The Sun. — London, England, 1817-09-19 00:00:00

FOR Tfi E SUN; LETTER NT, ON PATRIOTS. MR EDITOR,—After the experience which the word has had of their temper and dispositions, it- will hardly be thought an exaggeration to say, as I do from my soul, that of all the creatures which wear the human shape, or, approach to it, there is none so truly odious as a Jacobin, when softened down, if that he any softening, into an English Democrat, or Patriot, as it calls itself (Heaven bless the mark !) it is not much improv ed.. Observing the powerful tendency of the ptintiples of these men to deteriorate and debase the hurnin mind," have long meditated to send you an' ssay on the demoralizing effects of political discontent, in which my object would have been to shew thtit the constant practice of censure, ca lumny, and abuse, can give exercise only to the worst passions of the human soul, 'to malice, envy, hatred, a nd revenge ; which when become habitual, to the exclusion of all the nobler feel- • jugs,: must at , length cothPletely . diabolize (if I may b e . illowed the term) th e unhappy wretch who has so tnisetnployed his natural powers. This truth would admit, not only of ample exemplifica tion from fact, but also of a clear demonstration, a prioii,—that from *Lich causes such effects must Nit I am spared the labour of this discussion, by thevolontary confession of a notorious offender in this line*; who, wishing to gain credit for sagacity, and careless of- a►+y other credit, has sent forth two maxims, the truth of which was doubtless demonstrated to him by his own 'mart. 1 . That " Spleen is the Soul of Patriotism " 2. That I' rite definition of a true Patriot is a gobd haler." .10 the former of these, the author has added, " and of public good ;"—which being only non tense, I notice no further; for how spleen can he the soul 'of public good, we may leave the author 1.13 interpret at his leisure. What kind of patriotism, and what• kind of pa triot, these definitions indicate, it cannot be ne cessary to exolain. Patriot originally meant, a Lover of Ins country. To . hatred it had no kindred or affinity ; but implietta devoted zeal and affection for his country, and her interests. Her enemies certainly such a Patriot did not love. He would oppose and counteract them by all honest means. But it was . with generous, not malignant feelings ; and when he had de stroyed their power of doing injury, he re tained no rancour against them. They he ea me indifferent to him. But the Patriot, `described by the definition, is the man, who, of all others, least deserves the name the sour Ja cobin ; the spleneti c D emocrat ; th e true invete zate Opposition railer ; the creature and the inter pre7er of envy, hatred, malice, and every evil passion. He. to whom all this beauteous earth seems barren, except the quick-sands of demo cracy ; whom neuter public worth can please, nor public glory warm The man whose love, if it attaches to any thing, selects by preference the enemies of his country. TP ,, se he delvnds, these be extols, these he panegyi izes. Towards all ot!!ces he is a good, that Is A complete hater He has not a single thought which i• not sugg este d by hatred. Sple en i s li te r a lly t he soul of his pre tended patriotism ; and T imiNti it is not in fact possible that spleen should ever produce good, either public or private, yet in his eyes it seems a virtue. He has said, with his great archetype, " evil be thou my good," and on that amiable , motive he acts steadily, and without deviation A good luster indeed lie is, that is, a skilful one : for he can extract the matter of his hatred from thin gs in themselves most lovely ; and, like the viper, can mature his poison • eve n from the . best of food. Do you doubt the truth of this conclnsio n Look at the Vic( before you. Behold a man, who has been wilting as the slave of party, for a series patriotic papers ; wh o , of years, what he calls when he sits down quietly in his closet, to ana lyze his own feelings, and trace his secret motives, is unable to conceal from his own, eyes, and h as not prudence to hide from th e public, the glaring, though disgraceful truth, that all his patriotism has been spleen ; and his pretended zeal for his Country, only rank hatred of her Government, lo to Um ions, Laws, Customs, and Public Charagter To make her the object of his love, he must-alto gether change, or, as he ca ll s it, reform her.