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that he had never heatxt him make a greater failure; and that being the miser he appealed to the House that with the power of the Right How. Gentleman, whom they knew fur a great waster of rhetoric, that thin proved he had a bad vase. At present, he would only say,that they could not, do better. than. join irrtite sentimentrexPressedtiy the Right Huh. GCtst...; a n d Ile hoped that they all heartily,frorn the WI tom of (heir hearts peeped with him : for the success of th e Spersiards.(Chiers.). fie hoped they all continued to see with unabated horror the atrocious and msolent pretensions Of the rain and empty fac tion which was urging this dark - tranmetion—t his deed which violated every sentiment of liherty, and every principle of nottesty.,—(Chters,l—lt Was not he French allay thet was to be stiginatited fur this deed-.--the greater part of them heartily hated the work of plunder and cant they were sent torn. Befatiie a few emigrants wished to stir up a count cr.-revolution its hopes of getting back the confiscated estates, and a few priests their well-forfeited tithes, this bloody tragedy was 10 be performed. He had heard the Right Hun. Gentlensuit sty With Pleastire that the war of the Mintiest's' was lint only un • ' just but elesPerate. He would never allow himself to despair so long as the spirit of freedunt circulated amongst. them. Not even though the oratorhad begged them to yield, end that veteran warrior the Duke d'Angottlente--(a lettgll)'=—had laid his handon the hilt of his sword, would he despair. Their business was with their Constituents, who'll he believed to he animated tea man in the cause of Spitin. Having offered tip °tie low fur the defeat of the ilowthont, he would put up 'another for their condign ptiniihment —a convottimation which •would be witnessel by all with the greatest delight.---(Hear, hear, hear I)—The total destruction of their power would'he anregretted by any but those whose places were concerned, and no hand would be found again to restore them he migh`t •eenture to predict. These papers would,. howeYer,sleat e the :nation either with feelings of bitter disappointment after ,their hopes had been raised, or of sore humilietion.(Loud cheers.) •• Mr. CANNING, in explanation, stated that he did'not raoterise the war With Spain as a desperate enterprise on the part of France. He had given no: opinion• as to the chances of its success ; hut lie hail characterised the 'war as one, which, in the present stale of Europe, - 'was pregnant with dattkur to ;ill comitriei, and . ..null:Illy to France. Mr. BROUGHAM Was sorry if he hail its any way misre . ':trresenteil the htligliMte 6f 14# Right Histioureble Gentlemen, • - belted certainly underitood to allude to the war with reference an the chances of success, Mr. CANNING said he rose with no view of replying to any of the observation, of the •Hins. and Learned Gentleman, but merely to state that he looked' fur Ward with satisfaction to any opportunity which might be afforded him of answering any'objrctions which might he made to the.course which had been persited by his Majesty's Government, anti with a per fect confidence, that if Alfa cueduct were tried by any of those tests to which the policy of . thicerrouents in their in ' .reign relations could be fairly subjected, they would he found -- to have been uniformly nitrated by a respect for the inds, yendence of nationsi , the faith of treaties, and the .Irotrour ,end interests of the nation, The Papers were then !lid Open the table NAVAL AND 'MILITARY PENSIONS DILL On the motion for bringing up the Report of Ibe Naval and Military Pensions Bill. Mr. GRENFELL, after a few observations, whiCh the nnise, occasioned by Members leaving the Hoists., rendered inaudible in the gallery, moved - , as an amendment, that the Report he feceireft that des- six months. Mr. HERR! ES supported the original motion. Sir J. YORKE theught that when his Noble Relative (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) came into office, all chicanery and delusion would have best throe is overboard; but when he found that Noble Itelettre.giving his support to suck "gues liens as this, he suspected that there was' something in the either of the seat or the office, which was irresistible ; and Le very witch towed that, if the present Chancellor slid trot profit by the lecture which he was then reading him, before six months he a mild he as well appointed for the utfice as his old friend Vnn.—(l.aughter.) Mr. HUME characterized the bargain as delusive. Mr. MARRYArr thought they should 'go on istuingllx chequer` Bills, as money could in that way be raised at less interest than it watrohtained by the bargain fur the Bank The House then divisled•—• For the Amendment - Against .. • .. Majerity forthe Bill On our, re-admission we 'found Mr. HUNIE giving notice that he would oppose the Bill in the third reading. The House !raving resolved itself into . a Committee of Supply. • hie. GOULBURN. in confirmation of the Irish Miscellae mous Estimate', moved, that h,tbnt. he granted' ter th e ex. iiihes o f puhiishing Proclamations, &c. ' .Mr. HUME opposed this upon the ground , that it was merely is nicest, of bribing the Irish Press. The Ciasiitte last year cost h i noot. or 4,0001. end only 40 or So copies were printed. 'flee utiveitiivoients, toy, seesurd always to b e in sertedna th e papers whi k ii had the smallest circulation, Mr. GOULBUttN observed, that since his appointment to office in Ireland there was no such undue preference. In the twskJoernals which he' read, and which were opposed to Go vernment, he knew the Ouvernment Proclahmtionti were inserted. After some further obtervations from Sir J. Newport, Mr . Dills, Mr. O. Bennet, laud Mr. Spring Rice, the Resolution were agreed to. •The following Grants were then agreed to Fur the expense of public Prosecutions, 44,000/. For Nou confurmi,t Ministers, 8,71 W. risr Seceding Ministers, 4,0841. For Pretesteht Dissenting Ministers, 7661. ' • For Salaries of Irish Lottery Officers, 1,1511. For Intprovernent of the Harbour of Core, 4,0001 For Irish Civil Contingencies, 15,0001- roe InlandNarigation, 6,1001. For the Dublin Police Establishment, 27,000/. Fur the Salaries end Expences of the Commission of In. • miry into the Land Revenue of the Crown in Ireland, 1,6511. For the, Salaries and Expences of the Commission for In spiry into the , Salaries and Fees 'of the Officers of the Civil anal Ecclesiastical Courts of Justice in Ireland, 7,2001. • ,Fair the Wades and. Expenses of the Retotd Commission, 3,5001. • For the Expences of the Society for discoontenanci fie vice, and promoting the knowledge of ehe Christian religi on , a,3851. •" the Howie, then resumed, and the Report was ordered to be received le-morrow. The Weights and Measures Bill was re-committed, 'On the motion of Sir •G. CLERK, 'several Amendments Were introthiced. The Report cuss ordered to he received on Monday. The other Older' of the Day were then disposed of ; and at l'errieve o'Cr.oce Ili% House adjourned.' .. Moe the Proceedings in the House of Lords, to the Fourth Page.] •~..