The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-10-21
LsTE roETIGS INTELLIGENCE,
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IMPORTANT FROM SPAIN.

IMPORTANT FROM SPAIN.
LoSnoN, September Am extraordl
nary courier has arrived from Madrid.
b inging intelligence to the esd Oh. M
thing important had occurred ~ that capital,
but The scws received through IL from ia
din is of great Consequence. His koyal
Iiighness the Duke Of Angooleme, it will
hc remembered, arrived II Port st. Mary
eu the 10th. Onthe following day he pro.
ereded on the business Of lis mission. lie
despatched Col Lahilie, one OF bis aid de-
camps, with a flag OF truce and a despatch
| 10 Gadiz, the despatch WAS addressed i'm
mediateIy to the ktug. The Colonel was
Told that he could not be permitted 10 see
| the King, 10 transact any business, or carry
1n any communication with him, except
through the usual medium of bis response
! ble advisers. Colonel I.ahiite, being thus
| disappointed IN his original purpose, and
unable 10 execute his FIRST Instructions, re-
quested Ia see the Governor OF CadlZ.-
The Governor is Valdez, who, besides ba-
wing the command of Cadiz, is likewise
chief Of the permanent commission of the
Cortcs, appointed on the propagation of
thai body. II was, of course, in his former
capacity that an an interview was solicited
with him by The agent of The Duke of An
gonlcIne. Valdez received the Dukes
aid-de-camp with much cisility, and offer
ed, If the letter of his Royal Highuess was
entrusted 10 him, H. secure It's delivery 10
his majesty, or nj any rate tn aequaint his
majesty with lis contents. On this condl.
ton, the Dukes aid-de-eamp left the letter.
Its contents are most important 1t de
clares thai this was the last time that his
Royal lIighnrss would summon the persons
who held his majesty in captivity, To deli
ser him up, but that If this summons was
complied with, his Royal Hlgbness promi-
sed, 10 the name Of his majesty iii, King of
France, that his majesty would, in the first
place, engage Ferdinand ViI.upon his Iibe-
ration, to declare a general amnesty, with
out limitation or exception, To all his sub
jects and secondly, thai his majesty Louis
XVIII. would engage Ferdinand VII. To
conyohe the ancient Cortes of the Kingdom,
IN order 10 establish, in concurrence with
them such scheme of government rs the
circumstances Of his subjects and The light
of the age demanded. That these offers
might command confidence, his Royal
Ifghness added, that he and the army
would be guarantee for their fulilment.
The Prince Jeff the King Of SPANS coun-
scllors eve days 10 decide on their acccp-
tance orrejeeton ofthese offers. If at the
expiration of this time, The King was not
liberated, bis Roya! Highness declared that
he would no louger listen to any terms but
unconditional submission, and would imme
diately commence the attack on The city,
in order to bring about a result by fnrce
which he could not accomplish by euncilia.
tory oyertures. No despatch has since
been received from Port ST Mary, from
which il WAS supposed that negotiations
had commenced THIS is, however, only a
conjecture Times.
From The Corner Frencuis.
PANS, September 1.-THE exchange has
been much agitalcd to day the rontes, nj
one time had ellen 10 off 80c but to
wards the close of the day ii recovered,
and left off at o2f 25c. Some pscribed
these variations to the late financial opera
tons others TO the events Of the ncighhor-
hood of Cadiz. II is now known that there
viii be no treating there and though the
valor of our soldiers is not doubted, yet the
people wish that circumstances may mol
require any further proofs of it. Every
! thing proves that prudence was never more
necessary. We should not be surprised at
witnessing a rapid fall, for which there
needs only a confirmation Of the news cir
culated 10 day al the exchange, that /" the
Cortes would not negotiate till the French
| had returned To Madrid" Ii il should
prove correct. the campaign will he deci
| ded. We must then wait six months, and
the rentes will not endure these delays
An unfortunate occurrence has spread sor
row through the exchange, but it is moi
| connected With stock ,jobbing. One of the
| first houses III the wine trade has stopped
payment. The principal of this house pos
sessed most honorable character. Other
rumors of an unpleasant kind have been
whispered. Ii is not for us to sound lh,
| alarm.
Frankfort papers to the &oth August
reached our office yesterday. 1t appears
that the contemplated Congress which il
WIS SAID would be held in that city 10.
wards the close of the present year, has
been objected 10 by one of the conicdcra-
ted powers. Its ministers opposed the
admission of minor powers, or their anibas
sadors to Congress assembled on the
general affairs of Europe. Sucha partici
patton by the lesser powers, it was stated
Would only rrolons the delibcration, with.
oni any real utility. The same cabinet, in
consequence, proposed Paris as the scene
ol amy future negotiations. To carry which
INTO effect, il would be sufficient to give to
the ministers of the great powers new in
structlons and more extended authority
Among the diplomatic circles, 1t was stated
the report was general OF important nego-
tIations having been opened by the British
cabinet with the courts of Stockholm and
Copenhagen. An intimate union of Den
mark, Norway, and Sweden, united with
| Great Britain, was, it IS said, proposed, as
a check to the oyerweening power and am
bltion of Russia. The treaty, il is added.
was nearly completed with Denmark; but
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