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London, England, 1809-12-30 00:00:00

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON, t 0 •
SATURDAY, Dummy' 30.
We have received some Hamburgh Papers, from
which we have mule some extracts. It is stud, that
the ship of the hoe, which Admiral Marats's srpia.•
droll drove ou_sbute near Cette. has been gut 04,
and made her escape back to Toulon. We do not
think tins account true, as, when last reconnoitred by
our ships, she was considered a complete wreck. cod
our sailors are tolerably good judges in a case of
this kind. A grand ceremony is shortly to take
place at Frankfort. Is it to be a new nurnAge, or
a new coronation of 80,14 APAILTE ? it he to assume
the title of Bigamist. or Emperor of the West?

We confess, that the more attentively we study
the concluding passages of MONTALIVLT'S "
Li-
;" far hum seeing in his asseitimis or mien tees
matter of appreheusion and alarm, we rather regard
them as coutaining subject of consolation. Never,
we believe, in any age of the earth, dial any tyrant,
ancient or tuotlirn, so completely and grossly di,-
pense with. must release hiniself from, all moral,
ok political instigations, of every sort, towards
his family, $4 well re towards foreign states, as the
Corsiceii riailv. of France and of Europe seems to
have done on the present occasion. How can we,
ntweitLet et:4, wundte teL it ? Ile has sow entwined
and retained the titre of Emperor of the Freueb, for
near sax years. Ile is, de facto, equally King of
Italy. During tied period he has overturned the
' • Prussian Monarchy, aunihilated the Germanic lui-
prid title and ilesuity, dismembered Austria,
humbled and bridled Russsia, placed one brother
at Madrid, a 'repaid at Amsterdam, a third a Cas-
sel. and a brother•iir-law at Naples. If he has not
yet subjugated Spaiu, he 1.114 reduced it to it desert,
and may even accomplish its entire sulliniasion. He
ruenacesCoustatitinople. Ile reigns at Dresden, el
Munich, and at liturgard, as at Paris. As Illediatur
oh Switzerland. lie coerces the cantons. Sweden lied
Denmark ate moved by his volition. Not only his
own usurped assumption of power, and all his titles,
have been recognized by every European Govern-
ment except England : Tne flagitious, perfidious,
and outrageous violation of all compact, exempli-
fied iu Ins treatment of the Spanish Princes and
people, has been saactioned by the prostrate States
and crowned heads of the Continent. Thus ele-
vated, the unavoidable intoxication of success.
power, and prosperity, have affected even Names
Leo's'. 'old, calculating, and unimpessioned
in-
tellect. We do not hesitate to say, that lie toadies,
in December, 1809, on the avni of his wourierfol
fortune and elevation. Not that we therefore to-
Here, or assume, or assert, that its decline will ini-
medittely commence. The tide, when at its bigheet
point, does not instantly recede. It remains, as it
were, stationary for a short space.
Let us consider what this Usurper undertakes,
at one and the same moment. Ile repudiates $
wife, his original uuion Witt) shorn, in 1794, laid
the basis of his own revolutimary fortune; and
who, whatever female frailties she usiy have, merits
protection. gratitude, and respect from him. Ile
deposes the Heed of the Catholic Religion, impri-
sons his person. acid seizes on his dominions. Ile
confiscates—for no other term is appropriate to the
act—the Seven Canted Provinces ; and the emulous
that he assigns fur such a .eizure, while they de-
monstrate kis implacable, but impotent detestetiou
of Great Britain, add mockery and insult to out-
rage. Ile rivets the chains of Switzerland, by mi-
litary interposition and violence. Let those who
doubt it, read what MONTALIVRT says of the
Palladium of Swiss independence, as well as of the
bridge ordered to be thrown over the Rhine at
liuniogue ; and connect these things with the
avowed march of French troops into Lucern, and,
all the mountainous cantons He holds out to the
Turks, with whom his august ally ALCKANDILIt is
at war, and his tinnier advancing towards the Bos-
phorus, maintenance and protection." These are
the terms, and they will be very well understood a*
Petersburgh. Lastly, though his exprersions, witl
respect to Spina, are studiously ambiguous, genera!
and apparently moderate ; vet no man cau doub
that, by restoring to that peninsula it days of peace,
as he promises to do, he means to secure to Juice
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of Fe.idimapa the Seventin
rotations may be realised !
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not all foreign flags; tonley
lentrals, 'bringing Negroes.
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ne▪ Hamburgh Papers, flan
toe extracts. It is said, that
ich Admiral MARVIN'S stria-
sr Cette. has been gut nil;
lick to Toulon. We do nut
as, when last reconnuitreal ly
tiered a complete wreck, and
fly good judges iii a tale of
!ereinony is shortly to take
it to be a uew marrisge, or
ttir APAILTE ? IS he to atistiote
tr Emperor of the West?
e more atteutively we study
es of MONTALIVLT'S " Lx-
ia his asset t ions or men tt to
and alarm, we rather regard
,jest of consolation. Never,
of the earth, did any tyrant,
completely and grossly di,-
se himself from, all moral,
talons, of every sort, towards
(mortis fnreign states, as the
lice and of Europe seems to
eat occastoo. How can we,
tit ? Ile has anw assumed
f Emperor of the French, for
de facto, equally King of
,eriod he has overturned the
mihilated the Germanic Its.
iity, dismembered Austria.
RUSIsle, placed Otbe brother
Amsterdam, a third at Cie—
AW at Naples. If he has in,t
he 1.04 reduced it to a desert,
rah its entire submission. He
e. Ile reigns at Dresden, as
ird, as at Paris. As Mediatur
ccs the cantons. Sweden ilea
ty his volition. Not only 11.0
ran of power. and all his titles,
by every European Govern-
; flagitious, perfidkus,
on of all compact, exeutpli.
of the Spanish Princes and
tioned by the prostrate states
the Continent. Thus tit-
tle intoxication of seeress.
7, have affected even Natio..
Ling, anti unimpassioned
in-
sitate to say, that lie toaches.
is the acute of his wonnerfill
Nut that we therefote to-
Nen, that its decline will irn-
The tide, when at its highest
:ly recede. It remitios, as it
short space.
at this Usurper undertakes,
moment. He repudiates a
41 with whom, in MS, laid
revolutio: ary fortune; and
frailties site Italy have, merits
and respect from Aim. He
the Catholic Religion, impri-
eizes on his dominions. Ile
er term is appropriate to the
I Provinces ; and the reason*
eh a seizure, while they de-
We, but impotent detestation
mockery and insult to out-
:hams of Saitserland, by ami-
d violence. Let those whit

MONTALIVRT says of ti-
dependence, as well as of tl.e
thrown over the Rhine at
nett these things with the
rich troops into Lucern. and
anions He holds out to 64
4 august ally ALEXANDER Is
s advancing towards the Bus-
e and protection." These are
ill be very well understood at
though his expressions. wit!
tudiausly ambiguous. genera!
rate ; yet no Mtn Can dont)
list peninsula 14 clays of proves
he tneuns to secure to Jost,.