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the Mere, the *Vie. or rather the Vevey of France, already tao unfortunate in having . their children, their relations, and their friers& in the Trench a rmies, may ;ire the inevitable fate prepared for them by the cruelty of a monster, who, having been disimpoiored io. his plans of conquest, makes a last effort; persuading hinsself, without doubt, that by these Means he will find no diffioulty in subjecting a nation, which never ceases to *hew the superlative contempt with which it tvgards such threats, and w hose greatness of ',out inerfa eel so wonderfully in its reverses, that the Tyrant of Prance should in future he convinced, that all his forret% and these of his allies, are far from being sufficient to subdue a people, who have sworn to defesid their . rights„ end to maintain them with rupee perseverance and biavery. His M 4jetty has ordered me to communicate this Royal Order to you, that 'it &ay be piiblislied,yir culated, and afterwards carried lulu execution, (Signed) Eusgato hs BARDAiI Si; AZAIII. Cadiz, Aug. 15, 11110, . )111R. itOSCorS PAMPHLET. riTRACT FROM A PAMPHLET JOST eust.isnco. INTITLED " SURF OBSERVATIONS ON TUE ADDRESS TO NIS MAJESTY, PROPoSED RV SARI. OftsT, IN VIE OMAR OF Loans, OR TUB 13TH JusE. ftlo 14 That there should he a necessity, in the pre seat times, to enforce by arguments, truths which ire is themselves evident, is really melancholy ; but such is the dread of the power of France that has pervaded every rank and description of persons in this country, that they dare no longer trust, either to the dictates of their earn reason, or to the evidence of their senates. Lct us, how ever, minnow., in compliment to their appro. bensions, that on some dark winter's night, der ing the interval of a treacherous peace, a naval force should be provided by our enemies, which at break of Jay should 'nail a numerous army on our own shores--Is there a British head or a British beau, that in contemplating the schiestemenia of our countrymen in Egypt. in Italy, in Spain, in every Part of the glebe iu which they have beets pieced in hostile arrey against the enemy. could feel a doubt of the result! But if such have been their courage and success in distant lands. what would be their efforts on their own shores, against an enemy who're power they have deCed, whose superiority they acorn, and whose treachery they would detest ? If under the supposition of an event, the occurrence of which defies probability, and noir es common sense--.the iamb* of Eat lard by France in a time of profound pewee•-••ive shOuld for one moment de-pair of making an etc teal resistance, or of inflicting upon our invaders • deserved and speedy vengeance, we are already ripe for the yoke, and onght to submit, without a murmur, to any fate that dray await us. 1. Few has, hnWeeer, no bounds, and national feats act as as epidemic. It may therefore. per haps, be slid, that although uo 4 prepara tions may. eluting a itate of peace, be Made by France for the destroetion of thii country. yet that such a state will afford our enemies an op portuany of building a nary, in the various ports now under their authority. to be ready for effect ing their purpose in case of a rupture. the causes of which are always in the power of tither party. This, however, Is, in fact, only a recurrence to the former argument, and consequently admiti Of a similar reply. Ships cannot be built and navies formed In secret ; and if such preparatidas wens made, beyond the extent which the exigences • of a country in a state of peace might require, they would first become the proper object of re eneuntrance, midi for want of explanation, of hostile interference. upon the admitted principle before stated: but, independent of this, it may justly be °harm& that the period of peace is not the time in which a navy can be formed. It is not bulks, and ropes, and canvass alone that constitute a navy: in order to render it complete and for midable, skilful commanders and hardy and ex perienced seamen are required, and these can only be obtained by • lung course of hostile die tipline. That France should ever arrive at such is degree of maritime power as to become formi dable to this country, there is but one chance, sod that is, by our continuance of the peteent cur. In the early periods of her revolt:Bon, France was not less inferior to her numerous adversaries iu military strength, resources, and experience, than