Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1827-01-20
WAR IN EUROPE.

WAR IN EUROPE. II
Our readets. without doubt. before this tim e
have read the last Intelligence from Europe recev-
ed at New York: we shall. therefore, give but few
details. The following remarks on the subject,
from the New York Allocate. meet our views
Since the termination of the last war, no
event has occurred in Europe which has
created SO great and 50 general sensa-
ton in this city, as the late Intelligence
from England. The same feeling Will
spread over the country, and create Ia
Washington the deepest interest. II Is
not the simple aggression which SPAN has
committed on Portugal-it is not the call
made by Portugal for English aid-it Is
not the troops so promptly iurn'shed py the
British governmental Is not any or all Oh
these circumstances which have awakened
the minds OF politicians either on TINS or
the other side of the Atlantic. These are
but the ordinary circumstances which keep
out of view the deep principles OF coilten-
ton which are on the very eve of tre-
mendous explosion in the European world.
The celebrated speech of Mr. Canning
makes disclosure of the peculiar situa-
ton of Europe, which has no parallel IN
history. Whether the lowering elements
will be precipta ated into terrible tempest,
is the great question that will for weeks and
months agitate the public mind Each
nerson will draw such inferences from the
facts, as his peculiar temperament may give
rise to.
In England 1t appears to be very gene
rally belley ed that France Is at the bottom
of the spanish aggresslons, notwithstahd-
ing her dsavowal OF any such connivance.
We all remember her similar dlsavowals
when her armies passed the ryrennes, IN
their first march to Spain 1t Is the opin-
ion of ford Holland as we learn by
speech of his IN the House OF Lords, THAT
France was able TO command the obe-
d,ence of Spain, and that at all events IL
she did not choose to compel obedience 10
her commands, she was fully able to en-
force compliance with her requests.
There is much truth in these words II
certainly is very idle for France to say
that the aggressions Of Spain are IN oPPo'
sition to her counsels. with powefiu
army in Spain, she could enforce her conn
sells. Is not the occasion worthy oil suci
enforcement. How could 5000 troops
armed and equipped, no one knows now
break into the Portuguese territory at diffe
rent points, without the knowledge or con
niyance of those Frenchmen, who now hoI
the military occupation Of Spain The En-
rlish Minister, Mr. Canning, declares
tina, he believes the assurances OF France
relative to her disapprobation OF the condue
Of SPAN. 1t is the policy of dipIomat's'
to do 80. At the very moment they ar
convinced of the pertidy of their rivals
such professions of sincerity and belief ar
the ordinary etiquette of d 'lo matlsts
But the opposition members OF the FL
ol;sh Parliament speak more openly, an
they invariably declare that Spain is urge
on TO the crusade against Portugal, by tt
influence of some secret power, and tn
power is understood to be France re
hans. after ali, the aggression comml't'
by Spain, admitting what we said above
he correct. ,s but grand political move
France and the Holy Alliance, by way
an experiment upon the political views
England IL they find it unserviceabl
they can easily abandon it, and pun
their instruments, for the very failure
OF their own projects. =.
The speech of Mr.. Canning, Partic
Iarly the close, is more an address 10 I
HOW Alliance itself, than to Spain. l
appears to he talking to Spain, but
poweriul disclosure Of the instrume'
with which England would meet the con
nent in arms, has reference neither
Spain nor Portugal, but only to the desP
and the despots' abetters in the Europe
world.