The Sun.
London, England, 1823-05-28 00:00:00

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country has-fallen, are full of enthusiasm,, and desirous of re-
venging i
the outrages of the band of satellites' of ilespeitisni who
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oaren'to invade-our territory. . • : . , . • . .
SEVILLE, MAY 1-1.-The, Political Chief of this Province!
has received from that of Burgos thi 'Mowing official corn,
muniCation : ' ' , • ,i: :. ! s . 4'
" SUPERIOR POLITICAL GOVERNMENT OF Tllkif
PROVINCE OF BURGOS,
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SECTION
le • '.a- or POLITIc . .1., i, G 011 031 ENT:
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" flow is it possible that in the circumstances in which we
are, there should be Spaniardaathworthy of the name, who, des
sirous of facilitating the triumph of absolute power and the in-
quisition, spread accounts of' the clemency and the good treat-
ment of the invaders to the inhabitants. It has appeared to me
my duty to acquaint you with the following, which I have re-
ceived from a good Spaniard, worthy of entire credit :—The
first day the says) there was posted up in the city of Burgos, a
Proclamation of the ridiculous Regency, calling' on all those
who have emigrated on account of having been militia men,
or tilled offices, or for opinions to return to their homes, un-
der the penalty of 200 ducats, it' not within five days, and con-
fiscation of - goods if after thirty; that notwithstanding this
Proclamation, the insults to the few liberals who, for want of
means, have remained among the invaders, are incessant
and insufferable;—and that according to accounts from Vit-
toria, and other parts, many unfortunate persons are pining
in dungeons for opinions, after being stripped of their ali—
ne adds, that in Burgos, and all the country round, wheat has
risen to 60 realm, on account of the great purchases made by
the enemy on the other side of the Ebro, fearing, no doubt,
that the inhabitants of the South will sell their liberty and their
honour dearer than those of the North, who have been simple
enough to credit them. The author of the letter adds,' that the
contributions arc enquired after with the greatest activity, and
That they are being levied in some places—that the Friars are
threatening to take immediate possession of the estates pur-
'chased by the Liberals from die erediPs pub/1m This, good
Spaniard concludes his interesting accoopt by informing, us,
that there is a prodigious quantity of gold destined to seduce_
and kindle the war of parties, and that this fold is managed by
a thousand spies, natives and foreigners, int the discovery of
whom the Offernment should be incessant.
".Madrid, May 7, 1823. " MA NUE', 'NUNEZ."
In commenting on the fifth ;Bulletin of the Grand Army, it
is, observed, " The Castle of Saragossa had not More than it few
old iron guns dismonnted, without a 'Single bomb.' This is the
grand park of artillery, conquered. by the Grand Anny. Ge-
neral Ballacteros did not retire precipitately ; his forces were
widely scattered; witha view of getting rid of the factious. De
has suddenly re-concentrated his forces above Daroca and
Calatayud, in the line of Saragossa, establishing his head quar-
ters In Teruel; as a more suitablepart of the object of his opera-
tions. Roses may, be occupied by any one, as it is an open.
place, anti the same thing may be said of the town of .Figueras ;
but how is it that they have notaccupied: the Castle ?"
We eau youchpr the tr.tth qt* the, ollowing accounts :
" Donaso, the brother of Empecinado, goes up the places on
the Duero, as far as Roa Nava, &c. ' :
" Tobar, who was second under Maquinez, arms in Palencia
a Guerilla of Cavalry.
" Puertas, another of the partisans of independence, and
Commander of the Volunteer Militia of Bahamas, has taken
all the horses of Palencia, and joined his old companions,
with the Militiamen he commands. '
I.' Don Marcos, who was second Commandant of the cavalry,
of Maquinez in the war of is at the head of
another Guerilla in the neighbotirhood of Campos,
" All operate in combination with Empecinedo, who has
collected above 1,000 men in Salamanca, and he proceeds 1
under the orders of General Morino. It is to be remarked,
that the Chief's of all these Guerillas are in high vogue in the
country."
General Morillo, named to command in chief the force
which the commander of' a battalion heads, being unable to
march for want of pecuniary aid; raises money on his own per-
sonal credit, and takes the field, composing part of his force
of that which before fought against him and against liberty.
Can patriotism go farther ? Anti who is this , Illuatrious Pa-
triot ? The saute whom men, paid by the enemies of liberty;
and who had reduced defamation to system, made the object
of the 'grossest calumnies. Morino knows the just cause of
liberty from its abuses ; he has sworn. to the Constitution, and
will defend it. ' , , •
( From the Ripeetadne of the 9th.. May.)
We can affirm, that on the Sil current Valencia was vigour.
ously defended against .the hordes who besiege it, and that its
inhabitants were resolved to defend it to the last extremity.
tiv.v tt.i.f., MAY ft.—Tlire enemies of liberty and of the na-
donut independence, directed by 'the priest Origuera, and by
other personages too well known, are incessantly labouring to
seduce the incautious inhabitants of the Sierra de liontla (a
roup of mountains near Gibraltar). They act under the or-
lders ofortlgi,eiraesfillolliiiir
thees tti.tielsieetlolnlittritatrilecr,,,.pessd ..
