The Sun.
London, England, 1823-05-07 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The following are extracts of letters receive

from Madrid acid Seville :
" MADRID, Arum N.—The proclamation of the new Re.
geney organized under the auspices of the French Government
has just arrived here, and has filled every one with astonish-
ment and indignation. Had the object been to excite in every
Spaniard the most irreconcileable animosity against our in-
vaders, nothing more effectual for the purpose could have been
prepared. To utter a formal disavowal of all the acts of the
,Spanish Government, 'political and administrative, Since the
9th of March, 1820, is to compromise, and of course make an
enemy of, every respeptable man in the country. It has put
an end at once to the indecision of those who were wavering,
and has confirmed the exaltados more and more in their prin.
ciple of resistance to the last extremity. Had a different course
been pursued, the French, in entering Madrid, might have
met many friends, and still more persons disposed - to wait .the
the result of the Government to be established by them, be.
lieving it to be founded at least on liberal principles. There
will now be no pertions.of note or respe7tablity left in Madrid
to support the new Government, or to give it consequence in
the eyes of the people. There is scarcely a house the inhabi-
tants of which arc not removing or preparing to remove from
the capital. All the members of public offices, the burreaux,
and the municipal administrations. quit in the present week.
" Abisbal with all his troops is also preparing to quit Madrid,
and is collecting as numerous a force as the means at his dis.
posal will permit. With the addition of the troops from Burgos,
who quitted that place on the approach of the I.l.ench, his num-
bers may amount to from 12 to 16,000 men. His route is not
yei determined on; some suppose he will move into Andalusia,
but it is considered more probable that he will march into
Eatremadura. He has issued a proclamation, declaring all
those persons who shall support and adhere to the French, or
even remain in the towns and places occupied by them, to be
traitors to their country. All the men able to bear arms are to
find out and unite with the national army, in whatever part of
Spain it may be stationed."
"SEVILLE, Aram question is in agitation here
ore:Legation:o: removal
distrust
tohfatthe Icing to Cadiz, not on account-of
any danger that threatens the -Royal Person, but, it is said,
prevails respecting the militia, and
the want of harmony between them and the regular troops, in
consequence of which sonic tragical events are apprehended.—
It hasheen judged necessary to establish patrols of horse and
foot, both within and without the city. With regard to the
King's inclination, it is saittthat lie is unwilling to quit Seville,
and that he ventured to declare so to several persons who have
lately been introduced to him.
" Ilut.the most important topic under discussion is the ex-
pected changes in the 111instry. On the 17th in the evening, a
secret meeting took place of the chief members of the Cortes
now in Seville, in which it was determined to propose to the
King's acceptance, as Minister, Calatrava in the first instance,
and that Sandio 'should afterwards be united with him if pos.
sible, with the power of selecting their own colleagues in office.
This step has arisen from a persuasion that the present men in
power have acted imprudently in rejecting the mediation of
41,1einegelteandd.,winiondiiiichlainteatot the
nmpresent moment Ministers must be
policy_ of attempting an amicable
accommodation with France. • Whether this end will be an-
swered by the forrnation of the new Ministry is etill to be
proved."

THE SUN.

SOLE:11 OrTIS DICER!. FALSUM AUDEAT

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1823.

The last Telegraphic Dispatch f..orn the French
Amy announces that the advanced guard 'of
General MOLITOR has been pushed 'towards
Frage, and that the Spanish Royalists have taken
possession of Alcaniz, the Constitutionalists still
adhering to their plan of retiring before the
enemy, and inviting him into the heart of the
country. The progress of the French arms, there-
fore, is hitherto no indication of their eventual suc-
cess. The present dispatch, it is true, for the first
time alleges that the Army of the Faith is re-
ceiving an accession of numbers, by the forma-
tion of several battalions of Royalists at Sara-
gossa. Even if this assertion should be well-
founded, which is exceedingly doubtful, it ,is
more than counterbalanced • by the extensive
defection amonpt the adherents of the Faith,
great numbers of whom are known to have gene
°se* with their arms to their patriotic country-