~ ~. ~k • 133 P4III4I4SIVNTARY PROCEEpINOB. ' Ilot:SE QF COlimoNS. Lunw,, -1,4° die Aprilis, 18'2$. • Aciarte—Cockennouth and Workington, Newcastle and. Eccles. hall, Barnealey and. Grange Moor,, Bermondsey; Grange (I . ,,ighting),.Stonnall and.Castla Bromwich, Newcastle and ' alYthe:Marsh, and Darlaaton—Bills read a second time, and inumnitted. Keighley.and 'Kendal—Petition of Trustees. of • 'the Westerp Disinst, of koad, against, referred to the Corn. itittee on the 11114 Counsel ordered. 4iiinozz--,Worcester-1-13i11 read a second time, and corn. 'pitted. Lary—Bill reported, to be Ingrossed. Urn, a V iat• E )1 Tra—iVerces ter-43111 read a second., tim e . and "committed.' Leeds -- Petition of Robert Ray, againet, reetrred to the - Committeenn the Bill,. Counsel ordered 4, , Nolects. o.oeuse.:-.Drybeekt Won:o6l'4) • : ''''"'- •. - ' . AT IR W Oltg a-4M afChiStat, . . E !snag Szwiens . , , p. hI.4O4STKATEa ' ' • Bilk read a2d a 1t . 7 (}oust n i 1 A l 1 1 ..T u an Prxr AO A ark rrn attNT . mtiTtle44., corn. Af PittNTICtSII IPS . ' JOT TX 24:414 CV (Ireland) ' ~ - • .Bannouns, &.c.—tiolyhead and flowth . • .14t4EMICK , CIOVZ K W &MST AND Taxa.ixou-:-Bill reed' a' but :time. • • , ' •';', , , - .. , .-Apluar. CA THOLIV CLAlka!—Petitiolia from theA rchdeaeonry • ofAichester f the Mariwand Canons of St. George's Chapel, Windsor, and from the Protestants of North Derryvolland, Magitaracross, and Trory, AGM N.ST ; to lie on•the table: YZlsTE,y , .:44rdinal tireeri;•'-Petition for additional provision, -se/erred:to the Ciiinmittie. A TTQR'N'E V.O MCC wiz. ( Ireland) ,-. Petitions from Jas. Porbes, • torl..Merchants of*Dublin., 'complaining of,the conduct of. Trnixtriaf !Kaaris • (Sealant] ). B illy,, as untended, to be ligipx Durins . ' • - I rinted. • • ... SWIrAILIWG. ACT A iTigif,lig4lri....:-4i,u to, be read a third time an Friday. •, • • y , . • .-.- • - Poltauttr,-.Bau—Secand - Reading, put off for six .months; MrssAGE • Flom .:Tlit LORDS -- ' hat they have agreed to Rayling- Bridge Bill; *ithoili ampulinent. , . . , - oer n etito N A I,* } REVIi 0L IA iti'—Seconii. reatlins of thy- Bill deferred' till - •Alonday'next.''' • . i.,L,....4......:—.- . . NOTICE 01 7 ,1110T10N . for THI'S . I) . A.,Y,.:' Afr, DroWniolq—Motion regarding tire late ea .017440 Infort raatiortiOn 1 - rele e nd., •'..: : • • ,'' • - ORDERS of the , DAY for THUS DAY. 1. 17“:09'n of Qatmties.Bill-Zoinmittee.. 2. Witigsias Abmiul.Bill...,..fideond Iteading. 3. ,Z).ll.lftari and. Naval ,Pensiont Bill-=Third Reading. 4, Joint Teriano , (ireispci),lpl,committee. FRANCE AND SPAIN. PAPERS presented to the HOUSE of COMMONS on the • : 14th Apti1,",1823. CIAffS. B.—PARIS AND MADRID. No.l. Mr. Secretary Canning to Sir William d Court. (Extract.) ' Foreign Office, Dec, 3, 1822. In ord.'r that you itia.ylre "fully informed of the manner in which the quesuon - of interference in the affairs of Spain has been treated at the Conferences at Verona, I have directed Co pies of the ptincipal Communications received from the Duke of Wellington ' on that quebtion, to be prepared for you ; and I herewith transmit them to you for your information. No. 2. • .. Mrs. Secretary. Canning to Sir William I Court. (Extract.) Foreign Office, Dec. 9, 1822. On the day after 1 had dispatched toy laSt messenger to you, M. tie .Colomb, the Spanish Charge d'Affaires, requested a Conference; at which he first read, and then delivered to me, the Extract of a Dispatch.from his Court, of which I inclose g Copy.* . . , : • • • • See the Inclosure in No. 7, of Verona and Paris Papers. • - No. I Mr. Secretary Canning W . Sir William 4 Court. (Extract.) • Foreign Office, Dec. 9, 1822. Italie received this morning the Duke of Wellington's final dispatches from Verona. No argument will be left unemployed on the part of his Ma jesty, which may tend to allay a warlike disposition in his most Christian "Majesty's Councils. His Majesty's mediation between France and Spain, if solicited by Spain and accepted by France, would be gladly given and earnestly exerted to settle the disputes between those Powers, and to preserve the peace .of the world. be,disposed to solicit that me di a ti on , s h e w ill ent i t l e herself to it, first, by redressing our 'grievances,--and second ly, by a confidential and spontaneous .assurance, that bis Cae tholie Majesty and.his family ate altog e th er sa f e f rom v i o l ence . Upon this latter pOint, it is not intended that you sbould make any direct demand to the S.pitnili Government. Itcould not properly find. its :place in it diplomatic communication to the -Alinister of his .Catholic Majesty.' But M. San Miguel may be easily led to understand how important an aid would be afforded.to any interposition of ours in behalf of Spain, if we could accompany it with a declaration •of our entire convic tion; that on this point Europe his nothing to fear • No. 4. Mr. Secretary Canning to Sir William 4 Court. (EXtract.) Foreign Office, Dec.l7, 1822. r transmit to you an Extract • of a Dispatch which has been received from the Duke of Wellington at Papsii You may confidently assure the SpanishAbiater, that no effort has been, or will - be left untried, on the phrt of his Ma. jesty, to prevent a war against . Spain. • See No. 8, Verona and Paris Papers. . • •No. 6. • Mr. Secretary Canning to Sir William it Court. (Extract.) Foreign Office, Dec. 20; •1022 ) ., • I re-dispatch your Messenger with the inclosed Copy oflitn Official Note * presented to ihe , French Comment by the