Star.
London, England, 1823-05-31 00:00:00

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Throne, the rock, the wall of bronze, which will dash
to pieces all the machinations and attacks of our ene-
mies, who declare against us because we throw open
to them the delightfu! temple of pure and rational li-
berty, and invite them to be happy with a generous
and magnanimous nation, such as the Spanish ever has
been, and ever will be.
Corunna, May 12, 1823.
The Commaadant-General ad interim,
• 0 FRANCISCO NOVELLA."
SPEECH OF HIS EXCELLENCY SIR ROB. WILSON
is Spaniards! Soldiers of Artillery, of the National
Militia of Volunteers, of Burgos, of Ferrol, of Arra-
.gon, and of Santiago !—After all the distinguished
honours, after all the friendly, nay, more than
friendly, the fraternal congratulations which I have
teceived in every place, and more recently in this
town, it appears but just that you should learn my
sentiments, opinions, and views, through the medium
of my own voice, in order that you may be able to
judge and know if I am a worthy son of my adopted
country, and if I am a worthy defender of Spanish
• liberty. You expect no eloquence, Gentlemen, but my•
genuine sentiments, oltich are those of the Brirish
Nation, whose Represehtative I am (cuyo Representante
$0), render it unnecessary for me to employ eloquent
language. The English people are firmly united in
favour of Spanish independence. The Ministers them-
selves have in Parliament proclaimed the justice of
the Spanish cause—have extolled the heroic virtues
of Spain, and her extraordinary moderation, which,
alike glorious and beneficial, has marked the whole
progress of her Revolution ; they have manifested
their indignation at the Alliance, termed by them
the Holy, but which we always call and designate by
the appellation of the sacrilegious), which has com-
menced war against this nation to destroy its liberty;
shich has excited and fomented civil war, the most
cruel and destructive of all warfares, with the view
,of opening the way to its Janissaries and its execu-
tioners, and to procure them a footing in this gene-
rous soil,—a project which unfortunately has met
• with some success, since we have seen some Spani-
ards place themselves at the head of the invaders, in
order to destroy with parricidal hands the Constitu-
tional system, and to make this independent
,king-
dom a tributary province of France, as well as the
Constitutional King, who, as such, is really great,
only a mere Prefect of the Allied Sovereigns. Yes !
some misguided andinfatuated Spaniards do not dis-
cern that the allied tyrants are desirous only to pre-
vent the prosperity of Constitutional Spain, and her
progress in mental improvement.
" PROVIDENCE has placed Spain in the most fa-
vourable geographical position in the world for com-
merce and all its 'advantages, and has blessed her
'dill a most salubrious and delicious climate. Why,
then, do we behold so much uncultivated land—so
many indigent people—so many persons emigrating
to seek a ,übsi,tence by means of the. most arduous
labour ? Why do we see the most magnificent harbours
of Europe without ship„? Why does not the Spanish
tag wave on all seas ? The English Admiral, one of the
most valiant and skilful seamen who served under Nel-
son in the war against Spain (then a despotic country),
Lord Cochrane, has repeatedly told me that there are
notin, the world more brave and expert mariners
than the Spanish. .But nature, industry, and bril-
tam qualifications, have not been sufficient to defend
the rights, or ensure the honour and the territory of
Spain, because, up to this moment, general interests
have never constituted the groundwork of het poli-

tical system.
" I am speaking in the presence of many that have
been in England and have seen a very rude climate
and a soil less fertile than that of Spain for the pur-
pose of commerce ; but they have seen a country
more captivating and more happy, because liberty
is established there; and we never sleep at our posts,
disputing with each other not only the preservation
of the freedom we enjoy, but also the augmentation
of it, in proportion to the progressive improvement
of the British people.

" Spaniards and Soldiers !—Victory is certain. The
perseverance and valour inherent in the Spanish cha-
racter ensure it. Besides, the cause is also supported
by a Cortes really the Representatives of the Nation;
by Officers the most distinguished for their talents,
such as Mina, Ballasteros, Morillo, Abisbal, and
Quiroga; by the most eminent Patriots ; and, above
all, by the remembrance of the martyrs who have
sacrificed their lives to preserve the triumph of that
'cause. Spain possesses move strength than she needs;
she wants only the organization and discipline of her
raw troops ; the supplies whir/, eke free men of Eng-
ittnd will place at her disposal will be more Man Vffi•
ctent to defray the expenses of the war. There are
many such free men not only in England, but all
eler Europe, who long to participate in the glory of
his sl Ingle, and are most solicitous to join the va-
lorous Spaniards, with the view to clear their soil of
the ignominious persecution of its invaders, who, in
waging this war, are at the same time 6ghtins against
their own country.
" Rave this morning read, for the first time, the
Manifesto of the King of Spain, who, speaking like
the Constitutional King of this gallant nation, says—
' Spaniards! to arms, the voice of honour calls, na-
tional glory demands it, and your safety makes it
Accessary : to arms, for the dignity of my Crown; to'
arag, for the independence of all.' Let ass then ex-
claim, in honour of the Constitutional King and of
the indepen,tent Ki9l for, ever., The
'Nation for ever !" V
Corprina, May se, 5823. ROBEIII WILSON."