The Sun.
London, England, 1814-02-24 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The Vittbril Riper of the Bth
sFebr,nary con-
tains the foll owing -remarks, tile substance' of
whic.h we gave ill' yesterday's SuN,':—

" Never were aviation and a goveenmeut in such
a critical situation, as that in which. we..see the
-Spaniard; at this day. Six years of a disastrous
war, of a bloody conflict, of continual-combats,
of thousands of sacrifices and acts of heroism, to
recover our, liberty, our independence, and to
ransom our beloved Ferdinand—and now we hesi-
tate to receive him ! beSitate—and- in
this we show no less Spanish herokni.th'an in the
efforts we have made to obtain him. •
" Buonaparte, that execrable Monster, whom
the-French nation, to its own shame,. still retains
as its Chief; this Buonaparte, the disgrace of 101-
'll'm-14y, ,who thinks only on crimes, treachery,
and violence, to preserve' for himself the usurped
throne of the Bourbons, Buonaparte is the man
_who conies to offer-us the olive, to give us our
liberty, and independence ! 3 Yes, as it is Buona-
parte who offers him, who 01.6 hini, for this rea-
son we ought•to hesitate aboutreeeivins him; to
eonsi-ler before we consent, and to know in what
manner the Spanish nation ought 'to extricate
itself:front the critical situation, adapted to /3no-
nayarte's abominable project of sepratiug, Our
cause froin that of the other powers of Europe, of
precipitating us to new misfortunes, -in order
that, escaping from his new difficulties, •he may
in future return to his detestable plans to con-
quer the Peninsula, and in the meantime deceive,
seduce, embroil; and disunite us. - -
" To trust to the word of ntionapaile, is to seek
to he deceived ; to consent that he should retain
the throne which be has usurped, is to desire that
sooner or later all thrones- may be overturned; to
form compacts with -him, is •to seek -destruction;
to,observe treaties made with him, is not to know •
him, and to complete the ruin of whoever observe
them. Buonaparte has made a treaty' with King
Ferdinand ; we may infer the value of a compact'
between the oppressor and the oppressed. He
femitted it to the Regency of the Kingdom by the
medium of the Duke of S. Carlos, and
,by Cam.:
The• cunning Buonaparte has since sent Ge`
ncral Paiafox, Ml° seemsto bring new •additions
to the famous treaty between the -tio/Land the
lamb. Among the rest are, having given orders
that the army, not of
,Stiehet but of the Duke,Of
Alhafera, shall evacuate the fortress ot Catalo-
nia, on condition that the English evacuate those
of the rest of Spain ; that the exchange of French
prisoners shall be immediately verified ; officers,
prisoners in the Peninsula and the islands, to be
sent post to France.'
" Senor .Palafox seems to bring orders for the
execution of 'the treaty remitted by the Duke of
S. Carlos,. the fulfilment of which the oppreSsed
King Ferdinand takes for granted.
" see then whitt pains Burinaparte takes to
-conclude this bosiness ; and it is easy to imagine
thelies, the fictions, and stratagems of which that
infamous Corsican is availing himself to accomplish
this plan. We must not be surprised if King Fer-
dinand should shortly appear on our fron-tiers ;
Buonaparte is very eager to realize this new Stra-
tagem, but for the very.reason that Buonaparte
spews so touch eagerness we ought to retain the
greatest calMuess. We see this infernal man
come submissively to us, with requests and with
humiliation, to ask us for. peace, and even for
-our. friendship ; but if be comes with submis-
sion, he conies with craft, .and is for that the

more dangerous.
".'Tie .nation finds itself in a great dilemma.
Bunnaparte gives us all tl►:it we desired, but he
does not give it in a manner suitable to the Spa-
nish people, to our welfare, or to the policy and
happiness of the other European Nations. - It is
therefore, to be considered with calmness, pru-
dence, and sound policy, what the Spanish na-
tion ought to •do
.in case ,Ferdivand VII. should
present himself on our frontiers.
" We have great satisfaction in saying, that
the Regeticy of the Kingdom, so known► for
its_ardent desire for the policy, of the Spanish na-
tion, has made certain Steps; and taken various
measures, which, having been communicated to
the Congress, have obtained its entire approba-
tion._, •

" We have equal satisfaction in knowing, that
in the National Congress all passions were silent,
when this .serious and interesting subject was
treated of; The unanimity of the Deputies was
such that there was but one single opinion, ground-
ed on the welfare. of the Spanish nation. If, ou

certain subjects, there have been parties in the
Cougres•i, on this point there was but one, the

good of the Spanish nation, and the preservation
of the Spanklr Monarchy was the object of the
wliole Congress on this point, which was debated
ion the 20th.

