The Sun.
London, England, 1835-12-08 00:00:00

We can answer. There will be no War. The Senate will not
go to war ; and it is because the dominant faction believe this,
that they are preparing the materials fur an excitement en the
French question. Without information we cannot speak ; but
from our knowledge of their crooked policy we venture to pre-
dict, that while the Message itse:f will be much milder than
either party expect, it will carefully avoid every thing which
Would terminate the difficulty, leasing the question and expla-
nation open. This being done, Congress will be called upon
for large appropriations fee the ;limy and navy ; and, if pos-
silrle, an issue will be made wilt the Senate on these appro-
priations. If they carry, they give fat contracts, and purchase
Up the venal and enterpriiing for the Executive nominee. If
they fail, then we shall have a clamour about the national
honour ; and all the notes which can be sung will call in the
faithful to support the Executive. We have long foreseen
that the Administration would keep the French question open.
They will not consent to put Mr. Van Buren before the coun-
try upon his own merits.
Ex-President Adams left his residence in Quincy, yester-
day, with his family, for Washington. The health of this
illustrious citizen is remarkably firm, and his spirits as.buoyant
as youth, especially after the recent election in this State.
His opponents find him at his post in Congress, Indomi-
table in mind, and sound in body. All his great energies will
be given to his country. Ile has retained tem in perfection,
by exercise and temperance. The other morning the Ex-
President, now 68, years, walked from Quincy to his son's in
Boston, eight miles, to breakfast. His uniform habit is to
walk four or five miles every morning before breakfast.--,
Boston Advocate—Anti-Masonic Paper.
Real estate is rising as rapidly in Charleston as elsewhere ;
it seems, at any rate, rising rapidly. A lot, With a wooden
building on it, of little or no value, 27 feet front and 1071 feet
deep, brought at auction, a few days since, 16,100 dollars. It
was sold six years since for 4,500 dollars.
SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE, NEW YORK, NOV. 16.-
50 shares Chemical Bank, 1171.

PROCLAMATION GENERAL

MINA.

" In virtue of the authority I have received from the Queen;
1. I declare in a state of siege the whole district of the Cap-
tain-Generalship of Catalonia. 2. In consequence, the
military authority absorbs and concentrates in itself the entire
administration of the district. 3. Nevertheless, the authori-
ties actually in functions will continue to administer, except
such general charges and dispositions as I may thin, proper to
make. 4. I reserve to myself the power of modifying present
dispositions, with respect to persons and things, as long as the
state of siege may last, for the better expedition of affairs. 5.
A delay of fifteen days is granted, from the present publica-
tion, to the insurgents, during which they may lay down their
arms. 6. This delay expired, rebels taken with arms in their
hands shall undergo the penalty authorised by law. 7. Those
who give succour of any kind to the Carlists shall be shot ;
those who shall be carrying such objects of succour as arms,
ammunition, or provisions, to the Carlists, shall be liable to the
same punishment ; also those who provoke citizens to rebel-
lion. 8. Whoever holds or is the bearer of correspondence
with the enemy, shall be treated in like manner. 9. Every
magistrate, bOli, alcade, curate, and master of a family inha-
biting a hotellerie, or isolated house, in which the rebels may
have taken refuge, shall be subject to the same punish-
ment, unless he can ,prove that he has only ceded
to superior force, or that he has given due notice immedi-
ately to the proper authorities. 10. Fathers, tutors, masters,
and heads of families, shall be responsible both in their per-
sons and in their property for the evils inflicted by such rebels
as may be of their family or household upon loyal citizens.
11. To arrive at the payment of this indemnity, the mode of
proceeding shall be simple and summary.—The plaintiff shall
present his demand to the bailli or alcade competent in the
matter, who shall, as well as his syndic, affix his,signature to
the foot of the request, and upon the production of this docu-
ment the nearest commandant d'annes shall give the plaintiff
a saisine upon the personal and real estate of the criminal.
12. In case such estates should not have sufficient to indem-
nify the demandants, there shall be levied a forced tax in pro-
portion to the amount deficient, upon all persons notoriously
hostile to the Queen's Government. The municipality shall
in this case be charged to draw up the list of the persons
liable. I myself will give the final decision. 13. All this au-
thorities of Catalonia shall see to the execution of the pre-
sent decree ; all neglect or contravention shall meet with the
most rigorous punishment. 14. The present decree to be
published with all the necessary and customary formalities.
( Signed)
The Capt.-Gencral FRANCISCO ESPOZ Y MINA.
Given at Barcelona, this 29th of Nov., 1835.

BiLeox, Nov. 22.—1 wrote to you yesterday ; since then a
rather curious circumstance has occurred. Mr. Heyward,
clerk of his Majesty's ship Rinydove (lying at Portugalette),
went on shore on the sands in front of the ship to amuse him-
self with his gun ; straying a little out of sight of the ship, he
was seized by eight Carlists, who took him off to the moun-
tains, telling him they would do him no hPrrn, but he mnst
send on board for money to pay his ransom, since money they
wanted, and would have. Mr. Heyward wrote accordingly,
and his letter was instantly forwarded to Captain Lapidge,
who happened then to be in Bilboa. Captain Lapidge imme-
diately wrote to the different Carlist chiefs in thet neighbour-
hood demanding his release, and directly afterwards went down
the river to Portugalette ; on reaching the Ringdove he found
another letter from Mr. Heyward, saying that they had
marched him some 10 miles up the country, and were very
pressing for the money, which they fixed at 80 dollars. After
much negotiation, Captain Lapidge, finding they were deter-
mined not to give the young gentleman up without being paid
a ransom, determined to give them half their demand, for he
feared, should he refuse entirely to pay any thing, the brigands
would kill him and run off. Accordingly, upon being paid
40 dollars, they returned Mr. Heyward to his friends, but
they kept his gun and whatsoever he had about him.