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.d itself with as much iiiccrss bravery, and un • part of tse convoy was cut Mt lu the prcsence of the flotillas, Copt. St. Ca:lraiii farmed his lute of defence. when a very heavy tire commenced, which was kept up for ten hours, without the enemy being able, notwithstanding blew very great superiority, to take possession of a single boat. A corvette and two brigs joiuMl their flotilla, and he had tifty boars full of troops. One of their gun boats was sunk ; and the two brigs were so roughly handled, that eightxeu boats were employed to low them of. A single Neapolitan bark. which separated from the convoy, was taken; live tutu were killed, and ttn or twelve wounded. Thi+ tit attempt, in which the English endea voured vi avail theassrlves of the advantage of the wind, and to take us by sorpries, was in its rrsult neither more glorious for them, 110 e encouraging to the Sicilians, than those that preceded it. sr 7 ji. OF Euirit p No JULY. 1810. In our last &say we eudeavoured to poiot nut some of the cusses which must operate • rooted aversion spinet Bonaparte, is the Wrests of the . Princes and people of Germiny, or rather of that portion of Germany aisceunectest with the House of Attar's, which roust for the present (0 wouder ful cimuge I.) be considered as attached to the in. teresta of her greatest scourge. But. independently of the reasons already assigned for indulging in this opinion, there remains to be iidvaisced another proem' still more conclusive in its favour—a grossed ebbe!, not ouly forLibly applies to the Ger man States, but to every Government in Europe. mid to none more than to France itself—this is, the glittered motive of use mars in which Banaparte is engaged, and must hereafter be employed in waging. _ At the commencement of Irs coffer, the battles lie fought were m defence of France, and to pre. verve her it/tastily agsinst the attempts of powerful alliances. The French people acknowledged that the cause was their own, and they contended with all the spirit of men struggling to maintain their dearest rights, their liberty, and independence. Victory was then glorious; Mid the conqueror, from every success. retaroird to the capital mind the ac clamations, and crowned with the gratitude of the prop e his. skill had an snitch contributed to pre. serve from foreign thraldom. Iles soldiers were ci. •;reins, and every triumph to them a delirerance.- 14..0 !.1.• different are the conflicts iiila he is nu.' I 1... • . I ! They e out of defence, but of conquest—.cut for preservation, but to gratify insatiable aunlotion—not for France, but for the fr 4 her Ruler—not against enemies, but to •tto) In, nid hi. army is not of citizel. , hut of coolwripia. While the human mind rettiins thome feelings, which, since the human mind was for:ued, have ever actuated it—if we are not dereived by the coup lu,ions we draw from the hi.tory of every country, from the earliest of times to the present sera—if nature is tbrr same now as it was its the days of our fathers—it is impossible but that this system pursuing by Bonaparte must speedily terminate in one terrible ruin. In ittelf it teems with destruc tion. and owls:rig hut the terror iuspired from the cast strength wielded by the baud of 044 e man could fur an 11.11 r retard its catastrophe. For, suoseg all the sons of Europe, who can be favourable to the suceopsful prosecution of so wild and hateful, so selfish mad so bloody a scheme of ambition, as that of au upstart Tyrant aiming at universal empire. —Not Frenchmen ; for, flattered as their national and characteristic vanity may he, by splendid victories, by triumphal fetes, and by gorgeons spectacles; them can never counterbal once the pangs occasioned by the drains of cruel ronscrip tione,the internal despotism under which they groan. cud the idea (which must ever recur) that for them, or their interests, all these victories, fetes, and spec tacles, are rain and barren.—Not (Wiens; for the the glory of forming a part of the French empire can never solace a country for the misery of having her population wasted in distant sod unproductise wars, whose sole object is to plate • Brother of their Chief on an usurped throne.—Nut Cermans ; 1 fat they can have no common interest to serve, no • mhj.et to attain, for which they tie to shed their -beet blood in the subjugation of a gallant people resisting the tyranny of a faithless Atty.