The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1836-08-09 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

WAR IN SPAIN.  Mr. MACLEAN, referring to a motion of his which stood upon the books respecting the war in Spain, said that money, ammunition, and naval stores were sent from England to the northern parts of that country without any guarantee for payment being in the hands of the government. He deprecated the indirect mode which the government adopted in sending out succours to the supporters of the Queen of Spain. The hon. gentleman then entered into a detail of the military operations in Spain' and particularly the unsuccessful attack on Fontarabia, by General Evans, whose bravery, however, he did not call in question, but wished that similar bravery had been instilled into his troops. His retreat from Fontarabia had no doubt been well conducted, but the marines of his Britannic Majesty were involved in that unfortunate proceeding. His Majesty's government had poured out much treasure, and shed much blood, but they had not gained the slightest advantage. He wished to ask a question which had been asked on a former occasion, respecting an order of General Evans. It appeared that General Evans had issued an order on the 18th of June last, denouncing the punishment of death against any of his Majesty's subjects who should be found in arms against the Queen of Spain. He wished for the correspondence, or extracts therefrom, that might have passed between the govern. ment and his Majesty's minister at Madrid; for doubtless some correspondence must have passed relative to that order. He would ask what authority the general commanding the legion had to denounce the punishment of death against hia Majesty's subjects? In all the proceedings of his Majesty's government their intervention had been contrary to the faith of treaties, and mostuncalled for. They were to interfere with • a naval force; but that could not be construed to extend beyond prohibiting the supply of arms and ammunition to those countries in the possession of Don Carlos. How had the principles which had been acted upon by his Majesty's government been exhibited? The first exhibition of them was to hurry off to the frontiers of Spain one of their own subjects, for the expression of his opinion. A gentleman (Mr. Burke Honan) was seized in the dead of night, carried off to the frontier, not knowing whether he was to be murdered or not, without any steps being taken by our ambassador to prevent it. That gentleman had lately published a work on the subject of the civil war, containing most valuable information. Perhaps he had spoken too disparagingly of the then government in the streets of Madrid ? Was it for that he had been treated in so disgraceful a manner—was it for that the British government had not come forward to procure him redress. The hon. gentleman, in conclusion, called upon his Majesty's government to take some steps to put a stop to the contest now going on in the north of Spain. Mr. POULTER defended the conduct of the government, and said that they were bound by the treaty that existed to do all in their power to put an end to the war and to pacify Spain. If they failed to do this, the treaty would be a mere nullity. He denied that Don Carlos could be treated as King of Spain. Dr. BOWING said no government had been yet established in Spain that had won the affections of the people. Mr. T. ATTWOOD said the insurrection might have been put down in any one month of the last four years; but the fact was, that Cordova or the other Spanish generals did not wish to put it down.  Mr. G. PRICE said he was most anxious that this question should be brought on before the prorogation of parliament. It was one of the highest importance to the people of England. It was not possible to look at. Spain, as it now stood, and not say that the interference of England in its domestic concerns had by no means added anything to the national character of the country. England, or the government rather, had not pursued a bold, manly, straightforward line—nay, it bad not even acted with masculine voice—("hear," and laughter). They had sought to settle matters by the force of moral influence; but that of this country had sunk so low since the noble lord oppo