• He must make her mean, malicibus, cruel, and jaCO hinical, like himself ; and then, perhaps, he may begin to be a real Patriot. SOMERS. • This is the same Essayist hs whose eyes Mr. Pitt bad no kind of Virtue; nor any talent beyond a command of m ords. The crowd assembled round the Grand 'Jury room and in the hall of the Cletkenwell Sessions house is immense. During the time that the So licitors were waiting to be called in with their witnesses, a gentleman of the profession was robbed of his gold watch. He immediately com municated this robbery to the Chairman, who di rected the High Constable to be sent for : on hi s appearance with his list of constables, they were called over, and sev.,ral of those summoned to attend on duty heiug absent, the Chairman order ed them to be fined each 40s. at the same time he observed that it was a disgrace to the Police that they did not attend to their duty. He warned the High Constable to be circumspect, and to watch the conduct of his inferiors, and to take especial care that all suspicions characters should be taken into custody. The High Constable pro snised to attend to the command of the Court. INTERESTING CONINIUNICATION FROM ST. HELENA. (From the Morning Chronicle of this Day.) The foll.mv i lig Memorandum of Observations made by tivorfanaira in a conversation with some Entf,lol Gentlealea lAtely at St. Helena, has been transmitted to us from that ,bland. We have the most positive :assurances given to us of the narra. tive being accurate (though we have not all tha passed at length) 3 and it is worthy of the parti. cular attention of the Public. If it should turn out that any passages are in the slightest degree incorrect, we shall make it our business to point out and rectify the mistake : MEMORANDUM OF OBSERVATIONS MADE by Btlo NAPARTE IN A CONVERSATION WITH SOMi GEN TLEMEN WHO. LATELY TOUCHED AT ST. HELENA, IN THEIR WAY TO ENGLAND. " After the usual salutations ; Buonaparte d offed to Gardanne's mission, by observing, that he had shewu the road from Constantinople to Persia—then rapidly adverting to India, he asked what the Russiapa• were about on their Asiatic Fronrier ? Aod.with little attention to th e re .• proceeded to speak of the powers of the different ,Sovereigns, and of their views. The Russians, he said, were the most formidable people in Europe-sEnghind and France had not the same military advantages,, although their troops had more mural power than any of the other nations. A Frenchman on becoming a soldier leaves a better_ country than any that he can be called to serve in— and the Englishman-in general finds himself worse off abroad than at home—so that only the refuse of the population is inclined io enter the army. The Mission, on the contrary, ceases to be a miserable slave, and becomes literally a free man when he quits Russia. He improves his Condition ; he finds coincorts which he never could enjoy at home ; and consequently Alex ander might increase his Army to airy amount upon service out of his own dominions, mid if he oronised Poland well, he would secure the com mand of Europe, • Alexander's object had always been to take Constantinople, but he, Napoleon, had tli , •incdy told him that he never would permit . the Greek Cross ro be placed on the CCOWn of the Czar. Atistria was willing to assist the views of Russia, if she 'herself was to be guaranteed in the possessionat heProvinces con iguousto the' Turkish frontier—so that France and England would he left alone to defend Turkey In speaking of the power of liwsia for objects of conquest, he said the Cos sacks were formidable, not so much from their numbers as their peculiar Ability to endure priva tions in traversing unknown countries. They also resembled the Bedouin Arabs in the gift of visior—so great iu this respect was the faculty of the Bedoui is, that when in Egypt upon an occa sion when he wished by means of his telescope to observe a body of men that appeared on the Ho rizon, he had scarcely levelled his glass when a Bedouin near him recognized %sill) the naked eye another Bedouin, and described his dress, &c. so as to distingnish 'the tribe to which he belonged. " England, lie said, could never beeome a Con tinental Power. Forty-five thousand men, with all Ihe bravery of the elation, could never give her authority on the Continent. A naval and corns mercial system was alone adapted to her situation, and could alone preserve her from the nth' with which she was threatened. - Lord Wellesley was right in saying that her distress was permanent. Lord Castlereagh had made himself a Courtier to the Sovereigns, and had neglected, the interests of E:tgland. England was like the dog looking at its shadow in the water, and who dropt the meat out of its mouth. If there had