"-The Regency-of-the kingdom conid not of it-

self decide on so delicate-a
question as this;
What is to be done, if our Monarch, Ferdinand
VII.. presents:himself on the frontiers ?
" It applied to the Co rtes, requesting instruc-
tions more extensive awl Acacious,
serve as a guide. , _ _

" It seems, that in consequence, the National
Congress went into a Special Committee (of which
the. Minister of State is a Member) on as much as

relates to this delicate busilless.

‘Ve wish that it

may nvt be precipitate; that every citizen, the
periodical and other %%Titers, and all who are in-

terested m the proper delerminarion of this point,
way communicate their ideas, that at no time pre-
. cipaatiOn and want of investigation may be al-
leged.

‘4 Calinness, the greatest calmness, when Buo-
naparte shows so much haste. We have to re-
solve this question then—
___.

_‘‘ What shall vve do, if Ferdinand VII. appears
on the Frontiers .?

Buonaparte seeks to preserve . the ' usurped
crown:

lie employs every means to obtain Ibis end ;
to dcceive Ferdinand VII. has been one, to Ile-

ceive the Spanish nation is another ; the compact
with Ferdinand suffices the artful Buonaparte for
new intrigties with the Power's of the North", to

whom tie has surely.cornniunicated that he is tit

peace with the Spa;liards, that` he restores Cheri].

their King, arid will give 'tlgtrt
flint he ila,§ 130",000 l'uore melt lhis disposal.
"•• Let us hope that the Mice, Powers,
welle:s.pern.3sceti what the _Spaniards now
.are, %via not regard those nen; strat.,;eni.-, 'of 11:!e,
Corsieari.„; and that believing tie reality of. the
treaty, they will itot doubt but that the paitiurils
kuow vcry_well that the-bailpiness of Spain dbes
not. depeml on the
.epbemerol, thg
but on the riti.n:of tile Tyrant, .and the
ruposv of all Etirtip-e-; trey 'will: therefore,
nut mind the t rich which liumoparte will employ,
anti trial thin 4 very. advaniageonS to. his interests,
. even though Lis-t,':ek should not be Carried int 6
effect. Wg know that our Goverioncut,hirs takcu
Measures 4;-‘,itts-t.this stratagem ; but yet we think
it prpbable that "may— have made a
shew ivitit this treaty to the -AlcieS, before the
intentinni'or oitr.Goyernment can have reached
them. • _ _

c To separate us,from the English is the wick:
eci object of filionapartc, andlie 'shews it in his
policy-'of opening coMinunications by indirect
ways, anti, by the terms of the teeaty. • .
• `..‘ To separate our cause trom that of the -011)er_
nations of Europe, is fiis base intention. This-
is the design of the treaty with King Ferdinand;
and it will .not be strange,' if td accomplish it he
sends him to Spain. Shall we 'receive him ? .
" Our opinion is, 'that when we are informed
of the King's being on the frontiers, measures
shall be taken co Meet him at on 'appointed place.
That on being received, our desired Ferdinand-be
alone, without any F<Cdte (which shall enter the
following day) that Ferdinand VII. es soon AS.
he sets foot;' on 'Spanish ground, •so steeped in
blood' for his liberty, swear to the constitu-
tion, of the Spanish Nonarchv, without prejudice
to I)is doing the same before the Nutional,Con •
prets, as 'the laws 'require .that he shall
,suffer
about hint onlq• such persons as have' manifested a
decided love: to their country, to their King, and
to the nevi institntiops j persons of whom the
nation cannot siipea that tkey will give him les-
gonrof de: Tarim ; persUus, in short, of the num-
ber. of, those who have preserved his crown for_
iiirn,A4of whom we• cannot Peer that they will
give him evil counsels, and precipitate him anew
into other misfortunes, sn prejudicial to himself,
and to the Spanish nation."