she is now 1:1 naval power to this country; yet, being driven on by her m oires either to submission or resi-taitce, she has, amidst dangers and calamities, internal dissen . ohm and external war, fought her way through derision, defeat, and disgrace, not only to vie toil and indepenienca, hut to au unexampled degree of military power and glory, In admitting therefore with Lord Grey. that one enemy now Fluids at his disposal the resources cf all those ma ritime powers, who, in former times, hare even dia. paled with uarselres the expire the sect, let is slot seauto ily and unnecessarily compel him, for Lis Own defence, to cull those powers into action. After having united with our allies to render him great by land, let us now at least take core IND, we do nut render him great by sea. At pros: rit his navir%err growing in the woods, and his seamen tilling the field., or tilling the ranks of his armies. Let its be mullions how we compel them to op ;kin in more foriniilolil-! situation_. Alen act wit without motives; and without Mar 1100114 y, out adversary eau have uo atlegni.te karma for tn. gaging in the fish of forming a *swat establish meat that may rival that of this country. In the prtfetal situation of the globe. he is already su perior to every other naval power. and can there fore entertain no fear bid from auywisei. Even our maritime strength is to him nn lezitimate abject of envy. Ships, cninnies, and commerce, • which are to n s of iatlisprntible neceotity, are to him only of sece.idery imp•irtanee. The attempt to attain them would only involve him in new contests. which it is his true interest to avoid ; and notwithstanding his memorable language re- specliag them, which produced such a _sensation in this couutry, there is little probability of his directing his efforts to this purpo.e ; otherwi.e, he would nor, in the negotiations of mid, hive proposed to divest France of an important a por tion of her colonial pnseessiona in both the East and West Indies. It is therefore apparent, that if France ever become a great naval power, Eng land most not only censorl her to the necessity of it, but mint undertake to be her instructor ; and that for making an attempt which must tic- cessarily employ so large a proportion of her re sources, she can have no motive but the expec tation or terminatinpv, a war, the continuance of which cannot fail, from the nature and extent of mar strength, to be the perpetual object of her vigilance and her apprehension. " Dismissing, however, the vague and chimerical fears which we have hitherto continued, it may be reasonably itthaittea that France, although •nslsle to reduce this country to the condition of a dependant State, may yet, during a season of trasguillitye interrupt her progress and en croach upon her prosperity; and that it is there- fore.etvr ioterest, at ell event. and by every por obi* exertion, to diiitinish that power which we shall otherwise have perpetual reason to dread. in reply to this. it might be observed. that the Creator of the nuirerse has not so di.posed his wort•. that the prosperity or aggrandizement of one State must necessarily imply the debasement or misfortune of another ; and that the two great communities of Great Britain and France are not less catewlated to assist each other in the cause of national hnuau► sal felicity. than they are to op pose each other by arms and violence. It most, however. unhappily be admitted, that so fortunate a result must be the offspring of more gene rous sentiments. and mare ealightenel views, than are et present to be expected from the recent conduct of either of these two powerful countries and that until inch an event tapes place, it will he incumbent upon us, by every fair and instiflable effort, to maintain ourselves upon an equalit►, at least, with our rival State ; but it would be no leis eriminal than it would he Owned. to suppose that the mere superiority of one State is a sufficient ground for the pe►manent hostility of another.-- In the community of nations. as in that of ind - triduels. providence has determin►d that there shall be degrees of pre-eminence ; and it is no more justifiable to attack a natina by war. on account only of its superior strength or greatneis, than it would he in private life to assassinate every person of higher rank than oureelves. It is only by in dustry.