The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1825-07-20


ry where prevail as positively as if she
were colony Of that power whose
fleets in the Tagus is watching the
movements of the Court Of Lisbon.
Sir Charles Stewart, Ambassador to
Brazil, has made diplomatic call at
Lisbon, no doubt on the business of the
South American Empire. In misfor-
tunes and political insigni6cance, Portu-
gal and Spain may shake hands; they
have both been stripped of their colon
ial grandeur once possessed in South
America, and may condole with each
other. Whilst the family of Bragapza
clings TO England for protection, Ferdi-
nand leans on France 10 awe his desper-
ate population; but how long these
ancient powers of the Peninsula can be
supported on political crutches, remain
to be seen.
In FRANCE, the coronation of the new
monarch, Charles X. seems TO employ all
heads and move all hearts. The friends
of absolute monarchy, or ultras, have
trinmphed, as party; though Villele,
qualified liberal, has been called to
preside, and to keep in check Chateau
BRAND, who presents curious thought
not an uncommon spectacle in politics,
that of attacking system of govern
ment which he had so powerful an a.
gency in creating. In bringing about this
state of things. the King shows that he is
cunning and able politician both the
royaiist parties are balanced by this
maneuvre, whilst the friends of liberty,
and adherents of Napoleon, are looking
on, not without hope of yet seeing
the consummation of their wishes in
the advancement of young Napoleon,
backed by Austria, and seated on the
throne of France. The Bourbon dinasty
is, no doubt, secretly unpopular with
the great bulk of the French pop
ulation; and nothing but very liberal
policy and system of Cancellation has
been able, thus far, to sustain them.
i The UNITED NETHERLANDS are repair
ing their damaged dykes, culiivating
foreign commerce, prosecuting internal
improvements, subduing the remnant of
party strife, created by French inter-
est, and gradually marching on TO as
much national comfort and happiness as
falls TO the share Of any monarchy, " on
the earth beneath OF under the waters,n
where, unfortunately, large portion of
its territory was placed by the inunda-
lions, of February last, and which is not
all rescued from the late invasion of the
ocean.
GREAT-BRITAIN.-lt is impossible to
contemplate the brilliant career which
Great-Britain is yet destined to run,
without amazement. The prostration
of Napoleon appears to have infused
new life into her body polite, and 10
| have been new spur TO her commerce
J and industry. Intnvi--4-J hsA--
Cesses IN the heId, on the ocean, in the
cabinet, and in the war with France, she
seems to know no bounds in her march
to prosperity and happiness. With her
hundred millions in Asia, her West In
dies, her Canada, her Africa, her pillars
of Hercules in the fortress of Gibraltar,
and many other minor possessions, else
@here-she presents fabric of politi-
cal power, reared by handful of Islam
ders, unique in history, aud which
Rome, in her proudest days, could nev-
er boast of.
In her intellectual strength she has
been equally extraordinary the conflict
of the whig and tories has measurably
subsidized between the ans and outs, and
has recently been conducted with de-
gree of mutual forbearance, unknown
in her political annals for thirty years
past. The bubble of speculation is now
the hobby of the monied classes, whilst
party politics are enjoying respite. Re-
trenchment and radicalism, sinecures
and toryism, are now but seldom refer
red TO in the ministerial or opposition
prints. The Lion and the Lamb have
laid down together: and various plans
of speculation engross the merchants of
the British Empire. The rage of the
18th century, which gave birth to the
Mississippi scheme in France and the
South Sea bubble in London, seems to be
returning in the shape of interpretations.
The independence of South America has
opened wide field for these projects
and has evidently given direction to
public sentiment in favor of this mania
On the politics of Europe, she yet exer-
cises powerful control, Notwithstanding
the Jealousy Of Russia. Her vast infu-
ence is felt in the Utmost recesses of ev-
cry cabinet Of Europe. The blood and
treasure, whichshe profusely laVished in
the late contest, has convinced the Holy
Potentates that she wields sceptre
which could not be broken even by the
gigantic genius Of Napoleon. Hence her
preponderance in the affairs of the for
eign world is uuimpaired, and may very