men. The French, too, cannot be too mu.:ll on
their guard. They may ere long discover that
the very men whom they arm and equip as
Spanish Royalists will be found fighting
against them under the national banners.—
The intelligence in our present paper from
Perpignan
proves that the fire of patriotism
blazes with such intensity in Catalonia that
Marshal MONCEY is justly apprehensive of the,
consequences of pushing his army into the midst
of a hostile population, which has risen en nose
to support the defensive operations of the
brave and skilful Gen. MINA. There the Royal-
ists and Constitutionalists are already making
common cause against the enemies of their com-
mon country ; and Catalonia, bristling with armed
men, presents so formidable an appearance, that
the Agents of the Faith, who were proceeding
into it for the purpose of preaching submission to
the invaders, have retur..ed affrighted within the
French frontier. The plans of MiN.4 condone
to be involved in impenetrable secrecy.
But
whether it is his design to risk a decisive engage'
went with the French, or to draw them on-
ward, with Figueras in their rear,
we rejoice
to find that he has excited a spirit in his military
district which we trust will spread throughout
Spain. The French have already ascertained
that they are involved in dangers and difficulties,
on the occurrence of which they had not oleo'
lated. We have this morning seen a letter from
a well informed person, at Bordeaux, which po-
sitively alleges that the loss of the French at
The d
Logrono was 1600 men hors de combat. e*
-
termined resistance offered to them by St. Sebas
tian, Pampeluna, and Figueras, was wholly' Wl'
the
pected ; and has convinced them that
rei„
conquest of Spain will be no child's May.
Ili
courage and fidelity of the national troop
disappearance of all the respectable inbahitauts
of the country, who have removed their families
and valuable effects into those parts of the Pepin'
sited by the
sula that are least likely to be vim
of the
Invaders —the unexpected W nibs"
'ustly
um
Peasantry, which the French themselves
slbering
regard as the fallacious Calm of
ba
tote a
volcano, that may every moment t
d dismay
fiery torrent, scattering destruction an
ed their
amidst their ranks, have totally c.lang
are Place"
views of the position in which they
to Aladrid,
It is true that they will march on
begin to
but it is then that the Spaniards will
act in their turn.

