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of hostilities in America—and the prospect of the
colonies being reunited to the mother country as in-
tegral parts of the same-Empire.
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-4' But," continues his Majesty, " it is not to be
dissembled, that in the midst of the satisfactiop which
effects so salutary as those which the Constitutional
regime has produced ought to cause, in the midst of
the universal consent of the Nation to that regime,
and of their resolution to defend it, the attempts of
some malcontents, encouraged by the illusions of
such as are at all times ready to cherish chimerical
and criminal hopes, have occasioned a momentary
alarm for the tranquillity of some Provinces, and of
the Capital, which has caused my heart the most
profound affliction.

" I hope the Cortes, in fulfilling their important
functions, will be persuaded of the necessity of taking
prompt measures to repress the audacity of those
who, encouraged rather than awed by moderation of
system, dare to trouble the new order of things, and
that they will at the same time give to the Execu-
tive Government the necessary force which public
tranquillity demands under existing circumstances,
and without which it is impossible to heal the evils
which have for so many ages a(Hicted the Nation.

" The state of our diplomatic relations with the
other Powers continues as it was. We happily pre-
serve with them those relations of amity and good faith
which existed at the period of the preceding Sitting.
" The ratification which Fhave thought it proper
to give, with the authority oldie Cortes, to the Treaty
for the cession ofthe Floiidas, and the fixation of the
limits with the United States of America, has taken
place within too recent a per iod to allow of this Go-
vernment having, as yet, had any advice of its being'

received.
" The fears- which there seemed reason to enter-
tain with respect to the hostile intentions of the King-
dom of Algiers against our Crown, have not as yet
been realized—thanks to the vigilance of the united
divisions of the National Marine and that of his Ma-
jesty the King of the Netherlands.
" The resolution taken in the Congress of Trop-
pau, and continued in that of Laybach by the Sove-
reigns of Austria, Prussia, and Russia, of interfering
with the change of political regime established in the
Two Sicilies, has excited all my selicituie, as well
from consideration for the Royal Fancily of that
Kingdom, united to mine by the ties of blood,
as from the interest which I feel for the welfare of
the people of the Two Sicilies, and because it imports
much to the independence of States, that the sacred
rights of nations and their Princes should be regu--
larly respected. I have thought it indispensable to
the honour of my throne, to the dignity of the great
nation which I glory in governing, to make it known,
through the proper channels, that I will recognize
nothing which may be contrary to that 1-ositive
public law, upon which are founded the liberty, inde-
pendence, and prosperity-of nations; apr inciple which,
on her part,Spain will inviolably: espect towards others.
I have the satisfaction to announce to the Cottes that
the Allied Sovereigns, according to all tile communica-
tions which I have received up to the present mo-
ment, have, and are agreed, to repect this principle,
in as far as regards Spain."
Such being the different objects which the Kis°
hopes the Cortes will take into their consideration,
his MAJESTY proceeds, after some complimentary
expressions, to allude to the insults offered to his
Royal Person, and the attempts made to seduce the
credulous into a belief that he entertains at heart
views opposed to the existing system.
" I have taken the oath," he says, " to the Consti.
tution, and I have always endeavoured to observe it,
in as far as depends on me. Gon grant that every
one would do the same. The outrages and instils of
every kind committed against my dignity, in con;
tempt of the respect which is due to my person, as
Constitutional King, have been public. I have no
fears fur my life or my safety. Gov, who reads my-
heart, will watch over both ; and they will also be
the care of the greater and sounder part of thz nation.
" I must not this day, however, conceal from the
Cortes, as principally charged with preserving the
inviolability which it wishes to be observed towards
a Constitutional King, that these insults would not
have been repeated if the Executive Power had dis-
played all the energy which the Constitution pre-
scribes, and which the Cortes desire. The want of
firmness, and the inactivity of many Authorities, have
caused the renewal of such excesses; and if they con-
tinue, it will not be astonishing should the Spanish na-
tion be involved in evils and misfortunes innumerable."
Ills MAJESTY concludes by an wisest exhortation
to the Cot tes to co-operate with him in consolidating
that system of things which they had proposed to'
themselves, and to which he protests, in the face of
the nation, his resolution to adhere.
The PRESIDENT replied according to custom, in
vague and general terms.

After the departure of the Ksno, Coent Tonneno
proposed that a
,Committee should be named to
draw up an Answer to the Speech of the KING. It
was necessary, he said, to satisfy Europe and the
Nation on the points which his MAJESTY had treated
of; it was necessary that all the world should know
what the National Congress thinks of the events of Na-
ples and the Congress of La y 6a ch.
A Committee of five Members was accordingly
appointed.
On the same evening, the whole of the Ministers,

with the exception of the Minister of Marine, sent is
their resignations; and the Principal Clerks, who
were charged par interim with the different porte-
feuillcs, also sent in their's next morning.

