The Sun.
London, England, 1810-07-16 00:00:00

PARIS JULY 8.

.One of our Newspapers contains the, following
articl from _Bayonne, .of the .t?gth .oflist month.
The most recent account:• from Spain -state, that the
military operations against Portug:d appear to be
carried on with great vigour, and consi(!erable pre-
parations are made for the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo•
The. English army is threatened with an attack by
the Prince of ESSLING (Massena) who has now
concentrated his Whole force, and is daily receiting
reinforcements. Three military. roads have now
been construded frorn the French frontiers to the.
interior of Spain; .one by Tortola, Painpelona, and
Saragossa, to the army of Arragon ; the second by
Vittoria, Burgos, Valladolid, and Salamanca, to the
army of Portugal; and the third by Lerma, Arunda,
and Somosierra, to Madrid.

• The corps of observation which covers the siege
of of Cadiz, have driven the insurgents back to the
mountains. Andalusia is quiet, the greatest part of
Estramadura is occupied by the French, who are also
making preparations for- the siege of the important
fortress of Badajoz.—ln Toulon, a ship of 120 guns
has lately been launched, it is called, Wagram.

A Gentleman who arrived at Falmouth lately from
France, in a cartel, says, that he saw Mr. MAC..
KENZIE at Morlaix on the 25th ult, and that that
Gentleman told him that the difficulties which had
hitherto stood in the way of an arrangement for the
exchange of prisoners had been all removed. We
should be happy to have it in our power to confirm
this statement, but. it is, we know, Considerably
exaggerated. We must Leg to refer our Readers to
what we said upon this subjed on Thursday last.
The Gentleman to whom we have alluded was
lately at Brest : he'says that there are at present
only one line-of-battle ship and three frigates in the
harbour, and one 74 gun ship just launched. Pi ()-
visions, particularly bread, are nominally cheaper,
but in fad much dearer than in England, for rhe
stagnation of trade is so great, that the labouring
classes of the community are mostly unemployed,
and the wages of the few that are employed are so
law, thatithey can scarcely subsist. Colonial pro-
duce is extremely dear—common brown sugar is
from 3s. to 3s. 6d. a pound, and otther articles pro-
portionately dear.

Yesterday morning his MA4 ESTI', Princesses AU-
GUSTA and SOPHIA, accompanied by Lady COLL YER,
Marchioness of BATH and daughter, Mrs. DAMER,
General GARTH, 'and Colonel DEsBRow, rode to
St. George's Chapel, and heard Divine Service.—
The Royal Party afterwards returned to the Palace.
Princess AMELIA continues to mend.
Among the presents sent by the QUEEN to the
Emperor of PERSIA, is a large colleation of modern
upholstery and cabinet goods.
The Duke of CUMBERLAND has experienced con-
siderable inconvenience, as well as pain, from the
late attack, having been deprived of the use of his
hands till last Thursday, When he was able to feed
himself. His Royal Highness's apartments in St.
James's Palace are, we understand, to have material
alteration made in them, previous to his return to
reside there.

The Duke of SUSSEX, and others of the 11OyaI
Family, are expedted to view the launch of the
Royal Charlotte, to-morrow, at Deptford.
Letters have reached us from the Havanna!), to
the recent date of the 3d of June. The Settlement
was still faithful to the parent State. The import
duties there had been thus arranged :—Oa articles
of luxury, 34 per cent. ; on those of necessity, 15
per cent.; on flour, the old duty of 31 dollars;
lumber, free; Spanish goods in Spanish vessels,
free.

The Commercial Treaty with the Prince Regent
of Portugal, though finally concluded, has not yet
been published.

Qu::l3tte Rivers to the 30th of 1113 y inclusive,
communicate a great variety of proclamations, ad-
dresses, &&. on tbe subject of ihe :ate insurrelicn,
and mention the dismissal of different Ciyil and M.-
litary ()dicers by Sir Jenks CRAIG.