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dangers _r_ssry posed,
were the royal authority to be left as feeble as the
constitution of the Cortes had made it. They added,
that the very same danger would undoubtedly me-
nace, in the long run, the whole of Italy, the Low
Countries, and some of the small states of Germany,
cnd at a still later period, perhaps, even the more
considerable states of the same country, in which
liberal principles appear to have a great number of
partisans in all classes, and principally its those that
are most enlightened,
The picture of these possibilities has prtx'tt
very lively impression upon the minds of the
bets; of the Congresa.• However, they Mac
among them to discover that a mute iunMadiatt
general danger might result from An open
aion—fhey have said, that peace. after so h
es that was finisbsd in 1815, was. too • ',reel
blessing to be compromised It' violent-m*9a -
against a iv* which, moreover, has the rit!ltt to
ameliorate its condition, so long as it dyes i4meinter-
lere with the affairs of other naticas, and us it pre-
serves the monarchical principle; that the chances of
war are always uncertain; that if the Spaniards
were to succeed against a fiireign army, the fears
which a propagation of the principles ut the Spanish
constitution inspires to-day, would then be much
greater and better founded—in short, that prudence
suggested, that every thing should be left in 310114.
gill, and that we should look fi,r the changes which.
the Sovereigns desired, from the Spahiards thtpu-
selves.
The French diplomatists have, it is said, persisted
in endeavouring to destroy these objections in the
last sitting ; they have confined their efforts in it to,
obtainincshis decision in their favour—that, every
Power hiving theintlisputable 'fight to make war
against any other when it thinks it has just and im-
perative reasons for so doing, France may employ
that right against Spain it' she thinks proper, but
the its such case the other tiowers should be bound
in honour to remain neutral.
Thus, if war were to take place, it would be a
set uggle haiid to hand between Franca and Sdain.
Inter any other circumstances, and for a ditlerent
the resources of France without a doubt are
superior to the resources of Spain; but it' France
bad to combat with the nation and constitutional
armies merely, the recollection would naturally rest
upon the disastrous war which Butmaparte made
Against that,kiuntry, and the extreme bravery of the
• tad' Frain ttYllr*Jult‘tiol entirely perhaps restore
confidence. It is 'minable %at the etthrts of France
might at this moan:task sconded by a strung party
—nut had net IhioniuMfe also his party ?
It is add d, that atter this decision of Congress,
the Emperor of Austria, and even the Emperor of
Ituisia, as well its the majority of the ministers, par-
ticularly the Duke - of Wellington, have, in a
triendly manna, advised the French Ministers tint
to undertake this war, er at least so reflect on it well
and maturelylefinehand, us it might place in dan-
ger the repose of Europe—an event of %vinyls it is
slot difficult to forasee the melancholy consequences.
I repeat to you, that all 1 have just bvu saying

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is likely wbe still engaged,. These subjects are the
affairs of Greece, and the occupation of Naples and
assured
ady set
Ottoman
the Con-
himself;
at indii
has no
that he
tzow,
peering

report
these 'iv°
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. , from
. thin .. obstacles in
..ayol.%' ad only. a very
feeble supliort in one of thenincipal members of the
Congress. People are in etiquelice convinced that
the two extremities of 114 ..wnl still fur a very lung
tiniet 47: e occupied by Germ. ' It is believed that
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the principal reason urieselsy Austria was the situ-
ation of the Spanish l'eniii4da. The King of Na-
ples had iiliowed his Lat.:at:lln of abdicating tins
power to become public; liti was therefore remanded,
that the crown would then be worn by the Duke iia
Calabria. This observant& was followed up by
some others, and it app,:acia that ibr tits present his
M...iasty has renounced his design.
TILE OPERATIONS 0 Li; EN : EiIAL lUNA IN
CAT. :LNI.I,
[From the Ga. of.Saragatsts.]
Every body knots% the Cr ion of tins province in
the mouth of August, why ‘Geti. Mina received the
command. They knew that. the Defenders of the
Faith were in possession of every part of it, except.
Lerida, Nl.mni.est, Carilmm,s, Barcelona, TarragOnit,
Tortusa, Gerona, Figiteiras, Mid Rosas ; even there
places were blockaded, and Weir weak g rrisuns were
obliged to make friapient sullies to procure prat bairns.
The success of the Defenaeti of the Faith increased,
while they had t,t contend' with forces so inferior
that they wero hardly able J.) act even on tha defen-
sive. let the Constitutional tromps, fuitlifol to
their oath to defend the.euil cause, wid .despising
vies ;ea taituliFt of there assail tins, the =tunnel
mantles, diatressi2tionitie, and privations of every
kind, never lost their courage. and lireseryed . those,
important places with the aid a ' lint:, vettk moveable
columns eimitnantled by the brave TOrrijps, ituten,
Milani, and Minima, to whom we partly owe the pre..
servation of Catalonia.
General Mina arrived on the 7th of September at
Letitia, entirely tiestiau.eilt the necessary means to
‘,.4imblit threes t,:a times aslannautis as tam,: 'mit cd
&tiler his command; nut but that the reinforcements'

