The Sun.
London, England, 1833-12-09 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

(From Galiguani's Messenger of Thursday.)
The Sentinelle des Pyrenees of Bayonne of the 30th
tilt , has the following :—" Don Geronimo de Valdez
arrived at Valladolid in the afternoo❑ of the 20th, and
after a long conference with General Quesada on the
situation of the country, set out the following day to take
the command of the army of General Saarsfield, who has
been appointed Viceroy of Navarre. On the 17th Ge-
neral Pastor, at the bead of 3,000 men and 10 pieces of
artillery, entered Sepulveda, and on the 19th Aranda de
Duere. The rebel chief Zurnalacarregui, with 1,800 of
his men, has been beaten by General Lorenzo, near Puente
de la Regina. The chief Balmaseda passed the night of
the 19th at two leagues from Aranda, with 60 horse.
Letters of the 18th from Ciudad Real state that Don
Carlos, after having shown a dispo-ition to approach
Almeida, had returned to Chaves, crossing the Douro at
Pined. General Rodil was yesterday at Aidea del
Obispo. At Calzada de Calatrava Don Thomas de
Yarto, with a column of the Royal Guards, has defeated
and dispersed the band of ralillos, who secured his
safety by flight. On the 19th about 20 insurgents,
captured in the mountains of Esteras, were taken to Soria,
and there shot by a detachment of light infantry. Two
chaplains of Bubierca effected their escape."
The Diario of Barcelona cammunicates the following :
" A traveller arrived at Valladolid, from Palacios, having
passed the Sjierra, states that the Priest Merino had aban-
doned 1.15 defiles of Silos, Arlanza, Barbadillo, and Canales,
and directed his course towards Ezearay and San Domingo
tl.e 1e Ca,zada, accompanied by only 50 horse, leaving the
vest of his volunteers at the above-mentioned places. A
person, who saw the companions of Merino at San Do-
mingo, says they were in a pitiful plight. They were
nearly all officers and soldiers of the late Royalist Volun-
teers."

The Memorial Bordelais of the 2d instant has the
following, of the 28th ult., from St. Sebastian :—" The
authorities of Navarro demand, to carry on the war in
that province, the return of the several chiefs who are still
in France or England. It is not known whether Z,a's
Government will comply with this demand. Among the
chiefs on whom they have cast their eyes is the brave
Colonel Barenna, whom we have been expecting here for
some days past."

The Ind icateur of Bordeaux of the 3d instant has
reached us by express ; the following are extracts :—" We
have received by way of Madrid intelligence from Valla-
dolid, stating that since the town had been recovered from
the insurgents by the Queen's troops it has enjoyed perfect
tranquillity. As early as the 22d ult. the former depu-
tation returned, and at its first sitting voted an address
to the Queen, congratulating her on the successes of
General Saarsfield. On the following day the deputa-
tion drew up and distributed a proclamation, recom-
mending the inhabitants to preserve peace and har-
mony, and, at the same time, announcing that the
rebels, having been beaten at all points, were hastening
back to their homes. The authorities of Vittoria
were also engaged in drawing up a report of the events
which had occurred during the preceding 40 days, while
the town was in possession of the insurgents." A letter
of the Ist inst. from Bayonne says :—" General Saarsfield
granted a pardon to all who took up arms at Bilboa, and
were of no higher rank than that of captain, but on con-
ditio❑ that they should come in and make their submis-
sion within 24 hours. The Corregidor, Meta, immedi-
ately resumed his functions, and directed Don Juan de
Arana to form without loss of time an organized urban
militia. Uhagon, and the other Constitutionalists who
left St. Sebastian in a boat, were driven back by foul
weather. As the roads are not yet sufficiently safe for
travellers, all the inhabitants of Bilboa who had fled hither
are going to St. Sebastian, where they wi'l embark for
Bilboa. La C,sttro, the postman, Castro Allende, of
Guernica, and five young men, who declare that they only
took up arms from compulsion, have written to General
Saarsfield, soliciting pardon, and on this account they have
not been sent to Tulle."

