The Sun.
London, England, 1834-09-08 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

(From the Journal des Deloots.)
Having returned from Roncesvalles and the vallies lying
close upon Arragon, General Rodil is traversing the Bastan,
and seems now anxious to occupy some of the points by strong
and stationary detachments. The places mentioned in the
dispatch of to-day are all three situated in the valley of the
Bastan, and in the direction of the Bidassoa, which forms a
continuation to it. Urdach, lying beyond Elisondo, is the
last village in Spain, on the road. from Bayonne to Parnpe-
inns. Verra, on the Bidassoa, is a small town, one hour's
march from the frontier, and three from Irun. In fortifying
these three points and leaving in them permanent garrisons,
Rodil will at last have discovered an excellent method of taking
peaceable possession of the Bastan against the Carlists—and
of holding, on his own account, the principal keys of the fron-
tier. Undoubtedly, the Carlists will still be able to make in-
cursions in the defiles, and in the valley ; but it will become
almost impossible for them to procure anything from France,
whilst Rodil will henceforth be able to cause the supplies
for his army—which he purchases from us—to reach their des-
tination much more conveniently, than by the single debouche
of Irun.

(From the Courier Francais.)
Our private correspondent at Bayonne has transmitted us
some details, dated the 2d of September, respecting the affair
of the 28th. The following is the account of the mode in
which it took place. Zabala was desirous of attacking Li-
queitio, but Espartera prevented him from carrying his inten-
tions into effect by meeting him on the road. After an ob-
stinate combat the Carlist chief was completely routed, and
lost a great many of his men. Some of the Queen's troops
were wounded, but they suffered no loss.
El Pastor is still at Elisondo, Lorenzo at Lecumberri, and
Rodil has returned to Roncesvalles and Burguettee. Zuma-
lacarregui is, it is said, at Alatm, the first village in tho prn-
vance of Guipuscoa.

( From the Gazette de France.)
It appears certain that Colonel Caradoc has been recalled
by his Government. It is also stated that the object of tho
English cruisers is confined to the protection of British inte-
rests on the coast. What means this quasi neutrality on the
part of the English Ministry ? Would they wish to retire
from quadruple alliance and leave all the burden of the efficient
protection to the Government of Louis Philippe ?
(From Le Temps.)
Different reports have been in circulation at the Bourse re-
specting the asserted advances of funds to Spain by the French
Government. A great deal of pains has been taken to get at
the foundation of these rumours, and interested parties have
tried to convince themselves that the Government had offered

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the necessary funds for the payment of the Rente of 3 per cent.
on the half year ending the Ist of October, which, though not
considerable in amount, might prove quite sufficient to em-
barrass the Spanish Treasury. There is only one fact regard-
ing money matters which is certain as yet, and that is, that a
sum of about 350,000 francs has been sent to Bayonne through
the intervention of a banker, who, in gratitude for the immense
sums which he has just gained by the fall of the piastres, ap-
pears to be interested in the fate of the Spanish Government
and Ministry. However, he is only nominally engaged in this
affair, This money, destined for the army of Rodil, it has not
hitherto been found practicable to send to him, except in very
small portions, owing to the difficulty of the communications.
Consequently it serves very inefficiently to remove the priva-
tions which the soldiers suffer. But it is asserted by the news-
mongers that this is only the beginning of a convention, iu
consequence of which a monthly subvention will be paid in the
same way, until the insurgents are completely routed.
On the Ist of this month the corvette the _Rhone left Tou-
lon for the Levant, and orders have just arrived that the brig
Voltigeur should be prepared to go directly to Censtantinople.
This departure coincides with the rumours which have been
in circulation, that the squadron will cease to cruise off our
southern shores. Everything leads to the belief that our ves-
sels will shortly be sent to increase the division of Lalande in
the Levant.

The Sentinelle des Pyre Wes of Bayonn'e gives a letter of
the 30th ult. from Aldudes, saying--" We are informed by
Colonel Caradoc that he was escorted from Engui to the limits
of our commune by General Rodil and El Pastor. He also
states that on Monday last a battalion of the Queen's troops,
which had entered into a defile without taking the precaution
of sending forward pickets, was surprised and suffered se-
verely, not only from the musketry of the insurgents, but from
masses of rocks which were hurled down upon it. They had
350 men, besides a colonel, put hors de combat. No fewer than
11 officers were killed. He adds, that General Rodil could
not obtain spies at any price, all those he had already employed
having been taken and shot by the rebels. A week ago, two
other columns were sent out of Pampeluna, with orders to pur-
sue Zumalacarregui in whatever direction they might hear of
him. General Rodil, however, has not since received any ac-
counts from them, and knows not where to send his further
orders for them." The Sentinelle states that Colonel Caradoc
is on his way to London with despatches. This journal also
announces that the women of Segueros, in the province of Sa-
lamanca, have formed themselves into a corps in support of
the cause of Queen Isabella. They are each armed with a
lance, bearing a flag of the Queen's colours.
We learn from Zurich that the Swiss Diet, in its sitting on
the 31st ult., ratified the treaty for settling the boundaries be-
tween France and the cantons of Bern, Geneva, Neufchatel,
and Basle, and recommended the Directory to pursue the ne-
gotiations for the restoration of the valley of Dappes, which
France had taken from the canton of Vaud in violation of

