The Sun.
London, England, 1823-09-09 00:00:00

BAYONNE, AUGUST 30.

[EXTRACT OF • YIIV4TE LETTER-4
"By my letter of the 28th inst., I informed you that the
cutter Activt, armed by the:Revolutionists of St. Sebastian,
had faUen into the poirer of the vessels of the flotilla, ably
commanded by M. Villeneau.

" I learn that this Commander repaired on the 26th of the
same month, with his prisoners, to the camp before St. Sebas-
dais, in order that Lieutsnant-General Count It icard might
interrogate them as to the state of the place. '
"..I hear positively, that when it *as captured by our
cruisers, the Active was repairing to Londo:i, in order to solicit
succours in money, provisions, and- ammunition, in conse-
quence of the critical situation of the place. M. Pezaela, an
officer, was the bearer of dispatches to this effect to M. Jabat,
Minister from the Cortes to England, to the. Consular Agents
of the same Government, and to many Spaniards, resident in
London."

The following is an extract of a letter from a French officer
d'Etat-Major' dated Port St. Mary's, Aug. 23, 1823 :
,` I arrived here on the 10th with the Prince Generalissimo ;
our troops suffered much in their march from Madrid; in La
Mancha the dust was insupportable ; the towns are far distant
from each other, and no 'water was to be found. The recruits
complained, but were satisfied by the assurance that on their
arrival their fatigue,' would end, and Cadiz be ours. His
Royal Highness was well received by the priests anti populace
-of almost every town, and regaled with feasts, processions,
and benedictions ; the middling class of people never ap-
peared those, and the inhabitants of Manzsnares, El Carpio,
&c., belonged to the revolutionary volunteers, and are tainted
with the prejudices of the times, and fled from the revenge of
the Royalists who accompanied our columns ; it has been im-
possible to rescue their houses and property from the effects of
this feeling.
" Our situation here is not quite agreeable ; the grand pro-
ject of his Royal Highness hits not hitherto succeeded, although
threats and des mayens secrets have been employed to reduce
Cadiz r. we have many sick in the- hospitals of San Lucar,
Xeres, Bums, 31edina.Sidonia, and tins place; the respect-
able residents have retired to the vineyards and farms, as the
unhealthy season approaches ; the heat is suffocating ; le prate
haunts the minds of the men, who remember that last year
they formed the cordon re, to save France from its effects,
and know themselves to be now in its cradle; at this moment
the thermometer is at ninety.
" The Prince uses every effort to inspirit the troops ; his
cares are incensing. Reports had been in circulation that his
presence was calla for in Catalonia. His Royal Highness is
sworn not to desert his followers;
.he lost no time in reviewing
the troops, and pointed to .Cadiz as a reward of the brave. His
worms infused a new soul into the bosoms of the brave. There
is but one desire in the, army—' to terminate the war.' Could
we fight, victory is ours; but the position of Cealiz is unassail-
able; marshes and water surround it on every side; we see no
enemy; some wandering bands infest our flanks and rear ;
Mainchini in the mountains, and Fonfreda in the Condado,
hover around, cut ofF our stragglers, but fly the moment our
troops approach, and only intercept our communications.
" In this cid de sac we await events ; September approaches;
the Prince feels our situation, he knows the soldiers wish to
attack the enemy—that our fine army already sufli2rs much
from sickness and fatigue ; his mind embraces all the circum-
stances ; to remain or retreat would be unworthy to( French-
men—it would be dangerous ;to conquer is difficult. In my
next I hope to give you the detail of great events."

Cu ICII

CuteritaTzit,
.Avo. 11, 1823. 1
TO ,TaistEs Pow ELL, Esq. late Collector of Customs at this
Port: • .
Stu--17nderstandini that it has pleaSed the Lords Commis-
sioners of his Alajesty s Treasury to appoint you to the Col-
lectorship at Portsmouth, we beg leave most sincerely to con-
gratulate you on the occasion ; and to expressnur earnest hope
that you may long live to till this highly reSp.Auable and
portant situation.
We avail ourselves of this opportunity to state, that whilst
the zeal and ability with which you have discharged your oili-
doties, have been so deservedly the cause of your advance-
ment, you have secured the respect and esteem of the Merchants
at this port, by your invariable impartiality end the polite at-
tention and ready accommodation they have atoll times received
from you. We have the honour to he Sir,
Your Obedient bumble Servants,
J. Main sun.
James 13iffin, jun.
Charles Iliffin
Thomas White
Edward Martin_
J. S. foshroOke
Murray and Cobby
Haralmin and'Marrough,
Stepboi `Vise
C. Dendl and Son
J. and 'l. Ifigllat : •
Stephen Farndell :
jelin Wyatt
Shean.

