text:  And when our prospects in the same quarter have been enlarged to an extent far beyond the most sanguine expectations of our forefathers--when through the independence of South America we have had the fairest opportunities of entering into combinations with the natives for the accomplishment of the grand design--is it yet to be said that spirited and enlightened Englishmen are not to be found ready and willing enough to support a scheme advantageous to the whole commercial community of Europe? It is confidently understood that the best information on the subject has been submitted to her Majesty's government even recently