Duke of Wellington the day befor e his depart ure f rom Par i s. You will communicate it.to M. de San Miguel ; and, if de. sired, will furnish him with a Copy of it. • ' • See Inclosure No. 10, Verona and Paris Papers. • No. 0. ... (Ex il tr l a r k leretary Canning o t r o Sir ` Wi ll i am I , ' cigi (i ce - C° 2 4 9, t 1822 Sir Charles Stuart has transmitted the An swer' Dec .f the French Government to the Official Note presented by the Duke of Wellington at Paris. In th a t A nswer (of which I inclose a Cope), the French Government, 'reliik it declines accepting the proffered Mediation of -his Majesty, on the ,ground that there is no specific point of difference to the. removal or explan. stied of which Mediation 'can be distinctly applied, expresses nevertheless the pleasure with which it views the "conciliatory dispositions" of the British Government, and the hope which it derives from those dispositions, of the continuanee.of Peace In Europe. Sir G. Stuart at the same time, repo r ts to Me the Instructions Syliich have been transmitted by the French GovernmentS tot their Minister at Madrid: M. tie Marcellus has been with me this morning, for the purpose of making, by .order of bis Government, a similar communication. . • : As the obj ect at Verona was to induce us to Make co m mon cause with all ; so the object of France, since she has to a cer tain degree reconsidered for herself the measures framed at 'Verona, appears to 'be to induce us to concur in her separate and mitigated measure. The truth is, as you are aware, that our objection to joining in the meaetur .:s settled. at Verona was on objection qf principle. not of degree, —.-an objection not capable, therefor ? , of being overcome by a mere modification of the execution of them. It would have been idle to offer our Mediation to France, 'if we had been prepared to unite with her in the conditional Menace contained in the Dispatch which she haS now addressed to her Minister at Madrid--n menace softened perhaps in its tering, and less precise us to the conditions on which it depends than 'those of the other Continental -Powers, in.Pr .s•rtu. V Icrous Ix Pitt srcipLE, as at once demanding of some thing to be done in the arrangement of her internal concerns, and denouncing (in however comparatively distant and obscure a manner) War as the consequence of refusal.' In speaking to M. de San Miguel upon the subject of those Instructions, sou wiildirelaitn for your Government any parti. cipation in this proceeding of the French Government. But you will avow the deep interest which the King, our Master, feels in the agitations now prevailing in Spain; his Majesty's anxious hope that, the Spanish Government and Nation may avoid any excess, either in action or in lanuage ; anti his Majesty's un a b a t e d desire to employ his Good Offices in what. ever way may be most useful to Spam, for averting the dangers with which she is threatened, and for reconciling her to France and to all Europe. ' • See No. 12, in Verona and Paris Papers. f Dispatch from M. tie Villele to M. Lagarde, dated Paris, Dee. 25, 1822. - $O. . Mr. Seetetary Canning to 7 Sir William A Court. (Extract.) • Foreign Office, Dec. 29, 1822. It may be offlo much use to you, in the present critical- state of things, to have with you some perso n i n t h e D u k e o f W e l. lington'it entire confidence, and capable of communicating in his' Grace's name with Individuals whom he has personally known, and who are now in the Spanish Government or Coun cils, that Lord Fitzroy Somerset has agreed to undertake a journey to Madrid, for the purpose of affording you such assistance. He will set off in the course of next week, and will remain at Madrid as - long as you think he can be useful to you. No. 8. . Sir William i Court to Mr. Secretary Canning.—Received • ' January . 2, 1823. • (Extract.) Medrid, Dec. 24, 1822. Mr.:Jackson is arrived , and . h as delivered to me your Dis patches of the 9th ult. I am now really inclined to'belieVe th at we shall- come to an amicable and Satisfactoiy termination of. OUR discussions with the Spanish! Government: My conversation With M. san Miguel this morning b egan by his pulling fr om his ..poeket a large roll of p a p ers , w i t h Which, he said, he was go ing &win immediately to the Cortes, with the view of requesting authOrify from that Body to settle gYery, question at i sue between England and Spain. . - 1 "We are sure f England," he, said, " and satisfied with ,her Position ; and e hope that the Cortes-will enable - tis to make hersitlifiell with Spain.-4.We eatimitrexp,ect.her to range herself on our side, nar to send Troops or Fleets to assist us but we are persuaded that she.• will never assist our enmities, nor furoith them with the means of itivading 0: • 'lt Is, More overi, 04 7 )Soll .her Interest to prevent War breaking out be tween us and France, that it is OM unnecessary to ask for her Mediation. Thera is, certainly nothing ui.indUce uftb ask for Such a"Mediatien at present; but :re fire at sea surrounded by dangers, and menaced by Worms, and it is impordble' io say that tee may nor yet' require a f r i en dly h an d. ' But We see nothing yet to make it necessary for us•to ask any Mediation, nor have we at present any .intention ; to solicit one. '. • ' 1 have thopih t . it advisabl e , Si r ,. to 'repeat to you' this conver. tuition, that' yeti May he able to draw from it your own conclu sion as .to tha - prObability of out. Mediation being solicited. I ant myself Of opinion, that such a-step will be resorted to, till . every other, hope has failed 2 and - certainly there is NOTHING in the Dispatches from Paris, nor in the eversa tions or conduct of Gen era l L a Garde, im to snake this Govern ment despair qf avoiding a War without our Mediation. Mr. Secretary Canning to Lord Fitzroy Somerset. Foreign Office, Jan. 6, 1823. My Lord—ln returning to your L or d s hi p the, Memorandurn which the Duke of Wellington has put into your hands, of the points upon, which it may be advantageous to the King's ser. vice,_.that your Lordship should . communicate verbally his Grace's sentiments to such of the persons now taking a leading part in the affairs of Spain., as may be likely to b e in fl uence d i y communication of this confulenti a l na t ure , I h ave very tde.to add to the contents