The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-05-07
FOREIGN NEWS.
From the Boston Daily Advertiser, May IL
Latest from Eaglm,d.

L A'4i1 LAC Dosloh bdHy ADVERTISER, May Ill
Latest from England.
BY the ship Jasper, Croker, which
has arrived at this port in 35 days from
liverpool, letters have been received
from London to March 90. From a few
scattered papers and letters, we have
made the following extracts -
The Morning Chronicle states, on the
authority Of a gentleman recently from
Spain, that the arms of the Constitution,
SO far from being feeble or in want of
equipments, was numerous, admirably
and completely appointed, and full Of
enthusiasm. and that the whole Spanish
nation is Indignant at the menaced inya-
! sion.
THE VAR.
Sir James MackiRosh, in the House
Of Commons, on the 10Th, called on the
Secretary for Foreign Affairs, for an ex-
PLANTATION on this subject. He said that
/" the long silence Of himself and his
friends of similar political views, had
not arisen from any want of sensibilty
to the importance of the subject, but
from respect to the great negotiation
which was then pending, and from deli
cacy in interfering prematurely on a
SUBJECT, the conduct of which might ma
1 terially affect the nation.
II had arisen from hope that the
Government would adhere in this. which
! might be justly considered the greatest
and most interesting negotiation in
which ever government had been en-
gagged, 10 the principle of national indie
pendence, to that great principle the
faith of treaties, and the safety of allies
whose independence appeared to be en-
| dangered. 1t had arisen from the hope
that they would act on the faith of that
ancient English policy which distinguish
ed the best from the worst periods of
our history-namely, the fidelity to po-
litical engagements of the reigns Of Eliz-
abeth and Anne, as contrasted with the
talthlessness ofthe reigns of the Jameses
and the Char!eses. He had now, at
length, to ask, with some pain, whether
his Majesty's Government had really
used every possible precaution ia their
power, and resorted TO every argument
in its communications with the French
Government, in order TO prevent the
meditated, unjust, and infamous agrees
sion of the French Government upon
the independence Of Spain. If our Gov
eminent had done SO, as he hoped ii had,
he wished 70 know from the Right Hon.
Gentleman, when the House might ex-
pect TO be faYoured with the papers
containing the correspondence which
had taken place between the two Gov
ernments on the subject"
Mr.. Canning, in reply, said that he
was not inclined TO regret that this
question had been thus put to him, and
he would give the best answer to it he
was able.
"With respect to the part, said he,
which Government acted during these
negotiations, have only to say, that
when the conduct of Government during
as awful and difficult crisis as ever any
former ministers were engaged in, shall
come to be decided upon, shall desire
for myself, at least, that that conduct
may be judged according to no other
standard than by those principles which
sanction the sacred independence of ma
tions-by the Balance of Power in Eu-
rope---by reference to the faith of
treaties, and all the obligations, both
positive and constructive, which they
impose; and further by what, as British
minister, must say ought to constitute a
paramount object in all British councils
an attention not only to the interests, but
to the honour and station of this coun-
try. proceed then to say, actuated by
the same spirit of frankness, which /
trust will be found to have marked the
former communications Of the members
of his Majesty's Government on this sub
| ject-l say that | should most deeply
deceive the House and the country if
did not state unequivocally that the
hopes of ayerting war between France
and Spain by an amicabIe adjustment, if
not totally extinguished, are at least so
far diminished as TO leave no longer any
reasonable expectation of peace. IN
der these circumstances, am prepared
to state, that on the first open day after
the recess, unless something shall inter-
pose TO vary entirely the views which
we now entertain Of the state Of affairs