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THE BRITISH PRESS.

1,9ND0N.,
SATURDAY. Dursume 17.

Government have received dispatches frees Sir
JOHN Moony and Sir trim BAimp, •brought by
the Cheerful cutter, fiotuCertunia, which place"
she left the 9th instant. Uri, are happy to fiut
that the reversed a hick the' Spanish 'imiles Ease
sastaiord. so fin from exci:ing a feeling of despee-
tleney, have only stimulated that gallant people to
greater exertions.

The inhabitant* of hiStlrid were making every
possible preparation to defend the Capital to the
last extremity. This determination on the part of
the Spaniards, and the junction of the corps com-
manded by General HOPE to the army of SirJotta
Mooax, which took place on the Ist instant, at
Salamanca, had inducci the latter to send orders to
Sir DAVID BAIRD to slimier. This confer, we un-
derstand, was received• by Sir DAVID BAIRD on the
7th inst. We may, therefore, confidently hope,
that by this time a British Ariny of 40,000 wen is
assembled to assist the Spaniards.
The following Biilletiii was last afternoon is-
sued by Government:—

" A chip of wkr has arrived with dispatches from Corunna,
which she lett on the oth inst. Accounis arc brought by it
that the greatest enthusiasm hail burst forth at Madrid, and
that the peop!c were determined to nuke every effoit to de-
fend the capital. General Hope had inbred Sir Jolla Moore,
at Salamanca, and Sir Idasid Baird was at Villa rrsoca osi
the 7th, and had susproikd his retreat.

" Bou.iparte was at Aranda de Duero: his advauced
corps had made itself waiter of Soma... Siena, and a Frtoch
earin bad reached Segovia."

No person expected that the Overtures' from
Er-
furth, received by Goverainent, on the 22d iif Oc-
tober last, could possibly lead to a satisfactory
conclusion. It was therefore generally supposed,
that the last dispatches closed the correspondence,
and the only surprise wssi that it had lasted so long.
A Declaration, in the nome of His,MaJosei, an.
flouncing its termitration, wed the cameo, was pre-
pared on Thursday, a coil, of which was sent at
flight to the LORD NATOI4 and yesterday fretted
upon the Alanacm-House. A copy of it, given
in our first page, states, that the propositioas
were as overture to Col4llleUell a nevotaation
for peace; that His Man!: x consented, on condi- .
'ion that his shies, comprehending Spain, should be
included; and that this proposal* being positively
imlitilasustly refused, he thenght proper to put
of ens tltc correspondence. Nettling can he

. amigo. _ and injustice of his
Goveriiineirt. It was, therefore, BoN•PARTE,
we
repeat, and not Nlioisters, who virtually broke off
the correspondence, by an act which rendered it
impossible for His .111ssittrr to continue it longer.
It is impossible that the .4 Declaration" made by
His MAJESTY, relative to the propositions of peace.
if such overtures can justly be so entitled, should
not meet the moral approval of every man, who re-
gards justice, fidelity to treaties, and the existence
of the first principle: of right and wrolig, as insepa-
rable from political society. The struggle of bpaiu
against BOINAPARTZ has no anologyselikerer v. fir:
those wars, which hiss'e, envie or hers, desolated the
earth in every age. The actual Despot of, France,
sprang from the boson% of crime and of revoltition,
seems to kohl himself dispensed. from the observa-
tion of those forms and pretexts, with which stub'.
tion usually glosses over it. purpose. Unlimited
means of esti nding his r!vilt.itioinkur posirer--yeks.
rau irmies-L.-the aka and win:Pico. of insidious cor-
ruption--a prom subjected to his controul, which
operates by terror, sophistry, or seduction ; lastly,
abilities of every description, military and civil:
this: occomoluted weapons and engines, he con-
crises, stand in no want of other support.--
The assumption of supreme authority carer the
French, was indeed originally covered with., the
semblance of an election. But, in the instance of
Spain, lie at once assumed the right, as His MA-
JEs rv's Declaration" statcs, to depose and
imprison friendly Sovereigns, and for, ibly to trans-
fer to Jamul" the allegiance of indepenuent nati-
ons." It is, indeed, strictly to Mane j, and sot to
Frailty, that he thus enforces submission. lie
does not conquer, as the Stine', the STIA-Xes sod
even the first CaIIARS did, in the ostensible 661116 P
of the people whom he govvrimb n•A represents. •
—lt is tor the family, or dyaA•ty, as he ternss
of flossesias, that lie deliges the world with. .1
bloc 1. He professes, to mi;dihste, and he t'ider-
takes to effeil, the renovation. of. Ei4ope,. oarotsr
I,r,licipiti and bases, which imply and admit; aria I

