The National Register. — London, England, 1808-02-07 00:00:00

Fr . . . THE - Our Tim% conga Mon. anti Lalr4l. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1808. •• -. • : • Pluez ._ ) be made on the part of bur government to accede to this de. , mated; for it is lung since we have disavowed every inteutinn of Interfering with the internal policy of l'ratite: dietielg 11.--ilonaparte *ill requite the acknowledzittetit of t those subordinate Sovereigns whom ht. has eith..r created, .01' .advanced to .higher titics, or aggrandized by territorial -netts lions, or enrolled are .mg those dependent Allies which feria sO important a part in his new plan of empire. This will pro bably be ,a topic i e much discussion; since, by acciding to its we should at once formally reticence every hope of seeing Nola land, mid, the other subjected countries of Europe, restored to freedom. The idea of leaving France in the unnin/ested pusses; sion of such vast acquisitions, is, indeed, extremely thortlf ) itig i" but before see think of waging perpeteal War on this arcount, we must tonsider whether there is any chanced oar producing a remedy. No one will ant that there andt - if this be the ca-e, no wker policy Can he devised on our part than to sell to Bonaparte, at as high a price as risible; our Rod quiescence in his plan of empire. 4 rade lll.—Bonaparte wilt dediand troth Us td terogoiee his right to interfere In the maritihte affairs of Earope; and, its return s be will recovlize out right to interfere in continental Affairs. This, the French Government aeknov. ledged, *as their view during the negotiations In 180 d; and thus we shadier eyes. be entitled, by the express letter of a treaty, to Ititerfett for preventing those ifiCroachments on other continental vowel which Bonaparte may hereafter meditate. Article IV.--A II former treaties, if not patted °ter in edtb• plete silence, to be declared null and void. Such a stipulation is now absolutely required by the new state of things in Europe t nor could we have any reason In remonstrating against it. Tim omission of such a renewal of treaties was, Indeed, brought an accusation aga:nst the framers of the Treaty of Amiens i but the charge was entit'el y without any just foundation'f and since that time, the state of things has undergone a still more extra ordinary and Complete reVolution. Article .----Some demands will be shade by Onaparte for confirming to neutrals those rights which were demanded by the Northern Confederacy but he *lll soon discover a pretest for abandoning this proposition. as the rights required are merely nugatory in the time of Peace. Nor is it probable that ottr Government would demand from him an explicit disavowal of his pretensions ; for they cad never be made valid, unfit we' have lost the command of the seas, and then no letter of a Treaty could Wore them to us for a Moment, ArticteV I.—Great Britain will demand a Commercial Treaty as a pledge of the renevved good-will of France ; bat Poesy parte, though far more interested in it than we arc ) will prohlos bly not accede to this demand. He has, indeed, on most pm* sions shown a very complete ignorance of the most CiScmiol in terett of commerce, nor can he discern the vast advatttages a poor nat:on must derive from its intetcourse With a :ich, though the rich nation should wear at Ent, :Nth the pq.tec display pf its means, to be entirely the ruiner. Article consideration of those cent 4 tental pcftes signs which Lonapaste will be allowed to retain, he Wit) gat hesitate to give as un, or leave to odr HMIS whatever malty be .accounteanecessary to Great Britain herself. lle guaractee to us :Hanover, the Cape, Malta, and vny prO;ahly the Poch Colonies In Soth America, and the rrt.r.th in the East Indies. Lm MO, Tageyrilt4 PSP.O.O ;rig a/ thee te ! rmA,; ..pfd ksis) No. 6. POLITICAL DISQL ISITION. NUMRER tONAPARTLI CONDITIONS OF rEACII. Irt our last Number we endeavoured tit tura the attention of Our countryaten tower& the reAoration of the blessings of Peace, by s h o wing them that it Might he attained with safety and ad - Va . r.tage. Stllts however; some further etplanation may be required of us: men may be convinced, from our arguments, that Peace is actttaily attainable t yet still some hesitation may remain in their Minds r. ith regard to the Conditions ; and cal- Culating upon sortie extravagant confessions by whith the resto ration of tranquillity must be putiehased froth Bonaparte, they may be brought to look upon War us the only refuge from dan ce and dishonour, To satisfy those who may be agltatNi by such apprehensions, Ind to bring more directly in view the stipulations by which the contest in which we are at present engaged may he brought to a termination, Ite shall endeavour to present the public with. a iew of what our toe would probably concede or demand, and what it would be oar interest to assert or forego, We bast Considered both the letter and the spirit of the Treaty of Amiens; we have observed the actions and pretensions of Bo naparte since that period; we have minutely examined the na ture and tendency of all those communications which took plate between the British and Trench Governments in 1806; we have Investigated the probable Allure operations of Bonaparte, rela' the to the extension and consolidation of his new Empire ; and we have carefully examined tbossismanifestationS of his present temper which so frequently appear in the political strictures of The Moniteur, It is from these that we have deduced our view of the conditions on which Bonaparte might be willing to con clude a Peace with this country : nor are-we without positive information on the subject s if positive information, even from the best-informed circies k iirere equal in authority with conclu si.ms drawn from eirculnllances which must so necessarily affect the strain and success of the negociation. It is well known that at Paris, when any negotiation of importance is in view s pro jrts of the probable conditions are circulated among those par ties to which the most distinguished political characters resort. There these sketches are discussed with freedom s and much in formation both with regard to the subject and the state of pub lic opiniot4 is gleaned by those at Coe head of political affOrs. Nuch advantage is often taken by government of these political coteries, to diffuse those sentiments which it wishes to impress upon the people, who readily their tone from these supe rior circles. Various projets relative to the Conditions of Peace s ith treat Britain, have lately been circulated among the po litical parties at Paris; and Jr they are not actually distributed by order of the higher posyers% to try the feelings of the people s they are at least discussed by its connivance.. By a channel on w hich we confidently rely the contents of several of these pro- jets have come to our knowledge; and though most of them differ considerably in their terms, yet the most intelligent bear a strong resemblance to what will be found in the present dis quisition. Artielc I.—Bouoparte wilt requirt the acknowledgment of all thole titles he has assumed in his own person, of the form of government and lavt s hick he has established. and In short of the validity of all hi, tuteroal reg,latious. o peiit4tion will .evo. 6.--ro. I. ' : 41"111.1111' ‘ / O P . . 11 .e - _ _ .__