Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-05-09

wert a,su fitted uut for sea. The Prince
Regent. "f l20 guns. WAS ia he I,mncsed al
Chatham on the 18th April. The price at
tar had advanced in the Bn,ic in consequence
Of Government contracts.
Extract from Mr.. Benjami,, D'tssrn's spsech
on The appropriation Of 100 nations for tht
| tcnr.
unhappy Spain drsinrd to be the friend
aud ally of France, is twirc within Eftren
years tn he at war with her, and both these
wars undertaken To force upon the Spaniards
a change of government. The motives all-g-
ed on each Of these occasions have Il striking
analogy. Permit me-, gentlemen, Ia recall tn
you some phrases uf a report To the Senate
On the 10Th Sept. 1905 in favor of a war with
! Spaie.- You experience, Senators. II lively
| satisfaction at the alliance hrtwcrn France
and the Emperor of Rassia, and 1T the con-
siancy 0t the resolutions of that great mo
march. Anarchy. that blind anil lrrucious
monster. has again lighted her torches and
erected her scafi"lds in the midst Of SPAIN
| (On the left, this is truly curirus,'l II is
only 10y distinguishing these flames that we
Can maintain the security of France, and
conquer general p"ace,'-( much sensation
ON the left, and rxclama,ions of " This is pre-
cisely what is said navy Mr.. Dclcssert con
tinntd his quotations There is no safety
for France, while Spain is nat her faithful
ally. Lous>XIV. never los; sight of this inn
p"rtant truth; 1t was this idea which entitled
HIM more than any either 10 the surname of
Great. How much, then, will tn.
royal shades of Louis XIV. of Francis [. and
at the Great Henry hr comfurted nv the se-
nerous resolution OF Napoleon. 1t required
ten years for Louis XIV. In suhiugale that
coNntry-a few days will suffice frr the great
est OF captains t"cpsure la The loyal and faithful
Spanlards, now oppressed by terror, the en-
iJ"yment of liberty, of rcposr, of the religion
which is dear To them, aud of the happin.ss of
heinS governed by the august brother uf your
=, Sovereign. Prosecute, then, sire, this sacred
tcdr, undertaken for the honor of the French
name. The paternal heart of your Majesty
demands with regret this tribute but I6O, 900
conscrIpts will be associated i'm the glory of
your arms Finally, after much similar fine
reasoning, the Senate decrerd unanimously.
} that the war with Spain was polite, just aud
necessary. Hence you see, sirs, tina, mrn in
pswer resemble each other at all times: and
that the same thoughts and even the same
phrases are made te srrve every turn. (On
the left, that is Indeed true"
! SHAiN.-W We trarscribe the following in
terestinS extract. from the letter cr p ,,.iva;a
gentleman who has resided in Spain, because
IT Pours flood Of light on The present state
OF the peninsula. Bali. horn. Chron.
=" There is nothing then in the situation of
affairs at Madrid 10 encourage hopes orpcare
especially such as depend Oh concessions from
tie Spanlards. Ii appears indeed, that the
people expect war, and that the government
is prepared To meet il. An intelligent English
man resident at Madrid, whose letter we have
had the opportunity of perusing. reports the
substance "i frequent Conversations with the
Ministry on that snbjeci, which are concIu-
lSiy md in (. :. ;.ri,, ,
one occasion, Iust after .hc Cnrtes kau sauc-
toned law for The collection of twelve
,,,n:tis' taxes III ADVANCE Lopez Banos, the
Minister of War, was asked, " hat policy there
could be in the imposition of taxes To be paid
in advance, while those in arrear, as was then
VIGOROUSLY the case, could not be collected !?
" Our intention," sad the Minister, " is To re
ceive these taxes not in money, far that is not
to be furnished by the rural population, who
: have no market far their produce, but--in
kind ;and we shall thus attain most import
! ant object, that of deprviug, in the least Of
fensive III oppressive manner, the country
} through which the enemy has Ia pass, of the
means for supporting him. All the towns we
may think IT rxpe dent 10 garrison will thus
be amply provisioned. Let the French army
then, enter Spain, and distribute its 10000
; men, which there will be no difficulty in do
ing, iii Madrid and half dozen strong
places in the road to the capital of which il
may be deemed prudent To secure the posses
sion, and calculate the number that will re
main for active warfare. The war on our part
will then commence. Oar treasury is cxhhus-
; ted, but the nature of the hostilities we shall
carry On is such, that money may be disprn-
, sed with. We have force of 600, 600, besides
5 $4,000 gnerllas, who, being furnished with
! arms, will provide themselves with the means
. of subsistence. Privations, fatigue aud want oi
food, they are accustomed tn hut when the
conveys for the supply of the French troops
= enter the kingdom, it will be seen with what
courage and dexierity, animated at once by
l hunger and their detestatiOn Of the French,
they will intercept, defeat aud carry them of.
:. The bare occupation of few towns, in
| which their destruction is all but certain, is
the whole Of Spain the French army will
> ever possess. Spain TO the eve of IA stranger
appears without the means Of defence: we
have little of parade, reviews, or large bodies
! of disciplined troops but we place re-
ance on sure grOunds-On the warke habits
and unconquerable spirit of the population,
+ and their lnvfterate hatred Of the invaders. ="
The bands sf the Faith. which were mentioned
!, ss one source of alarm to the Spanish Govern
ment, were pointedly named by the Minister
D as creating none in his mind. Z" They now
, receive" he Obser' ed, " money and clothing
from France hut when the invasion has com
;. menced, they will infallbly Join their country
! men, and participate in the plumber OF theii
u allies" To the remark hOw surprising j
was, when ii appeared that the invasion o
= Spain might be- prevented by the slightest
g modification of the constitution, that Their,
" was found no member Of the Cortrs howeVr