The Sun.
London, England, 1823-04-19 00:00:00

PRO V INCIA CJTTIINALS.

[Franz the Dublin Coriespondent, April 15.1
We quote the ,following extraordinary para-
graph from the Courier' of Saturday
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"It would be ridiculously premature to assume any final
result of the campaign from the mere fact of the unobstructed
entrance of the French army. Their advance upon Madrid
may take place without tiring another gun; they may even en-
trench themselves in the capital, and yet find much to do before
they bring,the war to a close."
,These observations come' now with a very bad
grace froM a Journal which has peen all along
justifying the condutt of the Bourbons in this at-
tack upon Spain, Which bui been vaunting of. the
expedition with Which the French army would
conquer the country, and which has been repre-
senting the majority 'of the Spanish nation cle-
cidedly friendly to the- invasion. That Journal
has not'been backward in spiriting up the French
Government to the attempt, and, now, 'for the
first time, it recognizes some difficulties in the
undertaking. It would be difficult to account
for such duplicity arid tergiversation.—The
anxiety of the public will no doubt be kept alive
every day, to learn the further progress of the
French army, and to ascertain whether the
Spanish Authorities 'had Jey good grounds for
resisting every attempt at concession. The
country presents unquestionably' great facilities
for resistance-; and if the people are true to each
other, and ftilly imbued with the noble ardour
of patriotism, which, from their conduct .hereto-
fore, we have no reason to .suspect, we should
entertain but -little fear for the result. Wa
would dread more the dangerous and destrUctive
fanaticism of the followers of the Army of ,the
Faith, than the most potent achievements of the
French mercenaries.—The latter may conquer,,
but the-'former would massacre under the sacred
name of religion.

PARIS PAPERS.

[From the Pilote of Thursday Morning.]

PARIS, APRIL 17.—The King yesterday pre-
sided at a Council of Ministers, which -lasted an
hour and a half. The Duke de Belluno, Minister
of War, being indisposed, was not present.
It is asserted that 4,000 troops of the Quard
are to march forthwith, to form the nucleus of
an army of reserve.—A. traveller, who left Lisbon
eleven days ago, who has seen all the Portuguese
Army, asserts that this army is one of the finest,
the best equipped, and the best disposed, to sup-
port the national honour that has been seen for a
long time. _ _ _ _

The operations of the corps of Marshal Mon-
cey were to commence, it is said, in Catalonia,
the 15th. It is the force under the orders of
Mina that is opposed to us in that quarter.
It appears that this year Generals are-not the
only persons who perform acts of prowess. The
wife of an officer of high rank is mentioned, who
had lhe courage to maintain herself alone in a
house which her husband had abandoned, and
who, by an energetic defence, had succeeded in
preserving the place. The siege was raised on
Monday.—[This seems to be an allusion to the
Duchess of Belluno, the wife of the Minister of
War, who, during the absence of her husband,
would not remove from the official residence, to
make way for the ad iintcrini successor.—TRANS-
LATOIL]
We learn from Vienna, that the Austrian
troops, which have, left the kingdom of Naples,
and were on their march for Austria, have re-
ceived orders to halt.

Letters from Italy say, that a Sardinian squa-
dron is to cruise on the coasts of Spain, to assist.
the operations of the FFench Army, and that at
the same time the troops of Piedmont and Savoy
are to be put on a respectable footing to take
part in hostilities, It is well known that all
diplomatic relations have long ceased between
the Courts of Turin and. Spain. It is supposed
that the determination of France will induce the
Cabinet of Turin speedily to declare war on the
Peninsula.
[From the Constitat;onnel of Wednesday.]
BAYONNE, APRIL 10.—Some persons of our town, who
were at St. Sebastian eight days before the commencement of
hostilities, assert that there are fifty pieces of cannon upon the
ramparts of the town and the citadel. The garrison consists,
independently of the artillery from Valencia, of the regiment*
of Imperial Alexander, commanded by O'Donnel ; of Valen-
cay, commanded by Saurea ; a battalion of the Regiment of
Espana, and one of the Militias of Salamanca. The Governor,
of the town is Don Pablo de-Lapegna, Brigadier of Cavalry.
Provisions have been put in requtstion throughout the neigh.
bourhood. It is provisioned for six months.
AU that I have informed you on the subject of the plans of
defence of the Spaniards is "confirmed. Bilboa has been com-
pletely evacuated by the troops, which have retired in the di.
rection of the Ebro. It is even asserted that this town has
sent a deputation to the Duke of Angouleme, that it will
submit on condition that it is not entered by the troops of
the Faith.

