The Sun.
London, England, 1823-04-15 00:00:00

No. 13.

Mr. Secretary CanningtoSir William A'Court.
(Extract.) Foreign Office, Jan. 11; 1823.
I was about to send this Messenger to you the day before
yesterday, with my dispatch of that date, when yours by the
Spanish Messenger arrived.
Its contents, though not conclusive, are highly interesting;
and if the hopes which you hold out, with respect to the set-
tlement of our claims, are realized, you will have rendered a
great service to your country.
You have judged quite correctly, in notinessing the media-
tion of his Majesty. The nErtisat. of the French Govern-
ment puts any, formal exercise of it now out of the question-4-
But, substantially, our good offices may do all that the most
regularly accepted mediation could have done.
The position in which the Spanish and French Governments
stand towards each other cannot lure. Every day brings with
it the hazard of an accidental infraction of peace on the fron-
tiers; and the smallest such infraction might confound all our
hopes and endeavours. Till France :hall withdraw her Army
of Observation, there is no security against such hazards._
France cannot withdraw her army (it is fair to admit) without
some cause to assign for doing so. The only cause to be AU
signed must be some satisfactory assurances received from
Spain. Spain may be reluctant to give such assurances to
France, under the apparent influence of a menace. But she
may confide them to us, who neither require them, nor threaten
any consequence of withholding them. If Spain has griefs
against France, she may in like manner confide to us the state-
ment of them, as an inducement to France to be satisfied with
less concession.
Such is the summary of the present state of thing!, on which
depends the fearful alternative of peace or war. We earnestly
desire the former; not only for our own interest, as M. San
Miguel suggests, but for the larger, interests of Europe,(those of Spain herself included,) in which ultimately, if notimme-
diately, our own to doubt may be involved.
We wish for peace therefore in Europe : but peace for our.
selves we are determined at all events to preserve; and should
our efforts to maintain it between France and Spain prove abor-
tive, we shall have the consolation to have discharged the duty
towards both of a faithful ,and disinterested ally; and shall
retire thenceforth within the limits of a strict neutrality.
This last topic you cannot state too clearly, nor press too
strongly upon M. San Miguel : tits there are not wanting those
who may wish to inspire him with the notion that the anxiety
which we manifest to rescue Spain from the war, Is an earnest
of a determination to join her- in the war, if it should come
upon her. I have discouraged in the most decisive manner
some obscure indications of a wish and hope of this kind, in
the Spanish mission in this country.
No. 14.
Sir William A'Court to Mr. Secretary Canning.—Received
January 20.
Madrid, January 7, 1823.
Sir,—Long before this Dispatch can reach you, the final de.
termination of the Cabinets of Austria, Russia and Prussia, as
well as that of the Cabinet of the Tuileries, will have left little
doubt on your mind as to the probable issue of the negociations
(if negociations they may be called) undertaken with the Go. i
vernment here.

_ .
It is therefore unnecessary NT me.. to do more than give a
succinct statement Orevents in.this capital, from the period of
their arrival to the Moment of writing this Dispatch. -
The French Minister, as Might have been foreseen, had the
start of his colleagues, having received hiiletters two or three
days- earlier than they received . theirs. He made use of this
time to give that favourable impreision of the intentions of his
Government, to which-his.attention appears to have been di-
rected by his instructions; and lie bad already prepared
the Spanish Government thoroughly to understand the
position in which France had placed herielf, long before any
sntfmation could be given, by the representatives of the other
Continental Powers, of the intentions of their respective Courts.
The Spanish Government, thus set comparatively at ease
with respect to France, and sure of the neutrality of England,
could not be expected to pay an very great attention to the-
rogue suggestions of three distant Powers, couched in language
very fur frona conciliatory: Instead then of any intimidation
being exhibitedor any point being yielded, the tone adopted
by the Spanish Government has been that- of conscious secu-
rity.. No written answer to the several communications has
indeed been given ; but it has been promised ; and there is
every reason to suppose that when it arrives, it will be found to
be in the sense which this feeling would naturally dictate; and
that the departure of the Austrian, Russian, and Prussian
Representatives must necessarily follow. The French Mini.
ster will remain.

I mat do the Spanish Government the justice to say,- that,
so far aid can perceive, it has not assumed any improper man-
ner, or exhibited an y. extraordinary. presumption upon the pre-
sent occasion. M. tie San Miguel, indeed, in his conversations
with me, Since the arrival of the Dispritches above-mentioned,
has spoken in a tone of much greater moderation, and has held
out much greaterlopes for the future than he ever ventured
to express before more than insinuated that modifica-
tions might be effected, whenever Me Country should be relieved
from the danger of Foreign Interference.
The contents of the communications made have not yet
been sufficiently digested by the public to allow me to speak
with-any certainty of the general feeling. Upon the whole,
however, I do not observe any very great effervescence ;•nor do
I, as yeti see any reason to fear that any personal insults will be

offered to the Representatives of the,Allied Sovereigns. The
town. remaini paectilAranqiiil.-1 have done, and shall eon.•
tinue to do, every thing in my power to allay the irritation
which may exist, and so prevent the adoption of violent m
surea—The friendly and cordial footing upon which M.
Miguel and I now stand, makes me hope that my endeavours
will not be entirely useless.
I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) WILLIAM k COURT.