Mien& Valiabo, the Marquis. of. Casa Simla. &7c.', whose
I,reasurecare scattered with• profuaion;for this infamous object.
'rite ]public trangiiillity 'of the province' of Malaga halt not been
yet disturbed, but,everY thing announces an approaching ee-
plosion. ..
Various letters from Oviedo, which are now before us,
• assure us that in that city several persons have been arrested;
and deported by sea, apparently to Corunna, who were sus.
peeled of being accompliceti of the French. This proves that
the intelligence of the invasion has not terrified Spaniards in
such a manlier as some persons haVe most stupidly believed.
It appears that those deportations have been ordered by the
Authorities, on the request of a part of the inhabitants.
The French' officers who have come to Spain with the view
of supporting the cause of' liberty, and who reside in Corunna,
hope that all Frenchmen, lovers of liberty, who have arrived at
other points of the coast, will join dicta, that they may than a
strong force, and be entbled to march against the enemy.
We have seen a eery 'went letter from the province of Gui.
puicoa, in which it is stated that, in that small district, two
parties of Constitutional Guerillas have been formed (one under
the command of a good Curate, the other under that of the
Alcade), and that they have already commenced the campaign
by killing four Frenchmen. Let these gentlemen only wait a
little, and they shall see that they will soon begin to pay dearly
for the insult which they have committed against the nation
CORTEs.
ammo ore lIE 4th, .uNin:it Tiir. rittsiDENCY or, DON
JOACII: ix rimer. n.
An official communication was read from the Secretary ad
Inierint at' war, informing the Cortes that his Majesty bad de-
clared the ninth and tenth military districts in a state of war. ,
To the Commission of War was referred a memorial of Go-
vernment on the me& of establishing secure communications
• between the Generals in Chief of the armies of operation, which
was accompanied by 4 statement from the Director General'of
the Post-otfice, proposing the use of couriers on foot.
A warm debate arose on certain propositions submitted to
Cortes by Senors Cionselez, Alonso, and-Dies.-I.These prop°.
villeins were published in the Jiminals of the 4th, which we
have not received, but wecuo collect 'that their object was to
revise the sales of national property, made_ under the authority
of the Junta of the Mlle Credit, upon the 'grounds that a few
rich capitalists got the whole.of this property into their !minis
.at a shamefully law price, to the injury of the, country and or
the lower clauses of itioiculttirists.l---The propositions. Were.
rejected by a majority of 111 voices against 12.
The Report of the Commission,fif finance was read on Abe
addition to the memorial of the Minister of this Department,
which contains thdextraordinary istitnatiat fur the expences of
the: war.--Ordered to .be ,pritsual, : : ~./, , . •
The tiovernment transmitted a communication to Cortes rela-
tive to the negotiation with the house ilf 'termites, of ,London,
in which it proposes the three folloWing'arlielee:— . .., ~.'
First. That the contract made with, the. House of Ilernales,
on the 14th of January last,, ahmild, he null and of no effeef,,
sines it was' not observedhy said house, they declining to ac-
cept, in pursuance of their cibl4atiOns, the bills of exchange
transmitted to diem in consequence of the second article of the
contract. . •
Second. That the Government should be authorized to rea,
I ise the sale of the forty.,.inillions of rents (inscribed itt'tiie
Great Booklast Sesalowt),At such periods and on such' terms as
should appear Most convenient, and with such house-14 they~
might deem best. ' . - : . '
~Third. That also die,Goverment be authorised to indemnify
the holders of the bills with some fund or rent of the nation,
without loss of time, mid- without any sort of limitattim, not
only for the sums due to them, but also for such losses as
they may have suffered from the non-acceptance of the bills.
SEVILLE, MAN 6.-:;The Report of the Finance ComMistion
on the addition to the Finance Minister's 11.1eniorial, relative to
the extraordinary espencee which existing; circumstances relktire,
has been whited. F 11)111 this document it appears that the,C om,
miision suspended all other business, in order to apply them-.
selves to the important point cif mupplYing Government with the
pecuniary means for the organization and subsistence of flutse,
troopik.whieb the necessity of repelling the unjust and odious.
aggression of France, compelled the country to send, faeth, to
the field of honour. The Cominission hoped they should in
the Memorial of tha Minister, have such data as would enable
them to calculate the amount of the sums immediately ncees-
gary k:but in the; hope they were deceived. In the Memorial
mention is mat & . only of covering .ft deficit of . inure than'
94,000,000 reels, width would,resultrin the last six: .Months of
the current year of 11123,• and, which' trust
.unionnt to, a still
1 larger sum if the army be put, as it probably will be, an a war
footing. - • •- , • • ~. : .
The Government proposed certain means to eciver theso4lo.
ficits, upon which the Commission bus resented its Report, and
in the mearelime has submitted to the Cortes the following
means:— :. .
First—That the Government should be authorized to enforce
by military aid the payment of the contributions with all poi