Star.
London, England, 1823-11-03 00:00:00

IRON TILE JOURNAL DES DEBATE.

PARIS, OCTOBER 11.

It is natural that the public should be desirous to
know the results of the great events which have just
passed in Spain; but one should be reasonable enough
to reflect that facts could only be developed in gradual
succession. The telegraph may transmit the news of a
victory, but it cannot forward the articles of a treaty.
Sr can it be imagined that a few day's after the
tailing of Cadiz all the affairs of Spain can be arranged?
What we can already assure our readers is, that the
Councils of the King and those of the Prince have ob-
tained a happy influence, and have produced consoling
results; it is, that the decrees of Port St. Mary, Xeres,
and Seville—decrees imprudently conceded to passions
which the Revolutionists had cruelly provoked--have
already been modified by the counsels of a more calm
and generous policy.
The convention which is.to regulate the military. re-
lations between France and Spain is now in the course
of arrangement. This convention, dictated by common
interest, will be circumscribed as to time, and regulated
as to manner, so as to indicate beforehand its object and
its termination. The conditions, without being burden-
some to France, will be so ad vantageous to Spain, that
our liberated neighbours will only see in it an addi-
tional benefit.

We have already said, and we repeat it, the example
given by our King will not be lost ; it will procure for
Spain a solid and tempered Monarchy, the maintenance
of honour and of public good faith, the re-establishment
of -order, and consequently the revival of the credit
of the State.

After having tranquillized the honourable impatience
of those who wish for the happiness of Spain, we shall
refute the impostures of those wire create alarms in
order to give birth to discord.
Certain persons affirm, for example, that England
had recognized the independence of the Spanish Colo-
nies, and had even notified this recognition to all the
European Powo s. In the first place this is not the fact.
The English Ministry, after a long deliberation, may
have perceived the necessity of having agents in the
chief ports of Spanish America, to protect the very ex-
tensive commerce which British subjects there carry on;
but wishing at the same time to avoid what might be
interpreted as a recognition of States independent de,
Facto, the English Ministry employed in the credentials'
given to its agents this formula—,4 To the persons hav-
ing power and authority at Mexico, Buenos Ayres, &c."
lbw:, not only has there been no notification of it;
but the recognition itself has not taken place. And how
could it be believed that England would suddenly cut
short a question of such importance, since the formal
admission to the rank of Powers of five or sir new
Sates, containing 17 millions of inhabitants, must con-
siderably change the weights in the political balance
between nations? A man must be quite estranged
from affairs—must be ignorant of the close connexion
between all the Cabinets of Europe, to believe that a
State would singly pronounce on a question which in-
terests all, which will certainly be the object of a so-
lemn discussion, and in which Spain must of necessity
be first consulted.

As to the very inconsiderable expedition prepared in
England, it has evidently no other object than to carry
two or three regiments to the English colonies, particu-
larly Demerara, where the revolt of the negroes is not
less dangerous in itself than alarming from the ramifi-
cations it seems to have in the Antilles.

The hopes of expiring revolutioalfre train. The peace
of Europe will pot be djturbed. Never was the agree-1
ment among Governments more perfect ; never were
the motives of union better perceived. The singlellafte
which ravages yet the east of Europe, far from extend-
ing itself, will be circumscribed : the difficuhies which
existed between Russia and the Porte, relative to Wala-
chia and the commerefof the Black Sea, seem to be
removed. Russia: being thus placed, with respect to
Turkey, in the ratiusde of a friendly Power, nothing
will any longer prevent Cliiiitiad-EurOpe, with a com-
mon accord, intervening In-favour of the Christians of
the East, without, compromising its internal concord
and its own tranquillity. In this case a new career of
glory opens before France, whose flag is already, in the
seas of Greece, the terror of pirates, and whose agents,
by their firm and noble conduct, have acquired the
respect and esteem of the Greeks and the Turks.
As to the little emotion of warmth which the removal
of an honourable Minister has produced amongst us, it
sill not be slow in being extinguished. The Ministry
will not change its principles ; it will continue to walk
firmly in the ranks of the Royalists, and will doubtless
avail itself of the new glory of France to .consolidate.
more and more the throne, and to give us v. hat may yet,
be deficient in .our institutions.