The Sun.
London, England, 1827-02-12 00:00:00

Spanish Embassy. Count Casa Flores departs, and his
Secretary of the Embassy will fulfil the functiops of
Charge d'Affaires.
The forces of the Spanish troops assembled on the fron-
tiers, amount to 9,661 infantry and 1,242 cavalry—total
10,963; one brigade of which consisting of 2,441 infantry
and 367 cavalry is under the command of Major-General
Don Ramon Rodil. Another brigade of 3,364 infantry
and 875 cavalry, is under the command of Major-General
Don Carlos Sesti : and, finally, another brigade 3,856
(infantry) strong, is under the orders of Major-General
Don Felix Uniell.

To these troops should be added, those which are to
compose the army of observation, and which are at present
assembling in the cities of Truxillo, and of Talavera de la
Reim, in Spain, under the orders of Lieutenant General
Don Pedro Sarsfield, Commander-in-Chief. Such an as-
semblage of forces, on the part of the Spanish Cabinet, will
naturally cause the necessity of a corresponding number of
Anglo-Portuguese troops on the frontiers of Portugal.
MADRID, JAN. 29.—(Private Correspondence.)—Three
couriers extraordinary arrived here yesterday, one after the
other, to the Minister of War ; one from Galicia, sent by
General Eguia, and the other two from Estremadura,
despatched from Valencia d'Alcantara, by General St.
John. Contrary to custom, the greatest silence is ob-
served at present, respecting the contents of the despatches
of these three couriers.

It is said Geniral Eguia has announced the continuance
of the partial desertions among his troops, and a great ef-
fervescence in the public mind, particularly in that part of
Galicia, which borders on Corunna, St. Jaques, and Vigo ;
from which the General apprehends that these cities will
openly declare in favour of the Constitution, if garrisons be
not kept up sufficient to repress the fermentation, which is
every day becoming greater. You know that ever since
1523, the spirit of freedom seemed to exist more in Galicia,
than in other provinces of Spain.
General St. John announces, according to the rumours
which I quote, something more positive—nothing less than
the desertion of a great part of the regiment of Arragon,
which is infantry. With respect to this said regiment, I
can assure you, that when it lately set out from Saragossa
for Valencia Alcantara, it was so little disposed in favour
of absolute government, that several Liberals who were
persecuted in the former city, quitted it with this regiment,
which protected them during their route, until they arrived
on the frontiers of Portugal.
It is said also that the Spanish troops sent in pursuit of
the deserters, from the regiment of Arragon, passed the
frontiers, and were there repulsed by the Portuguese Con-
stitutionalists. Such are the rumours in circulation re-
specting the three couriers which arrived yesterday. If
they are not entitled to complete credence, neither are
they to be totally rejected.
(EXTRACT OF ANOTHER PRIVATE. LETTER.)
It seems that the disgrace of Calomarde was a piece of
simulation on the part of the Spanish Ministry, who, con-
sistent in their system of deception, thought that France
and England would be the dupes of their words. They
have merely deprived him of that sort of presidency of the
Ministry which he enjoyed, but he is still no less the Mi-
nister of Grace and Justice, by the exclusive favour of the
King. As to Count Offalia, instead of giving him the
portfeuille, he is named Member of the Council of Minis-
ters, as well as Lieutenant-General Venegas. Much is
promised, but little to he got at Madrid. The Infant Don
Carlos, and the two Portuguese Princesses, have an as-
cendancy which nothing can counterbalance. It was by
their influence that the Captains-General St. John and
Mazano Eguia, retained their posts, which they were
said lately to have been deprived of, as well as M. de
Carvagal. General Canterac, the same who had been
in Peru, is named Captain-General of Old Castile, in-
stead of General Longa.

