Star.
London, England, 1822-12-09 00:00:00

surrection is at an end.

One of our own Journals, which has almost out.
stripped the French Ultras in calling for war, has
given what it calls the demands of France, and cer-
tainly, with our knowledge of French impudence, we
cannot believe that it would ever have dared to pro-
pose such terms to any Power capable of the least re-
sistance. These terms are stated to be—
t. The restoration of the King to his personal freedom,without
delay, for it is now distinctly understood that he is in a state of
confinement in his Palace of the Retiro.
2. The restoration of the King to his Sovereign rights.
3. Such a change in the Constitution of Spain as shall give to
the Nobles a great share of the power they possessed under the
old regime.
4. The exclusion of the present Ministers from office, or, at
haat, most of the heads of the different Departments.
5. Au amnesty for all persons, of whatever rank, engaged in
the cause of the Regency.
6. A more strict regulation of the laws relating to the Press.
7. The possession of certain strong places on the frontiers of
France, as a guarantee for the performance of any undertaking
into which the Spanish Government may enter.
Why if the French had 100,000 men on the fron-
tiers, and double that number of foreign troops ready
to cross the Rhine to their assistance, they could not
have made more insolent demands ; and if the French
Government really dreamt of suck proposals, we
should scarcely know which to blame most, the folly
or the wickedness of such an attempt to force an old
tyranny on a powerful and regenerated nation.
These Papers do not contain any account of the

dissolution of the Congress. An itticle from Verona
states, that the Sovereign; invited the Duke of Watt-,
Ltiforox to undertake, in the name of the Congress,
an important mission to Madrid. His Grace knows
his duty better, and will, we trust, leave the whole
of the odium of endeavouring to excite a new war in
Europe to those hypocrites who assume the title of
Pacificators.

This article says the Duke energetically opposed
the project of an armed intervention.—" With the
map in his hand, he shewed what resources the coun-
try of Spain offered for a defensive war. The united
troops of the High Powers could not promise them-
selves any permanent success in a country to which
it would be necessary to transport the means of sub-
sistence, as well as warlike stores. It was impossible
for great masses to subsist and act freely in that coun-
try. An army would be soon undermined by sick-
ness, harassed and at length destroyed by the Gue-
rillas. Such a war would, besides, cost enormous
sums, which the finances of the High Powers could
not support, and England, the Noble Duke declared,
would not increase her public debt to contribute to
the expenses of such an enterprise. He added, that
it would be wrong to imagine that a war, commenced
even under the most favourable auspices, would be of,
short duration. It would be possible, perhaps, to pe-
netrate as far as Madrid without terminating the
struggle:— These were honest truths, to which the

Holy Allies would do well to attend.
Some time ago we gave from the Madrid papers
an account, of the declaration made by Mr. CAN-
NING to the Gove; nment of Portugal .on the subject
of an invasion of the Peninsula. The Paris papers
have taken from a Li,bon journal the test of Mr.
CANNING'S note to the I'ortuguese Charge d'Affaires,

in London, which is as follows:
" The undersigned is ordered to signify to M.-- that ac-
cording to all the accounts received by the• British Government,
there is nothing to justify the idea entertained by his most Faith-
ful Majesty and his Ministers of an invasion of the Peninsula.
" The undersigned does ant hesitate to assure his most Faith-
ful Majesty, that his Majesty the King of Great Britain will
never look with indifference on any attempt against the inde-
pendence of Portugal ; and that his Ma jesty will always be
ready to afford to Portugal the protection Which that country is
entitled to expect from an allied nation.
(Signed)

CAICcING."

At a late hour this forenoon we received: the
French papers of Saturday by express, and letters
written in the afternoon of that day. The private
letters state, that the French Minister, M. DE VIL.
LETTE, is very decided in resisting the war against
Spain ; and that the king will not engage in it with.
out the consent of the British Government. A
Council of Ministers was held on Saturday at the
house of the Marquis LAURISTON.
It is rumoured that a Royal Ordonnance will be
issued, for calli►►g into active service the young men
of the class of 1 821. One of these papers contains
a long article, which is a sort of bulletin of the
operations rf the Baron DEROLES from the 15th to
the 28th of November, but they are of no import-
ance. The following ire extracts