The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-09-06 00:00:00

FOREIGN IN'rELLIGENCE.

SPAIN.
Our private accounts from Bayonne of the 30th ult. assert
positively that Maroto had gone over to the Christinos with
live battalions, and that Don Carlos, on hearing of his defec-
tion, had proceeded in the direction of Navarre. On the 26th
the latter was at Iturmendi with his ministers, General Villa-
real, the Marquis of Valdespina, the Duke of Granada, and
others. The battalions commanded by Maroto were not
aware of this treason. The battalion of guides and a squad-
ron of Navarrese cavalry, on discovering his intention, turned
round, and forced a passage through the Christino ranks.
Generals Espartero and INlaroto were at Tolosa on the 27th.
Another letter from Bayonne of the 30th states that on the
25th Don Carlos had repaired from Bergara to Elorrio, to
review six battalions commanded by Maroto. The Prince
arrived accompanied by his ministers and un escort of ca-
♦alry, and finding the troops drawn up, he proceeded to re-
view them. As he passed before the front of the first bat-
talion, the guides of Navarre, the soldiers cried " Vive el
REY !" Don Carlos then went up to the second battalion,
composed of Castilians, who cried, " Long live the King and
our General! ' The Prince suddenly stopped, and, addres-
sing the corps, said, " Wherever the King is there is no other
General." The troops remained silent. He then rode be-
fore the line of the third battalion, consisting also of Casti-
lians, who saluted him with the same cries as the second.
Seeing this, Don Carlos discontinued the review, and imme-
diately left for Bergara. He had, however, scarcely left that
town when he received an express informing him that Maroto
had gone over to the Christinos, and advising him to repair
without delay to Navarre, if he did not wish to be overtaken
and delivered into the hands of the enemy. He accordingly
set out for Iturmendi, accompanied by Father Cyril, M.M.
Erro, Valdespina, Madrazzo, &c., and on arriving at that
village he was joined by two Alavese battalions, and a squad-
ron of cavalry. Shortly after entering Iturmendi, another
express, sent by Maroto himself, brought a letter to Don
Carlos, in which that general apprised him of his being in
the presence of the Christinos, and on the point of being at-
tacked. This announcement implying a contradiction of the
report of Maroto's desertion, allayed the fears of the Prince,
who slept that night at Iturmendi.
A letter from St. Sebastian mentioned that the British
Commodore was displeased with General Espartero for ad-
vancing so rapidly, as both parties might unite against the
common enemy, and defeat all the English and French go-
vernments had been doing during the last month.
The Guipuzcoan battalions stationed along the line of An-
doain had hoisted a white flag, on which was written the
word " Peace," and declared that they would not fight any
longer.

The writer of the above letter affirms having been told by
a banker of Bayonne that he had in his hands a sum of
16,000,000 reals, (.C160,0000 which had been placed by the
French Government at General Espartero's disposal for the
purpose of pacifying the provinces.

FRANCE.
Letters from Toulon of the 20th ult. state that the most
extraordinary activity prevailed in that harbour and in the
roads, in consequence of orders to fit out at the same time
five ships of the line, and several smaller vessels of war, and
which were in consequence rapidly proceeding to completion.
4300 seamen being required to man them, and the ordinary
levies having fallen far short of that number, it was believed
that the maritime authorities would be obliged to have re-
course to some other than the ordinary means to complete it.