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

BAYONNE INTELLIGENCE.

BAYONNE, SETT. 24.—The' opinion of the Royalists, of
the friends of arbitrary power, and of the French, that the
war will be speedily terminated, gains ground daily, so that
on the slightest rumour of the arrival of the mail, or of an
express from Port St. Mary, crowds of people hasten to the
post-office, to inquire " whether Cadiz has not submitted !
Whether it is not all over." In fact, we might be tempted to
think their hopes well founded, if we did not hear what the
other party say.

The Royalists say, that th eiradversaries, being destitute of sup-
port both at home and from abroad, and without troops to keep
the field, without the assistance of the people, who are entirely
governed by the Priests and Monks, reduced to a few for-
tresees, which, for want of relief, will fall one after the other ;
when Cadiz is taken, and the King free, all will be finished,"
they say—and this they expect from day to day, and from hour
to hour :---Ist. From the great force by settand land, which the
Prince has collected there; 2d. Because there is a great differ-
ence of opinion in the Cortes ; 3d. Because the troops of the
garrison are very discontented, and have already demanded the
head of Valdez, and other revolutionists; and 4th. Because
the inhabitants of Cadiz will never -suffer that fine city to be
bombarded for the foolish resistance of a few violent men. A
men has been again spread here, that negociations were on
foot under the mediation of England, but the agents of the Re-
gency immediately contradicted this news with contempt.
The Constitutionalists, on their side, say that the war would
not be terminated even if Cadiz had the weakness to submit,
and to deliver up the King, which they will not believe ; be-
cause, they. say, Cadiz possesses too many means of making a
good resistance, and nobody will vote for submitting, not even
the inhabitanas, the majority of whom are devoted to the good
cause, and form part of the National Guard, which has always
been the bulwark of the Constitution in that city. Besides, if
Cadiz weraiiiken, there are still Alicant,Carthagena, 13atiapz,
and Cuidad Rodrigo, which are in ayoiid. state of defence, es.
Nanny the first three. In Andalusia there are Riego and Bal-
listeros, who has resumed offensive qperations,,and several gue-
rillas, which will increase at the appfoach of winter. In Estre-
madura there are Lopez Banos and the Empecinado, who have
just obtained a considerable advantage over Quesada ; and, if
all this should fail, we have, safthey, Catalonia, which will
be the bulwark of liberty, when the army of Mina becomes the
rendezvous of all the fugitives and military of all ranks, who,
dianproving what they call the treason of Morillo and others,
repair to Catalonia iii.spite of a thousand obstacles and dangers.
Thus, on the 901 orthis month, says the Saragossa Gazette, of
the 15th, two hundred' men of the army of fiallasteros arrived
at Lerida; and. the'COnstitutionalists even fancy that if King
Ferdinand were restored to liberty, their ranks would be swell-
ed by numerous 'fugitives, who might have reason to fear the
vindictive spirit which would probably animate some of his im-
politic advisers. The number of persons who are destitute of
employment is very great, so that recruits will never be want-
infra the French may, therefore, prepare fresh troops and more
treasures to conclude tile war, but the end of it Is not so near ;
the Constitutionalists, beaten in one, point, will recover strength
In another, and all the success hitherto obtained has not brought,
us nearer to the wain point, the pacilication of the country.