Star.
London, England, 1823-08-25 00:00:00

TER AT WAR.

" Madrid, August 16, 1823.

MONSIEUR LE MARESCHAL—Lieutenant-General
Count Bourcke informs me, under date of the 7th
instant, that his batteries being ready to fire on Co-
runna, he had again summoned the Governor of the
place to open its gates. After detaining the flag of
truce three bouts, the Gover9or sent an answer in the
negative. Ten minutes had only expired when the
garrison fired from all their batteries. Half an hour
afterwards General Bourcke unmasked his batteries,
and commenced firing on the place. The result was,
the town was set on fire in three different places, which
was burning when the General wrote his letter. Al-
though the fire of the enemy was very briilk during
the night of the 6th, we only had a few men wounded
by the bursting of the shells, and not one killed, nor
have our batteries been damaged, although the enemy
had fired much upon them.

" By another report of the same date, this General
Officer announces the taking of Fort Bayonne, a
small place at the extremity of- Gallicia, by the
troops under the orders of General Count de Car-
thagena
(Morillo). This report states the number-of
pieces Of artillery, and the quantity of am muni tiou that
had been found in the fort. It adds, that the troops
which formed the garrison of the place had joined
the Count.

" Accept, Monsieur le Mareschal, the assurance of
my distinguished consideration.

" The ilarshal
(Steed)

der-in-Chief of the lat Corps,
" Mareschal Due de REGGIO."

The Madrid Gazette of the l6th contains, in its
official part, the Decree of the Regency, transmitted
to all the Tribunals and to all the Justices of the
kingdom, relative to prisoners. It commences with
this preamble:
" The constantly increasing number of arrests,
which people, in the excess of their zeal and their
love for the sacted person of the King, have made of
different persons, under the pretext of their adhesion
to the Constitutional system, has claimed more parti-
cularly the attention of the Regency of the king-
dom, who, penetrated with the necessity of remedying
these evils, and preventing the general disorder that
might result from them, deems it necessary to renew
the dispositions of the Royal Decree of the Ist June,
1814, hy which the King, our Lord, has prevented
similar disorders on his return £romFrance in:oSpain."
The Decree of the King follows, which prohibits all
arbitrary arrests under the pretext of public opinion :

" His Majesty hopes that the moderation and jus-
tice of his Government will do more than terror to
correct the excess of the imagination of those whose
faults proceed from want of solid instruction and a
good judgment.
" His Majesty, therefore, orders that persons against
whom proceedings have hitherto been taken, on ac-
count of political opinions, shall be set at liberty,
and all the necessary measures taken to keep
them to their duty?

" TO THE DUKE DE DOUDEVILLE, SPANISH MINISTER

OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

" SlR—The Regency of the Kidgdom has received
with the greatest joy the letter which your Excellency
addressed to them, accompanying the act of adhesion
to the principles of fidelity and love of the legitimate
throne, which the French grandees of Spain have tes-
tified by concurring in those sentiments which the
Spanish grandees of Spain expressed in their ad•
dresses of the 30th May and 20th June.
4, Their Serene Highnesses have seen, with the,
liveliest interest, this unequivocal dempnstration of
the manner of thinking of the French grandees of
Spain, respecting the legitimacy of the august House
of Bourbon ; and they doubt not that these sentiments
will be those also of the French grandees of Spain,
who, absent from the Capital, have not lieen able to
sign the address, as solemn as it is precious.

is URITON SAEZ."
PROM THE lITOILE.
We have received news frokt Cadiz of the 10th
The King and his august family were in good health.
Thediscontentsof the troops of the line and the inha-
bitants are loudly expressed, and for the same reason
the Royalists no longer restrain the demonstrations
of their fidelity.
On the 3d of August Riego left Cadiz, with 2000
melt, with the design of reaching Malaga; but the
fire of the batteries, and soon atter that of the tuns—
ketry of the French and Spanish army, made him
repent his temerity. In consequence .of this check,:
discoura;etnent has succeeded to the enthusiasm
which this rebel chief had endeavoured to Wit* in
the troops.
Some days after 'an attempt at -a sortie, 'by sea,