The Sun.
London, England, 1834-09-30 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

(From the Monileur of Sunday.)
No news has been received from the theatre of civil war
excepting what relates to insignificant marches and counter-
marches on both sides, which have not led to any result.
The Pretender returned on the 23d to the Borunda, by
way of the valley of Ulzama. In Catalonia the Carlists
have been actively intriguing, but the authorities are aware
of all that relates to their intrigues. A conspiracy has been
discovered ; its object was to revolutionize Lerida ; the
chief agent of it has been shot. General Llauder has sent
a considerable number of troops to Marenza. We have
already mentioned the execution of Romagosa, who, as well
as the curate and the Provost of Selma, was shot on the
18th at Igualada, near Barcelona. The following procla-
mation has been issued by General Llauder :
" The military commander ,of Igualada has informed me by
a letter dated yesterday, half-past 6 o'clock in the evening,
that the ex-General Romagosa, the Curate and the Provost of
Selma, were taken at the very moment when they intended to
make of the people of this loyal province an instrument for
their detestable designs. The first, it is believed, came from
Genoa, and had landed only a few days ago. A sum of 250
ounces of gold, several important papers, and a quantity of
proclamations, in which he styles himself Lieutenant-General
and Commander-in-Chief in Catalonia for the foolish Pre-
tender, were seized on his person. That rebel shall undergo
the punishment he deserves, according to the laws which he
has violated. I hasten to make known these occurrences to
the faithful inhabitants of the principality of Catalonia, so that
they may as heretofore second the vigilance of the authorities,
and be prepared against the projects of the abominable and
sanguinary faction by whom our country is desolated. Cata-
lonians ! I rely on you, on your devotion, on your fidelity, that
we may defend the throne of our legitimate Queen Isabella 11.
" Barcelona, Sept. IS. LLAUDER."
(From the National of Sunday.) •

We have received the following letter from Bilboa, dated
September 20 :—" The cholera is raging frightfully in this
town. No class of people—no family is spared. Since the
death of the French Consul, the English and American

