American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-05-06
From Bells London Messenger, March s.

s.
Posture OF AFFAfRs IN EUROPE.
"The dispatches from Spain appear to be, III
substance that the Spanish government, under the
friendly mediation of England, have no objection to
entertain the proposal OF the English government
that the Spanish Constitution of 1912 shall be care~
fully reviewed and considered by the King and Corr
ties, and that an examination shall be nstioted BY
that body, whether it will admit of such an addition
|al Chamber would trangpilize the alledged ape
|prehensions of the Continental Monarchs. But, ia
is added, that as the acceptance of this proposal
would, in fact, be an important concession TO the
French government, the Constitutional Govern
ment Of Spain would require as preliminary, that
the French King should withdraw his army from
the Spanish frontier. 1t is not consistent with ihs
dignity and independence of the Spanish govern
ment to entertain this proposal OF England upon a.
my other ground. 1t would have the air of submss
sion TO the Government and armies OF France.
The dispatches from France are mere repiton
Iof the above an announcement from the English
government, that the French government cannos
laccede to such proposal -that it would be anta-
mount to an immediate abandonment fits own lust
pretensions, and would surrender the cause of the
Spanish Loyalists, and the fair advantage Of France
in having such an auxiliary, to the ruling faction in
SPAIN That the condition Of France, moreovero
will not admit OF the assent Of her government TO
such an extravagant proposal.
OuCn, tnerelCfcj STATE, al the time we arc
writing of this important question. Spain requi-
ring the Withdrawing the armies preliminary
step to all review upon her part of the Constitution
of 1919, with the purpose of determining whether
her Cortes consent 10 the Institution of Cham
Der Of Mobility; whilst France decidedly rejects
this proposal 10 withdraw her forces. Upon the
part of Great Britain, he mediation still continues
land the chance Of preserving peace stherefore now
reduced to this question Whether the British
parties NAV accede ? France understand, ~
willing to suspend the march of her troops from
Bayonne, that she may afford time to Spain for this
consideration but France will not consent either 10
withdraw her army. or to stop its further reiniorce~
ment and more full equipment
g In the mean time both England and America
are on the alert, we mean certain description of
merchants and traders in both, to be ready for the
commencement of hostlities and to take letters Of
marque from the Spanish government. In Liver
pool, London and other ports, it is notorious that
forty, fifty OF an hundred ships hourly waiting
for this event and that the seas will be covered with
priyateers against France, in the moment that war
lis declared.'
The Constitutional of the 18th contains an able
Communication from London correspondent on
the probable policy of the English ministry, from
which the following passage may be deemed by the
French people and government Of sufficient author
lily to aggrasate their apprehensions Of maritime
war. The writer, and he is evidently oftalents
4 and information after speculations the views of
1.-THE administration and The peculiar interest of the
nation, arrives at the following conclusion to the
course that will not be pursued in the existing emer
lgency;
"The ministry says he, will not second time
let slip the occasion offered by The present crisis
of putting ourselves at the head Of natural league
of the constitutional, against the despotc govern
ments. We shall neither be SO blind to our own
interests nor to those Of Europe, connected with
| our own
"They will not permit the French marine, by a
Inew family compact, to erect itself once more in
formidable array against us, and form the rallyng
Ipoint Of maritime confederation against the Bril-
ltish empire In the North Sea, as in the Dardanel-
Hes, they will never suffer Russia to become mari
time power, and TO encircle Europe with her ships
las she now does with her baltalions They will nc
lver permit her to acquire colonies in America, in
Asia or in the Mediterranean Sea. In pursuing
this they will but follow the current of pub
lc opinion, in guarding the essential public inter-
Tests"
The disputes between The French and the Anne
rican part of The population of New Orleans, have
already risen 10 such height, that individual
has lost his life by duel in consequences OF them.
His name was JACKSON; he was much respected
young man, and is said to have mother living in
New York. The sober people Of New Orleans
fought to rescue the city from the disgrace OF these
lbroils.
John Randolph is re elected member of con.
lgress from he state OF Virginia
AT the recent court of sessions in this city, Will
Ham A. M'Donald was sentenced 10 years soli-
itary confinement nthe stale prison for theft, and
lJohn A. Phillips three months to the tread mill tor