The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-10-19 00:00:00

ART. VI! -MI I 'VARY ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.

In the speech delivered by Lorna XVIII. at the ripening
of the last Session of the ChAmberp, it seems to hare Mee
forniat y drelarel, that the troops assemtilid in Ole Pyie-
ores had on other aji et than the execution of sanatory
meaatiret. The repeated assurances of peace and cowl un-
derstanding which have been gives to us in the official roe
respondeuce of that Gov. ruineist, correrprineled with 1114
statement. But at the same lone it has been observed, that
the chiefs of the Spanish conapieacies arrange in France their
plans of nee...anion and hostility ; that Fiance has given a
reception to the who forumd nn other minor of
evading the active and well-directed pursuit of the na-
tioual forcer ; that in France these factious bands have
been enabled to make preparations which could not easily
have biro effected without the permission of the Government
of the country, and which moat have required such la•ge
sums of money an could nut wholly hare been derived (sum
Spain; and finally, that the French Concernment Las given
orders for assemblmg in Bayonne, Toulouse, Perpignan, and
other parts of the Gotairr, a conoderable force of artillery
and infantry, and a vast stoic of provisions, greatly exceed-
ing what could fur a length of time he required for the sup.
ply of the present number of troops and fortresses. Thus,
whatever may be the pro:ection or connivance which the
rowspirator• against our present system hare experienced
from France, and +Weser may be the intention* of the
French Government, Spain, ohnerviiii; these (nen, and pin•
(testily conjecturing as to the possibility of the views of the
Holy Alliance, must nut isbandoti her fate to the will of fo-
retrieve, ur to miseertain contingencies. Circionstancr• re-
quire that Spain should provide against every event, and that
for this end, and in order to appear on the political stage of
Europe with the reap etability doe to bee character, the mi-
litary risources now at the disposal of the Government
should be augmented.

ART. V111....-PRIESENT MILITARY ATTITUDI OF
PORTUGAL.
The military state of Portugal a natured in its minimum,
for die tame reentries which dietsiO4 she nneloetuse. of the
Spanish permanent armed force; sod on those points of her
frwtie• which coin, immediately 111 contact with our., those
t►oops only are -inch s►e urcestary fur the We-
ser" tilos' of order, and the ittialiboly of the places. Thus
not hin: is to he feared from ; on the contrary, it in
rather to be presumed, that the Government of that kingdom
INA alwa)s be ready in furnish to bus N:ajesty, to canes of
extremity, evrry sinistance it can affuld.

ART. IX.--PRESENT M:LITARY A rn ruin Or ENG-
LAND AND MOROCCO, AS FAR AS REGARDS GIB•
RALTAR, TM; NE►GIIBOURIWUD OF C.UTA, AND

THE AFRICAN POSSESAIONS.

Wish r. Bard to the Norton of Gibraltar, Eng!awl reining;
there only that sigyply tiunps which is necessary fair a gar-
rison In time pence.

Wish reapect to the ntate of Morocco, the nu)ity of its
forces, the dissent woos whirls hare arises, b. tweets the claim.
acts of the 1 Inoue, and, above MI, the excelkot coodil ion of
our fori.e.ars in Attica, leaer n. thine to Gar in that flouter.
It to true that Ceuta, as well as the other po ions in that
part of the %fold, 11111111 C a comp. tent ga4 risuu, and con-
tinual repirs its the fo..tifivisiutsa.