Richmond Enquirer

FOREIGN.

From the London Evening Post of July 13th. received at Lyford's Reading Room, per the Virginia, Fisher.

BUENOS AYRES

The following debate which took place in the British House of Commons upon the subject of the late negociation between the French Government and the Directory of Buenos Ayres, is of no ordinary interest and importance.

Norfolk Her.

Dr. Lushington rose, in pursuance of notice, to move for the production of certain documents, which it appeared to him it was necessary the House should have upon the table. The documents which he meant to call for related to a transaction which, above 13 months ago, was the subject of a negociation between the French Government and the Head of the Provisional Government of Buenos Ayres. After some prefatory Observations, the Hon. and learned Gentleman proceeded to detail the facts of this negociation as they had come to his knowledge. In the month of May 1819, at a time when every person believed not the relations between Great Britain and France were of the most amicable nature—when it could not be supposed that the French Government was treacherous by originating a measure that, if necessary, would subvert the commerce of Great Britain in that part of South America—at that time it was that the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in France, D. cazes—[The Duke de Broglie, said Mr. Canning.]—Well then, De Broglie, or whoever was the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, proposed a conference with the Envoy from Buenos Ayres... When the conference took place, a proposition was made, on the part of the French Government, to seat a Prince of the House of Bourbon on the Throne of Buenos Ayres. The Prince alluded to was the Prince of Lucca, nephew of Ferdinand VII. It was expected that England was not to know any thing about it. It was asserted that Austria and Russia were both privy to this arrangement, and that they were favourable to it, and he had reason to believe that all the other powers of Europe, Spain included, were also cognizant of this proposal. It was further added, on the part of France, that that Government would support the Prince of Lucca with an armed force, and such a force too, as would be sufficient not only to place him on the Throne, but to enable him to contend against another State.—Now what other State was meant—except Great Britain? Objections were stated by the Envoy from Buenos Ayres against the practicability of the plan: but these objections were met with fresh inducements. It was proposed that the Prince of Lucca should marry the daughter of the King of the Brazils, and that an accession should be made on the eastern side of the territory of the new kingdom. It was said, indeed that this proposal was originated as a counter-proposition to one made by this country for placing a British Prince on the Throne of Buenos Ayres. He thought this so extraordinary a proposition, that he could not suppose it to be true. And then followed a long tirade upon the Principles of the religion of the British Cabinet which was so much at variance with that of Buenos Ayres. The Envoy, however, replied to all this, that the consent of Great Britain would be considered as a necessary preliminary condition before the Government of Buenos Ayres could accept of it. And here he could not but remark, that in this, as in every other case, every disposition was shown in the South American States to conciliate the good will of Great Britain. (Hear,) If the matter rested here only, he should have thought the better course would