The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1811-11-20 00:00:00

RESTORATION Of TOR ISQUIs.'TIOV•

Amid the utmost exertions of his arms, Boos'
parte has ever been eqtrilly strenuous ns the appli-
catiois of iotrigue to effect his purposes. The tots
of diplomacy. sod the influence of corruption, have
gone hand in hand with his military endeeroors;
and it is hard to say, whithee he has copiloted
more by Its labours in the held or in the cabinet.
If this ob-ervatiou be correct with regard to his
other contests, it is not wouderful that the means.
so successfully employed agaiost former euelities,.
to the subversion of the powers of Austria and Pros-
risoand the etishireinent of the Europesii Colaineut,
elsouW again be resorted to in the case of Spit',
where, from the distractions of the Country, so large
a field was opened fur the exercise of gailic sage.
unity and cunning. indeed, throughout the whole
of the struggle, we have seen the fatal consequences
of pettily and treachery among the Spanish chief-
tains cud nobles. The nurrender of Madrid—of
lia-
a thousand other instances it would be
easy to adduce of the prevalence of corruption, awl
of th,t use madeof their wonted engine by the French.
Among the other sources whence advantage; might
be obtuined by this system, it is not to be supposed
that 1-3anapstte would overlook or neglect that co-
pious and prolific spring which-issued from the as-
seinhlege of the Cortes. There are few, if any
great bodies, in which some rotten members are not
neutrally to be found, and to these it is not difficult
by intrigrie. interest, and bribery, to add in a very
eunsidereble degree. It cannot be doubted but
that the National Assembly of Spain is eomposed
of stick iogtertieurs as bring it under the iirticles of
the above description, sod that to those Deputies
naturally affected in t way Motile to what we con-
ceive to be tho true intemsts of their country: many •
hive been added by the arts &Ude..easy', whose
only objeotkere to reVOIIT:his views, Mid create in-
barrassment in the councils which they areelected
to aid. We are led to these reflections by a view.
of the late events which have taken place m the
Sitting. of the Cortes. It is impossible to ascribe
thesis to any other cause hut to that we have just •
assigned ; ad the agency of Botiaparte, we la-
ment to observe. shines too clearly through
the thin veil, to be mistaken either fort wisdom.
loyalty, or patriotism. We could bear-with a feel-
ing bordering on contempt, the folly of men cot•
fined to a corner of their country.debetisig on emo-
tions of petty fitai-ice and local legislation, at a
time when their only object ought to have been
to dispossess their invaders of thaterritory they had
usurped. It was only ridiculous to atiniiiiister in-
effective laws to cbmitcti in the Lauda of a powerful
enemy; but when we see them introducing topics.
the very mooting of which. like the '4O • of dis-
cord. must be productive of disunion. weakness.
and consequent ruin, indigestion succeeds to tiov,
amid we Inuit raise our voice to point out t!.t
chief, and reprobate its authors.
From the title of this paper it will b• seen, that
assist 04bject to which our oletersat.,:iis point. to-
that connected -with the propositiem submitted to
she Cortes, for the rtoestablishineto of the lorpii-
sition to Spain. We take it as most obviously Illus-
trative of our argument, not as its only illustratoo,
fir sorry are we to say, that many Mee*, equally
ustschietrous in their tendency. though of lesser
thagurtude. have been introduced, to distract sod
v1%11'0%3013 the deliberation of the Spanish Nat 'moil
Council. These. in addittoo to the most wiforto-
mite circumstance of the Cortes, Mien% been com-
pelled to inert at all in the meresrode city of Cobs.
in itself a source of inexhauttible evil to the cause
of the Peninsula. here gone fai to reoZet the est&
twos of that body et least ougetory, if nut altagirthee
soil absolutely hurtful. But we shall mint travel
tale other matters, however accessary to, sand come
bind with oar subject—that slime furnishes swt.
Iciest twitter for the hams of a Newspaper Essay,
and to it we shall confide our remarks.
A proposal has been shade and seconded in the
Cortes, for the re-establistuuevt of the luquisition.
I. it passible to believe, that sey man who wiiilsea
well to the independence wi his country, cool,' tie
so Mosel, so welowles., or so bigortod,a. to offer sash
• reposition at such a tome ? Could soy man
t;,st a good result could from its
agitation to any party. bat to that of shiers they ve-
ered to be the moot hitter aol•ersorier ?—Not to de-
Koh, the Inaritothon in its troy coleuses. SO the most
orbits try, bloody. and 'moot mamma that ever the
credulity or folly of mats allswerl to tyre 00000 se over
his dearest rigio•—oat to stt.trosisse it with epithets
the most noprohnows end lost that it. dements de.
mood. soil thence &disci argument• witeisse the
propriety of its ever *you beim/ submitied to—it
milts sent for us to say, that it was so Is mounts"
well halms to be hateful to the people , to • peo•
ply row shedding their blood for the tecneery of their
:tattoo lead ; sod that it vowel Meet beet, mare than
unions, it must hour been perfidy, that tymptegi
say man to msdesmar to crook thew owergoa. and
1,14.1 tl.r.r sterogth. by bolding out to mein the
rawest, that they were may beittiate sue rhea U.
',yet as thesinie'em mother a tlke4.e.4 non v.v.
• euse rise ifetostable .--far .11 as we tiros of
tempo olooonottoo. we took oft the doestrooossis
of the lottussativa as still men inittearalebt leg 100.
edge. The devil htmeelf. if Ise weal user •
prusple. email stamely weak to model dell Spore No.
ger them ermtaboted to his moo id rooftop t sod
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tyrstoz.iv and rloed blood lieyond ohst his power or
security seemed to requite. Bat the fooquisition I
—.the snot strolts at the tuererytomplatioa selost
it was aoll wsould _kWh* alp the7li/litik
meat of typutity, bufitiestWoetaber a