of th e ltl en t oran d um ; an d that little relates to rather to the mode of ) ( our acting upon it, than •to the substance of the paper itself. - Important as the aid which your Lordship will bring to Sir William Court.must be, you will, I am sure, be aware of the absolute Nvessity of not appearing to be invested with any separate mission, which might detract, in the eyes of the Spanish Ministers, from that Gentleman's official or personal authority. Your. Lordship will be so good as to CONSULT Sir William a Court's WISHES and OPINIONS as to the occasions on which, and as to the, persons-Withwhom, you should enter upon the topics entrusted' to =YOUR discretion ; 'and you will re p ort to him your several. conversations, not disguising from the indivi duals with whom those conversations are held, that you are to do so. At the same time, however, that you will be thus careful to mark your relation to kis Majesty's established Minister, it will be essential to avoid creating the impression, that the sugges tions which your Lordship has to offer on the part of the Duke of Wellington, as the friend and well-wi s h er of Spain, are only in another shape demands on the part of your Government. A voluntary adoption of the suggestions of the Duke of Wel lington would enable us to mediate for Spain with France,' with an effect infinitely more powerful. But we do not, like France, demand any thing of this sort, as the price of our fisrbearatice to break with Spain. What is necessary to enable us to mediate for Spain with lib. nour, is the redress of the grievances which WE have against her. But that matter-is in Sir William a Court's hands; and is, I hope, in a train of settlement. With regard to the length of your stay at ',Madrid, I have only .to refer you to your -own and Sir William il Court's joint discretion. • . • I shall hope to hear from your Lordship soon after your arri val, and as often as there is a safe opportunity of writing. I have the honour to be, dm. (Signed) GEORGE CANNING. The Right Hon. Lord Fitzroy Somerset. (lnelosure in No. 9.) Memorandum by the Duke of Wellington for Lord Fitzroy Somerset. London, January 6, 1823. It is important to make the Spaniards feel, that a King being necessary for the government of their country, and a part of their system, as established by themselves,—it follows, as a matter of equal necessity, that the powers and prerogatives as signed to the King in the system, shoubl be such as to enable him to perform. his duties, and such as, in reason, a King ought to be satisfied with. , • • , If the situation of the King is not what it ought to be ;—if he has not the power to protect himself, . and those empleyed under him, in the performance of their duty in the service of the public; and.if the , King has not reason to be satisfied that the power allotted to hint by the law is sufficient, the country will never be in a state of tranquillity, be the system of Go. vernment. what it may. There will be perpetual, successive Royal:insurrections in one .part of the country or the• other; and the King and his Government will be objects of never ceasing jealousy and dis trust. . The family connection' betweea his Catholic Majesty and the King of France —and the interest which the latter n a t ura lly feels for the welfare Of the former,—will occasion a perpetual irritation between th e t wo countr i es , so l ong as the situation of the King in Spain is not what it.ou g ht to b e ; w hi c h i t may be expected will, sooner dr later, occasion war, and the invasion of' the weaker country. Thus, then, those Spaniards who really desire the peace and welfare of their country, must look to an alteration of their Constitution, which shall have for its object, to give the King the power of executing his office. I confess that Ido not see any.objection to this alteration, either in the antecedent c o n d uc t of the King, or in the apprehension that his Catholic Illaiesty will abuse lie power thus4onfitled to him. The King wilt feel the advantages of th e p os i t i on i n w hi c h h e s h a ll find himself, and will . have no motive for wishing to Overthrow the system established, particularly if the alteration is made in concert with him ; and, moreover, the spirit of the people, and the exertions of thoae indi v id ua l s w h o h ave prevente d the existing system from being overthrown, will preserve that to be esta blished, even'though the King should be desirous of overthrow. ins it, by the abuse of the power entrusted to him. This will be the case particularly, if the proposed alterations of the system are concerted with . the King. Indeed, no other mode of making those alterations,eanliave the desired effe c t : as, if they 'a r e n o t ma d e i n •cOneeri with the King, his Catholic Majesty will not 'cordially Barry into execution the system pro. posed; and, both King and people beingdissatisfied, there will still be the same c auses f or internal disturbance and for exter nal war as exist at present. The concert with the King on the alterations must be a real one ; and the King must be satified that the Constitution,' as altered, will secure the foundations of his power over the Executive Government, and will give him the means of protecting himself, his family, and his servants. Neither do I see any reason for deferring to make these alte rations in the recent transactions of Foreign Powers. Those transactions are all professedly defeniive. France professes, by her Army of Observation, to be defensive; and declares that she will not pass the frontier, excepting on the occurrence of certain .cases. The alterations of the Constitution, on the prin ciples proposed, would render those cases so improbable, as that the continuance of the Army of Observation would be an useless expense ; and there is no doubt that it would be imme. diately withdrawn. Then, another advantage which would result from this alte ration in.aid of internal tranquillity is, that France would most probably immediately adopt some efficient measure to prevent the assembly of the Royalists within the French frontier. All Spaniards who pass the frontier, might be ordered to 'reside at such a distance from the frontier, as to render their intrigues or their operations within the Spanish frontier nearly impossible ; and thus the asylum given in