The Sun.
London, England, 1823-07-15 00:00:00

PARIS. PAPERS.

PARTS JuLY 12.—Sittoe the biddings for the
loan are at an end, so is all reference to the de-
lection of Generals Morillo and Ballasteros. It
besides appears, that since the demand for the
suspension of arms, two engagements have taken
place between the Generals Bourck and Moritlo :
we are astonished that the Ministerial Journals
are not more forward to make.us acquainted with
the result.—(Pilote.)
It appears that the convoy on its Wity to the
'troops forming the blockade of the Seo d'Urgel, •
which the Constitutional General Llobera has ,
laken„ consisted ' of 300 mules, and was escorted
by 1000 men, and a rearguard of. 200.---(lbid.)
It is rumoured that a serious action has taken •
place in the neighbourhood of Manresa, between
our troops and those of Mina.--(/bid.)
BAN orsc,• JULY 6.---Among the widow:Ate-
teems which we hoveleceived from Madrid, we select the fol. •
lowing particulars, the correctness of which we of course cannot
guarantee, but which, coming from persons who have the
=Gala of being well informed, are not unworthy of attention :
" MADRID, A:eV 1..-,-We by no means enjoy here the tran-
quillity which the art ival of the French and the establishment
of the Regency seemed to promise. Confidence diminishes,
anti the majority of the Spaniards apprehend that the struggle
Will he long and sanguinary; their apprehensions are partly
Coundetlen the conduct of the Regency; which they judge to
be impolitic, inasmuch as it seems to.flatter and depend upon
the unenlightened and ferocious part of the nation. The pro-
,
icription of individuals of the better classes increases daily, and
bet for the presence of the French, massacre anti pillage would
have covered Spain with mourning;. For this reason, people in
• this eapital think themselves happy to have French soldiers in
their houses, whom many do not quit even in the public walks
and theatres ; the common people murmur at thii preference,
end call the French who accompany the citizens Traitors or Ja..
cobins. Complaints have been'made to the Commandant, and
several officers have been obliged to change their quarters ; but
this abuse, it has been found necessary to endure, for If such
eotiferations were not despised, the officers must be quartered
in the houses of shoemakers and nimonse who could not:evens
offer them a chair.
"'!'his will give an idea of the unpleasant situation in which
we arc, And of the rage or ,despair of' the partisans of the
Faith, wllp are disliked even by the French. Addresses have
been sent to the Regency from the provinces, demanding the
re-establishment of itlsolute power, and of the Inquisition as
that tribanal never tiffected the lower classes, they are pleased
with this, and it is not probably for nothing that repairs are
making.. the prisons of the Holy Office in tide capital, Se-
ville, Valencia, Valladolid, and Logeono. Emigration con-
tinues, and all the Constitutional divisions have with them a
train of' unfortunate individuals, who have fled to avoid the
vengeance of the partiaans of the Faith, not to speak of those
who have emigrated, and mill are emigratinpr to• foreign coon.
tries. The Al embers of the Government at iladrid, elated by
their triumph, have not agreed with the Counsellors of the
• Duke, on the necessity of a reconcilation, and the annthema,
has been pronounced, whence it result that the Constitu-
tionalists who are still in arms will not me readily lay them
down. The Regency issues decrees from day to day, but they
are not executed in the provinces, especially if they tend to
require financial aid, so that the Army of the Faith is in want
of every thing, anti subsists only on ,requisitions, or the as-
sistance of the French t in a word, these latter are in the sante-
atttiatinn as the English were in the last war, who were forced
to supply the Spaniards, with every thing, even tobacco; only
that Spain had at that time immense resources, of which it is
now destitute.
'1 The scanty contributions that are levied are absorbed
among the governors and their immediate dependents ; and in
the provinces the disorders 'of the finances is ants height.
G en'erals Molitor and Bourmont have proposed to raise
wine Royalist battalione at Valencia anti Seville, but at the
expellee of the French Treasury,, Spain being entirely exhaust,
ed. The triumph of legitimacy rn Spain is certain, if the same
aserifices continue to be made; but tharench must take care
not to change their mode of proceeding. it is certain that the
Constitutional divisions are destitute of resources."
