The Sun.
London, England, 1824-09-11 00:00:00

SPAIN.

By the letters last received from Alicant and
,darthagena, the most bitter animosity prevails
against the Constitutional party. At Carthagena
a scene of this kind took 'place on the 10th of
lust month, when a small party of soldiers, about
midnight, rushed into the street, and began ring-
ing bells and making hideous noises of every sort,
intermingled with cries for—the Absolute King

—the Inquisition death to the " Negros" of
Carthagona, i!sc. During the whole time they
grossly insulted eyery luhabitant, of either sex,
who came in theirY/04Th people, who guessed
the motive of this uproar, had the discretion to
remain quiet .; nevertheless, on the following
day, ,a great number of persons was arrested,
neither .guilty nor capable of any breach of the
p eace and a list was handed about of many more
who were also to be arrested. The city re-
mained iu this state for several days, not one ven-
turing to stir out, or to embark ,on board ship,
without.applying for a letter of leave to the Go.
vernor, who was believed to be the secret pro.
mover of all the disgraceful scenes that had oc.
curred.—M Alicant things were nearly in' the
same state. The measures taking by the autho-
rities of that place resembled those which occur
in a town where capture by a surprise is appre.
headed. Out-posts were established, and addi-
tional artillery sent to various parts of the forti-
fications. The prisoners in the castle were all
brought out at midnight on the 15th, and plunged
into horrible dungeons, iu crowds sufficient to
produce suffocation. Numerous arrests took
place. On the 16th a number of persons had
passports sent thew, with orders to quit the town
in six hours ; among whom were seven or eight
curates and canons, who had resisted the Go-
vernor's attempts to induce them to swear falsely
against several persons whose destruction ite
wished. A man named Platero, well known to
be the ugent of the Governor, endeavouring to
provoke the inhabitants to some act which would
allow him to punish them, and the Governor
himself, had been heard to declare more than
once, that there would be no tranquillity in Spain
till all the prisoners (Constitutionalists of course)
were put to death. On the 17th a respectable
merchant received orders to get his warehouses
emptied in a few hours, to make room for the re-
giment of Maria Amelia, sent for to Murcia, part
of which entered the same afteruoon, calling out
for the blood of die " Negros of A licant."—One
melancholy fact is clear from all this, whatever
other COMlllelitS it may suggest, that the Consti-
tutionalists at present are quite at the mercy of
their enemies. The letters containing these facts
have been sent with great caution and seemly
by .a privets baud, as all by the post are exa-
mined. Greet apprehensions were felt of a
general massacre, both at Alicant and Car-
thageu.
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The following document will show that seine
success was at first gaissed by the Constitution-
alists in Tarifa
FIRST BULLETIN UV THE LIBERATING ARMY,
I.IIIIILLTT I.....INMCPILItILMWCE

wan To TUN YRENCD AWD TUN irTRAWTS....PgACN AND

11111014 ♦NON° ALL SPAKIAIMIL

Tho ever.mernorAble city of Tarifa and its island, inacces-
sible to the conquerors of Austerlitz and Jena, has been the
theatre of the first glories of the Liberating Army. The city
and the isle have been taken by assault with the bayonet, with.
out more injury on our sloe than two slightly wounded. All
the garrison remain prisoners; and some miserable guards,
that dared to fire, fell dead in the act—as well as the Com-
mander of the castle.

Many pieces of artillery, more than 4,000 muskets, and an
Innumerable tpsantlty of ammunition, have fallen Into our

rower.

Tills Interesting point having been occupied, the army is
organized and augmented every motnent. Many Royalist sal.
diers have acknowledged their error, and passed over to our
ranks, where they have been received with a corresponding
warmth. Many Liberals, of all classes, have answered the
call of their country ; and all united form o otrong phalanx,
which will speedily carry terror end extermination to our

enemies.
Other divisions of this army operate at different points, and
before long we shall be able to announce new triumphs. The
people—the oppressed people—shall be assisted to throw off the
hateful foreign yoke, as they repeatedly desire and express.
The Commander-in. Chief of the First Ariny,
VALDES.
'Head-quarters of Tarifa, Aug. 4, .11124.

SECOND BULLETIN Orl'llE LIBERATING ARMY

Tim enemies of Spain and its liberty, who vainly boasted In
a moment to defeat our ranks, and get possession of this fort-
ress, have paid very dearly for their imagination. The memo-
rable actions of the 7th sndibh instant have made them know
the ditierence which exists between the ranks of the free and
those of slaves. On both days they attacked the place, and
contested every point of ~sound, and on both they haye'left
the tleld arvered with aead, taking as their reward terror and
Our contempt.

The enemy has had more than 500 killed and wounded,
reckoning among them 'various subaltern officers and their
.chiefs, without euiy,loss on our side; and the free and glorious
French, who sought to give freedom and
,glory to the whole
world, come to be immolated as victims to fanaticism and ty.
ranny. The place is abundantly provided with every thing, by
the supplies of men and provisions, which the Supreme Na.
tional Directory has not forgot to send. The spirit of the
tr4ops and the people is the heat possible, and their valour and
intrepidity, united to the efforts of the exterior division*, wiU
make us rapidly triumph. In fine, those who dreamed of
occupying Tarifa on the oth, have retired shamefully from
before it on the 9th, having paid dearly for their hardihood.
The French naval forces on which they reckon are abso.
lutely useless at this point, on account of the Situation of its
straits ; and should they overcome this obstacle and reach the
'island, they will experience the effects of our arms, and give
occasion to new triumphs.
Soldiers.!—Each triumph shows us the path to the accom-
plishment of our hopes. The country expects all from you ;
and the Supreme National Directory, and our worthy Gene-
ralissimo, doubt not that you will do your duty, and prepare
tine reward of your labours.
Commander.M.Chief of the First Army,

VALDES,

llcad-quart4r3, Tarifa, Aug. 10, 1824.