French Papers.
The Times, 1824-09-02T00:00:00

(l3Y A. EXTRAORDINARY COURIER.) Their it ajesties an)d all the Royal Family continue at tne Royal Castle of St. Ildefonso. Don Joseph O'Donnel, Commandant-General of the camp of Gibraltar, has addressed to the Minister of M,'ar a report, dated from Algesiras the 11th of August, of whlich the following is an nictraet: * Thje fortress of Tarifa would have been restored to the power of the King on the night of the 8th instant, if we hadl succeeded in blowing up one of the gates, which was the object of the fire, antI of the operations of our allies, thle French biut the barrel of pow- der destined for this purpose was of so bad a quality, that we found it impossible to ignite It. - In the night of tht ltOh, there atrrived to us from Cadiz four additional pieces of or(dnance, wvhich a.re about to be mnounted. The temrpest which\ occutrel oan thatt dav omol,elled n. to Au-pend oult la- bours. The rebels sought to avail viemeecsee of it to cscape bv sca; theyha.d, however, only a Fniall hoat capable of containing at the most a dozen mcu. Our naval forces, orn the other handll, incretsed considerably. A party of the rebels, commandled by the surgcori Lnpez Pie- rine *wandtred in the mnountais. A oyadist pa-tv front Tar:'.sn tell in with and routed thent, cakinz fiv; prisoners, wt'!iC h have been sent to me. " M,,erconchini, who had come out of (ihraltar with 10 smug- glers, hoped to land at Estepona, but he could not succeed, ald.1 therefore could onlv disembark at ;iarbella. [,lc levied 50,000 reals, but had scarcely collected seven, when, seized with a panic at the re- port of the approach of our lirdee miounltaineers, he hastilv re-em- barked. Hle attempted to return to Gibraltar, but the English would not let him. " AU the mountaincers of Ronda flew tvJ arns, almidst ,,houLt of IOng live the King !' " The rebels shut up in TArifa are ii wvant or provisions, btit they have wine and money. aP they give their soldiers 10 reals per dlay." The E.reraeordinary 04ze/fe, which vwas publiAhed yesterday even- ing. contains a secon'l report tromi General O'Donnel to the :inister of War, in rTnour as follows h Long live the Kinz I The clock is soundin miidnigh;t, and I have this instant received a niote front Count d'Astorg, Commandant of tbe siege of Tarifa. I The fortress,' lie writes, w "'as cartied this evening, the 19tb, at five o'clock. The rebels have, unfortunatelv, succeeded in taking retfge in the isle of Tarifa.' " This note was brought to nTe by an officer whom I had left, for the purpose, with Count d'Astorg. - He has given me an account of the opening of the breach, which was effected after two hours' flring. The rebels, seeing this, offered to negotiate, by a flag of truce, in order to gain time to escape. The woiien instantly appeared on the ramparts, waving their handkerCtiefs, anr shouting I Long liee the King !' " Our troops ettered through the breach witbout resistance. The fort St. Catherine, which defends the isthlmus between the town and the isle, was carried by storm, and almost without loss. " The same officer informs me that it is decidedl to attack the isle in the course of the night, by a descent for which preparation is made. The rebels are reduced to their own resources: al Ithe individuals whom they had irduced to tahe part in their prejeeb have abandoned them. i Signed) "J. O'DONNEL. At Algesiras, Aug. 10" r1ItRD nREPORT FRO31 GENERAL O'DONNEL TO THE Ml- NISTER OF WAR. " .Most Exeellent Lord,-I have jUst received (half past eleven o'clock a. m.- an officer despatch by the Colonel Don Joseph Barradias. ife informs me that the French troops have occupied the isle without meeting any resistance: they have made upwards of 40 prisooers. " The details will make known the important services rendered to the King Our Sovereign by the Count d'Astorg, C(ommandant of the French troops, to whose bravery and talents the success of the enterprise is due. I(Signed) "J. O'DONNEI,. "At Algesis, Aug. 20." PARIS, AUG. 30. FRENCH ARMY IN SPAINlkORER D OF THE DAY. " A revolutionary party consisting of about 100, had taken pos- session of the fortress of i'atifa, on the m.oming of the Zd of At,. gust, after having surprised the Sp,anish garrison. The rebela. com- mnanded by an individual named Val;des, had increased tiheir thum- ber by liberating the galley slaves who were in prison at Tarifa-a recruitmenit worthy of them; these andl somesoldiers of the garri- eon, a few Spanish deserters and ouicasts of society, who joined them, augmented this troolp to about 400 men. " On the first intelligence of this event, the Lieutenant-Genc- ral, Commandant of the Division of Cadliz, sent a column of Infan- try and Cavalry, under the orders of Count d'Astorg, Colonel of the 14th regiment of Chasseurs, and onl tle 7th Tarifa was block- aded by land, and soon afterwards by sea; but as it is surronnfed by ramparts, the heavy artillery was, of necessity, brought up against it to eifect a breach. " At lengthl on the aftenoon, of the 19th, the breach was practica- ble; at four o clock the town was taken by assault, as was also the fort of St. Catherine, by the brave 34th of the line, and the Spanish troops who had come froni the camp of St. Roch. :' The following morning (the 20th) at day-break the isle, le- fended by 20 pieces of cannon, in whiich a party of tile rebels had taken refuze after having abandoned Tarifa. fell into our Power. i'I We have made ptnsonsers twro chiet's, Pedro Ya'\des, aoa Domingo Gonzales, and 160of the factious band; the principal chiefmadehis escape in a cowardly manner during the night. " During the whole course of the expedition against Tarifa, we have to regret the loss of one lieutenant of the 34th, and two non- commissioned offices and soldiers, killed ; two artillery officers aiid 27 non-commissioned officers and soldiers were wounded."- (The order proceeds to mention the names of the ofricers who par- ticlarly distinguished thiemselves, and to eiulogize the steady con- duct and bravery of the troops, and thus concludes):- It is under these happy auspices that the French troops will to- morrow celebrate the day of St. Louis, the fes ieal of their good King. Vive Ic Boi long temps ! et les Boutrbo,,s tonjours ! (Mlay the King live long! and the Bourbons always !) "Iiead-quarters at AMadrid, Aug. 24. (Signed) " Viscount DIGEON, PRThe General-Commandant in Chief." PARIS, AuO. M0. After mass, whichl the King heard in his apartment. M. the Duke dc Damas, President of tile Central Commnittee of ihe Qaiberon N11onument, and several of the members, had the honour to present the design thereof to the King. FRENMCH_ APE'R. M AfRTfr) A ,, 9.5