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FORKIGX.
ENGLAND.
The Parliament assembled on
the 3d of February, when the
kind's speech was, 011 account of
his indisposition aimeume,ae
livcred by commission. The
speech is in a cheerful tone, con
gratulating; the Parliament on
hp increasing prosperity ofi
vv M A f
commerce and activity of manu
factures, and on the revival of
agriculture. As to foreign
powers, all is pronounced to be
well. The South American
governments are noticed, but
not with decided countenance.
The appointment of consuls to
them is announced, and, "as to
any farther measures," the mes-
sage adds, "his majesty has re
served to himself an unfettered
discretion." In the House of
Lords, on the 9th of February,
the Marquis of Lansdowne
gave notice for a motion, if not
anticipated by his majesty mi
nisters, for an address to the
king, in favor of the recogni
tion of the provinces of South
America which have separated
themselves from Spain. A si
milar notice was given in the
House of Commons,on the 13th,
by Sir James Macintosh.
The Courier, of the 19th
Jan. says" We consider it not
at all unlikely that the Message
of the President of the United
States will give considerable
umbrage to the Russian govern
ment. In truth, the tone of that
message is vfcry decidedly hos
tile to the extravagant preten-
sions ol a power which, With all ,
imasnnarj'- coolness, contempla
ted the turning, by a Russian
Ukase, of the Pacific Ocean into
a Russian Lake. AVc have rea
son to believe, that the explana
tions which have taken place
between bur government and
the United States, upon the sub
jeetof the message, have been!
of the most satisiactory kind,
We believe, also, we may ven
ture to assure our readers, that,
upon .ill the great measures now
engrossing the attention of Eu
rope and the United States, this
country and America under
stand each other perfectly, and!
are upon the best possible foot
ing. In the house of Commons, on
the ISth of February, Lord Nu
gent submitted his motion for
the production of the instruc
tions given to his majesty's ple
nipotentiary in Spam, during the
late war, and his correspondence
with the Spanish cabinet, in re-;
spcci 10 me mediation 01 un
tain. He urged the unprinci
pled conduct of I? ranee and her
Allies, the benefit she derived,
and the disgrace and danger pro
duced to England, by the late
contest. He adduced several
lacts, to show how hollow were
the professions of neutrality
made by England. "Our am
bassador had, on a frivolous pre
text, withdrawn himself, from
the Spanish government at Se
vjUc, and the effect was, that the
French army overran Spain. Iu
line, his whole conduct had gi
ven encouragement to the ser
vile party." The motion was
opposed by Mr. Canning and
Mr. Sturges Bourne. Mr. Can
ning explained, that owing to
the unforeseen circumstances
under which Sir W. A'Cdurt
was placed, he was compelled to
act, in a great measure, upon his
ova discretion. Mr. Bourne I
urs:ed that; in withdrawing his
countenance irom tne dories, as
soon as they had virtually depb
sed Ferdinand Sir William was
perfectly rijglit, for he was ac
credited to he king, and, when
the king ceased to reign, the
functions. o tliO plenipotentiary
were at ancau The amend
ment of Mr Bourne, declaring
that throughput the whole con
test, ministers 'preserved their
neutrality inviolate, was finall)
carried by a large majority, the
number being 171 against 30.
Suspicions! were entertained
by some of the Proprietors of
! the India House, that the Mar
quis of Hastingshad embezzled,
or allowed to be embezzled,
.300,000 of he funds of the
Company, andean inquiry is in
stituted on thcisnbject.
The health pf the kins: of I
England was improving, while
that of the French monarch was
so bad as to leave little hope of j
his recovery.
FRANCE.
i
The kingdom continues in the
enjoyment of prosperity and
tranquillity. The day for the
meeting of the f Chamber has
been fixed on for 'the 7th April,
the day on which the French
army crossed thefKulossa.
The reduction of the interest
of the National Debt, from five
to four per cent is more talked
of than ever. "J
The Paris papers attack with
1 ii 1 i jr
violence me speecict iir. uan
ning,on the answer jothe king':
Si
speecn. 1 ne wuonaiennc con
1 rni rf t
tends that the Allies lave a right
to assist the mother country in!
subjugating rebellions colonies,!
turn accuses Ajmuuiu ill uculgi
governed by motives of inte-i
rest. England, say they, did I
hot interfere to pre vert France
from marching into Spin; but
feels alarmed at the kin of the
interference of France for the
possession of the Spanish trans
atlantic possessions.
It has been mentioned, as a
rumor, that France has made an
important demand upon Spain,
in respect to a new organization
of its government. M London
paper, of Feb. IS, speaking up
on this subject, says: "Me now
learn, from an undoubted source,
that the ultimatum demands the
establishment of a representa
tive form of government, and a
general amnesty." J
The re-payment to France of
the sums laid out to procure the
release of Ferdinand, ishiade a
secondary consideration, The
recognition of the loans W the
Cortes is not demanded bv
France; but it is suggested that
some indemnity to the holders
of the bonds would be proper.
