Star.
London, England, 1823-08-11 00:00:00

SIR ROBERT WILSON AND MORILLO.

TO COUNT DE CARTHAGENA.
114 of Vigo, July 25,152.,. '
/hoe the honour to inform your Excellency that I have this
•Tml from Corunna, wounded in the battle of the 15th be-1
isy
10 that place.
inimated with the same sentiments I manifested to you on
rater °cation, an I extremely anxious to stop and terminate
.t miseries of the present unfortunate and cruel war, in which
e west relatives are fighting with the utmost rancour, I so.
::itan opportunity of personally communicating with your Ex-
:wry, in order to lay before you a proposition which I flatter
will bring about an object so desirable, and lead to a gene-
po:ification.
major Bristow. an Officer in my own confidence, yesterday
from Cadiz, accompanied by a Spanish Officer who, in
character of an interpreter, will to-morrod present himself
Redomiela, at ten,conveyed there in an English boat, in order
.cegnmenee the negnciations, and agree on an interview with
qur Excellency in such manner as may be most convenient, ac-
,ding to prewnt circumstances and my situation. I have the.
:eour to be. &c. (Signed) R. WILSON.
TO GENERAL STR IL WILSON.
Pontevedra, July 28, 1823.
Snt—At the moment I received your letter of yesterday I
oo my march with a view to undertake fresh operations,
gul I imagined Major Bristow would follow me to this point ;
ha :she has not done it, and not being able to refuse hearing
orals which have for object one of my most ardent wishes,
roe cessation of civil war, I hasten to manifest to your Excel.
try that you can point out the spot in which you wish us to
mem,either here or at Puente Sampayo. Have the goodness to
ire me timely notice, in order that I may attend at the place
it which our interview is to take place, as possibly through some
easement it may be necessary to make, I may not be here when
four answer comes.-1 am, &c.
(Signed) Count de CARTHAGENA.

ANSWER.

Vigo, July 27, 1825.
Grtnat—l hasten to acknowledge the receipt of your letter,
01 I beg you to accept my warmest thanks for the goodness
sou have shewn to my request. I never doubted your Excel-
isncy's wishes to see the evils of a civil war ended, and I have
Jana with the greatest grief that the blood of copatriots has al-
rady flowed, which ought not to have been the case. .111ajor
Bristow has been obliged to return here, as be was unable to
mate the steam-vessel wait. I regret being unable to prevent
your Excellency from having the inconvenience to come to
Puente de Sampayo, as the trip to Puentevedra is very dubious,
en account of the uncertainty of the winds, which would pre-
vent me from arriving there at the time appointed; but if your
Excellency, on account of your occupations, cannot come to
Sampayo, I will see if I cannot mount a mule, and go and see
you in Pontevedra; and fin this purpose I request you to send
Inc the necessary conveyances for myself, Major Bristow, a Spa-
nish Officer, and my servant. To-morrow the tide will be fe-
es/ant& at nine, so that by the next day at ten, I may be able to
beat Puente. An Officer is sent from this place with a Dispatch
Iv General Palarea, and you will please to see it forwarded to
bin, if you conceive it ought to be sent, or at least that in ob-
et be attained.— I have the honour, &c.
(Signed) R. WILSON.
TO GENERAL SIR R. WILSON.
Pontevedra, July 27, 1825.
I received your letter, delivered to me by Captain Arnares,
the Same time, Brigadier-General Romayo has• proposed to
Se, in order to prevent the spilling of Spanish blood; to consent
n a saspension of hostilities, which shall not extend to the French,
re to those called the Facaotts, as if the latter were not Spa-
suds: He tells me this is the object of the interview you wish
Ski* with me, and I cannot now refrain from manifesting to
e, %hat it is impossible for me to consent to any such armis-
ke. An a dispatch of the day before yesterday, I told Drip-
reGeneral Romayo my last determination. No one wishes
net anxiously than myself a cessation of that civil war which
devours us; but there is no way to terminate it but by compel.
:rag.by force, those to lay down their arms, who neither listen
areuon, nor consult the will of the people. Their whims, pas-
Suss, 'a•ttti the interest of the association to which they belong,
ere the only guides of their actions, and consequently they are,
I:corrigible. I now repeat what I told you on a former °cea-
se—possibly some party or other has an interest in the dis-
noses of my country being prolonged, without any object or
stilt possibly this party acts in good Litli ; but I will never con-
int that this country shall be scourged in the way of an essay.
The will of the nation is well known, and it is my duty to ant-
i= myself to it. These are my principles ; but if, after this
siedantion, you think our conference can be useful, there i 3 no
cfrjection on my part. Count de CART lIAG EN A.

