Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-01-14

IN lis decision; and that the Spanish en-
voy at verona, was fully empowered 10
declare that Spain would not consent To
The slightest modification o. her conslitu.
lion, by the diciation of foreign powers.
From the London Courier, Dec. a.
We had not received at late hour this
morning, any later intelligence from Paris
than that which we communicated yester-
day. II ia probable. however, that we
may receive an express in the course OF
the day, which we shall announce, il it
bring any news Of importance.
We have, since our last, given the deep
est attention to the mass OF intelligence
which we have received, both public aud
private, ani we are irresistibly led TO this
conclusion. that war must take place be-
| tv cen + r. nee and Spain, unless one otIwo
| things happen, which We have not, at
present, the least right TO expect--lsi,
| that the Cortes will abandon their Constr
| tuition, and consent TO model one upon tue
views and principles of the Continental
Powers or, 2dly, that France has per-
sisted with such consanty and determine
ton in getting her claim OF right TO an
armed intervention with the affairs OF
| Spain acknowledged, withOu having the
! intention of exercising II What ridicu
Ious figure would she cut in the yes OF Eu-
! ropean Powers-partIculariy IN those OF
! Spain! lnseai OF dIscouraging the rsVolu-
! t,oDists IN that county or IN any other, she
would give them additional etfiOntery aud
! spirits. they would argue in this way
':The Holy Alliance think to lntinidale US
| by threats, but dare not carry them into
thot h,aIt -
more injury than benefit would be done g.
ths au . OF legitimacy, and il would have
been better that the claim OF right had ne
yer been,enforced. but hat SPAN had oeen
! left unnoticed and untouched, to all the
mischief and misarles ot revolutionary
warfare.
Upon these grounds, which appear
to US perfectly plain and natural, we
! cannot but be OF op nj n that war will
take place. And as far as we nave
been abe TO ASCERTAIN, both parties
have for some time been making pre-
parations for such an event. We sta
ted, some days since, that Spain had
been giving increased activity to all
her military efforts; ordering fresh
levies 10 be raised forthwith under the
seyerest penalties certifying garri-
risous, and indeed doing every thing
that announced the expectation OF an
immediate attack. Nina was, at the
same time, directed to press the Army
Of the Tai.h al closely as possible, IN
order that their strength might be
weakened, and their strong holds for
ced before the entrance Of foreign ar
nv. Nor has France been backward
on her part She has been gradually
iocrer sing her army on the Spanish
frontiers and we see BY decree in
the Munitsur of Sunday, that she has
ordered 10 900 men ofthe class Of 1922
to be called out. This may be styled
INDUCING a warlike language; bu' what
other language, what other conclusions,
will the premises at present warrant?
"A few words will sum up the whole
Spain in her present situation is view
ed by France as DANCE Gus. To pro-
vide against that danger, France sends
her PIenipotentiaries to Congress OF
European Powers to point 1t out, ard
to demand a remedy The Danger !s
acknowledged by ths Continental Pow
cis-the remedy she demanded is saDc-
toned, viz. to interfere with arms, in
order to pat down the danger. low
then can we be expected to believe she
does not mean to apply the remedy?
Whilst we are waiting with anxiety
the next arrival from France, we must
direct the attention OF our readers 10
two OF three subjects which the French
and other papers have slightly touched
upon Whether true or false, it was
Dsturalto be supposed that the Liber'
ais would maze eS cry effort to repre-
sent this country as influenced by self
ish and personal motives, The conduct
we have invariably observed towar DIS
other powers nigh indeed have shield
ed US from any such impuIat'on but
revolutiouists are never deferred by a.
ny such considerations, They have
represented us as determined TO remain
at peace, only chat we may take advan-
tage Of the pressure Of war upon other
Powers. Tn have depicted US rs ha-
wing made commercial treaty with
Spain, in which facilities are afforded
to Us to the disadvantage and exclusion
of all Other Powers. No such treaty
has been made, though it is understood
from. private letters from Madrid OF
he 22d Of last month, that in two or
three secret sittings of the Cortes, au
thority was demanded by the Minister
ior Foreign Affairs, to neg"tiate not on.
~ commercial treaty, bat treaty OF