The Sun.
London, England, 1823-09-30 00:00:00

GENERA RUG b.

(From 14 /Mk.)
Our private correspondence supplies us with
some curious detstiP
,of a conversation which
took place between Riegoand our Coriespondents
in the presence of a third person. Our readers
may rely upon the accuracy of the account—ef
its interest they must judge for themselves:

ac ANDUJAR, Sztvr. 19.—Goneral, Illego iastilihiere in Vie
prison of the city, together with three officers who were maa.e_
prisoners with him at Arquilas. One of them is an English
officer, who affects great indifference, and whom Mar war¢
sionally. banters. When his turn came to declare his. mums
and quality, said hisiame was Williams, and that he Was
an adventurer. Upon the'whole the prisOners passed their time
more gaily than rnfght be supposed. liege is very communl-
cative, and delights to talk with the French, whose languagts
be speaks perfectly,

" !Ityself yesterday of this disposition to as*
Mm. He entreated mysell and 'another person to :trOleiri
room, and we remained about three hours talking erielibrin.
He replied, with the utmost civility, and even with a Seeming
frankness, to the or merous questions which and my compe-
,
uion alternately addressed to him. We asked him why, and
.for what object, he quitted Cadiz? He replied, that he was
generally supposed to he much more powerful with his party
than he really was, and that his leaving Cadiz was by 110 means
the result 'of his own wishes, but arose front the order of.the
Cortes, among whom he had ,many enemies, who
_, were de-
lighted with an opportunity of thrusting him forward. lie
said that he was perfectly aware of the snare, and that he WE:,
even on the point Or embarking for Gibraltar to .join his wife;
but that the dread of passing for a coward prevented him. He
went flrst to Malaga, where, pursuant to an order of the Cones,
he removed Zayas and caused him to embark for Cadiz; he
confessed that he had- done the same with about' fifty priesta ;
but still merely in obedience to the instructions of the Cortes;
and be gave us his word of honour, that neither at Malaga no:
at Jaen, nor at MAXtOS, had he committed any of the atrocities
imputed so bins.
_ _

Ills übjeet in quitting Jaen, on seeing himself pursued
by General Bonnemains, was to throw himself Into Cataltinia,
and join Mifia. He did not expect to. ilnd French troops .a:
Andujar. It appears, however, that the Constitutionalists are
badly, supplied with spies, for we caused him considerable
surprise, seven or eight times, by mentioning things whit's
were perfectly well known. He said, that at ladia they weie
entirely ignorant of political events, and that when he left it,
he did not ben eve in the submission .of Ballasteros.
" He related to Us, with minute details, his last interview
with Ballasteros. He said he was so persuaded that this Gene-
ral would join him, that before speaking to him upon the sub-
ject, he lost some time in trivolous conversation; but when
length he put the question, Ballasteros replied, that he: hid
given his word to the French, and that he would not betray it.
" Riego,.fancying he saw a considerable degree of self-love
in this refusal of Ballasteros, and imagining that he would net
like to find himself under his orders, went so far aieto propo4.
to serve as his Aide-de-Camp in the campaign. Ballesteroe
remained Finn, and Bier) then removed, the guard which was
at the General's door, and placed some of his own soldiers there.-
It was in this manner that ‘Ballasteros found himself a prisoner.
Riego talked with us also of his last affair at Jaen ; and lie told
us that neither, officers nor soldiers would fight,. although on.
the 'very morning •Of that day they all demanded to be
against the French. Whitt induced him to take to flight after
this affair was the circumstance of ahall being fired at him
one. or his own soldiers, who was behind him. The ball killca
his horse' and wounded himself slightly in the thigh.
" lie defended himself warmly against the accusation or
having ill-treated the King on the road from Seville to Ctu/iz.
He said it was decidedly against his opinion that the King was
removed, and that he had the highest possible regard lbr Kis
Majesty.
lie considers his cause as entirely lost. He says, th.4o-C
Cadiz continues to receive provisions, it may yet hold ant a long
time ; hut that his party were extinct, anti thitt he could Wait
to see Cadiz open its gates. These words made -Us. 'star a
little.

" He spoke with unbounded fury of die cowardice of. his
offieirs and s‘ldiers he said that all SpiinitrJs Were cowards.
He enuld-not imagine 260 Freactroavalry could beat 2,600 Th-
fantry, and nearly 800 cavalry. lie said, in fact, that this
'affair was a mere pek mete encounter. A soldier ran st*iii
.with his portinahreau, in which there were 30,000 duoosv'eittler
in gold or paper."

