The Sun.
London, England, 1833-12-02 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

(From Galignani's Messenger of Friday.)
It was reported on 'Change, yesterday, that a telegra-
phic despatch had arrived with an account of a change in
the Spanish Ministry, and that the Duke de San Fernando
wis to be President of the Council, and Minister for Fo-
reign Affairs. Letters of the 16th, from Madrid, announce
the nominition of the Marquis de Las! Amarilks, one of
the members of the Regency, to be Minister of War ad in-
terim ; whilst other letters state that the Marquis is to
deliver the portfolio to Don Geronimo Valdez, Governor
of Carthagena, who has been sent for to Madrid. DJO
Geronimo is an avowed Liberal.
The min sterial evening journal has the following :

"Intelligence of the 26th Nov. from Bayonne, announces
that on the 23:1 General Saarsfield was at Villa Real
d'Alava, beyond Vittoria, between that town and Irun.
M. Vhagon Truxillo, Governor of Santander, and other
prisoners of the insurgents, have been delivered from their
hands, and have arrived at St. Sebastian."
The Madrid Gazette of the 13th Nov. mentions that
among the means resorted to by the insurgents to mislead
and seduce the people, has been the publication of a spu-
rious Madrid Gazette, to make it believed that there is
an understanding between the Queen's Ministers and Don
Carlos. This publication gives letters which are falsely
attributed to the Ministers.
Extract of a letter from Bayonne, dated the 24th
November :—" We now know Leyond all doubt, from
many persons arrived here to-day from Victoria and
Bilboa, that the Qaeen's troops did not enter the former
place on the 19th, nor the latter on the 21st, but the fol-
lowing is the real state of things ..—The rebels of A!ava,
finding themselves pressed by the Queen's troops, have
evacuated Vittoria, and fallen back up in Navarre; the
monks and priests who were at their head havin.t appro-
priated to themselves all that was valuable in the caravents
and churches, have taken the same direction. There can
be no doubt, therefore, that the Queen's troops did facto-
aily enter Vittoria on the 21st or 22d. The tell-con-
stituted Government of Biscay had given orders for the
principal part of its forces to fall back on Bilboa. In
tact, having obtained positive information that 1,800 or
1,500 soldiers of the Queen had reached Balinaceda—
that a coiemn of equal force was at Arciniega---and that
2,600 men were descending upon Oidutia—the Govern-
Walt directed all its force to move to this point, leaving at
Bilboa only a battalion of Royalist Volunteers and some
peasantry. In a few hours a part of this troop arrived at
Soinorostra, where four companies deserted, because
they were not paid. In consequence of this event, and
the approach of the Queen's troops, the utmost confusion
prevailed amongst the insurgents, the people, and the
authorities. Valdespina has, it is believed, set off to
France. Z shale is gone to Balmacerla, either to join the
Queen's troops or negotiate for a capitulation. Batiz
atone remains at ilia"" The hopes of the inhabitants
being revived, they refuse to pay the contribution of four
millions, and many of them have been sent to prison.
The monks of St. Francis have 11 d, taking with them all
the treasures of their convene, It is expected that the
prits-s will set all the prisoners at liberty as aeon as they
ate informed of the result of the expedition of Zabala.
The appearance of the Queen's troops within a few hours'
march of Bilboa has lowered anti humanizad the tone of
Bariz and his satellite'. It is affirmed that General Lo-
tenzo has beaten the insurgents in Navarre, kiiled 500 of