The Sun.
London, England, 1835-09-07 00:00:00

SPAIN

(Trotti the Tithes' Private CorrPqinntioriee.)

21.
The war In the northern provinces of SANTANDER,
S?ain, hAa'sm acquired
new interest since the arrival of the British volunteers. Their
number now amounts to about 4,300, as well in the neigh-
bourhood of- this town, as in St. Sebastian, and more are
daily expected. The vessels that have hitherto reached this
Port are as follow :
Aag• 1. The Earl of Roden, steamboat
The Henry Bell do.
8. The Lord Lynedochi merchant ship....
.
• and 16 horses.
Ti e Cumberland, steam-boat
• 13. The Isabel 11., do. with Generals Evacs
• and Alava, and their staff.
15 -Th.! Fingal do.
17. he Earl of Roden, do.
2). The Erin, from Dublin, do
The Royal Tar d 0...
The Meteor, British man-of-war steamboat,
having M. Mendizabal on board.
At San Sebastian about 1,200 have also landed. Genera.
Evans has been busy since his arrival in arranging the batta-
lious, and last night he- and General Alava proceeded with six
steam-boats, and about 1,400 of the most eiThetive troops, to
the eastwar,l, in the direction of Bilboa, with the intention,
as it is reported, of taking possession of the convent of San
• Mulles, and other places now occupied by the Carlists on the
rn river of Bilhoa, and of stationing garrisons there, as well as
Bilboa and Pertugalette, in order to ii.surc the free corn-
?is illinieation from that city to the sea. The garrison of Bilboa
also, as it i 3 stated, to be reinforced, in order to secure that important place from the attacks of the Carlists, now carry-
the
Ing on a sort of blockade. It is, however, stated, that in case
bar of Bilboa should be found impassable, which from the
rough weather nz-)w prevailing along the coast is highly pro-
le, the expeditim; will proceed to St. Sebastian, in order
() co-operate -with hurogui in opening the communications
b land from that town wit;t France, .and in liberating the
Province of Guipuscoa from the few factious now marauding
therein.
There are about 160 soldiers in the town, a portion of
whom act as a guard, and the remainder belong to a regi-
I
form nent of Lancers, which will, as it is expected, be speedily
ed.
dieTrshe arrival of this corps has already produced remarkable
results among the Spaniards, who look upon the British sol-
ias a g
notismuarantee of their freedom against the yoke of des-
ioo, under which they have been so long weighed down.
all quarters they contrast the promptitude of the British
volunteers with the tardy, specious succour, unwillingly, as it
would appear, afforded by France to the cause of Isabel 11.
In f s for the spirit of the Castiles, instead of being decidedly
A avour of the friars, it appears to be pearly apathetic, for
none but trifling conspiracies arise. A wish for improvement
has gained ground even in the Castiles, and there
the idle-
° tants know and feel that it is useless to expect higher ame-
lioration.; from the friars or from the despotism which they
strive to uphold. A wish for peace pervades all classes of the
bas
dirners.• arid tillers, but it is for peace on a solid, durable

475 men.
330 men.

535 men,

330 men,

360 men.
. 4SO men.

2SI MC;:.

