PREFACE. 



spared, to the convocation, formation, and first proceed- 

 ings of that august assembly, in which deputies appeared 

 from the Spaniards in all the four quarters of the world. 

 It is our sincere wish and prayer, and there is not 

 wanting reason to hope, that the deliberations of the 

 Spanish may one day rival in importance those of the 

 British senate. It will serve as a focus to collect, retain, 

 and reflect the genial rays of patriotism and public 

 spirit ; to consolidate the dispersed elements of public 

 force into one mighty mass, and confirm the stability and 

 promote the prosperity and grandeur of the Spanish nation 

 by an enlightened, uniform, and steady government. 



We ought to congratulate our readers on the glory 

 acquired this year by the skill as well as valour displayed 

 by our arms in the peninsula of Spain, and in the East 

 Indies, under the direction of Lord Wellington and Lord 

 Minto : both of them, being eminently distinguished by 

 active and extensive genius, bright ornaments of their 

 countrv. 



