The Sun.
London, England, 1810-05-24 00:00:00

him by the Duke of Abrantes. Ilis'Exceliency -e-
-solved upon a prompt cha,tisement of ,t terneiity.
He ordered a part of the division Clause!, and the
division Soligisac, to commence the operaticmpre-
paratory to the siege. • They were terminated with
the utmost celerity.
The moment the "Leavy.,artillery arrived' from
Valladolid, a cannonade ,of 48 hours took plaee,
when a praelicable breach was effeCted. .The
who
then sent a flag of truce to the General, .
gave .them for answer, that he would order an as-
sault,- if they did not surrender within one hour.—
The flag of truce returned, and at the expiration of
the hour, no answer having come, his Excellency
ordered a battalion of picked men to mount the
breach, 'under the command of his Aide-de-Camp,
Captain Lagrave. Our grenadiers and voltigeurs
instantly advanced, and gained the top of the breach
amidst the hottest fire.

The besieged had, in the rear of the breach, pull-
ed down a house, the foundations of which formed
an extensive foSse, which it was impossibi tO pass ;
and night coining on, the storming party could not
penetrate further. Our troops remained on the
breach during the night of the 21st, and at four
in the morning the attack was about to be resumed
with fresh vigour, when the besieged, being alarm-
ed, sent two more flags of truce lathe General,
who, consulting only his anxiety to save the lives
of his brave soldiers, granted a capitulation ;, ac-
cording .to which, the garrison, amounting to, be-
tween 5 and 6000 men, . were to lay down their
arms, and be marched prisoners to France. Our
troops took possession of the place on the following
day,
MAY 4.—Letters from Spain state, that on the
sth inst. Colonel Beaussain entered Olbera, after
dispersing and destroying 200 rebels,•who attempt-
ed to defend it ; that, on the 7th, he killed 2000 of
the insurgents near Grazaleina ; and that, in ano-
ther reconnoitring expedition, he dispersed and de-
stroyed a body of. 1500 men.
The King of Spain returned to Seville on the 12th:
ult. The streets through which he passed Were de=
coated with tapestry and flowers, and hands of mu-
sic were stationed at different-intervals.

NAPLES, APRIt 30.—His Majesty intends to set
otT for Calabri.►.

His Majesty, has proclaimed a general pardon to
all thv inhabitants of the Isles of, Ponza and Vente,
note, that. followed the English to Sicily, who shall
return to this kingdum within two months, ani
make a declaration of submission in the presence of
the Local Authorities. •

. ST: PETERSBUR6H, APRIL 21.—0 n •I he 28th ult.
several corn, anies of artillery marched for Cronstadt,
to reinforce the garrison there.
The troops of the 4th division are making them-
selves ready to move from ,their present canton-
mews, at a moment's notice, upon the opening of
the 'navigation, to proteel the coasts of the
and the,Gulf of Finland, in case of any attack on the
part of the English.
VIENNA, MAY 2.—His Royal Highness. the
Archduke Charles has again accepted the title and
office of Generalissimo. He has, as before, the
chief command laver every thing relatiVe to war.—
Baron Von Grund attends his Royal Highness‘ in
quality 'of Privy Counsellor.
The Court Gazette says, that several newspapers
have affirmed, that the Empress of France had ob-
tained from her consort a remi,sion of the arrears of
the contribution due by_Austria to France, but that,,
among the very minute details,"which they give
upon this subje&, one small circumstance is want-
ing, and that is—the 'truth.
Our Government has paid up the ar-deays of the
contribVtion for the months of April and May.
There are a number of Hungarian Nobles here.
There is some talk of a change in the Constitution
of,that kinu°dom.
FLAP., APRIL 28.—According to the -latest ac-
Counts from Naples the discoetent of the inhabitants
of Sicilly is arrived at the greatest height. The
English fear an insurrealiori direaed against them-
selves, and have demanded reinforcements, which
have not yet arrived.

There is always at Messina an English squadron,
with a great number of gun-boats, which, how-
ever, do not hinder the Neapolitan privateers from
daily making prizes, which they carry into Reggio.