Martinsburgh Gazette

POSTSCRIPT.

By a late arrival at Boston. It occasionally happens, that the disposition and intentions of a government may be as easily discovered in little matters, as in broad and direct declarations.—We are led to this observation in consequence of a paragraph which will be found under a London date, in a preceding column.—An order in council had prohibited the transportation of arms or ammunition from British ports to any port or place within the dominions of the King of Spain, and it now appears officially, that this prohibitory order was revoked on the 22d of last month!—Thus the Spanish Constitutionalists will find a ready supply of all they may want in this respect, a matter of great importance to them at this crisis, as well as a very eloquent assurance to them of the friendly disposition of the British government.

There is another item in the news received to-day which claims particular notice.—The London Sun, a journal which for twenty-five years has been perhaps more strongly ministerial than any other, states that the speech delivered by Lord Liverpool in the discussion on the address, on which appeared in the Gazette on Wednesday last, was not in a very material passage correctly reported,—According to the Sun the passage should have run thus :

"I will not admit the idea that. in case of great danger. England is not in a condition to embark in the War. IF WAR IS CALLED FOR BY THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE WE ARE PREPARED TO WAGE IT."

This is certainly an important version of the prime minister's speech, upon which the Sun makes the following remark—

"The only inference we can draw from his speech is, that if public opinion in England declares itself with sufficient energy in favour of Spain, our government is resolved to espouse the just cause, and to exert all its power and resources to maintain the independence of nations"

From all we have been able to collect from the recent arrivals it would seem pretty clear that "public opinion in England declares itself with sufficient energy in favor of Spain'!"

If there are those who still believe the prevention of war between France and Spain probable. and we are told there are those who adhere to that opinion, we present them with the declaration of the French Minister M. de Villèle, delivered in the Chamber of Deputies, as follows:

"I had hopes of preserving peace after the Congress of Verona, but at present I agree the invasion of Spain is necessary. We can expect nothing more from our negociations with Spain; they are broken off; and from henceforth war only can maintain the security of our frontiers and preserve our dynasty."

Here we have a distinct declaration, that in the opinion of the French government war only could preserve the Bourbon dynasty. and it is to be presumed, that when the Minister so declared himself he was in full possession of all that England had to offer on the score of mediation—At the same time we see no ground to warrant the supposition that she had discontinued her exertions for the preservation of peace Fed. Gaz. April 7.