The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-12-19

| ibltEenS 10 tI9>t--A lew years VIII ut'tfs
mine whether kus, were made to WELD the
sword Of Law aud justice, or to Disregard and
trampl. II under foot.
LATEST FROM EUROPE.
INV lonK,Dec. iO.-By thtpachet ship
Meteor, which left Liverpool ON the 9th uIt
and the ship Florida, We have our usual
supply of papers. The London dates are
To the 9Th November.
II would seem that through the inter
ccssinn Of the French government, some
! thing ike modification oi the sweeping
and proscriptivc derrero which Ferdinand
| in the first moments OF his liberation had
j issued, was to be XlrCtcd. Still the de
cree which eEeItes that expectation speaks
in sufficiently vague terms about oblivion
aud amnesty but very positively about
! the necessity " that thosr (Withuuh furnish
my any clue as 70 who "thosc' may meanl
who had placed Themselves beyond the
reach of pardon, should suffer punish
mcnt;' and finally deirrrinG any decision
on the matter, ill the King shall arrive at
! Madrid. Much VIII depend, therefore. on
! the characters and dispositions of those
whom the restored king may call around
| him, whether he shall forget or resent past
| injuries-Wh neither he shall seek To concili-
ate by mildpess and Oblivion, or exasppratc
by shedding Of blood. Regu, it is pretty
clear from his arraignment. is preindgcd
aud will suffer death. OF Mlna, We are not
able 10 make out any thing very clear. He
is SAID To have submitted 10 the King, and
that Barcelona surrendered on tine 2Gth.
Ills proclamation to the inhabitants OF that
city speaks rather ambiguonsIy, aud leads
us to suppose that this may ht true.
The semi official article IN the Journal
DIES Debats manitests plainly the solicitude
with which the course that England shall
take in respect TO the South American
nalians, is looked to. Ii is there very
broadly and even cxutingly stated that
Great Britain had, in sending consuIs to
! thcs, countries. studioueIy avoided any RI.
coguilion of their independence; and a for
muIa Is given parporting tn be that adopted
| by the British government IN tie crcdcn.
tials with which these Consuls are furnish
ed. And one more offensive To nations
! That have made & can maintain Themselves
free, can hardly be imagined unless, ~
deed, the commissioners who accompany
Inc eonsuls are authorised To after or eA-
,ioin away, this formula of address must
we think, ensure the u0n-receptlon at the
cnnsuls No free state, respecting Itself,
could submit to be so addressed. The ~
'clli.encc Of an immediate armament Of a
combined French and Spanish force, for
the reduction Of South America, i, how
ever dispro,cd by this expose-mhch de
clarcs that the affairs Ot those ceunirts
are tn become subjects of dciibcratlon IN Il
new Congress, The destnics of the two
Americas, I'VE say both, for they are inse-
PARALLEL t. be deiiberated and decided
upon ny three or four Soyerelsns, and
three or four dozen ministers IN Europe E.
lWtll-timed. indeed, is the language OF the
President on this subject, and in that En.
Lopean Congress, should 1t assemble, II
will be felt and feared.
OF the Greeks, we see nothing excepi
what comes through the Austrian ohscr.
yer. That, however, has nothing dlsas
trous to say concerning them.
The Engilah papers are fliod will. TIN
details ct \ murder and of the hayor uCca
ioned by Il great storm on the 29th ut
when the snow and winds and rain s"rni l.
have combined Their fury for the purpose
II desulniu1-tle rivers oyrriluWed then
hounds, and even al classic Elton, tht great
sluggish Thames shot madIy fom II
.phcre," aud went rolling through the
streets On the coast, mach damage wa
dom to the shipliug, and nany liie5, II
was feared, had been lost.
| itahrrt Nairhmen, Esq. framework
knitter has been duly elected Lord Ma5 81
lof London for sbe eqsuins year.