The Sun.
London, England, 1823-01-18 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

BaToNNE, JAN. 7.—The attempt of General
"O'Donnel in Navarre has had the result we ex-
.pected. On the 30th of December he was grossly
insulted at Estella by his own soldiers, who were
weary anti ashamed of constantly frying. The Chief,
Juannito, had an interview with him, represented
the discontent of the troops, and his desire to risk
combat with the Constitutional forces; but it is
said O'Dattnel shewed him his orders to harrass
She enemy by ,continual- marches and counter-
marches ; and when Juannito made this answer
:known to the troops, they' broke out into sedi-
tious cries of " Away with the coward—no
stranger in our rank !" O'Donnel, whose health
is much weakened, gave up the command, and
'retired to St. Jean Pied de Port, where he now
'is. Ills successor is not known ; some speak of
Laguna, some of Longa, who are here, but nei-
ther of them is likely to have the confidence of
the Defenders of the Faith, now commanded by
Guergent and Juannito. The accounts from
Navarre state that the position of the two armies
•is such, that it is expected there will be a cont.
plete defection in the Army of the Faith—several
have already claimed and obtained the amnesty.
ST. JEAN PIED DE PORT, JAN. 9.—We have
General O'Donnel here, with his feet fr.ozen and
the maledictions of his soldiers for his recompense.
it was in vain that he boasted, before his depar•
tare, that he would establish order in the Army
of the Faith, and give it a regular organization.
:Juannito and Ludron, probably discontented that
another should come and reap the fruit of their
'labour, appeared at the first ill pleased with the
arrival of the General-in-Chief, but did not dare
to refuse to receive him, especially as he was
nominated by the Regency at Urgel. As soon
as this was dissolved, tired of obeying the Gene..
ral, who they said was too old to carry on such
a war, they sought to discredit him in the opinion
of his troops, and even to make him suspected,
on account of his two brothers, one of whom is
inspector-General of 'lnfantry, the other Chief
of the Staff of Torrijos. Torrijos occupies the
best position in Upper Navarre, and has driven
the greater part of the Army of the Faith into
the vallies of Erro, Ahesca, Salazar, and [temel.
.A strong column of Constitutional troops is posted
in that of Bastan, a second at Lumbieres, a
.third at Salvatierra, and a fourth at Carfran,
communicating with the troops at Arragon. The
ctt 7... airy is in the environs of Pamppluna, and the
principal towns of Navarre are occupied by garri-
sons more or less numerous. Unless the bands of
the Faith destroy themselves by their constant
marches, their speedy defeat or dispersion seems
inevitable. A Proclamation, published by Tor-
rijos at Lumbieres, on the 4th, is said to have
.produced a very good effect, and to have induced
many of the soldiers of the Faith to come over.
Fugitives of all classes arrive daily, who paint the
*deplorable situation of the army ; the sending of
•provisionS continues, but the payment is not so
',rood as it used to be.
BAYONNE, JAN. 9.—We have nothing to add
•to the news from St. Jean Pied tie Port.

It is reported among the great number of Spa-
,nislo rufugees who were here, that Gen. Quesuda
Is every moment expected from Paris, to take the
command of the army in Navarre.' The fears of
voir are not dispelled, though the military pre.
,parations are greatly relaxed. Our trade with
.lipain is reduced to nothing, for nobody dares to
send goods, because the Defenders of the Faith
do not content themselves with exacting a duty
at certain places on all articles sent from France ;
two or three leagues farther on they send sol-
diers to seize on them, or to choose out of the
bales whatever they please.
Our accounts from Madrid of the Ist say,—
'" We enjoy perfect tranquillity, but the irrita-
tion of people's minds against the Holy Alliance,
and especially against France, is at its height."
it is affirmed, that on account of the refusal of
the Pope to Sanction the division of the dioceses
and the exile of the Archbishops and Bishops,
who have not -proved their attachment 'to the
piety), a proposal will be made to the Cortes to
render the Spanish Church independent of Rome,
by investing the Archbishops and Bishops with
:stn powers as shall make all application to
Rome need less.

The English Ambassador continues to enjoy
-high favour with our Cabinet, which malces it
supposed that the claim of 80 millions in merely
40 Cover certain negociations carrying on between
,the two Governments.