treaties. The committee on the revision of the federal com-
pact has concluded its labours. When its reporter presented
his statement of the results of the many long sittings it had
held, it was so shocked by the poverty of the production of its
lucubrations, and feeling its responsibility to the nation, that
several of the members refused to sign the report, and the re-
porter himself declared his unwillingness to become the sole
father of this rickety bantling. To relieve themselves
from the dilemma, the following expedient was resorted
to :—lt was proposed to insert in the report a declara-
tion that the committee found itself paralysed in its labours by
the refusal of the deputies of Zurich, Lucerne, St. Gall,
Argau, and Thurgau, to concur in any alteration in the Com-
pact which was not founded upon the principle of a represen-
tation in proportion to the amount of the population. This
idea was considered excellent, and in fact it was founded in
truth. The declaration of the above-named five cantons has
certainly embarrassed the committee, and the remaining nine
cantons, all of which are inferior in extent of territory and
population, felt themselves paralysed by this refusal to enter
into the revision upon the ordinary bases, and more particularly
by the secession of the deputy of Berne, who would accede to
nothing but a constituent assembly. This is one of the re-
sults of the labours of the Diet of 1834, which will be dis-
solved in the course of next week. It is asserted that the
14 deputies who are to sign the report will conclude with
the following declaration :—" The members of the committee,
after having read this present report, do not, by signing it,
intend to subscribe individually to all the propositions it
contains."

Extract of a letter of the 23d ultimo from Rome :—" We
remark among the strangers here the Archbishop of Evora.
Fortunato de St. Bonaventura, who left Portugal disguised
as a fisherman, through fear of the vengeance of his enemies.
The Holy Father has granted him a sum of money from his
private purse, and has promised to continue his munificence.

FRENCH FUNA-)S.-Pshts SEPr.S.
Five p,r Cents., 106 f. 50c. 34.40 c.
Four and a Half per Cent, 101 f. -c.
Four per Cents., 93f. -c.
Three per Cents., 7.if sc. 20c. 10c.
Rente de Naples, 92f. 10c. 45c. 30c.
Roman Five per Cents., 92 92%%.
Rente d'Espagne. Five per Cents., 40 39% .4014.
Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 22N
ys
Royal Spanish Loan, 30Y4 30 304.1
Route Perpet. d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 31 3016%.
Belgian Loan, Five per Cents, 9914.
Haytian Loan, 265 f. 260 f.
EXCHANGE ON LONDON. ,oc month, paper, --f. -C. 'money, 25f. 27%c.
Three mouths, parer, -f. -c.; money, 2.5 f.. 15c.
-t bars rfuthentique.
FRENCH FUNDS.-Psurs. SErT. 13.
Five per Cents., 106 f 50c. 45c. 65c.
Three per Cents., 75f. 15c. 10c. 05c.
Route de Naples, 112 f. s(c. '7oc.
Roman Five per Cents., 925(,1,4%.
Hente ,t,Espagne, Five per Cents., 40% 0.
Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cents.. '221, 2514.
Royal Spanish Loan, 30% 32 35.
Rente Perpet. d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 30)4 33% 35%.
Haytian Loan, 262 f. 50c. 26511.
EXCHANGE ON LONDON.
One month, paper, 2.":1. 30e. money, 25f 27 ,c.
Three months, paper, 251. 20c. ; money, 25f. sc.
-Cours Atethentique.

CONSTANTINOPLE, AUG. 12.

