The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-03-22 00:00:00

• saidibr an Englishman; but I should be astonished to
4 bear such a sentiment from the month of a French-
-5' man."—The Ththe went on to observe that if England
were to choose to oppose herself to the exercise of the
_ right which she herself acted upon for many years,
" France world 'not have the weakness to submit to Aer.
0 She will feel, that to pretend to know better than our
" Government what is injurious to Oar interest* and our
1, security, is an actual interference In the internal edritirs
" of France."—Nothing can be truer than this; 'and
it is particularly
,pleasing to us, who have all along
said that the French would use this very tan-1
gunge.—The Duke next reminds the English, that at
the Congress of Vienna, in 1815, it was England, or a
peer of England, that thrusted forward England to Wa-
terloo. He says, ha would ask our statesmen if they
have so soon forgioten the principles of that day, when
they demanded of Europe to interfere in the affairs of
France. Might not the same objections have then been
made to England that England now make? " You am-
" swered. France isnot free to utter her wishes ;'France
" is overruled by the power of the bayonet"'; -the treat
majority of the French sigh for the authorityof their
4. legitimate King ; ' you would have answered the
objection by insistiog in dansaadiog »( red
" thousand soldiers, or I:yetsrguses, If yea like
" this word better, to march to the assistance of the
" chatter and of legitimacy against usurpation
" and 13uonaparte ; and at present, we only use
" the Mme language that you then beld."—After many
quotations of this sort, the iforningChronicle makes some
melancholy reflections; tells us that the French care
not a farthing about us; that we became tamer
at every kisk they give us; and that theyhave many-inch
kicks in reserve for us.—But, what is the use of those
melancholy reflections? Is the Homing Chronicle ready
to 'go to war? War is the only means of returning
kicky. The French know that we cannot go to war
without blowing up the Debt. - They know as well as
we do, that if we have war; we must have a reduction of
the interest of the Debt or 'Wrists. This is now too
manifest not to be perceived by every body.. Nooody
can either deny or doubt of the fact ; and It isibiurd to
suppose that the French Government do not perceive the
fact that is perceived by all the rest of the world.—lt Is
nonsense, therefore, for the liforning Chronicle to pre-
tend that this Government has the power to prevent the
• French from getting possession of Spain. The French
openly and honestly say, "one of ourehjects is to bind
4. Spain on to France." The Dohs of Fits-James
says this ; says that France has, a right. 'to do It, and
that she ought to do it; and, if England does ,
not like it, it is foe her to prevent it by force. The
Morning Chronicle grumbles, and yet it says that we
ought not to go to war. It sees the stock-jelthing thing
trembleat the sound of war, and it aye; 4 that price
what it may, let us have peace. • Whetiontlsiapper
would be for war, if the French were actually to take
possess** Guernsey and Jersey, we etniipbt say;' that
is to say, whether it woulti be for lir la, Illefirst mo-
ment of paesion ; but, we are quitosurothat if this ques-
tion were distinctly . put to its sheaths French like
Guernsey and Jersey, and will you peewee the stock
thing unshaken, by suffering them to do this; or will
you run the risk of shaking the stock thing by goiog to
war with France ; if this qoestion were fairly and plainly'
put borne to it, wo are .quite sum that the Morning
Chronicle would shrug up its shoulders and sly, " Faith!
let them have the two good for nothing little islands ;
we can always defend ourselves against Invasioe by
" France." Then, if it Came to this, shall fieglasa be
surrendered to the Bourbons, with a certainty 'drat the
stock thing will be kept a ring, or shall she resist such
surrender with the certainty of shakiaitlie stock thing:
if this question were put to the Chrwairde. we are sure it
would say, " faith ! public credit. national faith ; na-
tional honour, forbid us to do any thing, or to wish for
any thing that shall rob the public creditor :'we are bound'
. to pay Lim to the last shilling ; and if we cannot pay hint
to the last shilling, without surrendering the country to;
• the Bourbons, to the Bourbons the country must hi fur.
rendered!" Nay, to what skirt of this amount are the do.
claratious that we hear every day ? We are told, dilly
and hourly that ander all circumstances, under any cir-
eomstanees, no matter what, we are to continue to pay
the interest of the debt in full. At present it is only Spais
which is to be surrendered to the French; it is only the
out-works of England and Ireland ; a little tine; every few
years will tell us what is to be the ant surreader. The.
French are not going to rest quietly with the mere binilg
ing of Spain on to France. They hay* ulterior objects
in view. Every day they will become stronger and
stronger ; every day we shall become weaker and weaker.
Oaf inability to p to war has now. roeuirod a practiced
Illosttation. It is no longer to his dillydally-soy
means that we can resort to. 'Thit• the Eing-of the
Netherlsnds is not going to 'retain elf that ke has on the
north of France; and, in short, France Is going to pay
off the score of the Museums with a pretty sweeping

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The Paris papers which have arrived to die ?OM con-
tain a statement of the numbers and destuiatipn of the
troops to be assembled on the frontiers Arabia Spain,
similar to that we extracted yesterday frnm Obisqlayosse
papers. Several accounts, however. it 4lieltench pa-
pers. from Spain state the preparation* ***liWbe equal
to the exigency. The following ors powin,o, the in-

stance • :•—•
The eonstitutional troops hiCatalonie adeistibitpeat err
frontier. The foreign legion, organized at BiwaWei' em-
barked on the 4th Inst. for the same destination.
Letters from Cadiz of the let announce, that the National
Guard of that town, to the number of 8,000 meg. "isomer-
cited every day In uniform, and that it will meet death
sooner than fall again under the yoke of despotism. Fo-
reign menaces have at last pat all Spain in motion, and If
the invaders have not large carp; of the army to encounter,
the/ will not find the fewer enemies on %hetet:count.
FRONTIERS OF NAFARRI, MARCH 11.—It appears to
be decided, that Pompeian", St. Selsastinn, and Santa.
gone, which are well provisioned, and capable of a long
resistance, are the only places that will be defended.
The rest of the country will be abandoned to the invaders,
for which the inhabitants are preparing, and all business
is suspended. The people of consequence are retiring to
Cortmna with their famdies,because Gallicia is one of the
points in which a stand will be made against the enemy:
and it is there that the activity of 1809 and 1312 is re
sewed and will be displayed.
blanatn„ MARCH 9, AT NIGIIT.•••All is ready for the
departure of the King, though we are assured that hie