The Augsburg Gazette of the Ist inst. has the following
extract of a private letter from Vienna, slated the 24th
alt.:—" Although there was no exchange to-day much
business was dune, and many sales effected ; the state of
the funds is however dull, on account of the unfavourable
news received from Constantinople. A French courier
has arrived at the embassy, but it is not positively known
-what information he brings; the report current is that
the Sultan has been compelled to change his Ministry, and to
send the Pacha Chosrew into exile, he being suspected of
having taken part in a plot against the Sultan ; great con-
fusion prevails at Constantinople. It is said that the
above Pacha, who was the Sultan's favourite, meditated
the murder of his master, but the plot was happily
discovered in time. This, however, appears improbable,
as a matter of so much importance would not be an-
nounced to the French embassy alone. The despatch of
the French courier has probably another motive; it may
be that Admiral Roussin complains of the recall of the
greater portion of the French fleet from the Levant, which
the Government has appointed to proceed to another sta-
tion. The trifling expedition to St. Sabaatian, if it be as
reported, was the first participation of France in the civil
war of Spain. It may perhaps be the opinion in Paris
that a greater display of force may be usefully made upon
the ocean, as the Government may wish to serve the
Qieea without making too great a sacrifice, or without
fettering itself its any way. Such expedients are resorted
to ; we have lived to see a similar one made use of in
Portugal, where Don Pedro was completely installed by
an English Admiral; they are, however, frequently in-
effectual, and sometimes prepare, as possibly may be the
case in Spain, a chaos of difficulties, from which the most
resolute may find it impossible to extricate himself when
once the first step is taken. It is therefore possible that,
owing to the critical affairs in Spain, the station in the
Levant is weakened, and that the remonstrances of Admi-
ral Roussin will be unheeded ; for, to judge from appear-
ances, the past loses much of its interest for France in
the present state of affairs there, and cannot be of so much
consequence as some persons in Paris wish to make it ap•
pear to be. The report that six Wallachian regiments
were incorporated in the sixth division of the Russian
army is wholly without foundation ; at least no one here
knows anything of it." The following, from Vienna, is
dated the 26th ult. :—" Notices have been sent to the
several German Courts relative to the Alinisterial Congre.s
to be held here. The report of a loan being about to be
raised by our Government is not yet confirmed. Oar
funds to-day are, Aletaltiques, 5 per Cents., 93 7.16 ;
Bank Actions, 1,195}." This paper contains the fallowing
from Trieste, dated the 20th ult.:—" The frigates ilebe
sand La Guerreira, with 156 Poles on board, will sail
as soon as the weather permits. The Lipsia remains in
port, waiting for the Poles, scattered through the pro-
vinces, that have not yet arrived. These vessels have
strict orders only to touch at Gibraltar during their pass
sage to New York, and to remain there only so long a,
may be found absolutely necessary." After a letter from
Munich, dated the 28th ult., the Gazette states that it is
the intention of the Greek Government to send twenty-
four youths of families that have deserved well of the
state to the Greek Institute, established in the Bavarian
capital, paying all expenses attending their complete
education. A private letter from Rome of the 21st ult.,
given by this paper, announces that Monsignor Brignoli
will shortly be created a cardinal, and it is said that Alas-
sini will have his place as treasurer. A change of admini-
stration, somewhat in favour of reform, was considered
certain ; Cardinal Gamberini alone, it was thought,
would keep his place as Alinister of the Interior. The
Zara Gazette, of the 22d of October, gives an account of
a sally made by the Pacha of Scutari, of which more recent
intelligence makes no mention. According to our infor-
mation, on the Ist of November all remained in stutu quo
at Scutari, that is, the markets were closed, and all the
inhabitants were under arms, no decision having arrived
from Constantinople. Famine was occasioning the greatest
troubles. Meal, made from Indian corn, was the only
food, and that was expensive. The inhabitants of the
neighbouring mountains were in want even of this, and
were going forth seeking food by force; no propetty
was any longer safe. Even the foreign Consuls, who
are known to have provisions in their houses, see the
necessity of giving it freely up, to save themselves from
plunder."

The Berlin State Gazette, of the 29th ult. quotes
Prussian 4 per Cents. 974, 96k ; ditto 5 per Cents.
(1822) English loan, 103 i.
Tue Nuremberg Correspondent gives the following,
tinder the date of Berlin, Nov. 25 :—" It is affirmed
that the new alliance about to be formed between the
three Northern Powers will be founded on a treaty defin-
ing the measures they are to take in concert. Many per-
sons are expecting that the veil which at present conceals
their future policy will very shortly be drawn aside, and
oubitihi
that the resolutions come to by them wille be. idpeurnligsl ated ini
a manifesto. This is highly probable,
is their intention to invite the accession of all the Powers
of Germany to the new alliance. The affairs of Spain
excite a general interest here. The majority of the people
are decidedly in favour of the young Queen, but, if she is
acknowledged by. our Government, it will not be from
good will, but from necessity."
A letter from Frankfort, dated the 10th ult., says :
The new commercial relations of Germany have called the
attention of both France and England. The English are
alarmed lest the new system of the customs' duties which
is about to be brought into action throughout the Ger-

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manic states • hould become as injurious to their commerc
as the famous continental system, and we are informed
that they have already opened negotiations with se-
v,ral of the Germanic Cabinets, with the view of pre-
serving their present markets in the Confederation. France
also feels the importance of this object, and, thanks to the
co-operation of the Great Powers, we shall probably have
not only a Germanic but an European system of customs,
founded on the real wants and interests of all the different
countries of the continent."

