The Sun.
London, England, 1834-02-10 00:00:00

TO THE SECRETARY OF WAR.

" Illustrious and Ext;ellent Senhor,—lt is with the
utmost satisfaction that 1 have the honour of transiniting
o your Excellency, for the insorination of his Itnp-rial
Majesty the Duke of Braganza, Commander.in•Chief of
lie Liberating Army, that the prestige of the cavalry of
Chaves has taken flight, and the greeter portion of this
.•avalry is annihilated. Your Excellency is aware of the
importance in which the rebels held this corps, the only
:ne in the enemy's army which supplied no contingent to
he Queen's regiments. Our excellent soldiers were quite
',litmus for an encounter with them, and very luckily I
iad an opportunity at apportioning them to the occasion
which they so mach desired. Having requested Lieut.-
Colonel Jose de Vasconcellos, charged with the covet nment
if Leiria, to move to /Wet da Cruz, and then to Oorem,
and before daylight this morning they marched on this
town. The nature of the ground very much favoured
this movement, and warned the picquets of the enemy to
,et ire without their showing a greater force than a single
squadron. A: a short distance from the town, knowing
that the enemy had, besides 200 horses, a body of 200
infantry from the Royalist battalions of this City and of
Santarem, a halt was made, in the hope that a column
commanded by Brigadier Schwelbach would come up,
when arrangements could he made so as to allow the ca •
valry to take the two branches into which the road was
divided. The Quartermaster-General accompanied the
companies on the right, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel
Simao de Costa Pessot ; and Brigadier Bacon followed
with the rest, who advanced on the left. The squadron
on the right were the first to enter the town, from which
the enemy had already withdrawn his infantry, so that in
Roucio a few more than 40 horses were found in Hoe and
the rest in column on the left. Our brave fellows did not
hesitate an instant in charging the enemy, whom they
pursued to a distance of more than two leagues, and who
twice attempted to.rally, but with the same success each
time. The obstinacy of the enemy so enraged our intl.
.tiers, that it was exceedingly difficult to make them give
quarter. The consequence was, that the number killed
was considerable, and we took 78 prisoners, amongst
whom was Captain Antonio Pereira of Fonseca, all of the
regiment of Chaves. We cannot give the exact account
of the horses, but we have already '72 horses, with their
caparisons, and prepared for duty. I can assure your Ex-
cellency upon my honour that we have not had a single
mrse or a .ingle man wounded, with the exception of the
'rave Captain Jos- de Vasconcellos, adjutant oi the rrgi-
nent of cavalry No. 10, who, for an instant being in the
enemy's power, was slightly bruised.
" The courage and firmness of our cavalry cannot be
described ; and even these were scarcely equal to the spirit
lispla)ed by the infantry.
" The battalion of Cagadorea No. 12, the regiment 3
of. infantry is high forms the van, went on in double quick
time, notwithstanding the excessive heat.
" Colonel Pitnen• el bestows the highest praise on Lieut.
Colonel Sunao da Costa Pessoa, on Captain V .sconc.llrs,
of the 10th Cavalry, sod on C. Joao de Mello, Captain of
the Lancers. Brigadier BdCOR likewise commands ttiose
officers, as he also does Captain Wakefield and Lieutenant
Skipworth. Lieutenant-Colonel Pessoa presented io me the
Terena, of the 10th Regitn•nt, as the person who
:post distinguished himself. Tne whole of the officers
who advanced with the squadron on the right are full of
praises of the volunteer Joaquim Ignacio, and have recoil' -
inend,d him to the consideration of his Imperial MaJery,
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" Head-quarters, Torres Novas, Jan. 25, 1834."

BAYONNE, FEB. 3.—Letters from Madrid of the 25th
ult. state that the commission which has been sent so Si-
m:nu to collect documents relative to the convocation of
the Cortes (which will take place without delay) had re-
turned to Madrid. The clergy is to be excluded from that
assembly.
A le ter from St. Sebastian, dated yesterday, announces
that General Mina and M. Arguelles were about to be re-
called ; that M. Perez de Castro has been appuioted Am•
ha-sador at Rome; that Count de Torreno was to proceed
t,l Lisbon in the same quality, and M. de Bardait to Par s.
The letter confirms the appointment of 91. Al va as
(.1 Spam in London. It adds that the eitioia.tes
or the Mini.tiy of the Foment. are Messrs. loseop,
Don Joaquin Ferrer,Carrasco, a merchant in

FRENCH PAPERS.

From Galignani's Messenger of Saturday.)