--.40.----
Since the preceding article was written, we
have received the Bayonne Papers to the 30th
ult. It is every day more and more evident that
whatever the advance of the French into Sparc'
may be called, their retreat, unless they allf"
O
trine to obtain a peace or an armistice, will be
any thing but a mere military promenade ! ,
contrary,
BAYONNE, Aran. 29.—We have been looking impatiettui.
for the appearance of a bulletin, the delay in the publication a
which gives occasion to circulate unfavourable reports* '‘'''ne °co;
pbect likewise the mail from 31adrid,. which we slipcase '6" ri
g()e:ltopPed twice running. Meantime it is *thrilled that
Sislr:
Abisbal,
was,ao,a
the
our troops are said to have entered on the 2
St. .
oSebastian is invested, but not so closely but ".
Thegarru n canconic
out
of the town, and exercise on the gismo;
besiegersrepulsed with have
attempted to hinder this, but have t
with loss. It is affirmed that the NO ef C4°ll
and that of General 3lorillo, which fool we-the
well disposed to defend itself.
that. ,e
„ r
arelegfienen4r2-Spto.
aboutshl 40,000 men, are going to unite and offer battle to Alsr;
of General
while Ballesteros will keep in check the e°lVbie,
btein 3lollitor. This news does not feet° VerY Prek,_,
the well known determination of the :red
niardgscnntrary to
for
the
siege
to act in large bodies. The heavy artillery intririPo.
They
oaf great deal of a proclamation issued by a kind of 1``‘";" be
the name of Ichazcdc Ordonati. It is not very Tecens tit
42-pounders, e Sebastian
r ,ni sadneda Pt
;1:P110:lisle) a.
bPeegoipinl'et:. enare,,
illumine
tug dated the 14th of this month from Roncovall.rl i 141
nmtaayndbe worth while to say a word of it en passant. it co,
re"
daninatlat
,taunder the most severe penalties--eternal eel
for ins
In nee—to denounce relations and fi.lentis, and ,
that
tr.iesen who has been a partaker in the revolution, Kir* b. t
I infamous wretches have merited punishment, and t:o
Tbis prockonnue
nothing can save them from chastisement.
is not calculated to pacify the country. t raei
An officer belonging to the hospitals, who :Wired Yes col of
from Vittoria, affirms that the hospitals are fell' °Pe° -
wounded. ;' tO 6
A kind of proclamation has been issued by ggn•- g „ir,
the rate of the French money which is to be current in 41„,t
It is terminated by an order to the inhabitants of those
to
Pi7ib
in which the French troops ma be, to supply the Inerlt tb
„ e
provisions at a price which is to be fixed every morninfi
nio,
Municipal Authorities. It is to be apprelt.entled that this the
sure will not have the result expected from it' far ire ili"
immense profit which they have made that has induced
..to
habitants to supply tire French. The Gard es du Corr
leave us to.day, an indication of the expectation that
war will be of some duration; it is remarked that the r-norsi
hospitals are organized on the second line, arid thst I ~,ge
magazine of medicines is going to be fortned at Baleen— will
St. Antler, against which the right wing is marching:ol to
probably make no resistance. The Care Merino 10:1:60.
have joined the vanguard, commanded hY 6esseria Q
........1100100..."
Fra°l‘.
THE GracKs.—A private letter fool t
I'°
fortthe
of
7tho April states that. a' Greels
y il. sty
ile
had attacked and completely &tette ‘
mon
waters of Candle an Egyptian squadron, --- 4
_
goeitlaPP
inea large fleet laden ith arms an 1t st
armlet .0
, of war, destined for thew'Ottoman

on
that

1 SS

ling

I.""''

'roM

tism
that
the,

lidst

inue
But

Age-
on-

oice

tar!
Boat
fined

nex-
the
The
—the

/111t$

lilies
.nin•
the
the

oaf

,rini
to a

oaf
their

iced.
Irid;
in to

1, we
30t5
that

co"'
ill be

,tiontlY
ition of
Ve el'

vill not
t
25th,

hat the
e been
CO°
ogether

~teplAY
!iiilly of

tSpA'r•
ploecg
ets with
hY t"e
118 Ilil~•
t 1, the

,r3ty,

fleet
ti the

ovier
3itiog°
0 ti tit

island. One frigate was sunk, and several
smaller vessels of war, with the greater number
of the convoy, were captured by the Greeks.

