The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-11-03 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

well ended, an English Ambassador in Turkey Is instructed
proclaim,tbat the European POwers (England included)
are in " treaexcl. CONCORD!"—that they have a common
object, and that they are ready to support each other, even
by WAR! This is said by an English Ambassador, in a
few short months after it was declared collectively by the
Ministry, that war, if it could be avoided, would be the
most fatal policy this country could adopt. Yes ! war to
limit the ambition of the Bourbons—war to fight our own
battles iu Spain—War to prevent the destruction of a liberal
Ally.—this was deemed fatal policy by the Ministry; but war
to promote the designs of Russia nponTurkey,is compatible
with English interests ; and an English Ambassador is
employed to proclaim this monstrous fact ; offering, at the
same time, the premium of the unmolested butchery of the
Oreeks to Turkey, as a temptation to concede to Russia all
that she requires. The Porte is told that " A fatal error seems
to have blind-folded his Highness's Ministry ; and the
g roof of this blindness is in their failing to discern
the perfect concord that reigns among all the high Allied
Powers." Of these Allied Powers, England is enumerated
by name. Nay, she is expressly mentioned as the one
most ready to go to war, for Russia, while a mod. st,
" perhaps," is added to the declaration as it respects the
whole of Europe. We have never heard before that
Turkey bad any difference except , with Greece and
Russia—yet our Ambassador talks of" establishing the
" relations of peace and amity with Russia and the other
allied Courts. After this, who will doubt that the attack
upon Spain was a concerted measure—the result of the
policy of Europe ; and that England, like an accomplice,
not needed in the execution of the design, stood by to keep
the ground clear, under the pretence of neutrality. If we
have one honest senator left to address what is called the
House of Commons—or one honest noblemen who does not

bold his bonor:as a bribe to betray his country, the walls
of both Houses will ring with the indignant condemna-
tion of this neutral policy! The New Tins!: of course, is
delighted with this note of Strangford ; and to corroborate
the wicked fact, that England is a member of the Alliance
blasphemously styled Holy,while it aims at the degradation
and misery of the human race, it copies a corroboration of

the fact from the French Journals des Debats, in these
words—" Never was the union of Government snore per-

one reason for avoiding this. It would not have been ap
propriate to the present condition of the country. The
wind of circumstances may blow ; but England, like a
crippled hulk, cannot put to sea; except, indeed, she be
called upon by the holy Emperor of Russia, to aisle
him to re-fetter the Greeks, and add Turkey in Eu-
rope to his dominions. Then Mr. Canning would
bristle the old hulk with guns; put on the semblance
of bravery—swell into the renewal of imaginary life, in the
very agonies of death—and having weighed anchor, in his
shattered vessel, he would see it gallantly go to the bottom
in the first breeze. One thing in Mr.Canniog's speech seems
at variance with his avowed policy. He tells the wiseacres
of Plymouth, that " the policy of England is not an
•• isolated policy :" Why, it was but the other day, be
contended that it was, and acted upon the presumption that
we had nothing to do with continental affairs, as long as
they would let us alone. But Spain is now conquered ;
and it may now be the policy of England to league with
Russia against the Greeks. Our policy is isolated, when
the weak appeal to us. It is only general, when we are wanted
to help the strong to do mim.bief.

The policy of the Continental Sovereign with respect to
South America is not yet definiti►ely settled; but it is'
arranged as a matter of course that England has nothing to
do at the Congress, where the fate of the New Govern-
ments is to be settled. We should be glad to know which
of the continental ministers has the proxy of England in
his pocket. As she is a member of the Holy Alliance, of
contse she has a vote; and u•e should like to know whether
Prince Metternich,or Pozzo di Borgo, or M.Chateauhriand,
does us the honour of holding our vote! It would be some-
thing satisfactory to learn of whom ue are the cat's•paw—
and what royal baboon of the Continent makes use of us
to pick his chestitas out of the lire, to ssve his own fingers.
Perhaps they baud us round to one another, and we have
the honour of being burnt in the service of them all.

By an Express from Pariso---..n.777—e informed that Mioa has
capitulated. We would doubt this intelligence; but the
French have been hitherto so accurate in the announcement
of their success; that we know not what right we have to
suspect them now. But as Ferdinand had refused to grant
any terms to Mina, we cannot think that lii, will put him-
self in the power of Ferdinand. He may capitulate fur others
when resistance is hopelesi, but surely not for himself. The
Empecinado continues not only to resist, but apparently
to triumph. Recruited by the disbanded Madrid volunteers
he is the very terror of the neighbourhood; and it would
seem that the French are impotent, as well as the bands of
the in the district. The town of Caceres continues in
his hands, and he is accused of extreme violence ; but this
is natural enough with the royal faction. Their own out-
rages are deem, d pious services to Heaven ; bat touch one
of them in return, and they load you with the most frantic
abuse.