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(exams AO—VERONA AND PARIS.
No L—Tna DUKE OP-WELLINGTON TO MR. SECRETARY
QATlNlNG.—Received September 24.
(Extract.) - Paris, Sept. 21. 1922.
had a long eliseussiow with Monsieur.de Villele yester.
day, ois the relations of this Government with Spin.
- It appears, that for a considerable time past. I believe
since the alarm of infectious fever in Spain. the French Go-
vernment have been collecting troops in the southern de-
partments of Prime. They have not, however, on the im-
mediate frontier, a larger body of men than are sufficient
for the peiformance of the duties of the " Cordon Sanitaire,"
so long as that precaution is necessary, in consequence of
the prevalence of the fever in the neighbouring provinces
-• of Spain; or than can fairly be deemed necessary for the
purposes of observation of a country which is the seat of a
civil war, and for the protection of the French frontier
from insult, by the different parties in operation immediate-
ly on the borders.
M. de Villele said, that the assembly of the Congress at
the present moment, was not a matter of iudifference, in re-
lation to the situation of affairs in Spain, or to that in which
the two countries stood towards each other. There was no
doabt that Expectations were formed respecting the result of
- the deliberations of the Congress on the affairs of Spain, as
well in Spain as elsewhere ; and that if the Congress were
tssiseperate, and to come to no decision on those affairs,
it was protioble that the existing evils would begreatly
aggravated, and that the two countries might be forced into
II war.
Monsieur de Villele wished that the Congress should take
into consideration the actual position of the French Geyer°.
Ment in relation to Spain, and the hypothesis under which
they might be forced into a war ; and that the four other
Powers of the Alliance should declare what line they would
each take, in case of the ocenrreoce of any of the events
whteh they conceived would force them to war. I told Moo-
slew de Villele that it would be quite impossible for us to
declare beforehand, what would be our condact upon any
'hypothetical ease.
I should wish to receive his Majesty's instructions what
line I shall take, and what arrangements I shall use, in case
the French Govethment should make the proposition at the
Congress, which M. de Villele has made to me, respecting
a declaration by the Allies.
•No. lI.—M a. SECRETARY CANNING TO TEE DUKE Or WEL-
LINGTON.
(Extract.) Foreign Office. Sept. 47, 1892.
If there be a determined project to interfere by force or
' by menace in the pr-sent struggle in Spain, so convinced
are his Majesty's Government of the uselessness and danger
of soy such interference—so ohjeetioeable does it appear to
them in principle, as well as utterly impracticable in execu-
tion, that when the necessity arises, or (I would rather say)•
when the opportunityoffere, I am to instrucP, our Grace at
once frankly and peremptorily to declare, that to any
such interference, come what may, his Majesty will not be
a party.
No. 111.—Tna DUKE OF WELLINGTON TO MR. SUR TTTTT
Cassilnil.—ReeeiVed Oct. SI.
(Detract.) Verona, Oct. 22, 1522.
'tVe had a conference on Sunday night, at which the French
Minister, M. de Montmorency read a paper, of which I lll-
nie a copy.
I iteagirre that each of the Ministers will answer this pa •
per. In my answer, t shall review our line of conduct since
April, 1820; and shall decline to engage ourselves to adopt
any ineasure beforehand, or till we shall have a full know.
ledze of all the circumstances which have.necurred between,
the two countries. I propose, besides, to point out, that,
considering the relative position of Frenceinpd Spain, it is
not probable that Spain will declare against them ; if they
explain, as they ought, the meaning and object of their
Corps of Observation, and make some allowances for the
Mate of effervescence of men's minds in Spain in a State of
revolution and civil war. . .
Translation of Incirsure hi NofiII.—QPIISTION ADDKICSEED
DT THE FRENCH PLENIPOTENTIARY TO Tag PLENIPO-
TENTIARIES Or AUSTRIA, PRUSSIA. HINISKA4 •OMIO
GREAT BRITAIN.
- Verona, October 20, 1822.
1. In case France should find herself under the neces-
sity of recalling her Minister from Madrid, and of break-
ing off all t iplomatic relations with Spain, will the High.
Courts be disposed to adopt the like measure, and tb
tr
call their respective missions? - • '
2. Should war break out between France and Spain,
under what form and by what acts would the High Pow-
ers afford to France, that moral support which would
give tfi her measures the weight and authority of there'll-
once, and inspire into a salutary dread the Revoluthmitts
of all countries.
3. What, in short, is the intention of the High Powers
es to the extent and the form of the effective assistance
et servers materiel.") Which they would be disposed to
give to France, in case active interference should, on her
'demand, become necessary ?
No. IV. —To e DUKE OF WELLINGTON /OMR. SECRETARY
CANNlNG.—Received November 14.
(PAtract.) Verona, November 3,1822.
Prince Metternich called together a conference of the
five CaJuinet Ministers on-Wedoesday.evening, at which
were delivered in answers to the demand/rot the French
Ministers of the 29th ultimo, from the Russian, Austriate
end Prussian Ministers, and that from myself, a copy of
which I inclose.
(I eCLOSURE IN N0.4.)•-.MEMORANDUM.--ANSWER Or PHI
DUKE OF WELLINGTON TO THE QUESTIONS OP TSB
PRENCH PLENIPOTKNTIA RYe. •
Vrona, October 30, 1822.
Since the month of April 1820, the British Govern-
ment have availed themselves of every opportunity of re-
commending to his Majesty's Allies to abstain from all
interforence in the internal affairs of Spain.
Without adverting to those principles which his Ma-
jest Government :oust always consider the rule of their
conduct, in relation to the internal affairs of other conel
tries, they consider that to whatever degree either the
origin of the Spanish Revolution, the system then Web-
fished, or the conduct of those who have since had the
management of the internal affairs of Spain might be
disapproved of, any amelioration which might be-desired
id the Spanish system, for the' sake of Spain herself,
ought...to be sought for in measures to be adopted in
Spaits, rather than abroad ; and particularly in the con-
fidence which the people should be taught to feel in the
character and measures of the King.
'Phil-considered that an interference. with a view to
assist the Monarch on tbe Throne, to o vertur that
which had been settled, and which he hid g,uarann teed,
or to promote the establishment of any other form of Go-
vernment or Constitution, particularly by force, would
only plate that Monarch in a false position, and prevent
him from lookinfrci the internal means of amelioration
which might be within his reach.
Such an interference always appeared to the British
Government. an unnecessary assumption of responsibi-
lity; which, considering all She circumstances, must ex-
pose the King of Spa'n to dMtger, and the Power or
Posers which should rateifeze, to ohlointy, certain risks,
and possible disasters to eaoruwus expeuses, and final
dimppointinent in producing any result.
Upon these principles his Majesty has advised his Al-
lies. and has acted. himself, from the month of April
1520, to the present day.
The Protocols sad other Acts of the Congress at Ai:-
la-Chapelle, width established the union at pres.
nl
existing between•the Five Powers, so happily for the
world. require the most unlimited confidence and comma-
nication ort the put of each, and accordingly, his Majesty
bars never folk,/ to communicate to his Allies, and par-
tieularly.to France. every bistructios which he has seat
ta bieldiaister at Madrid; aad all tbe cotainenicatioaa
wade by Ids • blajestre reatoniads to the Minister of
*ea reeidiscia Loadosv—.all la the same seirit of
reed•wilL %words the: Slag. • f Sirei sag the Spanish
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