In THE Sum of the 19th ult. we stated, on the
authority of our Paris Correspondent, that the
Emperor of RusslA intended to visit the
writers of Bad-Ems, near the Banks of the
Rhine. From the Moniteur and the Journal des
Debats, we now learn that this report gains
ground. If well founded, it would seem that
his IMPERIAL MAJESTY is contemplating some
political object or proceeding with reference to
France and Spain, the execution of w hich would
be facilitated by his journey to Bad-Ems. The
suspicion certainly derives some strength and
consistency from the alleged arrangement of his
differences with the Porte, and from the assembly
of Russian troops in the Grand Duchy of Warsaw.
It is, however, proper to state that our Go-
vernment have no information to warrant
the idea that Russia has any present in-
tention of entering into the war against Spain.
Still, the report of the intended Imperial jour-
ney, which is current in the countries bordering
on the Rhine, cannot but be deemed important
Ili the present state of affairs. It is even pre-
tended that the pre`cise route of his IMPERIAL
MAJESTY is correctly known. It is said that,
in the middle of the summer, after his intend-
ed visit to Moscow, he will again quit his
dominions. Ills IMPERIAL MAJESTY will repair
In the beginning of July to, the Baths of Ems,
situated in the Duchy of Nassau, a few leagues'
distance from Coblentz, and near the banks of
the Rhine. The EMPEROR will reside in the
Castle belonging to the Baron DE STEIN, formerly
Alinister of the Allied Powers, and Administrator
of the Rhenish Provinces which were re-con-
quered from France during the last war. M. DE
Rcernscnt Lb, of Frankfort, has, it is rumoured,
received intelligence of this journey of the Em-
peror of RUSSIA, and has communicated the news
to several persons. Apartments have been taken
at Ems for the Hereditary Grand Duchess of
SAxE-WElstAit ; and it is asserted that the Prin-
cess 'ORANGE, another sister of the Emperor
of RUSSIA, Will also proceed thither, as well as
the Grand Duke NICHOLAS and his wife, the
daughter of the King of PRUSSIA. The King of
WunzEranuno Intends going there, and the
Prince DE MwriEnsuctt, the Austrian Prime
Minister, also proposes to pass a portion of the
fine season in his vast domains of Johaunisberg,
its the Duchy of Nassau, near the Banks of the
Rhine. There will consequently be a numerous
assemblage of Princes this summer at the Baths
of Ems.

" It has just struck" two of our contempo.
'arks, who very recently declared that the pe.
c"llittrY bonds issued by the Constitutional Spanish.
Government were " worth nothing more than the
Paper on which they are written,"—it has just
struck these Gentlemen that the engagements
by
contracted Spain with the English Govern.
Merit would be found an obstacle to the accom-
Plishment of the very honourable intention, as
*toted in the Proclamation of the New Pro-
visional Junta for Spain, to annul all the po-
and adtninistrative acts of the present
SPanish Government, in the event of the French
invasion being crowned with complete success.
immediately on the appearance of the Proclama-
ti" of the Provisional Junta (see THE SUN of
the 18th tat.), we took the same view of this sub-
J"t3 and exposed the arrogance and folly of the
Trio who had presumed with a stroke of their
11:9
1 to annul political acts, to some of which
(;rent Britain was a party !—We now rejoice
t
t° find, that even the abettors of France
th
restoit"kg" " begin, for the first time, to
re
that
"en if the King of SPAIN should d ►
to his
be
Would ex former despotism, England
act
tFle rigid fulfilment of every engage-
inept concluded
with FERDINAND VII. during
the ascendancy of the Cortes ; and, in their new.
tmuhrn zeal for the interests of their own country,
:I),,nriluelZioeneevden suggested that Ministers should
une of upon the subject in Parliament
them, ,In ee after
d dgravely viewing the
titleati" in the new light in which it has so very
Suddenly presented itself to him, says, "We
-yYe little doubt but that, if a moderate art . p y
tin into power in Spain, it will confirm
`'`e
U bona fide engagements CONTRACTED WITH
sittIGNERB BY TUE GOVERNMENT de facto LI P"—
IPaills therefore, has already obtained a ',sonar.
ot itliljhiPli over the bitterest and most fanatical
ugoner enemies ! Let her be of good courage,
tiii:ster the assurance that the less difficult con-
°lrttr the physical force of her invaders,
t_
cori" no remote period crown her efforts in he
ascl "s struggle for her independence, wits full
complete success.

\Vino a
°a room a air compels us to omit the two
4rtio g I
el) to Which we alluded yesterday, respect•

ing the Speech of M. DE CILITEAUDDIAND, and
the failure of the late Negociations at Paris and
Madrid.

SUN-OFFICE, Hall-part One o'Clock.

We have just received by express from Calais
a private letter, which asserts, that Segovia has
opened its gates to the French.—Segovia is dis-
tant about fifty miles from Madrid.—We are in-
clined to doubt the accuracy of this intelligence,
of which, if true, we think that we must have been
informed by a Telegraphic Dispatch.—The sur-
render of Segovia, however, forms a rat of the
plan of the Spaniards.