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ON THE WAR. NU NI DER IV. I ,Vhen the FIRST CONSUL prnhibited the Importa tion and fnrbicle the reading of Englith publications, he was perhaps unconfcioui that he affixed the feal er public notoriety to his own dirgrace. That Go. vernment which shrinks from inveUigation, and trem- hies at expofure, is radically vicious. Cenfure and calumny receive their point and their venom from the fears and the remorfe of thole who are the oh Jetts of them ; and are not generally believed, unlefs they appear robe felt. But it ib remarkable that ex cept the Egyptian anecdotes related by Sir ROBERT Wi L SON, • and the filly effufion of PELTIER, the cen fures of BONAPARTE contained in Englifh publica lions were n..t perional ; they were merely Itrieturec on his Government ;—and furely the Government of any country is always a fair objeft of philofophical or political frecolation,. If public affairs are not to be reported and difcuffed, there are no materials fcr Hiftory. Poulerity cannot be made wifer by our ex perience, nor can even the errors of the time Hand a fair chance for correEtion. The laws of England as they now Rand, we aver, amply provide againfl every ahufe of the prefs ;—and in the only inftance where the Fr RS rCon so chofe to appeal to thole laws, helutficiencly experienced the impartiality with which they are adminiftered. Nothing can more decidedly evince the different fpirit of the two Governments than the manner in which this very quellion was agitated. The one exclaims in a tone of authority—" Punifh inflantly the delinquents who dare to ufe my name in their profane and vulgar dilcuffions."—The other replies, i‘ We regret that offence has been given ; we will grant you every redrefs which the laws of our coun try admit ; but we mull relped the laws." This is an exad delineation of the Rate of the two countries England is a country governed by her laws; France is at prefent, unhappily, without law. The different fpirit of the two Governments is rnanifefted Rill further in the manner in which the prefent unfortunate conteft has been officially treated. With the Englifh Government, eyen in the fervour of Parliarnentary. Debate, it is fpoken of as a war for defence only ; in France it is to be a contell offenfive even to forage ferocity. Nothing is heard but pro jeds for the invarion of England ; the overthrow of its Government and Conftitution ; the coaqueft and ruin of the nation. In England the fad neceffity of having reeourfe to hoftile meafures is deplored ; in France it is matter of brutal exultation, of diabolical revenge. Fortunately for mankind the cafe is without a pre cedent, even in Turkey (but the whole of the Carter CONSUL'S condud is without precedent), of arrefting and imprifoning the peaceable fubjeds of a rival date, who on the faith of the Government, and iu a jolt confidence that the laws of nations would be re fpated. trufted their perfons on a foreign &ore. In Turkey the outrage was always confined to the re prefentative of an hoftile monarch ; even there this relic of barbarifm is now difirfed and slifowned. It remained for the boo of Ara to revive the barbarifm of the darken ages and the molt uncivilized nations. Could it be believed (if we were not informed of the Wretched Rate of livery in which the nation is plung ed by a revival of the regime of terror) that fuch an all fbould be feconded by the approbation and ap- plaufe .1 any body of honourable men ; of men edu cated in a country which once profelred to refpea the decencies of civilised fociety ; the order and re ciprocation of humanities ellabliflted among nations; of men invefted with public funaions, and calling the delves the Reprefentatives of a great People? There is another fubjed connected with the laft and like it, indeed foreign to the cattle' of the war, except as far as it Imes to mark the ferocious fpirit of the Flair Coast/ x, and his conitant defire of con• trending the condudt of other Governments; and that is the infoleot and crud demand of difmiffing the emigrants from our proteetion.