—Not Rnitsians; for to them every inbilitMo to the already predotnivating power of Bonaparte must be hateful, as • step up that ladder, at the top of which being placed, their independence is destroyed, land they become as touch his slaves as the Dutch now are.— Not Spaniards or Portuguese; for they writhe smiler the lash, and even at this moment rnsititain a giurious struggle spinet the perfidious introduc tion of Gallic domination. How ilien is it pos,itile, if the detestation of this tnsti'sainbitimai pursuits and crooked politic* is so universal—how is it possible that suffering nations do nut rise instantly and simultaneously to restrain or destroy him ?—The answer Is not difficult. and in history we often find that. eves against the general sense of mankind. tyrants have for pro. longed periods bees suffered to reign and to afflict the earth.—Bonaparte, like all other men elevated from obscurity to supreme authority. is surrounded 11 persons who, as we have before *tater , , have essen and mn.t fall with his fortunes : lin are misty of them possessed of surert•ng te- lents and ability. He has an army devoted to him by every tie that can Land ' the bit as well as the worst of men to a Chief : the brave, wfu hate only glory in view--the base, who are its search of pluudes—the cruel, who delight iii blood—the mer ceuary, who pant for gain—and the idly profligate, whose wish is to enjoy uncontrolled their V Fe l o l ag propensities. here unite and revel in the eujoyment of their various ruling passions. The living under one head, too, has a wonderful effect in cancer. tratitig and directing the energies of a party : while. ou the other baud, a dispesitiou the most universal is frequently smothered, fur a great length of time, from the impossibility of there being any concert, ur even a method of discovering that the seine sen timents are entertained by others as by yourself. It then depends on a combination of fortuitous circum stances to cull this universal disposition into action ; and the party united have, until some such combina tion occurs, the sole advantage of orgenizution, pre pared designs, end consistency of planned operas lions. to this favourable posture in the relative situation of affairs between Bonaparte and those whom we have ,hewn must be host:le to his further progress, he enjoys other sources of present superiority. Every adventitious incident is in aid of him who is ready to take the tide at its flood and improve every opportunity that offers. Thus the marriage with Maria Louisa of Austria (often unimportant and of little influence as the ties of consanguinity or family enhances are in the policies of nations) is perhaps one of the greatest recen sions of strength that ever Bonaparte achieved.— It was one of those master-wokes i n p o li c y o f which he has given several very strung examples. Should childreu bless this union, can we look into futurty without being filled with amazement at the ettects it must produce on the destinies of Europe ? At this moment it is perhaps the very cord which binds down that prevailing spirit of re sistance to his designs, of which we have jest been treating.--It conciliates Austria, and reconciles France: both events in an extraordinary degree favourable to the projects of Napoleon: st the same time, however, it must excite the alarm and jea lousy of Russia, Turkey, and other States. Till the present time. Bonaparte never was en gaged iii a war, to the motives for which it was not esay to give some other colouring than the real our:— that of the promotion of his own personal ambition. But now it is not in the bounds of possibility that the people of Europe can be any longer del u ded with his pretexts ; his design is as visible as the sun at ; and, at least. there that are anxi ous for his downfall have no further obstacle to fear iii the ignoonice of any man as to his real intentions. The treacherous invasion of Spain ; and the long-contemplated, though only lately executed, annexation of Holland to France, are damning proofs ag,aiust him. Scarcely in the history of nuuikind can we find a parallel to such perfidy, canton insult, and daring vio lation of every huinau or divine law, as its both these cases ! The impflocipled attack on Spain was only to be equalled by the acknowledgment of a premeditated d. Ingo upon Holland--a country in. variably end effictally assured of independence, while. gulled with the false promise, it served him wieh the zeal of a slave ! Such events must open all es es. and incoutestibly prove, that subserviency to Bonaparte in the end mitts the same reward as the nasal determined onpositiou; and that the only chance • nation has of escaping from his ty ninny, it lushly to resist it. But we do not dwell on these topics as if we ex- pected from their influence the immediate deliver aw of Europe.