Star.
London, England, 1823-08-07 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

We have received this forenoon, by Express, the
Paris Papers of Tucsday. The following are extracts:

FROM THE NIONITECR.
PARIS, AUGUST 4.
We have been favoured with the communication
of the following letter, written by a Captain Aide-de-
Camp of General de la Itochejacquelin. The details
which it contains are interesting, and refute the alle-
gations of some foreign journals :
" Camp before Corunna, July 17, 1823.
"GENERAL—Of all the operations of the campaign
that which took place here the day before."yester-
day is certainly not the least important, and the in-
vestment of Corunna will figure in the history of the
war as a feat of arms which does as much honour to
Geneal Bourck, as to the troops under his orders.
66 We quitted Lugo on the 13th, at three in the
morning. General Morillo accompanied us till
within a league from the place, and there the sepa-
ration was most amicable between the Spaniards
and the French.
4, On the 14th our advanced guard came up with the
army at Betanzos, the birth...place of Wine. Whe-
ther it be that the revolutionary Chief had made '
use of his credit for these three years past, to torment
all who were not Constitutional, or that the in•
habitants are really more attached to the ancient
order of things, I know not ; but never have I seen
public opinion manifest itself with so much warmth ;
men, women, and children, fell on their knees before
us, and embraced us in their arms; called us their
liberators, and Vire la France! Vive le Roi Louis
XVIII! Vim forme Frarvaise, were in every mouth.
de Between Betanzos and Corunna there is an im-
portant pass, of which it was essential to obtain pos.
session. We were informed that the enemy had
undermined the bridge of Burgo, and that a first
explosion had not blown up the arch. Some work-
men, protected by thirty cavalry and fifty infantry,
were occupied in making a second mine, to finish
the business, and render the passage impossible.—
My General gave me fifty horse, and ordered me to
proceed with all haste to Burgo, to drive away the
enemy, and occupy the post. I arrived there at nine
o'clock at night, and occupied the village. Some
moments later, the mine would have been sprung,
and we should have been stopped. My first care
was to destroy the mine.
General•lßourck arrived at seven (next morning)
with the remainder of the division. As soon as the
7th Light, and Berthier's brigade had passed, Gene-
ral Bourck gave orders to my General to crown the
heights, which are about a league from Corunna.
" The enemy had, for fifteen days, been labouring
to enti ench the formidable positions of St. Marguerite;
he might, with a small force, as has been done be-
fore, have stopped an army ten times stronger than
ours. I confess to you that it appeared to us the
height of temerity to advance a step with our small
numbers, while the Spaniards were in so redoubt-
able a position.
" The order is given to attack. Instantly our brave
voltigeurs of the 7th Light, • precipitated themselves
on the Spanish tirailleurs ; the latter could not resist
the impetuosity of the shock, and retired within
their lines.
46 Soldiers of the 7th Light,' exclaimed General
Bourck, with a loud voice, 6 it is to you that is re-
served the honour of carrying these entrenchments;
there, aloft in the rocks, you are to find the enemy.
Advance! Charge !'
" The Bayonet! the Bayonet!' was the cry on all
sides. The firing ceased on our side; and amidst a
shower of balls, our brave men scaled the heights.
The intrepid Colonel Lambot mounted upon a rock,
and waving a white handkerchief in his band, pointed
to the soldiers the spot which it was necessary to oc-
cupy. The view at this moment was superb—he
appeared a giant—all pressed around him—we were
all electrified.
4, General Bourck was on foot, and in spite oft
his old wounds, was always in front, and directed the
march of our columns with admirable coolness ;

while my General (La-Rochejacquelin), by his bril-
liant valour, inflamed the courage of the soldiers,
and well sustained the splendour of his name.
" The enemy lost heart and fell- back, when we
had advanced about sixty steps. The firing re-com-
menced on onr side, and we entered, pell-mell, into
the entrenchments, to the cries of Vive le Roi

" The Spaniards effected their retreat by two great
roads: we could not take prisoners; our soldiers
were harassed with fatigue; and had only strength
to fire their guns.

" A smallbattalioniof French refugees, the same,
I believe, as that which appeared on the Bidassoa,
and which makes now part of the garrison ofCorunna,
stopped for some minutes on the glacis of the place,
exhibiting an enormous tricolor flag. Our soldiers
proved the profound contempt which they enter-
tained for them ;—on the appearance of this signal
of revolt, the cries of g Vive le Roi f redoubled ; they
forgot all their fatigues, in order to compel them to
retire wi:hin the place. Our loss is about from 60 to
60 wounded, among whom are several officers, very
severely.—Accept, Ste

ERNANI, JULY 28.
Marshal Lauriston came here last night. Generals
Ricard and de Millet have arrived at the camp
before St. Sebastian. For several days past there has
not been a single shot fired from the ramparts.

SANTIAGO, JULY 26.
General Morino entered this city yesterday, at mid-
day, at the head of 2,000 men. Palarea had left
this at seven in the morning for Vigo, having levied
a contribution of 25,000 livres.
VALLADOLID, JULY 19. _ _

Don Leon Eguia, Officer of the regiment of Far-
nese, has arrived here with dispatches to our Captain
General from the garrison of Ciudad Rodrigo.--
Considering themselves as part of the army of Ge-
neral Morillo, they wish to deliver up the place on
receiving for themselves the same conditions as have
been granted to that General. The Captain General
has forwarded the proposal to Madrid.