George Gatehouse
John Gatehouse
Charles Gatehouse
C. Mant
Newman Coots
William Raper.
Stephen Dendy
11. Silverlock
u. T. Dendy
Wm. Deady
Hardball-1 and Field
Charles Cooper
Newland, Son, and Wills
Wm. llumphry
T. Ilumphry

P6II.IIIMOUTIIy SUFI'. 4, MP.
OENTLEMEN—In leaving the situation of Collector of the
Customs at Chichester, which I had the honour to fill for 20
years, I cannot sufficiently estimate the communication I have
had the pleasure to receive, signed by all the Merchants at that
Port, conveying the sentiments they entertain of my conduct
during that long period, and their congratulations at my re-
moval to the more responsible and important post of Collector
at the Port of Portsmouth. Illy first object on entering upon
the situation I have just quitted, was, to discharge, with zeal
and fidelity, my duty to the Crown ,• and it affords me the
highest gratification to be enabled to infer, from my recent 'ap-
pointment, that my exertions in the public service have given
satisfaction to those to whom I was responsible for my conduct.
Rut, Gentlemen, you must permit me to assure you, that next
to the pleasure which thiti circumstanceaffords me, is that which
I derive from having acquitted myself towards you in a way to
entitle me to the flattering testimony of approbation with which
you have so kindly favoured me.—With a sincere wish that the
trade of your Port may increase, and for your welfare indivi.
dually, I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your most obedient humble Servant,
JAM ES POWELL.
To the Merchants, &c. at the Port of Chichester.

CANAL NAVICIATIom.---The tread-wheel has
been applied by M. VAN IieVIIIUYSEN, to the
propelling of Barges on Canals. The object is to
obviate the use of Horses. The Apparatus is
made light and separable from tin' Barge, and it
is found that two men can propel a barge by it,
at the rate of five miles an hour. The saving. of
expence of horses and track-roads, promises to
make this application of human power ►'ery valu-
able. _

POLICE or THE METRoPOLIS.--7Stteh has been
the prevetithe cffeet of the establiahment of the patrol, that
there wan not a single night charge at 13ow-atreet Office either
on Saturday or Monday morning.
'fl►e Society of West Indian Planters and
Merchants in the City of Bristol have entered
into a Subscription for promoting the Conversion,
and extending Religious Instruction anti Educa-
tion to the Negroes in our West Indian Colonies.
The Messrs. ite,sxtr.s, the principal Engineers
of ail the Government Naval ‘Vorks, are en-
gaged to build the New London Bridge, accord-
ing to the design of their late father, the very
celebrated Engineer. They have been appointed
both,by the City and the Treasury to carry this
great work into effect, and it will be commenced
forth with.

DAKIND IButtor.AnY.—On Sunday morning
last, during the hours of Divine Service, a most
darintbuytlaty and robbery was committed at
the house of Mr. No. 54, Welbeck.street.
It appears that Mrs. Boca: does not at present
reside in the house, but had left it in the care of
two female servants, both of whom went out to
Church at Cle time above stated, having pre-
viously locked and secured all the doors and
windows. Dudug their absence the robbery was
committed.

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LONDON,
TUESD,II", SEPTEMBER 0, 1823.

Thal arrival of our Express yesterday frun
Paris, enabled us to anticipate the content;
.ht► French Papers received in usual course, an(

as Expresses are rarely sent off from Paris on
Sundays, it is bx no means probable, that we
shall have any fertherinteltigence from France
or Spain this day. We have nothing, therefore,
to.add to the views which we have already laid
before our Readers, respecting the state of af-
fairs in the theatre of the war. The opinion
that the French have beau repulsed before the
Trocadero,—that their difficulties have in-
creased,—and that serious divisions have even
broken out in
Camp, is entertained. It is
the Duke of ANGOULEME'S
very generally
useless, however, v.ith the imperfect Mama-
tion which we at- present possess, to speculate
on these points. A few days will probably fur-
nish materials for forming a definitive judgment
respecting the issue of tlse contest. Even if the
Trocadero should fall (and as it was token by
the French in the last, war, it is very likely that
it may be a second time captured)/ it will be very
far from deciding the fate of Cadiz. In the mean
time, it must be.admitted on till hands, that the
prospects of Spain are .at least...brighter than they

were a month ago ; and that the inflexible firm-
ness and unyielding patriotism of the Constitu-
tional Government justify
,the hope that it will
come out of the struggle triumphant, and that
the freedom and independence of Spain will be
established on a secure basis, either by the
expulsion of the invaders from her territory, or
by the terms of an honourable peace.

EXPRESS FROM PARTS.
CAPTURE OF THE TROCADERO BY THE
FRENCH.

We have received the Paris Papers of Sunday
and of yesterday morning by Express, in conse-
quence of the receipt, in that Capital, of a Tele-
graphic Di:Traci), announcing the important fact
of the Trocaderm having been carried on the 31st
of August by the French troops. Although we
lament this misfortune to the arms of the Consti-
tutionalists, we repeat what we have stated in
a preceding article, that it is very far from de-
ciding the fate of Cadiz. Indeed, front the
meagre details given in the Telegraphic Dispatch,
we indulger a hope that the French have not even
taken the whole of the forts on the isthmus,
culled the Trocadero, and which must have
mounted more than 50 pieces of cannon, the

mber taken by the assailants, and mud have

been guarded Lyn greater number of men than
are stated in the French account of the killed,
wounded, and prisoners. 'The following are ex-