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4. And whence will an7nentation o' 'engo.l and
splendour come to a fug five Prince, wit° abaudeas
three millions of sub;ects, the country of leis
ru: es-
tors, one of the finest countries, and one orthe most
busutiful capitals in Europe, in order to rtigu over
800,000 Europeans, scattered over vast deserts? If
this be not cruel irony, we wish the Kin, of Eng-
land a like augmentation of force and splendour.
Let liiin choose the East or West Indies, we do ust
think that France has the intention of api.os.ng it.
Is it possible, in truth, to make • Soverciga speak
with less dignity?"

" Majostvii4l not refuse mallintion" (lot UMW
" 1 his mediation was not o'ity retuned, toll thi
offer of it was burnt in the conflagration of Copen-
hagen, perpetrated at the very moment when this
mediation was offered, and which was the first as.
seer of England."

" natal the principles or :be basis en which FIIIR:C• IMO
ready to Deposit:et were knave to !ire Majesty.*
" The boa part ut this exit/twat:on merits us an-
swer. The Note of ltudyia announced that the
mediation was offered for a peace founded on just
and honourable principles. We even see lower down,
that 11.4 atitganic Ma;ftitty could only uen,4ciesie
open a basis of per/ift eviUdity, and such was
that of the negochuth *Mt h took place Ise. year.
If it lo se, it will be said, why have we not pence?
Becanse Cmcland is witlioat s Ts-cause
the Cabinet of London is iu the hands of men with-
out morality, who hare continually and openly
published the principles of • perpetual war."
" cis '.Mainly iris nal risen the sligittrat grovall of coo.
014 A to either of titer's Socetwigus."
1 " There is so:nethinK mysterious in this phrame.

which can only esplained hy Austria. Either the .
Ministers of His Britannic Majesty de net make
him speak the truth, and conveal from the Parlia-
ment, as they would have concealed from the King
himself, the note of Austria ; or, which we are
loath to beleve' the Minis•,er of Austria has not
executtd the orders of his Court. In either
ease, we are better informed on this !mint its
France than in England, for it is positively
known .that Austria, in demanding of fits Bri-

tannic Majesty to enttr site a tiegociation for a
maritime peace, demanded as a previous proof of
his sentiments in that repeet, that England should,
entirely renounce the hostile nwtssurts taken
against the (hums, that their fleet should be re-
turned, and Co;ienhagen he tutored to the some
state in which it was before it waii attacked ; and
that withont this complete satisfaction, it would
be impossible to maintain spy connexion with a
(3overninent that had wantreily violated things
most mewl. The insults triuninitted ort the Ana-
trian lag, by a natural consequertee of shat the
Enulish call their maritime code, formed tho se-
cond grievance of Austria."
" His Mzieli!.. 3.-.9 tiireeted rh•r emoisp Ore earrreparia.
mee Wass. His :01+sty's alecicerader sad dot 31.duter

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FROM THE PARIS PAPRRS.--(Furthsr Extresb) ,
The Atetireur contanti the following observe.
timee upon the King's Speech : -It
" ibis speech ressiiida us of the famous message c• sd"--
of the 7th of March. At that time it was intended -, 'T' I
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to interrupt the peace, and now they wish to posed
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thine the war; at that time grievances were in- .
veutcd ; and the same is done at present. It •is in . - .
this manner that the British Ministers insult
the Parliameot of Great Britain, which enjoys , •
neither any safety nor independence, which for- er i
merly changed and turned Ministers out ete - - •
place; and which now the Ministers renew au
dismiss as they think proper. It is difficult to say., .
whether it is inure humbled by the abuse of nettle-
ritt, or the speeches delivered in Perbasnent.
Coe there be any thicg. more ridiculous than the .. *
'lively concern which it is called upstate taken art ! '4l-
etparation, the object of which tem is secure the
fleet of Portugal ? This fleet of Portugal cone ,olfi ! ,
gilded of ten miserable ships, four of which remain 1.
in the power of France, and six badly fitted wet,
victualled and manned, hare accompanied the
. Prince Regent to the Brazils. France would to
have put two battalions in motion to wire that
fleet ; but it was Lisbon, Oporto, those great depot: t.
• of the British .trade, which she desired to shut
aping the English ; she has succeeded ; sad the
Court of Lisbon having !no other obj.-ctiou to ft.-
main in its state of submission to Great Britak:,
and to deeeive, has falleu a prey to its own treads-
row duplicity." _
.e. We shell make no mention of the Danish fleet.
The operation which concerns that fleet, has id-
thadv bees aufneieotly investigated, and at= .
i!. elated by all Europe, and by the English • I
selves.' - ,:-•
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1.; 62.1. We are ferther eyounsieded to stloaist- yea tliseihe •j !
COWIN which His 'burst, had to panne aids rrspset to
toil, isms happily of a aware look coorieltd so Wit
kip of Ms afaiesq;" Le. Le. '
" The Magnanimity of the Eaglish appeerelow .
in its fullestlight, tad shines forth Mall its Mt e.
At the very moment when the Prince of o.le .Bea-
site sacrifices his Court to the nil) of Enghttiol•
the English take b$ main force the island '•uflata-
• deira.;.at the very time they pretend to shelter the
-i Prince under this baneful protection. the Euglisb
' ligiiristers make's declaration, which crowns lily
-with tlisiirae.2 ;'they lay °pro the duplicity of his
• itor.duct, and shut him out fur ever hum a recess-
•Atiliht:on with France: These proceedings neither •
'correspond with the dignity of the English pm*.
•*^ -nor with thlreispeet due to misfortune."
-- • " The fleet of P•nittial was destitad I tiy i tap. M* I
pherd to ea iestreersat at 'cotes-ars VAS. __.v_.-.,P i
't 'Aa iii Britannic Midesty offer! up such fillet
prayers in favour of a Roman Catholic Princes. pm
MAy indulge a hope, that Divine Preeidenee Mill
invpire him with septiments equally kind in favour -:
, - of the three milltons of Roman Catholics, who Ire
Fhis subjects, persecuted in his name, and who for
such a length of time have been harassed in a man-