The Sun.
London, England, 1823-03-13 00:00:00

Itgaimit

. L
LsonNtNG vosT.]
We have received, by Express, Vrench.Jour-
nal% to rho l tth inst. Therare.,comparatively
barren: The adjournment of the Chainher of
Deputies has .closed, for a time, the chief source
of important intelligence'; for as.. tin 'debates of
the Peers ere secret, little is_known of their
nature and- of the temper in which they are
carried on. root the little' which OCcasionally
trinSpireS, however, it appears that, the 'views and
measures of the Government are combated
With'. spirit by on 'OpPosition distinguished in
point of esperience ,and talent, and far from
despicable ' in numbers.. Much speculation
has lately been eiCited. in Paris by the re-
appearance or the Duke Decazes in political
circles and at Court. The conviction that he
Clot only poSsessed, the affections, but the Confi-
device of Louis XVIII., and was long regarded
by.tbat Monarch as the 'only man who could
maintain hint on the Throne, has not a little con-
tribtited to alarm the .Ministers and the Ultras,
who'begin to think it peisible that he' might be
replaced at the heiM of Uffairs, which he could
certainly not bring to a more dangeroui paiti than
the' weakness of the 'present Government, and the
blfdd'fury'of the 'Ultraithaie'd'One.: On the other
-halal, the Liberals, whom he betrayed and, aban-
doned in hisinitir of power,,SeeM dispoied to for-
give the pastond trust.hirdforthe future; and
there it no dolibt that his services at 'this parti-
cular emergency might proie' awful to
the King and' to the country. M. Manuel, as
mig°ilt° be' eiipetted, cartiinnes_ to attract much
public' attention. 'fie was lately 'Visited by a
great number' of young Vendeans,' Who covered
itiis said, with marks' of interest' ach-
tnetit and thus displayed the" sense *Ada his
constituents - entertained' of. his, erinduct. A's to
M.' Mercier, The St rjennt of the Natfonal Guard,
he had yet been visited with -no pi;nisliiiient i but
tiWrGolonel of the Legion to 'whiefk he: belongs
had given provisibeal orders 'that he should not
again, be called upon active service.

[N EW MIES.]
ExpreiseS from Paris did not arrive till a
Jat4 hour than Otioal yesterday, and in the inter-
val before they Were received, an erroneous no-,
tion got intoclreulation that the 'ltentefr On Mon.
flay, hall reaclvil 85, including tr he Dividend.
Papers and Letters to Monday eVening, however,
havp conic to had ; and tin skew that
the R.:11111 S, instead of continuing to advance,
bad f;Il len hack' to nearly &closing price cif Fri-
t of Monday evening being, exclusive of
the I)is.itlentl, 79 50. Our own Consols for Ac.
ootint closed yesteida): cct 7447 the Spanish Bonds
01'1621 at
,3*, and the Scrip at discount.--
Theßlikg of Spain'A Speech on the °petting of
he ':Goi*s. not yesterday reached London,
although delivired at Madrid on the lit iostant.
Some. persona ascribed this CirCuinstance to the
interception of the couriers by the Royalist ar.
roles betvieett Madrid and the frontiers ; for our
part we think it "eqUally" proifible' that the
Speech, which of course was that of the'Desca-
misado Ministry,. contained nothing .vvorth the
expetiCe of a courier.' Vague declamations would
signify.nothing. at'alll; of important, facts
which et. would at 'all- benefit their 'Cause 'to, state,
we aPpreirend 'they 'potsess a ptehtiful scarcity.
The Duke of Reggio, one of the bravest'orthe
Frettchlklitrshila, null alio one'of-the few' whose
narues are nut disgraced by the rebelliott of 181.5)

,has proceeded to take the command of the first
Corps of the Army ;'he left Paris for that des-
tination on Sunday last; and the departure of his
Higness the Duke D'Angouleme to as-
sume the command in chief is expected to take
place in about a week.
•

