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THE SUN REVIEW. (So. IV.) We t;;,3 day depart from the further cousidera 7 Mu of the Political Memento, to introduce to the notice of our Readers the Prospecins- of a' Work about to appear in France, an which must in a "Cmilar degree contribute to the advantage of the of Public Cause in that,Country, by showing men and things in their true light. A faithfultPortrait of BUONAPARTE, like a faithful portrait of his Friends, the Talents, is indedd a great desideratum. We trust the Editor of this useful Work brings with him to the task; abilities andinclastry equal to its Importance. We would anninmdvert upon this topic at greater length,.but the Prospectus so folly. explains the views of the Aathor, - that We need not add any thing to elucidate it: We may, however, say, that we hope' this Work Will find its way to the English Reader in a good tfansla tion. The stile of the Prospectus is easy .and Two great powers exist in man, mental and corporeal. The whole secret of tyranny is to controul both these, and to, reign equally by 'ignorance and tear. No person knew this se cret better than Napoleon BuOnaparte. During fifteen years that we have groaned under the Oppr•cisov's, sceptre, what free use were we•al lowed to • make of our reason ? what knowledge Lave we : been Remitted. to possess, even of our dearest interests ?. What mea . tis - .have been left us of learniag those.things moiit of consequence for us to knoW ? . We were, in the middle of Europt, strangers'to - Enrope ;. the thickest veil was pread over truth ; - the Nation was become the `sport of the mos*. audaciotts falsehood, and of the most outrageous political quackery. We might gine that Buoriaparte had . resolved to' make same grand experiments upon the hutnan heart, tO as certain how far he might abuse its'weakness and credulity, and to effect that through the means of • deception andof vice, which shotild . ority appear the work'of good faith and of virtue. Thus, with - out real courage, be Conceived the design of tip ' Fearing a Hero (1). " Without greatness of soul he wished to be •all mired as a superior Beim;—without religion he aspired to the honour of restoring the' altars without learning, he pretended td universal science —without humanity - he undertook to 'adorn himself with the title of Benefactor of Mankind and,. though Nature had for Med him to. be an object of terror and hatred, be wished to compel us to be hold in him an object of confidence and love.— To succeed in this project, to - what means bad be not recource ? There existed in. this Nation men - of courage who could act, write, or speak ; he made away • with then); some times by exile, sometimes by imprisonment, or even by death. He re , established. in ,(2) France' the laws against the suspected, and filled society. with informers and spies. There existed between France and the neighbouring nations a light of knowledge which might one day have placed his actions in a true point of view.. He hastened to extinguish it; shut up all communication, prohibited . all correspondence, intercepted even private letters, and decreed the blockade of the mind, as Ile had done that of the British Isles. Then were we condemned to know no thing but that of which he chose to inform 112, and the empire of falsehood rose rapidly on the ruins of truth. Then he surrounded himself with mercenary Writers, who filled France with corruption and impostures. He hired a set of vile flatterers, who were only occupied 'in boasting his exploits, in disguising his crimes, and deifying his tyranny. From one extremity of France to the other was heard nothing but this concert of voices—" Napoleon is a great man— Napoleon is the greatest of men.''Some even cried, " Napoleon is a God !" (3). " At length, after fifteen years of servility and extravagance, the worship of the idol is abolis4 ed, and truth has resumed her ;rights. It is now permitted us to spew the Heroin his real colours, and to inform the people of wb.it he has taken . so much care to conceal from them. It is a task that we have imposed upott hut - selves; a task more lionotrrable than easy ; we have collectect,hoth in France and in foreign countries, all the documents, acts, and historical monuments ,ofwhich thegloomy tyranny of Buonaparte had interdicted the publi cation: We have drawn from all the• Port-folios that have been willingly opened to us, secret in formation, and.we dare to hope that these mate- . Vials will appear absolutely .new to the greater part of our Readers. What a crowd of events is contained in the course of the fourteen years which ha' just passed ?