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London, England, 1822-10-15 00:00:00

TIII 13RITI Sll PRES S.

LONDON.
TUESDAY, OCTOSIR Is. 1522.

A Hamhorgh Mail arrived last night, with Papers
from that city to the 9th inst. They state that the
day for the baptism of the infant Grand Duchess
OLOL NICOL/1211%1NA is not yet fixed at St. Peters-
burgh. We are glad of it; the delay, we hope,
will afford an opportunity to her sponsors to chuse
some other name. The same Papers inform us,
that Captain COCHRANE. the celebrated English
traveller, who has been engaged on a tour in Siberia,
to discover a junction between the two continents of
Asia and America, has not succeeded. He has,
however, discovered a junction of another kind,
having united himself to a lady of Karntschatka,
with whom he is returning home.

The Paris Papers to Saturday have arrived. It
is stated under the Paris head. that the Duke of
WIILLINOTON will not leave Vienna for Verses
turil the return of a courier whom he has sent with
dispatches to London. The Journal des Debuts con-
tradicts the account of the capture of the fortress of
Figueras by the Royalists; but suggests that they
may have possibly occupied the town of that name.
which is not defensible, and the possession of which
could have no influence on the fate of the citadel.
This Comstitriionssel states that Colonel TABUENCA.
and the officers taken with hint by the Royalists,
have been put to death.

Madrid Papers to the Sth instant contain accounts
of the second and third preliminary meetings of the
Cones Extraordinary. In the litter the Deputies
resent took the oaths, and the President, Vice.
Presidents, and Secretaries, were elected. A de-
putation as. tea to the KING to inform hint that
the instullation of the Cortes was completed, and
his MAJESTY in his answer stated, that lie would be
present ■t the opening of the Session. The Espee.
(odor of the 6th instant contains a variety of de-
tails respecting the military operations in the fron-
tier provinces. Nothing decisive had token place.

The following profound speculation appeared in
the Courier of last evening. It must astonish the
•ulgar. The writer is most assuredly in possession
of all the secrets of the Allied Sovereigns and their
purpoies when assembled in Congress:—

"Two parties seem to be now especially agitated
itr 4orope by the meeting of the Congress—the
Mites upon both sides—the Ultra-Royalists awl the
Ultra-Liberals. They are both of them likely
to be disappointed. We have great respect for
the One, and great disgust for the other. Both
carry their respective principles too far. The one do
not see that the time is gone by fur the success of
their system—the other persevere in their designs,
with an activity and a daringness that defy all
dangers; but, happily for the peace of the world,
despise all prudence. Both of them hope to make
Spain the means of forwarding their projects, and

a. it-

they look to tha Congress as their great auxiliary.
The Cypress. we are sure, will disappoint all par.
limp. awl all prineiples and all persona, that are
ultra efealldta t that it will not reeonithend,
that it will not sanction, that it will not suffer any

appeal
to the sword, to inculcate its principles and
to (shorn its decrees.

" The Congress has to soothe, not to irritate ; to
heal, not to wound I to promote peace, not to inflict
war. It is to hind sod knit together more closely
the boucle of union, between the nations of Europe.
We cannot imagine any principle of aggression that
can or will form the subject of their deliberations.
No words but those of peace are likely to be heard
from the Sanctuary. Spain may be admonished to
profit by the experience of the miseries of revolu-
tionary doctrines in a neighbouring kingdom ; to
listen to the lessons of experience, and to the voice
of gratitude, but to expect no active interference in
her internal affairs in favour of either party, unless
she attempt to carry revolutionary principles beyond
her own territories, or to put in peril the lives of her
Sovereign and his family.
" We will venture to sffirm, that the power of
Great Britain will not be called into offensive action
its the affairs of Spain. The conduct of Great
Britain, indeed, has been clearly and broadly
traced in the declaration of her Government during
the last Session of Parliament—moderation and
neutrality are her device. Anil the Foreign Jour-
nals were equally impertinent and ill-informed,
that attempted to persuade Europe that England
had made any declaration to the Spanish Govern.
went of her intention to uphold, by her arms and
her influence, the present system of affairs against
any attack, internal or external.
" France, to be sure, is in more immediate con-
tact with Spain ; but we have ramie to believe that
her Goverumeut will not gratify the wishes of the
Ultras of any party. In those wise and moderate
principles we are persuaded, she will at all times
find a strenuous and sincere ally and supporter in
the system of his Majesty's Government in Eng-
land. These two great countries are most inti-
mately allied for the purposes of peace, and the
most cordial and amicable intercourse between all

