The Sun.
London, England, 1821-12-20 00:00:00

a -little sharply as to the pretended assembling of '
French troops...
His Majesty made his .public entry the. day before yesterday,
at a quarter before three o'clock in the afternoon, when the
militia fornied the line throucrh which he passed- A conflux of
people had:filled the streets; but an assemblage still more nu-
merous and More respectable awaited his arrival in the environs
of the city, at more than a league from it ; numerous equipages
adorned both sides of the road ; flowers, doves, were presented
to the King e every one was eager to demonstrate love for the
Sovereign, and seemed to say, " Reckon upon us; there yet
remain good and faithful Spaniards, who know how to defend
you against your enemies !" It is two years since 'the King
returned to Madrid, and never was his Majesty received with
such,demonstrations of loyalty ; danger has' disclosed the cou-
rage and the zeal of his faithful subjects, and thank God ! these
are still numerous. Their Majesties and the Princes were im-
mediately visited by numbers of distinguished characters, .who
seemed to say, "we are at our posts !" The Ministers Bar-
daxi and Felici repaired to his Majesty at the Escurial ; but let
it be hoped in God that they will never have cause to reproach
themselves with a greater error. This proceedmg is generally
censured. Their Excellencies, it is probable;thought they were
able to arrange all matters, and believed that the presence of the
King would greatly contribute to it; they believed that the fac-
tious could be regulated like the seasons ; they were deceived,
and the only accommodation they could obtain was to avoid one
evil fora worse. At ; • Arid the soldier is for his Sovereign, a
portion of the Militia equally so, and above 3000 good citizens
have armed at their own expence, and without command, for.
the defence of the Throne, should it ever be menaced. What
is wanting is.money, for the supply of those who cannot equip
themselves with arms ; but it is believed that this deficiency will
be supplied.
Alava, Old Castile, Navarre, Giupozena, and Biscay, have
transmitted particular Addresses to his Majesty, in which they
profess their devotion to their august Sovereign ;. but the reason
is known.

Several couriers arrived yesterday afternoon and during the
night ; one of these from Cadiz, states that that province will no
longer keep up any correspondence with the Ministry, nor even
with his Majesty, but only with the Cortes. Another from
Barcelona yields nothing to the other confederated towns in ad-
dressing the P. D.; it is even stronger in anarchical sophisms,
of which the following passages are proofs :
" The language of justice and reason is more ancient than
that of Kings and their Ministers.
" Never will Catalonia forget that it was to men bearing the
title of Ministers that the immortal Riego owed his fall and de-
gradation."
" Never will the Catalonians forget, that in the bosom of the
country there exists an infamous faction, who wish to bring
back the time when they were obliged to bend under the iron
yoke of thejmost insolent despotism."
" The Catalonians cannot again submit to a Government,
which appears to be occupied in- harrassing and humiliating the
most ardent defenders of liberty."
In fine, these addresses announce that the-parties will not
obey the Government until the Ministers are changed ; and
that no person shall hereafter hold a public employment who
has-not.given thousands of proofs of his true patriotic zeal, or
at least of his constant adherence to the new .system.
A meeting of 1;00 citizens of Madrid, the greater part volun-
teer soldiers, have drawn up an address to his Majesty, and a
deputation of three have presented it to his. Excellency the Mi-
nister of the Interior, entreating him to promote the object of
it to the utmost of his power. His Excellency was not a little
surprised at this Leanest, as the very same party had presented a
petition demanding his resignation. Notwithstanding this, his
Excellency received the deputation with the greatest politeness,
and assured them that he would see his Majesty as soon as possi-
ble and second their views.—Fresh troubles have broken out in
Arragon, whither troops have been sent to quell them. Several
shops in this capital yesterday exhibited an infamous caricature,
ridiculing the august person of his Majesty.
The Ministers have this morning given in their resignations to
his Majesty, who positively refused to accept them ; but, after
sonic ineffectual remarks, his Majesty rose from lis chair of
state, and in a vehement tone addressed the Ministers in the
following terms :
" I know not what fate these people are preparing for me.
They desire that I should become a second Louis XVI. but
they will not succeed. I shall not be the first to promote their
struggle ; but if 1 am compelled to it, and if 1 must die, it
shall be sword- in hand and at the head of any Guard, who will
die in my defence !"
I am unacquainted with the effect which tins answer has pro-
duced on the public mind.
(From " The Moniteur" of Monday last.)
PARIS; DEC. 'l7.—M. de. Clermont-Tonnere
was yesterday admitted to take the oaths be-
fore his Majesty, in his quality of Minister of
Marine.

MADRID, DEC. 6.--Yesterday, at half past 3
in the afternoon, their Majesties and their Royal
Highnesses returned to this capital. The garri-
son and local militia formed a double line for the
passage of the August Family, who made their
entry amidst the acclamations of an immense
multitude, who evinced their attachment by the
most ardent demonstrations of joy.

(From " The Gazette de France" of Sunday.),

The. following is an extract of intelligence
which has just reached us from Barcelona, down
to the 6th December :—" Several incendiary
pamphlets, in which insurrection is openly advo-
cated, have been distributed in profusion the Cap-
tain-General has, rather clandestinely, introduced
300 soldiers and warlike stores into the citadel,
in which the Commandant of Barcelona has shut
himself up. As soon as this event was known,
the militia caused a general muster to be sounded,
and spontaneously assembled to the number of
4,000, shouting' Death to the Servilos.' "
An attempt was made to surprise Mont-Joey ;
but this failed. The Commandant of this fort,
and he who commands the citadel, replied, that
they could not do so without an order from the
Captain-General. An officer was dispatched to
demand an order .to this effect. The answer is
expected with impatience, and great ferment
prevails. The most disastrous consequences will
inevitably follow, if this order be • not granted.
The populace are very vehement, and openly
avow their intention of. repulsing the authorities,
should they present.themselves ta•re,enter Bar-
celona.

The election of: Regidors at; Sarria gave
rise' to violent .ConnnotionS. The President of
the Assembly was ill-treated and struck; a con-
flict with knives took place, in which many were
wounded. The militia have been dispatched to
restore -order, and we are as yet ignorant how
things have ended.
All eyes are turned towards Riego, who has
shewn himself in various points of Catalonia, and
who is now said to be at Mauresa.
[From " The Quotidienne."]
BAYONNE, DEC. B.—On the 27th ult. Mina
assessed a heavy contribution upon the middle
classes of Galicia, and :especially upon the No-
bility and Clergy, for the subsistence of- his
.troops ; and this measure has met with general
approbation at Corunna. At the same time he
has nominated a Provisional Junta of Govern-
matt, which has declared all the ports of Galicia
free to foreign vessels, upon payment of a very
moderate duty. Tie has also diminished thedi-
'rect contribution. This will provide very ample
resources, pstrticularly on account of the prohi-
bitory system adopted.by the Cortes in the other
provinces. The levy en masse of the national,
-active, and local militia, and the formation and
organization of an army of 30,000 men, have
likewise been decreed. Four thousand troops of
the line, and six thousand of the regular provin-
cial militia, are ordered to march to the frontiers