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TILE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY --- Extracts from the Morning Papers April 23. [MORNING POST.] Several additional State Papers relative to France, Spain, and Portugal, were laid before both Houses of Parliament last night. We have not room at present to enter into any detailed observations respecting them ; and must there fore content ourselves with remarking, that they, as well as those before published, afford unques tionable proof of the sincere endeavours of the British Government to avert the interference of France in the affairs of Spain and Portugal. The .first document (a confidential Minuth of the late Lord Castlereagh on the affairs of Spain), con• tains the deliberate opinion of the Duke of Wel lington on the effect of foreign interference on the Spanish Nation, and the obstinate resistance that would inevitably be, excited by any such attempt ; and all the others are likewise entitled to setlous attention. But the most important of all, is the Memorandum of the Spanish Am bassador, M. de Jabat, relative to the truly honourable conduct of Spain, and' which forms so striking a contrast to the perfidious proceedings of the French Government. It furnishes the most decisive refutation of. all the allegations so basely and so falsely urged by the unprincipled enemies of national independence and freedom. Not only did tile Spanish Government refuse military assistance to the Junta of Oporto and the Government of Naples, whilst the self-named Regency were organizing " Bands of the Faith" at Bayonne and Perpignan, hut they actually declined " the service of three regiments of the (French) Army of Observation ! After the pe- rusal of this Note (to ‘vhieh e beg leave to call the attention of our renders,) it were impossible to doubt that the aggression of France was abso lutely unprovoked by any, one net of the Consti tutional Government of Spain ; whilst ilte whole of the Alocuments will he fn,und to vindicate still farther the conduct of the British Ministers on this most interesting and important oecasion. [MORNING CIIRONICI.E.] The news of the capture of a Spanish vessel, It with treasure, insured in this country, by a French ship of war in the West 11 - idles, which must have received its orders prior to the 6 th of _ February, produced yesterday the greatest sen sation in the City. Even so late as the 6th of March, Sir Charles Stuart states, that ", M. (IV Villefe and M. Chateaubriand express their hopes of averting a war with a degree of confi dence, which induced me to observe to the latter Alinister, that the insisting. upon a direct neg.°. dation between the Duke d'Angouleme and a Spanish Prince may be a great obstacle to success. His Excellency answered, that although this mode of settling the gnestion had been strongly urged, he could assure me the objects of the negociation are too important not to be sought for by the concession, if necessary, of this or of any other mere point of form ; and that if the Spanish Government will empower any negotiator to treat, after a change of Ministers at Madrid, he shall be able to look forward with confidence to the continuation of peace." The capture of the Spanish vessel places beyond a doubt the perfidy and falsehood of M. de Chnteaubriand, who was here amusing our Ambassador with an assurance of what he knew could* not possibly take place. We say nothing of the insult to the country ; for this is now a matter of course. LN EW TIMES. Consols improved yesterday one half per cent. which may perhaps be attributed to the scarcity of Money Stock ; money continuing abundant, and the investments in the British Funds conse quently producing au advance. Consols opened at 76 1 11; closed At 76: f . Spanish Bonds have again fluctuated considerably, having been done at 321 and 33-1, ; and the last price being 3G2i. It is no wonder that these Securities vary so much according to the,fluctuating fears and hopes of the holders ; for there can be no certain cal culation on their worth. The,best chance of im provement in their value depends on the esta blishment of a moderate Government in Spain, an event which the unimpeded progress of the French armies reuderslnore than probable. No trace of the least opposition to the French in the field has yet appeared in any of the accounts from Spain. [THE T I 111 EN.] We present this day a fresh selection of Papers relating to the affairs of France and Spain, and to those of France and Portugal. We suppose that 11. y 44 driblets," as the malt composed the sonnet, the whole, orWearly the whole, will be published. In the first document, the aversion of the Spa "janda " - to licook any interference from abroad " is attested by the Duke of Wellingtow. Long may the sentiment continues. The principle also of our 011i:ince with the other States of Europe is justly defined by a negative: 66 It never was in " tended 'as an union for the government of the 44 world, or for the superintendence of the inter -46 nal affairs of other states." But there is one document which, above all others, demands at tendon : it is the 4 ‘ Memorandum relative to the 44 conduct of Spain," communicated by M. de Jabot to Mr. Canning last February. All the facts stated in that paper are curious; but the ccntrast which suggests itself as existing between the conduct of France and Spain towards each other, is rendered peculiarly striking by the in telligence that three French regiments, making part of ,the Army of Observation on the' j , Py renees, had offere d to j o i n the Spaniards, which offer was refused !