Evening Post in London, Middlesex

Controversy Over Mediation and British Trade at Sea

A lengthy critique denounces by turns Admiral Byng and British diplomacy in the Mediterranean. It argues that supposed mediation measures and peace proposals were misused to justify aggressive acts, defends Spanish tariff agreements tied to the Treaty of Utrecht, and emphasizes Spain’s friendship with Britain despite tense continental politics. It contends Craggs misreads events while asserting continued Anglo-Spanish cooperation and caution against pretended provocations.