—a demand which junly excited the warmth indignation of Mr. Fox.- 1 long may England, whofe bell praife is, perhaps, her humanity, be the afylum of the perfeeuted and the wretched I There unhappy fugitives .• were Mangers, and we took them in." We did not flop to enquire what religion therprofeffeal ; what party they bad embraced ? we received them not with the cold fufpicion of politicians.—They were in diltrefs, and that was a fufficient letter of recommendation to Britons. They lay breathlefs and panting from the indifcriminate wounds which anarchy had inflicted, plundered of their all ;—and the Genius of Britain (like the good Samaritan in the Gape') did not turn her face from the aflliaing fight-4be poured wine and oil into their wounds; and in a period even of national difireft relieved, with a liberal hand, their many necelfities. There are thoufands now in France who will do jultice to the charatter of this nation-- 11w virtuous among them, and we hope there were many fuch, will lift up their prayers (not for our Cue eels againft their country, for of that they are inca pable), but they will lift up their prayers " to the Author of Peace, and Lover of Concord," for the refloration of tranquillity ; they will intreat of the Supreme Mercy that two nations, who ought to live in amity and good neigbbourhood, may not be per mitted to tear each other to pieces, and to deluge the • It would bags be mare becoming in the VIII ST CONSUL to V R mated tbdit two to have reCcota than. Dot no refutation or icon suutestic coeuadiaiss of clan bas yet racked sr. world with their blood, to gratify the ambition of a tingle man. The ambitious projects, and the unwarranted pre tentions of the French Government, have been con neCted with a degree of perfidy and bad faith, unex ampled in diplomatic annals. The FIRST CONSUL has affirmed, that the re n cat of SEBASTIAN, was only publithed in anfwer to tnc calumnies contained in the work of Sir ROBIRT WILSON. To that work it is not an anfwer; and unfortunately for the FIRST CON. sue, it contains no refutation of the anecdotes which are to be found in it refpeCting his own conduCt—But it is manifeft that the mifflon of SERASTIAKI was under taken long before tlx publication of Sir Rosser Wilms': boob, and could have no poffible reference to that obje& In the fame fpirit the FIRST CONSUL, through the medium of his Minifters, affeCted, on the appear. ance of his Majefty's Meffage, to deny that any dif cuffions of moment exited between the two coun tries ; though not three weeks before an extraordi nary conference was held between BoN•reera in perfun, and the Britifh Ambaffador, exprefsly for the purpofe of removing the difficulties which exited with refpeCt to the full execution of the Treaty of Amiens; though, in this converfation, the FIRST CONSUL had explicitly avowed his defigns upon Egypt; and though note after note had pallid relative to the evacuation of Malta and the increafe of the French military eflablifisment. With what expeetation, then, of ob. taming credit, can he deny the particulars of his converfation with Lord WHITWORTH ? or what fort of an agent can we fuppofe the latter to be, to have reported falfehoods, purpofely to deceive his own employers, for Lord WHITWORTH'S letter was originally addreffed to the Minifters, and to them alone ? The grofs and glaring abfurdities ut tered by the Orators of the State, are not deferving of notice, but as they ferve to thew the fame difregard to principle and to truth which altuates their Go vernment. When they attribute the maffacre of Lyons to Englith intrigue, it is impoffible even on to tragic a fubjea, not to (mile. When they alfert, that the emigrants at (tliberon were fired at by the Bri- Os fleet to prevent their efcape, we are almoft led to imagine that the aim of thee