Extract of a letter from Geneva, dated the 4th inst. :
" General Romarino and his small Polish and Piedmon-
tese staff are in flight. His troops, being completely dis.
heartened, and reduced to little more than 200 men, retired
yesterday morning upon our territory, between the villages
of /MY and Cheney Thorex. Being surrounded by a
detachment of our guard, they consented, after some re-
sistance, to lay down their arms, but positively opposed
being embarked for the canton of Vaud. Shortly after-
wards a crowd of their partisans, who arrived from
Geneva, Carrouga, and the surrounding communes, encou.
raged their audacity, and, breaking through the opposition
of the military force, they marched tumultuously towards
Geneva, where their unexpected appearance occasioned
considerable alarm. The agitators had evidently reckoned
upon their arrival to excite an insurrection. Nevertheless
the column, whether from prudential or any other mo-
tives, contented itself with passing through the
town and proceeding, followed by an immense
rrailtitude of the people, to Carrouga, a small town,
about a quarter of a league beyond, where they passed the
night. Every measure of security was taken by our
Government, which was fully warranted by the threats of
these foreigners, and their fanatical partisans in the can-
ton. The corps of militia most to be relied on was posted
at the Hotel de Ville and the adjacent quarters, to protect
the Government from a sudden surprise, as was intended,
but which was prevented by the vigilance of the autho-
rities. Romarino's troop, augmented by about 200 Poles
end Italians, who had remained at Carrouga as a rear-
guard, during the expedition into Savoy, will no doubt be
et:rammed to diverse and quit the territory immediately
on the arrival Of a corps from Vaud, which is bourty
expected. Our Government, during the three days
which preceded the invasion of the Poles, received suc-
reBsive.V from Zurich, Berne, and Laos tnne, official in-
fo:merlon that a corps of Polhill, Italian, and German
refugees, amounting to about 700 men, were proceeding
by two different routes, and in small squads of five or six
men each, towards the territory of Geneva, in order to
enter Savoy in arm.. This expedition would have been
entirely prevented if the several authorities of the towns
in Vaud, where their embarkation took place, had
been more vigilant and resolute. These facts, now
amply proved, form a sufficient answer to the im-
postures of our radical journals, who have had the
audacity to accuse our Government of having enticed
these foreigners upon our territory, in order to en-
trap them. Every thing, however, shows that a popular
revolution in Geneva was connected with the expedition
into Savoy, and that the arrival of the refugees was to be
Poe signal for its being attempted." Another letter from
Geneva, of the same date, has the following Ro-
marino's corps being nearly surrounded by a squadron of
Piedmontese dragoons, dispersed, and fell hack upon our
territory. General Romarino was accused of treachery by
hie own men, and would have been inevitably sacrificed,
Lot Tor the presence of a detachment of our guards. The
authorities, who proceeded to the spot, had great diffi-
culty in inducing the men to lay down their arms. It
was intended to embark them immediately for the canton
of Vaud, in pursuance of their own expressed wishes to
be sent to France. for which country many of them de-
clared they had passports, hue they were forced to yield to
the wishes of the people of the town of Carrouga, which
formerly belonged to Savoy who carried off the foreigners
to pass the night within their walls. Orders, however,
have been given for them to be sent to the Canton of
Vaud. General Romarino escaped alone ; but it is not
known what direction he has taken. He had engaged the
Polish G-nerals Roman Soltyk, Schneider, and Czacki to
join him at Geneva."
The Europe Centrale of Geneva, of the sth inst Int,
states that the intention of Romarino and his adherents
was, first, to niaka themselves masters of St. Julien, in
Savoy, the eeat of an Intendance, where there were
not more than 400 men, including thirty of cavalry.
" Upon reaching Villagrand, however," it adds, " the
discontent of the soldiers increased, and, in the even-
ing, the General was obliged to change his position.
They drew near the frontier, and stationed themselves
on a height, where they held a council of war, at
which all the causes of discouragement were exaggerated
by the General himself, and he went so far as to propose
that the corps should disband. A report of this advice
having got abroad, the men who had engaged in the cause
became indignant. Romarino, finding his life in danger,
took shelter in a house built across the frontier line, from
which he esciprd through a window into the territory of
Geneva." "We learn that the boat stationed at Coppet
was yesterday towed by the Guillaume Tell to Rolle,
where the refugees have only changed one prison for an-
other, since they have been shut up in the Castle, and are
guarded by two battalions of the militia of Vaud."

