The Sun.
London, England, 1823-08-14 00:00:00

ROBERT WILSON.

to thn following letter,' froth Sir Itliatat
Wrilns' to ooe of hie Constituentm, or A date.
litilisequiinf to the emg►agoinrnt at Corunna, be
pays u high compliment' to excellent
Of the Spaniards :--

July 22, I 1123:
" I' arn'going on so well that I am able to transport myself
In the public service to' Vigo, and sail tlits'night in a brig of
War, there being no English vessel in port.
" I am afraid I shall not he able to. get on'hor.teback so.soon
as I may wish and circumstances' may render desirable; but
you may beconfident I will mike my person as disposable air
possible in the interest of this excellent people.
' Some Inhabitants have been wounded by the musketry.
whitli'is constantly peppering, and sometimes' hailing ;- but es'
there has been no bombardment, the casualties are not nume.:
roue.

" The french seem to think they can starve the town into'
submission, but a Spaniard has a stomach that accommodate*
itself wonderfully to need.

" I like the Spaniards mare than ever: They behaved'ad4
mirably well in the action . and, in concert with n well-or.
ganisett corps, might be otaile some of the best troops in the
world,"

We were Wormed last 'winter, by a gentleman
from Detroit, that the settlers in the upper part
of the province of Upper Canada were turning
their attention to the culture of tobacco, and that
they had thus far met with great success. " This•
fact was mentioned by us at the tittle ; and we
now find by the Montreal papers, ten hogsheads•
of this article advertised for sale by Daniel
Fisher, Esq. This, says 1116 Courant, is the first
public notice of so large a quantity of that article,
the growth of Canada, being advertiScd ; but
now we trust that very few seasons Will pass be.,
fore we shalt have not only a sufficient quantity
for our own consupption, hut also be enabled to
export to Groat *kohl, whore we hope encou-
ragement will he given to the produce of her c
tonics its preference to that of Foreign Stateo,
The culture of this plant will be of incalculabht
advantage to this onuntry, and it is to be wished
that every attention may be paid to the produt-

on of urn article of such tiniversai 4,0116111 Tip.

tion." It would be " posing strange" if our
Virginia and Kentucky friends were to find
t.tereestul, rivals in their business, on the nor.
them side► of the shores of the greet lakes.—
(American Paper.)

„
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PoPVLATIONT.'--By the last ttStlq takert irtt
Itl2l, it oppeiiii that the most tTpulous county in scotkod is
Lanark, therc licing in it 244,011/ atitl females
noire ditto males, In the county of lAinhurgh, including th
city, there are '91,614 persons, and no less than 14,996 fetriftles
more than i-maes,
,The greatest increase of population for the
ten yeas app ors in the countiell Abettlcen anti 4)71,
jud,ihs from their population, Aberdeen litivitig increaseti
20;312, and Ayr, *1,345. The stationary count it.s 4tppear to he
Peebles and Sutherland. The first of these, wikhit
of 10.1146, bait oily increased ill in the last ten years ; : n l the,
last, with a population of 23,8.10, has only increased 211. 'Jibe
least populous county in Scotland is Selkirk, which cant/1'1)3
fiti37 persons, anti only about 2110 fentalestuore than notlest i it*
increase for the last ten years, however, bah been 7-10.

PARIS PAPERS.

