The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-10-12 00:00:00

mayed it the pupae or eneounterii.g these irtsli:
water sailors, who, when they get out of the pro-
;ection of their batteries, may e'en, like their pre-
decessors, exclaim with Horace—

NalliP, referent in sash to Nevi
rluctu'—tt quid rtgit

_ • _ _ .
Then, as my.r, our gallant tars will know how to
lespise all their safe theoretical tactics, and to
chastise their presumptuous ambition, in attempt-
ing to rival the sins of 13ritain On the ocean ! Our
Commanders, alter a long career of naval glory,
skilful from practice, accustomed to conquer, tired
by the recof cotioa of their owu past victories, and
emulous of a Nelson's fame, will scarcely acquire
a laurel by whipping these puny Calitaitis from
the face of the d,ep. Our sailors a ill lough at
their new-fangled stintagi in.. of war, which, like
their old ones, will be found insufficient to oppose
the intrepidity inspired by former glory and the
love of their country in the breasts of freeborn
Britons. The French of the new, like the French
of old schools, mast bow to Brttish valour, and con-
fess their inferiority amid defeat and destruction.
Their new Navy must follow the fashion of their old
Navy ; and then any speculating Ruler who may
chance to be at the head of the Grassi Nation, will
have another opportunity of founding other Schools,
and funning other Captains.

There is somewhat of teliiin and f Hy in this
Marine schnolery, that ill agrees with the acknow-
Ittlged talents of Bonaparte. But he expects no-
thing from it, and it is only one of these bagatellts
which serve to ainiste the Parisians. \Ve, indeed,
have treated it setiouply, as if intended to be the
source of future greatness to the infant Naty of
France. We hate not considered, that the hest
way to inspire French boys with contempt for the
enemies they are destined as men to cope with, is to
educate them in a situation where they must witnesf
these very enemies cooping up, driving in, beating,
and destroying every vessel belonging to France.
We have not ascribed to the cciistant view of
the British blockading squadron in the offing any
such wonderful effects. %'e have not endeavoured
to comprehend how a home education of 2,3, or 4
years, can better qualify a young mm of from I'S to
20 years of age fur the naval service, than the .vs_
tern by which the British navy is replenished with
youthful heroes, gallant Officers, ent-erprizing Cap-
tains, and glorious veterans. When we sec our
young midshipmen old (fur we may use the ex-
pression) in service—our boys who have visited the
Eastern, and 11'esterit, and Northern seas, and have
fought the battles of their country in various situa-
tions—when we ice the fruits of ibis education after
see!, are intrusted with command, it is with inef-
fable contempt we deign to notice that which Gallic
vanity would attempt Lt compare with it ! The
comparison is, indeed, a splendid one fur Old Eng-
land and her Old Naval School, against France and
her New Naval School, and all her new principles in
morality, in religion, and in polities!

It is scarcely possible that persons embarking in
the profession of the Navy at the age of 20, or any
period nearly arkanced to that, can ever reach the
sante degree of skill and excellence acquired liy a
snore early entrance into a sailor's life. Our habits
are formed while yet we are very young,aud the total
difference between the Situation of seamen and
landamen, renders it almost intolerable to endure
the hardships of the former, if not initiated at an
age, when, like wax, the body as well as the mind is
capable of taking any impression. It is, therefore,
in this lisle, that, unlike to any other, it is better to
begin with practice, and odd theory to it. The very
habit of seamanship (if we may say sit), being the
most difficult part of the profession, must be ear-
liest begun with ; ■nd while our boys are at sea,
they imbibe with wonderful facility • thorough
knowledge of those matters which they have every
day experimentally proved, as well as theoretically
inculcated. Above aII thinge, they acquire by emu.
!mien, as it were from their ermine, a heroic firm-
ness, a cool iterepidity in action, a contempt for
datNers the most appalling, au aillent thirst for
glory, a delight in their profession, and a skill and
precision in every branch pertaining to it, which
cannot be equalled, furless excelli it, by all the in.
ecotone of Gallic ingenuity.
Such are Britain's Defend. rs, and such are to be
lies French Insailers. May Britain never have more
to fear than the result of their meeting half seas
overt