The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-10-18

~Sa ~ptoScu W al Oc principles winch nave
influenced his country in he assistance she
mas gwen to the great cause of the Spanish
natioa.-rhose insinuations attempted to i'm
piicate Great Britain with having in the
proposition which he. the minister, made in
March last tor placing the Spanish provin
ces Immediately contiguous to Portugal un
der the entire control of Lord Wellington, a
design to supplant all the Spanish officers
and authorities, and to create an army in
every essential English And also, that it
was the intention Of the British government
so to re'ntrrcs its army in Cadiz, as to en-
able 1t to seize on the ci Y, and hold it as a
possession OF his Britannia majesty The
minister admits. that after the world ha.
seen the sacrifices which Great Britain has
SO freely made in support Of the cause of
SPain--has witnessed the respect she has
paid tn the Spanish colonies. and the deci.
sive proof OF her disin.c RESIDENCES discover
ed IN the ready mediation she has offered
10 effect the restoration of the Colonies which
nave renounced the authority of the mother
country; it would appear unnecessary to no.
tice or refute calumnies so improbable and
inconsistent but in the present critical
and distressed situation of afFai :; when the
salvation Of Spain depends so much on the
preservation OF harmony and good UNDER
standing in the allied nations, he deemed
II MS duty, in vindication of the honor Of hrs
country, to contradict the calumnies and
20 declare to the world. in the most solemn
and positive masner. in the name Of his
Britannia majesty. his government, and the
whole British nation, the falsehood of every.
ins'nuation which attributes to them any in-
tention OF Acknowledgement, or acquisition,
IN territory nr property. in Europe or Anne
rlca. at the expense of the Spanish nation.
The minister then explains the subjects of
his proposition in March last. and declares
no other achievements will be sent tn Ca
az, but such as,are necessary to preserve
SO important position to the Spanish mo-
narchy.e He embraces the. occasion to re.
peat the assurance that Great Britain will
not relax her CO operation with the glorious
exertion of the Spanish nation to preserve
ITS liberty, to retrieve the. losses it has sus-
tained- to expel. from the : soil of Spain its
cruel invaders, and to re establish the,intee
r'ty and independepce Of the Spanish crown.
In CONCLUSION, he prays, the Secretary of
state to lay his note before the Regency,
that immediate measures might be adopt.
ed to guard the public against the influence
OF falsehoods and calumnies so industriouslv
circulated. ~
In anszver-- The Spanish Secretary Of
State (Aug. y Informs the minister that he
lost TO ti'ae in laying his letter before the
Council OF Regency; and, that he was di
reetee to assure him, that the reports allu-
ded to were devise of the. common enemy,
VINO had been constantly in the habit of cir
cuiating them. ever since they appeared be-
tore the City. with the i'm ention to DESTROY
the friendship and confidence which has so
happily, and ,.withou, interruption, existed
IN the allied nations THAT these reports
obtained no credit but among a few wax
men; and such as were DESTROYS of making
themselves r'diculously singular in their O..
pInions but was held in. adherence. not
only by the great body of the inhabitants of
Cadis. the buiwark of Spanish indepen
dence, but by the whole Spanish nation
anation which remembered with gratitude
the generous sssistaRce afforded by Great
Britain III heir great struggle for freedom.
The Secretary notices all the parts of the
Minister'S letter. and assures him of the
high confidence which the Spanish Regency
rePose IN the honr and dsinterestedness of
the British government; exhibited in the
Continued sacr ,flces to bring their great and
ardent struggle 10 a glorious end; and of
the gratitude which all Shain express for
the interest which Great Britain has .lwavs
taken IN the Preservation of the polite al in
dependence f the kingdom. The Regency
add, that they too have been me butt of the
shafts OF calumny but confident of their in :
tegrity, they treat them with scorn, and feel
satisfied they enjoy the confidence of all
good Spaiards. In conclusion. the Secreta-
~ states, that the Regency will cause i'm
mediate publicitpto be given to the note aud
the answer. Signed, Eusebis de y II Bar
6arizara.
NEW-ORLEANs, Sept. IL.
Extract from the L. Rook Of the IN