There are in town several letters from different parts of
Syria; the intelligence they contain is highly favourable to
Mehemet Ali. In spite of the numerous proofs of the con-
trary, the Porte persists in believing, or in pretending to
believe, in the report of Ibrahim Pasha's death. After com-
mitting himself so much as he has done, the Sultan can no
longer retract. The expedition of troops continues with the
same precipitation. The Ist and 3d Regiments of the Im-
perial Foot Guard and two regiments of cavalry were met by
a traveller arrived two days ago at Kizdervend, on their way
to Kioutayah. They were then to advance by forced marches
on Iconia. Redschid Pasha's head-quarters were, on the Ist
inst., at Malattia. The army under his command amounts to
20,000 men. The vanguard was marching on Oursa.
The Turkish fleet, which was to sail on the Bth inst., is yet
here, in consequence, it is said, of counter-orders. Various
are the motives to which this sudden change of resolution of
the Sultan is attributed. It is generally believed that his
martial ardour was very much cooled by a note presented by
the English Ambassador to the Porte, informing it that it was
the determination of our Cabinet to oppose itself to the re-
newal of hostilities between the Sultan and Mehemet Alli, an
event which, owing to the political position in which Turkey,
notwithstanding our remonstrances, had placed herself with
regard to Russia by the treaty of Unkiar Skelessi, threatened
to draw England, and perhaps the whole of Europe, into a
war. Should, in reality, this wise resolution have been
adopted by our Ministry, it may be foretold though, in order
to save appearance, and execute the Sultan's decree, which
every true believer holds to be as irrevocable as those of fate,
Tahir Pasha may venture with his fleet out of the Darda-
nollec, perhaps as fel its Samos, he most certainly will
avoid committing any act which might show him again what
dire experience taught him at Navarino—that the English are
not, at all times, in a humour to be trifled with. This de-
termination of our Cabinet a doubt has sadly vexed the Capi-
tan-Pasha, by dissipating those dreams of glory and revenge
floating before his ambitious fancy, ever since Rizah Bey an-
nounced to him, in the Sultan's name, his appointment to the
Pashalic of Syria and of Egypt. This young favourite, on
whose forehead, as the Turks maliciously remark, may be read
the history of his master's private life, was ordered by the
Sultan, immediately after receiving the news of Ibrahim's
death, and of the insurrection of Syria, to repair on board the
Capitan Pasha's ship, to convey him this important and agree-
able intelligence, and bid him prepare the fleet. So over-
joyed was Tahir Pasha on hearing the information, so de-
lighted by the Sovereign's promises, that he drew from his finger
the splendid ring he wore, and presented it to the message.
bearer, along with a snuff box richly adorned with brilliants.
The Greek Minister, M. Zografos, went yesterday to the
Porte, accompanied by the secretaries, interpreters, and atta-
ch6s of the Legation. The Grand Vizier received him with
the ceremonies practised whenever a Minister from a foreign
Power presents for the first time his credentials. In a few
weeks, according to the established custom, the Sultan is to
grant him an audience.

Trade has for some time past been very languid, owing
chiefly to the almost total interruption of business with the
Persian'merchants, and to the unwillingness the prevalence of
the plague and the uncertainty of political affairs have created
among Europeans to sell their goods on low credit. Nothing
has yet been done in opium, Government refusing to sell it
below 120 piasters per chequee. Smugglers, at Smyrna,
offer it at 80 piasters put on board. Not more than 100,000
chequees have hitherto been received in the Government
warehouses ; the rest of the crop, which is estimated at double
the above-mentioned quantity, finds its way out of the country
without paying any duty. The silk crop has been this year
very fine.

LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 6.—Arrived the St. George,
from St. Andrew's, New Brunswick ; the North America,
New York packet of the 16th ult. ; the Mansfield, from Africa
(sailed the 4th of July) ; the Moro Castle, from Africa ; the
William Rathbone, from Africa ; the Dart, from Bristol;
the Mary, from New York ; the Elizabeth, from St. John's,
New Brunswick (sailed the 3d ult.); the Maria, from Trieste.
Arrived yesterday (Friday), the Highland Lad, from Alex-
andria; the Emma, from Messina and Palermo ; the Cassio-
pceia, from Valparaiso ; the George IV., from Puerto Ca-
bello ; the Nestor, from Trinidad; the Chatham, from Ja-
maica ; the Royal Mint, from Jamaica ; the Portentia, from
Laguna ; the Bruckton, from St. Domingo and Nassau ; the
Havannah Packet, from Africa; the Louisa Maria, from
Bil-
boa ; the John, from St. John's, New Brunswick ; the Har-
mony, from Quebec; the Elizabeth, from Quebec; the
Nautilus, from Montreal ; the Universe, from London ; the
Mary Ann, from London ; the Susanna, from London.

