(Extract.) Paris, Sept. 21, 1822. I HAD a long discussion with M. de Villele yesterday, on the relations of this government with Spain.

It appears, that for a considerable time past, I believe since the alarm of infectious fever in Spain, the French government have been collecting troops in the southern departments of France. They have not, however, on the immediate frontier, a larger body of men than are sufficient for the performance of the duties of the "Cordon Sanitaire," so long as that precaution is necessary, in consequence of the prevalence of the fever in the neighbouring provinces of Spain; or than can fairly be deemed necessary for the purposes of observation, of a country which is, the seat of a civil war, and for the protection of the French frontier from insult, by the different parties in operation immediately on the borders.

M. de Villele said, that the assembly of the Congress at the present moment, was not a matter of indifference,

in relation to the situation of affairs in Spain, or to that in which the two countries stood towards each other. There was no doubt that expectations were formed respecting the result of the deliberations of the Congress on the affairs of Spain, as well in Spain

as elsewhere; and that if the Congress were to separate, and to come to so decision on those affairs, it was proba ble that the existing evils would be greatly aggravated, and that the two countries might be forced into a war.

M. de Villele wished that the Con gress should take into consideration the actual position of the French government in relation to Spain, and the hypothesis under which they might be forced into a war; and that the four other powers of the alliance should declare what line they would each take, in case of the occurrence of any of the events which they conceived would force them to war. I told M. de Villele that it would be quite impossible for us to declare beforehand what would be our conduct upon any hy. pothetical case.

I should wish to receive his Majesty's instructions what line I shall take, and what arguments I shall use, in case the French government should make the proposition at the Congress, which M. de Villele has made to me respecting a declaration by the allies.

Mr Secretary Canning to the Duke

of Wellington.

(Extract.) Foreign-Office, Sept. 27, 1822. If there be a determined project to interfere by force, or by menace, 10 the present struggle with Spain, so convinced are his Majesty's goverament of the uselessness and danger of