The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-07-03 00:00:00

LONDON:
NONDAT JLLT 3, 1,20.

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While our Ministers have been intent upon the per-
seration of the Qintex, and the Parliament, as we
bare repeatedly observed, been diverted from the soli-
cioule it owed to the distressed condition of the coon-
trr, it now appears that other States have taken ad-
vantage of the supineness of oar Government, and that
the saliva is as likely to safer in its external relations
as is its internal stele. The documents relative to
Banos Ayres, which oar readers will find in another
eine columns, display the spirit and alertness of that
polities' intrigue which the country had in former
fines repeatedly and wofully experienced from the
Horse of Bourbon, and which the recent obligations
conferred en the different members of that House,
*ugh they lulled our Cabinet into a delusive
sesaisip,haenose-bous *Me to testruln.—With what
&entity tie South American struggles for inde-
pendence have hen regarded by the people of Bri-
tain is onficiently known. Among the friends of li-
berty they excited the most lively sympathy, and the
must cordial wishes for success ; among the men of
business they inspired the most ardent hopes that they
would terminate is securing fresh objects of commer-
cial enterprise, and promoting the growth and inter-
change of the fruits of reciprocal industry. But what-
ever might be the interest which individuals had
evinced in the progress of the struggles, and notwith-
standing certain steps which bad been taken by the
rutted States, and which were calculated to awaken
riniry, the British Government had maintained a scru-
pulous reserve towards the ',senors of South American
independence, and might not have imagined that any
otherdisposition centki be shown by any of our good al-
lies. it is manifest, however, that our °eine neighbours,
bough not under the direction of a perfidious BONA..
PART!, have none of this forbearance ; and that, amidst
the changes which the struggles were causing in the in-
terior of a portion of South America, the spirit of in-
tripe was watchful to seise an opportunity in favour
if a Prince of the House of Bourbon, altogether no-
how% to the parties in the contest, and equally un-
known to the world,--a youth but eighteen years
of age.
It was, it appears, so long ago as June, 18111„ that
this project was proposed to M. Gomez, the Savoy
from Bassos Ayres to Paris, by If. Deane, then
Winkler of Foreign Affairs. The object professed
wes, the consolidation of the Independent Government
of South America; and the young Prince proposed as
Ike means of effecting it is son to a sister of Faust-
"'nu 6f Spain, educated, it is to be remarked, is
liberal principles, and likely to obtain the connivance
i,( his Catholic Majesty, and to form, by marriage,
a connection with the Sovereign of the Brazils. The
French Minister stated that the project would meet with
the decided approbation of the Continental Powers of
Europe, who would prefer a Monarchical form of Go-
vernmeet to that of a Republic, bat admitted it might
netbe so nee'Peakie to (heat Britain. In the course
of the conference, the design of counteracting British
illinesee and commerce was more explicitly avowed.
That this crafty scheme has been defeated, is owing
to the public spirit of the people and assemblies of the
States. They happily for as, and we lope for them-
saves, preferred a good understanding sad a coalesce-
ell connexion with Ragland ; and on the 10th of
Pignut", overturned the power of PVIITROIDOW, with
Anse sonturrente the segociatioe bad been carrying
ilk sad substituted another tioverameat in its plate.
.'le following extracts from Friuli letters metals
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arelr particulars concerning this . extraordinary
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we free the Orontes of send woo lion
wills 'spun pewee. Tiers wall alirilweepee of the