The Sun.
London, England, 1823-07-28 00:00:00

•from the Isle of Leon and the Trocadero. They were repulsed
at all points with the loss of 1,500 men ; our loss was incou-
siderable.

Gen. Molitor on the I3th captured the fortress of Lorca,—he
is continuing his march upon Grenada.
Gen. Bourck, after a very brisk affair, blockaded Corunna
.on the 15th. _ _

. ,
[From the Constituticomcl.l
BAYONNE, trLY 19.--The following paragraph is ex.
traeteil from the ile,stemrador of the 12th : _ _

The appearance In Castile of the rebel forces, increased by
. thine which were wandering in Estremadura, the intimation
in- en'to the town of Zamora by the Empecinado, in the morn-
leg of the 7th instant, his march upon Toro, which menaces
the military arrangements of the Captain General, lastly,
the at Valladolid, and in several communes of Old
• Castile, are circumstances which give rise to many reflee.
• _

0 " Old Castile, has no other force than what the Captain
General has been, enabled to assemble in six weeks, and 'till,

fbrce consists only of 2,000-infantry, and 400 horie; amongst:
tbeforr.er are 900 without muskets, and almost naked ;,:.od,
• 140 of,. the cavalry have neither equipments, nor sabres, nor
• ia.gdles.: The moveable column under the orders of the Cottnt
de Negri, consisting of 600 -foot soldiers and 150 horse, is
• employed to maintain the,line upon the Tormcs and the Duero;
but it is also to act against the Empecinado, and the soldiers
want shoes and' other articles, which forms an obstacle to the
.
operatons of column.
At Tordesillas, it very important military point, the Cap-
tairs-General has stationed a detachment of 150 infantry and
, N 9 horse..; another detachment occupies Medina del Campo;
, and 30W—infantry and 80 horse cover Valladolid, and form a
camp of reserve. But what can such a weak force effect in so
imnrdnse a country as Castile.
,h is :quid:that theEmpecinado makes excursions to the en-
, yironsof Valladolid, and that he has set at liberty 400 Consti-
tutionalists who have joined him.
, .‘."rhe niiatia of. Madrid, and those of Seville, to the num..
, her of. from 700 to 800, under the orders of the Ex-Political
.; Chief of Huelva, have spread themselves as free corps through
the country of Nicbla ; a battalion has been sent in pursuit of
them.

".Letters, from i'lontero state,s that a free corps of 309. men
have entered Cordova."

We stated on Saturday that the successful re-
sigance of Corunna had excited a hope ttiarthe
situation of the, French might becomeso extremely,
dangerous as to " compel the Duke of ANGOU
LEME to concentrate his scattered divisions, andi
to retrograde to his former position on the line of
the Ebro."—We little thought, while we were
Writing that sentence, that it would he so soon
followed by the 'following positive annunci-
ation by one of our contemporaries (the Courier),
who has been supposed to enjoy the ,particular
favour of the French Government :
_ "pur_Readers may rely upon the authenticity of the follow.

ing intelligence :
The.Yrancli.Government have it in contemplation to retire
across the Ebro, and to take up their line of defence along that
river. The 'heavy artillery has been ordeied up to invest the
strong positions on that line.
" It is the intention of thelhike d'ANootru:srE to with-
' draw the troops from before Cadiz, unless there should arise a
more latourable prospect of being successful in accommodating
the differences between the contending parties in Spain. The
dissensions; in fact, between the Royalists themselves form al-
Most as strong an impediment to the adjustment of matters, as
the dissensions between the Royalists and the Cortes."
Of the preceding alleged intelligence, w,e can

only gay that we wish, from the bottom of our hearts

that we could believe it to be true. There is no
doubt but the French find their situation iu Spain

exceedingly critical,--that the Government, as
• well, 38 the army, wish themselves well out of
•. the war,-7—and that it is even probable, that the
, resolutifia may already have been taken to re-
trograde to the Ebro, if not to the Pyrenees.
The French Government, however, wonid not
be so insane as to announce its intention to with;.

ilreiu its 81inS Such an annunciation would

her nothing less than an invitation to the Span-
iards to prepare for the destruction of the retreat-
ing French corps !! ! The " article to which
we allude, therefore, can only be founded on con-
jecture ; but :from the quarter in which it has
appeared (sUpposed to be in possession of the
secrets of the 'Cabinet of the Tuileries), it is cal-
culated to have a most pernicious influence on the

French cause in Spain ; and, on the contrary, to
inspire the Spaniards with additional courage and
. ..•, .•
enlarged:hopes. Indeed, we understand that the.
Spanish Legation here have perceived the ad-.
vantages which . might • be derived from
and that "..great numbers of. the paper_ in
question have been sent off to all parts of
11-=The following extract of a letter
•from Ildris-seetns to afford a clue to the astound.
,ing assertions of our contemporary. Though the
.tWo Stories are. Very different, in some respects,
yet they both.teml to shew that the French are
.very- uneasy in their present situation
" Ai Boon as Ferdinand has returned to Madrid, a Proclama-
tion will declare the restoration of the monarchy, and the down_
fairer-the revelution. In consequence of this assu med victor y; the
Dukeof Angoideme and the two Marshals, Moneey and Oudinot,
.will return immediately into France, where the 111 rasters expect
to receive them with triumphal honours before the 25th August.
:All the French troops will retire behind the Ebro. and will be
commanded by Marshal Lauriaton. They are to form an Army
of Ocitipation, to keep lown the people and assist Ferdinand's
flOvernment in case of need. M. de Villele is greatly pleased
with the plan ; Angoulome is delighted with the idea of his
return ; and. Bellurio,4ho. says least on this subject, is the
most satisfied of the three, because he will thus be enabled to
get clear of Ouilletninot, and give the command of the army to
one of his. creatures."