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ci account of certain secret negotiations for the eree- I
~r) of that Republic into. it Monarchy under' the
joke of Lucca, who, it may be necessary inform,
or Readers, is the ti4lecait Prince royal of ETRI):
RIA, and son to a sister of FERDINAND of SPATE.
The following is, the account generally current of this,
curious eh-Ain—lt appears, that in June, 1819, Go•
,j, the Envoy from Briencts'Ayres at Paris, was
invited to a conference by M. Dicazzs, then French
:.sinister for Foreign Affairs, the object of,which Was'
to communicate a project of the French Cabinet for
the consolidation tithe Independent Governments of
South America. M.,DEcazzs set out.with arguments
on the advairtages which would result from a Con-
ssitutional Monarchy for South America; amongst
which it was not the least that the European Powers
discountenanced all Republics; while, if a Mona,rchi.
cal Government was consented- to, there would re-
main no further objection to recognizing their inde-
pendence. The Duke of LUCCA, the Prince proposed
by France to be the head of the new dynasty in Snath
America, is represented as being eighteen years of
age, and educated in liberal principles. An alliance
with a Princess of Brazils was pointed out as likely,
to follow, which would increase the rank and se-
curlty of the new Monarchy ; and 4the restitution of
the Banda Oriental would, as a matter of course, be-
come the dowry of such a. marriage.
This project, the French Minister observed, vp.luld
meet with the decided approbation of the Continental
Powers, especially Russia• and Austria. Great Sri-,
Lain might not like it, but yet would not find any
rood pretence fcr resisting it. His CATHOLIC MA-
JvsTT would yield to the influenceof all Europe with
the better grace, as his former dependencies would be
only transferred to a branch of his own family. The
KING of FRANCE would furnish assistance of every
kind, and employ every means, even to the supply of
troops., for carrying the affair into execution.

A Memorial was then handed to the Envoy, which,
after recapitulating all the foregoing arguments, urges
the necessity of secrecy, in order to prevent obstacles
from Great Britain,-and avows, as one of the ptin
cipal objects in view, a design to thwart British in-
fluence and commerce in South Ainerica, and to raise.
French and Continental interests in that quarter.—
Proceeding on this basis; the writer of the Memorial,'
which is not, however, in an official form, expatiates
on the danger of a British Prince being called-to the
Throne of South America, who would be a fanatic
for the religious principles of the nation he would be
called to govern, and overturn, or at least outrage,
the faith of his new subjects. Tl.e Envoy, taken by
surprise, raised some slight objections, and declinfl
giving any decisive answer, as he had not sufficient
instructions on a proposal of so important a nature.
'le French Minister readily consented to his asking
for instructions.

On the 26th of October last, when the statement
cf this conference reached Buenos-Ayres, RONDE/AU;
then Director ad interim., made a secret connuttnica-
tcn to the Congress, and transmitted to them the,
ktter of the Envoy, together with the French memo.
:ial; on the following day, and on the 3d of Novem-
ber, the matter was discussed in secret 3lee.ings, and
the result was a Resolution, that the Constitution
lately sworn to allows no alteration to be made in
the &I'm of Government till after the Meeting of the,
two Chambers ; that a branch of the Bourbon Fa-'
mill, so closely connected with the reigning Monarch,
of Spain, was in itself an insuperable objection, as
also the consideration that. the Prince, proposed and,
supported by the Powers of the European Continent,
would naturally more incline towards the views of
his protectors than towards those of South America,
which ought to avoid all connexion with European
continental politics ; that Great Britain was the;
Power from which South America had meet to fear,
and most to expect. As, however, this was a mere
project, it was not to be altogether rejected, but
hopes of success are.to be left to France, with a view
of inducing her to favour South American interests
is Europe to a certain extent, and thus gradually to
r,vercome the reserve of the Cabinets with respect to

the new• independent Governments.
It is at the same time suggested, that the Envoys
in Europe should put the communications from Pali:
into the hands of the British Ministry, whose good
pinion and protection South Amcifica is most anxious
to conciliate.

We have to add, in confirmations( the preceding
iecount, the following

TRACT OP A LETTIIR MOM A
♦'ERPOOL, JUST ARRIVED PROM RUMS AYRES.

AT Ll*

R LIVERPOOL JUNE 91.

" Don MANUEL SAIRRATLAI now at the head of
n.ffairs, is by far the most proper man among them
`or the situati.m which he holds—welleducated and
shrewd, with liberal and expanded 'ideas. He was,
,ome years ago, a sort of Envoy from South Ame-
rica to our Court, and having imbibei a liking for'
the English Government, we, of course, shall stand
*high under his Government."—The writer, speaking
then of the negotiation with Versailles respicting thel
Duke of LuocA, goes on to state:—" There seems to
be no doubt of the authenticity of this singular intrigue.
A French frigate we know came out with dispatchers,
took answers from the Government, and went oft in
;t few days. The correspondence of the Buenos
Ayres Envoy at Paris, with his own Government;
found ; therein he clearly states the 'proposall'
n: de him by the French Minister ; and there is also
rote ::yip the Minister himself, stating. tbelieeie