Sir John Carr’s Travels in Spains 
systern has been shewn in the appoint- 
ment of such men to the different offices 
of authority, both civil and military, as 
were most servilely devoted to their in- 
terest. Venegas, who first ingratiated 
himself with this corporation, by sub- 
mitting to their authority whilst it was 
yet in embryo, has been rewarded’ by 
the highest appointment.to which a sub- 
ject, in any coontry, ever’was promoted, 
The viceroy of Mexico is almost an abso- 
lute sovereign over five millions of people, 
and enjoys a revenue commensurate to 
his power; and this has been the rich 
reward of his subservieicy to the views: 
of the Junta of Cadiz. Alava has been 
appointed to command in Cuba; and 
the officers of the navy, for the different 
statlous in America, have been selected 
from among those who have entered most 
cordially into the feelings of Cadiz. 
Attempts to enforce authority, by 
those who are destitute of power, always 
terminate in their own disgrace; and the 
futile endeavours to obstruct all inter- 
course with Caraccas and with Buenos 
Ayres have only served to render the 
European government more contempti- 
ble in the eyes of the Americans, and to 
unite those people more firmly together. 
Nothing can be more absurd, or more 
unjust, than the. expectation, that the 
extensive territories, peopled by Spa- 
niards, in the western hemisphere, should 
. submit to the Cortes; who, whilst they 
are assembled within the defences of 
Cadiz, can never be supposed to act but 
in consequences of impulses given to 
them by the Junta of that city. The 
people of America are not represented in 
the Cortes, for the suppleans, purporting 
to be representatives of that country, 
were not chosen by them; nor have 
they in general any common feelings with 
them; andif they could, by any strained 
conception, be considered as their repre- 
sentatives, it is-scarcely to be expected 
that, whilst the whole assembly is noto- 
riously under the influence of Cadiz, the 
Americans will obey the ‘orders which 
may emanate from such a source. 
It is impossible to look across the At- 
Mantic without feeling the keenest.anxiety, 
and entertaining the most painful appre- 
hensions, that a civil war, of no ordinary 
degree of fevocity, may spread itself over 
that interesting country, and long con- 
tinue to desolate its fairest provinces; 
ahai, inthe contest between the Euro- 
peans and the Creoles, the wild bands of 
Ridiens may be called in as auxiliaries. by 
the weaker party, and scenes of horror 
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and desolatian be produced, at the pras¢ 
pect of which humanity shudders. 
in viewing, however, the® present. sia 
tuation of affairs in’ Spanish America; it 
is some consolation to know, that, among 
none of the parties which agitate that 
country, is there any tendency to cons 
ciliation with France; that the detests- 
tion of her politics, and the animosity to 
her name, pervades all ranks and classes 
of society; and if any of the officers, who 
have been placed in authority by the 
Junta, should hereafter, in the event of 
Cadiz being captured, wish to retain a 
connection with that city, when under 
French dominion, the universal voice of 
the people would frustrate their views, 
and probably visit them with ali the ses 
verity of popular vengeance. 
The part which Great Britain should 
act in this critical situation is, of alk 
others, the most difficult to point outs 
The Creoles are the avowed friends of 
British intercourse, and: look to this 
country for support and protection: the 
Europeans, without any hostile feelings, 
are probably more solicitous to preserve 
their superior privileges than to cultivate 
an incercourse with us, and, . perhaps, 
the anxiety discovered by the Creoles 
for British connection, may make their 
opponents more averse tuit. If we ins 
terfere prematurcly, we may produce 
incalculable mischief to the cause of the 
Peninsula; and if we delay too long, we 
shall be the ineans of increasing and pro- 
Jonging the sufferings of America. It 
requires the utmost consideration, and 
the coolest judgment, to’ give a right im- 
pulse co the affairs of Spanish Americas 
and I trust those whose duty it is to direct. 
the impulse, will act.in such a manner 
as to lead to the tranquillity of that coun- 
try, to healing its divisions, and to a 
lasting and beneficial connection with 
Great Britains 
a 
DESCRIPTIVE TRAVELS 
LN THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF 
SPAIN, “ 
And the Bulearic Islands, 
In 1809, 
By Sir JOHN CARR, K.C. 
Srr Jonn Carn’s merits as a writer 
of travels are already known and valued 
by those who are susceptible of gratifi- 
ation in the pursuits of literatare. Since ' 
the similar productions of Dr. Moore, we 
have had no works to vie with these of 
Sir John Carr; aud every man who is not 
the 