—A separate 'article to the treaty of 1814 between Spain and England now first makes its appearance ; by which article Spain renounces for ever all engagements with France of the nature of that called the " Family Compact." We would wish it to be recollected how ostentatiously France has always, during these late discussions, spoken of the kindred of the two Royal Families, and what hopes she had founded upon that relationship. How fatal to th ose hopes must such an article as that before us be, even shouhT the invasion of the Peninsula succeed : unless, indeed, we were willing to suffer 'the King of Spain to relinquish an engagement freely contracted with us, after he should have become a prisoner to the Duke of Angoule►ru, and acted under duresse. DMITISII PRESS.] The Courier. Francais has, published, with strong remarks, the proclamation addressed to the Spanish people by Eguia, Calderon, s and others styling themselves SC the Provisional Jtilita of the Government of Spain and the Indies." — This atrocious manifesto of a band of wandering traitors talks of " the glory of deliverance" from liberty ; and in the next paragraph declares that this Junta 44 does not recognise, and considers as null and void all the public and administrative acts, and all the measures of the Spanish Govern ment which have taken place since the rebellion : in consequence it restores all things,provisionally, to the legitimate state in which they were previous to the outrage of the 7th''March, 1810." This abotninable Proclamation goes on to say, " The edifice of anarchy once overturned, and the King our master restored to liberty, all the changes which circumstances require will flow from this acknowledged principle, and wltich his 'Majesty will deign to grant." The difference between .:this declaration, and that of Angouleme will r4')e immediately seen : his' manifesto stated, ": We do not 'pretend either to impose laws upon you or to occupy your country." This is Angonletne's language. The annunciation of the band of fugitives who have dared to address such' atrocious language to free Spain, declares that the ancient despotism is to be replaced by force, 'and' every thing that took place since Spain re covered her liberties, if these wretches succeed through the aid of foreign bayonets, is to be null and void. Thus . the n hole Spanish people are to be at the mercy of the cruel imbecile now on the throne of Spain, and the crew of blood hounds' who would then surround him. The institutions.and liberties of an entire country— the lives, fortunes, and freedom of ten millions of people, are to be at the absolute disposal of the contemptible but perfidious fanatic, who when Spain was before struggling against u foreign yoke, wrote from Valencay constant letters of congratu lation to Joseph IluonaVarte on his victories over the Spanish armies, whom he called the usurper's rebel subjects, and who, on his un merited restoration, beside the exile, on various pretexts, of'seieral thousand families, threw into dungeons more than five thousand persons, for no other reason than administering or supporting a Government to which the ungrateful tyrant owed hi g throne, and which the greater part of Europe (and despotic Russia among the rest) had treated with and recognized. This is the being at whose sovereign mercy every thing a nation values or holds dear is now to be placed. rti stonnio itartAt.n.] The adcount's received from Paris bring no important news of the movements of the army in Spain. A. telegraphic dispatch announces the capture, by the French of Guetaria, an inconsi derable place, defended, even according to the French account, by only 200 men, and live pieces of cannon. Vittoria and Bilbao, of the possession of which the French boast so much, were evacuated by order of Banes. teros, and occupied, as a matter of course, by the foreign enemy. It was rumoured that Burgos had also been evacuated. The French can evidently, if they please, or think it pru dent, march upon Madrid with little or no oppo sition. The mere possession of the capital, however, no longer the seat of Government or centre of' political action, is probably re garded as a minor