The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-26 00:00:00

BARCELONA.

DEC. 16.—The Regent- is expected to enter Barce-
lona in three or four days from the present date ; and
it is said that he will leave
,for Madrid towards the
end of next week. It is, however, probable that the
reports which have readied here of the appearance of
two or three predatory bands in the mountains of
Gerona will have the effect -of detaining him longer
than he anticipated.
To say that perfect tranquillity is restored in this
city by the entry of the troops, would be more than
the truth. It is true that there is no longer any open
hostility, but men's minds are not the 'less unquiet.'
Those who were instrumental in exciting the insur-
rection have not lost their hopes of being again able
to create, and perpetuate, disturbance in the province.
The utmost consternation, too, has been created by
the promulgation of the decree of the Regent which
appeared here yesterday; and as the Catalan is pro-
verbially hostile to anything which makes an attack
on his pocket, that part of it which imposes a contri;
bution 0f12,000,000 reals on Barcelona, is that which
most sensibly affects him, and which, it is feared, will
produce unfortunate results. One of the first conse-
quences has been, that several of the commercial men
who had emigrated, but who had taken no part in
insurrection, have determined to remain some time
longer in France ; and others who had re-
mained here, have already come to the determination
of closing their houses and manufactories, and dis•
charging their workinen. A contribution of 12,000,000
mils (120,0001.) on a city whose entire population
does not much exceed 150,000 inhabitants, seems to
them excessive aad unnecessary. The official reports
already published, and the terms of the deeree itself,
would show that the majority of the respectable inha-
bitants of Barcelona took no part in the insurrec-
tion ; and, it is asked, why should those whose
houses were destroyed by the shells of Montjuich be
compelled to pay for the crimes of those who had.
neither houses nor property to lose ?
The decree is also inconsistent in another part : it
states' that the Regent does not wish to open old quer-
rels ; and yet the Government compels the .city of
Barcelona to repair additionally, at its own expense,
that portion of the citadel which had been pulled
down by. the revolutionary party in the mouth.of Oc-
tober of last year.
The contribution of 12,000,000 reals, the repairs of
the citadel, the completion of the gitintcv of 1840-1-2,
the abolition of the privilege of coining, and the, ma-
nufactory of cigars, are the principal penalties in-
flicted on Barcelona in consequence of the late,
_revolt.
It is expected, however, that the exceptiOnal state
in which the city is at present. will be removed in the
course of two or three days, military law, being that
which now governs. Twenty-three military executions
will, it is also said (but I do not believe it), take place,
in addition to the extreme punishments which have as
yet been inflicted on the insurgents.
Brigadier Castro, who surrendered Atarazanas, and
who has demanded a court-martial on his conduct, lies
dangerously ill at Gerona.

The citadel of Barcelona, the forts of Montjuich
and Atarazanas are furnished with six months' pro-
visions, and this supply is to be kept up without any
diminution.

A month's pay is about to be issued to the men and
officers who have taken part in quelling the late in-
surrection, as well as to the widows of those who fell
in action against the insurgents, and the amount will
not be charged to their accounts.
The feeling is abroad, that it is the intention of the
Regent to speak firmly and decidedly to the French
Government on the part believed to have been taken
by their accredited agents. in the late disturbances.