[THE T I 111 Es.]
In the-absence of any decisive intelligence on
the question of peace or war, we must be content
with giving the opinions of those who have at least
'the means of information. A French' Ultra of
high rank, and in the service of the Royal Family,
wrote to a British Nobleman to the following
effect Be assured we cannot go to war; it is
" impossible ; public opinion is every where
" against us. That unhappy affair in the Chum.'
" ber, out of which no one has come with credit
" except Manuel, has paralyzed us all."—ln
corroboration of this remark, we can state that a
dispatch has been received from Sir Charles
Stuart, from whiCh Mr. Canning has drawn the
inference, " that the-counsels of the French Go-
" vernment are of a suspensive,nature."—So
much for opinions ; which, however, decide
nothing. Indeed, there perhaps never -was a
time,: since the commencement of the kicker.
lugs between the French Bourbons and the
Spanish people, when it was more uncertain
whether the issue would be in peace or war,
than the present. The French Government is

inclined to war, but fear is still as prevalent as
inclination. For our own parts, we think that
I.he moral merits of the question are decided ;
and theta reigning family " raised but yester-
day" 66 from the mire, and set among Princes,"
which family should, immediately after its sudden
and undeserved elevation, even suffer itself to
harbour the thought of oppressing the people 'of
other realms, struggling to be free is almost
equally entitled to the abhorrence of man-
kind, whether it attempts the consumma-
tion of its criminal designs, or abstains through
fear. If, indeed, a sudden penitence were
to prevail, the case becomes different, and
we should not too scrupulously investigate mo-
tives for the peace of Europe, or rather of
the world, is a desirable object however attained;
and who would not hail any light which might
appear in that quarter of the horizon ? Nothing
certain-, however, is to be predicted of the pre-
sent state of things, except this—that nothing is
certain or decided. That the affair of M. Manuel
and the National Guard forced a wholesome lesson
upon Bourbon indocility; and other circumstances
extraneous to France occur almost every day.—
There is one which deserves notice relating to this
country. We find, by letters from Portsmouth,
and indeed from other intelligence,that the British
Government are looking to the fitting out of
large ships, which they hope to man without the
aid of press,warrants. In the port.just mentioned
—that of Portsmouth—the Queen Charlotte, th‘
It:mines, and" the Albion, the first of 120, and
the two last of 74 guns each, have been ordered
to be fitted out immediately. It is difficult to
s:ly what may he the import of these prepara-
Lions ; yet if they menn no what good 'can
they mean to the 'Bourbons? We entirely, sepa-
rate this family from the French nation, in every
thing that relates to the infamous aggression on
Spain.

Dia TISH PRESS.)
Bayonne papers to the: sth have_ reached us,
and' those from Paris of Monday last. The
French troops are preparing to enter Spain on
the eastern and western frontiers; and all hopes
of peace being preserved have, we fear, utterly
disappeared. Spain is deeply disturbed by faction.
It would be weak to withhold the fact. ,The great
majority of her population are too sensible of
the blessings of rational liberty, and too fully
aware of the important benefits the great change
produced would ultimately confer on the country,
'not to' be stronglfattached to the Constitudena I
system, But superstition and tyranny both wore too
long rooted in the land not to have the most ex-
tended ramifications ; and faction accordingly
exists in. Spain, and to a dangerous and alarming
extent. Encouraged by the aid of foreign inva-
sion, anti proMpted by the secret whispers of do-
mestic treachery,it is now,rearing its head where
it bed not been seen before. Monks, robbers,
smugglers, and assassins, are confederating
throughout Spain for the restoration of despotism
and the extinction of liberty. The French troops
rnay,with an overpowering ferce,and the assistance
of Bessieresand the other bands of factious traitors,
march on Madrid, and even seize that capital; but
even then they will be very far indeed from the
conquest of Spain. Madrid is stated to be tran-
gull, though full of party. A change of Mi•
nistry, from that of San Miguel and Banos, was
still spoken of ; and it is stated, on invasion
taking place, separate Governments will be im-
mediately formed in Andalusia, Valencia, Cat-
taionia, and Gallicia, to provide for the
defence of these provinces respectively. It
is said to be the plan of the Cotnmulteros, and
would decidedly carry energy and decision with
it, if sub Pct, as of course these local Geyer!).
meets would be, to one common union and direc.
lion. The traitor Questida had returned to
Bayonne, after having embarked a quantity of
muskets and ammunition, and a large sum of
money, on board dace balks which were at
Soros, and were to sail on the 34. While
money is lavished and arms are supplied to
tlie discontented in Spain, a fluctuating civil war
may be eternally fed and kept alive. The monks
will repair toile scenes of former influence and
superstition, the robbers will issue from the
mountains, the assassins come from their larking
plaoes, and the smugglers enlist for pay.;--all
will unite for plunder and the restoration of
tyranny, because they are paid ; and while such
a union can be effected and supported by foreign
gold, Spain never will ,be quiet.