The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-06-03
Latest Fo.eisa Intelligence.
ny THE LEEDS, ARRIVED At NEw YORK.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, Monday, April ~
FR.l.AalE md SPIN.

bar of The iiense. They were Laid "n the
table. Mr.. Canning then rose Ia move
that th- title Of the papers he Rad. In 40
ing 81, he should redeem the pledge gwen
some weeks ago Ia enter isto details oi me
course pursued by ministers and IN the
affairs of the world, affair OF unexamplfd
magnitude, he fell the importance of The
duty he had to perform. Ministers had
pursued one plain defnliiyc course, thai oi
,.i,,letNoring to preserve the peace oil En-
rope, and of this country IN particular
lie would advert to the state of Europe M
ISepicmber, WHEN these transactions com
mencetl, and about whth time he took
the seals of Office. He fonad in his olbeea
record, which WAS now amongst the re.
cords of this country and thatrecord LAID
down the principle oi DOn-interferenee with
the independence of Europe. But when
that record was drawn up, the case OF
Spain was not contemplated; however,
VIXEN TN. Duke If Wellington went TO Pa
Iris, on his wfy To Verona, rs he'found the
case of Spain likely to occupy the discus
sion, the Duke wrote home for instruc-
tons. lie wrote for answer, that TO any
menace or force against Spain, come from
what quart.rit might, the Minister'S OF
England weuld not be party to any such
proceedings aud the Duke wasnstrncted
,o state ne much whenever thu proper time
arrived ,(Hear, heas. ltwas notexpeeted
that the ease of Spain would be discussed,
least of all that II would be agltatrd by
France. The speech oftbe King efFrance,
on closing the session Of l822, particularly
led 10 that opinion. Th@efore il would
br seen that the instructions originally did
not contemplate ahe question, certainly
not that half Europe would be required by
France to join her against Spain. The
British Minister was asked whether, In
particular cases, this county would conn-
tcnance certain supports, and he declined
! to give any lbypothctic answer to any hy-
potlietic ease. The British enipotentia-
! ry, on the contrary, demanded to know the
cause Of pfcuce. Tive question WAS dis
cussed ut Verona for weeks, and our Mi
mister maintained the same position to the
last hourof his continuing at VERONA
On the Dukes return to Paris, there APP
peared to be n disposition to preserve
peace, il possible but down to such mo-
mcnt there had been no communication
! by this country with Spain ON this point
The reason he would explain. There was
a great cutlery, it would be remembered,
by sbeut the attacks on our merchant vessels
the fag'of the unacknowledgedly indepen-
dent Colonies Of South America. Decid-
ed steps were adopted by the British Gov
eminent, and then communication was
made to Spain, but then the Spanish
Court set up obsolete rights about con.
stractive blOckades. Eventually, howe
yer, Sir w. A'Ccert succeeded, ard half n
million was set apart by Spain 10 provide
redress. Every intention was evinced To
afford redress and our Government was
thus simultaneously pursuing two objects
the redress to our trade In the Colonies,
and the defence of the European Spanish
sdominions against French threats. After
wards, at Verona, Spain called 'on tile
Duke to interfere in It's protection but
that was declined at such crisis. However,
che two, france and Spain, we!e in pain
fnl situation France seemed TO act az If
war could not be avcfted. English inter
fcrence'in negotiation proceeded, for then
| the dangers of war were seen; To Spain,
then TO France, aud eventually 10 Europe.
IIiear.) The question had reduced itself
to one Of peace or war between France
and Spain and whom that was the unqua-
lifted question which was then ~ issue, it
was attended to with all anxiety by the
English Ministers. And, atlast, the Duke
Of Wellington did, ms he was entitled to do
he addYessetthe Court'of Matlrid, firnk-
| ly ON the present state of affairs. The
letter would be found amongst the papers ;
il was the language of friendship addressed
To the Spaniards Lord +. Somerset bore
that letter. He still thought the Govern
ment had done right In accepting such
mediation. Thedecument had not all the
tncsse Of diplomacy, but il spoke the no.
nest feelings of friend. IN January Lord
+. Somerset left for Madrid. Matters so
stood till the extraordinary speech of the
French Minister justitying the attack OF
Spain. (lIear.) It said that no improve
ments could he countenanced that did not
lemnatc from the Throne. II was answer
cd by England that if such were the doc
trine of the speech, there was an end Of all
negotiations as it was a doctrine that
4 could not be ceunteaauccd by any British
Minister. lHea5 hear.1 1t was added
that it struck ct the British Constitution
itself. Loud cheers. )-Expianxtion, how
lever, was called for, but the assumed
meaning was not denied nay, such was
} the delusion, that il was thought that such
u speech was the specific Cor Spanish ac
commodation at Madrid. (Hear and laugh
ter.) Other communications took place
through lord r. Somerset, but it at last APP
peared that there was no other course thar
to state ON the part of England explicitly
ia hath narfi.s tho cn,rsa that sun,,Id IA.
pursued. During all the proceedings il
was stated 20 Spain that the course o
: England would be neutral. (Hear) 1
, was not icftto Spain to draw differences, tn,
fact was stated explicitly. ToFrance sucf
declaration was unnecessary. The conclud
ing despatch from himself Mr.. CO. to Owl