TO GENERAL COUNT DE CAItTHAGENA.
Vigo, July 28.
It has been a subject of great regret to me, that a m7sunder-
ending, as to my intentions, has in some measure delayed the
kw of the conference your Excellency granted me.—My
object is different front the one you have imngined, from the
Inter of Geuerat Homey° to General Palarea ; u ider which irn-
'minim, in order• to treat of matters of the g:eatest util.ty to
the nation, I w:'.l leave this pk.ce tb4s afternoon if rte weather
allows, or, if not, to-morrow nunaing lembark for Eiente
de Sampayo, where I hope to fad evelytblng necessary to
Canvey me to Putriteveska, where I hope to arrive in the
coarse of the day.
P.S. My sentiments with regard to the pe...zors called Fac-
ile:, under existing circumstances, have b:m es:need by my
Laving propo. ed and obtained the amnesty granted s Ca anna
to all of this class, are.
(Signed) ROBERT WILSON.
TO GENERAL SIR ROBERT WILSON.
Head-quarters, Pontevedra, July '2B, 1823.
I give orders to the auvanctd posts to allow your Fir.'lleo..y
a free passage whenever you may a..ive, whether in the direc-
tion of the Puente or by the road of PontLvedra.
(Signed) Cuitat de CARTIIAGENA.
TO GENERAL COUNT DE CARTIIAGENA.
The step you have just taken is the most clear proof of your
attention towards me, and suited to the delicacy of your cha-
racter. My intention was to .have proposed to you a plan, by
means of which a general suspension of arms would have been
obtained, and in a short time a general peace through the me-
dium of England. Not being able to say more in writing, it is
desirable to have a conference, and endeavour therein to con-
ciliate the general interests of the nation. 1 the French Ge-
neral wishes to take part in our interview, I am ready to re-
ceive him into it; but in this case it is necessary for your Ex-
cellency to send me an escort, and fix the those and place for the
interview. i am, Sec. (Signed) P.. WILSON.
TO GENERAL SIR IL WILSON.
Pontevedra, July 29, 1823.
I have sent my Aid-de-Camp to you this afternoon, because I
should be very sorry to cause you any uneasiness, although
nothing could happen to you in coming here, when I had
pledged my word to that effect. I am glad you have given to my
intentions their true meaning, although you must be aware that
I have no powers to concert a suspension of hostilities. Never-
theless, your wishes are so great to put an end to the present
disastrous war, that I shall have the greatest satisLetion in your
proposingto me in writing whatever you please, till a more fa-
vourable opportunity presents itself for a meeting. I am, 8:c.
(Signed) Count de CA IiTHAGENA.
•NSVILIG
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter.
Ileasutes of reconciliation must always lead to a good result,
when the .parties meet with friendly intentions, and tuutually
•endeavour to remove difficulties by means of investigations and
-explanations.
A proposal that has for object the termination of so much
• calamity, is of too great magnitude to be risked to the misconcep-
tions which might arise out of the inaccuracy of written words,
more especially when the communication is made through the
medium of translations.
Ao,•however, so many difficulties are opposed to a personal
conference, I will not Muir the responsibility of not snaklug a
communication that may open the road to the object desired.
I came to Spain as a partizan of no party ; the friend of all
Saaniards,and only the enemy of the policy of the French Go.
-ferment, which disregards the rights of an independent nation.
Since I arrived in Spain I have invariably acted on the same
principle, and refer not only to my actions, but also to the lan-
guage I have allvays used to all patties, and with persons who
wigs: he considered as their representatives--s truth you yoar-
atlf are not ignorant of.
Following this path, I have acted conformably to the wishes
rf ray friends in England, and the general sentiments of