(From Galignani's Messenger of Friday.)

It is reported that the Spanish Government has just
contracted with some capitalists at Paris for a new loan,
to the amount of 5,4.00,000 f., 3 per Cents. Rentes, or
1,000,000 piastres. It is added, that the terms have been
settled at 31f., deducting a commission of If. 50c., which
reduces the price to 291. 50c. Upon this subject, the
Constitutionnel has the following :—" We do not wish to
throw obstacles in the way of a Government which is
endeavouring to establish itself, and which, as it can only
gain solidity by following the paths of amelioration, is
entitled to our sympathy. It is, nevertheless, our duty to
warn the public against the snare which is laid for it,
and, at the same time, to turn the Spanish Government
from the erroneous course it is intended to pursue.
The credit of Spain is not yet founded on the
basis which alone can render credit sound and durable
—the control of an independent public autho-
rity. Every effort ought to be made to attain
this point' which was the salvation of France, and now
constitutes her main strength. If Spain takes a different
course, she cannot find a more certain road to destruction.
To negotiate a loan by fraudulent means, and endeavour to
make France the dupe of clandestine manoeuvres, will be
an act so completely opposed to the true interests of the
Government of Spain that, by unmasking the plans hi-
therto enveloped in profound mystery, we shall render a
service to Spain as well as to France. The plan in con-
templation is as follows :—lt will be recollected that
in 1828, in consequence of the remonstrances of the
press, Count Roy obliged M. Xavier Burgos, then
agent at Paris for the Spanish Sinking Fund, and
now one of the Ministers of Queen Isabella, to
make a public declaration of the coupons of Five per
Cent. Rentes Perpetuelles which were then in circula-
tion, and to publish the numbers in the Moniteur, in
order that no more might afterwards be clandestinely
issued. When, in 1831, Spain created Three per
Cent. stock, under the pretence of converting the Cortes
Bonds, the operation was also announced in the .Uoniteur,
but we may venture to assert, that the total amount of tha
Rentes ultimately issued was never officially tnade known.
We are therefore ignorant of the precise amount of
the 3 per Cents. in circulation. Well, in consequence of
the uncertainty in which the public has been left as to the
quantity of this species of stock, an attempt has been made
to issue coupons of the new 3 per Cents. The amount
of the 5 per Cents. being very limited, a rise in this stock
may be very easily produced. This rise will have an
influence on the price of the old 3 per Cents., and thus
facilitate the issue of the new loan. There is a simple
means of defeating this manoeuvre; it is for the Minister
of Finances to declare that the new loan shall not be issued
at the Paris Exchange without publicity, and with all the
protecting forms which ought to surround this kind of
appeal of Governments to the confidence of the people.
That this condition would throw a serious difficulty in the
way of the issue of the new loan we admit, but this un-
doubtedly will not be a reason for our Government not to
fulfil its duty. ha silence or inaction in this matter would
be so singular a kind of intervention in favour of Spain,
that we are unwilling to believe it without proof. But
the new Spanish loan deeply occupies the public mind,
and such open blame has been thrown upon the manoeuvres
that were known to be contemplated for making money
fraudulently in France, in favour of a Government upon
which we cannot yet rely, that Ministers will unques-
tionably acknowledge the utility and urgency of giving to
the alarmed public a word of explanation on this point."