object. The greatest tran quillity prevailed there down to the 6th, but the most rich and respectable of the inha bitants are said to have already left, or to be leav ing it, principally for Seville. Paris was inundated with rumours, , unfavourable, to the French arms, and to these, which certainly appear quite idle and unworthy of credit, the French Ultra Jour• nals ascribe the depression of the funds. The Journal. de Paris, a paper which appears to be the organ of the party called " the Centre," gives a brief summary of more plausible causes of this depression, substantially as follows —viz. " the frank and decisive speech of. Mr. Canning on presenting papers to Parliament— the increased number of departures by Calais— the Moniteur's not sanctioning by repeating the little bulletins of the minor Ultra Journals— the silence of this offiCial paper respecting the operations before Saint Sebastian and Pampe luna—the dissensions in the Ministerial party — the day of the 4th corps (Moncey's) at Perpignan —letters from Portugal, asserting the defeat and embarkation of the insurgent Chief Amarante— the Proclamation of the pretended Spanish Junta, declaring that every thing done in Spain since 1810 should be null and void ; and the rumour gwierally prevalen that an , Ambassador (Sir C. Stuart) had addressed a note on this subject to the French Ministry." These, according to the above Journal are the circumstances which are the -subject of discourse and speculation, and influence the prices of stocks. Another magnificent vessel, of the same dimen sions as the Prince Regent, is to be laid down on the same slip as that beautiful ship was launched from a few days since, at Chatham. It is to be called the Roptt George. The old Royal George, being found unserviceable, is broken up at Ply mouth. On hearing of the dreadful wound inflicted on' Sir Charles Batnfylde, Lady Binufylde, who had lived for seve. rat years in a. state of separation from Ler husband, repaired to London to attend upon Sir Charles. A prisoner in the Jail at Dover, up Saturday lust, cut his throat, by which he died : The Coroner sat on the body, and brought in a verdict of Lunacy; He was • sentenced the Soisiort- before last tios two years' imprisonment, for an assault on a OLD Ilaug Y.—Yesterday - sentence of death was passed on the following prisoners :—Mattliew Johnson, Eleanor M 'Kenna, John Purdy, Richard Grigg, Thomas Harms, Henry Pesten., George Elliott, John Mounsey, Daniel Decneen; Ann Norris, Sophia Trayer, Thomas Fletcher, Thomai Cro,es, Joseph John. son, John Toomey, Ann Reason, Maurice Houlihan, Henry Bushell, John Ballo*, Tho Mas Knight, and" William Tripp. Five were sentenced to be transported for life ; five for. fourteen years ; forty-eight for seven years ; and a number of others to various terms of imprisonment, SPAIN, FRANCE, AND PORTUGAL. ADDITIONAL P A PERS, Presanted Last/Night to both Houses of Parliament, By Command of His MAJESTY. SPAIN. (No. l.) Confidential Minute of Viscount Castlereagh on the Affairs of Spain. Communicated to the Courts of Austria, Prance, Prussia and Russia in May, RIM (Extract.) The events which have occurred in Spain have, as might be expected, excited, in proportion as they have developed them selves, the utmost anxiety throughout Europe. _ _ • The British Cabinet upon this, as upon'all other occasions, is ever ready to deliberate with those of the Allies, and will unreservedly explain itself upon this great question' of common interest; but as to the form in which it may be prudent to con duct these deliberations, they conceive, they cannot too early recommend that course of deliberation which will excite the least attention or alarm, or which can least provoke jealousy in the minds of the Spanish Nation or Government. In this view, it appears to them advisable, studiously to avoid any re union. of the !Sovereigns ; to abstain, at least in the present stage of the question, from charging any ostensible Conference with commission to deliberate.on the affairs of Spain. They eonceive it preferable that their intercourse should be limited to those confidential communications between the Cabinets, which are, in themselves, best adapted to approximate ideas, and to lead, as far as may be, to the adoption of common principles, rather than to hazard a discussion in a 'Ministerial Conference, which, from the necessarily limited powers of the individuals composing it, must ever be better fitted to execute a purpose already. decided upon, than to frame a course of 'policy under delicate and difficult circumstances. There seems the less motive for precipitating any step of this nature in the case immediately under consideration, as, front all the information which reaches us, there exists in Spain no Order of Things,upon which to deliberate; nor as yet any Governing Authority with which Foreign Powers can communicate. The King's Authority, for