Tt is not necessary to Teter to the transactions of the...war, or
point out what hopes, expectations, and opinions have been
realised or frustrated, in order to justify my proceedings ; it will
suffice to inform your Excellency that I conceive the moinent is
arrived when an exertion ought to be made to terminate the war.
and my firm opinion is that of a favourable result. Ambition or
intolerance alone can prolong its duration.
All those who in this province have power and influence, with
whom I have conversed, wish an honourable peace, and 1 am
sufficiently authorised to give this assurance. I can also say,
that according to the last news from Cadiz. the Government has
the same wishes, as, for this purpose, they have already pkaced
themselves in communication with the British Minister.
Among the parties who cordially wish the welfare of their
country (and the rest do nut deserve notice as they have no
power), the initiative in a negociation is the Only formidable
difficulty, that presents itself, and its details would meet with no
opposition that cannot be removed by discussion or friendly in-
terference.

Under these circumstances, I believe that the inclosed Pro-
posal will meet with the concurrence of all parties, and I have
the satisfaction to say, it has met with the approbation of all
those persons of this country to whom I have *hewn it, among
whom are some to whose opinion your Excellency would attach
value, in consequence of your friendship and their recent arrival
from the seat of Government.
In order, therefore, to terminate ai soon as possible a conflict
in which success is a misfortune, and victory can confer no
glory, I should propose that, until an answer can be obtained
from England* from the French Government, and the Spanish
Government in Cadiz, that all hostility should cease in the Pro-
vinces under the authority of your Excellency, and under the
regulations the best suited to guard against any misunderstand-
ing, in the meanwhile, among the opposite parties, and, if your
Excellency wishes it, I will be the bearer of the proposal to Ca-
diz.—Whatever may be the result of this proposal, I shall have
the satisfaction in having complied with my duty in proposing
it—a duty to Spain and to humanity, and Ido not dread any re-
sponsibility that may attach to my conduct- —I am, ace.
Vigo, July 30, 1823. (Signed) 11. WILSON.
PROPOSAL ALLUDED to.

To obtain peace, preserving national honour and
the Representative System, which is the basis of Con-'
sit.utional Governments, must be the wish of every
lover of his country and its liberties. _

When affairs of State are objects of discussion, we
ought to examine things as they really are, and not as
we would wish to find them.

No one can be insensible of the injustice of the pre-
sent war; but as it has already commenced, we ought
to direct our whole attention to the preservation of
national honour unimpaired, and, at the same time,
acquire all possible advantages.
The great obstacle to the pacification of Spain,
consists in the presence of an invader, who demands
that same pacification, with arms in his hands in fa-
vour of a party that depends on his success.
England offers her mediation, but without demand-
ing the departure of the invaders.
Are there any means to establish equality among
the belligerent parties, without demanding the eva-
cuation of the Spanish territory ?
The occupation, pro forma, of a Spanish fortified
place like that of Corunna, or Vigoy by the British
Governments as the mediator on behalf of Constitu-
tional Spain, might serve to conterbalance sufficiently
the parties, and facilitate conciliation, by saving the
honour of the Constitutionalists, and affording to all
sufficient guarantees.
It is impossible to treat with honour, but when the
two opposite parties are equally sustained, more par-.
ticularly when the object is to conciliate the dissen-
sions which divide a country common to all, into pieces.
Vigo, July 7.0. (Signed) B. WILSON.
ANOTHER.

