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That France disclaimed, on ber part,.aqy intention o'•
desire to avail herself ,of the resent, state of the Colo-.
Dies, or of the present situation of trance towards Spain,
to appropriate to herself any part of the Spanish posses-
sions in America, or to obtain for herself. anyexclusike
advantages ; and that, like England, slo,would .willingly
see the mother country in possession of supenior com-
met cial advantages, by amicable arrangements.; and
would be contented, like her, to rank, after the =her:
country, among the most favoured nations.
Lastly, that the abjured, in any case, any design of
acting against the Colonies by force of atms.
The Pi ince de Polignac proceeded to say,
Thar, its _to ;what might be the best arrangementhe-
twernAiuidand her Colonies, the French Govesnment
coattrnot give nor venture to form an opinion, until the
king of Spain should be at liberty. That they would
then be ready to enter upon it;in concert with their Al-
lies, and with Great. Britain among the number.
- In observing upon what Mr. Canning had said, with
respect to the peculiar situation of GI eat Britain, in re-
ference to such a conference, the Prince de Polignat de-
clared—That he saw no difficulty. which should prevent
England from taking part in the conference, however
she might now announce the difference in the view
which she took of the question, from that taken by the
Allies. The refusal of England CO co-opet ate in the work
of reconciliation might afford reason to think, either that
she did not teally,wish for that reconciliation, or that
she had tome ulterior object in contemplation—two sup-
positions equally injurious to the honour and good faith
of the British Cabinet.

The Prince de Polignac further declared,
That he could not conceive what could be meant,
under the ptesint circumstances, by a pure and simple
acknowledgment of the independence of the Spanish
Colonies ; since, those countries being actually distracted.
by civil wars, there existed no government in them which
could offer any appearance ,of solidity ;—and that the
acknowledgment of American independence, so long
as such a state of things continued, appeared to him to
be nothing less than a real sanction of anarchy.
The Prince de Polignac added,
That, in the interest of humanity, and especially in
that of the Spanish Colonies, it would be worthy of the
European
,Governments to concert together the means,
of calming, irt those distant and scarcely civilised
gions, passions blinded by party spirit; and to endea7
your to bring back to a principle of union in Govern.,
ment, whether monarchical or aristocratical, peoplel
among whom absurd and dangerous theories were now
keeping up agitation and disunion.

Mr. Canning, without entering into discussion.upon
these abstract principles, contented himself with saying,,
That, however desirable the establishrnent of a run:
narchical form of Government in any of those provinces
Might be, on the one hand, or whatever might be the
difficulties in the way of it, on the other band, his Go-
vernment could not take upon,itself to put it forward as,
a condition of !heir
,recognition.

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NO. `L.—SIR WM. A COURT TO MR. SECRETARY CANNINca.
(Received January 14.)
(Extract.) Madrid, December 4p, ms.
The inclosed Note, though dated the 26th, did not reach me till
yesterday. By my answer, a copy of which I have the honour go
include, you will see that I merely acknowledge. Its receipt, proMts-
ing to transmit it to my Government.
(Signed) WILLIAM A' COU RT.
The Right lion. Genige Canning, &c. dtc. &c. • •
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(Translation of first Inclosure in No. ii.)
COUNT OPALIA TO 8111 WILLIAM A'COURT.

Mace, Theceasber2s, mg*.
ItoVorwtEß §441,1 'have the honour to inform you,
that thelKirik,ruyangust riastet, has determined to de-
vote his-partictilttr attention to the regulation of the af-,
fairs Cencerning the disturbed countries of 'Spanish
America, being solicitous to succeed in pacifying his do-
minions, in which the seeds of anarchy haveAgken root
to she prejudice of the (safety of other ,governments,,
Its Majesty has therefor* thought tbut 4 Might justly,
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calcti.ate on the assistance of `his Asa: Allies towards,
obtaining regtits whiCh Cannot 1)4"
Europe.
*o4cio to
theArsui9Fillity Osi:.hlppiness.of
• The enclosed copy will put'Yon, Sir, in possession of,
the orderi issued to his-ChtliolieMajeity's Represents-%
tives at the Courts of Austria, France, and Russia: and,

as the Ministers of Spain have not yet proceeded to:
London and Berlin, the King lips dir,efilicl the to a4dress.
yOu, Sir, and to.the.Mip4terof fry4y at this cotirt,t
a transcript of the said communication; whiCh
jesty hopes you will have the goodness to transmit ;o.
your Government, whose friendship and upright policy,
the King, my master, trusts.wilanow how to apprecime;
the frankness of this communication, and the equiv;
his.dictited the basis on which it, is foundo.-ra
avail myself of this Oppikunity, Etc;
(Signed) 'Tap CO.bisDE
To 40 Minister of England.

(Translation of Second Enclosure in No. 2.)
COUNT OFALIA To, HUT CATHOLIC HAJAH7I4
DoAt AT Akic pip isprAyiPpW9WITIA RY
RT. FETiRAMIIIIGH AND yinktra.
The King, ourSpocreigno being restored to the throite`i
*of his
seestoss in the enjoyinent 9f his hereditaik rights,
no has seuilY.turned his thoughts to the fate of his Atne7;
rican dominions, distracted by civil war and brought to
the brink of the most dangerous precipice. AA
' the lait three years the tebellion which prevailed
Spain dvfeatgel the constant efforts which were made fix
' maintaining tranquillity in the Costa Firtna,- for ref.',
cuing the hanks of the 'River Plata, and for preserve g,
Peru and-New Spain; liis Majesty beheld with grief 4e;
wgress of thelloae of insutrection itagor4s.,
the same time, conplatiop to the King,
.that rfile44oP
and irrefrmable pr9ols eAist or 'immense
-number of
Spaniards remaining true to their'oaths of alligianie
the Throne; and that the sound majority of "Ainericans
acknowledge that that hemisphere cannot be happy un-,
less it live in .b,rotherly ,connection with those who ciii-.
Used dime countries.
These reflections. powerfully animate his Majesty to,
hope drat fhie justice of his cause will meet with a firm.
support to the influence oldie Powers of Europe. AC-
cordingly, the King has resolved upon inviting the Ca-,
binets of his dear and intimate• Allies to establish a cop-'
ference in Paris, to the end that their Plepipotentiaries,.
assembled there along with those of his Catholic Ma-.
jesty, may aid Skin.% adjusting the affairs of the ie-
vcilted cOuqtrieS If America. In examining this impqt7,
ant question, his Majesty will, in conjunction with his
powerful Allies, consider. f the alterations which events.
have produced in his American ,Provinies, and of the.
relations which, during the disorders, have been formed!
with commercial nations ; in order thereby to adspt
with good faith the measures most proper for conciliat-
ing the rights and just interests of thp'Crown of 6pain
and of its Sovereignty, with those which ciiittuistances