• by integrity. by knowledr. by the encou ragement of enlarged ■nd virtuous sentimentl, by the cultivation of the human mind its every department of science and or art, that we ought to contend for superiority over others. It is bf. Such contexts only, that the human race can be ef fectually improved, and it is these clone that coun teract the calamities which the brutal struggles of physical strength have hitherto indicted upon mankind. These sentiments are given to the winds.— Jealousy will continue to exasperate, and war to decide, the coutests of r:val States. We will there fore suppose, that it is. in itself, highly expedient fur this country to humiliate the pride, and diminish die power of France. Vet we most at the same time be permitted to doubt, whether to desirable an event is likely to be obtained by a further pro accolinn of the war. To what is the present mg eandizement of France, so amply dwelt upon by Lord Grey, to be attributed ? or why have we to lament the more 'formidable position which she has now aeinmed with respect to the rest of Eurttie ? Is it because we made au nuoilvised and imprudent peace aith her. and thereby gave her an opportunity of taking measures for her pre sent aggrandiiement ? Or have we not, on the contrary, exerted all our earls to oppose he► in every part of the globe where there was any prospect of success ? Illid his Lordship been fortunate enough to have restored peace to Eu rope in 1806, what would probably have been the situation of France ■t tnis ino.nent ? Is it certain, or is it even probable, that Austria would again have been compelled to bite the dust, and Proteins have hren destrered• as on in- dependent state? Is it likely that Rossi'. See den, and Denmark, would have been found at this time in strict alliance with Ermice ? Is it even certaiu, that if Bonaparte had not found an inflexible enemy in this country, against whom he wished to obtain new resources and new points of attack, ht world have attempted the subjuga tion of Spain and Portugal ? Would he at this mo ment have found himself the undisputed dictator of the Continent of Europe ? Or would a daughter of the House of Austria have been the partner of Isis throne ? It is then, in all pretpel.ilits:, because a recenteiliation with France di I not take place, that we have now to regret the extended authority V. tsar enenty,and the mere formidable attitude which he has assumed with respect ta what remains of the independence 6f Europe. Whist might have been the present posture of affairs. in case of such a pacificatioti, cannot indeed I.c precisely determined; lint we may with confidence assert, that no cireuai stagers could have occurred, which could : have contributed to the aggrandizement of the French ruler, in any degree to be compared with what has actually taken place. It is indeed. true, that from the origin of the present contest, eve'' , effort that has been made to limit the dominion and repress the -power of France, has tended only to increase them ; yet the period iu which this extraordinary arcesion has taken place, is, pre cisely that, between the nriotiations in lao6, end the present time. ILuetia, Prussia, Austria, Swe den, Denmark, Spain. and Portugal, with a very considerable portion of Germ nay and [.sly, might have been rescued from the authority, or secured from the influence of the enemy. E'..en Hanover might yet have been under the dominion of the House of Brunswick; and the French Emperor, al though greatly aggrandized by the folly, the per tinacity, and the weakness of former Ministeta of this country, would have found a termination. if tint of his ambition; at least of the means if gratifying it, in the tranquillity of a general peace. T 3' DItiTISH PRESS. LON DON, SATURDAY, SEPTCYCIIII 13. No further al:likes have been received from I.nrd WELL! NUTOK ; but a greet mass of intelligence has been communicated in private accounts and letters from various parts of the Spanish Peninsula. Now that the attention of the Crand Army of France is occupied by the Allies on the Portuguese frontier, the people of Spain have an opportunity Of shelving themselves. If ever they can make an effort for their deliveraoce, she present is the moment; rod we are happy to find that the inhabitants are aware of this situation, and eve ry where appear obedient to the call of their country. The gallant conduct of Tortosa we have already bad occasion to notice. Barcelona we find is so closely watched, that not a man nor an ounce of provisions can en' r it; and e , s to C uliz, it is almost soy thing but a besieged tea n.