been aw able Mi nister in the British Cabinet at the arrangement of the affairs of Europe, the terms. of the peace would have been very different from those con cluded on. The utmost possible extension of com merce, and a total relinquishment of -cern tinental military ambition, could alone rescue • England from its present difficulties. • The King of Por tugal should have been made to grant five years' exclusive privilege of trade with the Brazils, as the price of his Portuguese Throne. " In former times, the English Ministers had made peace like merchants, and bad filled the pockets of their country. The resent Ministers had set up for Gentlemen, and had ruined them , selves. " In the year 1783, England threatened to go to war again, if France did nut agree to the Com mercial Ti eaty, which speedily ruined her. The French Ministers were obliged to accede to the demand, as they had no money, though the consequences were foreseen. 'Theo-documents in the Bureau des Affaires Etrangeres would prove this anecdote. England, in throwing away the advantage of her naval power, acted like Francis at Pavia, who having stationed a battery of 45 pieces of .cannon (in those days a numerous force of artillery), and which battery would have assured hint the , victory, interposed ittrts'elf and his Bens 'd'armerie between the guni airtzl the hostile line, so that t hey could not fse; and drawing his magnificent grand sabre, he lost the' battle„ The naval blockade was like rubbing the body with oil to prevent perspiration, and then' suffering (as my face does at this, moment, - said Buonaparte) an eruption from the want t of it.-- If England made use o f h e r m ar iti me superio rity, she might send Ambassadors to command Foreign Courts. Now she was insulted with pro ltibitory Decrees in every petty State. IVith forty five thousand men, he repeated again and again, England can never become a Continental Power besides, the attempt would be fatal to that free Constitution in which the English so justly pride themselves, and which, in truth, has been the source of her extraordinary power, commensurate with her extent.' What had been the result orlier military efforts - 4 She had got possession of his person, and-en opportunity to shew her want of: generosity. She had disturbed the legitimacy of Thrones, since he was the lawful Sovereign of France. He wished for general peace, us it was his true interest, and the only way by whiCh lie could be relieved /TOM the rock on which he was now confined. " He then entered into a long personal tirade against Governor Lowe, on the treatment he had NIAILS. ARRIVED— I Holland, 1 Guernsey and Jersey, 1 Dublin DUE..-1 Malta, 1 Waterford. THE SUN. soLEm Quis nteEne rAusum AUDCAT LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1817. The Paris Papers of Tuesday last, which were ie this morning, have not come to hand. We are confirmed in our opinion, from all we have heard, notwithstanding the alarms of cer tain Wiseacres on this side of the water, that the preparations of RUSSIA are, as we before ob served, to be considered chiefly as measures of precaution and self.defence, on account of the revolutionary Characters who are gradually ob taining an Ascendancy in France, characters of the most faithless and perfidious description. The ambitious and designing men alluded to hold the present KING in contempt, notwithstanding all their pretended reverence and obedience, and only wait for opportunity to embroil France, and all Europe, in new confusions and calamities. If the ARMY of OCCUPATION had not been at hand they would, doubtless, have rescued NEY from the death of a Traitor, if, indeed, they :night not have wished to have him removed as a formidable rival. ,His treachcrytO his King might, perhaps, have been a priwerfia reCominendation of him, if they -had wanted among them Traitors, ready to take any oaths, 'and equally ready to violate theni. This new formation of the French Cabinet, is, theretore, full sufficient to alarm Russia, and all other States, and if we find that any of the English Journals jus tify the introduction of such men into power, we shall be disposed to give credit to the i❑sinuations of The Morning Chronicle, that there are really degenerate writers among our countrymen, who employ the public Press in palliating the enortni, ties of Traitors and Regicides of France, and by defending their elevation to power, attempt to hide from the Continental States that danger which will be likely to fall upon them, should those Traitors and Regicides regain a paramonta ascendancy in that country, as must be expected considering the late extraordin'ary changes in the French Government. Letters received this morning from Barbadoes state, that the Patriotic privateers swarm in the West Indies ; the writer says it is dangerous for any vessel to cross,the Atlantic, especially if they are laden with specie, as they are sure to fall a prey to those harn4tti. 