The latest accounts of which we are in possession
represent the conflict between the Austrians and
Neapolitans as on the immediate point of com-
mencing. An article from Rome, of the 25th of
February, in the French Papers, mentions that it was
supposed in that capital that the advanced posts of
General PEPE, behind the Tronto, must by that time'
have got sight of the Hungarian Hussars. The Aus-
trian
force which has defiled under the walls of Rome
is estimated at more than fifty thousand strong, fol-j
lowed by a considerable artillery.
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The •ther Army, which matches along the Adria-
tic sea, is said to be the same strength. The two
Armies are to form a junction at the heights of
Foligno.
An article of Milan says—" A Proclamation to'
the Army by the Prince Regent has come to hand ;,
it is quite simple 1,, its style, but patriotic and noble:
I know (says the Prince),•that the Throne which I
have ascened is a Throne of iron.' Sicily is calm.
The British squadron keeps its station off the island ;
it is decidedly only one of observation."

From a Neapolitan Journal, of the 20th ult. we have
the pleasure to learn, that a ship cf the line, a frigate.,
and other vessels, were announced to the Spanish Am-
bassador as being shortly to arrive in the Bay of Na-
pies; and by the courier who brought this dispatch
came the further inte3ience, that 5,000 Catalans had
(aired themselves to bear arms against the invaders.
In the meantime bold and enterprising foreigners
have found, in this great contest, an oppintunity for
tempting the road to honour or to furtune. Many
of the Spani-11 and French military, out of employ-
' ment, liave asked and reiceived commissions in the
service of Naples; and even some Officers of English
merchantmen have obtained letters of marque from
the Constitutional Government, to. cruise against
Austria in the Adriatic.

By accounts received at Liverpool from the Brazils,
we learn that the Revo:ozion which has been so hap-
pily effected in the Goveromeitt of Portugal, is rapidly
extending itself to the whole of its Colonial possessions.
We had the other day the pleasure of announcing the
accession of Madeira ; and we have now to add that
of Grand Para, the.most northern Captainship of the
Brazils. The event is thus detailed in a private letter
from Para, dateJ January 4 :

" On the Ist of this month a Revolution was effected
here, without bloodshed. The Colonels of the Ist
and 2d Regiments of root had been sent for, the
night preceding, by the Governor. They repaired
to the Palace, accompanied by 50 or 60 of their
Officers, and were interrogated as to certain rumours
which had prevailed respecting their intentions; they
declined to give a satisfactory answer, and the next
morning, at nine o'clock, the InfAntry declared for
the Constitution, arid were shortly after joined by
the Cavalry and Artillery. A/en-de:joie was fired,
and a Provisional Government was formed. All this
was done in the name of the King. For three nights
the town has been illuminated, and everything is
perfectly quiet."
The following Proclamation was issued

hiIIARIZANTS or PARA !—This day we break the fetters in
which despotism, viclence, and ignorance, have bound us; the
moment of our felicity is at hand, and it is time that all should
contribute to it. Until now, the will of our superiors was our
law ; from this day forward the law will rule both high and
low ; thus it is that we shall be enabled to prosper. The Con-
stitution alone can make us happy.
' " Inh.tbitants of Para !—Our brethren in Portugal have shewn
us the example ; and we, in following it, shew that we are of the
same family. Let us still continue to shew it : may the great
work of our political regeneration continue ever under the
auspices of peace ! Let us respect the Authorities; let us forget
all personalities; let us confide in the Constitutional Govern-
ment ; and let us shelter ourselves always under the shield of
public opinion ; itiis the obligation of every one to work at the
vast edifice of our regeneration. No complaints, no hatred ;- be
all quiet, all peace. Live the Constitution! Live the Cortes !
Live the King, Don John VT.! Live the Provisional Consti-
tutional Government ! Live our Religion! Live thy People
and Troops of Para! liva! Vita! "

A similar attempt had been made as early as the
month of November, in th' Province of Pernambuco;
but, after some loss of blood, the existing Govern-
ment succeeded in maintaining its ground, though
not without giving an assurance to the people, that
the KING had determined to sanction the Constitution
adopted by the Mother Country. Of these proceed-
ings at PernambOco we had received some indistinct
intimations through the Anerican Papers; but in the
subjoined extract-of a private latter from that place
will be found the first detailed account of them.--'
As Para is e 2 degrees North of Rio Janeiro, and 16
West of Olinda, no sudden step can be taken against
it, even if the KING thought it wise to do so. The
peeple will thus have everywhere time to declare
themselves, and we have no doubt that this event is
tt.e forerunner of a declaration in favour of the Con-
stitution in every other Settlement of Brazil.
Extract of a letter from Pernambuco, dated De-
cember 12:

" About the middle of last month, the Command-
ing Officer stationed in the neighbourhood of Bo-
nito, a small village, wrote to the Captain-General of
Pernambuco, to send a battalion of regular troops, to
assist in quelling an insurrection of matulas (pea-
sants), who had taken a fortified and strong place,
on the side of a large mountain of rocks) aqd had