The Sun.
London, England, 1823-10-02 00:00:00

and the state and existing habits of the nation ; institutions, in
short, which could not fail to _create divisions as well as the
clashing of parties. •• It amounts to an• ignorance of history of Spain to pro-
pose the ancient Cortes of the Kingdom as a guarantee for
the preservation of order, justice and good .administration.
Jtintas, of particular Assemblies in eacliof the three Bistayan
Provinces ; different Cortes in Navarre ; other Cones of three
distinct classes in Arragon, Catalonia, and Valencia, which
for a -long time have ceased to-exist ; others again still very
different, in the kingdom of Castile, which never had any
settled or fixed form, and which besides experienced great
vicissitudes. Such is the bond with which the French seek to
unite all Spaniards, and consolidate the Monarch Y.. Hetero-
geneous assemblies, in which a true representation never
existed, in which it was as common to see the men called the
attorneys of the 'people, prostituted or sold to the ruling
power, as it was to behold the royal dignity outraged and
oppressed by the preponderance or ambition of subjects.—
Such are the means recommended to strengthen- the authority
of. the Monarch, and secure a just freedom to the nation.
The idea in-itself is ridiculous, and the proposal of the Duke
d'Angotilerne can only be 'understood when taken in the sense
meant by the authors of the royal decree of the 4th of May,
1814—an idea in itself too vain to satisfy the hopes of those
who reflect. The plan might serve to establish an absolute
Government; but it could never answer the wants or wishes of
the:Spanish people. The intentions of the French are evident,
and hence they established the Madrid Regency, who have
overturned every thing that had been done by the legitimate go-
vernment in the space of three years—that same Government
which had been openly acknowledged by the Invaders them-
selves, and by the whole of Europe. The Spaniards, in fact,
are to have ho Constitution whatever ; but they and their King
are to bear the yoke it is intended to bind them to. To this
extreme do they seek to reduce both the Monarch and his Peo-
ple. The real object is an indefinite military occupation.
Notwithstanding the ardent wisliof the Spanish Government
to put an end to this disastrouS war, the only proposal hitherto
made to it on the part-of France, independent of the tone and
terms in whieh the same is conveyed, is of such a nature that it
cannot be accepted without dishonour, the sacrifice of the dig-
nity of the Throne. and the fate of the nation. It is also clear,
that if the threat is carried into effect, on the proposal being
rejected, the person of the King and Royal Family may be in
danger ; destruction may reach their residence, and all the love
andloyalty felt towards them may not perhaps be able to shield
them from the anger of men in despair. It' the object of the,
French Government was to rid themselves of the reigning family
in Spain, they could scarcely have hit on a more suitable mea- I
sure than the one they now resort to. The Spanish Govermentl
and the Spanish people must and do protest against the result
of the violence committed by the French. In the critical situ-
ation of the Kingof Spain, all the Monarchs of the earth have
a decided interest,. and so have all nations, in the emergency
in which the Spanish people are at this moment placed.

CITY, Mike o'Clock.—Corisols opened this
morning at 83n for.the Account, at which.price
they are, steady, with little or no .business
(king. •

Owing to the non-arrival of. Expresses this
forenoon from Paris, which is attributed to_the
heavy gales of yesterday, we are without infor-
-
mation, and there are not even' any reports on
'Change.
Fo REIGN MARKET.—The' chief business trans-
acting this morning in the above Market is in
Colombian and Spanish Bonds. In all other
Foreign Securities there is scarce a bargain done.

Jamaica Papers arrived 'this morning to the
13th of August, but contain very little informa-

tion.

(Front the Courant, July 26.)

Letters • received from Carthagena, by the
schooner' Ann', mention that-the Colombian. forces
were in possesgion of Maracaibo.
PANAM.L, JULY 6.---fEstract of u letter.)—
" Since yesterday the Merchants of this place
have met, in 'coniequence of hearing that several
strong armed vessels (pirates) were tibUut the
coast, and fearing they Weald attack the itne..
gade•with superior force; 4,11a5-been agreed that
they Would not ship until the next- opportunity."

FrOni the unpisgui:ied manner. whiCh THE
SUN! Is • now quoted in. the, French • Papers;
we are induced to• believe that the prohibi-
tion against its. introduction into France has
been taken off.. Those of -our friends, therefore,
who have been in: the practice of -sending copies
of THE Sew into France by private opportuni-
ties, will perhaps find that it may now be safely
transmitted by the ordinary .conveyances. The
French Government (164 not condescend' to give
any public notice of tits measures which it. adopts
respecting foreign journals. .

•
BA YONNI:, Str'r. Marquess of Ta-
iaru set out for POrt St. Mary's on the evening of the 17th.
We hear that the troops which:besieged Pampeluna are going
to be employed in the siege of Lerida.,--The disorder at Pas-
is:ige seems not to have made any progreks for these two days ;
there has been no death since the 21st, and the new cases arc
proportionably less numerous. We are however more Indebted to
the cool weather than the strict precautions that have peen taken
for our security against this terrible scourge, which was so near
penetrating into France, for it was mere chance that the in-
fected ship did not come into our port to repair. The accounts
from • Pampeluna do not agree respecting the damage that
has been done to the town.; it appears, however, 'that it
is not very • great; the heaviest of the• fire was directed
aeinst the citadel, which is almost destroyed.. The officers,
prisoners of war, who were expected here to-day, have not yet
arrived. Our National Guard commenced doing duty yester-
day ; it has five posts to.oCcupy.
•

Yesterday His •
Excellency
- Baron lirwritEn,
Envoy Extraordinary and .Minister Plenipoten•
fiery to his Majesty the King of PftUSSIA, jointly
with M.-N. noTtiscult,o, and accompanied by
Mr.'BoNNET, Notary Public, cancelled and de-
posited in the Bank of. England the amount of
forty thousand pounds, in special bonds, of the
Prussian Loan, negociated by Mr. N.M. ROTHS..
cum) in 1818. •
The Duke of Yo ex, who is on a shooting party
at the Duke of RuTLAsn's, expressed his regret,
in a very elegant written letter, that he could not
be present at the opening of Drur-lane Theatre,
last evening.--A private box hasy been fitted up
for his Royal Highness, in the decorations of
which ,the Manager, Mr, ELLtsioN, has evinced
much taste.
DovEtt,Ste.r. 30.—Orders have been received
at Dover to send the Arrow steam-packet to
Calais on Wednesday, to be in readiness to'
receive the Princess AUGUSTA. It is expected
that her Royal Highness will embark at Calais,
on her return to this country, on Thursday next.
Lord ELGIN is just arrived from Scotland ; his
Lordship will immediately leave town for Paris,
for the purpose of collecting antiques and splendid
furniture, with which the Noble LOrd intends to
decorate his mansion in the north.