No. 15.
Sir William a Court to Mr. Secretary Canning.—ltaceit4

January 20. -
Madrid, Jan. 10, 1823.
Sts—The Dispatches received and communicated to this
Government, by the Representatives of the Three Continental
Powers, were yesterday presented and read to the Cortes, by
M. de San Miguel, in a public sitting. He at the same time
read the Answer addressed to the Spanish 31inister at Paris,
but previously communicated to M. Lagarde; and the dis-
patches addressed to the Spanish Representatives at the Courts
Of Austria, Russia, and Prussia, in answer to the communica-
tions made by the respective Charges d'Affaires of those
Powers residing here.
The answer to the French dispatch contain: nothing that
can be deemed oprisive. The answers to the others will pro-
bably be considered in that light. 1 inclose a Gazette, con-
taining all those documents; which the immediate departure of
the courier will prevent me from getting translated.
The Cortes exhibited a great degree of temper and modtta•
lion. MM. Arguelles and Galled° immediately moved that
no discussion should be entered into for the moment, but the
whole be referred to the Foreign Committee; alleging, that
s.
certain time should be given for passion to subside,—it being
highly desirable that the Members should come to the discus-
sion of so grave a subject with the temper and decorum be-
coming the Spanish character and nation. The parrs were
consequently referred to the Committee for Foreign Affairs, r 9
report upon the same ; and the Committee was also instructed
to prepare an address, to be presented by the Cortes to the Xrng,
pledging the, nation to 'reject all compromise with Foreign
Powers, unbecoming the dignity of their country ; and oxPrZ
ing their determination to die, if necessary, in defence of
constitutional throne. The Committee was ordered to report
in forty eight hours.
Galleries were disposed to be a little riotous,
As it was not very generally known that these documents.
were to be publicly read, the House was by no meant/ full. The
stitutional ardour in repeated cheers, and a few ill suPPrleea
cries of' " Death to all Tyrants," e. ecc. I:Ion the whale,
however, the Sitting may be said to have pass over with or-
der and tranquillity. ' n exhi-
bited cannot help thinking, that some of the moderation ,
bited may be due to the language which I have unifonnl
held, as well to M. de San Miguel, as to others who have eon-
siderableinfluence. I certainly prevailed in preventing2s!:
ports from being sent, unasked, to the three Charge d'Afri_
as was at first intended. This is perhaps not gaining inapt :
they wiU
be immediately Lied for by them • but still it pre,
app d or
vents what might here atter be construed into a fresh run
venting their COn:
offence on the part of this Government. den of
Not to leave any measures untried for the preserve
peace, I have also opened myself in the most unreservefl,raa,'.l,,
nor to the French Minister, offering to co-operate wy,i,h_oithuife
every means in my power for that first of objects. 111,1"'
these few days, he appeared to be as anxious as myself Pivai
vent things from coming to extremities ; but since the orr_iK
of the last courier from Paris, I have observed a dirren",o
his tone, which I cennot but attribute to fresh instruct:finis;
informed me yesterday, that it would be impossible lb,,
lief
after the departure of his three Colleagues, to allow thetlef;
offence or insolence to pass without immediately dernaindbte,g'
a rear is inevitable. ' cer•
If the French Government be determined on war, lace ye,
tainly be impossible for us to prevent it from taking P
,e from the
I have very strong reason to believe, that I shall Teens' Demion
Spanish Government, within forty-eight hours, a° °Qom;
passports. Vie persuasion upon his mind now seems to
for our good offices (though I fear not for our int!T ve
and I cannot but hope, that if this be the case, it will gle
fresh aspect to affairs. If such an application l'ea,c,°_,el/21 for
shall request Mr. Jackson to set off with it immeo!!s`
London: but I cannot assure you ositively that it w'die
made, till I hold the application inn my hands•—
honour to be, &c.
(Signed) that

