The Sun.
London, England, 1823-08-02 00:00:00

PARIS PAPERS.

[Further Extracts from the French Papers of
Wednesday.]
PARIS, JULY 30.
TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCH.
" MADRID, JULY 26.

'" THE MAJOit.CENERAL TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE.

MINISTER OF WAR.

General Huber took possession of Ferrol. on
the 15th, in consequence of a capitulation.
" This town was occupied by 2,000 men."

.(The coming on of night prevents us from re-
ceiving the end of this dispatch.)
The King of Portugal bad requested permis-
sion of his Catholic Majesty, that his august
daughters, and the Infants Don Carlos and Se-
bastian, might pass a few months in Portugal,
more particularly those in which the yellow
fever is most prevalent at Cadiz. The Revolu-
tionists have returned the following answer to his
Most Faithful Majesty The King has con-
sulted his Council, whose opinion is contrary to
granting the permission requested."--(Toile.)
If we recollect right, the investment of Barce-
lona has been officially announced. The precise
day and hour were given when the operation
was completed. It now appears either that the
blockade has been raised, or that it never exist-
ed.--(Pilule.)
Letters from Cadiz, dated the 15th, say that
the negociations were in the greatest activity on
the 11th instant, and that every thing was broken
off on the 14th. This last assertion seems to
agree with the sortie which took place on the
16th. These two circumstances united, are
•thought to have been the cause of the departure
of the Prince Generalissimo from Madrid. It is
said that Morillo, in consequence of some order
-he has received from the Regency, has refused
obedience to its orders.—(lbid.)
44 PORT ST. MARY, JULY 18.-1 wrote you
word yesterday that a Spanish officer had, with
it degree of noble rashness, swam over the canal
to bring some very important information to Gen.
Bordesoulle : report says, that the advices he has
brought give hopes of a speedy denouement, but
at the same time that they seem to require the
presence of his Royal Highness the Duke of An-
gouleme in the vicinity of Cadiz."
French renter closed on Wednesday in Paris
at 91f. sc. (sellers) ; Scrip, 1 I prem. ; Neapo
litan, 75 ; Spanish, 36.

BATONNE, JULY 24.—We have no mail from
Madrid to-day, but a merchant's express brought
• news of a deplorable event at Madrid, to which
the Duke d'Angouleme bad nearly fallen a vic-
tim. A few moments after his Royal Highness
had left the Church of the Convent of the Holy
Ghost, which he constantly attends, a fire broke
out, which raged with such fury, that in a very
short time the church and the, convent were to-
tally consumed. The same courier brings word
that the greatest uncertainty, prevails at Madrid
respecting the affairs of the army and the pro-
vinces. The Regency continues to have many
persons arrested. We have seen here a young
man, of 18 years of age, who was put in prison at
Madrid, as he says, because he belonged to the
militia; he escaped by means of bribery.—The
preparations for the siege of Pawpeluna are
carrying on with the greatest activity,nnd it will
be regularly commenced in a few days. Marshal
Lturiston sets out this morning, as we hear, for
Ernani. All persons belonging to the bureaux of
the second corps of reserve, have received notice
,to hold themselveS in readiness, and it is supposed
that orders will be given them on Saturday.—
We are informed from the environs of Pampelu-
'int, that the garrison still makes frequent sallies,
and as they are executed unexpectedly, they
do more or less injury to the besiegers. Thus,
on the 16th, they killed 30 men, on the 17th 40,
and the 18th and 19th, 200 men of the troops of
the Faith, and 100 French. A guerilla of •100
infantry and 80 cavalry has appeared within two
leagues of Pampe!with—According to letters
from Saragossa, it should seem that we have had
two serious affairs before Barcelona on the 16th
and 17th. The details are not mentioned, and
nothing official has been published respecting
them that has come to our knowledge. It is af-
firmed that the sieges of St. Sebastian, Santona,
and Pampeluna, will all he carried on at the
same time. It is certain that an immense quan-
tity of artillery passes through this city. The
news from our frontiers are on the eve of be
coming highly interesting.

Powca OF music.-11.1.NnEr, composed with
such celerity, that many of his best overtures
were written in three hours each Of his merit
as a musician, Sir Jour HAWKINs gives this ex-
traordinary testimony :—" In all theatrical re-
presentations a part only of the audience can
judge of the merit of what they see and hear ;
the rest are drawn together by motives in which
nt•ither taste nor judgment have any share ; and
with-respect to music it is notorious, that the
greater number of mankind are destitute, though
not of hearing, yet of that semi:, which, super-
added to the hearing, renders it susceptible of
the harmony of musical sounds ; and in times
when music- was less fashionable than it is now,
many of both sexes were ingenious enough to
• confess, that they wanted this sense, by saying,
have no ear for music:' Persons such as these,
echo lied they been left to themselves, would have
interrupted the hearing of others by their talking,
were, by the performance of Handel, not only
charmed into silence, but were generally the
loudest in their acclamations. This, though it
could not he said to be genuine applause, was a
much stronger proof of the power of harmony
than the like effect upon an audience composed
only of judges and rational admirers of this art."
Sir J. Ilawkins also relates of this wonderful
man, that at a Concert in the house of Lady
-Rich, Ramie' was once prevailed on to sing a
'slow song, whiCh he did in such a manner, that
Farrinelli, who Was present, could hardly he per-
naied to sing after him."