The followingeis an extract from an authentic letter written
'-by a superior Officer in the Army of General liallasteros:—
" VILLE ti A, Jv lex 22.—1 take advantage of the departure
of the bearer for Valencia, to let yes know how we are going
ten. Since our departure for Arragon, we have net lied a mo-
ment's repose. Our army was then about 20,000 strong, but
whim we arrived on the bank* of the Xucar we had lout above
MOO recruits; and even since the battle of Aloha almost all
• the conscripts have quitted us, so that we have hardly nine or
ten thodsand men,. or whom I,Booare Officers, and dal includ-
ing the National Winds of Valencia, who have followed us.
'" 'We may say that we are marching through an enemy's
country, for the people every, where- receive us very ill, anti
(ail us Jews and Jacobins; in truth, we well deserve these
names; for, being without resources, and without emit:tura-
cation with the Government, we live only by requisitions,
having been obliged to carry off all the plate from the churches
to pay the troops. We bivouac every day. Ballasteros does
not quit us either slay Or night ; the enemy follows us cloitely,
sod we are suriirised at his boldness and the rapidity of his
Innyements. We are not acquainted with the intentions of the
Getieral ; but it Is thought that the greater part of our army
will go tri Andalusia, and the rest will protect Alicant. All I
cot affirm is, that the 9 or 10,000 men that we have, are firmly
resolved to follow the General every where, and to die for the.
Constitution."'
It is in fact to be presumed that liellasteros will throw him..
self into Andalusia, where he was chiefly-engaged during the
war of independence. We see that the counter-revolution has
already taken place at Grenada. The rest of that great 'pro-
vince, 14Ialage included, will soon follow that example, and the
Coisetitutionalists will be Masters only of the ground which
they occupy. However, the removal of the Royal Family to
Oldie seems to twee disaptiointed General Bourdesoulle, who
will have net only to -blockade that city, but to keep in check
Villacempa at Rombt, and the guerillas that Lopez Banos has
on the right of the Guadaiquivere which are supported by
• Ilsplajoe.
50w:re! small bands bite* tlteincelves on the road from Ma-
drid to Seville, which will make it necessary to have sufficient
feenisons at Evkiii, Cordova, Cuithtd Real, &c. Bourdesoulle
heti asked for reintbrcements, but they cannot he senthim at
present without Stripping the capital. Gemmel 'Snack hay-
ln reamed ;2,500' Itmli from France, has retaken Leon, and
hitt Generals, Huber and Albignac, have entered the Asturias.
liars rnaitively affirmed that a division of Spanish and Porte.
guteelloyelists, farming on the banks of the Minh° in Portu-
g
will cuter tisiliciti by way of Chaves,- illonterez,
Gritutte,-Which -would 'piste Merino in a had ptteition' and'
bring the civil war tato that province, which has hithertobeert
'The remeion of Mina at Barcelona was extremely brilliant •
he brought with hint several French offices-A 1 . d 300 soldiers,
oriamiers of, war, and ette Gazette of ilarcelana says, that tie
hest left is greater number in the varioue fintressee held by the
tainstientioeal troops.. •
The (emend made his entry at time head of 1,000, and left
' the: city on the 24th, with a fine division of 4,00 e men. We
know nothing of his movements, but General Molitor has de.
• tithed from:Valencia a body of 4,000 men for Arragon. •
A Plrerteh squadron eif one ship of the line,. a corvette, and
three brige, 11 cruising before Cadiz. Two frigates have an.
'chored at Port St: friary, anti landed e quantity of money and
some military stores. Several sums °fluency were also landed,
at the end of Jane, at Santander,; and' the remittances by way
.of Bayonne still continue. The army pays even for the lodging
of the officers ; provisions are, in consequence, plentiful and
net dear.
• nee evening the approaehing departure of the Duke for Se.
villkis spoken or.
A great number of Portuguese emigrants arrive us Spain,
eapeCially in °talkie.
nAvon et e, ,T v7.—Reenieg.—Marguil Lauriston arrived
ht4e yesterday at. two in the afternoon, with General St. Cyr
Mugu ce.
The fdli initant the Aide-de-camp of General Scheirer entered
'se. Sebastian, and came eeut accompanied by a Colonel, with
wh6nla had a long conference on' the glacis.
• 'The tit, atone, the-hieutenant-Colnnel of the Militia of
Salamanca came out of the fortress and went to the head-quar.
eters of the blockade, where he remained two hours. He will
:return tooorrow to the camp, either to treat of the surrender
of St. Sebastian, or to repair to Madrid under,esgort.