The Sun.
London, England, 1824-02-14 00:00:00

[PRIVATE LETTER.]

MADRID, FEB. 3.—The news of this day is important. A
'Gazette Extraordinary was published on Sunday evening
which contains an account of the reception •of the King's
Officer at the Havannah, of the recognition.of Royal autho-
rity, anti of the abolition of the Constitution there. The ad-
herence of this island to the Mother Country it hailed with
great satisfaction by the Royalists here, who regard it as a
good omen towards the same line of conduct on the part of
other provinces of the South American Colonies. The Gazette
Extraordinary and the Gazette of this morning contain the
accounts.

The Restanrador has been suppressed. It was the organ of
the sentiments of the High Church party. Its suppression was
fbr some time earnestly desired by all the partizans of the late
order of things. The Ministry has gained no favour with the
Clergy by this act; and there ire pamphlets published which
contain the same sentiments. There was an extraordinary ar-
ticle in the Ilestaurador of Saturday last relative to the Infant
Don Carlos and the King. I send the article to you. It was
stated yesterday by some persons, that the Infant had demanded
the suppression of the. Journal in consequence of the insertion
cf that article ; but the Gazette of this morning shews the false-
hood of that insertion, for it contains an order of the Council
for preventing the publication of any newspapers but the Ga-
zate and the Diary.
To the great regret of the Diplomatic Body resident at this
Court, as well as of the friends of the King, the Marquis de
Talent has sent in his resignation, in a letter which he wrote
yesterday to the King of France. The causes of his resigna-
tion have not yet been made public. M. de Marcellus, who
was for some time in London, has been appointed Charge
d'Affaires here. The character and the respectability of the
Marquis leave no doubt of the purity of his intentions ; it is,
hoivever, much to he regretted that the royalists of both nations
will be deprived of the advantages which were derived from
his judgment and his experience.
Is was rumoured that M. de Marcellus was partly commis-
sioned to demand, on the part of the Government of France,
the recognition of the Cortes Loan ; but 1 can assure you, on
the best authority, that there is no truth whatever in the rumour. ,
In addition to what I already stated relative to the Cortes Bonds,
I have hesrd that during the commencement of the late war,
the leaders of the Constitution compelled various persons to
accept some of Bernales' drafts for stems of money, which they
were forced to deliver. Those tirafts were afterwards dis-
honoured, and the unfortunate holders lost their property. This
Art of Spoliation requires no comment to prove its enormity.
There is no chance whatever of the Bonds being recognised.
The attention of the Ministry, as well as of the French,
Russian, and Prussian Ambassadors, has long been occupied
by the proposed Act of Amnesty. Great difficulties surround
this measure, the principal of which arise from the absurd and
obstinate conduct cf the Revolutionists, who in various parts of
Spain continue to chew their hatred to the Royal Government.
A pardon to such men would be a confession of weakness in the
Government. The Baron d'Eroles, as Captain General of
Catalonia, lately presented himself at the gates of Barcelona ;
but the inhabitants, fearful that he would take vengeance on
them for their attachment to the Constitution, refused to admit
him. The French troops in garrison there were in consequence
under arms for 24 hours, and prevented the mischief that might
have been apprehended. In fact, the French are now on all
occasions called upon to act as mediators, and their conduct
as such is highly praised. The discipiine of the French
army is coinmended by even the party which they have put
down.

Ic. addition to the facts which I communicated to you in my
last relative to the Loans of the Cortes, I have to state that a
Spaniard of considerable information on the subject of those
Loans, and who seemed to doubt the correctness of what I al-
ready mentioned, (I had it from a Clergyman, who offered to
prove it by documents),. assured me that application had been
made towards the end of 1822, by certain Liberals in Paris, for
a sum of money to corrupt die French army. The Ministry
and the Cortes sent four millions of reals of the Loan advanced
by Bernales; but the credit of the Loan having failed, the
money was not dedicated to their liberal object. I mention
this fact, in order to prove to you that there is scarcely one of
whatever party he may be, who does not think that the Loans
of the Cortes were infamously applied.
the Royal Swiss Guards, winch the King of France had
pla6ecl at the disposal of his Catholic Aiajesty, arc not to be
withdrawn on the sth of this month, as had been previously
stated; but will remain to do duty around the Royal Person,
until the Spanish Guards is formed.
There is a rumour that the Algerines have declared war
against Spain. Certain it is, that their cruisers have been seen
ofPitlicant ; but we learn here, that the Dutch sTiadren in the
Mediterranean have received orders to protect Spanish com-
merce against the Barbaresques.

NAPLES, JAN. 10.
FERDINAKD I. by the Grace of GOD, King of the Kingdom
of the Two Sicilies, &c. &c. &c.

By our Decree of the lgth of November 1822, we did exempt
from payment of duties all grain exported by the national ves-
Sets on this side of the Faro, which was, however, to remain sub-
ject to duties when exported by foreign vessels ; but being will-
ing to facilitate more the commerce and the exportation of the
above grain, upon the proposition of our .Councillor, Minister
of State, Minister Secretary of State for the Finances, having
heard our usual Council of State, we have resolved to decree,
and do decree as follows : _ _

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Article the lst.—From the publication of the present Decree
up to the Ist of December 1824, the exportation of all grain by
foreign vessels shall be also exempted from duties.
Article the 2d.—Our Councillor, Minister of State, Minister
Secretary of State for the Finances, is charged for the execution
of the present Decree.
(Signed) FERDINAND.