The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-09-09 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

SPAIN.
(From the private Correspondent of the Morning Herald.)
ESPELETA, SEPT. 2.—The Queen's army, from want of money,
is in the most deplorable condition. The men enter the field in
despair, and return dispirited and disheartened to empty p-
boards. The commanders do all they can to sustain the morals
of these men, by the pretended victories of their defeated
brethren, but the truth at length comes out, and murmur fre-
quently ends in mutiny. Thus a few days since the garrison Castor
Andechaga; but that pleasure was o short duration, for it was
soon known that, on the"contrary, thf e intrepd Castor was once
more victorious. I have received the following official commu-

nication of this affair :
" Royal Head-quarters, Aspeitia, Aug. 30.
" The rebels, in number 3,000 men, endeavoured to surprise
the valiant Castor Andechaga, on the 25th, in the valley of
Carranza, but, having received timely notice by his spies, he
took up good positions and waited for the enemy. At twelve
o'clock they made their appearance; the attack commenced,
and at half-past one o'clock the enemy were compelled to re-
treat, leaving in our possession 30 prisoners, amongst whom are
the colonel and adjutant of the regiment of Maorjca. During
the action, fourteen soldiers deserted to us. I will send you the
bulletin to-morrow."
The English Legion is at its last gasp, and what will be done
for provisions, the Lord only knows. Mr. Herman, the Secre-
tary to General Evans, havinc, failed in obtaining either money
or rations at Bayonne, has in despair gone to the baths for his
health! and Mr. Black, who came the day before yesterday from
Saint Sebastian for the same purpose, has been equally unfor-
tunate. Lord Palmerston ought to advise Evans to return; for,
I believe, in a great measure it was owing to his advice that he
quitted England. Poor Evans, lam told, would be glad to be
once more in Westminster; and, in conversation with a friend,
a few -days since, he observed " I would give my right hand were
I now in England with the whole of my Legion." I believe
that there will be some difficulty, ere this can be accomplished.
The men have the audacity to demand the money due to them,
and not to quit Spain until they are paid. Perhaps the English
radicals will make a subscription for their unfortunate victims.
I have received letters from-the Royal Head-quarters, dated
yesterday. Don Carlos remained at Azpeitia. Villareal, on the
29th, was at Arciniega. General Villamur, late Minister of
War, died at Estella on the 23d instant, aged 86 years.
I have just learnt that Mr. Black, with much difficul, has
succeeded in scraping together 15 days' rations for the British
Legion'.
From respect to the British Consul at Bayonne I have delayed
for a few days saying anything of the infamous conduct—the
word is strong, but not strong enough—of Lord Palmerston to-
wards British subjects, who having deserted from Evans to the
Carlists, were, by the latter, and at their request, passed across
the frontiers to be sent to England. To-morrow you shall re-
ceive full particulars.
BAYONNE, SEPT. 3.—Recent advices from Bilboa announce
that on the 25th Castor had been attacked in the valley of
Mena by the reserve of the army commanded by Brigadier
Peon; a hundred Carlists were taken prisoners, among whom
were four officers. The latter were removed to Santander on
the 27th. An aide-de-camp of Castor and nine of his men were
killed; thirty were wounded. The Christinos had six killed
and eighteen wounded.
Brigadier Don Basilio Garcia and the colonel of cavalry,
Osma, crossed the Ebro on the 28th, and arrived in the evening
at Allo, Dicastillo, and Arroniz with 5,000 men and 300 horses.
Garcia will shortly undertake a new expedition.
Villareal was on the '2Bth within two leagues of Estella at the
head of five battalions.
Rodil reached Vittoria on the 27th.
Basilio Garcia brought to Estella, on the 29th, 3,500 recruits,
300 prisoners, and 350 horses.
(From the Moniteur.)
A despatch from Bayonne, dated 3d instant, announces that
Basilio Garcia had crossed the Ebro, at the Ford of Rincon.
The Carlists are said to be preparing an expedition into
Aragon. •
The police discovered, on the 25th August, in the street of
the Val de Grace, a clandestine manufacture of illicit arms, and
particularly of cane guns. Two brothers, who were supposed
to be at the head of the manufacture, have been arrested by or-
der of the prefect of police.