France to p ersons o f t hi s descrip tion, would not beinconsistent with the peace and tranquillity of Spain. But this is not all. The Spaniards must see that all the sources of the prosperity of their country are nearly destroyed ; and that the very foundations of social order and government are in a state of risk. There is no trade, no private or public revenue : the national property c annot b e sold : the interest of the national debt cannot be paid ; nor can the army, or any of the 'public servants or establishments; and no money can be borrowed. I happen to know that the principle monied people in Eu. rope will not lend their money to Spain, till they shall see a system prevail in that country, which shall affbrd some hope of the re.establistnent and permanence of peace and good order. If all this be true—if it be true, besides, that the best chance that Spain has of coming to some arrangement with her Colo. nies, is to be found in some settlement of her internal dissen. Lions and distractions, it• is impossible that any reasonable Spaniard can doubt that the time is come to effect those alte rations, which the common sense of mankind points out to be necessary. No. 10. Mr. Secretary Canning to Sir William h. Court. Foreign Office, Jan. 6, 1823. Sin,—This Dispatch will be delivered to yod by Lord Fitz roy Somerset, who has the goodness to undertake a journey to Madrid ( w ith ou t any official character), in the hope of being useful to you in the very difficult and complicated state of your present negotiations, through his acquaintance with some of the prominent characters among military and other public men in Spain; and through the knowledge. which he possesses,_ and is known to possess, of the Views a nd o pi n i ons o f the Duke of Wellington: There may be those among the leaders of the Cortes, or in offices of the 'Exeiutive Government, who would listen to friendly counsels, coming from a man to whom Spain is so deeply indebted se the Duke of. Wellington, and to whom her welfare is naturally so dear, from the very services which he has had the glory of rendering to her, though'they might turn a deaf ear to any other suggestione. The object of England is toyreserve the Peace, of which her exertions have prevented the immediate interruption. Zit it is much to be feared that ?race Jaime be preserved, if things remain in theirpresent state, bah at' Madrid and on the frog-. tier of Spain. France can hardly be expected to withdraw her Army of Observation, without some assurances froduSpairt, which she may plead as satisftietory, We ask no such assurance: ,for our. selves, and we annex no pepalty to the refusing or withhold ing them i but it would enable us to do much that such as. surances should voluntarily lie given to us ; anti perhaps they may be given less reluctantly through the confidential friend of the Duke of Wellington, than directly to yourself, even if you were authorised o ffi cially to receive them. The interval is precious, and it is hoped that it may not be thrown away. • I inclose to you a copy of a Letter which I address to Lord Fitzroy Somerset, and of a Memoranddm with which he is fur. nished by the Duke of Wellington. You will see that he is to consult TOUR. judgment as to the OCCASIONS on which, and. the INDIVIDUALS WITS! wHom, it may he expedient that he should enter into communication ; that he will repeat to you whateier passes in such conferences; and that the length of his stay and the time of his departure are to be determined with vomit advice.--I am , &c. (Signed) GEORGE, CA NNING. The Right lion. Sir Wm. A'Court, Bart. G.C.B. &c. • No. 8. and Inclisure therein. . N. 11. Mr. Secretary Canning o to Sir William A'Court. (Extract.) Foreign Office, Jan. 9, 1823. Inclosed is a copy of an * official Note, which I have received the King's commands to address to the French Charo d'Af faires in Londo n , in reply to the Duke de Montmorency's answer to the N ote of the Duke of W el li ngton of the 17th ult. which tendered to the French Golrernment the mediation of his Majesty for the adjustment of its differences with Spain.—You will communicate my - Note - to the Spaniiii Mi nister. • Our position between Francs and Spain is strictly mediate. vial, even though neither of. tho tat States should clot. dif. ferent reasons) think fit to avail itself of our formal media tion ; and though we are not invested with theatEce, we must endeavour practically to perform the duties of it. I have received the King's commands to signify to you his Majesty's gracious approbation of the ability, zeal, and perse verance with which you have executed the instructions hereto fore confided to you, with respect to the commercial and mari time claims of his Majesty's subjects,--the settlement of which, after so long a course of complaint and remonstrance, will be mainly to be attributed to your exertions. . The difficulty of the task imposed upon you by the tenor of those instructions, contrasted as they are with the more ac ceptable communications which you have subsequently had to make to the Spanish Government, is 'fully acknowledged; and your success in reconciling two apparently opposite courses of conduct, and producing (as it is hoped you may do) a fa vourable result in both, will be proportionably appreciated by your Government. If any thing of personal indisposition towards yourself shall appear to have been excited in the mind of those with whom you have had to negotiate, from the pertinacity with which you have been directed to press the unpleasant topics of your late conferences, you will not scruple to set yourself right, by throwing the whole responsibility upon your instructions. It would have been very desirable indeed, it' it had been pro per, to qualify the unpleasantness of those instructions, by ac companying them 'with some distinct i nt i mat i on o f the part which the Plenipotentiary of his Majesty was taking in Spanish affairs at Verona : but such an intimation of our separate opi nion could not be given, in fairness to the Allies, while their deliberations yet continued, und while the result of those deli berations was undetermined or unknown. Now that the whole of our conduct is before the Spanish Government, you will assuredly find no difficulty in convincing them of the correctness of both parts of it ; in shewing them that a determination to vindicate our rights against Spain was not incompatible with a respect for hernational independence; and in availing yourself of the removal of that dissatisfaction, which must always have tinged onr intercourse with the Spanish Government, while our just grievances remained unredressed, to impress upon' M. de San Miguel our desire to prove, by our good offices in Europe, how little any feeling of hostility en term' into the measures to which we were compelled to re sort for the defence of our honour and our interests in America. * See No. 13, in Verona and Paris Papers. No. 12. Sir William A'Court to Mr. Secretary Canning.