The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-15 00:00:00

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LONDON, THURSDAY, OCT. 15.

T..N days since, we called attention to a desperate and
hairbrained scheme, which had escaped the notice of
our coat mpomties, directed against the peace and
independence of the Republics of South America.
We stated that—partly on the impulse of private
vengeance, and partly to pamper the fatuitous ambi-
tion of the Spanish Court, flattered by the councils of
France—a hostile invasion of those republics (the
State of Equator being more immediately aimed at)
was not only projected, but in actual course
of preparation in this country and in Spain.
We described the hero of the expedition (General
FLORES, ex-president of the republic of the
Equator), his agents and allies ; and the compact with
CHRISTINA and the government at Madrid, by which
he had obtained means to fit out a warlike expedition.
We informed our readers that General FLORES was
empowered to draft officers and soldiers from the
Spanish army; that Spanish arsenals and equipment
stores were open to him ; and that ho had a camp
near the coast of Biscay for muster and organiza-
tion of Ids force. We further stated that his prin-
cipal and most active agent had been for some time
engaged in rai,ing recruits in Ireland, under the
pretext of emigration, and that he had to some
extent succeeded in the design. But we added, that
the representatives of the Spanish-American Repub-
lics in this country were fully acquainted with the
mad enterprise ; and prepared to take, both here and
in Spain, whatever steps the law might allow, or their
own vigilasco suggest.
We are now in a position not only to corroborate
these statements, but to make important additions to
them. But for the present we restrict ourselves to what
more particularly claims the attention of our own
authorities, in regard to the secret enlistment now
going on in Ireland, in express violation of the law.
A private letter from Limerick is now before us,
dated five days ago, in which it is stated that extraor-
dinary and extravagant inducements have been held
out to the labouring class to proceed as emigrants to
Equator : " a free passage, good wages on the
passage, and on arrival some 20 or 30 acres with a
cow." To be sure (a slight drawback), their families
were not to be allowed to go this season ; but they
were "to follow next year." The writer adds, that at
this particular time the inducements have acted
remarkably well (no wonder), and that very large
numbers had come in from the country, willing to
accept the offer and embark at once. To such extent
was this indeed, that the magistrates had met to
investigate the affair; and finding notking to substan-
tiate the pretences put forth of an emigration
scheme, had taken the precautionary step of issuing
the following placard:
Magistrates' Office, Oct. 3.
The magistrates for the city of Limerick, deeming it their
duty as protectors of their fellow-citizens, and especially of
the labouring and operative classes, to investigate any project
purporting to hold out advantages to them, have assembled
for the purpose of inquiring into a handbill recently circulated
here, invit.ng them to avail themselves of the promises it
holds out to tame who would emigrate to Equador,Columbia ;
and, on a very anxious investigation of the professions which
this handbill contains, do not discover any substantial or
satisfactory security for the performauc- of those promises,
and therefore, so far from encouraging or advising their fel-
low-citizens to avail themselves of it, deem it an imperative
duty and obligation to dissuade them therefrom, not only for
the essential reason already assigned, but for many others
too numerous uow to introduce.
E. F. G. Rian, mayor; Win. Roche, high sheriff city of
Limerick; John oyse, J. P. ; John Crips, J. P., W. S.
Tracy, It. M ; S. Dickson; R. Kane ; W. Howley, D. L.;
W. Hartigan.

The attention of the English government cannot
be much longer withheld from these wicked attempts.
The duty of protecting those of our fellow-subjects
who are about to be entrapped and betrayed, is an
obvious and sacred one. Nor are we unprepared with
other proof of what has been for some time in pro-
gress amongst us. We know that the agents of General
FLORES have already purchased two steam-shipsoflarge
burthen, one of which, at this moment, is in pro-
gress of being strengthened in one of our docks, with
a view to conversion into a war frigate carrying guns.
The same agents have chartered a sailing vessel of a
thousand tons burthen, to serve as a transport. Her
place of destination is Guayaquil. They are also pur-
chasing and preparing here the necessary ace °atm-
ments and arms.
It is all a piece of midsummer madness, will be said
by the grave and sober ? Granted. We do not dispute
that. We have before said that not all the aid of all
the gold of CHRISTINA would help FLoars to as much
chance of conquering a province of South America as
of seizing a territory in the moon. But this is not
the question. The attempt and not the deed is what
we have t.) tear ; the infinite misery and bloodshed
with which its failure would be fraught, are what we
:.av, oar..: .gainte... If aach an ezpeditioa m this
is allowed to touch the South American soil, the mis-
chief is done. The scheme will miserably perish;
our own countrymen will find a wretched and in-
glorious grave; but an evil seed will be left to take
root, and to overgrow, with new calamities, those
unhappy republics which had but now begun to
breathe after years pf civil war, engendered by mil