435 men,

anMtleh has been already written on. the nature of the war
it ha Prevailing in the provinces to the north of this,
.and
•- 6.as been contended that ancient privileges and positive
interests have alone i•,duced the Basques and Navarrese to
Ilse. Here it is said 6'v intelligent persons, that the con-
stehrinPlttioones and forced loans' levied under the name and by
far e authority of 46 Carlos V." in those districts have done
injury to those privileges and interests than might
be "xPected under the reign of Isabel H. and her suc-
tasasenrs. with the Estatuto Real, during a whole century.
tneae- of deceit have been necessary to compel the young
teedeer'; the Basque provinces to join the ranks of the Pre-
Is aa . or even the peasants there allow the Estatuto Real
inoewlatProvement in the govtznment of
.Spain. Th.e
gler mountain
of Navarre, who follow. the practices of smucaf
tliej: -eat Prance into Castile, dread the annihilation of
Lon ' Cade of life ; and they have been the stoutest defenders o
Par,""•caoks, who has promised, to the inanifest hi fury of the other
taa,t, "` Spain, to protect this lawless commerce. •Sk.'lled in mou4no-
rah; 'rarare, hardy and daring, they without fatigue snarch i
of b Per day having nothing but their muskets and 100 intid.
spelt!ul-earidge to carry, they speed through the passes and
pi the
approach of their enemy in a thicket, or over a prect-
anetes' 3eence they, without. exposure, can destroy their assail-
fra etuatly. The language, which is totally distinct
et Spanish, serves them much as a sure means of recog-
-14,,,,izi0g their friends; they sometimes station men upon the
trY mountains to give notice of the approach of the troops
hey fear; and they advance towards, flee from, or lie in am-
seade for ti as best suited to their designs. Influenced
hY thei ' them,
ih
~.. r Flergy, the peasants refuse to give any information of
a: uarlist,movements to the Queen's Generals, or if they give
ii,l'it is deceitful. Unused to ' discipline, and having some-
tag of the individual independence inherent in them as
oeutaineers and Spaniards. the Carlists in the rebel pro-
vale
keees, now no longer under the control of the mind of Zurna-
bermeho chief talent lay in powers of organizing,
vave disorganized, and divided from attachment
.to
rthe chiefs; they are not, however, yet si.;!sdued, for while
Peasantry supply them with accurate informatio,;, they start
teGlat their centre among the mountains, along ono•of the :adil6,
me,„,tho circumference, which is kept by the Queen's troops,
Produce a diversion, or embarrass the best combined move- '
d• IltS. All the efforts of the Queen's Generals appear to be
these
to bring them to battle on level ground; and on
these occasions, with few exceptions, the disciplined troops of
Queen generally' gain victories, which, from the nature of
country, they cannot follow u• Ti:e Plans of the Carlists appear to have changed since
their defeat before Bilboa ; they do not now attempt taking
apY,Place isv storm, or by a regular siege, but they have esta-
'lod blocades, in order to compel the inhabitants to sur-
:l'ender from the want of provisions. Bilboa has been block-
ed latterly in.that. manner, and an intention is stated to exist
I.,aeciklin:vidVeit,toria in the same way.
Colo treatment of the British Consul at Bayonne, and of
who went to expostulate with Don Carlos on
siaveruel decree for refusing quarter to all foreigners in the,
11,ie° of Isabel II , forms here the subject of much comment.
taewcY first received. very bad billets, and were refused admit-
' iatep.einto his presence. On the day following they had an
he fir.,Lew, at which Don Carlos was reminded of the treatment
land a' received in Portugal, through the interference of Eng-
Lo ' ,:f the kindness he and his family had experienced in
‘asn'it mit 86e., and asked to alter the •decree, which in itself
His
rk.-,ph,°,..- considered as contrary to the law of nations.
sig,'as, that as his word had been given, and the decree
ii° urea he wouid. abide by it. He was then told that h.e should
,reet4;l4,"(led as personally responsible. This obstinacy in
lieren'tVs said to be' dissatisfactory to some of his bravest a -
activit.}Tar Viilarcal, the favourite of Zumalacarregui,_ for his
);41eb ni :,,,(1 inttlligence, is said to have declared his dislike_ to
.fts will es, which in case of the discomfiture of the Car-
ielliefswifir• P'•°duee the exile during. life of
.him. and the other
lost ta„,,ent the Spanish soil. Villareal is said here to have