nations ; and they are either allied or connected
with every other Government, for the same purpose
sad with the same views. We believe that so far
from having any reason to feel apprehensions with
respect to the Congress, every State in Europe will
have cause to say of that august Assembly, that
the cementing and confirming of peace and good
will between all people were the only causes of its
convocation, and the sole objects of its labours."

On the 'abject of the piracies lately committed
in the West Indies, the following leiter from the
Secretary to the Admiralty was on Friday posted
at the Bristol Commercial Rooms :

" Admiralty Office, 10t1 October lett.
" Sta..-flaviog laid Wore my Lords Commissioopre of
the Admiralty your letter of yesterday'. dole, emulating a
statemmit of the plunder of the ship Edward Preatror, by
pirates, off the island of Cuba, I am omommodol by their
Leedships to sequaint you, that the Amenities of the Admiral
smasosseding on the West laths unties bee bees Mug 111111 es
called to the depredatiom in that quarter; and that tbile
Lordships have advices from his Majesty's .bop t
motion, which, as well as his Majesty's sloop D•tterii, woo,
so the ltilt of Anew lest, in the immediate beireibrodoed
referred to is the above statement; sod my Leeds by% tint
the attention thus shows by his Majesty's Naval Commlo
gloom to Ibis mist, together with other measures taking by
their Lordships, will have the effect el suppressing these
piracies.
" 1 sae, Sir, your must obedknt &rout,
"J. W. CROKIER.

" P.S.—II shoshl be obliged to you if you would isquire,
and let se know, wader what lag tbeseltoosser was, the new
of lid pluadered she Edward ProlAeroe.
" Tboas Davie!, lisi.
asairmaa of the West lodia Society, Bristol."

as It is, we presume, in the reco Ilection of the pub-
lic, that the last time the subject of West Indian
piracies was brought before the House of Com-
mons, previous to the prorogation, the late Marquis
of LounounititaY stated, that negociations were
pending with Spain, with a view to the adoption of
such measures as might effectually put down the
orocious marauders who have been so disgracefully
allowed to ravage our shipping io the West Indies,
and particularly in the neighbourhood of Cuba.
We now understand that the uegociations have been
attended with the wished-for success, so much so,
indeed, that the Spanish Constitutional Govern-
ment has permitted us to take such steps in any part
of the territory or po ions over which it still
claims sovereignty, as may be necessary for the pro-
tection of our commerce. This circumstance it is
said, will serve to explain the following article :
" FAUSOUTII, SEPTCMIIIII U.—Arrived his Iltsjest,'s
ships Medway sad Seringapalion from Portsmouth; sad smil-
ed again on secret serriee, with sealed orders"

It will be found, we believe, that the " secret
reroice" on which these ships have been sent, is no
other than the extermination of the pirates st Cape
St. Antonio ; and that they are empowered to take
poaression of all places which have become the
haunts of those freebooters in that quitter. We are
also informed, that Sir WILLIAM A'COURT'S
igiou to Madrid, and the friendship between the two
Courts which it indicates, are not unconnected with
the foregolug concession.—(Bristol Mirror.)

No adequate pe►son has yet been found to fill the
office of Under-Secretary, in the mom of Mr.
PLANTA. After it had been refused by Lord
BINNtmo. it was offered to the Honourable J. W.
WaaD, the thick-and-rhia friend of Mr. CANNING,
bat we have not beard that he has accepted it.—
(Erentsg Pape►.)

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