The evacuation of the Spanish territory possibly
would be opposed by the Regency of Madrid, in
consequence of their considering • that their security
might be implicated without the force that now
sustains them.

Without the guarantee I propose, the Government
of Cadiz would not inspire sufficient confidence in the
nation to induce them to enter into a negociation that
may end in a treaty of peace.
A negociation, without such a security, would
have the appearance of yielding to force, and the
consequences, in this case, would be fatal to the au-
thority of the Government ; anarchy most probably
would follow, and its consequences, under existing
c'•cumstances, might lead the nation to the most de-
plorable disasters.
Vigo, July a% 1823. (Signed) R. WILSON.
TO GENERAL WILSON.

I have received the letter and accompanying documents you I
sent me by flag of ti Jce. I now repeat what I have always said,
0 7.: yid national honour are the objects of my constant wishes.
obtain both one and the other it might possibly be advisable
to enter into negotiations, but I am neither authorised for it, nor
can you offer any guarantee that any of the agreements made
would be executed, as I have not h'therto learned that you are
• tvested with any public character. The suspension of our ope.
rations would have no other effect than to prolong the evils of
th's country, which is harassed, oppressed, and despoiled, in the
name of liberty; and If there are any negociations pending for
the ternrnat'on of the war, my occupying Vigo can be no °bui-
-1 c'e. —This is all I can. answer to your attentive letter.
(Signed) Count CARTHAGENA.
He 1-quliters, Salcedo, Aug. 1, 1843.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

FALMOUTH, AUGUST 9.—Wind N.W.—Arrived off the port,
the Charlotte, Bowe, from Porto Rico in 35 days. Arrived
his Majestf's br:g PAITH lAN, from Plymouth; also the Tartar,
steam.vessel, from San Lucar; sailed thence the 90th ultimo:
a Messenger who came home in her landed, and immediately set
off for London express ; arrived also, the Oporto packet, from
Pernambuco—sailed the 23d of June. Sailed the Countess of
Chichester pazaet, fer the Brazils ; Duke of Kent (2), for Vigo
and Lisbon ; Pomona, GRA,/ ES, for Malta and Zante ; Dispatch,
FINDLAY, for Gibraltar ; Clementina and Louisa, for Newfound-
land; and Francis, MONROE:, for Havre.
Potersstocrit, AUGUST 10.—Wind W.—Arrived the Electra,
Roatzsao, from London ; Lotus, FIeLD, from ditto for Bengal ;
and the tc..niport No. 8, from the Downs.
DZAL, AUGUST 10.—Wind, W.S.W.—Arrived the Maria Eli-
zabeth, HA AMES, from Charleiton for Hamburgh ; Telegraph,
from Loudon for Havre ; Medina, Baown, from ditto for Cork
and New South Wales;' Sir Gudirey Webster, for New South
Wales' and remain. The Earl of
,Egremont, from the Cape
of Good Hope; passed by about two, rat. Several of the out-
ward bound sailed yesterday, but have put back.
HULL, Atrousx 9.—Letters have been received here to-day,,
stating the arrival of the Hope, of Peterhead, from Greenland,
having left the ice the 26th July. The Neptune, of Hon, was
reported to be lost, and the fishery very unfavounble, as no fish
had been seen since the middle Of Aunt.
A French Officer a to that part of the
army which occupies Valencia, has written to one of
his friends at Paris We have reached this town
without meeting the enemy, and without knowing
what we are to do. At our approach- all the persons
who have filled public situations under the Constitu-
tional regime, the militia, and all those who have dis-
tinguished themselves by their patriotic opinions, de.,
parted from the town, in which we found hardly any
persons but monits and beggars. The few families of
distinction who remained,lead a very retired life, and
will got receive our visits, though at present tbey
have relaxed their rigour a little, since they have
discovered that the French Officers do sot give any
trouble to any one, and they censure even more se-
verely perhaps than the inhabitants, the injustice and
Absurdity of the war they are obliged to carry on."