The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1822-04-10

LONDON, FEB. 8.
Spain.-Yesterday arrived by ex-
press, Madrid papers to the 29th Of last
month.
On the preceding day, an important
debate occurred in the Cortes, on the
report of the Special Committee APP
pointed to consider the affairs of Amer
lea. From deficiency in the series of
Journals which has reached us, we are
without any regular account of the
commencement of the proceedings on
this important subject-but what passed
in the debate of the 9th, and some
private letters which we have received,
enable us to give an account of the
progress of the inqsiry, which we be-
lieve will be found substantially correct
1t appears, that on the 18th of Janu-
airy, the Cortcs, in secret sitting, APP
pointed Committee of nine TO take
into consideration certain propositions
on the affairs of America, which had
previously been deIiberated on in a
Council of State. The propositions
were eight in number, and seem to
have been intended as suggestions of
different means which the Cortes might
adopt for adjusting the difference be-
tween the American States and the
mother country. The means thus pro-
posed by the government we're
L. TO conclude an armistice with
the transmarine Provinces
2. 10 open a kind of judicature for
adjusting grievances, consisting of Dep
uties from the Provinces and Commits
sioners from the Cortes.
3. To empower the Commissioners
from the Cortes TO suspend, with re-
,spect to the ultramarine Provinces, such
articles Of the Constitution as they NAV
Judge injurious to the said Provinces.
4. To suspend, with regard to Amer
lea, the DEGREES relative to the suppress
sion Of monarchical establishments and
privileges of the clergy.
8. To establish freedom of COM
MERGE between the Peninsula and the
ultramarine Provinces.
6. To conCede to the said Provinces
freedom of commerce with foreign
! powers, limiting the said intercourse
to the period of SIX years.
Z. 10 settle the distribution of the
common lands, not only near the towns.
but 10 the interlour of the country. ac-
cordihg to law passed by the last
Cortes.
8. To resort to the assistance of
foreign power Zone of our private
letters states, that it has been proposed
to transfer the rights of Spain over GER
tam Provinces for an equivalent
The Archbishop of Seville was cbos-
en- President of the Committee, which
It appears set aside The propositions of
the government for the report which
was made in The sitting of the Cortes,
on the cath, recommended-ss That
there should be sent 10 both Americas.
Commissioners instructed to hear and
receive whatever propositions the said
government may make, and to transmit
me same to the mother country, in or
der that the Cortes may decide thereon.
without prejudice, however, to meas
ures Beng taken by the government
lot receiving propositions from persons
authorized by the said government. and
referring them to the Cortes."
The Cortes proceeded to discuss this
report, as we have stated, on the 27th.
The Condo de Toreno, who had been
member OF the Committee, and several
Deputies, supported the report. On
the contrary, other Deputies strongly
condemned it, though their opposition
dld not rest onthe same grounds. Some
thought the measure useless. as Com
missieners had already been employed
ny the hing 10 negotiate, without pro-
dncing any result-some were of opin-
ION that sending Commissioners by the
Cortes was conceding too much. as sucb
step was virtual acknowledgment of