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throwing bombs into the city. fieneral BaItDESOULT

sent every day a boat with fresh water, ve•Aetables,
and /neat for the KING'S table. The present had bees
accepted without any observation.
A Portuguese General had arrived at the Duke
d'Aswommsta's headquarters from Prince Mtourr.,
of Portugal, to compliment his Royal Highness on
the success of his arms, and to express his hopes of
the speedy termination of the contest. This_Messer-
ger, iris said, was instructed to make to the Spanish
Government a tender of the army and the naval
force of Portugal to aid in restoring absblute power
to the KING and the Inquisition to the Church.
Regency and his Royal Highness have taken tithe to'
deliberate on this offer. An account had reachadc
Madrid from Seville, that Sir W. A'CouaT had left-
that city for Gibraltar on the 10th.

We have received the following intelligence from
Bayonne:

BAYONNE, JULY Is.

It now appears certain that the sieges of St. Sebasa
tian, Pampeldna, and Santona, are going to be begun
seriously, and without delay. For this purpose the
materiel of the great park of artillery at Toulouse,
arrived here the day before yesterday, under the care
of a Captain of Artillery : yet it should seem to be
of little use to undertake these sieges if the war is
neatly terminated, As many affirm ; and if a resolu-
tion has really at length been taken to push them
with vigour, we may be allowed to conjecture that
die probability of a longer duration of hostilities ren-
ders it expedient to have a strong line of operations
behind the Ebro, which cannot be done without the
possession of the abovementioned fortresses: For the
same reason, depots of grain, &c. are forming, for
instance, at St. Jean de Luz, to which place 12,000
sacks of flour are now going. It seems that the siege
of Cadiz will be prosecuted with great vigour at the
same time, this being now, in tact, one of the chief
objects of the war, as the King, whom we wish to de-
liver, is in that place.
Our news from. Madrid of the 11 th says, that the
Regency still proceeded in its operations, and was re-
storing to office all those who have been discharged
since the installation of the Constitutional Govern-
ment. They are also busy in the organization of
troops, which will be formed by battalions. It is
affirmed that the Captains-General of the provinces
will not be permitted to raise more than one battalion
of 1000 men.

Accounts from Grenada of the 30th, say that Bal-

lasteros was expected there the same day. The chief
of his Staff arrived there the day before, and great
movements are expected in that province, where the
Constitutional General-in-Chief has assembled part
of his forces.

On the 1l th a strong column of troops, wish sir
pieces of cannon, marched for Madrid. It was not
known whether they went towards Toledo, where
they might succour the Swiss of the Royal Guard,
who, it is said, have been attacked near Templeque,
and forced to retire towards Toledo, losing part of
the convoy, with money, which they were conveying
to Andalusia. Colonel Astor, with a corps of Con-
stitutional troops, has entered Caseres, and levied a
large contribution, and shot several monks and priests,
who have been guilty towards Constitutionalists.—
The Authorities appointed by the Regency retired.
They write , from Logrono that the Empecinado
has entered Soria, where he has levied a large con-
tribution, to punish the inhabitants for the eagerness
with which they received the French and the Royalists.
Many of the soldiers of the 20th regiment, that ar-
rived yesterday (they say 56) deserted last night.

Frankfort Papers to the 18th inst. reached as this
forenoon. They contain the following rather inte-
resting article relative,to the Liberty of the Press is
Sweden. ; . •

STOCKHOLM. JULY 4.

The Committee of the Diet, to which all matters
appertaining to the Constitution are referred, has pre-
sented its observations and report on its examination
of the Journals of the Council of State, and a state-
ment of the objection to the proceedings of same
Counsellors and Secretaries of State, which it Mr
it necessary to bir before the Diet for its decision.
This report is on the whole very honourable to the
Ministry, among the proceedings which are blamed,
we find the advice given for'the suppression of cer-
tain Journals, viz. Argus, the Courier of Stockkolo,
and Argus II.•
In the introduction the Committee says, that vhk
all due respect to the power given to the King in such
eases, by the law on the Liberty of the Press, it could
have wished that the Council of State had advised hit
Majesty to be more sparing in the exercise of the
power, as being in the opinion of 'the Commit
superfluous, when the law might be appealed to wiils
effect; but in the other case, net consonant ,with tote
general way of thinking, and 'respect for puliirks
the Committee, stating that k has net found that
Journals to be dangerous to public security or WO'
dons to personal rights, or of an habittiAlly libellest
tendency, observes that the Secretary of State, Dsaet'
wards, justly dissuaded the coofiscation of then's; 04
that their Excellencies Messrs. Skoldebraad old
Flemming likewise differed from the majority hi tbi
Council of State, respecting the prohibition to cCogio
nuethern in future.
On the subject of the power to suppress pelinl
Journals, Mr. Al Uhr nude a motion in the Cep;

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mittee of the Constitution, on the 20th ult. to the fol-
low•ing effect. To propose to the Diet that his Majesty
be humbly requested to see to the better observance
of the Constitution in this respect ; namely, that the
Chancellor of Justice may, when the case occurs, not
only deliver his opinion verbally, but deliver his rea-
sons in writing, that they may be formally discussed
by the Council of State." The motion was approved,
with only one dissenting voice, that of the Bishop,
Dr. Faze, who considered the question to be of a Con-
stitutional nature, and involving a real interpretation
of the fundamental law.