The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-07-12 00:00:00

SOUTH ARIERICA.

Dr. LUSllltnetna had given notice of a motion
for.the ptispoie of producing on the table certain
documents, winch appeared to him to be of consi-
derable Importance. The documents related to
transaciimis which had taken place 13 months be-
fore. between the Coot of Frence•and the agents
of the Provisional Government or Benicia Ayres.
residing in Pion. Since he had moved for the.
papers, the interval had served for reflection. and
Lis mind was wore than ever sari►lied, that it
was his duty not ib trolopeee his motion, not-
witlisiseding the lateness of the period of the
Neale's. It was to be regretted, that at a time
when ao Wally affairs of importance thinned the
atteotiou of Parbratent, their time alteadd be
of necessity devoted to a peinfil acid Unsa-
tisfactory proceeditig. Notwithstanding this, he
was prepared to chew that it would not have been
well to postpone his motion. fad the' attainment
of his object heels at all likely to einharrass the
'operations Of the Government, he would have ab.
stained from the pursuit of it. However strong
his 'edifice, bias, he was not capable of suffering it
to become detrimental to the interring of the coun-
try. It appeared that about May, 1819. while the
most amicable relations suri.isted between France
nod Great Britain, and when there was little tea-
soil fur the latter to suspect the former of airy per-
fidious designs or practices in molest or injure
dir commercial interests of these kingdoms, at
that period in which. and often subsequeolly.
the oniony was assured by speeches from the
'Mime of the amicable disposition of foreign
Stat.% towards us, it had been proposed by the
French Government to the a,,,tents nfthe &mum Ay res
and Chili States, to place a Bourbon Prince on
she throne of Buenos Ayres. The Prince of
Lucca, nephew to Ferdinand VII. of Spain, was
;imposed. Ati extraordinary argument had been
used by the Court of Veinier in enpport of
this mod dangerous proposition. 'rho find de-
cl•►ation of the project closed the agents to fa.
mind the French Ministers of the opposition
which might be expected frees England to it, espe-
cially when she should discover that port er the
lit ,0 had been to hinder her from being apprised of
it. moil to arrange it as it were behind her back.
Ii was answered by the F►euch oegociators, that the
Courts of Austria and Russia were favourable to
the pretensiews of the Prince of Lucca. lie did
cot wish to overstate his case, he did not know
that the evidence of the documents which he meant
to mace for would bear nut this assertion of the
French Ministers; but it was scarcely possible to
helteve don the project could have been eider-
tufted at all Ist' France without I complete under-
srirtirling from Russia. at least that she would favour
it. France was to undertake the burden of ore°.
satin j with the States of Europe, inclochog data.
there was to be use word given its explanation
E"•gisdat en the oeeeinon ; and' indeed the
offer went farther, it actually tendered the full
support of the naval and military forces of France.
together with till necessary preparations, in such
remount on to citable the Prince of. Lucca to resist
not slate that might venture to object. What
piste could he meant here but England ? In re-
spet.•t to all others in Europe, it would be a
waste of words to speak thou. Some objections
tote stated by the Independent agents to the
iirscirCallility of the plan; but, so urgent were
the Fretich ministry, that their argunteuts grew
worse sod worse in each subsequent part of
the negotiation. They proposed a marriage
between the Prince of Lucca mid a Prin-
cess of the,House of Brazil. Thar was to secure
iiie cession of the Bads Oriental. The Buenos
Ayres betide were thus to be indateed is intim
to the ponject more willingly. Some of the
arguments, he •acknowledgest. had excited in
hit !Mori a considerable degree of indignation ;
toe conduct of Great Britain was openly im-
peached. which, whether that conduct merited
reproach or net from ether States, was surely
the farthest from being entitled to it from
the French Government. The necessity of es.
tablishing • Bourbon Prince on the throne, ex-
traengant enough in itself, was asserted on tiippo-
sit oill more extravagant. The political prin.
eiples and habits ref the English nation were *lig-
tnetived, and a long and iostecent tirade was made
upon her supposed heresy, and she danger of all
these tb the interests of the Catholic religion,
and the well-being of a Catholic population,
thus assuming that England was anxious to
place ono of its own Princes on the throne.
The agents took the proposition into ennsideration.
mud atter due time replied. that it would require
the assent of Great Britain, without which it would
I.e to tam to attempt it. He metitioned this to
-hew the uniform dispositimt of throe Stales to
conciliate the good-will of this country. Had the
matter rested here lie would have left it to Minis-
ters to act as they pleased with it; bat he thought
the papers wonld he useful, and that eusugh would
ttnai.aie from those &cement, to thew that tlwy
h.iii arrived at that pttiod when both interest and
duiy called on the Government to adopt the in-
terests and views of the independent States
01 South America, after their having so long
secured their liberties.. from the bare possibility
of entireties to . the Goetrnineist which before
ruled them. He would shear the grounds of
this opinion. In the first piece. he dill mint
think any nation in Europe had a right to in-
fluence the conduct of Great Britain. Austria
could trove no right to make repreitentations In such