— Nothing can more distinctly shew the security which the inhabitants feel, than the late drafts made from the garrison to reinforce Lord W ELLIN GTO army; and the Expedition which lately sailed from it, the militaiy part under General LACK, and the naval under Capt. Commas of the Implacable. This Eapeditioo was considered only part of a cons hilted plan of operations. Its first object, it was supposed, would be the defeat or dispervion of Duke of D'Annemotaa's corps, about fiftien hundred strong, which was committing every spe cies of depredatioh in the neighbourhood of Huelva. Having performed this service, its next object would probably be to form a junction with • co rr of the •rmy of BA LLASTEKOS, in the vicinity of Seville', which had defeated the army of Mamie. fix this action, Morrten, who bad falleo in with Bat.. LASTIROS at the foot of the Sierra Morena,attacked him with great impetuosity. The latter made a gal lant resistance ; but the French having turned one of his wings, the fortune of the day was likely to be in their favour, when Caaaaaa arrived with a body of Spanish cavalry, and, dashing in among the enemy's ranks, pas them to flight, forcing them to retreat to Seville in great disorder.— The French army left to carry on the siege of Ca dii, is not estimated at more than 18,000 men, and its weakness and embarrassment {oust be apparent, when sa small • force as that under Lac, could venture to throw itself iu its rear, and penetrate to Seville ; while the •rmy of BLAKE was ad- yawing into Andalusia from Murcia. These combined operations. if executed M ath success, world probably have the effect of ralsing the i siege of Cadiz. With the united armies of BLARE. I HALLAM/LOS. aid LAct, acting in the rear of the besieging army, and cutting off all its supplies and rerources, it would be placed in a most perilous situation, without any hopes of safety but retreat. I A violent storm was experienced nn the Postern coast. on Wednesday last. The fleet bound to the 1311:tie. nbout seventy sail. under convoy of the Pandora sloop of war, and Starling gun-hrig, lying in 11.i7eley lisy, sustained considerable dainsge, try sown of the ships drifting, anti obliging ntlit•rs to cut ; about SO ships lost their anchors. Several vessels also lost their anchors in the Downs. A German paper states, muter the head of Milan, Afloat 1, that the Duke of OTRANTO (Fouoir) departed from I,eghnru, whrre he had stopped for a few day% on the ►id July; but it was nut kuown what rued he took. • Letters have been received from Oporto of so recent • date as the Ist instant. A good deal of fear and suspicion appear to exist in that city. The letters state. that there have been some distur b:laces in conseneence of the posting of several lib-Is against persons in various departments of the State. which has occasioned the arrest of some in dividuals, who are said to have correstioadence with the French ; and that it was feared all the ex ' ertions of the allies would not he oriole to pre:.erve at from a snit from the enemy. At Oporto nothing was known of the operations of Jowls army, which had entered Tra les Moates. •at * ''& 74.ltti• * Y•z^.... • • sw.• LIPERPOOL, S& -PT. 12. This town is at prts•nt favoured «hit the pony of Admiral Sir Sulu, Smith. This d * Offictr. whose exploits have uterin e icy tlo.admirntinit End attachment of the whole tun, !mimed through Almscheater on Saturday. 11, w a s th e re wailed silos tta &potatio n of gentle. men. and to a public dinner et the change. on which occasion the principal tints ..r that toms were prevent. It'hen hr si Wirrington ni e t , the horses were t s k en G um riuge, and lie was drawn thuingh the wtrrptliarm,j4 the conieratulAtimis of a vast coneouree of p e tsl 4 ,. Sir Sidney arrived here late on Moodily erelong, and yesterday morning waited upon the Mayer,l,4 • afterwards, by .ererd genthinea, inspected the To the Ath.-iimons, the 14. mein, the Rotunda. and the Union Rooms. lle spent some time iii the latter iii viewing the Uri. with which he expressed greatly gratified. After ihts, h e returne d to t h e Exel.sogr,* a here he was m e t by th e b o d y o f tworchauts there assembled. and hailed by repeated cheers. Cos s entering the Exchange -tooth, he was again tract heartily saluted by incessant cheers, and hr re ceived the save compliment at the Underwriter.