The Sun.
London, England, 1822-04-10 00:00:00

[MORNING POST.]

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The event which we have long anticipated is
come to pass. The independence of the Spanish
Colonies is- now to be fully recognised by the
American Government, and the great commercial
advantages which might have been almost exclu-
sively secured to this country are on the eve of
falling into other hands. .Ample. proofs of this
unpleasant fact will be found in the Message sent
on the 10th ult. by the President of the United
States to the House of Representatives. In this
important document, a clear and temperate
view is taken of the relative situation of Spain
and her Colonies, and the contest between them
is represented as having reached such a stage,
and having been attended with such decisive
success on the part of the latter, that its fate may
be considered as sealed, and " that those pro-
Vinces which have declared their independence,
and are in the enjoyment of it, ought to be
recognized." The Provinces thus generally,-
mentioned are afterwards individually specified.
They consist of the Republic of Columbia, the
States of Buenos Ayres, Chili, and Peru, and the
Empire of Mexico. The history of their warfare
is briefly given, the extent of their triumphs
measured, and the length of time during
which they have maintained a free. and se-
parate existence faithfully recorded. It is
then shown that for the last three years
the government of Spain has not sent a
single corps of troops to those countries, and
that there is no reason to believe it will send
any in future. '" Thus it is maniff st," conti-
nues' the Message, " that all those Provinces
are not only in the full enjoyment of their in-
dependence, but considering the state of war and
other circumstances, that there is not the most
remote prospect of their being deprived of it."
An allusion is then made to some communica-

tions which are said to have passed between the
American Government and European Powers,
respecting the proposed recognition, in order
that the measure should be One of general
concert. The latter, however, seem to have
answered, that " they were not prepared for
it," and the only excuse which the President
can find for their refusal is, that the immense
space between those Powers, even those which
border on the Atlantic, and the emancipated
Provinces, make the movement an affair of less
interest to them than to the United States. The
Message closes by declaring, that in proposing
to recognise the independence of the Spanish
Colonies, it is not contemplated to change in tl►e
slightest degree the friendly relations existing
with either of the parties, but to observe in all
respects as heretofore, should the war be conti-
nued, the most perfect neutrality between them.
It is then recommended that the necessary ar-
rangements should be made for carrying the
measure into effect. A similar Message was
transmitted to the Senate on the following day,
and referred by that Body to the Committee
on foreign relations.

The body of a man of the name of John Pa-
den, who lived near. Golcar, and who had been
lost nearly a mouth, was found in oue of the
fish-ponds of Sir Joseph Radcliffe, of Milos-
bridge, near Hocklotaiold, on Eatenday weak.
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