The Sun.
London, England, 1835-09-07 00:00:00

four regiments of eimaclores, 1,000 cavalry, and three
brig:win of artillery.

• i--;ANTANDER, Arc. 27.—The Royal Tar steam-boat, which
was formerly in the SpaniTh service, under the name of the
Reina Gobernadora, but was afterwards dismissed, having
landed her cargo of troops from England' at St. Sebastian on
Saturday, was ordered to proceed to Portugal to take in others,
and put into this port on Sunday, where she has spent four
days in taking in coals. The Russell 13ritish man-of-war
touched here on Saturday on her voyage to Lisbon, and the
Royalist and the Water-witch have arrived since from Portugal.
The Royalist has gone to reinforce the Ring dove off Portuga:
lette, at the entrance of the, harbour of Bilboa. The Alpha,
from Portsmouth, has arrived, and landed 41 horses. Much
,expectation is afloat for the arrival of the 360 others, in order
to enable the lancers to take the field.

In consequence of the insults offered by the Carlist, to the
British flag, it is expected that the naval force on this sta-
tion will be increased. The arrival of the British auxiliary
legion has irritated the Carlists very much ; and their chiefs
appear desirous not only of doing injvy to the auxiliary legion,
but to all the British subjects. They do not pay much atten-
tion to the distinction of the auxiliary legion being in the pay
of the Spanish Government. The utility of having some
quick-sailing vessels, and even steam-boats, to convey to En-
gland speedy intelligence of what is taking place on this coast,
becomes daily more evident.

SANTA:4MER, Auri. 29.
There have been several arrivals of steam-boats. The Lon-
don Merchant steam-boat came into this port yesterday morn-
ing with 200 of the Lancers on board: this boat, it appears,
passed by the port three days ago, and from mistake or inex-
perience went on to St. Sebastian, whence it was despatched
hither on Thursday evening, °under the care of another officer.
It Etas brought instructions for the immediate departure of the
soldiers under the command of Colonel Tupper, part of whom
sailed this morning on board the Waterwitch for Portugalette.
at the entrance of the river of Bilboa.
The Cumberland steam-boat arrived this evening, with 450
Scotchmcn, from Glasgow, ,who are stated to be orderly,well-
disposed men.
The Magicienne, a British man-of-war, arrived 2 days ago
from Portsmouth, with instructions to Lord John Hay, in
which the temperate, yet decided line of conduct, adopted by
him as superior officers of the British squadron on this sta-
tion, is said to have received the appr:bation of the Govern-
ment. It is further stated that his Lordship has been entrust-
ed with full powers to maintain open the passage from the sea
to Bilboa for British communications. A sealed letter has
been since despatched to the Carlist commander in the neigh-
bourhood of Bilboa, upon the subject of the blocking up of the
river there; the answer is awaited to morrow, and upon its
upon its decision must hinge events of great interest and im-
port:nicer The Magicienne is expected to return to-morrow
to Santander, from whence she proceeds to Lisbon. The
Pearl British corvette is expected to arrive daily from Co-
runna to reinforce the present squadron.