% rwrim. Oa Saturday neiet he dines in public with the Mayor in the Town-hall. With these toke ns 4 reepeet every heart beats in unison. Thec reit forth our warmest congratulations. TI e *lnch decks the brow of ilic patriotic •srr.or ever green ; it is not to he Ideated by tory, a le corroded by lime; bnt it becomes a more ple,na g decoratinn when jiiinerl with the festive wreath,, ; . d by the hands of a grateful country. I t nis the Int of many ancient heroes, that their unlit, were left poly for posterity to appreciate ; hat it may be the boost or the heroes of Great P , 11,11, that whilst they erect a name and an example to future yeina, yet living 'hey ore honoured aioi the hohest applause and the warns feelings of then lel lo*-eitieens. Hie Rapti Ritihnes. the Duke of Youirdll larr talc) this day. far Wiatd.or. The Gds! or Essex will give a grand diurria morrow, so C.4.lll,,hury.hos.e. The puke and I),ichrier of Makedioaoccaldt tows yetoerrloN, fur Brighton. Lord Gtirpta arid Lady WILLOUGHBY nor 4! on Thursday at thei r ho use , Wh it , h a ll, f low erstershire. ' f• Lord He VIII mut is, gone to ins feat, Notn4 court, D. eette.l ire . ; where r«rrl perro,,s of tsioiue lion ore ottrecte.l for the Anew% Mt 4,0 n. The Rm. and Night Ref. the Lord Mahon a EICTEI arriVid at his Palace, in that city, reek. Sr %Smut and Lally LOPPZ me a fra I II and supper, oia Tuesday night. et M..ristel Home, in Devonshire. to • comPoPY nl 3541 "4 piincipvl gent;etnen of the county, and Una t dirt and daughters. • Lord ROIIaRT FITTOERALD arrivedr. ' rterdeg sl his house in Clarges-struei, Piccaditly, front Col' teohnrn. Hie Lady mind Istudy are gone into Do vonshire. The I lettarrivals nt Cheltenhnm arr— y Crewe, Lady Lae infirm, Lady Hipi.reerr. Mrs. Leith, Air %Via. and Lady Rui.b, Sir Wm. Ben, 51,j Givers% Dunn, Colonel Courtenry, Colnnel Merle.., Mont-Colenel Stithetivid, Limitelsant•Colonel Rid. , ,. f leis nut Sirs. Ferrer, Capisin s.d Mrs o.midnii, Opt Runes, Citrons Timmer, Captain LITIXIII, 1.), i /as i., 3 D 3 r r. and e. Roper, Rev J. add Mrs. Jemmy, Ca. i Ainphktt, Rey. I)rlardareke, Rev. %V. Planer, tirr.. Dal, Mr. Burial and family, Mr. sail Mrs Grairrlio , 1. , Mr. add %frt. Oittell, Mr. sad Mn. Willpiß, Mr aril ?In Cawley, Mr rod Mrs. Briairidee, Mr. and Mrs. Fenn., 1.11 read Mrs. Parana, Mr. awl Mrs Hatherell, Mr. NM do %Viler., Mr aid Mra. Diadley, Mr. and %Ire. B. linens,* sod Mrs.-tibnisoe, Lierteaant Chatterton, M. eie. The last Spanish Papers make hotsourahle on, bon of a General M ems°. Tlsis is the first 1m the Merinos made a figure in battle. Ailler the Tn jun war, when AJAX encountered a fios k of sloop M•. JORDAN was to perform the pr.; of &shirr in SHAX•PIARL'S comedy of Much ado aboCt tithog, and Clara, in KKK NET'S lifer ssi stiutreisssi no Thursday, at CheltesshAsn ; mut this 1411, 111 last of her engagement, that of Helen irssfrio Mr. AnnuLD's comedy of Mal and Wife. 1 , 41 3 . °RD" wi ll perform two nights inn:" bt ivre wares Cheltenham; on the Ise of wiii• Is sit say ailing fur ever to her liberal admirers to ti fashionable place. Mr. Mca urn, we are much concerned ts is confined with a violent it of the gout at pool. The Birmingham Theatre will close fur ter so KW On Nimulq neut. Wedvvvifey. a Mr. GRAM IN undertook , f wager of 10 guineas, to . 4 4) three vines front the 'hole of St. Paul's to the cotaro c; down again, while a Mr. CitAsT r tt 404 G 11,40,151 accomplished his undertakioz In minute,, and found GIANT with 3M opttn otainiti4 ! Private letters from the Bri•ialt army in Potful annoulire the death of tin- Hots. Capt. -;1 second !mother of. Lord CASTLE eti; 4G A a I . 'l , has Liten .eat off to Ireland to comotunivt'e It Il.cting intelligence to Lord CA.511.EL1F.A614. •rrtved I itely in that coition . , front L ~,,, " 1,. way of Portretrick and Donitighade... C q ii Honourable T. H. STEWAIM MA* the thlnt the Earl of LONDONDERRY. Hr h.nt s i•a- , Pleled his loth year, having been born the -27' 1 Augn.t 1790.—He was a very Bur t 00.1 luau. was coosidoreil a very promising Ott ei r. The Bank Volunteers mustered at .oven yeuerd.ty inori,ing. in their new cliott-s, rade in the Royal Exrherrxes 3 0 Lu'' heir full hand placing to Moorfieh:-. ar: were suspected by the Governor of t marched itt review order and prea-nitil LIT rt which they weee disrninted. Toe mue , to better Liviintage than in their Ion" r P_ the present 1110 a regulation dress. et must of optctatutis trite present. ;1 WA ( The erforn 111* h rlight itit.d. ld.tur roq pal or low fu Waa Gaper which, In 4 lid • Pt"' jr* ed wa.