Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-04-01
SECRET TREATIES.
Erfracf of q letter from Po,i,.

III,
vigorous act Is regarded as the first blow givcn
10 The Holy Alliance, and to its desputic and alb
surd principles. The Ministerial party and the
oItras are IN CONSERVATION, and even NJ ViIlele
has lost his confidence. IL is AN important and
now well-known fact, that the Cabinets of Ma
drid, Paris, and st. Petersburgh, have long been
preparing powerful diversion in South Ameri-
ca and that the sudden determination of Eng
land has overthrow, in one day, this long pre-
paratlon OF darkness and deception This is
worthy of further details
',Smce 1917, attempts have been made by the
Cabinet of Russia, acting as a mediator for
SPAN, To prevent the United States from recop
nIZng The independence of the new States of
south America, and even inGucinr them to de-
clare war against their neighbors The first ne
gocIat'on not having been followed by any IA
voHrable result, the Spanish AID Russian Cab
nets turned their views to another direction, and
made an offer to the FuierIes which was agreed
to. In consequence, Nj. HYDE de y euviIle. then
Minister to the United States. eceiyed q jers
to cause Mexico 10 be examined b, diplomatic
/ agents, who were TO give IN account with the
least possible delay, o. the situation oftat conn
| try, both IN ITS civil anu military relations
The report made at that period, relative Ia
! heXlco, was published in the Morning hruni
Gle IN May, 1924, as also, all the papers which
! mad been given as instructions to the different
agents sent TO Coumbia, Buenos Ayres and Chi
H. THESE reports and instructions, the authors
! Nolwhlch has been acknowledged by the French
! Ministerial Journals, evidently nrove thai the
OBJECT OF SPAN supPortedby Russia and France
then was to replace the oiunies under the woke
of the mother country, in order to establish in
america at any expense, the desoIating and ab-
surd principle OF Legitimacy. No efforts were
I spared; money, threats, bribery, all were used
aud all have now failed in consequence of tho
magnanlmous resolution fthc BRUSH Cabinet
10 give you an idea of the means cmploved io
excite civil war IN these unhappy countries and
carry It's disastrous effects TO the highest pitch,
single TACT, which was made n subject of a cues
ton IN ycur House of Commons. will show. In
May, 1924, report was spread that French
Meet had been seen at BrazIis aud that the otiJ-
GERS OF this feet had announced al Rio Janerio
that they were to be reinforced nv 4 still great
er number of ships. The ENGLISH merchants
already much connected with South America by
trade, were alarmed, and Sir James Macintosh
asked Mr. Canning, MAY Sd, 1924. what
ruin there was IN such rumour? Mr.. Canning
replied, that, in fact. the French had a -rendez
Vous IN that neghborhoOd; but be did not believe
me squadron should cause any uneasines,-that
the French Ambassador, with HON he had spo
ken, was OF the same opinion: and had promised
more ample information, which he had already
demanded of hls Court. Ia fact. on the 9th,
Nr. Canning stated that he had received from
Prince folignac, the most satisfactory explana-
tons, and that the English tnen-uf war in VERY
part of the void, were sufficient to cause the
British flag to be respected.
''All this farce only diplomatic trick.
gasconade Of NJ. de VIleTe. who thus conce3ici
the real object of the expedition. According
to the instructions given to VI. Chasscrau, the
French and Spanish agent in Colombia, wnicl,
were published III the Morning Chronicle, in
| August last, terror and threats were fo be en-
tplOyed 10 excite divisions In that country II
was necessary To make a great fuss about the
French military secouu's, and the reality OF its
intentions to assist Spain. A French Hatt was
In consequence, sent TO Brazil, and the officers
received orders to sreak publicly OF thl speed,
arrival OF aarger mill ar. and naval fo c. Who
will believe that these officers would have suo-
ken publicly of such a force, if IT had no, been
by direction of our government? The whole of
this was intended to give confidence and power
to the EoyaIist party in America, till circun-
stances allowed the ogarchs of ihe Continent
of Europe to act openly i'll their favour Il was
a moral auxiliary against their opponents the
lorerunner OF tbemore weighty auxiliasics which
were destined to assist them.
''The British Cabinet having penetrated the
intentions of the Cabinets of tie Continent. as
to South America, has pressed il on thc Spanish
Cabinet, during tic, last year, to come to some
determination with regard to itgColonie5; but its
demands have had no other effect than to hasten
the conclusion OF dcfinitve treaty between
Spain and France and Russia, relative TO the pro-
vInces of America. Under the pretcxt o. ne
! gOClating treaty relative TO The OCCUPATION of
Spain by the French army, conferences have
been opened at the Escuia between lea Der
nudcz and the French Charge h1fHjreS, at
! Madrid. The choice Of an obscure negociator
! has been made desgncdly; by this, NJ. dc NiIlcIc
and the Camarllla hoped to escape the piercing
! eye of the British Cabinet. A secret treaty
| has in consequence, been concluded and ratified
| between the three Powers aforementioned.
| France and Russia have engaged, on receiving
some territory, TO put Spain in possession of the
insurgent colonies. The treaty was ratified AT
Madrid OF Dec. Sd, and at Paris on Dec. 18th,
at the same time as the convention for the stay
ofthe French army in Spain; but the British Ca
binet having been informed of il, has preceded
these Cabinets in their designs, by causing is
determination to acknowledge the independence
Ofthe Free States of South America to be made
known to all the Cabinets of Europe. Thus, at
one blow, the stupid tnaDUvre of the statesman
of Yesterday has been destroyed. II IS doubted,
whether NJ de Yiilele viii be able to resist this
blow from abroad, and whether he will continue
| to direct the measures of country he has inur-
I ed sol much. OurminsteriaI journals are spout
! ing fire and foury against England. In their
rage, they have gone so far as to call it the sane
| tuary Of Revolutionists. The unhappy wretches
do not see that she alone can preserve them from
miseries, which their own madness is drawing
on their he3ds.D