—Received • Jan. 9, 1823. (Extract.) Madrid, Dec. 26, 1822. I saw M. de San Miguel again this morning, who continued to speak in the same friendly tone as during our last conference, and repeated his assurances that every thing respecting our claims should be arranged to our entire satisfaction, provided the Cortes granted him the f acu lti es h e demanded—This I trust will be done. In the course of this conference, M. de San Miguel said, that he fully understood our position, and our friendly inten tions towards Spain ; which aro se indeed from a conviction of our own interests. It never could (ally with English policy that France should be in military oceltpation of Spain. lie then added, that from every report which had lately reached him, he did not believe that any war was likely to take place. The Congress was over, and the Great Continental Sovereigns had retired to their respective States, leaving every thing to France: and he had reason to believe that Francewas by no means in those decidedly hostile intentions, which there had once been reason to apprehend. With respect to the possibility of any future solicitation of British mediation, he gave me to understand that it was a question of so delicate a nature, and necessarily so dependent upon contingencies, that he wished, at present, to say nothin g upon the subject. If ever such a solicitation took place, it would be done in the most open, frank, and unreserved man ner, by an o ffi cial written document, which should l eave no doubt upon the mind of one party as to the intentions of the other. I shall draw no inferences from this conversation, nor argue upon the probability or non-probability of our mediation being solicited,. as you, Sir, will be much better able to judge cor rectly of this matter, from the communications you receive of what is passing in the Cabinet of the Tuikries. This Dispatch will be forwarded by a Spanish messenger who leaves Madrid for London, either this evening, or to-mor row morning. No. 13. Mr. Secretary CanningtoSir William A'Court. (Extract.) Foreign Office, Jan. 11; 1823. I was about to send this Messenger to you the day before yesterday, with my dispatch of that date, when yours by the Spanish Messenger arrived. Its contents, though not conclusive, are highly interesting; and if the hopes which you hold out, with respect to the set tlement of our claims, are realized, you will have rendered a great service to your country. You have judged quite correctly, in notinessing the media tion of his Majesty. The nErtisat. of the French Govern ment puts any , formal exercise of it now out of the question-4- But, substantially, our good offices may do all that the most regularly accepted mediation could have done. The position in which the Spanish and French Governments stand towards each other cannot lure. Every day brings with it the hazard of an accidental infraction of peace on the fron tiers; and the smallest such infraction might confound all our hopes and endeavours. Till France :hall withdraw her Army of Observation, there is no security against such hazards._ France cannot withdraw her army (it is fair to admit) without some cause to assign for doing so. The only cause to be AU signed must be some satisfactory assurances received from Spain. Spain may be reluctant to give such assurances to France, under the apparent influence of a menace. But she may confide them to us, who neither req u i re t h em , nor threaten any consequence of wit hholding them. If Spain has griefs against France, she may in like manner confide to us the state ment of them, as an inducement to France to be satisfied with less concession. Such is the summary of the present state of thing!, on which depends the fearf u l alternative of pe ace or war . W e earnest l y desire the former; not only for our own interest, as M. San Miguel suggests, but for the larger, interests of Europe,(those of Spain he rse lf i nc l u d e d,) i n which ultimately, if notimme diately, our own to doubt may be involved. We wish for peace therefore in Europe : but peace for our. selves we are determined at all events to preserve; and should our efforts to maintain it between France and Spain prove abor tive, we shall have the consolation to have discharged the duty towards both of a faithful ,and disinterested ally; and shall retire thenceforth within the limits of a strict neutrality. This last topic you cannot state too clearly, nor press too strongly upon M. San Miguel : ti t s there are not wanting those who may wish to inspire him with the notion that the anxiety which we manifest to rescue Spain from the war, Is an earnest of a determination to join her - in the war, if it should come upon her. I have discouraged in the most decisive manner some obscure indications of a wish and hope of this kind, in the Spanish mission in this country. No. 14. Sir William A'Court to Mr. Secretary Canning.