American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-14


urday last, gives an account of foreign affairs, fro
winch, we are enabled to make the following sun
q mary.
/ II would appear, that there is an immediate dar
ger OF war between France and Spain, although
may follow as consequence to the existing state
4 things. The Spanish nation do not appear to de
precate it, and the spirit of the nation seems to b
reused into indignation at foreign interference Tn
course adopted by the ministry was calculated an
appears to have had the effect to unite all parties
defence OF the country, and the conduct oil the Cor
ties lin the words OF an En-. lish paper) has bee
such as all friends of Spain, and admirers of tn
4 Spanish character cannot fail to regard with pride
message has been addressed by this body to til
4 hing 10 me following effect - aurora.
"The Cortes manifest to his Majesty that the
have heard with the greatest establishment the as
sertlons contained in the notes of the Cabinets q
Paris, Vienna, Berlin, and Petersburgh becaus
these diplomatic communications, besides being ia
consistent with the established practice of civilize
nations, are insulting to the Spanish nation, it
Cortes, and its government; and that they have, a
the same time, heard with the greatest satisfaction
the Judlcious and decorous answer made by tn
Spanish government, which exposes the lalshood O
the Populations cast the nation, and expresses it
determination TO maintain its rights After som
further observations on these points. the messag
concludes by declaring to lis iesty that the Corte
are prepal I'd To maintain at every risk the dlgnit
and splenduur of the constitutional throne, and O
the King of the SPANS, and the independence, tn
liberties, ard the honour OF the Spanish nation, ant
to decree Whatever sacrifice MAY be necessary 70
the preservation of interests so invaluable"
This address was voted unanimously and with tn
utmost enthusiasm and, with the debates that aros
Respecting and the critical state of the country
was ordered TO be printed and distributed through
out the Kingdom.
/ The following opinion is advanced by the edi,o
OF the FINES. and is evidently founded upon reason
| We think thai France, who has claimed The frs
nerposition in the affairs of the Peninsula will
hardly venture upon direct and open declaration
Of war upon the ground that he Spanlards do no
regulate their internal affairs N manner to pleas,
hers bit should she adopt this wicked and hazard
Gus course, and should as is most likely, the Rus
slams, Prusslans, < Ausrians De obliged to advance
10 keep down the disaffected in France, France with
10 three months oil the time when her armies shall
have advanced beyond the Pyrenees. will be in
much more deplorable condition than Spain.
| Preparations for defence continued to be made
and the constitutional forces appear 10 be universally
successful Urgel was besieged by Nina, anc
IO'Donnel had retired with the worn out re mnans d
his corps into the French territory. There appeared
to be good understanding with England, where
claims to ndemnifcauon for spoations by piraca
privateers had been paid by the creation of annui
ties 10 the amount of 4O0,00Ot. The Constitutional
Ia Paris paper says, that by he measures adopteo
iby the Corles the peninsula will be exclusively pro
vIsoned by Great b. itain with all matters Of neces
saiy CONSUMPTION, and hints, that in case Of need
she will be empowered TO occupy Cuba cit does
not require much penetration to perceive (says the
edtor) IN these lnportant measures, something
which is not only equivalent 10 treaty OF com
merce, but almost to treaty Of alliance with Eng.
land
"The Cortes of Madrid have, besides, resolved
to delegate to the government the care and the powe
OF adopting all suitable measures upon the subJec
Of the acknoN edgement Of the independence of tn,
dissonsnt provinces of South America"
he spirit of. the Spanish government and people
may be gathered from the tone of the answers t
the notes of the foreign powers. These notes arr
too long 10 admit OF lsertlon 10 our columns, anS
we give the following summary OF their contents
from Liverpool paper
They are from the same manufactcfy as the for
mer declarations, are clouded with the same am
biguity, and appear only differ inasmucn as they
vituperate more mpeTtlnenty on the institutions o
Spain, and breathe rather more open spirit OF re
solved oppression. That of Russia is sIgreG by TIN
Count dc NesseIrode, and dated 18th Nov Il be
gins with declaring the object of the Verona assem-
bly, to be that OF consolidating more and more The
peace oil Europe; and to prevent whatever nigh
tend to unsettle 1t. They therefore looked to tn,
internal connections Of Spain with apprehension
1t ascribes the Spanish revolution to the acts o
sperure soldiers who in 1890 turned their arm!
against their sovereign and their country and states
that the establishment of new institutions by suct
means consecrated military revolt. 1t asserts tina
law, were imposed upon;Spain, which were STAN
ped with the highest disapprobation by the public
and enlightened reason of all Europe What re
greet it then asks, must every good Spaniard fee
a, the ascendency of those who brought about suct
revolution p Then told that, before then
deplorable success, all Europe had offered Ferdi
nand an amcabe intervention, to restore to his firm