Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-09-05

ee.ced at Lzford's Reading Room, per The rir-
BUENOS AYRES
~ The following debate which tool r,ace IN
the British House of Commons unon tho
snn)tct OF The late negotiation betw cen the
French Government and the Directory of
Dnenos a!res' is ei no ordinary interest and
Wpo1 ANY, Norfolk Her.
Or. Washington rose, i'm pursuance of
notice, ie move for the production Of
certain documents, which il appeared o
INN II was necessary the House shon;d
have upon the table. The ,,ocnroeots
which he meant 10 call for related IN a
transaction which, above I3 mosihs ayn
was The subject OF negotiation between
The French Government and HE Head of
the Provisional Government of Bnenoa
Ayres. Alter some predatory obserya-
lions, the Hon. and learned Gen,ieman
proceeded TO detail the facis of This lego
ciaiion as they had come to bus know
ledge. In the month of May, 1919. a, a
'ime when every person believed rat HE
relations between Great BRIAN and
France were Of the most amirable nature
when il could not be suppose ed that Ihe
French Government was ,resct,eron.Iu
originating measure that, il successluI.
%oni1 subveri fhe commerce of Great
bti'aln III that part Of South America-at
That time II was that The Srcreta,, of
State Tor Foreign Affairs in France. De.
CAGES HE Duke de Broglio. said Mr.
Canning We'll then, De BropIio or
whoever was the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, proposed a conference
With the Envoy from Buenos Ayres
When The conference took place. promo.
sltion was made, on The pari Of tile French
government, TO seat Prince OF The
House OF Bourbon on the Throne Of
buenos Ayres. The Prince alluded TO
was The Prince OF LBcca, nephew of Fer
dinand VII. Ii was expected That Eng
land was not 10 know any thing abont
il. II was asserted that Austria and Rna~
STA were both privy TO this arrangement.
and that they were favourable 10 il. and
he had reason 10 believe that all ,be otl,er
powers OF Europe, Spain included. were
also cognzani OF this proposal. II vas
TURNER added, OF the part OF France. ilst
HAT Government would support The,
Pnnce OF Lucca with ar armed force. and
snch iorce too, as would be snffirient
not only TO place him on the Throne. bus
TO enable him TO contend against an, q.
theT State.-Now what other State usa
m rani rxcepi Gfeat Br,iain2 Objections
we're stated by the Envoy from Buenos
Ayres against the practice biiiy of The
plan bpi these objections were met viii,
btbU Inducements. III was PROPOSED that
the Prince of LUCIA should marry Ihe
daughter OF the King of the Brazils. and
that an accession should be made on the
eastern side of The territory OF The new
kingdom. 1t was said, indeed that this
proposal was originated as a counter.
proposition TO one made by this countrv
for pIaciHg British Prince on the Throne
OF Buenos Ayres. He thought This SO
exiraordinarya proposition, That he renld
not suppose IL TO be true. And then fol.
lowed long TRADE upon The Principles
OF the religion Of The British Cabinet
Which was go much at variance with thar
Of Buenos Ayres. The Envoy. however
replied TO all this, that The consen, Of
Great Britain would be considered as q
necessary preliminary condition before
the Government of Buenos Ayres could
accept oft. And here he could not bur
remark. that in this, a. IN every other
case, every disposition vas shown in tIe
South American States 10 copciIiate Tic
| goodwill Of Great Britain. (Hear. If
the matter rested here only, he should
have thought the better eoursc would