The Sentinelle des Pyrennees of Bayonne of the 4th
inst. has the following :—" General Castagnon has re-
signed his command to General Beitron. He set out on
the Ist instant for Tolosa, where he is waiting the return
of the battalion commanded by El Pastor, who is in pur-
suit of the Carlists under Lardizahal, at Lizarra, in
Navarre, about one league from Tolosa. El Pastor is to
accompany General Castagnon as far as Vittoria. We
have received the following of the 27th ult. from Aldudes.
A column of 3.000 of the Queen's troops, commanded by
General Valdes, entered the Bastan yesterday, and Segas-
tibelza marched off in the direction of the valley of
Urzama. Ethurralde, who had been in the Ratan with
the 4th battalion, composed of 1,000 men, and had served
as an escort to the Junta for the last month, moved to-day
into the mountains which divide our commune from
Spain, with a view to join the Ist and 211 battalions, which
are at Ahescoa. The Spaniards who inhabit the extreme
frontier continue sending into this commune their catttle
and other effects, in order that they may be safe from the
depredations of the soldiery of both parties. General
Queseda has entered Vittoria at the head of 4,000 men."
The Augsburg Gazette of the 4th inst. contains the
following from Berlin, dated the 25th ult.:—" We begin
already to feel the good effects of our commercial union
with the greatest part of Germany. The activity of our
iron works and cotton factories in the Rhenish Provinces
and Westphalia is considerably increased, and, should it
continue, it is hoped they will soon succeed in discarding
their English competitors from the markets of Germany.
This would be a retaliation for the injury which the Bri-
tish corn laws have done to the agriculture and trade of
Northern Germany. The promotion of M. Bench, who
first conceived the idea of a railroad from the Rhine to
Antwerp, has given general satisfaction." The Gazette
has also the following, of the 24th, from Leipaic :—" The
quantity of French and English goods accumulated here is
immense. Were the holders called upon to pay the iltries
they have evaded, many would be thrown into considerable
embarrassment. Fortunately, the Government looks on
with indulgence. The adhesion of Saxony to the Prussian
system of commerce cannot but favour the consumption of
the productions of numerous factories in our well-peopled
districts, where manufactures can be wrought at a much
lower rate than at Elberfeld, or any other part of Rhenish
Prussia ; it is, therefore, surprising that at a moment so
favourable, companies should be formine in those districts,
for the purpose of emigrating to North America. A so-
ciety of this kind will arrive here in the spring, with the
intention of proceeding to East Florida, to establish a
settlement in one of the districts most favoured by nature."
This journal announces, under d ate of Rome, Jan. 25,
that at the late priva.e Consistory the Pope created 20
bisl ops, and M. Luigi Ciacohi was named Governor of
Rome. It has also the following from Vienna, dated the
30th ult. :—" At the first general meeting of the Rail-
way Company, on the 20th, it appeared that, in the 10
months elapsed since its establishment, there was a clear
profit of 68,047 florins, conventional money, after paving
all expenses, so that already the capitalists receive 5 per
cent. interest. Our funds to-day are Metalliques, 5 per
Cents., 95 7-16 ; 4 per Cents., ditto, 85 : Bank Ac-
tions 1,216-i."
The Berlin State Gazette, of the 2d inat., quotes
Prussian 4 per Cents., 97i 97 ; ditto, 5 per Cents.
(1822), English Lamp, 1031 103.
The Journal de Smyrne contains the following extract
of a letter from Syra, dated the 13th December;—'' Let
ten received here from Nauplia state the trials of the
Colocotrini, father and son, Coliopulus, and others,
bad begun ; nothing, however, was known as to the
probable result of these proceedings. The police was
abroad, exercising its surveillance over several persons sus•
pected of having taken part in this conspiracy. The esta
blishment of a quarantine has given another blow to the
trade of Syra, and unless the Regency takes some mea-
sures to relieve the present distress, severe sufferings will
f.ll upon this late flourishing island. Several persons have
gone already to settle in Ipsara, and other emigrants are
spoken of." This journal has also the following from
Alexandria, dated the 24th of November :—" Our ship-
building is not so actively carried on at this moment, be-
cause funds are wanting. The Pacha entertains the hope
of possessing a strong navy, although there is difficulty in
obtaining sailors, as they will be levied here as soldiers are.
As Mehemet Ali has rejected the loan offered him by
Rothschild's house, the terms appearing to him too bur-
densome, he is now about to contract one with M. Aguado
in Paris. The sum is 20,000,000 of francs, to be paid
within a year in the productions of Egypt, This negoti-
tt'on is conducted by M. Jouffre, who has recently arrived