The Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1822-1822, 1822-04-09

sss. To. empower the commissioners
from the Cor,es to suspend, with respect I.
the ultra.marine provinces, such articles OF
,.e constitution as they may Judge in]u-
rious to the said provinces,
SO. To suspend with regard 10 America
the DEGREES relative to the suppression ot
monarcbical establishments and privileges
OF the clergy.
ss5. To establish freedom Of commerce
between the Peninsula and the ultra-ma
rine provinces.
IS. To concede to the said provinces
freedom Of commerce with foreign powers
limiting the said intercourse to the period
OF six years.
81. To settle the distribution Of the COM
mon lands. not only near the towns, butin
the interior of the country, according TO
law passed by the last Cortes.
reign power" (One ofour private letters
states, that it has been proposed to trans
fer the rights OF Spain over certain provIn-
ces fol- an equivalent.
The Archbishop of Seville was chosen
president of the committee, which>It ap-
pears set aside the propositions OF the Go
yernment; for the report which was MADE
in the sitting OF the Cortes Of the 24th
ommended-"T there should be
sent TO both Americas, Commissioners IN.
structed TO hear and receive whatever pro-
positions the said Governments may make.
and 10 transmit the same to the mother
country, in order tina! the Corles may de-
eide thereon, without prejudice, however,
to measures being taken by the Govern
ment for receiving propositions from per
sons authorized by the said Governments,
and referred 10 the Cortes."
The Cortes proceeded to discuss tots re-
port, as we have stated, on the 9Th. The
Conde de Toreno. who had been MEM
Der of the committee, and several deputies
supported the report. On the contrary, O..
Their deputies strongly condemned il, tho
their opposition did not rest on the same
grounds Some thought the measure USE
less, as commissioners had already been
employed by the King to negotiate, With
out producing any result; some were ct o.
pnion that sending commissioners by the
Cortes, was conceding too much. as such
step was virtual acknowledgment OF the
independence Of the South American
States; others were for recognizing the in.
dependence OF the provinces at once, and
this course was proposed by Senor Collin,
the first speaker in the debate. Several
proposed to leave the question to be deer
ded by the next Cortes. The dispatches
of Gen O'Donoju, giving an account OF
what he had done in Mexico, and stating
the necessity in which he was placed of
concurring in the declaration OF indepen.
dence by Mexico, was frequently alluded
to in the debate. 1t appears that the Ge>
naral's dispatches bad been submitted to
the Cortes by the Ministers, but without
explaining whether or not the government
approved of his conduct. The debate las
ted the whole period allotted for the sit
ting. and was adjourned to the following
day.
BY the account which we published on
Monday, from the Boston Palladium, it was
ties on the 3oth Jan. the minister of the in.
terror announced that government adopted
the opinion of the select committee on the
affairs Of the settlements beyond the seas,
provided the measure recommended by
them was exclusively considered as mea.
sure OF pacihcation ,"
Paris, Feb. 3.
We have sdvices from Madrid OF Jan. 20.
The government has at length wisely az
knowedged the independence OF the
South American States. We have not yet
obtained the particulars OF this interesting
event.
London, Feb. 7.
10 consequence of the above intelligence
IL Il I
this morning at 63, rose very rapidly, and
II was refused for considerable number
on change this afternoon.
London, Ftb s.
His Majesty proceeded this day, with
the usual state, 10 open the session of Par.
lament. In the most popular days of bis
late Majesty, we never witnessed great.
er degree Of interest excited in the public
mind. His Majesty having robed with the
customary ceremonies, entered the House,
attended by the Lord Great Chamberlain,
the Usher of the Black Rod, aud the other
officers of state. On his Majesty's ell.
trance, The peers who wore their robes and
of whom there was very numerous atten-
dance, together with the peeresses stood
up. As soon as the Speaker and the mem.
bers OF the House OF Commons arrived,
and advanced to the bar. his Majesty read
the following speech with dignity. 6rmaesS,
and distinctness:
"yMy Lords AID Gentlemen,
81 have the satisfaction of informing you
that continue to receive from foreign pow
ers the strongest assurances Of their friend
ly disposition towards this country. 1t is
impossible for me not to feel deeply inter-
ested in any event that may have tenden-