They write from St. Jean Pied de Port, that the Prince of
Ilohenlohe has entered Spain by the points of Roneesvalles,
and Baygori. He proceeds, it is said, towards Pampeluna. It
is Colonel Chapalengarras who commands that town. General
O'Donnel, brother of the Colonel, who is at St. Sebastian, de-
parted hence with his son, and an escort of 30 horsemen.
Forty of the militia made prisoners by Zebula, in Biscay, ar-
rived yesterday in our town—they are Covered with rags.
Four physicians and four apothecaries of this place are put
in requisition for the service of the hospitals.
An embargo is placed on all vessels, French or Foreign, in
consequence, it is said, of orders from the Minister of the Ma-
rine. This precaution was the more necessary, as several
Spanish vessels of war were in sight. It is announced that a
squadron is expected from Rochefort, in order to cruize upon
the coasts of Spain and within the gulf.

B A I A.

OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

" Senhor—l hasten to inform your 'Majesty that this morn-
ing the Insurgents made a vigorous attack with a division of
considerable strength on our left wing.
" They were dislodged from the positions which they had oc-
cupied, and compelled to retreat m disorder by the Lusitanian
Constitutional Legion, the 3d battalion of Infantry, and the Ist
battalion of the Ist Regiment of Militia.

" The enemy's loss was considerable ; the artillery of the be-
fore-mentioned Legion made gnat havoc in his ranks. Our
troops behaved most nobly. Our loss is trifling.
" God preserve your Majesty many years,
" IGNACIO LUZ MADEIRA DE MELLO.

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" Bahia, Feb. 15."
A dispatch, dated Feb. 13, mentions, that in consequence of
the want of vessels for the port of Lisbon, it was determined to
dispatch the Infante Don Sebastian packet. It is stated that
the desertion of the natives and the militia has been very
great, and that the Junta was reduced to three Members,
circumstances which the General adduces in proof that the
spirit of rebellion had become very general ;—that the in-
surgents had compelled the townships of the Prado and St.
Matheus, whence some supplies of Mandioca meal used to
be obtained, to revolt;--that he would have taken possession
of the island of Itaparica, but that its occupation could not be
effected in consequence of the great force with which the enemy
defended it, and the attack with which he threatened the city,
which he hail realised by attacking the right and left of its line
of defence. The General does not name the date of this attack,
but merely observes that our loss was small, that the troops
behaved very gallantly, and that the enemy's loss, which was
considerable, included some officers left dead on the field.
By the muster-rolls transmitted under the date of the 14th of
February, it appears that the force existing in Bahia, consisted
of—troops of the line, 4,222 ; militia, 3,851 ; total, 8,073.
On the 14th December, the following was the force:—troops
of the line, 4,301; militia, 4,374.
Difference.—ln the troops of the line in the course of two
months, 79; in the militia, during the same time, 523.
The great diminution of the militia is owing to desertion.—
The sick of the troops of the line in the hospitals and quarters,
amount to 739. . .

The situation of Ireland harrows up our soul.
How long shall we hear of burnings, murders,
robberies, and every species of crime that can be
supposed to fill the blackest catalogue ? There
is not a post that arrives from the South with-
out a list of outrages which would be dis.
graceful to savages! We doubt not but there
are very considerable exaggerations in the
accounts, but, at best, they are such as we
do not hear of even in Spain, where the people
are in a state of positive warfare. The con-
sideration of this subject carries the mind
back to some of those circumstances, which have,
in the first instance, occasioned discontent : high
rents, and tithes; these are in a good degree re.
moved—for the people in the disturbed districts,
generally speaking, pay neither one or the other
—and yet the evils still continue ; nay eucrease !
There are secret ramifications of a deep rooted
and determined system of alteration, beyond the
ken,of common observers. It behoves these who
are concerned to look to what may he the conse-
quences.—(garloto, Morning Post, April 17.)
We regret to state, that, since the discussion
on Mr.BROWNLOW'S, motion on Tuesday night,
Mr. UuTctimsorst,,the Member for Cork, has
been confined to his bed -by a severe- feverish
Cold. The
,Uon. Gentleman, paired off on the
Catholic Question.: