The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-01-28

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| London Dec. 7.-Ou the accuracy OF the detail il
the following letter. implicit reliance certainly can
not be Llaced but that the facts may be mainly true
Is by 90 means Inconsistent with probability.
FerSsa, Non 26.-lhe Congress Is al length final
~ dissoivsd Iie poVsfs VINO most anpatieaf fc
war with spain, have consented try the effect O
negotiation before they commence their grand crusade
An ocla remonstrance either las been will be ini
nedIateiy dispatched TO the Cabinet Of Madrid, de
handing such alteration in the Constitutional sys
tenn, viii at least render it analogous to that of Per
tusa and place tina Crown hey the reach of popua
contol In case Of refusal, Russia, Austria and
Prussia will give their fullest sanction to the hosttie,
which the Ultrss of France SO anxious 10 CON.
mence-and there is doubt that the Amy of Obser
walton viii the frontier.
Ing land will not Ander such circumstances, become
party 10 the measure for she sanctions principle
OF armed intervention only in case OF the Cunsu.
nonalists being determined 10 put the King death
or invade other countries.
The Russian mission has broken I'D and Count Poz-
20 ID Borgo took his departure this morning on his
return to Pans, where he to his functions
Ambassador and will doubt urge on the zeal Of the
Ultras to the utmost degree OF Indictment. This APP
pears to be principal ieatnre in the policy of the
Russian Cabinet
The Greeks TO be left the good faith of Turkey,
who has given TO Lord Sang ford, conditional pledge
OF future moderation towards them The London Ed
tor remarks gS That this is the most tarcicat Of
al political aTceS delivering the lambs to The tender
protection Of the toolf
London Dec Z, half past o'clock. An express from
Paris the hourly expectation Of the Duke Of
Welhngtons arrival there Ruinour adds. that The
French Governments determination in regard SPAIN
is suspended until the arrival of the Duks-a degree of
hesitation in the Cabinet OF France which We cannot
but consider improbable.
Upon the intelligence contained in the Paris papers
relative to the probability Of between France and
SPAIN the London Courier Of the ath of December thus
remarks
" War must take place between France and
Spain, unless one Of two things happens, which
we have not at present the least right to ex pect
list, that the Cortes will abandon their Con-
sttutlon, and consent tomodel one upon the views
and principles of the Continental Powers. or
2ndly, that France has persisted with such con
stancy and determination in getting her Claim Of
right to an armed Intervention with the affairs
Spain acknowledged, without having the inten-
ton Of exercising it. What ridiculous figure
would she cut in the eyes of European Powers
particularly in those of Spain. They would ar
que in this way 1.-THE Holy Alliance think to
intimidate us by threats, but dare not carry them
into execution" Why, in that case infinitely
more injury than benefit would be done to the
cause Of legitimacy, and it would have been bet
ter that the claim ofright had never been enforc-
ed, but that Spain had been left unnoticed, to all
the mischief of revolutionary warfare"
Upon these grounds, which appear to us per-
fectly plain and natural, we cannot but be OF
opinion that war viii take place. And, as far al
we are able TO ascertain, both parties have for
some time been making preparations for such an
event. Nor has France been backward on her
part. She has been gradually increasing her ar
my on the Spanish frontiers +; and we see, by q
decree in the Monitor OF Sunday, that she has
ordered 10000 men Of the class of 1922 to be
called out"