Orators is, to deftroy the credit of every thing written or fpoken under the fanbtion of the French Government ; and we read without furprize in the meffage of the CONSUL, that Englifh couriers" had lately " landed 8o Brigands between Dunkirk and (Mend." Itt.thzfe complaints againft the Government we are far from implicating the French people. As men we efteem them, and lament their fate. Eng lithmen are too fond of Liberty not to with it to their neighbours; not to regret the degradation of a great and a brave people, under the ufurpation and tyranny of an audacious foreigner. One man is the equal enemy of both countries ; indeed he is Rill more the enemy of France than of England ; he is the enemy of Liberty in every quarter of the globe. We with to Frenchmen the re flotation of their rights, and we have fufficient confidence in their fenfe and generofity, to believe that this would be followed by the reftoration of peace to both nations. One word, before we difinifs the fubjea, on the conduit of our Minifters. They are blamed by one party for their forbearance, their tamenefs in Cub witting to repeated infults ; while they are charged by the other with precipitation. Lord Frrxwit.t.tast's motion inculpates Minifters for not fooner calling upon the country to relent the provocations of France; and Mr. 1 3 tre, we underffand, pronounced in his ce lebrated fpeech, 4 , that any ens of the caufes enume rated in his Maje fly's declaration was fufficient ground for a war."—On the other hand, Mr. Fox declares his opinion to be, that if Minifiers had done their duty, and been actuated by views perfettly pacific, a they might have brought the negotiation to a very different conclufion." The only inference that can be deduced from there two oppofite opinions is, that Minifters have tcally (leered a prudent middle courfe. They have forborne as long as they could, and they have relented only when it became abfolutely ne ceffary. , LA inedus la rebus, funt cent &algae Ines, ▪ (Zoos ultra. citraque nequit confiftere reduce.. What point of union then can erift between two parties entertaining fentiments fo direaly oppofite and contradiaory, we are at a lofs to imagine— The one party regarding any in(lance of arrogance, any falfe pretenfion, as a fufficient ground for war; the other contending for peace upon almoff any terms, for the relinquif h ment of Malta, for an obli• vion of all pall offences. They may indeed unite in wit point, that is, in wicking to force out the prefent Knitters, and to enjoy their intuitions ; but that is the only point on which they can poffibly entertain any one fentiment in common; and from an admi nitration formed of fuch jarring materials (were fuch an event probable or even poffible), what would the country have to cape& ? The following French Toalls were given at a late public dinner, at which were prefent the Military Members of the Confervative Senate, Legiilative Body, and Tribunate Tba Republic. Bonaparte the Great. The Second and Third Coates, Piarmony between the Great Powers and the linande The Governments friends to Palmy The Liberty of Sees. Prolperity ci Consmaree. The *rinks of the Republic. The //we wh• bra nod so tbs Tarkeriss of the Pestle who visistc Thalia N.WTICAL INTELLIMICIL Dublin Waterford Dutch MAILS THIS DAI Alit. •UI. '.-WIND N. N. E. I AIM Wit. 1 I French o 0 a I Hamburgh I FALMOOT HJLIN 6 s.—Sailed this evening the WA!, SING H•/.1 packet, Rosaitts, with two mails of the 24. th and 3I fi Mt. for Lifbon ;.the CHEST/E►IELO BLlGHT,packet, with the mails of the tQ inf. for Jamaica ; and the brig Small Bridge, Captain War, For London, with mi:ins, ¢cc.