Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-01-22

ed from the extreme radicals. Our
readers cannot have forgotten the vi
ruleut articles which at that time
filed the pages of the Courier.
Any material aid from Russia was
evidently unnecessary to the success
Of tho war; but II was pretended that
all her movements betrayed tho in
teation and The desire of employing
a moral preponderance, which would
have reduced France to , mere in
strumeHt Of her wishes and her am.
bition. The English government
encouraged this opinion among all
parties Of the puhfic, for they consi-
dered with reason that if it had been
we'll founded, it would have prevent
ed France from obtaining a large
part of the advantages which her yic'
tories were likely to produce for her.
But this, phantom Of Russian int1u-
ence long continued to be the object
Of speculation to the cocknies of the
radical party now abandoned by the
government. The crisis approach
ed and we must do the English mi
nistry the justice to say that they
have done nothing to retard it,
They gave no encouragement to the
ridiculous subscriptions in favor Of
the Spanish severely prohibited a.
ny public transportation of arms Il
maintained the laws against foreign
enlistment. But, when once the IL
beration Of king Ferdinand had been
accomplished, q new epsch commence
ed; and it was then that tho Ham
guage Of the government became a.
gain cOnfounded with that of the ra-
ideals. Nothing more is heard a.
bout the Spaniards: even their
friends have ceased to defend them
all have joined against France, yet
in the mode Of attacking her there
are some remarkable diiferences.-
The ministerial gazettes speak enig-
maticslIy and in incoherent phrases.
They inquire whether the object Of
the war is accomplished, and reply
that they are afraid to determine the
question: *
We have already called the atten-
ton of our readers to the singular
circumstance of a mission Of En-.
glish consuls to the ports of Spanish
America, at the very moment when
the king of Spain had just been set
at liberty, and which it might have
been supposed that he perhaps intend
ed, with the assistance Of France. to
make some attempt to recover his
colonies.-~This is one Of the imstan-
ces in which the English ministry
have adopted the passions Of the peo
pie. Stir it is we'll to observe that
this measure possesses much less po.
iitical Importance than might be ina
gined. Consuls are commercial a.
gents they are not accredited with
the government, and their mission
does not necessarily imply as a
consequence that the constitution will
be recognised. The English minis.
try have had a double object in this
measure : they have wished to graft
fy the radical party, without break
ing with the continental powers ; and
have Aattered themselves that they
could prevent the metropolis Of
France from obtaining commercial
privileges which must establish the
prosperity of one Of the countries
eng aged, and augment that Of the o.
Their.
England undoubtedly plays an i'm
portant part in the politics of Eu.
rope, but less important than she
imagines and desires. Her false ap-
prehensions on this subject influence
all her measures, and produce q de-
gree of uncertainty which it is neces.
sary to account for in order to judge
of her actions aud her language
We have attempted to develope them
in this article, and perhaps may
hereafter continue the subject.