(FROM THE TCH AN!) HAYI BL j Efi II • PAPEM-1

ST. PF.TERSBUROII, StrT. , Court Gazette aayi,
that in the month of July immense swarms of Linnets appear-
ed in the Cloveinrnent of the lir,oronesk ; 'they lame from the
country of the Don Cossacks, and committed great ravages on
the standing corn, but the speedy nod efFectont, measures
adopted' by the 'magistrates, anon Obliged..thein to retreat into
the Steppes on the Don.
,SToCKHOLI4, • Bb:PT. 12..—al...Q4iptieriy, the ,Secrety
!State, is to deliver in bins defence in writing, to the Eigh ourt
of •J titmice, within a thimight. `M7.'riiiill;,i)U7'rlinister.
COnstantinople, will, it is said. betecnlled froni his
'Berggren,, Chaplain to the Legation,. who has made extensive
traVelsio the East Will,return shortly to this city.
..k rinser, 0,121•30.--14 to this' time, shocks or mitt.
quakes continue to be felt .81:oast ',dally—throughant
;which in some instiince3, have done vast damage., ,"his,
however, is not the whole of the - evil with which this
unhappy country is visited. The -rainy ••ii&ition • genOtilly
begins in December,' and 'reontinues• With some : inter-
ruptions till ,the end of March ;•-t?iit from March to., Cv-
tober it is 'Very seldom that a diiip Yee,
however, • ;is very --different, for ''•durms the 'set weeks
of May. and •the whaled •June,it hues rained *ltatily
without toter-mission,. end tqrrents front poor the mounriiio.i.
the Orontes' has Overdo ilea its hanks, Inundated the eta/
swept away Mon and etude,' the; behrvest• itt ttle li:.ttli'iltni diet
meow), housed, trees-, house'., AbaUt4APOip#44ol4:ll4eitir
perished. the measure cf cur raiefornines the Vague
'bus brokeuunt at eirut.• • •
11t:Itt.17ti that a Committee
.has been . alpolated,ligre,Aoosiiiting, of hibli e• Onics
`Mid of private to propoJe . plant for oithplifyilig
'the Adminiltratian, a stl foertducing as much `Oesiblettie
public expenditure, livid', thus Ito p repare for the ilueitnilor4,icf
the assembly,of the 3tates oti4hisatibicet, so; that they r pylte
'Able to oilier upon, it' iiitho.ait 'delay.e surprised atts-
reiviog this'-merely from u Bfittigard' journitl,' bilplerierthe it
it is crodited. •

H nauE, SErr.. 25.--Some ii4portant c4apsv4 ,its ~iffczknt
depiatinetiti or the It dmirastratlon are eirtaittry t4ttrilleil3-4
lhelmtticulota Tfot pt,aitively irriowu. '

Every potit7brittgs an acdount Of abate-new c,..a.
thges i&the-Soeiltern,Conisties. It the tratictrucill
etigagetl'in theseenotttilties'eaa et-6;114 torent. i.
tnischief, they ltlipear4.detertninett to perpetnite
*hat ic In. theirlicNer, and What no ftititleilk e.c...t
cattetilyluttril tignin`ct. "They are heAv'riottAilY.
Clatifigsati.lol"ololl4lVeit hi tnany'plai!Pii'st.ttift.
=tire to°tOtn%anit'llity itt'itielis,.aitti 'recant* att tie -
distraitten for rent. AU these acts-04041 y Intl'
cute a s,”ttiiiiiilit: opriiiilil#ll to ell. kat!. ,'.,thil n
deteiteiwitton i't) stipport theirvieletitc. tip-tittatt
force. When shall ne gee'ao eiiii. to thi.4.lk!lp4iiii.l?.•
a„.a .vt,t.,L gshot: the pm:att/Ate :tail` tietterty,Ocoi-,
inhy:thelotelve;' witit tire~ F'`'lle"'"°"' that ilil: :
livP sk'care tinder'the prOteiliati 01 iti.e ler liiii-
' Cork i i t
itt i oil '
, We are gratilleti to c4.lde wgic
howe'ver, 'that. the tttritetets of z.!ls: rr.:,.14§-e..-..,
truly have not long einned 41.i.ti-Jtiiiti,.--;-:CDia..`Lit
Correspondent, Sept. 27.)