The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-01-16 00:00:00

PERSIAN LETTER.

Tt. following letter, containing some 'Mints sot
Anap!l iCabir to the present times, is extracted flow
the d..t volffuse of Lord Orford's Works :
• LATTIA ROM 10 NO, • CMINIII rat tueurNLß,
♦T LONRON, to OM fitll,lo, LIAO 0111, AC
Pt kiNn.
I have told thee, these people ate incomprehen-
sible; not only they differ front u,, they err utili‘e
the rest of the IVe..terii world ; a Frenchman itSii
prejudices, has c,wrscoo ; but they ure the press.
dices of his nation—they ore the caprices of his

age. A Frenchman has settled ideas, though
built on false Inundations; au Englishman has w
Axed ideas ; his prejudices are not of his country,
but against souse particular parts or maxims of hos
country. His caprice, are his own ; they are the
essential proofs of his liberty. lia France they
have a high notions. of their King—:hey will stab
hun. bat they will not hate him. stn Englishman
loves ur hates his King once or twice 111 a winter,
and that for no reason, but because he loves ow
hates the Ministry in being. 'fbry do amt oppose
their Kong from a dislike of royal power ; but, to
avail thisarelves of his power, they try to level it
till they can mount upon it. 'they ate as little in
earnest about loloirtv. T. have the notion free. no-
body means it. To have the country enslaved,
they d.sire it tint. Were there vassals, they antald
be the vassals of the Crow", or of the Nohles ;
while all are I. e to tell their Meaty, the richest
ss
or craftiest may poreh-sv it. )
I have said, that 1 y have no ottiteal ideas ;
they have not, but the .have general name,
Formerly they had two paeiika, nem they have tin ee
factions, and each of those factious his something
of the name. or something of the peiscipletiof each
of those parties. In any last. I told thee that the
second faction in magnitude had displaced the least
faction, and that a new Ministry would imme-
diately be appointed. I deceived thee; I was de-
ceived. I did not believe so, because I was told so;
here owe is told soinethine every slay ; the people
demand to be told something; no matter what. If
a politician, a minister, a member of their moans
bly, was mysterious, sod refusal to impart souses
thin to au inquirer, he would make an enemy ; it
be tells a lie, it is no offence; he is communicative;
that is suflicieim to • free people ; all they ii.k is
trews; a falsehood is as much news as truth. Why I
believed • Ministry would soon be named, was. I
thought, that. in a country where the whole real
business of their general assembly was to choose
ministers, they could never be without. 1 was de-
ceived. 1 thought, that, when • Prince dismissed
our minister. lie would take another ; I was deceit,.
ed. I thought when a nation was engsged iu a great
war, with • supeknr power. that they must have
counsel ; I was deceived. Heaton in China, is not

reason in England. An *officer of the Treasure• way
he displaced. and 6 JudKe can execute his office.
Their t High Priest died lately. I suited to see
Iron what professes's. which hid nothing to do with
te4igioo. his successor would be chosen.
'When a day or two had pawed. I asked what a
sew Ministry would he gamed ? I heard several
*se the same question. I
was
"told. when: Ski
isgairiee ware over. 1 fowl this rati.fied evert•
body bet use.
♦ asked what the inquiries were? By the scants
knowledge I hare of thew languaxe. I cow:laded it
signified so inquiry who was to he Minivter. No
seek thing ; they never itiquirwl loeforehand.
Sometimes. as in the present case. they inquire
whether a forum* Meister had been tit to be .o ?

Know, that last year. the English lost a valuable
Island ; the people were enraged ; thee blamed
the Admiral who commanded. Admiral biog. the
Admiral who directed their bet, Long Anson, their
ChiefJorlge,Lonl Hardoiek-, their Chief l'reamrer,
the Duke of Newcastle, their Chief Sece.t.iry,
MA Fez. The gist Admiral was imprisoned, the
rest qwerreflid sad gave tip their etopleyments.
The chief ma. of the little faction, Mr. Pitt. was
wade Minister. and his friends gut places ; yet the
friends of the other two factions retained theirs.
An inquiry, .r trial, of the late Ministers was de.
terniined ; the imprisoned Admiral was tried, ac-
quitted, condemned, and put to death. The
vials of the others were delayed. At last they
were tried—not as I ezpeeted. whether they
were guilty, but whether they should be ministers
again or not. If the Per-tutted Admiral had lived,
he, too, might he • Minister. Just as this trial be-
gan, the new head of the Admiralty, Lord Temple.
forgot to make a bow to the King ; upon which lie
and his friends were displaced. I understood tbis,

as the English are more free then we arr. I roue
cured t►at this was a punishment proportioned to
their ideas of olfeuded Majesty; and rtEreted how
seietely one of our countrymen wr.uld be dealt
with. •ho should affront the dignity of our august
Impernr. I was again deceived t this Mandann is
again likely to be a Minister. A. hi• friends hate
great weight in the General Assem6l). where the
-trials are heard. 1 coirciudetl they .inahl persecute
t►eir antagonists ; and I deplored the fate of those
mahappy wets oh* ismil.l beat she mercy of their
bitterest enemies. Vh-re is oo rule fur judging of
this people. The Slued faction. who were in the
nature of Joao*, onol.l only tr, fat ts, ant paessiiio;
amt, even tl they hare punished facts. thiy
shened they were uot uunitmful. 1 do sot wider-
stand this nation.

What will surprise thee more. the chief nien
of the capital hare bestowed ti Aicfs honours on
the third faction, for Iseinii dis.iiisseil from the Go-
imminent ; and the honours the have bestowed are
• perm isanin to tmerc!se a trade. which the persons
so distinguished %tumid think a exceedingly beneath
theta to follow. Dust thou emnprehend this ? But
the toquiries are linnitied. Thou irk ask toe how
I know sot—only I have been told that the gene.-al
usembly affirmed that certain things, which ail the
land knew before. did or aid not happen. Thou
wilt attribute tbis rtiloculous itccoout to my itirno-
mace of the lauguage or manners of the country ;
iti truth. I am not mater of either, hot I know the
I inguage of the French—these very relations that
I send are translated into French, arid the Eiglish

• On the reasseet of Mr Legge, the MirrJusticeweesr
pointed Chancellor of Orr Enclielpier, .. the bens= of Heft
Gnarl renu.rre n t.. hr reatetattly
Airten,elop Herring.
I tato the asses of the Sow of Mtnarr a

et ea poseasad Wt. nu.d&sip.

• Cooketoo.
t The Kin fettle to gessingtoo
t The bort ety+-4 hy the Monne Society.
§ lattice
Dr. Hay. who vicsted.ltis seat oe being sppointed a
lose 4 of the Admiralty.