the moment at least, seems to be dissolved. Ilis Majesty is represented, in.the last Dispatches from Madrid, as having wholly abandoned himself to the tide of events, and as conceding whatever is called for by the Pro viiional Junta and the Clubs. The authority of the Provisional Government does not ap pear to extend beyond-the two Castilles aid a part of Anthi lusia :—Distinct local authorities prevail in the various pro vinces, and the King's personal safety is regarded as extremely liable to be hazarded, by any step which might lay hint open. to - the suspicion of entertaining a design to' bring about a coun ter-revolution, whether by internal or external means. This important subject hiving been referred to, and consi dered by, the Duke of Wellington, his memorandum acconr panics this minute.—His Grace does not hesitate, upon his in. tunate experience of Spanish affairs, to pronounce, that the Spanish Nation is, of all the European People, that, which will least brook any interference froth abroad ; he states the many instances in which, during the last war, this distinguishing trait of national character rendered them obstinately blind to the inost pressing considerations oP public :safety : he states the ninent danger in which the suspicion of foreign interfer- Price, and more especially of interference on the pert of Franee, islikelyto involve the King;--and he further describes the clif liCuldea which would Oppose theMielves to any military opera tions in Spain, undertaken for the purpose of reducmg, ,by force, the Nation to Submit themselves to an order of things, to bq either suggested or prescribed to them from without. . 1 -Sir Henry Wellesley . has, in coincidence with this opinion, reported then alarm which the intended Mission of M. de la Tour do Pin had excited at Madrid, the prejtulice which, in the opinion of all the Foreign Ministers at Madrid ; it was cal.. ctilated to occasion to the liing's interests and possible saf'ety. He also reports the steps which it was in contemplation to have adopted, on the part of the King, to endeavour to,Treyent the I F renc h Minister front prosecututg his journey tolMiild, when the intelligence of .the abandonment of the. Mission was. re!. calved from Paris. At all events,. therefore, until some central authority shall establish itself in Spain, all notion of operating upon her coun cil seems utterly invade:dile ; and calculated to lead to no other .. possible result, than that of compromising either the King or the Allies, or probably both. The present,state of Spain, no doubt, seriously extends the range of political agitation in, Europe, but it must nevertheless be admitted, that there is no portion of Europe:of equal mag nitude, in which such a Revolution could have happened,. less likely to menace other Stites with that direct and imminent danger, which has always been regarded, at least in this coun try, as alone constituting the case which would justify external interference. If the case is,not such as to warrant, Buell an in terference ;--if we do mot feel that we have at this moment ei ther the right or the means to interfere with effect by force ; if the semblance of such au interference is more likely to irritate than to overawe, and if' we have proved, by experience, how little a Spanish Government, whether of King. or Cortes,,ts posed to listen to advice from Foreign States, is it not prudent at least to pause, before we assume an attitude which would seem to pleciae us in the eyes of Europe to some decisive pro ceeding? Before we embark in such a measure, is it not expedient at least to ascertain with some degree of preci sion, what we really mean to do ? This course of tempe rate and cautious policy, so befitting the occasion and the critical position in which the King is personally placed, will in no-degree fetter our action; when, if ever, the case for. acting shall arise. In the mean time, as independent States, the Allied Powers may awaken, through their respective missions at Madrid, with not less effect than would attend any joint representation, a, salutary apprehension of the consequences that might be pro duced by any violence offered to the King's Person or Family, or by any hostile measures directed against the Portuguese Do 'Minions in Europe, for the protection of which Great Britain suchintimation, however, the utmost de is I h n ou c n o t n i v b e y r snpaecatfincy Treaty.. in licacy should be observed; and though it is to be piesumed that the views and wishes of all the Allied Powers must be es sentially the same, and that the sentiments they are likely to express cannot materially differ, it does not follow that they should speak either in their corporate character, or through any common organ,—both wlTich expedients would be calm hited rather to offend, than to conciliate or persuade. There can be no doubt Of the general dangei which menaces more or less the stability of all existing Governments, from the principles which are afloat, and from the circumstances that so many States of Europe are now employed in the dial cult task of casting anew their Governments upon the repre sentative principle ; —.but the notion of revising, limiting or regulating the course of such experiments, either by foreign council or by foreign force, 'would be as dangerous to avow, as it would he impossible to execute ; and the illusion too preva lent on this subject, should not be encouraged in our inter course with the Allies.