The Sun.
London, England, 1823-07-01 00:00:00

LMORNING 111)ST.1

The Government of Spain has not yet, since it
transferred itself to its new seat, had the oppor-
tunity to explain to the friendly inhabitants of
this distant country the principles by which its
recent conduct has been determined, nor the
character under which it is now desirous to be
considered. Whenever this necessary explana.
tion shall arrive, together with such an authen.
ticated statement of facts as must be inseparable
from it, we trust it will be found that the
Spanish Cortes have not adopted any measure in
violation of the Constitutional rights of the
Spanish Crown ; or, if urgent and evident neces-
sity have driven them to any such measure, that
they have been cautious to limit it in duration as
well as in degree to the absolute demand of the
crisis, We wish this so earnestly because we are
persuaded that no Government can enjoy any
extensive or permanent dominion over the
popular mind in Spain, unless the principles of
Monarchy are largely blended in its Constitu-
tion. If the character, the prejudices, the intel-
ligence, and the interests of the population of
that country had been left undisturbed by Fo-
reign interference to assume their proper and
natural controul over her political institutions,
we entertain, no doubt that eventually the Mo-
narchical -principle would have appeared inter-
woven with the whole frame of her Government,
in as much force as it can any where possess,
without manifest injury to the welfare and happi-
ness of mankind.. There is, however, no error,
no inconsistency which the Corte', can have com-
mitted, that ought to have any effect to abate the
zeal or relax the efforts of the lovers of freedom
on its behalf, so long as it remains the only rally-
ing point of Spanish independence, and possesses
the influence to stimulate brave and generous
Spaniards to combat against the invaders of their
country.---The Regency "of the Faith," effects
to be enraged at the indignity offered by the
Cortes, as it alleges, to the Spanish Crown. As
if any other indignity to 'a Crown could equal
that of assuming its functions 'under 'the protec-
tion of foreign arms;' as if any other injury to an
independent Monarchy, even that of its tem-
porary subversion, by the efforts of domestic fac-
tion, is not exceeded when its name and'emblams
are prostituted so far as to serve for the apology

and the mask for • foreign usurpation. This
affectation of anger on account of the violated
dignity of the Spanish Throne, on the part of a
thing calling itself a Spanish Regency, but which
is in truth merely a part of the camp equipage of
the Duke d'Angouleme, would be only ridi-
culous, were it not accompanied by the fullest
and frankest declaration which, since the world
began, any men in authority have put forth, that
the promises of moderation in which it has
hitherto so much abounded, and the show of
gentleness which it has vaunted so loudly, have
been purely hypocritical and deceptive, and by
the pretty distinct intimation that vengeance and
cruelty will now be entitled to their full arrears.
On reading this confession, and this threat, con-
tempt and honour will struggle in every manly
and honourable bosom for the predominance.
Let the insolent invaders of Spain, and the base
puppets whose motions they direct, pursue their
infamous career of perfidy and murder; Huma-
nity may be consoled by the reflection, that their
final defeat and destruction are rendered more
probable by every fresh exhibition of treachery

and guilt.
[NEW TIMES :1
The expresses from France yesterday brought
the closing price of the French Funds on Satur-
day, 88f. 25c. A report was circulated in the
City, that the Cortes had obtained an armistice
of eleven days from the French. The Procla-
mation of the Regency, given in the Paris Jour-
nals of Saturday, renders this rumour very im-
probable. It denounces as traitors the Members
of the Cortes who countenanced by their pre-
sence the deposition of the King ; orders, that
the property of those who aided in his removal
to Cadiz shall be sequestrated ; and declares,
that the Officers and troops of the line and
militia who have attended the King to Cadiz shall
be held responsible for the safety of the Royal
Prisoners. Nothing but strong apprehensions
on this latter point can have induced the Allied
French and Spaniards to treat with the rem-
nant of the Cortes.—Sir W. A'Court is said
to' have arrived at Gibraltar, there to await
the liberation of Ferdinand.-- The advices
from Lisbon are to the 17th. The inconsider-
' able agitation caused by the late events was
rapidly subsiding into perfect tranquillity. It is
said that the King had appointed a Committee of
Eleven to remodel the Coustitution.—lt is stated
that Private Grenadier Wilson had made his way
from Oporto back into Gallicia ; but, if we are to'
believe some advices; not without receiving some
striking marks of the' gratitude' felt by the
people of Portugal for his volunteer assistance..
" Private accounts," says an Evening Paper,l
" 6 state that Sir Robert Wilson, in returning from
Oporto with his Aide.de-Camp, was very roughly
handled at Braga by the populace.' Fortunately
for Sir Robert, the interference of the troops,
who were called out, rescued him and his
Aide-de-Camp from the popular fury, which
bad placed them
in' ieopardy." .—Fortu-
nately for Sir Robert !" Fortunately for
the cause of, Spain and of liberty, through-
out the world! Lamentable indeed would
it have been that all the hard-earned laurels of
the Hero of Gallicia should have been crushed
and trampled under foot. Long live the Fride
of Southwark and the dread of France, and long
may the Spanish Campaign be remembered!,