The Sun.
London, England, 1823-08-25 00:00:00

OF CORI724NA.

ARMY OF SPAIN..--IsT Colas, 2D DIVISION.
Canip.infrontof Commie, Aug.
I will tilt repeat to your Excellency the advantageous pro-
posals which .1 directed to your predecessor, 'in the name of
his Royal Highness the Duke of Angouleme I cannot do less
than confirm and assure your Excellency, on my word and
honour, that the will' be executed, if you accept them : coin-
pare them with the inevitable events of a place taken by,force.
I offer to your EXcellency a eurity, or the future lot of the
whole garrison. AVoitlil you, then, prefer captivity, and all the
harror:s of the siege ? My frankness Is well known ; never have
1 made use of treachery or deceit; all Galicia, with whose anti-
Ihries you may reckon, hag submitted to the obedience of Don
Fernando Septuno ; and my troops, with those of General Mo-
rino, have entered Vigo. For one part, your means of defence
are diminished at the same rate that those of the attackers are
augrnented. You have seen the French cruisers in the bay, and
you cannot be ignorant, 1 should think, that my artillery is
mounted, and ready to destroy a town that 1 should wish to
save : and I assure you, on my word and honour, that this
is certain.
I conjure you, then, Senor Governor, that you should submit
to his Royal !Ugliness the Duke of Angouleme, whose person
I reptesent : the town of Continua will remain in deposit, to lie
delivered, n the King of Spain when he ceases to be captive.
It is, then, to yeti, Senor, and to Spain itself, that your Excel
lency would surrender it : on the contrary, your Excellency
will be responsible to all the military of the garrison for the loss
of their commistions, and to the inhabitants for all the misfor-
tunes which are the consequences of a besieged town. I sup-
Pose, Senor Governor, you have affection for your King, and
that you do not wish to deprive his Majesty of those officers
who would serve him well. I believe your Excellency hu-
mane: can you, then, behold without horror all the misfortune
of a population reduced to the worst and last calamities ?
- I hope,'Senor Governor, that you will not hesitate in accept-
ing those Prepositions that do not in the least tarnish or stain
your honour.
The means of restoring peace and felicity to your country
rests with your Excellency.
I transmit a (silly of my former propositions, in case your
predecessor should not have judged proper to communicate it
to you,
I have the honour to be, Senor Governor,
- With the highest consideration,
Your Excellency's obedient Servant,
DOURCK, Lietit.-General.

ANSWER.
Most excellent Senor—l am prepared and deCided, with the
whole garrisen of this place, to maintain it at all costs, as our
oaths, our honour, and fidelity to the Constitutional King de.
mond, WhoM we ,in no manner consider a captive, as the
most. recent news informs us, and particularly his Majesty
having lately the goodness to name me ad interim Column.
tiant of this district, and consequently General.in.Chief and
Governor of this city. . Would it, then, correspond with- his
confidence, if- I delivered up the place to your, xcellency, who
p'esent yourself us his enemy, and the enemy:of the Spanish
nation t • •
Those same horrors with which your Excellency now threaten
us and the innocent people of this town, have indeed moved
my humanity.; but they haVe not diminished my resolution to
defend the place ; and all the evils which the proprietors and
inhabitant sull'er arc broulht on them by your Excellency. And
since the means of avoiding _those evils rests with those whom
your Excellency names paciflcatori,ond friends of King Ferdi
nand VII., why would you,' Alien,- destroy a place, defended
by his subjects, who consider hint at full liberty P
The latest news from Vigo, and other provinces of Gabeio, do
not agree with those which your Excellency has sent me, and I
ani certain that myself and all this meritorious garrison wiil
mike your Excellency know it Very Noon.
' Clod prerierrie your Excellency many years.
FRANCISCO NOVELLA, Covermo,
Corinna, Bth August, Ma.