A movement has occurred in the North of Spain, which
may be productive of important consequences. MURRAGARAY, a man about thirty years of age, of good family and education, owning extensive iron mines, and formerly attached to General QUESADA, has raised the standard of independence in the Basque Provinces, and issued the following proclamation to the Navarrese and Gui- puscoans— " During the last five years, desolation and death have been hovering over war country. The blood shed in our fields is that of our brave brethren, who, seduced and deceived by intriguers, are fighting for a prince whose rights to the crown of Spain are extremely doubtful. What do you require? What are you contending for ? For whom ? 'Peace and our privileges '—such ought So be our sole desire. Let the ambitious who covet the throne conquer it by themselves.
"Navarre and the Basque Provinces, united by so many ties of friendship, blood, habite, and liberal institutions, are from this day independent. From this enoment we shall no longer be the slaves of wretches, accustomed to:command as maasters, and to enrich themselves at the expense of the poor.
"To arms ! Independence forever! Peace! Liberty ! Obedience to the aew authorities!
"The Commander-General and Chief of the Independence,
MURRAGARAY.
■■• Verastegui, 1838."
MURRAGARAY had 400 men under him on the 18th instant, mostly persons connected with wealthy and noble families. His band had taken an oath to separate themselves from Don CARLOS, whom they denounced as the author of the desolation of their aountry. A body of Carlists under General Imam had attacked MURRAGARAY, but were repulsed ; and it was deemed probable that a union of the Northern Provinces with a Junta at Veras- tegui would be established. The military operations in other provinces have lately been favourable to the Queen.
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