The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-12-05 00:00:00

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V.EKONA, Not. 21.

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(RETRACT PROM A PRITAVE LETTER.)
The principh. and perhaps in reality the only, object
for which the Colorless wan assembled at Verona, was
the political situation of the Spanish and Portuguese
Monarchies. Tne conferences and deliberations upon
Ilya point are terminated. With the eseiption of the
Sovereigns and Ministers who have taken a share in them
there is nobody who is yositieely acquainted with their
result. The secret has been so well kept, that 1 could
Five you the names of several Diplomattsts who have
arrived here since their commencement, and are not a
whit the wiser than they were open leaving home. All,
therefore, that 1 can do is to inform you of what is con-
jectured by the different classes of society in this city.
There have been four or fire sittings of Congress
specially devoted to the affairs of Spain. The Duke
.of Wellington has, on-each occasion, declared in a
Mental warmer, his hostility to every species of armed
intervention ; unit in so doing, has been sopported by
Austria and Prossia. Russia has appeared to incline to
the opposite side, but without urging her opinion with
much weight. The French diplomatists were busily on-.
played in pointing out the danger to which their coun-
try would he exposed, were the royal authority to be
tell as feeble as the constitution of the Cortes had made
it. They added, that the very same danger would un-
doubtedly menace, is the long run, the whole of Pay,
the LOW i'oontries, and some of the small States.oller-
*NON and at a still later period, perhaps, even the more
considerable States of that saute countrydo which liberal
ri-nciplet appear to have a great number ef partisans
is all classes, and principally tethers* which ate moo'
enlightened.
The pithier of these possibilities bus prodoced e'er's-7
lively Impression upon the minis of 'the members of the
Congress. However, they have contrived among them
to discover that a more immediate and gen.ral danger
thigh' remit from an open aggression—they have mild,
that peace, afters° long a war as that which was finished
Hill% was too precious a bits/dog to bit' compromised
by Violent messures, against a people Which, ',moreover'
%Lathe right to ameliorate its condition, 'so long as it
Ores not interfere with the affairs of other nations, and as
preseiees the monarchical principle •, that the chances
of war are alwayi uncertain; that of the Spaniards were
4oeseceed against a foreign army:the fears which a pro-
pegation of the principles of the Spanish constitution
kisplies to day, would then be much greater and better
founded—in short, that !pendent., suggested, that every
:thing should he left in state goo, and that we should
look fur the changes which the Sovereigns desired front
the Spaniards themselves.
Time Fistdekdiplornatists have. it Is said, persisted en-
deavoctineto destroy these objections in the last sitting:
they have ebaffeed their efforts in it to obtaining this iteei-
sloe Is their favour—that, every Power having the hodispoit-
abler:flit testate war seolest any ether when it tkield that
it hie past and imperative reasons ter so doing. Frani, stay
'employ Mat right "Oust Spain if she thinks proper,beideatl
b soh case the other Powers sbouid be bound is hownegio
roma:a neetraL
• Thus, tt snot sly wets le take place, Spain.dbe a atm.
gfe Itehtto hand' fotweeo France sod Underway
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eirtientaheed, and for a different mere, the reemerged
of Prance without a doubt are soperior to the reinntretra,
!Vohs 4.1n0t.0 rfOrieft bad to emotes with the natio*
constiletionttl tirades of Spain, end not with this
ttimat midis merely, the readlnetioo would asturalif Midi
upon thorniest roes war which 9nesaparte made agatilai Oral
country. Rod ills ;cpirsano bravery: of the old.Trasteli army
'would not entirely primps restore contichinee. It is pro=
Wane that the efforts of France Wahl at this moment he as.
' corded by dk strong party—but bad not nuottaporti also fib
piety' • - ••• , .