—From our other arguments it will appear that we hold a contrary opinion. —But yet we contend they most all contribute to the ulti mate issue. Holland cannot contend against Na. poleon ; but had Holland been in arms against him during the last struggle with Austria, and even so late as when the British Expeditios reached the Scheldt, Wilt Cat contemplate such a state of af fairs without being struck with die amazing turn it might and must have given to that contest ?—lt is then only in looking forward that we would argue, from the doctrines laid down, that any practical effect may be produced from the altered situation in which Bonaparte now stands with regard to the Co:Aderacy of the lithium. and the Dutch people. Not even the genius nor the accamulated power of the Despot eau secure him from future confede racies being formed ageinst him ; and it is when these revive that we may expect to witness the effi coil of the general bate and indignation with which his conduct has of late inspired States heretofore devoted to his cause, In Spain he has already ex penenced the difference between a people in arms, and the armies of u country led by Princia and Generals. What 'mist he experience, should a si milar spirit pervade and rouse to action the united nations of Europe an union would indeed be irresistible , and his ambition would meet the pu nishment it so justly distress. With respect to Russia, the Northern PlSWert, and the Spanish Cause, much yet remains to be in vestigated. before we proceed to draw the conclu sions promised in our outset : hut these considera tions ought .noie properly to form a distinct Essay, than the conclusion of one that has already gone to the extent of l'e present number. E. c.stiosed J trEft PERFORMth. 711 E -RI 11 . 414 11.4 1 . -3 .1111‘77. THIS EVENING. WEDNESDAY, Jolt ID, will be Fru dared n New Coate.ll, in fire Ras, called HIGH LIFE IN THF: CITY The Priaripst Characters by Mr. Mathews, Mr. Joes, Mr. Eyre, Mr. Rolland, Mr Giese, Mr. Cirr, Mr Rat, Mr. Listuo, Mrs Worcs . , ♦Misa De Camp, Mn. Eyre, Mrs Kt o dall, and Mrs Gibbs Tbr Epilogue to he spoken hy Mrs. Gin. er. To which will he added, a Musical Eatertainiseut, calla.' Tuk, iGREEASLI-: SURPRISE. 7otopton, Mr Taylor • Lino, Mr. Matlima. Elora, Mrs Mathews; Cowslip,ll1 r ocliillbs. To.rnorrow, oar Laos at Locksmiths IsE‘i NIELO-DKANIE—FOURTH NIGHI". THEATIM—ENGLItiII °PERI. THIS VSENING, WEDNESDAY, July /5, will be per formed (131 h time) no entirely New Coolie ilpera, called THICKS 1:1'00N The Principal atarscicra by Mr. Pettiest. Mr. PMlipps, Mr. Hutu Mr. Duatutt, Mr. Seth's, Mr. J Smith, Mr. tia. berry, awl Mr. Weirilsm Miss Poole, Mrs. 'Orve, Kelly, and Mrs. Healey. With (fur the allt linir) • New Melo-Dramatic Entertain- went, railed TWENTY 1 . EARS AGO. The Priitelpid Characters ''' Haymow!, Mr. Knizist, Mr J. Smith, Mr. Dowton, Nlisa E Holton, Miss Kelly. The Dew Melo Dramatic Entertainment of Twenty ltms Aga, perfurined fur the third time last night, was ie teiveil In a brilliant and crowded audience with unit run bursts of applause from terry part of the Theatre, and will be repeated relay evening till further notice. To-morrow, the Comic opera of False Alarm —On Fu-- day, the New Comic Opera of Tricks upon Travellers. THE BRITISH PRESS. LON DON, WEDNESDAY. JULY e 5. All account of the proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Dublin is given ins subsequent column. Mr. DUTTON made his promised motion fur the Repeal of the Union, which was carried ; ■nd also a Resolution for taking down Mr. Fos. TER'S picture from its plice in the Flall, as a mark or their disapprobation of his conduct. Th;s Right Hon. Gentleman canuot complain thut his case is a new one. In 17113, his effigy was to be met at the corder of every street in Dublin, tarred and feathered, with a crowd of manufacturers following it; who, when tireitof perambulating the streets, ad journed to the Tenter-field, in the Earl of Marries Liberty, where tar-barrels were provided to light an immense bonfire, in which the effigy was thrown amidst the execrations of the populace. Mr. Fos- TER, we understand, has sold the compensation lie got for the llision lot . thirty thousand pounds; ■nd, since his rethrii to Ireland, has got his friend, Mr. PAGE of Dundalk. appointed a Coininissiotier of the Revenue.