—Received January 20. Madrid, January 7, 1823. Sir,—Long before this Dispatch can reach you, the final de. termination of the Cabinets of Austria, Russia and Prussia, as well as that of the Cabinet of the Tuileries, will have left little doubt on your mind as to the probable issue of the negociations (if negociations they may be called) undertaken with the Go. i vernment here. _ . It is therefore unnecessary NT me.. to do more than give a succinct statement Orevents in.this capital, from the period of their arrival to the Moment of writing this Dispatch. - The French Minister, as Might have been foreseen, had the start of his colleagues, having received hiiletters two or three days- earlier than they received . theirs. He made use of this time to give that favourable impreision of the intentions of his Government, to which-his.attention appears to have been di rected by his instructions; and li e b a d a l rea d y prepared the Spanish Government thoroughly to understand the position in which France had placed herielf, long before any sntfmation could be given, by the representatives of the other Continental Powers, of the intentions of their respective Courts. The Spanish Government, thus set comparatively at ease with respect to France, and sure of the neutrality of England, could not be expected to pay an very great attention to the rogue suggestions of three distant Powers, couched in language very fur frona conciliatory: Instead then of any intimidation being exhibitedor any point being yielded, the tone adopted by the Spanish Government has been that- of conscious secu rity.. No written answer to the several communications has indeed been given ; but it has been promised ; and there is every reason to suppose that when it arrives, it will be found to be in the sense which this feeling would naturally dictate; and that the departure of the Austrian, Russian, and Prussian Representatives must necessarily follow. The French Mini. ster will remain. I mat do the Spanish Government the justice to say, - that, so far aid can perceive, it has not assumed any improper man ner, or exhibited an y. extraordinary . presumption upon the pre sent occasion. M. tie San Miguel, indeed, in his conversations with me, Since the arrival of the Dispritches above-mentioned, has spoken in a tone of much greater moderation, and has held out much greaterlopes for the future than he ever ventured to express before more than insinuated that modifica tions might be effected, whenever Me Country should be relieved from the danger of Foreign Interference. The contents of the communications made have not yet been sufficiently digested by the public to allow me to speak with-any certainty of the general feeling. Upon the whole, however, I do not observe any very great effervescence ;•nor do I, as yeti see any reason to fear that any personal insults will be offered to the Representatives of the,Allied Sovereigns. The town. remaini paectilAranqiiil.-1 have done, and shall eon.• tinue to do, every thing in my power to allay the irritation which may exist, and so prevent the adoption of violent m surea—The friendly and cordial footing upon which M. Miguel and I now stand, makes me hope that my endeavours will not be entirely useless. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) WILLIAM k COURT. No. 15. Sir William a Court to Mr. Secretary Canning.—ltaceit4 January 20. - Madrid, Jan. 10, 1823. Sts—The Dispatches received and communicated to this Government, by the Representatives of the Three Continental Powers, were yesterday presented and read to the Cortes, by M. de San Miguel, in a public sitting. He at the same time read the Answer addressed to the Spanish 31inister at Paris, but previously communicated to M. Lagarde; and the dis patches addressed to the Spanish Representatives at the Courts Of Austria, Russia, and Prussia, in answer to the communica tions made by the respective Charges d'Affaires of those Powers residing here. The answer to the French dispatch contain: nothing that can be deemed oprisive. The answers to the others will pro bably be considered in that light. 1 inclose a Gazette, con taining all those documents; which the immediate departure of the courier will prevent me from getting translated. The Cortes exhibited a great degree of temper and modtta• lion. MM. Arguelles and Galled° immediately m oved that no discussion should b e en t ere d into for the moment, but the whole be referred to the Foreign Committee; alleging, that s . certain time should be given for pa s sion to su bside, —it being highly desirable that th e Members should come to the discus sion of so grave a subject with the temper and decorum be coming the Spanish character and nation. The parrs w ere consequently referred to the Committee for Foreign Affairs , r 9 report upon the same ; and the Committee was also instructed to prepare an address, to be presented by the Cortes to the Xrng, pledging the, nation to 'reject all compromise with Foreign Powers, unbecoming the dignity of their country ; and oxPrZ ing their determination to die, if necessary, in defence of constitutional throne. The Committee was ordered t o repor t in forty eight hours. Galleries were disposed to be a little riotous, As it was not very generally known that these documents. were to be publicly read, the House was by no meant/ full. The stitutional ardour in repeated cheers, and a few ill suPPr l e e a cries of' " Death to all Tyrants," e. ecc. I:Ion the whale, however, the Sitting may be said to have pass over with or der and tranquillity. ' n exhi bited cannot help thinking, that some of the modera tion , bited may be due to the language which I have unifonnl held, as well to M. de San Miguel, as to others who have eon siderableinfluence. I certainly prevailed in preventing2s!: ports from being sent, unasked, to the three Charge d'Afri_ as was at first intended. This is perhaps not gaining inapt : they wiU be immediately Lied for b y them • but still it pre, app d or vents what might here atter be construed into a fresh run venting their COn: offence on the part of this Government. d e n of Not to leave any measures untried for the preserve peace, I have also opened myself in the most unreservefl,raa,'.l,, nor to the French Minister, offering to co-operate wy,i,h_oithuife every means in my power for that first of objects. 1 11 , 1 "' these few days, he appeared to be as anxious as myself Pivai vent things from coming to extremities ; but since the orr_ iK of the last courie r from Paris, I have observed a dirren",o his tone, which I cennot but attribute to fresh instruct:finis; informed me yesterday, th at it would be impossible lb,, lief after the departure of his three Colleagues, to allow thetlef; offence or insolence to pass without immediately dernaindbte,g' a rear is inevitable. ' cer• If the French Government be determined on war, lace ye, tainly be impossible for us to prevent it from taking P , e f r om the I have very strong reason to believe, that I shall Teens' Dem i o n Spanish Government, within forty-eight hours, a° ° Qom; passports. Vie persuasion upon his mind now seems to for our good offices (though I fear not for our int!T ve and I cannot but hope, that if this be the case, it wi ll gl e fresh aspect to affairs. If such an application l'ea,c,°_,el/21 for shall request Mr. Jackson to set off with it immeo!!s` London: but I cannot assure you ositively that it w'die made, till I hold th e application in n my hand s • — honour to be, &c. (Signed) that No. 16 1 . u eivta Sir William A'Court to Air. Secretary Canning.