With this ultimatum, orders
were forwarded to the French
minister at Madrid, and toj Ge
neral Bourmont, to take proper
steps to enforce the representa
tions of the government -that
is, to withdraw the troops in
case of refusal.
SPAIN.
Notwithstanding the confi
dent assertions of the Morning
Chronicle, it is stated positively
that the Court of Madrid per.
sists in its resolution to attempt
the recovery of its trans-atlantic
colonies, and trusts that it will
have the good wishes, if.net the
active aid of its allies, in the
prosecution f this undertaking
! vSpain does not! however, refuse
all concessions,Vnd consents that
the trade to thenvhole of her ex
American possessions shall be
thrown open tq France, Eng
land, Russia, Pmssja, and Aus
tria. v- "
It is agreed that there exists a
secret trfraty between France
and Spain, but the principal ba
ses of it are not known; only
the assistance, or. the direct or
indirect means, are spoken of,
which France is to furiish, to
re-conquer a part of the qnanish
colonies. It is also generally
supposed that Ferdinanj has
made some concessions. vOnly
the Belearic Islands are men
tioned; and it is added, thai this
cession has excited somel dis
putes with a cabinet whicll op
poses it. The notes of the Em
bassadors of France and Rilsia
with the Spanish ministry cjoss
each other. The two amh.1U.1-
dors are on good terms with
each other; butMt de liulgari is
more intimately connected with
the fanatic part' among the
courtiers of Ferdnand, who fol
low in preferenc the policy of
Russia, though t at of France is
not very differeri.
The state of Spain is such as
to justify a hope! that the spark
of liberty is not ret extinct, and:
the guerrilla p -ties are daily
rendering her r;w masters less
easy in their ill- otten power.
Notwithstanc ng the conven
tions, which p 3inise security
for persons an property, the
possessions of tjiose are confis
cated who fly to ivoid imprison
ment or death Many land
holders sell tHr estates, and
emigrate to forcign countries;
the merchants ibovy their ex
ample; at Madrid the principal
houses are liquidating their ac
counts. GREECE.
Letters from Constantinople of
the 13th Jan. srivc a verv favor
able picture cf the, prospects of
tne ureeks, as louijxled upon the
disunion of the Turks respecting
the mode of operations against
them. The Divarj having, after
a discussion of nearly a month's
duration, resolvcdlipon sending
the Grand Vizier against the
Greeks, armed with full powers
by the Sultan, haa caused their
decision to be made known thro'
private channeIs,jiiot daring to
do so publicly; dey had ascer
tained the state df public feel
ing, on account of the great ob
jection which the;, Turks have
to the Grand Vizier's quitting
the capital, and which iises
from a superstitious notion that
such a step is only justified by a
state of extreme peril. The
communication had, it amears,
met with the most decidjd ob
jections, and the Janissarfcs had
even proceeded to outrage. It
was, therefore, imagined that
the intention would p aban
doned. The Greeks are estailished in
the islands of Chio aid Myte
lene, and have moreover invest
ed Smyrna. Two printing
presses are to )h set up at Mis
solonghi, for the purpose of pub
lishing the acts of the govern
ment, and a jourml was to have
been commenced on the 1st A
pril,entitled the Chronique Ilel
lenique. '
A loan of 80,000 stock, has
been contracted for the service
of the Greeks, by houses in Pa
ris antf London, and Messrs. II.
Hendricks & Co. are appointed
agents.
SOUTH AMERICA.
Translated from the Gazette of
Colombia, published at Bogota,
Dec. 21, 1823.
Foreign Relations. The
first Minister of the United
States of America to the lie
public of Colombia. The
Honorable Richard S. Ander
son arrived in this capital on
the 10th instant; and, after the
usual communications with the
Department of Foreign Affairs,
the 1 6th instant, at half past ele
ven, A. M. was appointed for
presenting, personally, his cre
dentials ot Minister Plenipoten
tiary to the Executive. On that
day the Secretary of State and
t oreign Allans, directed Senr.
Lopez, one of the officers of that
Department, to wait upon Mr.
Anderson, and accompany him
to the palace.
On his entrance, the sruards
paid him the appropriate honors.
Mr. Anderson havins: reached
the office of Foreign Affairs,
Senr. Gual received him, and
expressed to him the great plea
sure he experienced in seeing,
in this capital, a citizen so dis
tinguished: he immediately in
troduced him to many gentle
men ot the High Court, of the
Senate, of the House of Repre
sentatives, and other officers of
state who were present. Mr.
Anderson then presented Mr.
Bullitt, his private Secretary.
