The Sun.
London, England, 1829-09-01 00:00:00

pletely abandoned the flower of his troops, which had
made the attack on our left, made signals to the rest
of the squadron, and the ships cutting their cables
in haste, sailed out of the hay and put to sea, which
they would not all have effected, if time had allowed
me to bring to the batteries of Praya a greater num-
ber of pieces of a larger calibre, or if the mortars
had reached us sooner.
" The enemy lost this day the whole of the force
with which they attacked our left, which amounted,
according to my observation and the oath of the
prisoners, to from 800 to 1,000 men, of whom 388
were made prisoners, and the rest killed, for the
most part, upon the rocks, and drowned, as appears
by the number of dead bodies already cast ashore.
" They lost several officers, among whom were
Lieutenant-Colonel Azeredo, second in command of
the expedition and commander of the first brigade,
and Major D. Gil Lanes da Costa. The former of
these officers, mortally wounded, was witness of our
! complete victory, but expired a few moments after,
manifesting his surprise at the generosity with which .
he saw his comrades treated, and by which he him-1
self was succoured. The enemy also abandoned
the four gun-boats with which they had protected
the landing. The loss sustained by the second co-
lumn must have been very considerable, from the
impossibility of saving the people of the launches up-
set and destroyed. Finally, I learnt from the pri-
soners that many had been wounded on board ship,
and among others Lieutenant-Colonel Doutel, Com-
mandant of the second brigade, who was wounded
by a splinter on board the man-of-war. Pieces of
the broken launches, some barges abandoned, and a
great number of bodies have been cast ashore by the
sea along the coast of the bay of Villa da Prays,
and the adjacent ones.
" Our loss consists of nine men killed, including
three officers, and 25 wounded, as your Excellency
will see circumstantially in the list I enclose.
" Such is, most illustrious and excellent Sir, to
us, the happy and transcendant result to which the
enemies of her Majesty's throne have brought their
first, and, probably, their last attempt against this
bulwark of fidelity. All the garrison of this island,
officers and soldiers of all ranks and degrees, con-
ducted themselves, according to the position they
were in, as became the defenders of our most holy
and generous cause. The principal glory of this day,
however, belongs to the corps of volunteers of her
Majesty the Queen Maria the Second; the correct
narration of their behaviour, which I have just sub-
mitted to your Excellency, is their best praise, and
when such facts proclaim the glory of a corps, every
other expression becomes weak, and inferior to their
merit.

" Lieutenant D. Antonio de Mello, my Adjutant,
whom I send to your Excellency, and recommend to
the benevolent consideration of her Majesty, will
have the honour to lay at the feet of that lady the
protestations of love and submission of this garrison,
and will inform your Excellency of particulars which
it is impossible for me to insert in the present nar-

rative.
" May God preserve your Excellency.
(Signed) " Conde de VILLA FLOR.
" To his Excellency the Marquis de Paltnella."

NTRACT OF ANOTHER DESPATCH FROM COUNT

VILLA FLOR, DATED AUG. 16, AND ADDRESSED TO
THE MARQUIS DE PALMELLA.
" I do not think a second attack at all probable—
first, because the enemy has lost nearly half his force,
and that part of it on which he placed his chief re-
liance; secondly, because his principal officers are
either killed or wounded ; and, thirdly, because his
ships have received considerable damage. However,
I am ready to receive him at all points ; and I can
assure your Excellency that I can do so with an almost
certainty of victory.

" Conde de VILLA FLOR."
Force of the Miguelite squadron under the flag of
Viee-Admiral Prego and Major-General Roza:—
Guns. Guns.
Line-of-battle ship, Don Govt. trans. Mara Car-
Joao VI 74 doza l2
Frigate Diana 52 Princeza da Beira 12
Perola 46 Brigs Gloria . . 18
Amazona 32 Infante D. Sebastian 4
Corvette Urania. 22 Treze de Maio l2
Princeza Real 2') Providencia l2
Govt. trans. Galatea l2
Orestes l4
SMALL VESSELS.—SeII

yachts Bat: Dcspacho, Sa
dencia ; schooners Bom

Total 34 l•
oozier Triunfo of Inveja ;
meta Lusia, Divina
C'arnzo e Alma.

FOREIGN INT ELL IUEN CIL

FRENCH PAPERS.
(From the Gazette de France, Aug. 30.)

The latest news from Constantinople seems to
announce, on the part of the Sultan, a favourable
disposition to listen to what the Ambassadors pro-
pose respecting Greece. Every body is aware of
the influence that the settlement of these difficulties
would have upon the affairs of the East. It appears
certain that it is the party of the Janissaries which
caused the surrender of Trebisond. The defection of
the Janissaries is the real cause of the distress in
which the Sultan now finds himself; the fortresses
of the empire are every where delivered up by the
Janissaries, and the progress of the Russians faci-
litated.

It is certain that Mahmoud, who commenced his
reform during the reign of Alexander, would not
have deprived himself of troops which constituted
the force of his empire, if be had not relied upon the
pacific disposition of the Emperor of Russia. The
death of Alexander left him between a military force
destroyed and a military force to be created. '
The Gazette, after stating that M. de Chateau-
briand had paid a visit to the Prince de Polignac,
gives the following as extracted from the Courrier
Francais:—" M.de Chateaubriand arrived yesterday
evening in Paris. In passing through Bourdeaux he
had a conference with M. Gamier. It is presumed
that to-morrow he will go to his Majesty's audience
at St. Cloud."

The trial of the two papers, tl►e Figaro and the
Apostolique, came on yesterday. One was accused
of attacking the person of the King, and the other of
attacking the Charter. M. Bohain, responsible pro-
prietor of the Figaro, was condemned to six months'
imprisonment and 1,000 francs fine. The Aposlo-
lique is conducted by young men, who are probably
clever, of a species of monk, known by the name of
Father Helar►on, who has been for some years in
open revolt against his ecclesiastical superiors. M.

le Mercier, responsible proprietor, was condemned to
a month's imprisonment and 300 francs fine. He
did not employ an advocate, but brought into court
one of his friends to plead for him. This person wore
a species of clerical dress, and it was asserted in
court that he had no shirt. However, the French
proverb, " habit ne fail pas le ,noine" (the cowl
does not make tha monk), is verified in the person of
M. Jozon, for such is his name; he is a married man,
a►►d goes without a-shirt for the sake of economy: at
least it is so asserted.