—So much for patronage !!! A Gentleman of the flume of Boowst, Cmtain CREEN AWAY, and three seamen, have made their escape from Asixonne in France, and fo►tunately reached the rarast near St. Make's, Where they seized a fishing-Iroat, and stood out to sea on Sun day sennight. (laving a sail, but no compass, they were compelleJ to go before the wind. On Monday they encountered a heavy gale, and had woolly weather for ❑pwards of four hours, during the whole of which time they were inces santly bailing the boat with their hats, and every moment expected to founder. Fortin ately for them, when all their hopes had vanished, the storm abated ; and, 6y great exertions, they reached the Coruish coast, and landed near Polperro on Thurs day last, in a very debililated state, having had uothiug but two hams of bread and a bottle of water to ♦ubsist on during the whole of their perilous voyage. Mr. BROWNE, who had repeat edly applied for, and been promised his release, is a gentleman of cofl•ideraLle property, and nee of those perions so shamefully detained by the French Government on the recommencement of hostilities. By associating himself with a French Gentleman, he had obtained permission to visit various parts of France, and was everywhere received with a civi lity bordering ois kindiress. IHe states, that through all ranks of society, for the last two years, the most ardent desire for peace with this conntry lad prevail ed. The most important information collected from these Gentlemen is, that vast prepsrations are mak ing in every naval depot throughout the French Em pire to increase their navy—the Emperor having de.- ..hared his determination to have a navy equal to cope with England. Ile lies instituted • sort of Com mittee, composed of some of the oldest naval officers in his service, who are to inquire and report to W I on tliv causes of the repeated defeats suffered by the navy of Frame, and the apparent superiority clamored Ly the British. Paris Papers ro the lath inst. contain the details of the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo to the 29th last tocluaive, on which day the place was summoned by the Yresach.--Of the refusal of the Governor we were already apprized, as it is known that the place held out so late as the soli. although - it is supposed to have fallen in the course of the two following days. in consequence of a Not from the Officer who brought the flag of truce, the. Co vet-nor of Ciudad Rodrigo requested pe►niis.inn to send dispatches Ni Lord %Vett.' nolrus ; but MAS - would not agree to it. It is stated from Vienna, that the Turks were again defeated will% very streat loss on the 16thidt. The runforrriorots wool; Ana to Lo►d Wet• 1 1,41.r0e, we umirrloosti, ■®oust to I O,OOCI meth thought thus in dr event of the lictliosh army Ittiog ohberl to f%lllll3te 1'4,1401, •it with at rr tutu to En g l uul , hot he lAlitled Arm mitt dther part or the re.o.os.g.e. efu t., • LYCEUM'. THEATI:E. 1 . " Mr. Fitt eat n'ates interesting Opera, The hi sus ft, isorfoetned h e r e last nig4tt . &tr. Dow n „ ' s 1,, lug ill, the port of /sow th e Jew roue uttrit rio t% by lb. Khmer, upon a short 'totter. Ile into the spin! of the char.icterot o ,l ei lite i r , c i i t tosi 7 ; bat the pi n ! o f of his situatio u biln 4 dievid, it is out ninth r of Crlisllfe or i‘uinil r e. t r must he paid to liziv.• heels not so rich and ourit,,,, as we could have wished it. With a little wad y and priteike, Mr. N I may resole, bsoprlf eft, ',tete iu th iltlfr•olt character. Air. PHILIPP,'" % . mee is wentiarty toted to the sir. of lit. Ile 14.4 t ilig!it received his usual 'mar e o f are dent a pla The whole piece went off with ec .6 4 awl the lions.