The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-22 00:00:00

BARCELONA.

DEC. 13.—Yesterday, at half-past three o'clock,
p.m., 13 men were shot of the 239 who were arrested
on the 4th, for having taken up arms against the Go-
vernment. The execution took place on the glacis of
the citadel. They were selected from amongst 93,
who had been tried and convicted by the military
commission which is now sitting permanently in the
place for the trial of those who had been concerned in
the late troubles. A few of those who were thus
executed went to the ground in their uniform of the
National Guard. A portion of them had belonged to
a sort of free corps attached to the Carlist army
during the civil war, and which in the Catalan idiom
is called patidea ; they had subsequently passed over
to the Christino ranks, and continued up to the latest
moment in the service. They were thus consequently
guilty of a double desertion.
The only immediate result which has as yet fol-
lowed the attempt at insurrection made by the Barce--
lonese, is the complete reconstruction of that portion
of the citadel which was pulled down last year by the
more turbulent portion of the National Militia, and in
the demolition of which Linas, who lately commanded
the insurgents here, so much distinguished himself.
More than 2,000 men are at this moment at
work at it ; they commenced operations yesterday
and it is the firm determination of the Regent, as well
as of the Captain-General, that not the slightest relaxa-
tion shall be allowed to take place, until it is placed in
precisely the same state as before the events of Octo
ber of the last year. The expenses of its reconhtruc-
tionare to be defrayed by the city of Barcelona.

The late events have so completely disgusted the
Captain-General Van Haien with his present com-
mand, that he has more than once expressed his firn
determination to resign, and that within a very short
time. It appears that Cortina is very popular in
Catalonia, but particularly in Barcelona; and the
late events must have left behind much and
heart-burning, which the continued presence of Van
Helen would probaby serve to perpetuate.
Ten companies of engineers, 1,000 masons, and the
prisoners of the presidios in this province, are those
who are employed in the reconsti action of the citadel.
They are employed from sunrise to sunset. No re-
monstrances—no reclamations of anykyinpardot, o
rynar il
tur)e
whatsoever, that may be made by any
any portion or class of persons, or the inhabitants of
Barcelona, against the completion of these • 1.
uor -s wi
be attended to.

During the last three or four days provisions and
munitions de guerre of every kind have been sent to
the citadel, the fortress of liontjtieb, and Atarazanas,
sufficient for two months.

Zurbano left the day before yesterday for Gerona.
He remains Commandant-in-Chief of that province,
well as General of the th.rd division of the Catalan
army. He has at present with him the regiment 01
Africa, America, the 14th of the line, and the 4tl.
heavy cavalry.
The Regent has not as yet entered Barcelona. Ile
remains at Sarria, about half a league from the city.
Illness is the ostensible motive of is not appeariny
here. It is, however, -believed that he is unwilling to
enter until the fate of those who are now prisoners on
account of the part they took in the insurrection, be
decided, and until all the executions are over.
There are at present about 25,000 men in the .whol.e
of this province, 14,000 of whom occupy the town of
Barcelona and the fortresses in its immediate vicinity.
The guides of Luchana and the Eseuadron tie la
Reina are with the Regent at head-quarters.
The officer commanding the escort of Van I lalen,
Lieutenant-Colonel Delamere (an Englishman), who
was wounded in the last charge made on the populace
previous to the General's retirement to the citadel,
has almost entirely recovered from the effects of his
wound, which was not so severe as originally reported.
Two men of his troop were severely wounded, as well
as two horses.
The Brigadier Castro, who commanded the fort of
Atarazanas, under General Pastors, will be tried by
the Military Commission at present sittin here. her
vious to the unfortunate occurrence which, amongst
military men, has so tarnished his character,
officersamcter, in lm had
the reputation of being oneoftie
Spanish army. The fort of Atarazanas is a strong. •
position,
and by means of the I uerta Madrona a com-
munication is obtained with the fbrt of Montjuich,
which completely commands the town of Barcelona.
He had three battalions, of more than 600 men each,
the best and bravest men in the service, and rations.
for one day in his possession the night before the sur-
render. Had he remained but a few hours longer in
his position, he would have been supplied with every-
thing he wanted, _as Van llalen's first care after
leaving the citadel was to make a circuitotsnlove-
ment for the double purpose of keeping open the
Madrid road, and supplying and aiding Atarazanas
and Montjuich, and which he succeeded in doing. Con-
sidering the previous character of this person, and his
well known skill and courage, it is a wonder amongst
military
.men what could have induced him to evacuate
such an important position, It is probable that some
curious revelations will be made whenever his trial
takes place.
A graver accusation than the above hangs over the
head of the French functionary. This accusation is
not one made at random, or on suspicion, by a Pro-
gresista, Moderado, or a Republican paper; nor doi;'s
it owe its origin to coffee-house reports, or promenade
conversations. Ais tw accusation wade ill an oftkiai

i!.)gl to,

,
and formal manner by the Captain-General •
against the rtprescntative of France in BarcOt "WC F-k,;:1,4*-1
A bribe of 30,0G0 dollars was offered by-tfie.
to the Goveri or of the fort of Montjuich, and in 41S•
nurance of a ;.afe passage to France on board a riepc-ff
v,s.ssd, on Condititin of his surrendering- the
po,ition he commanded. The offer was rejecteltw, vdsmatj
temntuoudy ;it wzo again and again repea
a zNin amt in refused.

SPAIN.

111Anatt), Dic. I3.—The news conveyed by the
Barcelona express of the 9th instant, mid publisfl44l
this rnorping in the Gazette, is scarcely worth allud-

Iris •enrions to observe the change of opinion which
has taken place in Spain within a ort period. The
NavarreFe, you will recollect, were the last-to aban-
don the cause of Don Carlos. In their province it
was that he expected to make a last struggle for the
crown of Spain. In 'Pamplona, the capital of that
piovince, a 1e Deane and public rejoicing.s have taken
place to celebrate the Reirent's successful mission to
Barcelona. Maria Christina and her favourite Ge-
neral (Leopold O'Donnell) will doubtless wonder not
a little on hearing that the city selected by theM only
twelve short months ago for -rekindling tt e civil war,
should so soon have become so enamoured of peace,
'Espartero, and the Constitution. The;event furnishes
another reminiscence. The hireling and factious
scribblers who are now endeavouring to move heaven
and earth against the Regent, for having at length
used a necessary and justifiable force in putting
down the insurgents of Barcelona, never complained of
the said Leopold O'Donnell, for having fired last year
upon the unoffending city of Pamplona. Neither do
they take the least notice of the two or three hundred
soldiers and officers shot almost defenceless in the
streets of Barcelona, from behind strong walls and
barricades, in the most cowardly and sanguinary
manner. In the one-sided criticisms of these writers,
the military are something to be shot at at l•
even when endeavouring to preserve the peace and
institutions of the country. The insurrection of Bar-
cclona was unprovoked in its origin, treasonable in its
objects, and brutal in its execution ; acid all that is
said consequently about its castigation mere nonsense.
In no country in the world would such lenity and
forbearance have been shown towards so criminal an
attempt. By the parties who clamour against the
severity of the measures taken on the occasion, the
praises of the French naval force there:for liming as-
sisted in extinguishing the fires caused by the shells
of Montjuich, are pointedly contrasted with the con-
duct of the British and Spanish Marines, who took
no part in this humane office.
Fires Active .25 15-16 cash to-day. -