The Sun.
London, England, 1823-06-05 00:00:00

war, what will they do ? Ballasteros will ap-
proach General Molitor, and endeavour to draw
him into partial affairs, in which he may hope for
some success. These successes, however, can lead
to no great results, for a retrograde march will
place us on open ground, where the victory will
not be long uncertain. It is, therefore, on our
extreme right that the chief danger lies. It
is to be presumed that Morillo, strengthened
by the levies of Asturias and Gallicia, by the
bands of the Empecinado, Marcos, Abril, &c.
will debouch upon Saint Andero and Santona,
proceed to Bilboa,and perhaps menace the troops
which blockade St. Sebastian, and those which
keep the great road. The English Wilson, who
knows the art of war, and who knows the coun-
try, by undertaking to make this movement with
a strong division left in reserve at Durango, may
paralyse every thing.
It results from these observations that our
army in Spain is not sufficiently numerous; and
that what was said by a King of Persia may be
be applied to it—" If you are Ambassadors
you are too many ; if you are soldiers you are
too few."

The same deficiency of force is felt in Cata-
lonia, where Marshal Moncey has need of all the
renovated ardour and activity of youth. The di-
vision of Curial cannot occupy Granolles without
holding Mataro ; and it will be seen by the report of
the last affair, that he had but 1 800 men in that great
town when he was attacked by Milans„and Lie-
bera from Barcelona. There is nothing to prevent
them from marching with more considerable
forces, and if instead of advancing along the sea
coast, where the cavalry can act, they keep along
the heights which command and surround the
town, the business will be reduced to a contest
of infantry, in which the greater numbers will
have the greatest advantage.
C)' LITERARY NOTICE.

THE SEXTUPLE ALLIANCE.—This amusing
little work consists of a number of Poems writ-
ten by a party of private Gentlemen, whose
initials only are given. The subject of these
Poems is a branch from the Willow Tree which
was planted at St. Helena on the grave of
BUONAPARTE, and brought to this country. The
young Poets, it seems, assembled under the
friendly roof of a father of one of them ; a
colloquy took place, and, after a brief dis-
cussion, it was agreed that they should each
contribute a Poem on the subject, which
Mr. M. offers to print, and to act as the
editor. The edition consists of 240 copies,
which appear to be intended more as pre-
sents to their respective friends than for
the purpose of deriving any profit from pub-
lication. It is a very amusing work altogether,
and the public may reasonably wish that the
edition had been more extensive. The Poems
are of different measures, and are various in their
merits, but all of them display spirit, taste, and
moral feelings. Some of them are in the style
and measure of Lord Bvitoses Don Juan, and
some of the whimsical rhymes are equally inge-
nious with those of his Lordship. The character
of BUONAPARTE, in the several tributes to. the
Willow Branch, is candidly and justly estimated ;
his talents are duly acknowledged, his evil deeds
glanced at, and his formidable power to disturb
mankind is properly noticed; with impressive,
moral and philosophical reflections. Wear° some-
what inclined to suspect that this work is the
production of an individual, and not of several
Bards, as stated. The notes are sufficiently ex-
planatory, and not diffuse. The following is the
Dedication, which, if appropriate to the charac-
ter of the person to whom it is addressed, ought
to be submitted to the public in general, for the
sake of an example to all who hold a similar
:altuation in society :

To
A Man of Letters,
A Merchant, Politician, and Economist ;
A (leaden= who might be named to Foreigners, as a Model

of an Enlightened and Liberal
BRITISH TRADER I
A just and zealous Magistrate,
An estimable Private Citizen,
An able Writer,
And original Thinker;
To the Roscoe and Ricardo of Glasgow,
JAMES EWING, Esq.
These Verses are respectfully dedicated,
By
THEIR AUTHORS.

IRELAND.

OUTRAGES IN THE COUNTY DUBLIN.

On Friday morning, about the hour of one
o'clock, the cabin of a man named Doolan, situate at TaHugh-
hill, was burned to the ground. Doolan was awakened by the
screams of the children, when he discovered that the end of the
cabin was in flames. There were in the cabin at the time,
Doolan, his wife, four children, his mother-in-law, a woman
named ilary Dowd, and her son, John Dowd. The cabin,
with what property it contained, and almost all their clothes,
was entirely consumed. Fortunately no lives were lost.
On Friday night, between the hours of eleven and twelve
o'clock, a man mimed Patrick Healy, who resides at Ballymese,
near Tallagh, was alarmed by discovering that his house was
on fire. On going out he fOund that the back part of the
thatch was in flames; he immediately gave the alarm, and se-
N,eral of his neighbours came to his assistance; but a party of
men who kept themselves concealed, fired several shots at them,
and deterred them from extinguishing the fire until the house
was entirely consumed. Healy states that be should not know
any of them. His family, consisting of his wife, his three
sons, and himself, were in the house at the time it commenced.
Peace Officer IVaters, with a party of the police, stationed at
Firr House, were returning front patrolling the neighbourhood
of Ballinascomey ; and having heard sonic shots fired in the
direction of Healy's house, repaired there—they found it on
fire, but arrived too late to save it from being entirely consumed,
or to detect anrof the persons concerned in the outrage. Peace
Officer Waters and his party remained there until tlay.break,
when they returned to Fier House by a different route, but did
not succeed in apprehending any one.
Healy's house had been attacked by a party of men on the
preceding Friday night, between the hours of ten and eleven
o'clock. The gang consisted of a great number; they were
armed with suns and other weapons.—they broke into the house
on this occasion, and assaulted Healy violently, beating him
about the head with guns and sticks, telling him to give Up
Divine's land, or they would give him Staunton's death. It
appears that an acre and three roods of land had been taken
from a tenant, named John Divine, by their joint landlord,
Traht, and joined to Healy's farm, for the purpose of
aquaring their farms, whilst at the same time two acres and a
half were taken from Healy's fArni, and added to Divine's.

Preparations are at present making for the corn.
pleting of St. Patiick's-square, labourers being employed in
excavating foundations for the south and west sides. Mre un-
derstand the stances have been feued at 12s. per foot.—(Edin-
Aurgh Courant.)