- bu.otted wu eiltiatllt audience. Her Porni ghtle-S the Princess of Wsesi. VCrtliwr p•tined l,y the beautiful end intereiiin g CH U41.0711E. C•HIPHLI.L. Win preseuts LOUD 121:olF.V1.01V'S MARIZI.AL The criemony between bud Bsows. Low rind • li t daughter of Sir ABRANtiI Ilk NI took p 1...., 41 &CMS litigek tit. (;nil . Clittlal. The ceretno..y was I , er. furling! I.y his Lor I.liip's brother, the Rey, Mr. CusT. The Ir,iite and luAegrimin proceeded low a church in an elegant new chariot and four, to her sister's, Mrs. LONG, Brouthy, Kent, where t i n intend to pass some time. The Bride wore a superb Brussels hire dress tort white satin, her hair simply dressed with joidr, and a beautiful Brussels lace veil, two lards deep, which covered nearly the whole of her tigute. The lion. Misses CUNT, who attended as Bodemuids, and other ladies who were present, wore tine sprit. ged ruuslio dresses over white satin, with lini4l!r. li on Ca p., ;Mil Ise.,uriful PlUileS. which had en elegant and graceful nirpearaiire. Among the company present were, End and Countess of BRIIMIEWACEN. Colonel and Mr. EVELV N. Mr. and Mrs. LONG. the Dowaacr Lady Bieuwitow (atheism richly stressed in white t.stin;, Miss Da RUCHE. &e. They all retired to Sir ANNANAM HOOF:S, where tea and refreshe.* were prepared. There were no favours wore as the occasion. the late Lord BROWNLOW haviJiia objection to them. porT::1". EVENING ADDREss TO THE CURLIEW. Bid of lie rock' thy melancholy wail, Ilint mournful echoes round the ses.heit slum, That oft repeated in the chilly gale, Blinds with those sounds the rippling current', ;low'r, Still let us hear, as musing on I stray, Wedlus a h:it track my pensive steps rapl.wir, %V Mk the tall beacon gleolas with littering day, Ere the far instant sail IS sees no more, Thy mournful plaint, which mingles with the blast, Thy dun-giey pluntige circling o'er my ht4J, Renews the Wimpy of a blt•s bug past, Recalls an hour of joy fee et re fled. Oh' no, nut th:.l—nut Fate itself destrms The treasur'il bliss still IrlouniiNg fresh and sew, Nue Lope, nor yet possession, give the joys That .llentory's apagie MN at will renew • Oft when my eye pursues thy vent'i ore light, Along the billowy ocsan's heavily; breast, Or scr4 thy pinion dare the ilizry h ight, And on the rainbow's crescent seem to rest. 1 ask, what instinct prompts, what motives sway' Why o'er the cliffs you wheel in airy ring Does in its sleep recess thy partner stay, Shielding thy warship with ►is downy wing ' Bird of the rock ! the sun forsakes the skies; Speed, speed thy Bight, ere fades the quiv'ring ray ; Din, the waves t►sshsrlawy mists arise, Yet Lott and Nature shill direct thy w:y• While 1, far distant from my native home, Alive alone to Grief's imperiou. po►'e, Sad on the sarwasled shore delight to roam, And woo in solitude the tirt!igAt two. JCLIA Of SWAIMA. • Is happiness most eagaisile Is envie:Alton, to poser siou, or in rensemlusuce Stetemeut or Earl BLIMEI,IIIeII health, weird yesterdq• BULLETIN. " Berluel.y eastle,July 43, 1310 " FAA Ret‘cleir, hes pro...ed • bciter megbt, ud rumour free fruit fryer this mosvi,.g (Seemed) " C H. PARRY " ED. JENNE..I:' Arrived at Oil t, N's hotel, EJiuburgh, the Rii' Don. the Earl and Conutess of Roam' a, sal Capt. Newroar. Mr. I/geld:Dna having finished his cam/ewer:to at Bath and Bristol Theatres. alines , on his w.iy to Dublin. Ile played last night at Cheltenham. At the Destines Theatre, on .Satsrday se'n4d. Tie Heir of Late, and The Mayor rfGarrers *er e performed to a crowded auditory, under the patron age of J. FULLER. E.g. one of the Ileruerents . tires for the Couuty. lieneral Bic,* ti and firmly were present. The Westmiti.ter Cavalry ;via ti.e Lorvlve Light Moe iiilt :id to snit the different lurirleer Corps to-morrow. They . aid waster at Vu o'clock in Portland-place ; and *hen brigaded. they *di march, n itli full band, playing. to HitUr stead Death, In join in the grand sham light. The Annuel IVtud Sale *a'yeetenbiy, hy M . Tnumas ll itittl X and Co. at their sae' 111 %1....3 I. I .otlllo6l %V... They prefaced shot elle, ed.rittag to the excessive derangement' to eves" breath of trade and credit throughout the k;ire doro, by the late [edam; and expressed • c.o r victim), that by dm Ad Werhiewley in Septe-,h. (the appointed tome far their next sale). credit 'ter confidence will in a treat degree be i.-4-61.0 , 11 , '" L Notwith.tiondang this, some Into *rot vft Lord C AST LN1C.41711.4 Meritin rold ".• • 6a. per lb.: Ins (Le , e the Duke of South-Joe u at Jr.