Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-05-24

country TO France, was sent out To South
America. and made great part Of the coun-
try scene of blood and devastation He
was told an expedition had just sailed from
Cadlz to Soa'h America but he prayed to
God that il might fail. and that it might pc.
IRISH on the coast Of the new world. The
question which the British Ministers ought
to consider was, whether they should take a
part with nine millions Of slaves, who COM
posed the population Of Od Spain. or with
eighteen millions of freenen and men desir-
Jug to be free. who Inhabited the regions of
South America, who were open TO receive
u.s. and who were anxious TO maintain a
commerce and alliance with Ms. Il had been
| said, that his Majesty's Government pre-
served strict neutrality between the new
and o d worlds: this was not the fact, be .
cause Soanish troops had beer fitted out for
oou,h America at our expence we main.
tanned Some of their troops in Trinidad; the
royalists wcr1 provided with arms, and sc
verai refugee patriots were denied the rights
o. hospitality IN Trinidads the government
otthc island refused to permit them to take
place there, and at last they nc, with hos !.
p"aoie reception from that excellent man
fetion yes from Potion, black, who cx.
ercieed the virtues and the wisdom that
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the English government had dishonoured
itseif by comforting the order of the garter on
King Ferdinand: and he now wished to
kn2w what Minister il was who had dared
10 ADVISE the Prince Regent TO do that act.
lhe chancellor of The EScheguer said he
could give an answer only 20 one of the oues-
t,ons put by the hon. gentleman. The
British government did interfere x endeay.
orr to mediraIe between the government of
the Cortes and the Colonies. This wa, at
the time when we were assistiny TO preserve
the liberty OF Old S ain l. was very dai
CUT TO give an opinion respecting the trou
oles alluded to by the hon gentleman. aud
| stIi' more difficult to interfere We must
Keep well with the Spaniards of the new
world but 1t was et the same time, neces.
ssry TO keep up our alliance with Old SPAN
NO Pretext should be furnished for the pub
lie to say, that while assisting Spain, we
were about TO rob her of her c0luaies AS
to the z Iestion respectirg the orders of the
Garter and Golden fleece, he did not think
such things of sufficient Importance for dis.
| cussion in that House; nor that the House
hsd any right to interfere with that which
was exciusi' ely the soyereign's preroga i've,
Mrs Nhnbrecd Conceived it highly Drope r
to take view vt the state of Scnth Amer.
\ lea, at time when we were about to open
general trade 20 that Country, by the ADO.
| lition Of the South Sea Company. But with
! respect 70 the abominable governments of
| Old Spain, he wished to have a more clear
| exposition of Of the sentiments of Ministers,
! he wished tbs right hon gentleman to re-
| tute the accusation that we had assisted the
Cortes and the king OF Spain with money
| and arms, for the purpose of crushing the
patriots OF the new world. If this accuse :
ton was false, 1t wa, an atrocious cslunny
| and let the right hon. gentleman refute il
| ifhe could and if be did not. the nalivss of
1 the new world would have lust cause to
complain of US. This was question of the
| utmost importance this was a most re
markable period IN our history. When
| Spanish America threw off the odIous yoke
| of its ola government, as he hoped in God
| 1t would do, it would be a most delicate
| question how the English government Dug 1T
| to conduct itself on such momentous cc-
| casion. Was 1t At that we should give any
assistance towards the subjugation of coun
| tries with which We should hope co be able
TO carry on most extensive and adva nta.
| geous commerce The right hon. gentle.
man eVaded the question Of granting the
garter to Eerd,aand. At least he seemed to
make very light of 1t. That once d;gnlfed
order was C Inferred upon nan who could
/ be considered nothing better than usurp-
er, on the rights of his people and he
| wished to know who had been the adviser
al the PrHce Regent in that act.
The Chancellor of che Bzehequer. as,
| sured the hon. gentleman that no such az
sstance as that they alluded TO had been
gwen ~ osr government to Old Spain
| With respect to the reflections that were
thrown upon Ferdinand, it must be recollec-
ted, that during the whole Of the time we
were in alliance with Spain il wa0 with Fer
dinsnd only that We acted, as the provision,
al government all acted 10 his name. Were
we cot bound therefore to recognize his gov
vernmen, on his return to bis kingdoml
or. Bennett, asserted that an expedition
for s0bduing the petriots OF New Spain had
bees fitted oHt at Cadis under the eye OF
Sir II. Wellesley.
DvBLIN, Feb. ~.