The Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1822-1822, 1822-04-11
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80 acknowledgement OF the lndepen'
dence of the Proyinces;-and some were
g., acknowledging their independence ST
once: and this course was proposed oy tue
member who opened the debate. After
,pending the day in the discussion OF the
report. the further consideration OF 1t was
postponed 10 the toIlOving day.
By The Fanny, in 80 days from Cadiz'
,aper, of that place to the esd February
were received, which contsin Madrid
datesto the 18th of February. Upon ex-
aiming these papers, we find nothing
that goes to confirm the private accounts
received at Paris
Tbs, Spain must, in The end come to
this point, there is not a question. but
that il will be postponed to as late aday
sc possible, there is as little room tor doubt
Ills serious affair for an old proud ma
fion. once formidable in power and iniiu'
epce. now sunk into comparative poverty
and insigni6cance, to part at stroke win
such vast proportion of their com'n'ons'
20 the source Of their wealth (according to
their Judgment, J and the foundation OF a
great part of their national pride. dignity.
and importance. We, in this country.
know something of the sluggishness of the
Spanish government in cases where their
interest stood much less in their way than
in that of their South American relations.
and our experience may help US to form
pretty safe conclusions with regard to
subject so immensely more important in
their view, and indeed in reality, than any
dispute between the United States and
Spain.
The English papers contain very little
intelligence from The eastern borders OF
Europe, the tact that hostilities between
Russia and Turkey had not, al the last ad-
vices, taken place, OF itself furnishes
a strong argument in favor of the contin-
nance of peace, OF rather of the presump-
lion that no positive war will occur. The
declaration of the King of Great Britain,
in bis speech on the opening of Parliament,
on the 5th of February, though not couched
in positive terms. furnishes good grounds
to'expsct that there will not be war
He says, "My endeavors have been di.
recteA in conjunction with my allies. to
the settlement of the differences that have
unfortunately arisen between the court of
st. Petersburg and the Ottoman Porte; and
lhGvs reason to entertain hopes that these
differences will be satisfactorily adjusted
That the British government have, from
the beginning, endeavored to prevent open
war between Alexander and the Grand
Seisnor, has been well understood. Their
interference, however, has not proved 10
be so suddenly and decisively efhcacious,
as might have been expected. The Rus
slams have much to stimulate their snimos-
ity towards the Turks; and il a contest be-
tween them were left 10 the parties imme- :
diately concerned, there could be very
little room to doub, about the result. In
addition to resentment, vieVs OF territorial
acquisition, commercial privileges, and
national aggrandizement, may naturally
be supposed to have some hold on the
mind OF the emperor and bis councillors.
10 give up so favorable an opportunity OF
annexing some of the fairest Turkish prov
inces to bis immense dominions, and the
opportunity. apparently within his grasp,
Of opening the passage from the black Sea
TO the Mediterranean, merely because
some other powers think proper TO enter
tain some jealousy of his gigantic projects,
would probably not sit we'll on the teel-
5ngs of the Gear. But, as he has pro,
Srasiinated so long, and proposed so many
! uItimatums, and suffered other nations to
avail themselves of so abundant an oppor-
tunity TO interfere and tkrow obstacles in
bis way, we are well satisfied that the diff
aculties between the two angry monarchs
will be settled without coming to blows,
and the Russian be left TO some future OPP
y Por'unlty to execute his schemes ofambi-
uon' as we'll as his notions OF retributiYe
Justice.
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