
London, England, 1823-10-01 00:00:00

MAnarn, SEPT. .23.—The Regency. of Spain
has placed at the disposal of the• Duke of An-
goulerne several Spanish decorations, for the
brave men of his army.
SEPt; 24.—Our letters from Port St. Mary, of
the '2oth, state, that the confusion and terror
which reign in Cadiz cause them in one day to take
one hundred different measures. The junta form-
ing the defence do not know where to get men or
trIPIIIIS. On the 18th, at night, they closed the
ports, and pressed the sailors in the English
style. The sailors resisted, and a number of the
Militia have paid clear • for the Constitutional
cause. As Col-Money, independent of "the forced
loan of eight Millions of reaux, which has.been
extorted from the merchants and inhabitants,
a. new Royal Ordinance (for all is exacted
in the name of the unhappy Ferdinand) requires
of the merchants and proprietors to furnish
1,20000 reals'(3oo,ooo franks,) every five days.
for the service of the troops. This has caused
the inhabitants to emigrate to Gibraltar, or to the
Ports occupied by the French. The little flotilla of
the Cortes is commanded by Dionesio Capas.
des hasfal len in disgrace. Quiroga cannot obtain any
employ .from the Cortes, and he is playing a part
by assembling in the streets of Cadiz different
Winds of vagabonds, whom he calls the Sacred
tiattalion !of Tragalista.

They have thrown into prison in Murcia sixty
ofhder•s (Spanish) of the corps of Riego, accused
of beionging to the army of•Ballssteros, and of
Laving violated their oaths.

The Royalist volunteers of the little town of
Mule, assisted by the peasantb, surrounded in a
wood GOO Infautly and 200 cavalry, which 'were
cut off'from the corps of Riego, and forced them
to lay •down their arms.

(Postscript to the F,lcile.)
IVe have this instant received letters from
Port St. Mury.

l'he Duke of Infantado has arrived, and has
dlrfed with the Dake of Angoulerne. One bun-
dred- bombs have already been thrown into Cadiz.
The Vice. Admiral Duperre, to whom difficulties
and obstacles had been suggested, has answered
that the word impNsible' is not French.
At Sarti Petri, in the Is-land of Leon, there is
nniy nine feet of water.

PAWS SEPT. t9.—The interview between the

may „still he shipwrecked. The friends to
the independence of Spain will look' with im-
patience for the confirmation of this cheering in-

[Prom the Etqiielfik 9kh Septd
GRAND HEAD-QUARTERS, SEPT. 21.
Since the arrival of Vice-Admiral Duperr4 he
has perfectly seconded the intentions of his
Royal Highness. Yesterday Rear-Admiral Ro-
tours laid the Centaur, on board of which ship
lie was, facing Fort Santi Petri, and attacked it
by an angle. Ile was seconded by the Trident
and a frigate ; but these two ships could not
participate-long in the action, because the current
was too strong, and their anchors could-Hot find a,
good ground, and they only could take a position.
—Near the end of the combat the Cestaur sus-
tained nearly the whole of the affair. During
two hours and a quarter the Tort of Santi Petri
was struck by 3,000 balls from our ships, while
the land batteries fired 1,000. The enemy,
affrighted, hoisted three white standards and sur-
rendered. We have taken from 150' to• 200
men, forming the garrison of that Fort.—
We lost one artilleryman killed in the land
battery, and three killed in our ships, which
have not received any damage. The balls
from the fort passed over the rigging. The Vice-
Admiral Duperre' has not yet sent his written re-
port ; but during the night arrived a Lieutenant
of the Trident, sent by Baron Itotours, and he
has given a verbal account to the Duke of An-
gouleme of what had passed up to the moment
when the troops were disembarked to occupy Sant;
Petri, the possession 'of which gives us the key to
the Isle of Leon, and prevents all further arrivals
to Cadiz. It was by this road that Diego got out
of, and Quiroga entered Cadiz. This conquest,
besides, gives us the means to penetrate the
Island of Leon, and to protect the. debarkation.
—lt is positively asserted that the moment, this
fort was taken the inhabitants of the island threw
themselves into Cadiz. We have erected bat-
teries opposite the little fort called the 'Tele-
graph, which will soon silence its tiring, and
protect the debarkation. From this fort we can
with facility reduce. Torregorda, and. intercept
all communication with Cadiz and the Island of
Leon. A flying bridge, thrown half-way over
the river from Santi Petre, affords a free
passage to the island of Leon. All the windows
fir the houses of St. Mary, are parois6es,and they
sing Te Drum. His Royal highness has given the
necessary orders that Riego should be given over
to the Spanish Authorities, and delivered over to
justice (or tried by the law), I vouch for the tru
of this.