PORTUGALETTE, AUG. 28.
This small town, at the entrance of the river of Bilboa,
forms now a point of great interest, as it is almost the only
spot in that direction which is still held by the Queen's troop.
On Sunday last 500 Spanish troops were removed from it by
one of the Spanish steamboats to St. Sebastian, hut the cir-
cumstances which have lately occurred in the neighbourhood of
Bilboa appear to have induced Gen. Evans to direct his at-
tention to this quarter, and this evening the Reina Governa-
dora landed 400 British soldiers, who were received with
great rejoicings. The Cariists, on seeing that steam-boat ap-
proach, made signals from the hills around, which were re-
peated on her departure. In consequence of the difficulty of
the navigation over the bar, she stopped merely sufficient time
to land the troops.
Sarisa, who commanded the Carlists in the neighbourhood
of Bilboa, was removed in the beginning of this month ; he
has been replaced by General Maroto, a South American by
birth, who is said to be rather a braggart and a bully than a
brave man.
The conduct of the Carlists on this river has latterly been
daring in the extreme. Last month, as Lord John Hay was
passing up to Bilboa in a boat, with eight men, they obliged
him to enter a creek, and although they admitted that they
knew him, treated him with indignity, and insisted on search-
ing his papers, and opening his writing-case, &c. They even
wanted him to go to their head-quarters, but with popes
caution he declined intrusting his safety to their care. After
two hours' delay he was liberated by the arrival of Captain
Lapidge, of the Ringdove, in a large boat with several sailors.
The enclosed correspondence will show how they treated the.
British sailors, as well as the threats of Lord John Hay, in
case they should obstruct the passage up and down the river.
Notwithstanding these threats, they have now done so effectually,
for, independent of the fortifications erected at the Convent of
San flames, and along the banks, they have formed a chain
bridge across, and even passed some cavalry over it. Since
this bridge has been completed, they have refused permission
to all boats to pass up. To the application of the British
Consul at Bilboa to pass down, they told him that he might
go down, but that he should not return.
The British vessels of war that lately lay in the river have
moved up and taken their station near the bridge. They are
now four in number—viz., the Ringdove, 16 guns; the gara-
cen, 10; the Royalist, 10 ; and the Isabella 11, a schooner,
with 1 36-pounder and 2 carronades. The position of those
ships is such as in a short time to destroy the bridge and the
convent, in case the obstruction to the communication of the
Baitish with Bilboa be persevered in by the Carlists.
How long the interruption of the British communications
is Minus remains as yet a mystery; but here there is a
strong susp,,,,:o that the arrival of the British auxiliary troops
in this town is cos;nected with a decided intention on part of
the British vessels of war of forcing a passage to Bilboa.
Next week will, it is p."esumcd, see that question decided.
In order that you may widerstand the answer. of Maroto to
Lord John Hay, I may mention, that as soon as he received
the first letter lie contrived by some of his ngents, to have it
sent to a Carlist in Bilboa, in order to find grounds for reply-
ing to it. This Carlist sent him word that on board the boat
at the time the sailors were shot, was Count Mirasol. This
was a strong point; but so badly did lie manage it, that he
states the sergeant fired, because Mirasol was on board, and
ceased when the British flag was observed. The fact is, that
Mirasol was on board at the time accidentally, but of that fact
the parties that fired knew nothing.
SANTANDER, AUG. 30, SUNDAY NIGFIT.
Tile steam-boat Reina Gobernadora started this morning
with the remainder of the Scotch. Regiment of Portugalette,
from whence she is to proceed to St. Sebastian. The Water,
witch having landed two hundred of those men at Portu-
galette, yesterday evening, has returned; their conduct is
described to be excellent ; they were silent and steady in their
passage, but they, before quitting the vessel, asked for the
piper, and he played their favourite airs as they approached
the shores of Biscay. There are now 700 Britons stationed
round Portugalette, about 8 miles from Bilboa, and on the bank
of the river, on which' the Carlists cannot offer much opposition
to their movements. The force of the factious there are stated
to amount to 11 battalions, or about 7,000 men.
In a letter dated from Portugalette of Friday mention is
made of the chances of the four British vessels of war attempt-
ing to break the bridge of boats ; it is now stated here, that
alfhough the right of doing so cannot be denied, some cau-
tion must be used in exposing, without very sound reasons,
the lives of the British sailors, of whom it is calculated that
fifty might be sacrificed in the attempt, of the success of which
however, no doubt appears to be entertained. It is, therefore,
presumed that the auxiliary legion will have the first conflict
with the Carlists in attempting to succour Bilboa. The Bri-
tish ships, however, continue in their positions near the bridge.
Colonel Wylde, accompanied by Colonel Cordova, the bro-
ther of the Queen's General-in-Chief, arrived in this city this
evening, after five days' march, with an escort from Logrono,
where the head-quarters of the Queen's army are stationed,
They describe the spirit of' the troops as very good, and eager
to get at the factious, nil() contrive on all occasions to escape.
The foreign legion from Algiers is stated by them to have ar-
rived at Tarragona, as well as 2,000 of the French volunteers,
who have come over the Pyrenees to Jaca. The Queen's
Gurrea, is in pursuit of the six battalions of Navar-
rese that have entered Arragcm.
Lord John
Hay had an interview this evening with Colo-
nel Wylde. It is as: noosed that both those British officers will
• • ,c 1 tol
proceed speedily lac,,:e.galette. A sort of rumour, founded
perhaps on conjecture, seems to arise now that Don Carlos,
finding the revolted provinces surrounded by different
troops, would be glad to make terms, beb,:e lie be reduced to
the lowest ebb. Therevolted provinces, as it is ;Tell
are suffering dreadfully, not only from contributions and toiTcd
loans, hilt from the stoppage of industry and commerce. The
harvest is also stated to have failed in several places. The
Carlists also apprehend the loss of the province of Guipuscoa
where the people are anxious for peace. The opinion that the
war would long since have been extinguished if the French
Government acted fairly, in not secretly abetting the Carlists,
is repeated on all sides ; but now it is suspected that Louis
Phillippe sees the futility of his schemes, and will allow Don
Carlos to retire. as

The object of Colonel NV)lde's visit is said to be to have
an interview with General Evans, and as the latter is ex-
pected to-morrow at Portugalette, Colonel Nyylde will, it is
supposed, proceed immediately thither.
The merchant vessel Jupiter has arrived with the last of the
horses for the Lancers.

ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE.—WC had two. new
pieces, and a new performer, on Saturday evening. The first
was an opera (the music by Mercadante) adapted to the English
stage by Mr. Le Jeune. It is entitled No Plot without flan.
ger, and is founded on the Italian opera of Eliza e Claudio.
As a drama, it is one of the most meagre and uninteresting pro-
ductions that was ever spun out to the length of three acts.
The second novelty was a farcetta by Dr. rdillengen, entitled
The Schoolmaster at Home. It is a lively pleaSant trifle,
turning on the circumstance of Captain Ernest (Wrench), a
very youthful hussar, having saved, in the sacking of some un-
nami:d village in Germany, the life of an almost infant boy, as
he supposes. He places his protege under the care of Putofir
( Williams), the village schoolmaster, whose wife immediately,
discovers that the boy is a girl. Years roll by, and the Cap-
tain most unexpectedly calls on the domini for the restitution
of his male charge. Putrjr knows not what to do. He fears
that the Captain will cut off his ears, at least, if he asseverates
that the child left with him was a girl, and not an animal of the
masculine gender. His endeavour to get out of the difficulty
is productive of some well-acted comic scenes. The Captain,
however, after much laughable confusion, is happy to behold
in the child whom he had saved- from destruction a delightful
girl, whom he had met and fallen in love with at a neighbour-
ing town. He had rescued her from destruction when a child,
and he now determines gallantly to protect her for life as a hus-
band, a proposition to which she willingly assents. The acting '
of W;lliams, as the old schoolmaster, was excellent. Miss P.
Horton enacteg the boy-girl very well; and the farcetta ter-
minated amidst the iteral applause of the audience.
• -,r ' •,r