American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-05-20
From The Lipsrpoo, .adusrtissr Of gpriE 8.


However much disposed the ruling faction in
France may be TO unchain the dogs OF war and spread
ruin and desola,ion over land that has dared TO
proclaim itself free, in the hopcwe trust the vain
hope-of restoring TO an imbeelle monarch and an
Ignorant and corrupt priesthood the iron sceptre OF
civil and ecclesiastical despotism its means OF doing
mischief, thank Heaven, are not commensurate with
Tits wishes and the extraordinary imoecility OF Its
councils is much more likely to ruin the cause II has
espoused, than to nure those Against whom Its hos
tliiy is directed. The delay which this imbecility
has occasIoned in the commencement OF hostIlities,
will produce effects most advantageous to the cause
Of Spain it will afford time for calling forth those
resources which zeal and patriotism will not Tail to
discover and render available. Indeed the Cortes, IN
Sheir prompt removal of the Legislature and the
King from the capital to place less exposed TO a
military surprise, have evinced a correctness OF
Judgment and decision which cannot fail to afford
the best founded hopes that their future proceedings
will display equal wisdom and energy. 10 France
this delay will operate most iDuriously it will af-
ford TIME FOR the seeds Of discomfort which have been
so generally disseminated through the Filnch army
to ripen into overt acts OF disaiection and revolt
it will create doubt and general suspicion and alarm
even in that portion OF the military which is the best
affected, and will entirely destroy that confidence in
the wisdom of those who have to direct its move
ments, without which numbers instead OF insuring
victory serve only to aggrayate the disgrace Of de-
ieal. We noticed last week report which had OBJ
tanned very general credit that most formidable
conspiracy rad been discovered among the officers
of the French army Of the Pyrennees and though
the French papers have said little upon the subject,
there IS no doubt that it OF nature sufficiently
alarming TO awaken all the spprehensions OF the
government. The state Of the press in France rem
ders j, almos; impossible to procure, through this
medium, the knowledge OF any facts which the gov
eminent is interested in concealing, which may &C
count for the paucity Of the details have on the
subject; and the late act OF power exercised in sus
pending two OF the most popular journals, the al
legged ground Of their intlammaoTy tendency, will
much increase the difficulty OF obtaining this sort oil
information.
a gentleman who has just arrived here from !
our through France brings intelligence that il is
exceedingly probable the French army will never
ross the Pyrennees, He describes the people,
wherever he went exceedingly dlsatfected to the
var, and (Which is q strong " sign OF the tines
lnder such government not afraid 10 aVow their
'Pnions In the Gales, 10 he dligences, wherever
le went, ne beard the expressions Of dsappro I
aiion against war, mingled with imprecatons la |,
frnncG1S on It's abetors All private letters concur
n The assertion that the Army OF the Pyrenees has
more to do with the existing conspirsces than he
]ra prints are willing admit. Instead Of 100 0o0
nen, scarcely 60 900 be assembled, who partly
ON dislike to the enterprise, and partly from fear
the Spsnish mode OF warfare, are much more apt
} look behind than before them.
Southampton Chronicle. II