PARIS, AuousT 11.
ARMY. OF THE PYRENEES.—BULLETIN.
Lieut.-General Molitor, Commander-in•chief
of the second corps of the army, has addressed
to his Royal Highness, by a courier who left
Crenada on the Istiost., a report upon the course
of his operations since the capture of Lorca.
General Vincent, whom he had left at Murcia'.
- with abrigade of infantry and another of dragoons,
:having learned that a column of 1,500 men had
•gone out from Carthagena on the 18th, to obtain
provisions and levy contributions, marched im-
mediately to attack them. He came up with the
euemy's rear-guard at the village of Rode ; and
his dispositions were so well combined, and-exe-
cuted with such vigour by Colonel ilautpoul,
mits,) a battalion of the 4th regiment of the Line
and a squadron of the sth Dragoons, that the
whole rear-guard, consisting of three officers and
100 privates, all old soldiers of the regiment of
the Marine, were made prisoners.
the advanced' guard of rile (mania Vovert%,
Gen. Molitor learned that the enemy's army had
at length taken a position to await him. Gen.
.Zayas, who commanded a teparate corps, was at
runada ; Ballasteros and Balanzar, with the
main body and best troops of the army, had just
advanced, as secretly as possible, from the en-
virons of 'Granada and Jaen, and had marched
to Guadalhuertona, upon the right of the road
from Guadix to Granada, hoping that the 2d
corps, in ignorance of their movement, would be
Compromised in advancing imprudently upon the
latter town; but Gen. Molitor immediately made
arrangements to attack them on the following day.
On the '2sth he marched, with the whole of the
division Loverdo, from Guadix upon Moreda ;
ordered the 6th division, under the command of
Gen.Pelleport, to advance upon Guelago from
Gor,• and directed General Domon, who came
up to Baza, to march upon Mantis. The enemy,
who reckoned upon their cavalry, hastened to
send 1,200 of those troops in advance to Guad.
huertona, upon which point we had only 400 to
oppose them, and these had marched 12 hours.
{; en. Bonnemains, who had the command of
'this advanced guard, did not hesitate, however,
to begin the attack. The Spanish squadrons
stationed in advance of the town and those
which occupied it were first routed, and then
three regular charges were made upon 1,000 ca.
wary, who, after offering an obstinate resistance,
'were thrown into disorder, routed completely,
and pursued two 'leagues beyond Guadalhuertona
by the chasseurs of the 10th and 19th regiments,
supported by a company of riflemen of the 4th
light, who came by a quick march to share in the
success. Never were shouts of Wive le Roi more
loud and cordial. The enemy left the field of
battle covered with killed, wounded, and arms.—
We took front them a standard and made 200
prisoners, among whom are three Lieutenant-
Colonels and eight officers. On our side two
chasseurs were killed, and two officers, as well as
eight sub-officers or chasseurs, were wounded.—
General .Bonnemains had a horse wounded under
him. Our regiments also had many horses killed
or wounded, but their places were immediately
tilled by those taken from the enemy. This
brilliant action of our cavalry does the.greatest
honour to Lieutenant.. General Bonnemains and
the troops under his command. Among the per-
sons upon whom he bestows commendation are
Colonel de Semi and Colonel tie Choiseul, com-
manders of the 10th and 19th Chasseurs, who
led on their respective regiments in the most
vigorous manner.
After this glorious battle, Ballasteros, having
still nearly 1'2,000 men, retreated upon lluelma,'
and made several marches and counter-marches.
General Molitor followed all his movements ;
having knowledge that on the 27th he had fixed
his position in the steep mountains of Campillo
de Aronas, and that he wished to defend himself
there, he resolved to march upon him. Being
unable to obtain subsistence from any place but
Grenada, which was occupied by Zayas, General
Molitor ou the 27th sent General Ordonneau
upoo that town with live battalions and a regi.
went of cavalry. Gen. Zayas retreated at his
approach, and agreed to leave there a battalion
to maintain tranquillity till our arrival ; but when
our troops appeared, .this battalion joined them
Amidst shouts of .V.ive. Roe! The inhabitants
of Granada, who are distinguished as Royalists,
expressed the 11104 it ardent joy at the entrance of
the French battalions.
The different detechments left by Gen. Moli•
tor. upon the line of communication, and that
which lie had just made upon Granada, had re-
duced his force to 14 battalions.
The enemy bad more than double the number,
and among their troops were malty old soldiers ;
but General Molitor, fully confident of the in.
trepidity of his men, assembled them at Montele-
gicar at an early hour on the morning of the '2Bth,
having made all his dispositions for the attack
en the preceding day. lie directed the dilation
Loverdo on the right, so as to take ,possession
of the heights which command Canon°, and
put himself at the head of the 6th division, corn-
'Hui:tied by General Pelleport, which was fol•
lowed by the troops of General Domon, and
proceeded by the left to take the enemy d revers.
After an hour's march, General Molitor caw
UV with a reconnoissance of 160 cavalry., who,
being stationed on an eminence, fired upon the
head of his column. Captain Lanforna, of the
/oth regiment of Chasseuri, who commanded the
escort, rushed immediately upon the enemy and
cut then) to pjeCeS, A Lieutetiant-Colouel, three
°dicers, and ten cavalry, remained on the field of
battle pierced through eith latices. We made
1.5 prisoners; and an officer and 30 men, all well
nounted, and surrendered afterwards.
- The march of the COIUMO3 was effected so
Onultaneously, that they arrived and began the
attack at the same time. The infantry of Belles-
terns crowned all the heights, and his reserve
troops advanced rapidly to turn the right wing
of General Loverdo ; but that General, whose
excellent dispositions and vigour of execution
general Molitor States he cannot sufficiently
iiihAse, had taken Ali measures. bgtalion of

