The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-03-12
FROM ENGLAND.

London to the s2d Jan. The American
furnishes the following:
|. In our papers we find the copy Of
circular from the allied sovereigns to the
cabinet OF Madrid. We find also the
notes which Russia, Austria, and Prussia
have severally addressed to their re-
spective charges d'affaires at Madrid to
be communicated to the Spanish governs
ment. These documents would alone
occupy an entire paper.
On the 9th January the official notes,
transmitted to- the charges d'affai,es Of
Austria, Prussia and Russia, at Madrid,
were delivered to the Spanish govern
ment, and OH the 9;h presented to the
cortes. The general tenor of lire notes
was similar TO the declaration OF the all
lied soyereigns,but no, quite in so haugh-
ty strain. The Russian NOTE is the
most warlike. They appear to have
caused in the Spanish capital, an enthu-
siastic and unanimous feeling OF patriotic
independence. The reply TO the French
note Is bold and determined, and so Tar
from conceding to France the anerna-
tive offered by NJ. de Villele, actually
demands con ession on the part oil
France these relate to the dissolution
of the army ofthe Pyrenees, the repulse
OF the faciious enemy of Spain, who take
refuge in France, and an energetic op.
position against all those, who hamefully
detame the institutions Of Spain and her
cor,es. To the cabinets of ST. Peters.
burg Vienna. and Berlin, no direct re-
ply Is made, but circular dispatch has
been framed, addressed to there ministers
at these cortes. 1t contains seven decla-
rations which shew plainly enough, that
no spirit OF compromise at present actu-
ates the Spanish government.
From The Liverpool Mercury, Jan. "a,
MADRID, JAN. ,0.-fes,erday the COR
ties held an exu acrdnary sitting 10 de-
ilberate upon the le;ter of NJ the count
de Niileie to NJ. the count de Lagarde,
and the notes OF Russia, Austria and
Prussia. The galleries were lhronged
with multitude of So. cta,o,s.
VI. de San Miguel. the minister OF
foreign affairs, opened The sitting BY sta
ting, that the government OF his majesty
had received official communications
from tie cabinets of France, Russia.
Austria, and Prussia, through the me,
dunn OF the ministers of these powers at
Madrid. Altho' he observed, The affairs
10 which these notes related did not pre-
cisely come under the province of The
cortes, yet the government was desIrous
OF giving proof Of the harmony which
reIgned between the tive principal
bodies OF the state, by making known L"
the assembly the contents of the said
documents, as also the answers Of lhe
government OF his majesty The latter
Aatters himselfwith having followed, Oh
tins occasion, the course indicated To him
by his patriotism and the national dignity.
NJ. dc San Miguel, after having read
the letter addressed to NJ. de Lagarde,
read the following answer:
To The Minister Pienfosentiayy ofAs
1aDjesfy at Paris. Tc.
"lhe government OF his catholic ma
jesty has just received communication of
rote sent by his most catholic ma,
Jesty To his ambassador at this court. and
OF which your excellency will receive
copy fnryour information.
The government OF his majesty has
lew observations TO make upon this note.
but IN order that your excellency NAV
not be embarrassed as TO The line of con
duct you ought to pursue under these
circumstances, il has been deemed
Its duty frankly to state to you its SEMI.
ments and resciutiors.
The Spanish government has never
been ignorant that the institutions spon,a.
neousy adopted by Spain would excite
the jealousy of several ofthe cabinets Of
Europe, and that they would be the oh.
Ject OF deilberaIion at the congress at We
roDas But, frmer in its principles, and
resolved at every sacrifice to defend its
present political system and the national
independence, it has TRANQUILITY awaited
the result of this congress.
Spain is governed by Z constitution
promulgated, accepted, and sworn to IN
1872, and recognisedby all the powers
who assembled themselves in congress at
Verona.
Perhdous couGsellors prevented his
catholic majesty, Fe dinsnd VII. from
swearing, on his return to Spain, TO thi,
fundamental code, which tn c whole nation
desired, and which was DESTROYED by
lorce, without any Pemonstrance on the
part ofthe powers Who had recognised IL:
bur an experience of 6 years, and the
general will, engaged his majesty, in
lo2O,to conform to the views ofSpaDiards,
IL wss not military insurrectioD that
established this new order of things at
the commencement of the war J0So