*** quibwgmm para la and tests y prosperidad de Mini Vrem 1 Corpse wijnta instruirá *V*, de la Ordenes dadas á Sem Magwantantes de Su MaМазно pestad Catolica en las Cortes de Austria, Vrancia, y Rusia; Y como wun no residan los Ministros de España en Londres, ni Berlin, el Rey me ha prevenido que dirija á V. S. y al Señor Ministro de Prusia en esta Corte, el traslado de dicha comunicacion, que Su étous to succeed in pacifying His Dominions, in which the weeds of anarchy have taken root to the prejudice of the safety of other Governments. His Majesty has therefore thought that He might justly calculate on the assistance of His dear Allies, towards obtaining results which cannot but prove beneficial to the tranquillity and happiness of all Europe. The inclosed Copy will put you, Sir, in possession of the Orders issued to His Catholick Majesty's Representatives at the Courts of Austria, France, and Russia; and as the Ministers of Spain have not yet proceeded to London and Berlin, the King has directed me to address to you, Sir, and to the Minister of Prussia at this Court, a tran Magestad espera se servirá servirá V. S. transmitir á su Gobierno, en cuya amistad y fina politica confia el Rey mi Amo, que sabrá apreciar la franqueza de esta comunicacion, y la equidad que ha dictado las bases en que se funda. Aprovecho esta ocasion, &c. El CONDE DE OFALIA. Al Sr. Ministro de Inglaterra. script of the said Communication, which His Majesty hopes you will have the goodness to transmit to your Government, whose friendship and upright policy, the King, my Master, trusts, will know how to appreciate the frankness of this Communication, and the equity which has dictated the bases on which it is founded. I avail myself of this opportunity, &c. The CONDE DE OFALIA. To the Minister of England. (Second Inclosure in No. 2.) Count Ofalia to His Catholick Majesty's Ambassador at Paris, and Ministers Plenipotentiary at St. Petersburgh and (Translation.) The King, our Sovereign, being restored to the Throne of His Ancestors in the enjoyment of His hereditary rights, has seriously turned His thoughts to the fate of His American Dominions, distracted by civil war and brought to the brink of the most dangerous precipice. As during the last three years the rebellion which prevailed in Spain defeated the constant efforts which were made for maintaining tranquillity in the Costa Firma, for rescuing the banks of the River Plata, and for preserving Peru and New Spain; His Majesty beheld with grief the progress of the by mare Es Keny mas adecuadas para conciliar los derechos y justos intereses de la Corona de España, y su Soberanía, con los que las circunstancias puedan haber ocasionado con respecto á las otras Naciones. Su Magestad, confiando en los sentimientos de Sus Aliados, espera que le ayudarán al digno objeto de sostener los principios del orden y de la legitimidad, cuya subversion atacada en America, pronto se comunicaría á la Europa, y le auxîliarán al mismo tiempo á restablecer la paz entre Ella y sus Colonias. En consecuencia, Su Magestad quiere que, penetrado V. de estas razones, y empleando los recursos de su conocido talento, trate de conseguir que ese Gobierno se decida á la deseada cooperacion que los acontecimientos de la Peninsula han preparado; autorizando á V. para dejar Copia de este Oficio á ese Ministro de Negocios Estrangeros. Dios guarde á V. muchos años. El CONDE DE OFALIA. Al Sr. Embajador de S. M. C. en Paris, y á Sus Ministros Plenrs. en San Petersburgo y Viena. per for conciliating the rights and just interests of the Crown of Spain and of its Sovereignty, with those which circumstances may have occasioned with respect to other Nations. His Majesty, confiding in the sentiments of His Allies, hopes that they will assist Him in accomplishing the worthy object of upholding the principles of order and legitimacy, the subversion of which, once commenced in America, would presently communicate to Europe; and that they will aid Him, at the same time, in re-establishing peace between this division of the Globe and its Colonies. It is, therefore, His Majesty's pleasure that, penetrated with these reasons, and availing yourself of the resources of your well known talents, you should endeavour to dispose the Government with which you reside, to agree to the desired co-operation, for which the events of the Peninsula have paved the way; authorising you to communicate a Copy of this Note to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. God preserve you many years. The CONDE DE OFALIA. To the Ambassador of His Catholick Majesty at Paris, and to His Ministers Plenipotentiary at St. Petersburgh and Vienna. 9:2, Mr. Secretary Canning a Sr Tillum i Court. Fram Fee January 31, 1924Taz Messenger Lahiri felverein me on že 14 instant, your Despatch, neicsing a Copy of the Count de Ofalia's Official Note a vou fe of December list: with the accompanying Copy of an Instruction, with has been addressed, by order of His Caciclics Mijesty, to His Ambassador at Paris, and to His Ministers Flenipotentiary at the Courts of Vienna and St. Petersburgh. Having laid these Papers before the King. I have received His Majesty's commands to Erect you to return to them the following answer:— The purpose of the Spanish Instruction is to invite the several Powers, the Alles of His Catholick Majesty, to "establish a Conference at Paris, in order that their Plenipo“ tentiaries, together with those of His Catholick Majesty, may "ad Spain in adjusting the affairs of the revolted Countries "A America." The maintenance of the "Sovereignty" of Spain over her late Colonies is pointed out in this Instruction as one specifick object of the proposed Conference; and though an expectation of the employment of force for this object, by the Powers invited to the Conference, is not plainly indicated, it is not distinctly Jaimed. The invitation contained in this Instruction not being dressed directly to the Government of Great Britain, it may be necessary to observe upon that part of it which refers |