PROGRESS OF REFORMATION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sia—As by your inserting my former letter in your valuable
paper, you proved yourself interested in the concerns of this un-
happy country, I am about to give you some further particulars
connected with the progress of Reformation. The visit of Mr. Pope
to this place seems to have given the first impetus to the vast machine
which is now put in motion, for converting from error, folly, and
wickedness the minds of our thousands so long held in the chains
of superstition ; this machine gathers strength as it proceeds. You
will of course have seen the report of the speeches made on the esta-
blishment of the Reformation Society in Cavan ; but we are assured
that the same spirit is working, though more secretly, in this
county, and indeed in some degree generally throughout Ireland.
In the parishes immediately about this, our excellent Clergy-
men, ever active in the performance of their ministerial duties
have been stirred up by the eloquence of Mr. Pope, and the force
of truth to exert themselves more especially against Popery and its
doctrines; lectures are established in two or three cabins in each
parish, there the Gospel is freely preached -to the poor, and the
errors of Popery set forth. The Roman Catholics attend by two's
and three's at each lecture, and sometimes venture even to the
Clergyman's house to ask questions on some of those well known
tests with which their Priests have endeavoured to support their
creed. I know for a fact that there are some persons in many
parishes around who would come out of Babylon, but are withheld
from publicly reading their recantation by their well founded appre-
hensions about their own lives—if one or two are given courage
to come forth, it is confidently expected that we should here
shew the same fruits of preaching the truth as have so satis-
factorily manifested themselves in Cavan,
The Pope's legate has been sent to preach at a neighbouring
Chapel to warn the flock against listening to those who would
beguile unstable souls, and to denounce from the Altar the Clergy-
man to whose zealous exertions it is owing that so many are
being daily converted, and describing, as blasting efforts, his
speaking faithfully the words of truth. I assure you, Mr.
Editor, in happy England,
you little know the arduous
life of a Clergyman in this country; generally lie has
not above one family in his parish, with whom he can take
" sweet counsel together ;" all his other parishioners are of the
poorest sort, he is daily engaged in instructing the children at
• the schools, yisitlng the helpless and ignorant, administering
comfort in the hours of death to many a poor fever patient,
and undergoing all changes of weather in those cabins where there
is not a seat on which he can sit down, and where damp and
smoke, combining with filth and disease, render his escape from
infection little less than miraculous, and chew the merciful super-
intendence of a gracious Providence over his ministering servants.
What would many clergymen in happy England say to this pic-
ture? would they like thus to take up their cross and follow the
fortune of that Master who went about doing good ? These are
the real Missionaries, though not in a foreign land. Besides these
private meetings we are, shortly to have public .lectures by the
clergymen in turn, taking each some leading error which has
been supported by such deceivableness of unrighteousness • thiS
we look to with much hope, as many will go and hear, and we
know that faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of
God; Tracts also, on time doctrine of Purgatory, Extreme Unc-
tion, &c. are slily obtained, read, and returned, Without a remark,
and others borrowed ; this must work for good, and the time, we
trust, is rapidly approaching when Ireland will be emancipated.
Longford, Feb. .6, 1827,. K.

It is very gratifying to announce to our readers that
the progress of manufacturing improvement is not impeded—it is
slow, though certain. The owners of building property are now
the greatest sufferers ; they were induced by the prospect of ex-
travagant rents, to lay out their capital in a manner which cannot
be remunerative. The same principles applies to those, who, when
the rage for speculation was at its highest, offered great premiums
for licensed houses, and spared neither trouble nor expense in obtain-
ing licenses—these pet sons are now sufferers. On the whole, we feel
warranted in asserting that our prospects wear a cheering aspect, and
that though we ought not to expect that state of ;ff,i'rs to be
renewed, which led to great profits, still we may attain to that
state of commercial prosperity which will place our manufacturers
in easy circumstances, and afford them the means of employ-
ing all those who are willing to work at present prices. Much,
however, depends on the approaching sale of Silk at the East In-
dia House, which, of course, engages much of the attention of our
manvfacinr,ers ; at present, they have the prospect of increased
prices for the raw riggerial, with lower prices for the manufac-
tured goods ; should this prospect he realized, our anticipations
of manufacturing prosperity must bp disappointed ;—the profit of
the master must be decreased, or rather rendered nugatory, and
the wages of the artizan be still further reduced.—The result of
the Company's sale of silks will be, by us, faithfully reported.—
,Afacclsifield Herald,