The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-07 00:00:00

SPAIN.

A letter from Madrid mentions that the Duke
of Montpensier had offered his services to the
Spanish Government, and expressed a desire to ac-
company the expedition against Morocco. The
Government in its reply pointed out the difficulties
that attended his rank; that it could not offer him
less than the post of Captain-General, and that they
could not displace any officer of the same rank in
the army. The Prince then offered to go as a
simple volunteer. This. for various reasons, was
declined with thanks, and so the matter ended.
A letter from an artilleryman who was wounded
on the 25th in the affair of the Serallo, and who has
returned with others in the same condition to Spain,
says :—The Moors bear themselves with extraor-
dinary audacity and persistence. They rushed on
with poniard in hand to the very guns, and killed
the men at their pieces. The Government has not
informed us that the Moors captured a gun, and
took some prisoners, but the letter I allude•to states
such to be the fact.

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY

The Hungarian, with the mails from Portland,
has arrived. She touched at Halifax for the crew
of the ill-fated steamer Indian. She brings six
officers and fifty seamen from the Indian.
On the Ist inst. passed the Anglo-Saxon, hence
for Portland.
The Circassian had arrived at St. John's on the
3d ult., and the Vigo and the Africa arrived at New
York on the 25th.
The first train passed over the Victoria Bridge at
Montreal on the 24th.
General Scott had sent a communication to
Governor Douglas proposing a temporary adjust-
mont of the San Juan difficulty, which it was thought
would be accepted.
On the 25th the New York money-market was
easy at 5 per cent. for call, and 6 and 7 per cent.
for short first-class paper. Sterling exchange in
little demand at 110. Stocks active, and higher.
Ashes unchanged. Cotton heavy and drooping;
middling uplands, 111 c. Flour excited, and 10c.
to 20c. dearer. Wheat advanced 2c. to 3c. ; corn
dearer, but steady. Pork drooping ; bacon quiet.
Freights active. Cotton, to Liverpool, 3-16 d. to
7-32 d.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 24.
Cotton firm; sales 7,500 bales. Middling, lle,
to 11:te. Freights, 3-16 d. to 7-32 d.

Ourt RELATIONS WITH SPAIN.—The Nord of
Brussels publishes what it calls a serious announcement on
the subject of our relations with Spain. England, that
ancient troubler of the nations, inwardly mortified at seeing
the Spanish Government persist in its expedition against
the Moors, has sought and found a pretext for annoying
the Cabinet of Madrid. " With a bitterness unworthy of a
great nation, she now claims from Spain payment for the
warlike stores furnished at the period of the civil war in
the Peninsu.a. The Spanish Government is inclined to
yield, in order to take from England all pretence for acts of
violence ; yet, as bad reasons have never been wanting to
England for getting up a quarrel, there is reason to fear
serious complications, notwithstanding the desire of Spain
to yield." There is not a word of truth in this elaborate
statement. The claims of England upon the Spanish Go-
vernment, far from being an afterthought suggested by the
war with the Moors, were urged a year ago, while Lord
Malmesbury was at the Foreign-office. Since that timethe
two Governments have been in communication with them,
and Spain has admitted a liability of half a million sterling,
only some minor sums remaining to be settled. There is
thus some prospect that a debt long due is at last about to
be paid ; but the war with Morocco has certainly had no
connexion whatever with the settlements—Dal/I/New,