The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-09-30
Regency, and between the Regency and

Regency, and between the Regency and
the Cortes.
This is situation Of affairs which, tn
cav the least If il, is sufficiently rmhfoed
and emhare3 sing, aud which has been ren
drrrd So nv the Intervention of the preten-
sion7 "a the IL Icncy, supported by ano-
thrr Power. which seems not to allow Of
any middle course between revoldtion and
unconditional submission. aud which ap-
,ears ~ thntk that no arrangement tn be
made, mud no Constitution be settled in
Spain, which shah equally avoid the ex-
trpnes Of reY oIntinn and If despolsm. II
has br'in led ~ suppose taet ANY nrgoeia-
,ion with the Cortcs wohId hy ue means
TEND to quiet lis apprehension, ar IN ii.
nnish the dangers, OF revolutionary pra-
cipes.
That the war, therefore, IS likely II be
trrminated by our mediation Is not, we
repeat, in the least likely. France declined
il from the beginning; aud we question
whether SHE could accent it, consistently
with her engagements, either direct or i'm
Piled, with the Continental Powers, her
we first offered To accept the Office of mt
dittor between her and Spain, No. 10, p.
Is of the printed papers, she replied, IN
her note, declining our offer, No. ID
that it IS not hpr own interests alone
which are compromised, and which she
mast keep in view 10 the present eircum-
stances: the repose of Europe. and the
maintenance Of thoar principles by which
IL i4guarantecd, are involved"
The Duke Of Wellington knows that
those are the sentiments which dictated
the conduct of France at Verona ;and that
the Courts which agreed in them regarded
the consequences Of thr Revolution, and
Of the actual state Of Spain, as being CONT
mon 10 them all; that they never entertain
I'd the idea that it WAS between France
and Spain alone that the eriSitHg difficult
ties needed to be arranged that they con-
sidered the question 10 be aohoiy Euro
pean ; aud that it is in consequence of this
opinion, that the measures which had for
their object the bringing about, if possible,
an amelloratlon in the state OF country
so highly interesting to Europe, were con
ceiyed and propOscd-measurrs the sue
cess of which would have been completely
secured, if England had thought she could
concur in them.
i" His most Christian Majesty, who was
bound to weigh these considerations ma
tureIy, has therefore thought that he could
not accept the mediation that his Britain
mic Majesty has been pleased to propose
10 him"
This part of the subject seems to have
sufficiently fixed the public attention hi
therto. France cannot accept our media
ton, consistently with our engagements
with her Allies. Thus complicated is the
state ofthe war at present-and how the
clouds that darkrn the political horizon are
likely to be dissipatcd, is Il question which,
IS vet, we have not the means of answer
ing. 1t may be suspected, however, that
any peace between France and Spain, must
not only be agreeable to those two coun-
tries, but To Russia.
We have received by express this morn
ing, the Paris papers of Tuesday, and the
Eioile Of Tuesday evening. The following
extracts contain all the Intelligence they
have of any interest
from TIE Etoile Of Tnesday ErCning.)
g PARIS Aug L.