The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-12-03 00:00:00

THE CONGRESS.

THE STAti

(PROM LAST NIGHTS COMMA)
We apprehend that the deliberations of the Congress
are drawing towards a close, and that, before our paper
of to-day shall have reached our readers, the main points
which have occupied their attention will have been
tided, and some of the Plenipotentiaries, probably the
Duke of Wellington and the Vicomte de Montmorency,
have taken their departure. It trill be found, we be-
lieve, that France has succeeded in carrying the claim
which she urged from the commencement of the Sittings
of the Congress, and even previously during the Pre-
liminary Conferences at Vienna. This claim related, as we
have more than once said, to the right of an armed
intervention on the part of France in the affairs of
Spain-. In this claim she has been supported
by all the Continental Powers, but more particularly
by one of those Powers. And the result is as.
sorted to have been, that a Note has been dews
up, signed in alphabetical order, by Austria, France,
Prussia, and Russia, acknowledging the right
claimed by France, leaving it to her to exercise it
and make war upon Spain, if she deem it expedieat.
Tuat France should have enforced a claim which site
had no intention of exercising, is not to be believed.
Undoubtedly a great deal will depend upon the declaim"
of the Cortes, but as yet we do not perceive in their dot
liberations any thing that should induce us to suppose
they are desirous of keeping neon terms with Fraser.
A eeriest motion made by a Deputy to demand a catego-
rical explanation from France, was rejected by 66 against
54,a majority of only 12, but it seems to have been re-
jetted, not because it was nut in unison with the feelirigs
of the Cortes, but because it was premature. The No-
niteer, of Thursday last, has inserted the speech made
by this Deputy (It. Bertrand de Us) characterising it
as " a remarkable piece of audacious boasting and revo
lutionary extravagance." He accuses the French Go-
verament of having favoured the factious on all peer
signs—of having furnished them with clothes and war-
like materials—he declares, that if they coeditoe to ex-
cite fresh uneasiness, the moment shall arrive is which
they shall repent it. (These expressions are thasprinted
in the Mosirear.) He hints at assisting the Revolt-
tionists in France, and, in fact, re-produces the same re-
voletionary doctrines which were used by the French
Revolutionists. Nor does it appear from the proceed-
ings of the Cortes that the Royal Family are treeted
with more respect than they were. The King's Palace
is liable to domiciliary vis=ta, though the private apart-
ments of their Majesties and the Royal Family are oot
to he entered. The King's Palace, at the commence
nowt of the French Revolution, was declared by law to
be a sacred asylum, and we all remember how that law
was obeyed.
With arch language held towards Frame, and with
sub end to encourage a revoistionary spirit in
Femme it is idle to say that Spain has sot gives the
French'Ooveremest a right to interfere and sapped the
Royalists, who demand a Voestitotioe that *bell be is
fact. sot is fern—.is deeds, met is words, Menarchirl.
The intelligence to this day's Courier, shows the Wm-
asides I. which the Army of the Faith is reduced, asd
the noseselty of a speedy and powerful isterveatioa is
their favonr--and this is to be expected We shall not
besarrieed to bad the French army almost* the line
of the Ebro.
Bet the revolutionary state of SON though the meet
Important, is not the only important abject that west
have mimed the attention of the Outgrew. It will
es rensihisiod that the differences bewails Read*
Taste, wean sot definitively
snide* were suspended rather than piss,
eluded. The public attention, eagroased by objets,"
soarer home, has for some months bees dismetiodirom
the Danube and the Froth. Bat the military foree
both those points has not been materially dienisialtml; and
if we may believe a Verona letter of the 17th, lotelli-
geoce has bees seat from Vienna to Priem Metternich,
of the Ottoman Government having resolveito keep the
whole Turkish force on the war footieg daring the win
ter. The Poets apprehends, " that the decision of the
Congress, is accord with the policy of the Cabinet of
P berg, may be of a nature to provoke a speedy
raptor' Impieties the two empirett." In what way tin
object will be arranged. is as yet only matter of coos
jecture.
Our readers will bare remarked, that we We sat
made any allusion to the conduct or policy of Brest BA-
WD. That it will be, as it always had been ander the
present Mi eisters,consisteot in all things with her bonnet
and her security, may be safely assumed. But we have
more has once assorted, that whilst she is desirous of
seeing all her neighbours and every country fleierishing
and happy, she will preserve a strict neutrality, whatever
may be the resolt of this differences either between
Femme and Spain, or between Russia sod Turkey.

The already handsome and fashionable tows of Tenn-
Son is rapidly advancing to a character of interesting
insportitoce, teeth as it respects its lead embelliehmests
and its intellectual eminence. The establishment of a I
Public Library has been finally resolved upon. and' the
subscriptions for that purpose attest the puldleespeOtod
liberality of its patrols, awl their honourable ztiti
the interest of literature. The fonds are tope
Auteuil .00 each, and the spacious room in the New
Market house Building bee been appropriated. with lb*
tweeds of the Trustees for this object. The institution§
will be opeoed es the Ist January seat, and a : .ex-
tensive collection of books. maps, kr- will be
It is expected to comprebend a Philosophical
6 Cabinet of Natural History, and other objects of ra:
,lineal eariesity.--(Devon Freeholder.)
Micacut.ous Eecarc—Two countrymen purchased
is open boat at Newton. Glamorgan, for the t
MO of si. and setoff for Watchet. to .buy a
plest, to take to Bridzend Fair, the followis •
On Friday, the 15th ult. they ed from
rizZ
sad before they were half-channel over, they ear
scab a tremendous gale of wind, that it vroold have baf-
fled the skill of the most experienced navigator to con-
'duct their little crazy concern safely across. The
par men gave themselves up for lest; but du* being
buffeted about by the waves foi hours, they sad their
`little boat were thrown on the farther extremity of the
rocks near to Boverton Castle.
On Wednesday eight (20th ult.) about eleven o'clock.
the iohabitaois of Watehorn were alarmed by the cry
of fire, which proceeded from the house of UV.
Royce, Esq who, with his lady, were trout home.
'lames in a short time bad gained such an eseeadancy.l
that the inmates, consisting of two young ladies, sisters.
of Mr. aid Mrs. Boyce, and two servants, were obliged
to make their retreat through the chamber window.—
Slessengers were immediately sent off to Ashford and
Rye for the engioes, *Lich shortly arrived, but not till
the handing was burnt to the ground. So rapid were
the Acmes, that the whole of the furniture, with the ex-
ception of that in the drawing-room, was destroyed.—
Too much praise cannot be given to the inhabitants of
Wareham and its vicinity, for their elation sod es-
deavours to arrest the progress of the devouring ele-
ment. The fire is supposed to have originated from a
spark of a candle falling among some shavisgs.—(Kest
herald.)
Last week a turnip of the yellow tankard eat waa
got up on a farm on Bandon. in the occupation of Mr
J. Kendrick. measuring four feet two inchesin leogtb.-
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