Star.
London, England, 1823-04-21 00:00:00

ST. SEBASTIAN.

Letters received direct from Bayonne, dated the
12thof April, contain the following intelligence:.
The accounts from St. Sebastian are very interest-
ing :.without referring to the official Ralletinor Ol-
der+ of the Day, we may mention that on the 9th of
this.monththiee battalions,. making part of the 3600.
men composing the garrison of the fortress,advancing
to reconnoitre to a considerable distance from the
place, met with the French, with whom. they ex
changed a few mu-Aet shots, but finding themselves
very inferior in number, they fell back to the-town,
when a flag of truce soon appeared. The Command
ant replied, that he would not let the Officer with.
the rag of truce enter till he had caused the troops.
to retire to- the distance determined by the laws- of,
war : this was done; then the flag of trnce summoned
him, in the name of his Royal Highness the Duke of
Angouleme,to surrender the place for Ferdinand VII.
The Governor. replied,. that he would not deliver up
the place without a formal order frern his Sovereign.
Ibe nag of truce withdrew,. and: a fire was com-
menced upon the French troops, consisting of the
.224, 30th, and 31st Regiments-of line, under the
command of General Bourke.. The Bulletin states
that we lost only twenty men,. but we know, how-
ever disagreeable the avowal may be to us, from,
much more certain accounts,. that we-bad sixty killed
and goo. wounded or taken prisoners. this victory,
though slight, skews how the Spaniards may defend
themselves, and must inflame their courage. The
news was. immediately announced at Bilboa and- St.
Ander°, by an wrist) that was sent to those- places.—
A French brig was taken in the port where. it had
mit in. After taking out the cargo, consisting of
frour.and wine, winoh they paid for,. they put on.
board the Frerioh.pii,oners, and it is said even most
of the French refugee Oificers, who may be more use-
ful elsewhere. The-town has been abandoned by the
whole population, with.the exception of some indivi-
duals, and the Meade, M. Brunet, a Frenchman, a
man of great firmness and very active. We expect
every moment the men wounded in this affair.

Provisions are- very, scarce in Spain ; so that now
the soldiers who pass through are obliged to take
provisions for nine days, which is a dreadful fatigue
fur the men. The horses have nothing. We learn from
St. Jean Pied-de-Port, that. the sub-division Couchy,
of the :id corps, has passed the Pyrennees, and that
the remainder will pass here with tbe artillery.
We learn from Sava, that. General Longa hassone
tLere-to put himself at the head of all the remains of
the troops of the Faiih that he can tind.
Aabale will not acknowledge Quesada as his su-
He ior, but pretends to be his eAlual. Merino acts in
the snnnt manner.

'lle three Provinces of N:rviirie have informed M.
ue ~lartigna that they will assist the Frenciron con-
dition that the King of Fiance will guarante,t the re-
st.oiation of dim ancient inivi!r66..

FRANCE.
PARIS, APRIL 18.
It is asserted that the French Government, on the
principle that France is not what may be properly
called at war with Spain, will not issue letters of
marque, or permit an) naval armament of privateers.
It is said,also, that our royal marine h is received or-
ders not to. take any but Spanish armed vei,els, and
to let merchant ships p:iss. It is added, that the Go.
vernment.has made this arrangement known to the
different Cabinets of Europe; demanding, in its turn,
that they will not allow of the fitting of Spanish pri•
•steers in their ports, nor the sale of such prizes as
these Corsairs may take. This noble and generous
renunciation of the ordinary right of war—this mo-
deration, of which there is no example in maritime
annals, contributes greatly to. the honour of France.
It is an honourable reply to the reproaches and in-
sults addres ed to her.--Journat des Debats.

Preparations are malting at the hotel of the Porta-
guese Legation, for the departure of the Minister of his
Most Faithful. Majesty. The passports for the Lega-
tion have just beendelivered at his desire. It seems that
his Excellency will• depart in the course of next week.
It is said, that with these passports, the Minister re-
ceived a Note, expressing the regret that was feh at
his having determined to leave this capital, since
France had not strewn any hostile disposition towards
Portugal, nor had not seat any order to the French
Minister at Lisbon, nor to the Con.nls of his Most
Christian Majesty. to quit that kingdom.
General Count Cbetlosquet passed on the 10th
through Pan, going in great ha..te to Perpignan,
whither he carried orders, supposed to be for the en.
trance of that army into Spain..
A letter fr.un Bayonne, of the 10th, says, "Three
avi4os of the G.-vernrnent, each armed with two car.
ronades and eight swiveTs, are ready to set sail, to
cruise on the coast of Spain. To-morrow two sloops,
conveying large cannon, will leave this port to cruise
on the coast of Biscay. Several other vessels. are
ready to follow thtm."
The Police made a search yesterday in the shops
of the dealers in walking-sticks, and has seized all.
canes .containing rim olds, daggers, &c.. They were
all cart ied to the Prefecture of the Police, by virtue
of the Ordonnances which forhi the wearing or s-ale
of ti;ul... •

The advanced guard of our army has passed with•
out difficulty the- famous' defiles of Salinas, four
leagues in advanoe of Vittoria, where the head quar-
tets of the Prince will be on the 17th inst.

"CA L IS, Fawn, Ann 18, 1825:
" A telegraphic dispatch of this day aunounces that
4our advanced guards have entered Vittot is and 8i1b..a..
We learn from. *Astrid, that Count Abishat has set
:Out for Seville. The Universal annanneet, the corn
'piece insurrection of the Asturias. Corps of Rnyaiists
occupy the Pardo and. the Escurial. The Political
Chief sent a regiment against them ;. the Royalists
separated without even waiting to see the enemy.
They assembled again the nest day, and their mut)•
hers being increased, the Political Chief suffered them.
to remain undisturbed at the Pardo and the Escurial,
,contenting himself with having them observed by
'this regiment, allot idienne.