The Sun.
London, England, 1821-05-21 00:00:00

" SITTING OF THE 6TH OF MAY.

" The Committee brought Up-the outline of answer to the
King. It is in substance as follows :
" The Cortes have learned with much grief the crime which
has just taken place. But the Government is invested with the
power and the means necessary to provide for good order.
"' The Cortes are confined by inviolable limits to the facul-
ties of a legislative body, and can only set the exrmple of respect
to the laws. _ _

" ' The diplomatic relations which your Majesty maintains
with other powers allow us to believe that a. single fact will not
suffice to give them; an unfavourable opinion of our new in-
stitutions.'
" Gen. Quiroga asked why so much bustle was made about
the murder of a priest, when the individuals who assassinated
two constitutional soldiers of the regiment of Seville, far from
being punished, Kaye not even been discovered. 31. Quiroga de-
clared that the King is surrounded by perfidious counsellors,
'who conceal the truth from him.
" .Count Torreno remarked several important omissions in the
answer Proposed, which, for instance, passes over in profound
silence the scenes of disorder which have filled all the great ci-
ties in the Peninsula with terror.
" M. Golfin made a vehement sortie against the ministers.—
lie accused them of having counselled the King not to show
himself to the people„. and with having suggested to him the
Anti-patriotic idea of haranguing the troops to animate them to
def,nd his person. The onourable Member concluded by
snoving that a new committee be appointed, to draw up another
swidress, which may make the King acquainted with the real

of ei-ent in question and of all the evils which affect
the state. The new committee was named."

We have received the Madrid paper called•El
Universal, which, in addition to the above in-
telligence, con'tains the correspondence of Ge-
neral i'dorillo, on his being appointed Captain-
General of New Castile. - A letter from the
General to the Minister of War, dated the
4th instant, states., that he had on the preced-
ing night, at twelve o'clock, received the King's
order to take upon himself the command of the
army and province of New Castile.. He ear-
nestly begs that he may be permitted to decline
this hi,..;11 ()Mee, for the duties of which he
considers himself unfit. Among other reasons
he urges the necessity of the Captain-Gene-
ral being acquainted with the country and the
people in which his command is established, and
observes, that besides having come from abroad,
he had never before resided in Madrid.—
The Minister replies on the following day,
that he had communicated his letter to .the
King, but that his' Majesty would not admit
the validity of his reasons for refusing the
command, and insisted on his immediately•
accepting it. General Morillo wrote again
to the Minister, stating that he would go
and-take the command of the tioops, that the ser-
vice might trot suffer by delay, but begging he
might be-allowed to resign. Having received no
reply to this last letter, he went to the palace,
and obtained an audience of the King, and re-
peated his reasons for wishing to ciec.line the em-
ployment ; but his Majesty would not accept his
resignation. Ile
.then publiblied the following
address :

1‘ TILE CAVTAIN-GENERAT. TO TIIE 1121 AVE CiAIthISOIsT OF

MADRID.

• " Soldiers,—After-having fulfilled my duty, and supported,
as my honour required, the glory of our arms, I returned to
my country, expecting to find it tranquil and enjoying the be-
nefits which the Constitution that has been sworn to holds out ;
but, unfortunately, some persons are endeavouring to embitter
this happiness to us. There can be no greater misfortune than
that enemies of the constitutional system should present them-
selves and.render their destruction unavoidable. The Consti-
tution, and a constitutional King, form the only Government
suited to the Spanish nation. On these bases rest your felicity,
that of your dearest relatives, and
.the prosperity of the whole
Spanish nation.
" I hoped for repose after my past fatigues; but, contrary to
my wish, and notwithstanding my urgent refusal, I am tinder
the necessity of placing. myself at your head. The honour of
commanding you could alone alleviate so weighty a charge.
" Soldiers ! lam one of you : but trust in me. I love you
because I have suffered with you. I will constantly direct you
in the path of glory, towards the happiness of our beloved coun-
try. Let our device be the Lawandthe King (Ley sr Rey), and
let cur rallying cry be Long live the Constitution, long live,
our Constitutional King!'
" Madrid, May 6. " PABLO MORILLO."