We have to. day received accounts from St. Sebastian of
the 5th in- stant ; and are sorry to learn from a well-informed officer, that the greatest dissatisfaction prevails in the Legion. Money was not to be had, and six months' pay was in arrear. The Legion is so much reduced in numbers and efficiency, said in officers of skill and experience, that it is hardly worth commanding. Besides General Shaw, whose resignation was the subject of universal regret, the gallant Colonel Kinloch, who commanded the cavalry, as well as other officers, had tendered their re- signations, and were about to return to England through France. The general feeling in the Legion—and especially among the officers—is, that they are wasting their time unprofitably, and they have now no expecta- tion of seeing service.—Courier.
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