—We shall have to paint that celebrated return from Egypt, the source of so many extraordinary events; we shall give the de- . tail of the famous day of the 18th Brumaire, and . the secret causes of that Revolution ; we shall follOw Buonaparte into Italy, in..the fields •of Marengo, - and: in all' the• Treaties contracted at the conelusion of this campaign. We shall have to publish acts relative to the pacification of La Vendee, and of the principal personages who took part in it. We shall expose the true causes of the war between France and England ; and will unveil all the impostures of pretended conspiracies, (1) Iltionaparte had nothing in him which constituted true CO aroge, He neither kneW how to bear prosperity or adver says be was bumble and without fortitude in misfortune—. . arrogant in good fortune : he ,enjoyed -R. cruel, pleasure iu maltreating his enemy after he was subdued. (2) One of Robespierre's . celebrated laws, by which per sons were apprehended and imprisoned on the almost ludi ;.crous change, ; " Ike suspicion of being suspected." 03) It was seriously askedi in some Discourse addressed.to Buunaparte, wbetber be was a God ova Mau ? MEMOIRS FOR A 11/STORY OF FRANCE, daring the Reign of NAPOLEON BUON A P A RTE, and the Ab sena- of the House of BOURBON containing, . particular etnecdotes' of the' Principal People qf the Tinze.—By J. B. SALQUES.--SiX VblS.. • Bvo. with Pates. Published-by-Subscription.. of which the Government itself was the azfthor We will trace the journal ofsome Secret Missions, undertaken in Germany and . England. - We . will give an account of the Proceedings against Gene ral Moreau, General Picherti, Georges, and of several of the Vend - earl Chiefs, \vi t bout :-attempt big the- hoist disguise. We .Will reveal all the particulars. of the assassination of the Due d'En - gheirr. — We will - give the 'faithful -history of the - Expedition to St.-Domingo, of tile Austrian Wars, . of those of Prussia, of Russia, and of Spain, and especially of those two memorable campaigns, •whose'disasters have accelerated the fall of the Tyrant, and the return of our Kings. We. will shew all that the Allied . Sovereigus have done to break our fetters, and to restore to Europe the security of peace. 'the invasion of the Rothan ' territory, the captivity of the Sovereign Pon tiff, the proscription of the Cardinals, of the Bishops, and of the Fathers of the Council, will become the objects of our - consideration wnd re . • searches. Wes will expow, as far as lies in our power, the spirit of the Institutions of Buona , parte; the Resourcel of - his Policy, and the Mys teries of his Police (the most . perverse, perhaps, that has ever existed, particularly in the latter periods of his government). In short,. we shill omit:nothing which may tend to depict this reign of horrors. in its native hues; this monstrous • tyranny, so fertile in calamities of every kind.