--ac January 21. io POI Madrid, January -, . ilst / Sir—ln my dispatch of the 10th inst. I stated to YeT ar u eso d had reason to believe, that a note would shortly, be a ' i e w to with the A to me, requesting the good offices of England, prevent the breaking out of a war between this countri au France. ~„,,,n . close This note has reached m , an d I have th e . 11- 1 , win a copy of it herewith; I e • (1 air. .ac..son to not req, k e t 1 hi ceed wi I "ta a daectly to En g l a nd ; an d nave S e et , .I'neti 0) rath give you verbally those further explanations, er, from the persuasion - that no one i$ , better qu- 1 , V ILLIA 31 A 'COVRT . present circumstances, I can hardly venture to write. .. eat France be pacifically inclined, sotnething may Ye t t r u c „, , ,, - 'a vverture, to prevent that recurrence te allu a ' ' state quencer of which it rs impossible to foresee. France Ing e the what she wants, to Great Britain, who may duo bee° i n the medium of her communications with this Government, the st event of the departure of her Minister. This a pps v elem all events, to be the last hope that remains for Inc RTn eeni t a . of peace ; and therefore, faint as it is, it should not De re .' z a e d t dr te e : s w to hi y ch n awt n eo lhhi , I have the honour to be, &c. 'COUR T ' (Signed) WILLIAM A (Translation of Enclosure in No. 164 .... M. de San Miguel to Sir %William A'Caarw,,, 1823. Madrid, Januar,' sh, th e ims Sir—Under date of the flth instant an o ffi cial Copy o' I n e r is, communications which the Representatives of Flimee, , „" - g o n - JO which, under toe Prussia and Russia at this Court, have made to u lh - er` with' Government. by order of their respective Cour ts , tag e r.i; a 2, his the answers given to them, was forwarded to 111 1 '. u - vane Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary in London. At tha. A th e time orders were given to the aforesaid Minister to n' eco ., whole of this correspondence to his Britannic hisiotti s m , ihs r tary of State for 1 , oreigti Affairs, and to declare to w ould v oild the principles and resolutionsof the Spanish Govertnneu* never differ from those consigned in these documents. , bare but little to add in the Note which I have now the hop ras . e,yro robip etipc aohhvti,:nhuege nf,,esugt w a n t Any ought nnnrihvynre t I t :ri,d dhec oir : 1;c Constitutional i s teenoiononfaitsed en:ncttseni nf or m essifrtut time. that ei,wlbanot Catholic iooiannewmnriendoft,eto o,:ivivda,vneadouwor. hi . 5 1, 1 . a j v e s t . y ' ai_ 0o v e . m . 1 m i en, s t will , n s e q i e n u e t i n " 0 1 1 . _.. y r , a onb contains ia r nv o se y t f a munications in question, which arc not forwardea t° ' ~ thrnis i plotei n .wihanitti : th is iza4 is it c h a u pital pres d e u n r:: d g dt h uerin l a s g t o t e hre iss e t a ,a ,: er T eo di f t r e sacred a t f a d onits ab al neeo o nffi rd ac er nialeya to en g.e dwai th tun er theses w no i ti th fetco t i h ier e ye i : n ov f o l ts etr: T e b o g irfoo : firm determination of all Spain to defend her niu r i ii bc o ' . . your Government better than any one itza ode- , longer upon this point. wh ost ic te 4 think it an affront to your par dwell an y 1 . iismo a fpso n anreseri d oyb n Fv e r v ou e te. r bsign t i o can ai; dt kn hoawitt o es w hr.i l os ed sh r i t iatr a cio j . l4 l - n e odot o r; ! ..„, hall Y the 'tali" Weil. The contrary would tend to ea- 'III' ered and remedied, freely and s', oo l,:i„iish A insupportable 0 Spaniards are at present identified with the nstltu 3ipo rin mulgated in 1812. They all behold in their presea,, t , „„ rs aa el . e e b eic Fr i l ne e tthrp a e ,i i s r n on d t: ineseeseCaisadilcresut_ei3O.lalta‘whtnicainKtisnaifiv:clapiliaresasaiu:yeitil:;:::loo:_ ._ 00 4 ), 1 1 : 1 002. ( 1 I f . 4 : all the Members of the Royal 1' DV / 01 0 and it cannot be ean",: ten iteo:w the four great Continental Powers ; but she flatters ha rtsem, s e have been been given to the eummi llui- Ts, hoes'/ evident in themselves ; and that France will lay . 11 :Li Jr e t. caution), which, without being of the slightest s tem of precaution, a s s h e calls it (si , m ona d° sole , — to her, 711 d? Seventh 1 ni. n eKpAhvi o t be shed i n Eurore t /he fi her sYs is the source of so many evils to Spain. t i rons To ENGLAND, who has taken d in the conferences a 0 01 0 so moderate and pacific a line. IT NOW BELOHOS TO ‘leti c ap THE WORK ; and to prevent an effusion of blood, w n t Ch' any be productive of no possible advantage to the' interes t ing the nation. To England too belongs the task of m r wing, French Government perceive the error which it is call a* cee• in taking measures and precautions, which onlY 1 111% i i v. trary results to those which it states itself CO have 11 1 _1„ te neesi The existenceof its Army of Observation on the l i i, eb , ill. and the protection affonled to the Insurgents, are el l ( overt" compatible with that tranquillity, - which the f ret merit says it wishes Spain to enjoy. this fa tia : His Catholic Majesty's Government hopes that n i n g this contradiction will at length disappear ;---mo t , or e atetgatial as; object, it feels that it can - no where look form eier ,i,e ot instance than from the Cabinet of Great Britain, !!la n i et i, whose iafluence to this effect, will not, it l o setrustsb l e y o ur Ge: I beg, Sir, that you will be pleased to lay ,J„ no r I , vernment the coninutnication which 1 have'voWotile_7o,,ing t making to you, and I embrace this opportunity ! XW . you the assurances &c. &.,c. 1 , 4 sl(lllgi'' (Signed) • ' EVARISTO Sit ' . No. 17. , les Stuart. it . Mr. Secretary Clothing to Sir Char in Jea• sr . h i es Foreigno-a,, vow o f „... .. . I r -1 enclose to your E x cel l e nc y a Copy at State, a daveipeg 31. de San hligurl the Spanish S...c,retacY ° f • i utitity