(United States) have also died. Our unhappy town, hi-
therto so flOurishing, will remain a complete desert. Poli-
tical causes had led to emigrations, by which its population
had been reduced to about 6000, from 16,000 to 18,000,
that it formeiy amounted to. A new emigration, occa-
sioned by the disease, will leave it soon without a soul.
During the last week more than 500 persons have left, in
carriages, on horseback, or on foot, all of whom proceeded
towards the French frontier, to take up their abode in Bay-
onne, Bordeaux, and Toulouse. The cholera has spread
throughout the province. It is raging in Durango, Ber-
mco, and Alvin. It has also penetrated into the Asturias,
and has broken out at Santander. On the 14th inst., about
fifteen persons died in the last named town. Our garrison,
commanded by General Espartero, has left the town, and
has settled on the heights, at about two leagues from hence.
Only a small number of soldiers have been left behin
We have, therefore, seen a column of 2000 Carlists go
through the siiburb of Old Bilboa a few days :go."
(From the Milmorial des Piiiqnics.)
The Queen's troops, commarnled by Espartero, and the
insurgents headed by Zavalst, met in the neighbourhood of
Lcqueitio. Both findissg themselves suddenly in the pre-
sence of each other, an action became unavoidable, and was
fought. It prt.';ved a deadly one to both parties. Several
hundred seuliers are said to have been killed or wounded
on each side ; but it is difficult to say, amidst conflicting
assertions, which was the victorious side. At all events,
there seems to have been a great expense of effort and a
great effusion of blood, without leading to any result.
(From the Indicateur de Bordeaux of Sept. 25.)
Nothing very new from the frontier of Spain, excepting
that two Alavese battalions, which, under the orders of
Villa Real, were occupying the passes of Pancorbo, have
been attacked and defeated by General Manso. Rodil is
still at Vittoria. The Carlists report that he is going with
his troop to Madrid, where a movement of some kind is ap-
prehended. It is more reason to believe that he had chosen
that position in order to repair in case of need to Old Cas-
tile or Arragon, where it is said that fermentation exists.
It is extremely probable, however, that Rodil will be super-
seded very shortly. Mina is still spoken of as his successor
in the command of the army of the north.
(From the Courrier Francais.)
-It was yesterday (Saturday) reported at the Bourse that
the Government had received a telegraphic despatch, an-
nouncing the acknowledgment of all the loans excepting
the Guebhard Loan. As to the other loans, this condition
was attached to them—that only two-thirds of the Rentes
Perpetuelles and the 3 per Cents. should be paid, and that
the remainder should be converted into a deferred stock.
This report, however, was not very generally credited.
Still less was it believed that. any such project should have
been accepted as that said by a morning paper to have been
suggested by Ouvrard, by which it was to be proposed to
the holders of Spanish Rentes as 'a condition of a full ac-
knowledgment, that they should consent to a further ad-
vance of 25 per cent. 'This latter piece of news appeared
indeed ridiculous, even to the most credulously inclined.
( From the Gazette de France.)
NEWS FROM NAVAIIRE.—The information respecting
Carlos V. comes down to the evening of the 18th. His
Majesty was in good health, though still deeply afflicted by
the irreparable loss he has suffered. The official news from
the theatre of war comes down to the evening of the 22d.
Segastibelza occupied the environs of Elisondo, with a Na-
varrese battalion. Every time that the enemy attempted to
leave the fortress they were repulsed with loss. On the
21st, the Christinos made a sortie with 500 men, which
ended in confining than within narrower limits, and proving
that no hope of safety remained for them. They are so
closely hemmed in, that they cannot move further than 10
steps ; provisions will entirely fail them, if they are not
promptly succoured ; and Rodil is in the neighbourhood of
Vittoria. The 2d Navarrese battalion has been making
these few days past incursions under the walls of Pampe-
luna, without meeting with interruption. At Corela, and
other places, symptoms of insurrection are perceptible.
Rodil is sending forces to prevent the increase of these
symptoms, but he will not succeed in his object. The
movement is extending every day ; the number of guerillas
is considerably increasing in Catalonia. In Castile the Royal
troops are about to give the signal of general insurrection.
( From the Constitutionnel.)
The Moniteur Ottoman of the 30th of August publishes
a firman relative to the institution of a sort of National
Guard in Turkey, under the name of Redifi-Mansoureh. The
regulation of organization is divided into 23 articles. It
requires that all men between 23 and 32 years old shall be
summoned for the purpose of forming the regular militia.
Out of these 1,400 are to be chosen in each sanjack (mili-
tary arrondissement) to form a battalion. When a sufficient
number shall not be found in one sanjack, two are to be
joined together, and to furnish a single contingent. Sol-
diers free from actiVe service will he admitted to be incor-
porated in tlw militia. The maritime districts are destined
to furnish men for the navy. No one enrolled in these corps
can be withdrawn for the purpose of being placed in the re-
giment of the line, and the militia will not be made dis-
posable, and be subject to be drawn out of its territory, ex-
cept in time of war. The officers of the Redifi-Mansoureh,
being selected from the most eminent young men of each dis-
trict, will be eligible for civil employments, if they distin-
guish themselves by their zeal and capacity. The firman of
institution has provided in every respect for the instruction,
the pay, the promotion, and the time of the annual ma-
noeuvres of the soldiers. With respect to the latter point,
it may be observed that the month of September is one of
the periods appointed for the assembling of the militia, be-
cause, the labours of the field being suspended, the culti-
vators can leave them without any great inconvenience.
This reason cannot fail to appear very singular in France,
where the month of September is generally the period of the
vintage. But it must not be forgotten that the Mussulmans
only cultivate the vine for the purpose of eating the fruit.
The regular militia will be uniformly armed and equipped at
the expense of the state, but tile arms and the equipments,
with the exception of the coat, which will remain in the
custody of the militia, are to be kept in depots, and never
to 'oe removed except on the days of the assembling of the
militia. At other times the militia will be distinguished
from other persons' only by the fez or military bonnet,
which will form their ordinary head-covering. Every one
will, however, be at liberty to procure a complete costume
at his own expense, in which case the owner may wear it
when he pleases. A revenue, a chest, and an Intendant-
General, for the maintenasace of the militia, are created by
special regulations, and they are to be totally distinct from
the revenues and administration'of the other branches of
the public service. The firman thus concludes :—" The
23 preceding articles, after having been agreed to in Coun-
cil, were submitted to my inspection. Believing that there
will result from them immense advantage. to our religion
and my empire, I have sanctioned the resolution of the
Council, and have directed that the articles shall henceforth
be considered as laws, and be punctually executed. For
this purpose I have given an order in my own hand, for
the transmission of the necessary firmans to all the 'sanjacks
of my. empire, in order that the object of this organization
may be known to all my subjects. Thou who art the
Visier of .
sm time in making known my Imperial will to all the
inhabitants of the several districts, towns, and villages
comprised in the sanjack of . . . • Thou wilt cause
them well to understand that the organization of the militia
has no other purpose but to put all Mussulmans in a condition
to . perform a sacred duty--s-that of defending by means of
military tactics, and a great body of disciplined t
the parts of my States. Thou wilt form a batt,.
lism of mi-
litia of the youthful population of the snion wilt zealously provide for their
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purpose, so that all the soldiers of en battalion may assi-
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