'they are now so formid: able that Porto Rico is completely blockaded by them, and no vessel can pproaeft the place with any degree of safety. (From the Baltinwc Patriot of the 21st of .Aug,) TRADE op SPANISH Banish; Consul in Holland,. - in consequence of express . , orders from the KING, his gracious . Master, in forms the M.erchants in general, that• rigorous measures are taken that no foreign adventurers may 'enter Spanish America with arms or ammunition ; that in consequence of this all ships sailing from Deitch Ports, and bound to the Havanna!), Porto Rico, or other free Ports of America, must not only be provided with certificates of origin given ' by him, or his Vice Consul, according to the con tents of the invoices of the goods, and taxed, as is usual, in all Ports of the Spanish Monarchy, but also the list or roll of the crew, and the pass ports of the passengers, must be delivered or con firmed by, hint or his Vice. Consul. (From the same Paper of 4ugurt 21.) The schooner colonel Lowry, which arrived at Baltimore from South America, brings accounts of the removal by MORILLO of his Excellency SALVADOR Musol the Governor of Venezuela, who has been carried to Porto Rico with his Aids. This vessel sailed 2143 miles in l i days, received, and of the many misrepresentations of his conduct which had been put forth. He spoke of IVIr. Warden's publication as unfounded in al- most every particular, and expressed, himself in severe terms of Lord Bathurst's speech. ile was much surprised ; he said, at .Lord Sidmonth's anti Lord Liverpool's want of decent propriety to wards him on the discussion, as he thought he had shewn them civilities to assure him a more liberal 'treatment. England, he concluded, was in a curi ous predicament—she has won all, and is ruined." THEATRICAL REGISTER. Per/brined Lust Night. THEATRE ROYAL, Dauay-LANE.-The Hyp ocr it e: D oc t or Cantwell, Mr. Dowton ; Charlotte, Mrs. Davison. After which, The Man His Own Master. To which was added, The Watch-Word. . . NEW THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE.—The Wi zard : Principal Characters by Mr. H. Johnston and Miss • Kelly. After which (3d time), Wanted a Governess. To which was added, The Adopted Child. PRICE ON STOCKS THIS RAY irr rwka.vr: o'ct.octt. Bank Stock, shut 1 Bank L. Ann..., shut per Cent. Red. shut 1 India Bonds, . .745. pr 8 per i:ent. eons. .79ii Exch. 1ii115,..... 245. 30s. pr. 4 per Cents. shut I Cons, fur October, ' SO 5 per Ct. Navy A n n. lod i o n HIGH WATER AT LON1)ON 13KIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning, Z 9 minutes after 10.0 Evening, 2 minutes after 11. SHIP NEWS. _ • • DOVER, SEPT. 18.—Arrived, w i t h h er a nchor from LiverP"°l ftit broken, the Nelson, SToxEtt, . . lug upon a chtize. .Remains the Diligence cutter, Capt. DoBBINs, with several 'sail of outward" bound merchant ships and coasters.—Wiwi S. The Cumberl an d, O oo m, f rom Li ver pool and Bangor, is arrived at Boiton in 60 days' passag e ' having thrown 20 tons of , slates overboard. _ - Coax EXCHANGE, SETT. 19.—We have had but few fresh Arrivals since Monday, and the price of New Wheat this morning was trom 2s. to 3s, Per quarter lower than on that tray; Barley and Ma lt is steady , ; Beans hitire a dull sale, and are 29. pe r quarter lower ; the Oat Trade is heavy, and 1 "" 3 Is. to . 2s. per gi►arter cheaper.—ln tither kinds of Grain no.alteration. Foreign Wheat - 41 s. S ts. Fine ditto. - 84 s, -90 s. English Wheat - 4gs. 48s. Fine ditto - - -70 s. 8214. Old ditto - - - 755. nOS. Rye, Fine ditto - - - 48 s. —s. Barley - - - -2-2 s. 44,5. Firre•ditto - - 465. —s; Malt Fine ditto - - - 745. 80s. Whitel'ease (bailers) 464. 48s. Fine ditto - ac' rcass - - - - 2•4. -tr.. Flue Grey Peaie - 565. r' 4 * Tick Beans - - - 345, 445. Old ditto - - 435. 5 3 " Small Tick Beans 38i• 46 " _ Oid ditto - _ 435. 53" Feed Oats -14 s. 1 65 " Fin e ditto - - - 185. Poland ditto - - 345. 1 35 ' Fine ditto - - - £Bs, 9 65 . Potatoe ditto - - Ra p e Seed 411 . 