riflemett that he had formed, supported by the
lat and 11th regiments of the Line, in close
column, and which he led with General Corsin
against the enemy's left wing, quickly repulsed
them with a considerable loss, and made them-
selves masters of the position of Las-A Ilmucles.
At the same time General Bonnemains, with the
4th and Bth light, made a successful attack upon
the mountains which command Campillo. Upon
the left, where ,General Molitor was, the enemy
sought to defend the approaches to Campillo ;
but General St. Chamans, at the head of the 4th
and 20th Chasseurs, effected several brilliant
charges, sabred and routed all that offered oppo-
sition to his passage,and our troops entered Cam-
pillo amidst the riuging of bells and the acclama-
tions of the inhabitants, who., under the enemy's
fire, came to point out the by-ways by which we
might overtake and intercept them.
General Pelleport's dispositions were excel-
lently made, and lie was well seconded by Ge-
neral Buchet, with the 24th and 39th of the Line,
The enemy, at 'first driven out from Campillo,
tied A:tr,ertkrin bui
lln paSS t. Mitre by reit. um.
kiTAror ',overdo, they were: constrained to throw
themselves upon the .left, where General Pelle-
port, after intvktg carried the steep position of
EI-Gastillo, and being supported by the brigade
Faverot and the division Domon, occasioned
them fresh loss to a very considerable extent.
The fire was extremely brisk upon all points,
principally on the part of the revolutionary
troops, who had the advantage of occupying the
summits. Our soldiers, whilst climbing the
rocks, found difficulty in returning the fire ;
but having reached the summits, they made
ample return, and no part of the enemy could re-
sist the briskness of the attack. On the side of
the division of Loverdo, hich had to engage with
very considerable forces, the enemy, whose lines
were broken several times, made great efforts to
form them again. I t was then that the battalions of
this division intrepidly executed several charges
with the bayonet, destroyed in great part the
light regiments of Arragon and Valencia, and
captured two colours. All the positions were
carried in succession. This battle continued
until night, which alone put an end to the pur-
suit ; and the enemy, who only escaped total
destruction by favour of the mountains which
screened them from the action of our cavalry,
retreated in disorder beyond Cambil, after hav-
ing left in the rocks 400 or 500 killed or
wounded, and basing lost 300 prisoners, among
whom are 30 officers. On our side we had 14
killed, including two officers, and 40 wounded.
In this number there are two Captains and a
Colonel. On this brilliant day, Generals, °IL
cers, and privates, displayed ardour to signalize
themselves and prove their devotedness to the
King. All those upon whom General Molitor
bestows commendation cannot be mentioned here,
ibut be particularly praises—Olere follows a list
lof names.)
The defeat of the thath inst. produced such
discouragement in the enemy's army, that 1,500
men deserted from it in the night of the 20th.
General Zayas has been separated from Ballas-
teros, %ilk() has gone into the mountains and oc-
cupies Quesada, Pazo, A Icon, and Caeola. Ile
has before him General Foissac Latour, who has
marched with all his troops to Baeza and Villa
Carito ; and as it is possible that he would en-
deavour to return Into the kingdom of Murcia,
General Loverdo with his division has proceeded
to G uadix, to observe his movements.
Previous to the action of the Uth, !General
Ballasteros had sent persons to parley., but his
propositions were not accepted. gvery thing
leads to a belief that at this moment he has sent
again to treat relative to his submission to his
Catholic Majesty.
Boatlivartc= at Igamtanates, Aug. 6, 1823.
By command of his Royal highness,
Major.tieneral Count tiUII,I,EItINOT.
A bulletin from the Major-General is expect-
ed to-morrow, which it is hoped will contain the
submission of General Ballasteros, which has
been announced in the telegraphic dispatch.
It is rumoured that Ciudad Rodrigo offers to
capitulate.
Various small bands which have fled from our
armies are giving themselves up in all parts—a
tact which announces the complete dissolution of
the forces of the Cortes.
The following article (says the Constitutionnel)
extracted from the Restaurador (the paper of the
violent Royalist party at Madrid) of the 2.d of
August, supports the rumours in circulation for
some days of negociations at Cadiz, and as to the
respective positions of the French Government
and the Madrid Regency :*
" We have learned, not without astonishment,

that on the ::Bth of July the French Genera,'
commanding in the city of Burgos requested the
Spanish authorities to suet at liberty all
duals detained for their political opinions. 'J'l►e
Authorities replied that they would not comply
with this request, considering that among these
prisoners were persons of the highest rank, who
could not be released without an express order
from the Regency of Madrid. in spite of this
observation, the French General, on his own au-
thority, released These persons. We doubt not,
that in all this there has been some mistake, and
we flatter ourselves that such a circu►nstance will
not be repeated, thanks to the harmony that
reigns between the two t►ations, the protected
and the protectress, and thanks especially to the
solemn promises of the latter."—This harmanN
is very equivocal.
MAnttin, AUG. s.—The Regency has sup.

pressed the establishment under the name of
" Public Credit" (Credito PoGila)), and has in-
trusted its financial functions to Messieurs Maria
llacosta and Antonio Pico.—On the 27th the
King and ltoynl Family enjoyed good health.—
Some English diplomatists have latterly held long
conferences with the Government of the Cortes,
and Admiral namelin has conferred with Gen.
Bourdesoult, The Regency is in continual alarm
since the surprise of Wednesday evening. It
has ordered the speedy arming- and equipment of
du: troops of Quesada, in order to put them in a
state to guard the avenues to the capital. It is
not long since they demanded alms front charita-
ble souls for the troops of the Faith. It is feared
that when the colutani Qt. the Prince Gentraliisimo