-,-- But weinust ,first describe the infancy and 'youth of Napoleon; we must .show by what steps lie' rose to suprema poiVer. Thus . we shall trace ra pidly the different circumstances of his life, before his accession to the Consulship. We shall speak of • his conduct during"' the reign of terror ; we shall 'recall the 13th Vendendaire, when he raised himself to the Tank of • General-in-Chief on the corpses of his fellow-citizens. We shall recount his campaigns in Italy, of which lie dared to at tribute .to himielf all the glory; and that Cot respondence with the Holy See,, that work so , much boasted, in which lie had no' share ; and expedition, to Egypt, in Which .he !waded himself with so many crimes, antlterthinated with. so little honour. Finally, to turn our Readers' from these sorrowful images, and to sOften the. picture of evil by the s conternplation of good, we will , try to -trace the history of the House of Bourbon _since its exile, and the criminal cata* strophe•which has covered with most noble blood the throne of St. Louis and of Henry the IVth. . This work will appear by Numbers, of five sheets each,, which will be published regularly every , Month. We will verity our facts by documents, which will prove them when. we judge it neces sary.; we will state nothing but what is esta blished ,on the most incontestable authority ; for it -is not a satire which we wish to - compose : Faithful to the truth,. we will : tell the bad,, without concealing the 'good ; for in what other manner can we pretend to the confidence and esteem of Our Readers. We will even collect-fugitive pieces, and epigrams which have sometimes circulated in pri- ~ to the comp - anies, whenever they can be of service. .. vate history, and when they - unite political merit with interest." ja r n l e 'l7 first Number will appear in .the first fortnight DUTCH PAPERS. LEYDEN, .Tvim 17.—Letters from Porto Ter rojo mention, 014 the Sovereign of the Isle of Elba had.formed a Council of State, consisting of 12 Members, of which General Bertrand, Grand Master of the Palace, is President. We learn from Brussels, that the number of military men likely to return to Belgium, in con sequence of being dismiss-ed from the French ser vice, is estimated at •2,5,000 nien. From this we may calculate the number of men whom the con scription swept from Belgium during the period of its annexation to France. FLAARDINGEN, MAY 15.—This day our herring busses put to "sea,—an . event of the 'most joyful nature, and which we had not witnessed for many years past. The concourse of people from the neighbouring towns, on the Occasion of this na tional festival ; was extremely great. The port and river were full of yachts and boats decked out in the gayest manner, and satisfaction shone on every countenance. '.['HE .HAGUE, JUNE 15.—The States-General, whose sittings had been adjourned for some weeks, the day bctAre yesterday resumed their delibera tions. The sitting was opened by a message from the'Prince Sovereign, to the following effect : " Noble and Nighty Lords "At the moment when you resume ;,your im portant labours, it is very agreeable, to me to he able to congratulate you on the conclusion of the • general peace. "The treaty entered into between the Allied Powers and his most Chriitian Majesty presents to all nations the happy prospect of a long re pose, which will in a few years have effaced thdse traces of calamities which so many dissensions and wars have left behind them. " You will have remarked in this treaty, high and noble Lords, not witliout the most pleasing sensations, the stipulation by which our coun try, such as it has been already re-established, is, thanks to Divine,Providence and our united efforts, confirmed and guaranteed by the unani mous will of the most powerful Sovereigns of Europe. " We are convince a tliat the calm and trail quality which must arise from such circumstances, favourable in all respects, must have the most beneficial influence on your deliberations—on those laws and regulations which 17;11St extend ' - LONDON, • - " 4 'T'HI;JeS DAY,- UN.e f 23- tztb-- '•~ . . _OWCE,.I o o'Ct. • ... lYe are just fnfurmed that thg arrival of the Duke of. - WELI,,,INGTON at 15vVer has been announced by Telegraph... Immediate ,notice of this evellit was sent to the Duchess, and. the peo pie of London may now prepare to greet their new Visitor with:rejoicings . and songs. " See the conquering Hero comes !" We have just •receired French Papers to the 21st, which are extremely barren. The following are the only extracts lilt can make " EMS, JUNE 19.