At the appointed hour, the
Secretary of State and Foreign
Relations conducted Mr. An
derson to the principal saloon
of the palace, where his excel
lency the vice-President, with
the other Secretaries, was wait
ing his arrival. In the outer
saloon was the commanding ere
neral of the department, with a
splendid assemblage of all the
officers who wrere in the capital.
Immediately on Mr. Anderson's
ibeine: presented to the Vice
President, he addressed him as
follows:
"Mr. President:
"The President of the United
States, animated by an ardent wish
to continue the relations of perfect
harmony and generous friendship
between our respective countries,
has commanded me to give the
most satisfactory expression to the
liberal feeling which he, as well as
the people ot the United States,
must ever entertain towards the in
stitutions of freedom in everv coun
try. I tender to you his anxious
wishes for the restoration of peace
to tikis Republic, and prosperity to
its citizens. Mv own admiration of
the liberal institutions of Colombia,
and of the glorious manner in which
they have been created and sus
taincd, affords the surest pledge of
the sincerity of my sentiments. If
this mission shall have the happy
effect of giving solidity and dura
tion to the harmonious feelings of
our countrymen,, it will be a source
of unaffected joy to every friend of
tree government.
'It is on this continent, and in
this age, Mr. President, that man
has been awakened to the long lost
truth that, under heaven, he is ca
pable of governing himself; that
(iod has not given to him in vain
the port and intellect ot a human
being. Even motive that can ope
rate on a good man, urges him to
cherish the institutior.s.ibunded on
the development of these truths,
and to nourish the principles which
can alone sustain them. The sub
limest spectacle that we can enjoy,
is to contemplate our fellow man
explaining and teaching, by reason
and argument, the truth "that vo
luntarv agreement is the only legi
timate' source of political flower."
When a nation is penetrated with
this truth, its liberty is placed be-
vend the reach of either force or
fraud.
Under such governments, we
may fondly hope to see the people
of this continent devoted only to
those acts which give comfort'and
enjoyment to domestic life, and the
nigncst polish to intellectual im
provement. It has lonsr. indeed.
been the doctrine 'of despots, that
the arts Q peace are too limited to
till the employments of man; and
their sincerity "in this doctrine has
been manifested by the slaughter of
millions. Let it v
duty of those who guide the desti-
u " u.- l."c American Republics, by
abstainmg from every hostile colli
sion, to demonstrate the f,ii,rj
of a principle so mortifvinetn nrl
men, and consolotary "only to ty
rants. Time has not yet," indeed,
permuted us to see, m its rull ex
tent, the effect which ' the orinri-
plcs of government evolved on the
American Continent, may have on
the habits or the practices of man;
ut enougn lias alreaay been dis
losed to cheer the friends of neace.
and to animate them to new vigi
lance in cherishing those princi
ples which,abjuring war andblood-
snea, ieaa only to peace.
In conclusion, let me say that,
while the establishment of tl lis Re
public gives to the world a most
brilliant example of the triumph of
valor and of virtue, so may it con
tinue to succeeding generations, an
illustrious monument of the omni
potence of truth and a good cause. "
Having; concluded, Mr. An
derson delivered to the Vice-
President his credential letters
of Minister Plenipotentiary of
tne United btates; vand his ex
cellency, on reading them, con
gratulated him on his safe arri
val in the capital of the Rcriub-
lic, saying, among other things,
"that, as the United States had
always been the great luminary
wmch the inhabitants of this
part of America had held in view
during their conflicts, so now
they, and particularly the people
and government of the Repub
lic of Colombia, would delight
to express to the classic land of
American liberty the high es
teem which they had ever en
tertained for its government and
political institutions, and their
desire to improve and draw still
more closely the friendly rela
tions which happily exist be
tween the two nations."
The ceremony being conclu
ded, Mr. Anderson, was about to
retire, when the Vice-President
descended from his seat, ap
proached him, and again ad
dressed him in the most cordial
manner. In this familiar inter
view, they mutually expressed,
with the greatest freedom, the
patriotic sentiments inspired by
the interesting occasion. When
Mr. Anderson retired, the guards
of the palace paid him the same
honors which had been shown
to him on his entrance, and he
was accompanied to his resi
dence by three officers of the
Department of Foreign Affairs.
The arrival of the first Mi
nister Plenipotentiary of the li
nked States, in the capital of
Colombia, cannot fail to inspire
the most pleasing sensations in
the bosom of every friend of li
berty. This pleasure is greatly
augmented, when it is remem
bered, that Mr. Anderson is a
citizen distinguished for everv
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estimable qualitwand especially
for a sincere, frank, and liberal
character. Mr. Anderson, after
having snnnorted. in his OWQ
0 ri ,
country, with the greatest zeal,
the cause of the new American
States, now comes to reside a
Uh thnlnMi character
of Minister Plenipotentiary,and
to perfect the work of American
freedom. Wc venture to anti-
ipate the happiest results trorn