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CADIZ.-We find, by Cadiz papers of
the month of August. says the National
Gazette, that a debate took place in the
Spanish Cortes respecting the lndepen-
dence of the late Spanish American pro-
vinces. On the Sd August, u committee
of the Cortes, to whom was referred a
memorial on the subject from the Secre-
tory of the Colonies, reported the follow
Ing propositions.


LIST. The governments de tacto of the
dissident provinces shall be invited to
send commissioners with full powers to
some neutral point of Europe, which the
government of his majesty shall designate,
il they should not prefer the Peninsula ;
land an armistice shall be Immediately
concluded with such as consent to send
said commissioners.


I'd, The government ofhis Majesty shall
appoint, on its part, one or more plenipo-
tentiares, to frame treaties OF every kind
upon the basis deemed mnst suitable, with
out excluding that OF independence, if ne
'cessary.


Sd. These treaties shall have no efiec;
nor validity until they have the approba-
ton of the Cortes.


The report of the Committee was dis
cussed at great length On the 4ih and 9Th
August. the principal speakers taking part
in the debote. The Secretary of the De-
partIpent of the Colonies argued in favor
of the adoption Of the propositions, and
stated that the government had already
sent out commissioners with powers Which
did not erctude the admission of the basis
of independence. The propositions were
opposed on various grounds-some mem
bers contended that to acknowledge the
independence of the Provinces would be a
violation Of the Constitution others. that


it ought not to be done unless very ad-
terms were allowed to Spain
i'm repuital-Others, that the Cortes should
wait and see what the commissioners al
ready despatched had accomplishments
few denied that the provinces were fit tor
Independence, or able to maintain them
selves against the ambition of the Europe.
an powers. The propositions were finally
rejected by vote of IS to 43.


We infer from the tenor and result Of
this debate, that the conventions or trea.
ties which have been already made be-
tween the Spanish Commissioners and the
government of Mexico and Buenos Ayres
respectively, will not be ratified in Spain
at least, withou, considerable hesitation
and discussion.


King Ferdinand paraded through the
streets of Cadiz in coaches on the Sd OF
August, escorted by the military If the
city, and followed by an immense con-
course of people who preserved perfect
order. The Cadiz Expectador Of tina,
date asserts that he is under no restrain,
from the ministry or Cortes that he has


put his constitutional negative upon some
;, of the acts Of that Assembly with regular
effect, and has privately declared to be his
own the sentiments of the Patriotic proc.
lamations, to which he has affixed his sig.


nature. 10 procure him credit for since.