The Sun.
London, England, 1822-12-25 00:00:00

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THE .8-UN.

SOLE.II QUIS DICERS FALSUM. AUDEAT

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 18e1'

There is still no official declaration of the in'
tentions of the „Government of France respecting
Spain. In the absence of direct and positile
avowals, the Public is left to draw its opinion'
and to form its judgment from the actual appear'
ances of things as they exist. if we could dis'
cover in France the activity and bustle of mill'
tart' preparation, we should say, in spite d
the silence of its Government, and in spite of
the many weighty considerations which oppose
the idea of hostilities, that war was deter'
mined on. When, however, we find that eyed
thing remains quiescent •on one side of the Pl'
rennees, while all is activity and vigour on till
other,—when we find that France is suffering

time to roll on, without taking a single step to•
wards availing herself of the permission granted
to her by the Verona Congress, while Spain, 00
the other hand, is destroying that insurrection
which would have powerfully seconded a foreign
incursion, and is strengthening herself both at
home and abroad,--when we find that public
opinion, both in France and England, is de"
cidedly adverse to that act of aggression which
France certainly meditated,—that the Govern'
ment of the latter country has energetically re"
rnonstrated against the execution of the project?
—and that the project is in itself both dangerous
and unjust,—it is scarcely possible to believe that
this ill-omened enterprise will be undertaken'
The return of the Duke of WELIANGTort

to this country, on the contrary, is or
posed to have resulted from the final aban'
donment of the hostile designs against Spaill'
That negociations will be continued,_that
friendly and pacific counsels will be ad'
dressed to Spain, and that, too, through the me"
dium of England, with the view of inducing her
to make such concessions as will satisfy France
without compromising her own dignity or inde°
pendence, is very probable, and we sincerely
hope that endeavours of this kind will be sic•
cessful ; but, that war will follow, if the Spa'
niards should reject the advice which may be
offered to them, cannot now be believed

by any discerning or well-informed person. The
civilized world is deeply indebted to the DIA°
of WELLINGTON for the address and consummate
ability with which he has conducted the delicate
and difficult diplomatic interests committed to
him by his country. When his Grace was ar
pointed to proceed to Verona, it will be reck
lected that an attempt was made to ridicule the
idea of opposing his Grace to the wily and eit'
perienced Statesmen of the Continental Cabinets.
His Grace, however, has proved that he is as well
qualified to guide in the Council-room as to coltv.
mend in the field; and his services in his Devi
capacity have been scarcely less valuable to his
country than those which he achieved for bet
during so many successful campaigns. In aye'
ther column we have inserted an extract of a PO°
vate letter from Paris, which seems to confirm
the previous accounts of a part of the French
Army having deserted and gone over to tllB
SpaniaMs.

SUN-OFFICE, ONE o'cLocP
We have just received the following fr°lll
our City Correspondent. We rejoice to obselle
that it strengthens the views which we have 110i'
formly taken of the question of war betweea
France and Spain :

CITY, 'Twelve o'clock.--This morning an
press from Paris has arrived, bringing the French
Papers of Monday, which, however, do not COn'
tain any information of importance ; but prig°,
intelligence by the same conveyance is decideali
pacific. Before the Duke of- WELLINGTOI left
Paris, his interview with the King of FRANCE Naf
most cordial ; and the KING assured him, that be
would strain every nerve for the continuance °i
peace in Europe. Sir CHARLES STEWART IS 61°

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