The Sun.
London, England, 1821-02-23 00:00:00

Paris Papers of. Monday last reached us at a
late hour yesterday afternoon, from which we
have given ample Extracts in another Column.—
We doubted the truth of the report, announcing
the passage of the Po by the Austrian Army,
which appeared- in a Frankfort Journal ; and the
last arrivals from .the Continent, so far from, con-:
firming this
,report, contain an article from Frank-
fort of the 12th inst. contradicting in positive
terms, on the authority of Letters received at
Hamburg fro:n the Coasts of the Adriatic, all the
accounts which have been published relative to
that supposed event. Letters from La)'bach 'of
the 2d inst. intimated that no hostile movements
would take place 'until the answer to the Ulti-
matum of the Allied Sovereigns, sent to Naples
by the. Duke de GALLO, shall have been re-
ceived. The Duke de GALLO passed through
Florence on the Gill, and could not be expected
to reach. Naples, 44.3-1 the 9th or 10th. It is,
therefore, not probable that the answer to the
Ultimatum could arrive at Laybach befOre the
20th, and perhaps as late as The 25th of tbis
month.—The Capital and Provinces of Spain ap-
pear to be in a very disturbed state. Fresh
conspiracies have been discovered, and several
persons eoncerned in them and iu the old plots
have been arrested. It is reported that an In-
surrection broke out at Madrid on the 10th inst.,
and that one of the Ministers had lost his life.

Averse as we are to the renewal of discussions
which must have disgusted not only this Country,
but the moral community of the civilized world,
we conceive that, for the honour of all Parties
concerned, Ministers should not have 'opposed.
an investigation of the Milan CommiSsion. The
character of Ministers themselves, as well as of
the immediate Aents in that Commission, is in-
volved,, and the transactions in question will
otherwise descend to Posterity with a mark
of doubt and suspicion.. Indeed, the honour
of the British Government itself, distinct
front all consideration of its temporary Ad-
ministrators, may be said to be concerned
in the .question. Mr.. CooKE, the Chief
Agent in that Commission, has been attacked
within and without Parliament, with the most
bitter asperity, and Colonel BROWNE has also
been the Subjdttvlsevere censiffe. These CI-en
•tlemen,'of course, must be anxious to vindicate
their conduct, but cannot come fot'ward them-
selves without the sanction.of Government. The
Loan CHANCELLOR gave the highest praise to
Mr. Cooke, after an experience of thirty years,
during which is Lordship had known that Gen-
tleman. We could say more upon this subit,ct,
on the authority of. persons who have been often
on the spot, and are fully acquainted with all the
transactions at Milan, but we do not wish to
renew a general discussion of a subject that has
been so abhorrent to all honourabie minds ; but
we conceive that the Milan Commission itself
seems to require and demand inquiry• and exa-
mination. ,

By an arrival this morning from Chialston, we

have received advices to the 14th ult. The ship
Essex, lytgE, arrived there from-Port-au-Prince,
on the 10th ult., in I\B days. Three days pre-
vious to her sailing, President I.3oYult• arrived
Were from Cape -Henry, with 16,000 men, be-
sides a company of the- Life Guards of 'the late
CIIRISTOPH E. Illuminations and rejoicings con-
tinued till the sailing- of the Essex,