The Sun.
London, England, 1812-04-27 00:00:00

PORTUGUESE AND SPANISH PAPERS.

.CEiE DE
LA. SIERRA, MARCH '77---From Valeta"-
cia they write, that the garrison has .des;royed.the
•fortiiications and dismounted all the artilry, with
the exception of 30 pieces, which are in the fortified
stiti,*,9i San Domingo.
MARCH B.—The Patriotic parties are
evrry W!,e,re on the alert.. Clo-e to the gates of
.Madrid th.ly finely took mules belonging to the Mi-
nister tor the In,terior to King Jostph,
CADIZ, Slia,cii27.—S.itsiield has ‘nade another
excursion into Prance, and returned with., 45,000
Crowns, .200 head of horned cattle, and 400 sheep,
the fruit of his contributions.

Es. oz and Mina (now Field Marshal Espoz and
Mina) writes from Seguenza on the 9th February,
that there was no French force ,of consi.leration tn
Navarre, and only some movable columns.
VALENC3A, F. 18.—General Suchet continues
in this city. Notwithstanding, by thecapitnlation,
properly was to have been respeded, he has cot-
le.ted all the jewels and precious elfeas, and depo-
sited them in Paluarch College. He has iutposed a
contribAion of 20,000,000, besides which w e daily
pay 8900 rations and 10,000 rials.
BANKS OF THE CoA, APRIL 6.—.ACCOr‘ling to ac-
counts, Brennier, with his division, appeared on the
4th near Almeida, for the purpose of making a di-
Version in fairour of Badajoi, by attempting- to take.
that fortress by escalade, but up to the 6th he had
not approached sufficiently near to invest it. Our
troops are now posted near that city, and the Ge-
neral Who commands them has been to communi-
cate with the Governor of Almeida. Seven French-
men have already bt•en made prisoners, and four
have voluntarily surrendered themselves; these men
slate that the enemy's army suffers greatly for want
of provisionS, and that Brennier brings 40 waggons
laden with ladder's to take Almeida, ind artillery to
undertak,t the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo. It is already
demonstrated that the French have lost, that energy
fur which they were celenrated 'by thel'r rapidity of
marches and operations, all of which has passed to
the combined army.

FURTHER EXTRACTS.

LISBON, APRIL I I.—The taking of Barlajoz will
cause the g►eatest acclamation throughout Europe,
fill England with enthusiasm and gio'ry, Spain with
the most lively hopes of its liberties, and Portugal
with honour; and the almost certainly of not being
again invaded. The name' of the great . Lord fills
France with terror, and BUONAPARTE, and the ene-
mies of the holy cause we defend with alarm.

We know that SOULT • arrived, at Llerena the
evening preceding the fall of Badajoz. Llerena is
situated on the skirt of the Sierra Morena.
We have seen a Proclamation and -Decree of
SouLT's, dated XLres de la Frontera, 3d March, ad-
dressed to the Andalusians and Estremadurians; a most
sanguinary produdion, which not only proves the
badness of heart of this. Marshal, but the little obe-
dience and no resped, according to his own con-
fession, that the Andalusians have hitherto paid
to the orders of this vile satrap. SOULT perceiving
the epoch of his misfortunes and conclusion of his
reign approaching,- wished to make known, by an
aol.of desperation, the extent of his wickedness, in
order that there should not remain the least doubt
among us or posterity respelling his judgment and
person.

In the Proclamation, after loading with injuries
all the Spanish Generals who are either dead or not
now in Spain, particularly of such as ROMANA land
PALAFOX, names which will be honourably trans-
mitted to the latest pos!erity, he proceeds :
" Spaniards of Andalusia and Estremadura, you
desire peace and tranquility ; know that it depends
upon yonrselves to obtain both. 'Like no share in
a resistance which can only be produdive of fatal
consequences to you. Preserve with yolu your sons
to cultivate the fruitful fields. This is the path
which reason points out to you. Repulse with in-
dignation, and even force, the proposition of the
'chiefs of the insurre6tion and their agents. Honour
and justice is on yourside, opprobr.ium and treason
on that of your adversaries. The Impe-rial army
will support and cause yOur rights •t 2 be respeaed.
But if, unmindful of these exhortations, you conti-
nue obstinate in pursuing a wild and destriglive,
system, you will bring upon your persons and
property the most severe punishments, and all the_
hOrrors of war."
The Decree consists of 15 Articles, all worthy of
such a Legislator. By the Bth, every Spanish pri-
soner who escapes, if again taken, is to be imme-
diately shot ; and by the 14th it is decreed, that the
'Justices or Di,tri6ls who suffer or tolerate men, who
have dispersed and arrived at their houses, again.to
join the insorgents, shall be burthened with dOuble
contributions, till the said dispersed return to their
homes; for a SOULT was a MINA born; he it is
who comprehends the -business, and knows how to
issue decree against decree.(-

OFFICIAL ARTICLE.
(Prow the Regency Gazette, Cadiz, April 2.)