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THE CON Glt ESS.
is simply what is ted *lie different circles at promised were forwarded, and
Verona, and that prawn stilfirifttee to you its au- about 1,200 at Lerida; and Tor
VERONA, Nov. st. thenticity ;
.althoughltiiie *edit to, it myself in of 800 which, had escaped frs
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common with a great n '• a penana among other chiefs of' the Army of the
The princip.ll, and perhaps in reality the only,
object lie which the Congress was assembleaet Ve- whom are likely to be w • ' &In.-spite of the rendered him at Ssrvera, suceee
closeness with which the _ is gnarded.
wile, was the pulitical situation of the Spanish and at Lerida on the 10th. It was
Portuguese Monarchie. 'Then
conferences and tithe What I can inform• you. r certain is, that for the General undertook his first
berationa upon that point are terminated. With the some days Postelbere his of ed here positive intel- 12th towards Ccrvera, which tit
wimple:4 tha-;.ftyavi,ftettl...MiilisWts who have ligence that4loSsy foreittp heats have demanded Faith evacuated at his approach
tikeiiiiiMire'litlrtelst, Weitt-am-atarrwloiis posi.. leteeis of marqua frui4,lllo ' Government, for 13th. On theltOtli the Consti
lively acquainted with their result. The secret has
the purpose of arming pri rs in case war should moved his head quarters to Cala
taker ,place betws*n Fran Spain,. A
been so weil.kept, that I could givfloslie flumes .
twia bete
since great quantity ottbeeeiet and that a central point of his farther
etseveral Diplomatists who have f marque have already d'Eroles, desiring to impede thi
been transmitted to differ, ' Spanish Consuls, parti- menta in Catalonia, caused the
their commencement, and are not a whit the wiser
cularly to those resident in:• ports of England, in to be invaded by his troops, F
*an they were upon leaving home. All, therefore,
that I can do is to inform you of what is conjectured order that they may be delisered to the privateers at Arragon ; and, in fitct, he sued
by the different classes of society in this city. - the very moment that theifereive official knowledge ploying fur a month the divisi
There have been four or five sittings of Congress
of the declaration of war.?, del del Valle, coexisting of 4,000 n
specially devoted to the affai-s of Spain. The Duke M. de Montmorency sets out to-morrow on his of which was destined to reinfo
of Wellington has, on each oscasion declared in a return to Paris. Madame) Vicomtesse de Munt- bands of the Faith, more or less
,
morency, who was ex at Verona for several ta the right bank of the Ebn
formal manner, his hostility to every species of
weeks, has not advandod rther than Chambery, tacked into Navarre, in the hop
armed intervention; and in su doing, has been sup-
where his Excelleney is to rejoin her. the attention of Zara) del Va:
ported by Austria and Prussia. Russia has appeared
to incline to the opposite side, but without urging ...
The other French Ifletsitgotentiaries will remain in a change in the general
here until the departqre okithe Sovereigns. They tutionalists, which was in tie
her opinion with much weight. The French diplo-
will only take, it I theyt Ise such an expression, a adverse faction at 'its source, I
matgists were busily employed in pointing out the
secondary part in the subjects on which the Congress gency from Urgel ; but yet th
da LO which their country would 1.7 e &posed,
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ley auticaa, • •
Piedmont by Austrian troope ; but we are assort
tetllv aurae-
the Low that these points may be cotiaidered A already se
lied. It is said that the donduct of the Ottoms
Germany,
Porto has been seferely c acterized by the Cot
tint more
D Wellington which gress, and even by the u .of ellington Itimsel
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that the Emperor Alexan4r has showtt great indi;
lumber
those that
of
nation at it ; that his li*pesial Majesty has z
..Asonger any hope of an arconifotLit ion ; alk that 1
ortiauced a poly waits for the aroval otrie Count de Lutz:it
.
the incin-_. Ito declare..kis ildinitive iti.rinination respectii
contrived Turkey. The envoys•frtra she Greek Governme
ukase and have not been officially tt Med to the uresente
:ii age,res-
the Sovereigns; yet every elaii•titem believes tit
ion, :war one of them has been here oiecognito fir some tim
promos 1, and that the- notes Which lutimis,,presented have bei
favourably received.
mit
e ri,..i4t to VritWrtgard to Nauleetittal Piedmont, the•rept
is very general that the *vereigns of these t
nelnter-
os it pm-ematries and their Miaisteei have used every exc
tion7tp. get the • Austrian troops withdrawn tit
chances of
Spaniards the4e, belt that Austria has sitrowit great obstacles
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,1„~ e,,,„„ the way of their demands, which found only a ve