The Sun.
London, England, 1823-05-17 00:00:00

of Berga, is only retarding his destruction,

armies are impatient to cot he up with him
[From the Journal des :What: of Thursday.]

At the same time, Count Curial moves on
Esteban de Bas ; he there learns, on the sth of
May, that Mina bad left Besora to force the
point of Ripoll where Romogosa was ; but corn-
pene4Vto Nitwit to Besora, and knowing that the
Baron d'Eroles was. at Esquirol, in a position
capable of being supported by Connt Curial,
Mina determines to proceed to Olot and
Castelfollit, with the utmost expedition, as
he mast have, known that General Donnadien
had arrived at Vich, which cut him off
pletely from the road to Barcelona. Mina, there-
fore leaves a part of his troops at Besora, and
marches with the rest on Olot ; but Count Curial
having received information of his movements,
advances to Olot before him, upon which Mina
proceeds the same day to Valfugona. Now, what
will he do ? Will he move into the mountains
wilere he can get no provisions ? Will lie endea-
-
rnar„44-tailer France? Bat• Couot Curial follows
him closely ; our frontiers are defended,---the
brigade of St. Priest is at [;elver, and a regiment
is stationed 00 the frontier near Campredon.
i‘ All uncertainty. will be at an end in a few
.lays. All that is positively known is, that the
original corps of Mina is divided into three parts,
one atT7.lfogana, one at Besora, and the third
under Milan's" lt..td Llobera is encamped near
nostabrialt.
c, The following letter from Winans to Mina
whichhas been intercepted, confirms all oar reaso

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ings:
Translation of a Ldter addressed by Milan: to Mina, which
. was seized on the person of an etnissary.

St. Comma ae Sermes, 7 &dock
in the morning, May A.

6, My esteemed Friend and Companion,
c 4 In spite of the advanuges of this position, I am obliged to
abandon it, and to retirem St. Celoni, because the•enemy is
now at two lear;ues distanie on my left, and will no doubt, even
this day, occupy st. narks. If in this position lam attacked
in front, it would not be in my power to effect my retreat
without experiencing a :great loss. I, sun of • opinion that
you (night to retire on St. Felieu del Piano, or in the'
neighbourhood. In this case we can assist each other ;
and , believe me that we shall not obtain any advantage
over them until we hive united our forces ; that is
to say, yours at the col de 11laneade, and mine in
the Conreria and its viOnity. From these positions we
can draw from Barcelona artillery and every kind of
munitions of war, besides several thousands of men, with whom

we without being taken in flank.
may forin a junction

The General who eaunmands is the Baron d'Eroles. All
the artillery acid the army is two hours and a half distant from
me in front. Let us not sleep in retiring, and let us endeavour
to form a junction. Whig is the opinion of your true friend,

(SigmA)

" MILANS."

4c Therefore the troops of Milans did not retire
intentionally on nostairinh to withdraw .our at-
tention from, and to
conceal the movements of
Nina. gilans makes known to Mina the
danger of his position) and strongly urges him
to .form a junction pith him. This also proves
that the position of tile Copstitutional troops at
Besora and Volfagoounn the ith and Bth of May
was compulsory, and has been the result of the
movements of General Donnadiau on - Vich, of
the resistance of General Rpmagosa at Ripoll,
of the position of the 'Baron d'Eroles at Esquirol,
and of the vigor with which Mina is pursued by
Count Curial.

NEWS FROM VIE 4,,12111Y OF SPAIN. •
[EXTRACT 01 PRIVATE LETTER.]
Mad-quarters, Burgos., May 10.

",Yesterday morotng ail express arrived here
from Madrid, in twenty-three hours. lie states
that Madrid is deserted) and not a single soldier

All the divisions of the French and Spanish

" PARIS, MAy 14.—We stated yesteiday that
the manoeuvres of our Generals had divided into
two the army of Mina. The Opposition Journals,
on the contrary, say -that Mina has manoeuvred
admirably, that he has deceived all the world,
defeated every calculation, and that the present
positions of the different corps of the army of
Mina are the effect of the most skilful combina-
tions.

" Let us examine this question.
"The movement of the troops of Mina would
appear to be the result of a manoeuvre, the object
of which was to show himself on the frontiers. of
France, or to throw himself into the mountains
of Cerdagne, in order to harrass the rear of
the French army, if the actual position of the
army of the General of the Cortes, according to
the reports of the Marshal Duke de Conegliano,
dated the Bth, was not the• consequence of the
march of the division of Count Curia!, of the
corps of Baron d'Eroles, and of the division of
General Dounadieu.
"In fact, Mina withdraws from Olot and
Besora on the (2d of May. lie dispatches Milan,:
and Llobera to Arner, and himself takes the
route to Vic!). The Baron d'Eroles • pursues
l-ilatts and Llobera, comes up with them, takes
some waggons and about one hundred prisoners,
among whom are several officers, separated this
division from the corps of Mina, and pushes it on
Mosta I rich.