Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-08-24

Scott, that there could be no solecism
more absurd or more mischievous than
that IA stale could be at peace, and the
individuals of il AT war" This short
sentence comprises the whole essence of
the question, and the bill that has Just
passed one house of parliament is simply
intended To protect us from so ms
chievous AN absurdity.
London, JuHe 23 ....I'his morning the
PARIS papers oil Sunday last arrived al our
Office. The discussion was resumed IN
the Chamber OF Deputies on the law of
the budget. NJ. Dtlesserl proposed the
grant of one million To- increase The com
pensaiion made To certain pensioners,
and 10 the veterans of Alexandria and
Juliers. The debate on this proposition
VAS rendered interesting from the mel
d"nial notice taken by the minister OF The
Interior of some expressions which we're
contained in u recent publication of NJ.
Ngnon, a Member OF The Chamber, r,la-
tive 10 The recall Of the banisbcd. La this
publication, as app AIRED irom the speecli
Of the Minister, Nj. Biguon threatened
The government with dreadful discovery,
ard with The existence OF some DANCE
rous weapon, wiiich he would not employ
for the honour of his Government, but
which he would use II the invincibie OBJ
siinacy of,he Ministers should prescribe
TO him this rigorous duty" The Minister
impiored NJ. Blsnon 10 make known This
dreadful danger, but the Deputy persisted
IN keeping the secret, declaring that he
would uoi reveal It, until ia the Chamber
an Address Was proposed TO the Ming,
requiring the reNocaion of the law rclat-
ing to the exiles-when. in short. he
could produce The secret With advantage.
To this the Keeper OF the Seals replied,
that NJ. BIguon was The best Judge at his
own Conduct, but lie hoped that II the
Hon. Member were resolved 10 retain his
important secret until the proposal OF an
Address to the KING ia favour OF The
sXiles, such an opportunity would never
arrive. This expression was received with
shouts oi aupidu-t.
The minister further declared, that The
petitions presented III favor Of the indis-
eliminate recall of the exlles proved the
existence of a conspiracy hostile 10 ihe
government. The members on the left
side expressed violent Indignation at this
assertion, while those OIL the right vOcif-
Grated Eyes, Yes!'
Interesting letter from Madrid.
Since the time when Ferdinand and
Isabella began 10 create in Spain IL militia
nv marine, IL never has been IN SD deplo-
rable a stale as II Is at this moment. In
order 10 torn an exact idea OF the state OF
things, we must 20 back 10 The year 1896,
when King Charles ". had the neon
celyable weakness to conclude an otleu-
sive and defensive alliance with tn,
French republic it is from that instant
that all The mistoTtuues of our navy are
TO be dated. II was then composed OF
IS ships OF the line, of which 20 carried
from 80 10 $50 guns. Sixty were actually
in commission. and most of The rest capa-
bic of being repaired. The infantry OF
the marine consisted of ~ battalIons,
each of 1000 men aud the artillery OF
30 brigades, making 5000 men effective.
The three military posts OF CadIz, Car
thsgena, and Ferrol, had immense docks,
arsenals and magazines, amply furnished
| with every ihing necessary for the service
of the navy. Those oil La Carraca, In
particular, were admired by all strangers
| who visited them. Our alliance with
| France, and the I'M ust INVASION, winch
was one of the fatal consequences of II,
have destroyed every thing. Our navy
has been anrinilated, our arsemaIs are
empty, and there is not timber sufficient
i'm the arsenal TO build four ships OF war.
The infantry and artillery of the marine
have been employed in the defence OF the
country, and nothing remains of those
fine corps but the miserable wrecks
The department of Ferrol received from
Navarro excellent oak timber for the navy !;
| those of CadIZ and CartIagena found the
same resource i'm the four Kingdoms OF
Andausia now those fine forests NAV
be said 10 he annihIated. The island of
Cuba furnished a great quantity of cedar
which VAS employed at La CdrIdca. This
resource has now failed, because we have
not the means OF conveyance l.; and the
prvaieers who infest the seas render il
still more difficult. On the other baud,
the Dutch brought us from the north,
masts, hemp, aud other articles. These
arrivals have become very rare. Thus,
by series OF unhappy circumstances, the
Spanish navy is IN Il stale OF ruin, which
il will be very difficult ever TO repair.
Hence the government has been Obliged
10 apply 10 Russia for some vessels, for
the great expedition. Unhapplly this as
sls,ance has not answered The eXpecta-
tious that we're formed of il: these vessels,
in spite of all the repairs they have an
dergone, are very i'll built. Such are the
causes which have delayed for above a
year the departure of the grand expedition
for South America. POsterlty viii hardly
DeNeNeB mat lne armament vi Il squadron
has cost more trouble, labor aud embar-
rassmeni, Than would have suthced, 20
years ago, 10 send fifty ships of The line
and thirty lrigates from our ports
Paris, June l0.-The king continues
TO enjoy the most favorable state of health.
The Freuch coBsui "a. Smyrna, who in.
terIercd IN the recent dispute between
general Savary and the viScount de FIoiie,
has been recalled, and succeeded by III
David, formerly consul at Bucharest,
II is announced that the marquis dc
Rhirrr, our ambassadors at Constantine
pie, also resigns his diplomatic mission
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