Extract of a letter of the 24th ult. from Madrid :
" It is said that our Government will allow the entry of
a Spanish journal, which is to appear at Paris, under the
title of Spain, a journal which, as may be supposed, will
not set itself in opposition to our Ministry, and which
will be altogether in the interest of the Queen. The
sudden journey of the Marquis de Casa Irmo excites much
attention, as he had been exiled by M Zea. The relations
he has had with several persons of influence have led to a
supposition that he is about to be called to an important
office. It is said that the treasuries of Don Carlos and
Don Miguel now form but one : the success of one de-
pends on that of the other ; it is a royal mercantile house,
under the firm of Bourbon, senior, Braganca, junior, and
Co. The manifesto of Charles V., of the 6th of October,
by the moderation of its language, and its amnesty, with-
out exception, has gained him the affections of many ; if
the Queen wishes to oppose moral force to this act, sbo
must go there. The Apostolicals are labouring with an
activity which the Government ought to take for an
example. They enlist even in Madrid. Money is not
wanting, for a hundred francs are offered to any one who
will join the factious. The Captain-General of Extre-
madura has ordered the fortress of Badajos to be supplied
with provisions for three months, and demanded troops of
the Government. It is said that this measure is owing to
the Princess de Beira's recruiting for Don Carlos."
The Memorial Bordelais of the 3d instant says :
" We have no further news from Spain, except intelli-
gence from Madrid, that the Commissary-General de la
Cruzida had been dismissed and ordered to give an
account of his administration. There is nothing remark-
able in this, except that the last circumstance would lead
one to believe that it is at length in contemplation in Spain
to put a stop to the scandalous dilapidations of those who
are accountable for the public revenue."
The Indicateur of Bordeaux, of the 4th inst., received
by express, contains the following, of the 2d, from Bay-
onne :—" For two days past there has been a total scar-
city of news ; we must await the operations of Saarsfield
in Navarre, and we do not yet know whether he has
entered that province. The emigration of the Carlists has
ceased, which is thus accounted for. On the day after
Saaisfield's entry into Vittoria the junta of Alva solicited
and obtained from the General an indult (a pardon) for
all individuals who had taken part in the insurrection, from
the rank of Captain downwards. This indult was granted
on the 22d ult., but for a fortnight only; the Govern-
ment has approved of it, and the Gazette of the 24th
makes mention of it. Doubtless, some of those who came
hastily into France were not aware of it, and, probably,
those who consider themselves included in its provisions
will return home." The following is from Madrid, under
date of the 24th ult.:—" Many arrests have taken place
in the capital among the Carlist party, who had organized
an insurrection for the 15th of last month, which was
discovered and prevented. There is no doubt that the
new Minister of War will hasten the organization of the
provincial militia to put down the factions, the number of
which might increase. The troops sent against them are
not as yet sufficiently numerous to exterminate them, and
the clergy who direct this rebellion have the means of
extending and prolonging it. It is thought that this body
will not so easily abandon an enterprise which is become a
question of existence to the fanatical monks. Still it is
not to be supposed that the rebellious party will triumph ;
it may spread civil war wider, but it will soon be checked.
It is affirmed that Zea having demanded from the Queen
Regent the exile of the Count de Florida Blanca, imme-
diately after his protest, the Queen replied that she
would not exile him, but would recall all the other exiles."
The Augsburg Gazette of the 2d inst. has the fol-
lowing front Munich, dated the 30th ult.:— "The Crown
Prince of Prussia arrived here yesterday, a❑d in the
evening appeared at the theatre with the King and Queen.'
The new Prussian Ambassador, Count Donhoff, has ar-
rives!, and the Russian Ambassador, Prince Gagarin, has
returned from Vienna." This paper contains the follow-
ing extract of a private letter of the .25th ult., from
Prague :—" Much interest is attached to the proceedings
in the case of Count Wallenstein ; it is thought that the
Supreme Court will present a formal petition to our
Sovereign to restore the name of the Duke of Friedland
to honour, and to give back the confiscated property to
the descendants of that renowned General. The number of
of Carlists increases here; but there are no distinguished
personages amongst them. In the Carlist circles extracts
from memoirs about to be published by a French Marshal
are handed about, which expose many a deception prac-
tised upon the fallen Bourbons by those who were supposed
to be their friends and dependants."
The Gazette quotes the funds at Vienna on the 27th
ult., Metalliques 5 per Cents.,93 3-16 ; 4 per Cent. ditto,
83, Bank Actions, 1,197 1-3.
The Berlin State Gazette of the 30th ult. quotes the
Prussian 4 per Cents., 97i 961 ; ditto, 5 per Cents.
(1922), English Loan, 1031.
Extract of a letter of the Ist inst., from Toulon :
" The storm which raged lately on the African coast, and
has been mentioned in the accounts from Boujeia, was also
severely felt on the coast of Bona, where it did great
damage both by sea and land. Many ♦essels, and amongst
them one having horses on board for the Government,
have been lost. Several boats belonging to the coral
fisheries likewise perisied about eight leagues from Bona,
but their crews were happily saved."

Mr. Byng will shortly, it is said, be created
Lord Wrotbam, of Wrotham, in the county of Middlesex.