—Arrived the Ameri can fhips Fame, Captain MURPHY, from St. Andero, four days paffage, and after landing a paffenger, Mr. O'Baxem, failed again for Baltimore ; the Alexander, KING, from Norfolk, with 4000 barrels flour, for orders; and the Perfeverance, TAYLOR, in 22 days from Philadelphia, with 3600 barrels flour, for this port ; the brig Elizabeth, of Liverpool, HANNA, with barilla, from Naples,tin 64 days, for orders ; and the Chip Anderfon, Captain MORLY, from Gre- nada, (even weeks paffage, bound for London. His Majefty's (hip le Tomew r has fent in the Dutch brig Marlluys Welvareen, Captain G. SCHEIPEN, from Cette, with wine, &c. for Amfterclam : the Amyx excife cutter, has fent in the Dutch brig Re folutie, WILDNIIIRG, from Surinam, for Rotterdam, with coffee, &c.; and a French fhip from Newfound land, with oil and codfifh. The DOLPHIN cutter has taken and fent for Ply mouth, a large Swedi(h fhip having French property on board to the value of 60,0001. The American fhip Alexander fpoke yellerday a few leagues to the weft- ward of Scilly, a very large French Weft Indiaman, with cotton, nigar, coffee, &c. the Captain of which knew nothing refpating the war. Paffed this even ing a large (hip to the eaftward, with the lofs of her fore and main man. Wind North. PLystouvu, 'JUNE G.—Came in his Majeßy's fhip MiNovatra, of 74 guns, Capt. MANSFIELD, from a cruife, for the purpofe of colleCting her Officers and men, fent in in her prizes; The might have taken a great many more, but had not the power to board them. Came in the Grace, of Fowey, Capt. Prates, from Ancona, bound to London, lades with hemp and other goods.—Yefterday the Cscrita Eaft India men, Capt. THOMAS, from Bengal, pallid up Chan nel. P. Evart 'hut. landed here from her with dif patches, with which he fet off for Condon : they (poke a frigate in Channel, which informed them of the war, and that they had taken a French frigate, but have not yet learnt the particulars.—Arrived alfo the following prizes and detained veffels : t. French fhip la Terefa, from Martinico, laden with rum and fugar, taken by the Minotaur of 74 guns, Capt. ManiEeld t. Swedifh brig Hord'turner, from Alicant for Havre, laden with wine and brandy, detailed by the AtaLune, of a guns. 5. Dutch esip Vreede, from Malaga for Lubeck, laden with wine and fruit, detained by his Majefty's illp Minotaur, of 74 guns, 4. Dutch Stip Zaam Stroom, from Smyrna for Arniterdam, laden with elks and cotton, detained ►y the Minotaur, of 74 guns. 5. Dutch flip Anna Sophia, from Surinam to Amftenlam, laden with lbw and coffee, detained by a tender to the Canopus, of So guns : this vcffel being fired at after capture, a. bring her to, by the Seagull,of LS gum, the that unfortunately ftruck the and lilted a Mr. Baker, of Cawfand. 6. French !hip rEfperance,frons Guadeloupe, laden with coffee and ' cotton, taken by his Malefty's thip Doris, of 36 guns, Captain Pearfon. 7. French brig Neptune, from Marfeillea, laden with foap, galls, fulphur, Sc. taken by the Doris of 36 guns. 8. Dutch Niewe Eupbrsta, Capt. Engleman, from Surinam for Amfterdam, laden with hgar, coffee, and cotton, detained by the Doris, of 36 gums. 9. French brig la Pala, of Bourdon, from Cette to Havre,kden with brandy, wine, and bap, ahem by the ffambler of 14 guns, Capt. loses. to. Dutch Sip Vrouw Ensenada, Capt. Baker, from Smyrna for Andierdain, laden with Mks and counts, ta kes by the Dallier, of ill guns, Capt. Dekko& t. Dutch Lip Maarftroom, Capt Hanfen, from Surinam bound to Anifferdam, laden with agar sod cotton, detained by a ten der to the Mak; of iki guns, Capt. Buller. /1. French Sip k Chaffeur, from St. Domingo, laden with coffee fugar, and cotton, taken by the Naiad, of 38 guns, Capt. Wallis 13. French l'Algle, of 430 tons borthen, from the Ilk of France, for Bandeau; with a very valuable cargo, taken b r the Sirius of 36 guns, Capt. Prowfe; Ow has many pawn on board, going to France for their education. 14. French brig is Nymphs, from Martinko, laden with fugar, coffee, and cotton, taken by the Doris, of 36 gum. Came in la Puma, of .so guns, Captain Cu m sea- LAND, from a cruife, with the lots of foreman, bow. fprit, and main-top.malt, oseafioned by chaciog a French corvette, under the guns of a French battery. —Sailed the Nooses, of 18 guns, Capt. Vavowas, for the Coati of Africa; alfo the Ramose and HIND Cullom Cutlers; and Eaota and itstiows Excite Cutters, on a cruife.