Star.
London, England, 1804-09-27 00:00:00

LONDON.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27.
PRICE. OP STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCE,
Confab 57 f—fur acwunt, 5 7:—..onuoiunt Gt.
PRICE OF SEOCKS YESTERDAY.
Bark Stuck (hut I S. Ann. End

3 per Cent. Red Ann. &tit
3 Per Cent. Conf.37i.i4i
4 per Cent. rout
s per Cent. Navy pit
5 Pr Cent. 1797, that
Long Ann. Mut

laa loads is a u
imp 3 per Cent. 57f
Earful'. NIL, par lb. tIT.
Osmium 61 prem.
Fnaldh Tiarts :111.
.D.
Confab for sec. 57M

The general convert...akin among commercial men
' and politicians, is the probability of a war wits=
Spain, and the general opinion teems to be, that
it is inevitable; though tome people fill think
the Spanifh Government will give fueh explana.
tion of its pacific views, and even of its determina•
tion to abftain from aaive interference in the prcfen:
conteft, .as molt leave Minitiers little apology for
going to war, at leaf as far as the Vile eliipshier;
and means of Spain arc to be taken into the account.
We are of opinion that war ma fpecdily take placer
if Spain continues to aid the hollile views of France,
however pacific her own difpofition may be; for to
us the evil is the fame, whether Spain acs againfl us
by compulfion or by choice x and, in fag, Ave ought
long before this to ha►e cut off the poffibility of
France receiving, without impediment, thofe fupplies
of bullion which Ile has been drawing from South
America through the medium of Spain, every dollar
of which is expended in preparations which have for
their avowed objea the fuhjugatioa and ruin of this
country. The ground of the rupture will not ref on
one individual and infulated fag, which a rigid in-
terpretation of the laws of nations might be able to
eftablifh as an a.t of aggreflion. It will not reh on
the noconamodation granted to French privateers in
Spanith ports for the annoyance of Britiat trade ; on
the infolent behaviour of the Pasties of Puck to our
Anabaffador at Madrid ; on the fupplies that have
been furnifhed in money to France ; tier even on the
armaments fitting oat in theism. of Spain ; but on
the aggregate of her whole conduit and proceedings
as giving ns all the evils of haility, without any one
of the benefits we had a tight to mica from her neu-
trality.

On the fubjeit of the armaments, it is reported,
that upon a qucßion horn our Minifter at Madrid, rc-
quelling an explaration of their object and deßination,
the Spanifh Government infolently anfwered by afk•
ing, in return, " what was the dellination attic Rol•
fan naval and military armaments in the Mediterra•
neon r it is alto (aid, that our Government have re•
ceived certain information of another Treaty con.
eluded between Frame and Spain, by which the former
ilipulates for the adlive affiflance of the Speak
navy, in the profecution of the war againft Eng-
land ; and undertakes, in eonficleration thereof, to an.
knowledge his CATHOLIC Male sty Emperor of Spain,
and to extend his revolutionary empire by the annex-
ation of Portugal. If theft reports be founded in
fad, we may pity the fate of Spain; but we mull
take care of ourfelves—if true, Spain is completely
melted down, and mixed in the revolutionary cruci-
ble with France. Their principles and views are one
and indivifible; and it is idle. after fuch proceedings,
to talk of the King or Government if Spain. Bona-
re KT s and his portable Cabinet, whether at St. Cloud,
at Ais•la-Chapille, or at Mentz. are the King and
Council of Madrid, equally the mailers of the lives
and property of the Spaniards, as of the Dutch and
the French.

We have already dated the refult of the interview
between Lord Haattoway and the merchants carry-
ing on trade with Spain. We have now to date
farther, that the merchants have fume waited upon
Chevalier de ANDUAOA, the Spendlt Ambafador,
to afcertain, as far as could be confifient with pro-
priety, his Excellency's fentimenta on the impending
danger ; and particulatly to requeft, that he would
favour them with an atirance, that (hips laden
with grain from this country far Spain, would be
prolefted in the fame manner as thofe loaded with
Wool from Spain were by our eruizers, even in time
of war ? The conclude of his- Excellency evidently
proved, that he not only wilhed to avoid any enforce
at this time to (mations of a public nature, but that
he was fearful of raying any thing which might commit
his authority, or implicate precipitately in any degree
the interefts of the two countries. His Excellen-
cy, however, went fo far as to fay, that to fiart a
doubt on the fubjefl, would be to fuppofe that the
Spanifh Government were about en aft on a fyllens
diametrically oppofite to that principle which had
hitherto governed their interconrfe wi th Great Britain.
The merchants then urged ,he propriety of affurances
from Chevalier AADVAO4, in his Anthaffadorial ca•
packs,. that no feqcelitatiun of property would take
place, fo far as regarded veffelt laden with grain
for the fupply of Spain, and that fuch Tails
would experience the fame potation as thofe now
expel kneed that brought wool from Spain to this
C. tint.,. Hu Excellency (lilt waived any dire&
anfwer or affurance ; but when the Merchants Paid
that filch lnttru'tions refpeaing the \Vool Ships had
itecn Mite,' and fant!tioncd by the Bikini GtNern-
•vent, and that they could produce fuch a Paper
the fa ist Eton of His Excellency, if he pleAfed,
the Chev,thet Asnt AcA at IA obfer•ed, that if
they would favour him with a Copy of the Docu-
ment now de:eribed, he would take the particular
cafe which they rcrrcfuLtt:d into c..nfideration.—.

If, however, the Spanills Ambar.ulor has received
no ;nitrations from his Court on this point, it is ob-
vinns that he cannot take upon himfelf to give auy
pledge—nay more—if the Court of Spain itfelf has
not received infra tions from St. Cloud, no pledge
can be given that may not be forfeited. Even an
afibrance from the two united would be no lc-
corky ! Do not the jun claims of our merchants
for property fequeftrated during the late war,
Rill remain unfatisfred, though ftipulated for in the
Treaty of Peace ? Can we expea they will be more
honourable when the countries !hall be again in a
Rate of warfare?