" Ever/ Pellioe pet.) 'Stet .
Wunid use his ►lawn' for financier, nothing bat Wieder
" Merciful Heaves in"
The loquisition, in whole dark viullts
,lib;rty's
grave iisitualed,bad the rout of man la fettered in
iraiurpla so balling mak chalk every virtue, and
to devroyevery infant germ that would grow up in
maturity, to 'prosperity, improvement, -asd happi-
neis.---Flave'they not sorrows euow in Caslizr that
some foe to the peace and welfare of hie eiraidry
and of mankind enlist rise to idol the
.bitte4 law
of religious iutolerance' to the already mucharged•
tud overflowing cup of- human infelicity
' W e rejoice, however, io find that general indigos-
tier% was the fruit of this traitorous proposal, antfthat
I popular fury was roused against its authors to such
a degree, as will, in all probability, deprive them of
the power of doing: further harm. It is evident,
that the .goestion, uncalled for its it was iu the ea.
lilting posture of affairs, was raised by an emissary
in, the pay of Bonaparte, fur the purpose 9f dis-
traction and ruining the patriot cause. Let it be
qtlesited at once, fur the mere discussal of it mast
be injurious to the.commou interests- In one way,
it mast unnerve the population of the country, mad
render them careless of the matter who shall rale
beer them—iu the. other, ig must have the effete
f detaching some of the.clergv from the cause,. or
'of making
.theist lei xeitTous ita it, and it is well
toowo that much of the ardour which now atria
mates the Peninsula, is to be ascribed to their in-
fluence and exertions. With this inevitable Caul,.
rotence in riaw, it was that theteCallo-Spanisla De--
tvere instructed by their angler to disturb
' Cie unanimity of the Spanish nation, and sow drs-
jeusions in her Senate, and disunion among her
people. We trust that their reward wig be 'de-
, quote to the service they attempted to perform.
and that while their base -project is sawn tiiroakh
and frustrated, they will Teen from the justice lei
their country a roeed very different from 'the woes
promised by their master llcmparte. A di.oluseat,
the extremities may not be fatal, but when it at-
teas the heart's core, the most dangerous conse-
quences are to be anticipated. That which has
seized the Cartes being ascertaine.f, lct us hole the
evil* it threatens may be averted.

Biting' PRESS OFFICE.
neo o'clock Weilotoiay 3lurning.

e have just received French Papers to the 12th
iiii.i.lo.—Autisparte was at Cologne on the nth.—
Tile P.pers are ("Foray filled ugh addresses re-
st idea to him upon hi. tour, and do tot coett,tin a
yarsgrsph Im:everting the affairs id the Spanish
following are entiacts front them:
COMM% a. not.

Ou the 4th instant, liis Majesty the Emperor and
King tevtee ed. at Ditsseldnrf, the troops of the
Grand Dot hy, bud the how and foot artillery
which has jos( been raised in that cottony.
On the $.l Ito r slay, their Majesties assisted at a fete
given w that rat:'.
On the sth. their Majesties left Dosseltlorf, and
a►nved at Cologne, at one iu the iftetimou.

Ills Majesty reviewed the differeat regiments o
'cavalry.
In 'ire evening he reerived the eiril anti military•
authorities. The ladies of the tily and the de-
pertinent had the haunts/4ff being-presented to her
MAjevty.
I Tu-ilay. st right in the morninit. His Majesty
I set out to revue. the sift rent divisions of cavalry.
I Ms Majesty was to return at six o'clock.