—Several Tenders to the (hips of war in Hammes are gone on a cruife, as the tea is (warming with French and Dutch fhipu—The reafon for Boaavaars's wilting to prolong the Negotiation is now pretty manifeft—one month more would have been the means of his fecuring the property which is now finding its way to the &kith ports.—Sailed the CNARWILL, of 18 guns. with a Beet under convoy for London. P01'1'1{11011? s, Jew a 7.—Arrived the Coromandell, Smuts°, from China; left St. Helena in company with Hercules, Berra. Paired by a new frigate, lately launched in Southampton river. Ma tO•TS, JU/11 7.—Yefterday afternoon two French privateers made their appearance, kali oppo fite King's Gate, a few miles below this town. Being open row-boats, and very like the Margate trawl. boats, they were not at firil known, till one of them boarded a (mall ►rig. When fignals were given from the North Foreland, and our veffels fent to his Ma jefty's :airs in the Downs, they bore away for Dunkirk, with their prize ; but there is every reafon to hope that they would be taken by fume of our cruisers before they reached the oppofite coal. BILICHTO4, It/NI 6.—The fithermen of this places while Billing in the Offing, on Thud . ..lay night laft, were fuddesly al te tned by *h.:appetrance of a Feencb Privateer, which Coon After captured a collier hut a (hors didance final them. The privateer is fappofed to be the Bonaparte fcholner, lately employesi as a packet between Ill's place and Dieppe. YARMOUTH, Juat 7 —Yeflerday evening arrived here the PRINCR of Wacss packet, Captain Dun, with mails and pafTengers front Cu shaven. Arrived the Ogleby armed (hip, and temaiits with the PaNt LOPE frigate, and one gun.hrig. NAVAL. APPOINTMENTS. Captains...44ord Ms. Be AUCI. l a x. i t appointed to the eommani of the Majegic ; and joule Avicenna, to the Camel Itore.ilip. Lieutenants—M'L to n,it appointed to the command of the Sul tan prifon Ibip; RICH AItD,ON, to the Blood-Hound gun briK RAITENSHAVI and DICKIN 11, to the Spencer; CROUCH, to the Pe. gage pain Stip ; Ham rent. to the Defence; DV:AV, to the Royal Sovereign; THOMAS and RIGIT. to the Au' y; Wtt.Ll,to the Puilfant ; Lon-rale te. to the Cologne. P. to the Pe nerable ; PRID NAM, to the Huffir ; Ftei Ley, to the Magnificent; FULLAITON, to theSquirrcl ; and H. BAIN and GALLOWAY, Cr the Excellent. Dr. ROBERTSON is appointed Medical Officer to the Forces on the Jamaica Ration. FROM I.:I.OYD'S LIST. DEAL, JUNE 7.—ALEITed and failed for the River the bidet %cut, Wardlaw, from Jama'ea.—Arrived the Cecilia. from Bengal; and the Vile pun-brit from a cruffe, and remains. GRAVESEND, just 7.1 . 111 Ted IYI the bufannah. Apple, from Calais ; John , lark, from Hondura.; Alfred, Robertfoo, and Commerce, f9ittlips, from Oporto.—Salted the Edward Headrick. Ludke, for Stettin. The Mother Ramley cutter, Lieutenant Coy gY. is fitting out at Liverpool, to be employeJ on the Dub.. " - • lin Gtion. The brig Dido, MANUEL MALTA maßer, belonging to Oporto, was wrecked on the 27th of last mond' under Beachey Head. 'Fhe Crefcent, DUNLOP, is arrived at Gravefend from St. Vincent's, in five weeks. The Race Horfc, rviamora, from Naples. isarrived in the Creek, after engaging a French privatect off Dungenncfs. The Dutch frigate IfabilLa and Antionctre, oil her paste front St. Domingo to Holland, was loft (March 17) on tlie Magnum Reef; the crew were famed, amoegft whom were (even Ameri cans, who had been unpreited by the Dutch Commander. The AinOey, Kendall, from Africa and Demerara, is arrived at Trinidad. Captain Kendall lays, in his letter from Trinidad, that be left at Demerara, the Angola, Boys, and Arisdne,M•Bridr. The Mary. Bruce, is arrived at Genoa, front Virginia; and the Rotterdam, Barclay, at Demarara from Rotterdam. The Spidlre poop of war, now at Milford-Haven, Is to cruise In the North Channel, for the poweelioo of the trade of the Clyde. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF RING'S BENCH, JUNE 6. 111t11111%—SNITH V. SLEIGH. This was another caufe wiling out of the late Dur ham elation. The attion was brought againd the Defendant, not for having fold his vote, or having bribed others, but for having facited a bribe, which by the Ramie is fubjetled to a penalty of sod. The Defendant was formerly a journeyman breeches maker. However, having married a lady with a melodious voice, he went upon the theatrical boards, bidding adieu to thofe of Mr. Lingham. with whom he had formerly worked. It happened that, at the time of the late general eleflion, he was with his lady finging, and fiddling, to the good people of C.iittealraa. Being a freeman of Durham, he was • allied for his vote in favour of Mr. Lambton and Mr. M. A. Taylor. He returned an anfwer in a letter, addrefred to Mr. James Lawton, Times Office, Lon don. In this he lays, that he was willing to vote for the old inierei, but on the following conditions: that 301 Mould be remitted to him to thippenham, and diet he fhould receive 301. more on his arrival at Dew bam. Out of this money he would himfelf pay his travelling expences. He adds, that he is very indif ferent whether his terms are complied with or not, as. notwithilanding that lie had no vote for Chippenham. the Candidates there had given a Concert, which brought him a larger turn than he now demanded. The quellion was whether this 601. was to be con. fidered as a gift, in confiderstion of which the Defen dant was to vote for Meffrs. Taylor and Lambton, or Only as an allowance for travelling charges and for loft of time, which is not prohibited by the briber; laws; but, on the contrary, is fanaloaed by decifion; of feveral Committees of the Hon & of .Commons. Mr. ERIK'S/. for the Plaintiff, argued that the tranfaOion was evidently corrupt. The turn was mach larger than was necelrary to the fuppofed purpofe. and if fuch a pretext were to be allowed, the briber) laws might be completely evaded. Mr s fluaaows, on the other fide, contended, that this was not by any means a cafe contemplated by. the Alt of Parliament. The ditlance of Chippenhato from Durham was iso miles; fo that the defendant had to travel yoo miles, at a time when a conveyance could fcarcely be procured for any money. Could it be expected that a poor man would go fuch a dir tance. at his own expence, for the fuprerne pkafure of voting for Mr. M. A. Taylor and Mr. Lambton It ought hkewife to be coldidered, that while he wet. away the mufical powers of his wife lay unemkloyed and unprofitable.—Verefie for the Deadest. ;us' 7....110111/ IN COURT. Daring the courfe of the day the Court was very much ditturbed by the talking of people in the Hall. His Lordfhip at lad declared. he mud commit fume one if it continued. At length one of the Conflabict brought in a man, whom. be laid, he found talk kg, and defired to be quiet; but that inßead of do ing it, lie laid he would make as much noife as he pleated. The Conftable being (worn to this. Lord Etessaciaouou ordered him to be committed te. Newgate. The man denied that he had [aid as was alledged againft him ; he added. that he was porter at the Falcon, in Alderfga , e•ltreit, was fi.bpanerd upon a cattle, and that he was only (peaking to his fervent. who was alto fubpotned on the fame caufe : —He pray ed he might not be lent to Neu gate, as he was a houfekeeper, and could find bail. Lord Eesi BOROUG faid, he was committed fo: a contempt, and could not be bailed ; however, h, fhoold order him to Newgate fin the relent, and ti be brought up at the riling of the Court, when. if h i had a proper fink of his indecornen in dill's:bias 11, 4 proceedings of a Court of Jultice, his imprirwintbe might terminate.—He was accordingly conanniit until the :Wog of the Coati, and ibis &charged. : 9 • • a I- I • it- ' i;