—That circumstances might arise out of Such experiments in any country directly menacing to the safety of other States, cannot 'be denied, and against such a danger, well ascertained, the Allies may justifiably, and must in'all prudence, be on their guard ; but such is not the present case.—Fearful as is the e x a mple which is furnished by Spain , of an Army, in revolt, and a Monarch swearing to a Constitution which contains in its frame hardly the semblance, o( a Mo narchy, there is no ground for apprehension that Europe is likely to be speedily endangered by* • Spanish arms. it • • In this Alliance, as in all other human A rran g ements, n o. original c onception and understood ,prinei . shag is more likely' to impair, or even to de stro y i ts real ut i lit y , than any attempt to push its duties and its obl i g ations be y ond the sphere which its plea will warrant.--It was a n union for the re-conquest and liberation of a 'great proportion of the Continent of Europe. from the Military dominion of F ra nce ; and having subdued the Conquerer, it took the state of possession, as established by the peace, under the protection of the Alliance.—lt never was, however, intended as an Union for the Government of the World, or for the Superintendence of the internal Affairs of other States. • • it • • I NireSl of Europebetbund in our place when ac tu a l dan g er m enaces the system ; Jitit this country cannot, and will not, act upon abstract and Speculative principles of precaution. The alliance which exists had no such purpose in view in its origi nal formation.—lt was never so explained to Parliament ; had, most ovea to t assuredly, i ' ; ffie sanction of Parliament would never have been and it would now be a breach • of faith, were the Miniaters of the Crown to acquiesce in a construction being put upon it, or were they to suffer themselves to he be trayed into a course of measures, inconsistent with those prin ciples which they avowed .at the time, and which they have .since uniformly maintained• both at home and abroad. • (No.:L) Instructions drawn up by the, M ar quess of Londonderry, and transferred to the Duke of 'Wellington, Sept. 14, 1822. (Extract) With respect to Spain, there seems n othin g to add to, or v.FYI in the course of policy hitherto pursued :--Solicitucle for the safety of the Itokal Ninny ;--Observanie of our engage ntents with Portugal,—and a rigid abstinence front eny inter- ference in the internal affairs of that Country,—mnst be consi dered as forming the basis of his Majesty's policy. _ . (No. 3.1 The Duke of Wellington to Air. becretary Canning.—Recived November 7. (Extract.) Verona, Oct. 29,1322. • Is all object to every thing, excepting that the Allies should call upon Prance to explain herself; and then that they shOUld recommend to her, if peace be her object, as it must be that' of the other. Powers, that she should ask for the good offices of one of her Allies, to explain to Spain her desire to remain at peace. If the Allies should agree to recommend this line, and should enter into no treaty, nor make any declaration, hostile to Spain, and France should then desire the good o ffi ces of England, 1 shall consent to give them. But if there should be any defen sive treaty, or even Aleclaration against Spain on the part of the Allies, 1 shall consider it my duty to decline to become a party to either, and shall endeavour to make them feel, collectively, that the Treaty of Declaration will only render useless the ef forts of the power which is to use its good offices to maintain peace; and I shall also decline to consent, .on the part of my Government, to use such good offices ; but if pressed to do so, I shall take the demand.q.d referendum. (No. 4.) • Mr. Secretary Canning to the Duke of Wellington. (Extract) Foreign Office, Nov. 0, 1822. I am to signify to yoUr Grace his Majesty's entire approba tion of your conduct and language in respect to the affairs of Spain ;—and particularly of the determination not to promise the Good Offices of his Majesty between that Country and France, in any other case' than that of • a simple and specific request to that effect on the part of France, unaccompanied b 7 "any Treaty or any Declaration of the Allies hostile to Spain . (Translation of No. 5.) Memorandum relative to the Conduct of Spain ; communicated by M. de Jabat to Mr. Secretary Canning, on the 18th Fe bruary, 1823. e * If proofs of the moderation of Spain, and of the little founda tion with which she is accused of following the systerii of pro pagating her political principles, be required,—here are three undeniable facts : the Junta of Oporto applies, in 1820, for Spanish troops ; refused : the Government of Naples, in the beginning of 1021, makes the same request; refused:—ln 1822, on the applica:ion of France, the French Refugees, Cap tain Nantil, &c. were made to retire 30 leagues into the country, whilst the Generals Eguia, Abreu, &c. and the self-named Regency were organizing Bands of the faith at Blipinne and Perpignan. In 1822 we declined the services of three French Regiments of the Army of Observation. Up to this day, no French sol dier of peasant can be cited whom we have seduced„ armed, paid; and thrust into the bosom of his country to devastate it. \ire have not raised the Tricolor Flag ; we have not refused to publish a generous and salutary amnesty we have not invited to evening assemblies of etiquette French Outlaws and Conspi rators; we have not tolerated that an individual at Madrid should invest himself publicly with the title of Charge d'Af faires of the Regency of France, whilst his Excellency, M. de .I.agarde was Ambassador of his Most Christian Majesty, at the Court of his Catholic Majeity. In fine, we have done no thing (for these negative proofs might form too diffuse a cata logue), we have done nothing against the French of those things which the French (that is to say the French Govern mat), have done against us ; and we haVe done for the Go vernments which excommunicate us, what none of them have done for us. If there' be any question of verbal or written disavowals, England has'received the most solemn disavowals on the sub ject of Portugal ; Austria on the subjectof Italy ; and Europe, especially in the memorable sitting of the 11 th January 1823, has heard the Representatives of Spain declare, .in appealing 'for the truth of it to the history of what passed from 1808' to 1814, and from 1820 to 1823, both Ist. That their country will. never interfere with the internal affairs of other.powers ; and `idly: That neither will she consent to the scandalous dictation which it is wished to imposOupon her. FRANCE. (No. 1.) • AIL Secretary Canning to Sir Charles Stuart. (Extract.)- Foreign Office, March 31, 1823. TheArtiele, of which I inclose a copy, is contained in the Treaty between his Majesty and the King of Spain of 1814, bat has never.becn published. It was originally a secret arti- • cle, but his. Majesty having declined agreeing to it as such Mom the opinion that it ought to be communicated to his Ma jesty!sAllies),,its title was changed from that of a Secret to a Separate Anzac. It fanned part of the treaty communicated to the. Court of France in 1814, by the Duke of Wellin g ton, then his Majesty's Ambassador at Paris ; but it was omitted in the copy •of the treaty laid before Parliament, at the express de- Aimed the French Ciovernment, signified by the Prince de "Pal leyrand, then Minister for Foreign /Min. M. de Chateauhriand will, I have no doubt, at once ac knowledge that such an act of compliance with the wishes of the French Government,- enhances liia Majesty's claim upon France, to respect the solemn obligation of this Article. Your Excellency will particularly remark to M. de Chateau briand, that the Treaty of 1814, -was not negociated till after our army had been withdrawn from Spain. (Inclosure in No. 1.) SEPARATE. ARTICLE. • His Catholic Majesty engages not to enter into any Treaty or Engagement with' Prance of the nature of that known under the denomination of the Family Compact, nor any other which may affect the independence of Spain, which may be Injurious to the interests of his Britannic Majesty, or may be contrary to the strict Alliance which is stipulated by the present Treaty. The present Separate Article shall form an integral part of the Treaty of friendship and alliance sigaed on the sth of July, and shall have the same force an d va lidity as if it Was inserted, word for word, and shall be ratified, and the ratifications shall be exchanged within forty days, or sooner if p oss ible. • In witness whereof, We, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries have signed, in virtue of our respective full powers, the present Separate Article, and sealed it with the Seals of our Arms. Done at Madrid, this fifth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and fourteen. (L.S.) M. EL DUQUE DE SAN CARLOS. (L.S.) H. WELLESLEY. (No. 2.) Sir Charles Stuart to ill r. Secretary Canning.