461 . P er last. Fine Flour - - 755. fits' Seconds 709.755. Extract .ot a letter from an Officer serving ! A the Patriotic Army t o Ills Friend i ll Charleston' dated Amelia Island, August 8, 1817-- " Onr foreek still termini here, and will continue so, un to reinforcements arrive, which we h our l y /„„ k for, when Cu attention will be directed towards St. Augustine-, and the r e : (faction of hat fortress w ill be'atten3pted. Our efforts, °— , doubt, will be crowned with success. of " Reports have been in.circulation to injure the crruse . the Patriots. One is, that no respect has been paid to Pr i ; rate property. This we h ave goo d aut h or i ty for saying true ; on the contrary, the most scrupulous regard has at a llf times been paid to private property. No inhabitant co' plains—every one admires a n d pra i ses t h e order, honour, a_ regularity of every thing.' • " The Sli.eriff of Camden -Country has received the 1 21 °1 ample satisfaction in cases th at h ave b een submitte d ; the Treaty (on that point) which subsisted between the o ld Government of East Florida and' Georgia is rigidly fulfilled " The Acts of Government have ,been done in the Ittag g public and authentic manner, agreciably to the Law of Na' tions and of the United States. " The Spanish schooner which had been seized has bets released, owing to the juri s di c ti on o f t h e Court, as it ri aD said she was taken out of the American waters. Oar Ibe x Government his fully established, and every thing goes °la very quiet. The PRINce REGENT' is expected to leave ,torsi, shortly, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchiones s Of HERTFORD. A Cabinet Council was held• yesterday at th! Foreign Office, which was attended by Lord CAs• TLERRAGH, Lord SIDAIOUTH, and the CHANCEL• Lott of the EXCHECIURE: Lord and Lady CASTLEREAGH intend paving town to-morrow , for &Omni Hall, Suffolk, oil a visit to . the Marquis and Marchioness of HE"' FORD. Lord SIDNOUTH gave a - grand entertainmen t yesterday..to Lord ,CaSTLEREAGEI; an d a hires party; - at his scat, Richmond Park. • Lord and Lady Hott.Akin are a rrived in Paris from a tour. Lordship is 'confined with a severe fit of the goat. They are expected to re turn to England the latter end of next month. A LESSON FOR MOTHEDS IN HIGH _LIFE.."'"-Tllil Madrid Gazette states, that the Queen of SPAIN suckles her own child; the Infanta MARIA ISABELLA. Louisa. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir ALEXANEERKsoc r, ofthe Royal Artillery, Knight Commander of the Bath, Knight o f the 'Tower and Sword, and of the Prussia n O r d er o f M er i t, h as b een nom inated, by his Roy a l Hi g h ness t h e P RINCE R EGE NT, a Knight C omman d er o f th e G ue l p hi c O r d er . The Duke of NORTHUM BERLAND has been aP".- pointed Vi ce -Admi ra l o f t h e C ount y o f N o rtham berland, vice the late D u k e . An article from Vienn a , d a t e d S e pt. 5, says' " For some days there h ave b ee n exhibited ifik Schaenbrunn's Botani ca l G ar d en a var iety of fo reign birds and curious plants, which M. HF.Cfcr-S* ,Naturalist, sent by the Emperor in the suite of M• the Baron de STURMER, Commissioner at S. Hem lena, has collected in that Island. According to this Gentleman's representations, a residence at St. Helena is the most melancholy thatcan be conceived. Th e C omm i ss i oner s have not y et spoken to BUONAPARTE, who persists in refusing to recognize them is that capacity.': DEAL, SEPT. 18.—Artiv:ed, and sailed for t" River, the Fanny, LAUGHTON, from Montserrat; Jane, BERRIDGE, from the Cape of Good dope; and the Governor Halkett, JUSTUS, from 140 " bago. Sailed the Sprightly' for Rotterdam; Henry, for Sunderland ; Briton, for ' B, c rush; and several others, to the Northward. -- " Mc down from the River, and sailed, the Twins , I°t ' ISTew So ut h W a l es ; Al ert , f or Philadelphia) an d' the Britannia, for Tenet,ffe. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 18.—Arrived the ge l " rietta, BRONSBERG, from Trieste. Sailed tb . Tortoise store-ship for Chatham ; the Duncor nbei for London ; an d t h e Ben . Johnson, for 1 10 t.! terdam. HAtovicrt, SEPT. 18.--Arrived the Prince °I Orange packet with a mail from . PLYIVIOUTH, SEPT 17.—Arrived the ELLIOTT, from Jam a i ca , in 11 wee k s . , Almrottb llnver r , S EPT. 17 . —A rr i ve d yeste" day the Camden pack et , Capt. JosEmIsTuTTAISO with the mail and p assengers f rom V'V a t e rford 9 ' also put in sever a l vesse l s , w i t h catt l e on b" 0 " 1 !: from Ireland ; th e G ower paeket,,Cp'. GRA Y ' sailed last ni g ht, w i t h t h e ma il an d passengers, for Waterford ; th e A nte l o p e R evenue cutter has gone the Of up Co Pembr o k e ' D oc k- yar d to some r ' epa' y , 13ritornart sloop of w ar i s t o sa il this morn' i I 14 st . ; he p 14 t, lot ! I, .i tiv Oct„ ti '1 ' bird