It is added, that, after this deciSion of Congress, the Ems
poem of Aestria, end even the Emperor of Rossi', as well
as the majority of the Mtaistera.-glittleolerfy ties peke of
Welliegron; krimido • friendly 'eteraterotdvisod attire:me
"bihtlettere • sot to.mstlesiskie this mac es at Welt Iss reflect tie
•' r well aidmottoradpbeftweismi. sra it might pities ha
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repeat' to you, that all that 1 'anima-bees elying
•1' simply Whittle repeated is the different circles at
Tereas, and that Ido not g tee to you its anthenti-
'city; altittia.:,b Foie, credit to it myself in• commit"
with a crest imoviser of other persons, among witotta 144
some who are likely-to be is, II informed in spite of the
Outworn with which the secret is goatded. .•
%mat I rho 'lel:writ y.. 0 foi email' is, that for Corti
ti*Js pert' there has arrived here positive. inteillytetier,_
that maty fortige merchants have demanded letters
tea:que trout 'the Spanish tioveroment, for the. purpose
' of arming privateersin case war should take place lie
• tweets Prance sod. Spain. mid that a great quantity of
thesr leiter& of marque have already been transmitted to
diffetent Spanish Coosa's, particularly to those resident.
in-the ports of England, io order that rhey may be de•
livered to the privateets at the very moment that they
receive official knowledge of the denlaration of ware,
• al. Jr Montmorency sets out to-Morrow on his return
to Paris. Melanie la Vicototesse de kluntmorency, who
was eiperted at Verona for several weeks., has nut ad-
vanced farther than Chanabery, where his Excelleocy
is
to rejoin her: .
The other, French plenipotentiaries will remnie here
• until the dep.artor• of theSovereigns.l'hey wiltoolt take,
.if I may one such an expression, a secomiary part in the
subjects on tilt Congress ka likely In tor-still tot
aged„ These subjects are the affairs of tirresce.nit,4 the
occupation of Naples and Piedoteat by AusitrientrOrtPst
• hat we are assured that these pointh way be iimablered
• as already settled. It is said that the coodoep • of•.the
Ottoman has been severely characteria4 ~13y
the
Cooirtest. and even by the Duke of Wellington
,bitthself;
• that the Empi-ator Alexander hasabnernlgreas
Ciro alit; that his Imperial Miksty,Las taw twstgliwiy,
forte of 'an accommitilijioni and 114 Lc only lifitidef
the arrival of the Corot de featzow,to declare his dal-
nttivm= deterusissoion. respeetiog Tufiwiy. maw.
fecoMelisi Cheek Uneerotrient have barbreti officially •!
mitred to the presence of the Sovereigns: yet 'etery_••
• Lelieveithat one of them has been here incognito tie
••eiteeelim, and that the notes which lie has 'gresedialif
Love been• favourably received. • ••
With regard to Naples and Piedutont, the. report: Is
wen pese.ti that On Sovereigns of these two ropdtHil
and dart(' Ilinisters base owed everpexertion id get the'
Austrian troops withdrawn from their. but that
Las thrown great obstacles in the wily of their demaork
ethic'. found only a very feeble iuppinrt in one a lus.
yrincipal members of the Congress. • People ete.fe ado-
mimeo( a •ouritireil that the two extrzentities of
liaiy will
still for a very lung time be occupied by Germans. It
is beheved that the principal. crown urged be Austria'
v.'s* the situation of the Spanish Peninsula. lii. King,
of Naples had allowed hicintetition of abdicating his
rowrc to become public, he was , therefore reminded,
yi•t the crown would then be worn by the Duke of':
•calahria.. This obvervation was followed up by wisp'
etlwr...nil it appears that fur the present Lis Majesty hair
renounced ilia design. •
• If this Intellteeilee be true (and wines inclined to give
it eve ih A, ail the foreign commerce of /Prance will be eoni-
-14;0.4 at a bow. We snail see a reietkiri of thisdisesmr of
wbi,b it wait the victim at a period ehra; upon time WO, of;
pra,u with Engfand, it itespatchal bruad• a va.l number of
vessels widen became an easy prey to the prirstema ape
cruisers of °rest Brilkin: the rocoHecliOulg that-great mist
fortune is nut jet effaced. Oar marletete commeree would 1
he reined-anew for harlot believed I. the continuance of a
pries which *very thing sonotteced as Jikely awe derittdre•
it is probahletut Cot went Slid auaieraiis vassals whicit:we
thoefd have at sea wotild estap4 that deed of prirairees
viaek would immediately sail forth under the spinosa tail
asit,whiret scald blockade net ports durist all the couttaw,
saes of the war.—arm to thedimr of Li .
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