The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-07-06 00:00:00

BUENOS AYRES.

Mr. Secretary Secretary CANNING, observing that the Ron. Member
for Taunton (Mr. A. Baring) was not in the House, proceeded to
1 state that he (31r. Canning) had intimated his intention of being,
present then, and giving that Ilon..Member the explanation re.
specting the conduct of Great Britain towards the state of Buenos
Ayres, which, on a former occasion, having been applied to unex.
pectedly, he was not fully prepared to give. Inquiry had been
made whether any interference had taken place on the part of any
foreign power with the Government of this country respecting
its diplomatic relations with the state of Buenos Ayres. To
that inquiry he was then prepared to give the most decided and
unequivocal negative. He could assure the House, that there had
been no such interference on the part of any foreign government
whatever. He could go still farther and say Ant if eneh an inter.
tererce had taken plate it WOOid
_podtitely have legns
unsuctsessful. In reference to the other filioirT that had Ween
made he could net help observing, that Ifsoquesttons on that rub.
ject had been pat it might gibe, tow the whole, have been
better, for a few months wank' bate diseliseed all particulars to the
public without inconvenience er disadvantage.. The Su.te of
Buenos Ayres had appointed as Envoy and Minima Plenipoten-
airy to Great Britain. Without arrogating for this country main
than was her due, he must say, that in her diplomatic Tell-
tions, especially with the States of South America, she was
at least entitled to a whole Minister; and he knew no ree.
son why, in our intercourse with the newly established
states 01 the American Continent, they should exact from us any
advantage over the oldest, the most despotic, or the most esta-
blished State in Europe. The credentias which that Minister re-
ceived might have been enough as between him and his Govern.
meet, but yet not at all enough as between Great Britain and
Buenos Ayres. It was therefore impossible that a Minister so
accredited could, with a just sense of what was due to Great
Britain, be received. A partner in a highly respectable mercantile
house in the City had been appointed a Consul, and had, in right of
that appointment, called on him (Mr. Canning), and tendered
his credentials, offering then to enter upon the discussion
of points of the highest importance. But he (Mr. Canning) felt it
his duty most positively to refuse entering into any negotiation with
that gentleman on the subject of his mission. He could not acknow.
ledge him in any diplomatic character whatever. 'Besides which,
that gentleman was the very person, of all others, from whom it
would be most needful to conceal the particular information which
would be disclosed in the course of that discussion into which he
proposed to enter. He had instructed the British resident at Buenos
Ayres to object to the appointment of a Consul under such circum-
stances, feeling, as he thought with justice, that this country had
a right to stand on as high ground as any other. The House could
not but observe, that in our relations with the states of South Ame-
rice, there was more of commerce than of politics, and that in
those conunereial relations there was a great deal of fluctuation and
irregularity. Therefore those considerations were, he thought, suf-
ficient to show that no offence was intended to those states, when he,
1 acting under the impression of what lie conceived to be his duty,
had expressed a desire that there should not be appointed
British merchants as Consuls in this country. This he had
communicated through the British Charge d'Affaires, and he felt
it the more his duty to press it, from the conviction that to neglect
doing so would be attended with much disadvantage and inconveni-
ence. On behalf of our own Government he had taken the same
measures of which he recommended the adoption e i the part of
others. He had strictly forbidden all the British Consuls abroad
from enuring into any mercantile pursuits, and he would add, the
if any were found transgressing thole injunctions their removal
would ensue, for to preserve our diplomatic relations with the new
States was infinitely a more delicate task than in maintaining them
with those Powers which were old and established. He was sorry

to be obliged to advert to any deticiency in the credentials of any
Gentleman, but he doubted not that before the next Session of Par.
liament he would be in possession. of what might be necessary to
his being fully accredited.
Mr. BROUGHAM concurred with the Right Hon. Gentleman
that forms of the nature to which he Lad ads erted ought to boob.
served. He then noticed the other observations which fell hem
him, and approved of them entirely.
Mr. Secretary CANNING then added, that he did not
British subjects being Consuls except in caeca where there
residers' Miimister.
After afew words from Mr. Runic, Mr. T. If. Courtenay,
Robertson, and Mr. Secretary Canning, the Petition, which
from certain inhabitants of the County of Kent, on the subject
the Emancipation of Slaves, was ordered to be printed.