4 strop eh la the favour of the Pretender, who appears. to have
Was „,g attachment for his chief of the staff, Moieno, wh
aid ai-APelled from England for his cold-blooded treachery to,
A -14rdr
and
trihother °f, Torrijos and others at Malaga, in 1831.
remarkable fact is the knowledge which the friarsf
Lila pueli arlists in various parts o. f Spain profess to have o
-thee d Vof Louis Phillippe with respect to this country.
_
the ' 'echire that ho will not interfere actively in favour f
heir (44,
een• On the otii27 side, the intrigues of the French
those iown to all
a classes ex.:.
ties,
.intriguesate the indignation of t.h
d.
-cu--
,) being directed to detain this nation in iffil
relent since the time of Cardinal
Pre in °uer to Perpetuate the this; e people,
aelieu, 200 years ago
1d,0,m. to French politics
R • '
'one most roll-
that in • pa ing' to the Spaniards. The so:
ammunition
stespite of he A ' '
Ethel quadripartite treaty, men, and
horses,
d.
diers, who know
vant eiti" Pass y over the French frontiers for ..the. 1, 1
17_
in age of the Carlists, are maddened with the hypocrius a
_ l'thY of the French Government. Louis Philippe is
two
efore looked upon as a political sharper, who plays with
.......°l?eks of cards in orer to cheat. liege con dos barojas
eajoi Ile plays with two packs," for with the one he flatters and
up 'ls the Queen's Government, while with the other he props
ever Carlos. The foreign legion front Algiers has, how-
Port, it atrd at Mahon, where, from the convenience of the
its h',,, it will perform quarantine, and then land at Tarragona :
faired may contribute to lessen the dissatisfaction enter-
The France by the Liberals.
41 . attention of the British Government must now be di-
iieti.ol to the acts of hostility committed against the British
ri s, and British sailors at the convent of San :blames, in the
tavi_er of Bilboa. A boat belonging to the Ringdove, Cap-
lit..
pas Lapidge, was proceeding, with the flag flying, at
1,11,. t one o'clock in the afternoon of the 7th, up to Bilboa,
lea-p! without being hailed or challenged, several shots_ were
beZthinto the boat, which wounded two of the sailors. On
g down the river other shots were fired at the boat. On
4re, oceasions the off eers and men would have returned the
hot
_but a. s.the shots Caine from persons concealed, they could
ti,_ sse their assailants. Captain Lapidge instantly reported
ts!" affair ,:n Lord John Flay, the Captain of the Castor, and the
66Pneeriror offico• on the station. Lord J. Hay wrote to the
eshi al.eorninara..4ing the Carlists near Bilboa, demanding an
wil_ ti.nation, and that the officer and the guard at San Mamcs,
tai, had thus committed stets of hostility against Great Bri-
esshould be given up to him, until the pleasure of his
peti.‘,tY's Government should Le known. It was to be ex-
1, , 'el that General Sarasa, who lately commanded the Carlists
(ar nilbos • •
.tisfa_ . • , Would, as usual in such cases, have given full sa-
s,,rjetdion: but he had been withdrawn, and another general,
a ,
.alareto, appointed in his room : this into wrote
,1„ ~ Oecious and rather insulting answer, in which he
"olesi that the Britishflag .fl • in the
was ying boat,
1141141 !tOed that it had been challenged, that no answer
4 Deck given, and that one of the guard had fired
tw_titioiket loaded with two balls, which accounted for the
r, j_isailors be.;ng wounded. This answer contained the ridi-
-441! accusation against the British officers of' conveying the
i.satorilorouni Bitboa for the sum of 18 dollars ; whereas it is
Ina
lir.,,s that the British officers receive nothing for convey-
the boa" ; and
L' even in this case it is but a bag made up at
use of the ritish Consul. Lord John Hay has written
stated ler letter to the Cellist Commander, in which he has
that as the proper satisfaction has been refused for the
ilia:int:title, ered to the British flag, ar.d the injury done to the
verilim 8411017, he had represented the whole case to his Go-
had
..evot for their consideration, but that in the interval he
04,141Jit orders to all the officers belonging to the vessels
s)f the `"(;_eoftimand to re
!struo nrllsts to the uptmelosetvoefrythaaefrof
oghzt, theh icll part
in .
lie alisu there was no doubt they would comply,
a to ilwitiythonw
".touartn.ber of Portuguata troops which arc stated is by
th.to __cer.ive, as the Governor af Zamora went out on the
Phi,. is said
them, on th menO tr.= Braoanza on the.
"s id to Ve 11)000 , consistin; of 144ttaiions of