The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1824-08-10
FOREIGN.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND

TIE line ship C0rtes, capt. DE Cost. arri.
"A n New York from Liverpool, Aug. q
90 London pagers to the cath, and LAYER
.aol 60 the 26th o. June inclusive. Their con-
ssass are very undressing. A few selec-
COOS follow -
Parliament was to be prorogued on the
ssih Of june, BY the King IN person, who vas
sahe escorted 10 and from the House of Peers
by the 6rst regiment Of Iafe Guards.
The Hyperion frigate bad arrived 10 En-
sland from Laguira. with dispatches, a. was
supposed, from the English Commissioners IN
Columbia. Her arrival had caused consider
able sensation in London.
A letter by the Hyperion mentions as a re-
mort. that instructions had been sent 20 the a
reuss IN London, from one ~ the indepen-
dent Governments Of South America, or the
uurchase Of vessels Of large class, for tie
purpose Of coping with the spanish force ex-
uected 10 those seas.
In the House Of Commons on the 2lst oil
jane, sIr. Huskisson presented petition from
certain inhabitants Of Liverpool, complaining
that the foreign linen trade was wholly ex
cln1ed from the benefits conferred on the 9TH
or branches 81 commerce by the warehous-
ing act. In the course Of his remarks, he OBJ
served that he bad been told BY foreigners,
that If the prohibition were continued, they
would be compelled 70 90 to New York or
Havana. 70 purchase foreign linen. instead Of
purchasing il, as they wished, ia England.
The accounts from Madrid are 20 the th
Of June. A private letter OF that date says,
the Gazette Of to-day endeavours TO prove,
10 long article, (which is 10 be continued, }
that il is a great error to suppose that the in
dependence Of Spanish America will be estab-
lished like that Of the United States Of North
Amerca--and Il pretends that the conquest
Of the ancient SPsaish possessions will be ca
y."
The London editors have all copied from
the National Intelligcneer, the memorial Of
the French Pretender.
A Frenchman, named Doloret, formerly re.
ceiver general az Amcns, has frautuiently
obtained Of the Messrs. Rothschids, in Ion
don. bills on Paris 10 the amount Of 9610R.
The London Courier Of the Gath. contain:
= long official document from the Lisbon Ga.
zette, the object of which is 10 exculpate Dor
Miguel from any blame in the recent occur.
rences there, by showing that he bad been
made the tool OF certain crafty and desperate
individuals
NJ de Chateaubriand is said TO be writing
pamphlet on hrs ministry Of fifteen months.
From the London Courier Of June 23d.
A morning paper remarks that "a strong
suspicion prevails across the Atlantic, tina
the English ministers are equiyocatiDg upoT
the question Of South American recognition
Our consular agents, il is added, are by the
American statesmen, whose sentiments have
been published at full length 10 the Boston
papers, called spies upon the new Republics
and intriguers against their tranquility" VIZ
have not seen these sentiments of American
Statesmen in the Boston papers, and there
fore know not who are the parties thus desg
mated but we can easily understand how j
might enter into the head Of an American pol
itician. that TO awaken the suspicious of the
new Republics with regard to the integrit,
and good faith Of the British government
would be favourable TO the views Of the Uni
ted States. England is the formidable com
petitor OF the latter in supplying the new anC
daily increasing demands of South America
and IL is a continuance just suited to mere
trader, TO excite distrust Of the honesty Of !
rival. The open, firm, digui6ed, and prudent
policy. which has been pursued with regarC
90 South America, requires no vndication
MIR. Canning has withstood the grave and
earnest solicitation of parties at home, whose
appeals, even when they cannot be ATTENDED
TO, are still always respected; andhe certain
" will not be tainted into any precipitate act
We refer our readers 10 official intelligence
which we have elsewhere given from Bogo
n, as proof OF the importance Of the prelm
jnary inquiries that have been adopted, and o.
the certain prospects they hold out OF an aus
picious issue. Tits rank folly to regard suct
proceedings as emanating from a petty sys
TEN of intrigue; a system al all times foreign
70 the elevated principles Of British diploma
cy, and never more SO than at the present
moment, and upon the present question
which has been dealt with, from first TO last
in the most frank and straightforward man
ner.
The official intelligence above referred 10
il an account Of the reception Of the British
Commissioners by the Vice President Of Col
embia.l