The Sun.
London, England, 1823-08-22 00:00:00

TUE I,ONbO'N JOURNALS.

- DAILY
Extracts from the Morning Papers, August 22:.

[TILE TIMEs.:I,
It appears that the defection of Ballasteros is
likely to prove of even less benefit to the French
than that of 'Morino. Fortunately for the cause
of Spain and of justice, no great success attends
the yillany of these men, no false glory disguises.
the baseness of their conduct, and "their• treason
produces nothing but its natural fruit—disgrace..
betters received yesterday from Paris state, that
the Governors of Pampeluna, St. Sebastian, and
Santona, had indignantlf. rejected the, summons
which Ballasteros presumed 'to address, to them.
The Governor of ,Pempeluna replied, that " he
held his command under the Constitutional King„
and no longer acknowledged the authority of
a man who had renounced- his allegiance, and.
placed himself under a rebellious Regency."--
We understand that a French Commander of
high.ran'k in Spain has written to d friend in
Paris, that negotiations with the Cortes, which
had been broken otr, were about to recommence,
and that the siege, or the great fortresses would
• not be vigorously prosecuted until the result of
the Prince's diplomatic intercourse with Cadiz
Aould be known.

. A letter from Gibraltar, dated the 31at ult.,
mentions a fact which had excited some speculation
' in that garrison. The Tribune, which btought Sir
W. A'Court from San Lucar, put into Cadiz and
delivered mails there.; the French
.blockading
squadron showing no disposition to interrupt this
intercourse. Soon after, the American frigate
Congress, with an Ambassador on board for the
Cortes, appeared off the Ray, but «as not per
mitted to enter. The American Commander,.
Captain iliddelf demanded the same indulgence
aS hail been granted to the Tributle, but the
French Admiral excused himself by saying, that
the Tribune had got in under a press of sail,
while it was blowing hard, and that he had it not
;in his power, to step het. tie added, too, that
the Captain. G ohm, of the. Tribune, had since
apologized for breaking the blockade, but this, it
is said, the Fitter denied. The transaction gave
occasion to as renewal of the reports of some secret
understanding between the French and English
Governments—the excuse of Admiral Hamelin
being regarded as a mere pretext.--(ibid.)

•
Some alarm was created yesterday in the city,.,
by intelligence of the detention of an English
merchant vessel by the Vrench blockading
squadron before Cadiz, under circumstances, as
1/10; stated, of son* indignity. On inquiry,
bowever, the real truth proves----
to be as follows :
'the Spanish Patriot tarn;, bound from London
`fa standing- into that port on t ht, 29th
00, not aware that the place had bey!) declared
in a state of blockade. A shot to bring to was fired
iri the usual manner by one of the French ships of
ivar, and on obeying the summons she was informed
that pet wis.siout could not he ON en to enter Cadiz,
lot that shelfrost repair to Rota, a port on the
other side of the bay, in the possession of tln
Frenvh, which was a crordingly done. All that
bas been mentioned beyond this, of the Spanish
Palriot having on board a cargo of gunpowder,
and that twelve of the crew had been sent to
France as prisoners, js, we understand, wholly
,without foundation.---(ibid.)

[MORNING, BERAIAL]
T 1 !P ConsliNtiomzel of 'Monday last gives some,
-news of the affairs of the*G reeks in a private cor-
respell( ence from Corfu, dated the 15th of last
month. It appears that during the mouth of
June the Greeks fought three SUCCeSSflllifkileS
With the Turkith army of Thesiely. These vic-
tories were gained at three different points of the,
ridge of Plo,dus. The result of the last of them
was particularly advantageuus to the Greek's.—
he Turks lost in it their ablest Genera,' in Al-
bania, named Suldjo-Corgea. The Creeks pur-
sued their. advantages, and had pushed so far as
to be able to open a communication with Olym-
pus and Voles, to which the insurrection had ex:-
tended. The Turks were regarded as so sur-
rounded in the plains of Larissa, us to render im-
portant events, within a short time, unavoidable
in that quarter.—it would appear from an ar-
ticle in the Gazette of Augsburgh, of the loth inst.
that the Turks- themselves regarded their posi-
tion in Thessaly art very precarious. Orders were
sent to the Pacha of Scutari to send his best
troops thither in support of 14Iehmed-Paola, who
Commands.there. But the• Greeks had already
concluded a 'treaty with the Montenegrirms, or
mountaineers, in pursuance of which these were
to come down and attack the Pacha of Scutari.
It seems scarcely reconcilable with the ordinary
course of.huntan affairs, that the Turks should
again recover ,upon the Greeks the grasp from
which the latter have escaped, Every year the
Greeks improve in every source of strength—
numbersoliscipline, arms, a consolidated and re-
gular Government, and an Exchequer ; whilst the
Turks every year make successively weakened
and more unfortunate efforts. The campaign of
the present year, from which every thing was ex
pected by the Porte, is regarded as already over
without what might be called a serious struggle.

ka HR lIOHNINO CONICLE.]
On.TUe6 y very little business was done at
Paris in National Securities, and the ientes closed
at 9`2f. soe., being a decline of about 40c. on the
prices of the preceding day. Spanish Bonds va.
tied RI, from 40 to 42, and the Scrip of the New
Loan continued to, bear a premium of nearly
three per cent. These expresses do not fur..
nish any information from the Peninsula later
that communicated yesterday. The expecta..
tion of a speedy settlement with the Constitutional
Government, in one way or other, WIIS not in
the least abated amongst the Ultra Party, though
many considered that the entire retreat of the
French army would prove the most effectual, if
not the only means, to restore the blessings of
peace. The war is already felt to be more ex-
pensive, it has no material object, and its most
successful achievements cannot add one iota of
honour to the French arms, nor increase the