ENTERTAINING AND AMUSING.—The following
amusing fact is related by a Devonshire artist, as having lately
occurred during his professional sojourn in London :—lt being
required of him to introduce into one of his pictures the figure
of an old woman seated, he industriously sought for a fitting
living model, and engaged her to sit at a certain sum per hour.
Induced by the " promise to pay" but ignorant of the practice
of artists, she made her appearance at the promised hour, and
sat herself down in an armed chair, mounted on a platform in the
centre of the room, which exhibited all the paraphernalia of
art, and was distinguished by that mysterious kind of half light
which gives so peculiar a tone of gloom to the painter's studio.
The artist began his work, and proceeded with diligence to-
wards its completion, when he observed a growing alteration
in the bearing of his sitter. Her eye wandered wildly around
the room,—now fixed for a moment on a lay figure in one
corner,—now rivetted to the plaster cast of a leg, arm, or foot,
or hand of some antique example,—and now resting with-wild
expression upon the preserved head of a broken Apollo. She
suddenly appeared uneasy, and gasped as if with parching
thirst. The artist rang the bell, and whispered to his wife.
The latter asked the old woman whether she would take a
glass of gin and water, or a cup of tea ? " A dish of tea,"
said the old woman, and away went the painter's wife to fetch
it to her. " What ails you ?" said the artist, as he observed
the increasing agitation of the old woman. " Open the
dow," said the latter. " What d'ye want ?" said he. "
replied the woman ; " open the window." "Will that do ?"
said the painter. " No," said the other ; "open the room
door." Open the hall door !" said she. The artist was asto-
nished, and did all in his power to distinguish the cause of her
malady ; but no definite answer was obtainable, nothing would
she acknowledge but the necessity of " more air" arid the
and rushed with age's best alacrity
opening of the hall door. The wife entered with the tea, the
old woman dashed the cup to the ground, roared " Murder. 1"
door into the street. from the open windhoawd
through the opened She fell sense-.
less with grateful emotion, into the the arms of the astonished
passengers, who again and again pressed her to reveal the
cause of her strange conduct. She could not for some time
reply, but seeing one of her friends approach the door of the
painter's house, she suddenly rushed forward, as if to the rescue
of her imperilled companion exclaiming, with half-choking
emotion, " Come back, Deborah % b theee burhed. I seed
the dead body of one fellow_cretur, and the limbs and the
head of anither, and they wanted to pizen myself with their
tea, and behanged to them, murdering devils."

Some rich capitalists had projected a communication with the
city of Naples, by means of steam-carriages, capable of' tra-
versing the ordinary roads ; but this undertaking has met with
so much opposition on the part of the keepers of post-horses
and carriages, and innkeeper, that it has not been approved
by the Government. The weather is still very fine and warm,
notwithstanding some rainy days. The corn harvest is satis-
factory, and the vintage will be excellent. The olive-trees
have suffered, and the price of oil has risen 100 per cent.
Government has permitted the free importation of foreign
oils, and has imposed a tax on the exportation of indigenous
oils r'
We learn from Naples that the Count de Syracuse, Gover-
nor of Sicily, had just embarked on board the frigate Queen
Isabella for Palen-no. Rumours were prevalent of. the,con,-
centration of two corps of troops in the States of the Chnrch,
one near Feligno, commanded by General Resta, and Ite
other, composed of Swiss, near Rome.
The Augsburg Gazette of the 2d inst. quotes tho Funds at
Vienna on the 28th ult., 5 per Cent. Metalliques, 93 13-16;
4 per Cent. ditto, 88i; Bank Actions, 1,237;..
Certain parts of Switzerland, as well as, several of' the de-
partments of France, were devastated Iv dreadful storms and
inundations in the latter part of last month. On the 27-th tho
Canton of the Grisons was vis;.led by a hurricane, which
surpassed everything before known. At Roveredo, the Moesa,
which rose higher than in 1819, carried away a large bridge
and several houses on the banks of the river. The news from
the Engadina is also very distressing. In the Upper Enga-
dina, the whole valley, from Cellerina and Pentrezina to Zutz,
is transformed into an immense lake, and the violence of the
waters has carded away 10 bridges. In the canton of Valais
great damage has been done by inundations. From Brig to
St. Maurice the whole of the crops in the plain have been
swept away, and many dwellings have suffered. Similar dis-
asters have occurred in the neighbourhood of Duomo d'Ossola,
and carriages are unable to ascend thence to the Simplon.
The calamity in the Valais is attributed to winds having melted
the glaciers, and the descent of masses of ice, from which tor-
rents of water have proceeded.
BOCRSE, Saturday, Half-past 3 o'clock.
From the commencement of business the market was look.
ing up. The opening prices were—Three per Cents., French,
75f. 25c. ; Five per Cents., Spanish, 304 ; Three per Cents.,
23 ; Cortes, 404. Soon after, however, on a report being cir-
culated that the Spanish Committee of Finance had made its
report, that it had arrived in town, and was found to be favour.
able, the Three per Gram rose to 75f. 60e. ; Five per Cents.,
34 ; Three per eents., 25 ; Cozies Bonds remained at 401.