—Received April 10. (Extract.) Paris, April 7,1823. De Cluiteaubriand assured me, that the French Govern. ment are quite resolved to respect the obligations of the article which I communicated to him. PORTUGAL. (No. I.) Mr. Secretary Canning to Sir Charles Stuart. (Extract.) Foreign Office, December 3, 1822. Your Excellency will take an opportunity of obtaining from M. de Villele some information respecting the nature of the re cent communications between the French and the Portuguese Governments. (No. S.) Sir Charles Stuart to Mr. Secretary Canning.—Received De cember 16. (Extract.) . Paris, Dec. 12 - 1822. In answer to the enquiries I have been authorized to bring forward, respecting the nature of the communications which have taken place between this Government and the Court of Portugal, the Duke Mathieu tie Montmorency has shewn me the correspondence of the French Ministers with Monsieur de Lesseps, It.appears from this correspondence, that Monsieur Oliveira, the Portuguese Charge d'Afikires at this Court, called upon Monsieur de Villele in the course of the summer, for the purpose of representing the anxiety to which the assembling of a French force on the Pyrenees had given rise at Lisbon, and of expres. sing a hope that his Excellency would give him a full explana tion of the views entertained by the French Government, with respect to Portugal. Monsieur de Villele assured him, thatno. thing could warrant any feeling Of uneasiness on the part of the Portuguese Government ; that the distance of that Country had not permitted him to contemplate the possible effect, which the concentration of troops in France could produce upon a nation, with whose Institutions or Government the French Ministers could have no desire to interfere. (Transiatiou of No. 3.) The Vicomte tie Chateauhriand to the Portuguese Charge d'Affaires at Paris. [Communicated by the Vicomte de alarcellus to Mr. Secretary Canning, March 7, 1823.1 (Extract.) , The Portuguese Government thinks proper to protest against. the principle promulgated in theiSpeech delivered by his Ma jesty on the '2Bth of January, at the opening of the present Ses sion. The King of France has a right to hold to his people the language which suits them ' • and it would be difficult to understand how the PartugueseGoveinment can take umbrage at a Speech addressed to the 1 iLputies ofirance. If the French Army should be obliged to enter Spain, the Portuguese Charge d'Affaires will be at perfect liberty to Olt the French territory, in conformity to the orders he has received from his Court. If the trench Government is forced to declare War against the Spanish GovernMent, it is not to support political theor►es, but because her immediate safety and her essential interests are compromised by the internal transactions of Spain. Fiance, not being in the same situation with regard to Portugal, sees no plausible motive to induce the Government of his 31 ost Faithful Majeity,to renounce the relations of peace and friendship.FranCe hopes that she sliall not have to repel an unprovoked aggres- sion ; nor to maintain a defensive war, which would have no other foundation or pretext on the part of those who should de clare it than the promulgation of a principle on which the po litical Law of France is foUnded. As . to future arrangements respecting the residence of Con. sills, the French Government sees no occasion to enter into any arrangement upon that subject, because it has never been the intention of his Most Christian Majesty to recall eithei hia Charge d'Affairs or his Consuls from Portugal. He will in future adopt such measures as may be consistent with his dignity. The undesigned, &c. - (Signed). CHATEAUBBIAND. (Translation of No: 4.) M. de Chateaubriand to the French Charge d'Atiairs at Lisbon. [Communicated by Viscomte slarcellus to Mr. Secretary Canning, February 3, 1823. (Extract.) - Paris, January 30, 1823. The letter which I had the honour of writing to you on the 13th of the present month, confirms all those which my Prede cessor had addressed to you, respecting the friendly disposi tions of France towards-Portugal. You have constantly b ee n instructed to assure that G overn- . ment, that our armaments were not directed against Portugal; —that the maintaining a body of troops in the vicinity or the Pyrenees had no other object than to place us in a state defence, ct . should our Territory or our Institutions be m enaced Spam ; and should the conduct of that Power render a rup ture unavoidable :—but that we separated the cause of Spam. from that of Portugal, against which Power we had no coM plaint ; and that we wished not to see our relations with her interrupted. (No. 5.) . Sir Chas. Stuart to Mr. Secretary Canning.--Received April 20. Paris, April 17, 1023. Sir—The Portuguese Charge d'Affaires at this Court has addressed a note to the Viscomte de Chateauhriand, stating, that in virtue of the instructions he has received from his Go vernment, he considers the relations of amity between the two countries to have been interrupted, from the moment the French Army crossed the frontier of Spain, and that he must, therefore, demand his passports. The communication has been answered by a Note from Monsieur de Cbateanbriand, referring to his former declara- , tions, that it is the desire and intention of his Most Chris tian Majesty's Government to continue at peace with Portugal that if, however the manifestation of these friend! sentiments will not induce Monsieur deS.