The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-23 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

Pam, DEC. 20.—The journals of Bayonne and Bordeaux
bring only news anterior to that which has been received at
Paris by other channels. The Election alone speaks of the
affair of Carascal which it places on the 11th. According to
its account the columns of Oraa and Cordova lost 120 men,
and Zumalacarreguy 230.
This journal says that on the 12th, Zumalacarreguy, with
10 battalions and 150 horse, occupied Aredo, Encia, Legaria,
and Aleina. " Brigadier General Lopez," says that journal,
" caused forty custom-house officers to be surrounded in a vil-
lage in the environs of Viana, where they had retreated into a
house to resist the troops of the Queen ; but the latter, by way
of reprisal for the scene which had just taken place at Villa
Franca, set fire to the house. Only twelve escaped out of the
town, but they were taken prisoners, and will probably be shot.
" By order of the Administrator General, the Carlists of Na-
varre have very recently placed posts all along the frontier from
Vera to the valley. of Roncal, in order to levy the duties on
merchandise coming from France.
" The Carlist Juntas of Navarre and Guipuscos were, on
the 14th, at 7 o'clock in the morning, at Santesteban and
Sumbilla., with many sharpshooters, smiths, and shoemakers."
The Memorial des Pyrenies says,—
" There is a report that the corps of troops on the Pyrenees
is going to be increased. It is affirmed that the regiment of
Hussars in garrison at Auch has received orders to advance,
and that two batteries of artillery are going to leave Toulouse.
Three battalions of infantry arrived from the neighbourhood
of Bordeaux. This unexpected display of force has again
given rise to reports of intervention but unless in case of
some very imperative necessity, it is difficult to imagine that
the Government would have delayed taking such a resolution
till the approach of winter."
A convoy of arms, destined for Spain, has passed through
Weron, escorted by a piquet of infantry. The chests came
front Bayonne, and are said to contain muskets of English
manufacture.
The sale of M. Lafitte's pictures has been advantageous.
The prices in general are pretty high. The beautiful Virgin
of Andrea Sarto sold for 42,000 franes.
A letter from Madrid of the 14th December, says—" The
Queen returned to Madrid to-day. Snow was falling at the
time, but that did not hinder the crowd from surrounding her,
and welcoming her with acclamations."
The accounts from the interior of the kingdom are
much more satisfactory. Wherever the rebels have en-
deavoured to excite disorders, they have been kept down
and punished. In Navarre alone, arc the rebels in any
force ; and their attempts to excite revolt in the neigh-
bouring provinces have failed, and the accounts from General
Mina of the 11 th give the greatest hope of success. Rein-
forcements successively join his army ; the Government every
day sends him the means he wants ; the slowness of these
preparations is succeeded by the most energetic activity. It
is affirmed even in the Ministerial circles that within two
months the rebellion will be suppressed in Navarre.
It is announced that the conversion of the stock forming
two-thirds of the Active Debt into New 5 per Cent. will com-
mence on the Ist of January, 1835. —Messager, Dec. 21.