The Sun. — 1823-08-25 (London, England)

THE TIMES.] Some time ago the Quotidlenne, and other Paris Journals of the same class, asserted that 51 Royalists, who were put on board a vessel in Corunna harbour to be conveyed to some other Spanish port, had been murdered and thrown overboard. We find the same statement in the Madrid Gazette of the 14th instant, which we re• ceived yesterday. It appears under the head of " Ferrol, Aug. 5," and though the story seems in some respects as inconsistent as extraordinary, we think it our duty to notice it, leaving our readers to determine the degree of credit to which its own internal evidence, and the prejudicial channel through which it comes, may entitle it. The C hmette says—" The sea having cast on shore on the beach of Los Pelamios, within the walls of Corunna, the dead bodies of a military person and a priest, tied back to back, and wounded with a sabre, it has been discovered that they are the bodies of two of the prisoners who were confined in the castle of St. Anton. - These unfortunate men were, along with many others, removed from the prison, and shipped on board of a Sevillian vessel, in pursuance of orders given by General Quiroga some hours before the Right of that perverse Liberal. I;he people :were given to understand that this-measure was adopted for the purpose of removing the prisoners to a place of greater security, but the appearance of the two dead bodies soon convinced them that they had been deceived. In consequence of this, unexpected occurrence, General `Novella immediately ordered that the most rigorous investigation should be instituted in order to ascertain the facts of this atrocious case; and from w hat has as yet been done,it results that all the prisonerswere barbarously assassinated and thrown into the sea." The Gazette then gives the names and professions of, the prisoners. The offences or charges, in consequence of which they had been committed, are in general omitted ; but that they were not all confined on political grounds is pretty evident from one circumstance, namely, that eight of these worthy Royalists are described in the list as thieves. There is besides among the professions no priest or friar mentioned, unless some such be included among the thieves, and this is not impossible. The Trappist himself knows that there is no incompatibility between Ultra-Royalism, and robbery. It will, perhaps, be found that the whole of this story has been fabricated in consequence of two dead bodies having been cast on shore ; but if any inquirks have been instituted, an official account of the examinations should be published by General Novella.  [MORNING cnnoNter,E.] The Municipality of Bilboa have addressed a formal Memorial to the Madrid Regency, pioubly praying this shadow of power to re-establish forthwith the Inquisition, which, according to them, is one of the greatest blessings of which a -country can boast. In justice, we must here remark that the present is not a Constitutional Municipality duly elected by the Inhabitants, the leading men of the place having fled from the town when the French first advanced and subsequently, but a pack of fools and fanatics put into office to serve the purposes of a servile party. It is understood that the Regency are indirectly soliciting Memorials of the same description from all the towns over which they have authority or influence, instigated, no doubt, by the ex-inquisitors themselves, who are anxious to recover their old property and incomes, which, by the bye, were the first portion of the national property disposed of in favour of the public creditors. This policy on the part of the Regency shews that it is their "wish -to plunge Spain into the state of despotism and degration in which the country was placed previous to the Inte Revolution. These, are the benefits the Duke d'Angouleme brings with him, in. return for the aid the Boutbon cause derived from the obstinate , resistance of Spain during the last war against Napoleon ! Such is the gratitude of Louis X