-tropayo to suspend le e xecution „ of his orders, until the result of a reference to Lisbon shall be known, his passports will be delivered to him ; but that the French Ministers do not think it necessary-, on that account, to withdraw the Chargé d'Affaires, or t Consular Agents, who arc actually employed in Portugahto maintain the usual rela tions between the two Courts. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) • CHARLES STUART. The Right Hon. George Canning, tte. tx.c. eze. From the LONDON GAZETTE, April,-2. Majesty's Court of Exchequer. Carlton House, April 2 1 , 1223. The King wits this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood on John' Ilullock, Esq. one of th e Barons of bis BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. J. O'Brien, Broad-street -buildings merchant, from Nl2lch 8, to April , 26. at twelve, at the Co u rt . of Commissioners. 7, at four, BANKRUP TCY: SUPERSEDED. h os iers. J. Eaglesfield and J. Wall. Hinckley , Leicester, MANKRUPTS.. J. Wild, Adlingtnn, Cheshire, farmer, to surrender May; field; Attorneys, ' 2 l l r e ' s K ln en n n , Mr. Ainsworth, Macclesfield ; and .Nlessrs. Milne and Par Hall,Atto n s e r y , is 17,Temple, London. ,a t 3. Fnwle, Sandwich, Kent, common•hrewer, MaY ." 8, and .Intse 3, at ten, at the Angel Inn, Nl;icele, seven, 6, and June 3, at eleven, at theGuildhall,Cantcrboryi 1 J. Sprent; Gosport, Southampton, Builder , O ' l Y '' " t twelve. and June 3, at two, at the Dolphin Inn, Golwr: Attorneys, Mr. J. Bogue, Great James-street, Betiford-roo. London ; and Mr. J. Hoskins, Gosport. 2113 11. Denison, Liverpool, money.:erivener, May 0, 16, wrier , June 3 •, at one, at the George Inn. Liverpool. An( .. d Messrs. Taylor. and Roscoe. Kin 's Bencli-walli, Loudon; nr Messrs. Lace, Miller, and Lac ,gor.;,lr. Lowndes, Liverpool, i T. H. Carter, blinoties, v.iectitalicr. API .° ' i•li t MaY (;' am ertit;ept.o,vireete;t,atii,dontloeins.ri. Lo:l,ingtoon.aniat ;1i r. 3, at. twelve. at the of Cemmissioners. Atorney, . Younger, John Court . ' re "tr"miri"-q" • wine-merchant. B. Barge Cl'ir 'A • Apr .. __ May , t ord-street, 13oodnstreet, Court vf Coffi n 96, M 6, and June 3 at twelve, stt, the .oo utissioners. Attorney , m ' home,pasinghall-streetr.Lond ! E. Beckett, era% 1 ' r. St. Marylebonc, printer, April 26. Ma, 3, and ord.street, _ t Ibe t;our t, o f Cool - June 3, at ten, " Mincing,. ruissioners• Attorneys , j Howard, lane, London. • Messrs, Junes an at . •J. Antruhus, Liver not, I 1P , May 13, 14, and sJune 3, twelve, at the Bull ) Inn ' , r•Lise•le.rpool. AttPlllol, i'iseSStr:. Blockstock and Dunce , Temple, L ondon" ' a ld Mr ' °lac° .: , . Liverpool. I,eri, J. Titterton, Wilmington-square Spa-fields, surgeon', .„. S 9, May 16, and June 3, at - one, a t ' the Court of eyn inli t Lenta4ree 0 stood a. Attorney, Mt. Heard, Hooper-square, Goodman's-fields. T . May J. Codicil, Winchester, Southampton, linen•drape , air , 9, at two; 3, at eleven, and June 8, at one, a t the White "0 Inn, Winchester. Attorneys, Mr. Todd,'lVirichester; Mr. Dreturidge,Chancery-lane, London. . I „,,,berf .•J. Hammon, Great Portland-street, Oxford -street , -,-. „s. April 26, May 6, and June 3, at ten the Cowl of '', Q .: l6 , , at missioners. Attorneys, Messrs. Stevens and Wod Lt" St. Thomas Apostle. , ere , J. Fnx, Claremont-place, Kent ae 1 .ell ' lntl" . -roa...,_atts wry' , , ~i , May 6, 13, and June 3, at eleven; at the Court of Cote e. sinners. Attorneys, Messrs. W. and D. Richardson, Waltrjou• D. Evans, blarchmont-strect, draper. flay 11, 19 P an/ Mr. 3, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners. AttorneYs Ashurst, Sambrook-court, Basinghall..stree t. Pi" Mr. J. Joseph, Fox-Ordinary- court, Nicholas -lave _ i t a a t bard-street, merchant, May 3 , .10, and June 8. At evert the Court of Commissioners, Attorney, mr i r d, Der • streW. Heret, Soho. Chear bert, jun. Goldsmith-street, Wood•strert, , ~, ;is side, ribbon-ntanufacturer, May 9, 16, and June 3, ill4loter the Court of Commissioners. Attorney s, Messrs• and Sou, Queen-street, Cheapside, London. ( Dividend:, 4-e. to-morrow.) COURSE OF EXCHANGE, April 24. C. .s• • Arnstei darn Ditto, at, Sight ......................... 145 . Rotterdam l4 Antwerp Hamburgh SS 1 ii 0. .................... - . yet Altonu Pathos ~,,,, 0 U . Day's signt ........ es °`' .2 O. Ditto .................. . ........ 26 in : 1 4 Bourdeaux, ditto ... ..................... 26 10 ,' ,:i Frankfort on the Hain .................. 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