No. 161. u eivta
Sir William A'Court to Air. Secretary Canning.--ac
January 21. io POI
Madrid, January -,
.ilst /
Sir—ln my dispatch of the 10th inst. I stated to YeTaruesod
had reason to believe, that a note would shortly, be a' iew to
with the A
to me, requesting the good offices of England,
prevent the breaking out of a war between this countri au
France.
~„,,,n. close
This note has reached m , and I have the. 11-1, win
a copy of it herewith; I e • (1 air. .ac..son to
not
req, ket 1 hi
ceed wi I"ta a daectly to England ; and nave S e et ,
.I'neti 0)
rath
give you verbally those further explanations,
er, from the persuasion-that no one i$ , better qu-1 ,
V ILLIA 31 A 'COVRT.
present circumstances, I can hardly venture to write.
.. eat
France be pacifically inclined, sotnething may Yettruc„,,,,
- 'a vverture, to prevent that recurrence te allua' ' state
quencer of which it rs impossible to foresee. France Inge
the
what she wants, to Great Britain, who may duo bee° in the
medium of her communications with this Government, the st
event of the departure of her Minister. This apps velem
all events, to be the last hope that remains for Inc RTneenita.
of peace ; and therefore, faint as it is, it should not De re.'
zaedtdrtee:swtohiychnawtneolhhi,
I have the honour to be, &c. 'COURT'
(Signed) WILLIAM A
(Translation of Enclosure in No. 164
....
M. de San Miguel to Sir %William A'Caarw,,, 1823.
Madrid, Januar,' sh, the ims
Sir—Under date of the flth instant an official Copy o' Ineris,
communications which the Representatives of Flimee,,„"-gon- JO
which, under toe
Prussia and Russia at this Court, have made to ulh-er` with'
Government. by order of their respective Courts, tager.i;a2, his
the answers given to them, was forwarded to 1111'. u- vane
Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary in London. At tha.A the
time orders were given to the aforesaid Minister to n'eco.,
whole of this correspondence to his Britannic hisiottism, ihsr
tary of State for 1, oreigti Affairs, and to declare to would
voild
the principles and resolutionsof the Spanish Govertnneu*
never differ from those consigned in these documents. , bare
but little to add in the Note which I have now the hopras.
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firm determination of all Spain to defend her niuriiibc o'..
your Government better than any one itza ode-,
longer upon this point.
whosticte4
think it an affront to your par
dwell any 1 .iismoafpsonanreseridoybnFvervouete.rbsigntiocanai;dtknhoawittoeswhr.ilosedshritiatracioj.l4l-neodotor;!
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Y the 'tali" Weil. The contrary would tend to ea- 'III'
ered and remedied, freely and s',ool,:i„iish A
insupportable 0
Spaniards are at present identified with the nstltu3iporin
mulgated in 1812. They all behold in their presea,,t, „„rsaa el.
eebeicFrilneetthrpae,i
isrnondt:
ineseeseCaisadilcresut_ei3O.lalta‘whtnicainKtisnaifiv:clapiliaresasaiu:yeitil:;:::loo:_
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all the Members of the Royal 1' DV /010
and it cannot be ean",:teniteo:w
the four great Continental Powers ; but she flatters ha
rtsem, se
have been been given to the eummillui-Ts, hoes'/
evident in themselves ; and that France will lay .11 :Li Jr et.
caution), which, without being of the slightest
s
tem of precaution, as she calls it (si, monad° sole,— to her,
711 d? Seventh
1 ni.
neKpAhvio t be shed i n Euroret /he
fi her sYs-
is the source of so many evils to Spain. t irons
To ENGLAND, who has taken din the conferences a 0010
so moderate and pacific a line. IT NOW BELOHOS TO‘leti cap
THE WORK ; and to prevent an effusion of blood, wnt Ch' any
be productive of no possible advantage to the' interest
ing the
nation. To England too belongs the task of m rwing,
French Government perceive the error which it is calla* cee•
in taking measures and precautions, which onlY 1111%i iv.
trary results to those which it states itself CO have 111_1„teneesi
The existenceof its Army of Observation on the lii,eb, ill.
and the protection affonled to the Insurgents, are ell (overt"
compatible with that tranquillity,- which the fret
merit says it wishes Spain to enjoy. this fatia
: His Catholic Majesty's Government hopes that ning this
contradiction will at length disappear ;---mot, oreatetgatial as;
object, it feels that it can-no where look form
eier,i,e ot
instance than from the Cabinet of Great Britain, !!lanieti,
whose iafluence to this effect, will not, it losetrustsble your Ge:
I beg, Sir, that you will be pleased to lay ,J„nor I,
vernment the coninutnication which 1 have'voWotile_7o,,ing t
making to you, and I embrace this opportunity ! XW .
you the assurances &c. &.,c. 1,4 sl(lllgi''
(Signed) • ' EVARISTO Sit
' . No. 17. ,
les Stuart. it .
Mr. Secretary Clothing to Sir Char
in Jea• sr. hies
Foreigno-a,, vow of
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.Ir-1 enclose to your Excellency a Copy at State,
adaveipeg
31. de San hligurl the Spanish S...c,retacY °f •
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