--Lord WELLINGTON 2S at present a,t Paris ; he will set out immediately for London. . . " MAESTRICHT, J1.72;F: l L—The French garrßon of Hamhurgh, which is on its return to .France, will, it is said, Pass throzigh our city. It Marches 'in , fire columns, and Consists, altogether, of 24;100 men, and 512$ horses. • The quantity of artillery is not known ; but it reqUires 350 horses to draw it. • The Peers kave not adopted the dreks- of the Senators ; they attend, however, in their ttam ... • . her in full dress. . • . • . " M. DE BOUTLEEIIIE is appointed Irlnsurer.of the Household to the Kt' ; ,apd 1.11. YE, for merly Valet-de-Ullimbre to Lotyis.XV.T-.. Paytuas ter of the :Military part of. tlie'lionwhold. - " 'The Puke orANG6IJLEZik'SetT. Out thiS (lay for Brest. . . • . . The nine CoMtniiteas of the Chamber of De puties have terMinated, their labojirS, .in. consi •dcring and pioposing the neeess:iry orders for., the regulation's of the proceedings of the Chamber.— Each Committee has appointed a Reporter. " We were led into an error in announcing that the Prince de BENEVENTO had been made 'a Grandee of Spain of the first class. The mistake arose from King FERDINAND having given the Order of'the Golden Fleece to the Regent of Errs- I.AND, the Emperor of RUiSIA, and the King of A t PitligsiA, to the th:lie of NITELLrNaToiI , on" -it Prince of BENZ VENT°. " Among the Foreignth.therals who this Trw riv ing had. the honour to pay their cotAt t 0 ti le KigG, was the Doke of WELLINGTON. - 0 " General Count Gcriz is now the„Prt 42. Charge d'Affaires in France. Baran fltime° l ' v will, it is Said, reside in Paris, as Minister Pie': nipQtentiary; as soot} as the affairs of the C °11 : . press at-Vienna have terminated. a lel " Prince I,III.TENE ,' at - presnt oceopies l,is d in•the Rue de Bourbon. Marshal I,lAssrNA at a villa near Paris. be e° Zunicm, JUNE 11.--TraEfitlillity 1135 restored at Soleure." • There is a report in cireulatlon i of a reri c°9le between a Fren c h anajtussian force in te" lire trust it is unfounded. • • We this day continue our Extracts from? ricati . Papers . ; some . which we orcrlook .ed , , fore are rather interesti ng , p art i cu l ar ly the ":0; kee account of the ternzination of the 4 4° 1 , 1 ;1 on Lake Ch am pl a i n . We iinagiue they these were only the beginning: . • Mr.ATETH UEN'S Motion, respectin ,, ther ri ..... , s• of , , conies on to-flight in the Conin t-n li b, WALES The Party think they have discovered i 7 t ills . s to t iect the c . ' perpetual motion:" ft is rob - t o' some interesting facts may be disclOed i'cl 3ti° , ,fl.. . . the marriage of en Illustrious voimg kersooB' • • 'The abilities of the Opposition, in the o‘ ‘ ' '' Foga° sticating prophe c i es , h ave b een long nt' S and acknowledged : fo-day they afford us 39 t . e tts' ainple of criticism upon what malt tc t i l place. Clever rogues r who can not 00 1 Y what...is to happen, hut . find subjects for version to the' iniscieeds , yet to be done by °ti r o capable' Ministers ! The s Party .Orgai ll ' 1 1 .1! throwing out some oracular hints About way he discovered - wrong in the Treaty of 1)4 a 'goes on to anticipate what nray be further 01 in the Congress at Vienna. cig i' " BUt we desire to a s ce rtain," says t a 1 .5 O'er lant !artisan, " whether the character O' " land—her 'rank inthe'Councils of Enr 0 .1 31:.--- s bs .I`..just.claims to wei g ht in t' 1 I wh ich Ile t efllllll4 t bc " made of a moral nature, in return for % 5 11 cri t, " sacrifices to which she was VI to Co ' . 0, , _ • . . have,' been attended to ; and whether , o?r" r r tO " cgn4ll4 in fix Negocia4ion„ we are ill" Jo' 1 s n ". at the approacan Congres-A, •` 7 'L le ° 3c,, cc lilienc a 8 our exertions,' our TICTSCV erA o i,, co " 5t14055, oni• disinterestedness t‘ " mon.Cause',' entitle us to . enjoy --' It is 'really .a. pity that these (i:Leine"' !° 0 11 tel di ind - e6ough o f f au lt,in t h e ex i st i ng T r ea,tr ii 4 0 0 ; must travel ri fy...7ntioshbea forward for impartial cens ur° E r r ' do c i,::.. cl e w s .ie uffi l. cie l i V lt o ly ul c d op n i o o t us tl:e op S t l ' t e r v e c : r ; , a of l ... 