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

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-nu, following diary of events at Commit% nnd
its vicinity, from the id to the 11th inst. inclu-
sive, has been supplied by an Engliitt gentleman
t• resident there :
`A trousT 2.—The French General at Ferrol has issued an
.Ortier foil() Seamen to nesn'the gun-boats there, hurdle Spanish
sailors et Ferrol have refused, and run away, saying they would
not fight against their countrymen at Corunna ; in consequence ,
of winch. the French General has arrested, and put their wives
sad families into prison, in order to compel them to discoVer
.the retreat of the sailors.
3d.--A very heavy firing this morning: a captain of the ar.
Aillery walking in the strcet•called Calle St. Andrew, was killed
by a musket-ball from the enemy ; and a poor girl bringing a
,pail of water on her head from the well, was shot through the
.cheek' in coming down the Call& Real ; two poor children have
also been- allot this day ; the` cruelty of the enemy is beyond
'description, in firing on these poor innocent and ineffensive
people.
An engineer officer, while looking through a spy:glass on the
'batteries, has been shot through The head this morning.
4tll.—Provisions now become very dean ; meat has risen to
reels per lb.--an uncommon price for this plitee--about
*English, and before the siege it was only two-pence per lb.—
Bread is also very dear, and no. vegetables to be had, as the
enemy. has cut oft all communication with time country ; and
whet is wane, water is beginning to be very scarce, as the
enemy'have'destroyed the aqueduct that supplied the town with
-water, and the weather being now very hot, the want of water
is much felt. The greatest ecitecity of firewood—also prevails ;
the people are burning. their furniture. to cook their meals,and
in a few weeks More, if saint! wood does not arrive, the people
evilllse without any means of making fires, and, consequently
must eat raw provisions.
sth.--The enemy have succeeded in getting four guns (24
pounders) from Feteol, but they have; not yet been able to
loftier themam the batteries that they have erected on the hills
of Santa Margaretta and near the windmills. All the French
troops at Ferrel have left it and ,joined General Baur& and his
feree before Corunna ; the garrison of Ferrol now consists of
Lotto, and hie band of facticsus, as they are called. A small
4esselis arrived this morning -from Santora'.; 'she brings the
distressing intelligence that that br:fve garrison it in agate of
starvation. •
tith.—This morning at daylight the enemy-appeared in greet
numbers dose to the town, when the batteries opened and kept
up a fire on them till about two o'clock, when the enemy sent
a flag of truce, and summoned the place a second time. [See
the summons and Governor's answer annexed.] The answer
seas delivered by the Chief of the Staff to the French officer
who came with the tiag pf truce, and ten minutes_ was allowed
him to 'depart at the expiration of which time the firing com-
menced:at beth.sides with cannon and musketry ; and at the
tome time tworrench frigates,' two brigs of wax, and two gun-
..beats, came into the bay, and mood near That part of the city
celled Orzan, and commenced a heavy firing; but the bat-
teries from the town soon obliged them to desist, and sheer off
ter sea_. •
Time, enemy constructed four batteries, and mounted three
.24 pounders on each, on the hills of the mills,_ and at the
+(doze, which- command the town, and at 6 o'clock in the even.
ing opened a heavy fire on the town, :nil kept it up all night
without intertnisaion, throwing in shells, grenades, and cannon.
shot ; they (Erected their tire. chiefly to that part of the city call-
ed the Piscardina, -which is the finest and must tile rant putt of
the city, where the merchants reside, and particularly on the
Canton de Lacy. In the streets called Calle St. Andrew, St. NI.
chola, and Cordelria, their fire has done great mischief; it was
dreadful to hear the cries of the women .and children all night.
Early in the evening several houses were on fire in those streets,
and when the French perceived the poor inhabitants bringing
water to put out the fires, they in the Most cruel manner corn-
meneed -a heavy fire of, grape-shot , on .those poor innocent
people, and killed and wounded, several old men,. women, and
children. 1 have been myself to the hospital to see the poor
creatures, with shattered legs and arms, which they bear with pa-
tience, and only wish to live to be revenged on their cruel invadens.
The firing was kept up all night by the enemy, and did not
cease until five o'clock of-the morning of the 7th.
Lieut.-Colonel `Don Pedro llarco, a most valuable artillery
officer, was killed about nine o'clock at night; and also Lieu-
tenant Jose Nunez. and several artillerymen. The inhabitants
are clierfnl,'and do not despair; the men all, old and young,
are under antis and ready to fight, should the enemy attempt
to storm the town; the women work at the batteries, and bring
sand bags, and all the Materials that are used in constructing
batteries and breast.works.
7th.—This morning two French frigates have arrived, and

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joined the others, so that the naval force of the enemy now'
consists of 4 frigates, 2 brigs, and W gun-boats.
The inhabitants are most anxiously looking out every day
for provisions from England ; they say they never will despair
while the-English •re their friends, anti they know if the good
people of England could witness the distress and misery that
now prevail in the city of Corunna, they would send some sup-
ply of pro Visions to Lida brave people. Aims and accoutre-
ments, and ammunition, are not wanted:
Bth and 9th.— The enemy very silent .4 not a shot from them :
they have withdra'tvn their guns-frorn their batteries, arid have
fallen back, as they were in dread of being attacked in their
rear.
1101.—We have
:this de", feeeived the tews,.that in conse—
quence of the town Of this,
not-being in a,proper state of de-
fence, the. General there :thought beset° abandon it r he -there-
fore disrmaided the castle, and spiked all the guns in the forts.
and has retired with the troops to Orinza, andjeined General
Palbuva. : . • •• •
SECOND SUMMOICS,Y,ItOaI GENERAL fIOURCK TO TILE CITY