Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-05-27

nave no other foundation or preteXt on Ire
part of those who should declare it, than the
Womusdtnn of principle on which tho po-
li,ical law OF France is foudded" No 4, is NJ.
de Chateaubriand 10 the French Charge a.
Ailalres at Lisbon, dated Paris January %
s32S, and communicated bv VIscuut Marcel
LIS to MIR. Canning, February ,, 1928, in which
II is Ubser, ed, " You have constantly been in
s,luctrd tn assure that Government, that our
armanents we're not directed against Portu
gn' hat the maintaining IA body of troops in
the Vicinity of the Pyrcnees had no other oh
lect than To place us IN a state of defence
should our territory or ourinsiitutions be men
aced by Spain; aud should the conduct of
that power render rupture uuay oidahle: hut
that we separated tie ca,isr of Sunin from
that of Portugal, against which power W. had
no compliant; aud thar we wished not tu see
our relations with her INTERRUPTED" No. 8,
the last document IS from Sir C. Stuart to
Mr. Canning dated Paris April II, 1885
IT announces Ia substance the ahnve senii-
meats cXpresseihy NJ. de Chaeaubrand
IMPERIAL PARLiA NENT.
HoVSs Of Lords. .EoHdry Epni II.
W. gaze, ga oar last, portion of the Earl
oi Litrrruors statement respecting the iate
ncgncia;iGns The Noble Luri's statement
was similar 10 that OF hlr Canning in the
House of Commons, TO which we refer On
The question, as To whether Euglnd should
Join IN The war, his lordship ohs,r,ed. that we
ought 20 consider the nature Of the war in
which wc should have 10 engage. The first
brigade that we sent Ia Spain would bring the
whulc Spanish war TN our shoulders, and Il
Spanish MAR was always four times more ex-
pensive than war in another country. Let
Us remember np whom the battles, the scges,
the eXertIons irii. durio:s the last contest. Ii
we made war, W. must not look for n com
mon naval war hut for one al uur own. IN
the last cuaiic;, Spain was an united country.
From the extremity Of the Asiurias to that
OF Andalusi.I, but one sentiment peryadrd the
people. Was that NOW the case? Was not
Spain, at present, q divided country Not, as
some countries were divided. All enthusiasm
on the one side, and all quicscence ON the
other II the ianaiicisul oriihertv was one side.
the ianaiiclsm of religion was on the other.
(Hear, hear J We had 10 decide, therefore
whether we shDHld engage in the war with
Spain, not only to drive out the French, hut
to support one half OF Spain against the other.
1t was also 10 be considered, that the present
war MAS not popular in Fra4ce with the mass
OF The people, with the coiNIncrcia classes,
nor even with the army. But could any one
believe, that, il this country took part in il.
the whole feeling OF France towards the war
would not be changed The Spanish war
would Immediately merge into AN English
war. With respect 10 the danger supposed TO
menace Portugal, his Malesty's Government
had most distinct assurances that Portugal
would he considered neutral. lie did not
Know what the contingencies OF the war
might be. Whether or when il might be ne.
cessary 10 interpose, it would be open for
Parliament To do so; but until il was deter
minedt tn draw the sword, aId throw away
me scAbbard, let not neutrallty &c adopted with
false preteuces.
Let their neutrality he honest for thus
only Il could be eGeciual Lord Grey tx
pressed his dissent from many of the views
and principles advanced by The uubIe earl
and SAID he considered he failure ofthe nego-
taiI"ns to haze resulted from the course taken
ny our government. Lord King commended.
that in the whole course of these negotiations,
Ministers had shown all thc weakness and
indecIsl0n. which alone could be expected from
them. The end OF all now appeared 10 be.
mat we should adopt system of neutrality.
anu mus give to France all the advantages
she could desire The papers were ordered to
be printed aud the house adjourned.
ItrSddy.-On the motion of Lord King,
an account was ordered of the expenses at
ieuding the negotiations at Verona, from the
Isl September To the 3Ist Dec. Lord Holland
thought II necessary 10 propose one or two
questions Tor the noble earl opposite. The first
question which he supposed the noble earl
would itei no difficulty ~ ans.' erlng, was. whe-
ihcr al any period this country had entered
INTO any stipulation or engagement with
france and Spain. or with any other court, to
the ELECT, that in future, the ciowns of France
aud spain should never be united So as 10 be
settled on one head The next question ne
wished to propose was, whether his Majesty's
ministers were apprised of an cngage nent
that had been contracted on the part of r lssia
with France, which engagement bound the
Court Of Russia, In the event OF the discount
tire OF the French army is Spain, TO furnish
troops Ia the French government, in order TO
theis being sent to Toulon? He WISHED 10
learn, also, IN what capacity a noble Duke,
Wellington, now present had assisted at the
Congress of Verona The Earl of Liver
pnoi said, ne was willing to give all the salts
faction IN his power, in answer 10 the nqui-
RES Of the noble lord. With respect to the
first question, he mad not the least difficulty
'n saying, that there was nothing in The trea-
lies now existing that could authorse an IN
lhn"t the distinct crowns OfFTance and Spain
upon one head. With respect 10 the question
u, 10 November an engagement had been
contracted, as between France and Russia to
furnish The former with troops, M believed
mat no such engagement existed. With res
pect 10 The noble lords last question, as it
regarded his noble frirnd, ii vas n1uifcst that
he Che Dnke Of Wellington, had appeared
and been received, when at the Congress of
Verona, az his Mairsty's pirnipotcntary, Ca
take part in the deliberations which might
affect this country. A discussion Of some
lcogth cnsucd respecting the papers laid on
she table, IN the course Of which Lords Grey
and Holland condemned the conduct Of the
British government in the late negotiations
IN" Earl of Liverpool aud the Duke OF Wei