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Mr. WHITBREAD _ the and . re o s u t t l ;I s i s ei B w r I c s w I e l i e . 1 0 : ; 11' 1: 1 1 : 1 1 ; 1 1 1: ' i414 1. ; - :former ''' _ . What does reffeilon real? the most severe colvil)':, 1 - • • upon his political conduct for the last ten Y eg ": e commcut which demonstrates that his acts of a vi lent Party man, and not of a patriotic 0rt7,0 dependent Senator. He protests, (because it i' lier work of his adversaries) . that be would 1 3 . 0 to to continue the war for ever than have cor e ' trade for i ti oi 'allow Pranee'to carry on a. slave 'years: What - then were his motives, atifi., ,Il Annie in the last three Sessions of radian, .e(1, - l y (led"' ,daring winch -be has incessassaut ~ co and ma ke P ea that there was no period so fit to lie 1)0° with BIJONAPART2 as •that at which '• , 0 tic 0 Ile 11°"' I bl . plow t " his usual harangue i 1 - :Hi be not • r t ., tie to i'tsobyftergeguteinlattl•y'Meolt.eionn's,nl7ced";;P3nlel 0 Slave .. g Buc)NAPARTE Would not abolish the '"'" .. o Ce ci pe, with him on worse terms, in this r Oh' _at all ?, b e tho u - . lf How then would be have trl a( „ le t., !i t e m" with the BOURBONS ? Was it because : AlriC 3 ' Slavery would not be so heavily of ''' it if; there existed a similar slavery tQ COl'llit°l34.3C4 tF ti e( c on Are Ml 4 t IV( 114e"1 ~,. -• ~ e S~i ~~~' ~a ~r~,.. and sfeate more ar►,d more ti►e prosperity and • glory of the country." 'Vie States General, deliberating on the above cornuntuions, resolved to, testily, in a solen/n nia,nner,, the gl6t satisfaction ‘vhich it excited ,among them ; awl in'coriiegnenee Messrs. StFen gracht van Osterland and Peters van Cattenbrock, dekgated for that purpose, yesterday .presented to his Royal Highness, in- the name of the States General, the fallowing Address : « Illustrious Ptina and Lord! " Nothing could induce the States General to . resume their labours with greater zeal and satis-: faction than the communication which' your Royal Highness has graciouslymadeto them of the con clusion of a..general peace. " If they learn Vt'ith transport, asimen and mem- . bers of the great society of nations, that a period has at length been put to the shedding of so much human blood, to the dissentious and calamities which, in all parts of the world, produced cries of misery and despair, how much more reason have they, now as inhabitants,of the "United Pro vinces and the representatives of their people, to rejoice in beholding, under the will of Providence,. their country entire, and its independence and in tegrity acknowledged, established, and guaran teed by the greatest Monarchs of Europe. "',The States-General, penetrated with- senti ments Of gratitude towards the Supreme Being, to whom they humbly ascribe their safety and preservation, are also grateful, illustrious Sore- reign, for the numerous efforts which your. Royal Highness has exerted: with so much energy and zeal, to . attain that salutary object, to restore to .. the country its ancient domestic . prosperity, and to procure for it abroad that consideration and re spect which it formerly enjoyed ,among the na tions.of'Europe. They have the honour to con gratulate your Royal Highness on the success of these efforts ; assuring you at the same time of their promptitude and zeal to concur with your Royal Highness in the advancement of this great object:' Dublin, I Waterford. Dor —1 Lisbon, .1 ILA lap(l, 2 Ciottenburgb, .1 Dublin.. PRICE or STOCKS - 'Tins DAY AT Twcrxr WchocK. / 3 per cent. RedW:. - 4 -- - Bank Long Antr. 161 13-16ths 8 per Cent. Cons. shut India Bonds, Os. 4s. pr. 4 per Cent. Cons. ,!, , fi . • I.:x4eq. lii l .ls;2s. pr. 2s. dis. 5 per Ct.Naq Ann. •sinat f N'4llV Omnillll ' 1 3 a , 5 per Cent. 1797, 1 Cciusols kn . Juiy, 701-1 -- E. EYTON, Stnel7Brolier,'No. 2, Cornhill, and No. I . d; Covenfry-street. 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