The National Register.
London, England, 1818-08-23 00:00:00

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No. 550.—V0t.

POLITICAL DISQUISITION.

STATE OF EUROPE.

There have been, during the last week, considerable
'fluctuations in the finds, which the Morning Chronicle
impute! to the floating rumours of war with America
—of the disputes between Spain and Portugal, leading
to a war in Europe--and to the Congress about to meet
at Aix-la-Chapelle having views of aggrandisement fbr
tae Great Powers, which would wobu'uly lead to the
34sturbance of the peace e • These inthours
have furnish:l an oocmion fir a formal eentrwliotiun of
them appearing in the CoNricr, which; as it has every
appea' ranee of being officiaLwe Audi here insert
" 1. As Car as the most authentic intelligence enables

us to form any opinion ; as far, we beliove,we may add,.
without fur of contradiction, as any occdunts have
reached Government, there never was a time since the
peace conclodcxl with the United States, in which that
eace was less likely to be disturbed. So fur from it,
that the diplomatic correspondence between the two
Governments is conductei in the most amicable and
tx)rdial terms. As far, therefore, as human fereAght
-an divine into futurity, we have, from the friendly
spirit now happily existing m each side of the-Atlantic,
every ground for expecting a lasting peace. After this
positive statement,. we need scarcely add, the. insinua-
tions in the Mornivg Chronicle, of persons who are
sellers being in the secret, ate utterly unfounded.
" 2. With respect to Spain and Portugal, the differ.
cams that have i 4 some time subsisted aro certainly
not adjusted. It is possible that Portugal may urge as
an apology for not giving up Monte Video, that the
spanigh.Gevernment might nut be able to keep it against
67: --rert3 of the insurwents; and that if the latter did
get pomession of it, ilia security of the 'Portuguese.
territorici in that. part of the American Continent might
be endangered. Thea, Portugal, as a set off against
the complaints made Ly the Spanish Government rela-
tive to Monte Video, may etzsibly reciprocate complaints
against the conduct of Spain to the Portuguese territe-

ries in Europe.

But, be this as it may, the differences, though yet
unadjusted, wiil not, we may safely predict, lead to any
rupture between them. Without being more explicit,
we may conclude by saying, that they will not go to
war in opposition to the expressed will and policy of
the great Allied Powers ; which polity is must decisively
that the peace of Europe shall not be disturbed.
" This last assertion, in which we are sure we shall
not be contradicted, might serve as a sufficient reply
and refutation of the last rumour, that the Congress
about to be assembled is more likely to light up again
the flames of war than to confirm and consolidate the
blessings of peace. But.we will nut discuss this point
so briefly. It is well known that the Congress of Vi-
enna, interrupted and broken up so unexpectedly by the
irruption of Buonaparte inFrance, left many pints un—
settled. The subsequent events, the treaties can.;:..-

fluent upon the secon:lZntranee into Paris, the cl.,:bii.:ll-
- of foreign troops in the French territories, ren-
dered it inoxpedient to rf)..!st.etithle a Consregs the
el.ims upon Franco b::-1 been lig-Id:late:4 or siulielent
security given for the liquin:Ati.):l, Lola until France lila
ken restoloa to su-.:11 a state of internal tranquillity as

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to render eat, military txeupati,:o no 1on;;er nzeeFg..ry
That period, it is sail, is tice.nuil by the ANIL!! l' o'er;
to have arrive,l, m.. 1 the evacuation is to take ~,Liee
fore the commencement of November. Fraic.t.t,

so important and necessary a luny to any arrol;Nment
enlbraClll3 tiro WhOIC Of the Ear. real fonily, be
able to assist at the CoN;res4 in a m In: free and un-
fetterol state than she could have done hal the Con-
c,resa been Lela in tt.e intyr%.-al that has elapsed since
Eigr.atuxe ef: the treaty Kt tile end of tl.c Scar 1315.