necessary prelimiloary, the destruction
~ lore of all the arit'ientsdymerties, and the
.order of thing's. Such r pretension., exe.ciseil -
self-crenterfSrivereiia and enfod ht
of four hundred thitaisand discifilinrceed troops,
a porteutons species of moral cornet, threatei:',,
with complete subversion ow system of the a0!,.1.
Neither antiquity, nor modern times, trite hi'hi.44o'
preseuted 10 qur view rtlell a plustiomeocia ; 11,4
we may say with flonitert—
" Qua!! pucterilum nealur
• Wawa latii alai erenielis ;
Nee Juba le;:ual general, konum
Aruis loaDix !" •
It will probably cache some antonislin en. ,n
times to come, that, after the unprovo%ed
flagitious a (tempt of NAPOLI:ON upon
ther with his perfidious ieizuru of t•HattLeal and
FERDINAND; the perpetrator of such atrocities and outrages should not have 'Neu iiistamtlx dared, by ell the ancient Crowned Ilesils or Stabs
of Europe, a COrtiluaii entail) of the honiaii
If we could suppose that such • declaration hot
been made in July last, by Russia, Austria, Poo.
six, Denmark, and Turkey, it is iligroit to oft.
crier that he would have proceeded, nod it ia
More difficult to believe, that he could hart sera creded in his invasion of Spain. To all those So,
vereigns and powers, but hi a special anuraner to the
House of Austria and to the Porte,
Mllu
Declaration is most eilergetically ad-
dresser/. To those, 44 which are eve!' now balms.
inn between the certain ruin of a proloaged non-
tivity., and the contingent dangera of ar, effort
to save themselves from that ruin," it points
out the only chance of safety or extrication,
a speedy and desperate resistance. Haw f„
the invocation will be listened to, we cameo
venture to rediet. But, the very magnitude,
approach, and imminent natnre of the calatnity,
may awaken and propel to exertion, We consider
Denmark and Prussia as nottlied, or subjected,_
But of Russia, or rather of tie Emperor A Limas,.
Dew, who, at Austerlitz, at Ey lau, aod at Friedland,
performed so different a part, what can we soy ?
Compared with his situations and his relleetiess,tho
condition of FRODIIIIAND VIL itself is tolerable; for
though imprisoned and deposed, he is aeit/ser dis-
honoured nor disgraced. That the absolute Sore-
reign of almost one-half of the old world, placed by
nature, in some measure. beyood the tyranny
of Beitettasere„ secured from his attack by in-
mense deserts, commanding prodigious armies, and
Palatially impired with sentiments of dignity,
as well as of virtue; that such a Prince abuttla
prostrate himself, at , the feet of a sanguinary and
pert/thou* tyrant, raid is conjunction with him
should denominate the Spaniards 44 insorgents,"
' their resistance 44 imannectiets, sarpaates
• If a ,Prince of Saloum, or a Landg, rave of
HESSE DARMSTADT, 01011 e territorees, and whore
persons were equally liable to insult or seizure,
sheold bend before • power that. was irresistible,
• compassion wooled soliersede our indigestion.
t the majesty of the throne itself, ond all the
decencies of our common nature, are laid low by
1 is:lamina. We have long shier: known, from
authority, that the first and leading propeui-
, the sine quo non, which constituted the basis
•oiertaire jointly made by the CZAR and NA-
ma, as a foundation for negraciation and
was the recogoition of Jos.ph Bonaparte.
as King of Spain, as.( of t/t® Indies. All
ether poiuta, it was admitted, might constitute
objects of discussion, consproaaire, or cessiali ;
but the establishment of JoiErm, as Soverci,
of the Spanish Monarchy, was unequirocallf
demanded by Russia and !ranee. Can we
wonder, after such a teethoony of reabspissioa, that
ALEXANDUA passes sentence 00 his ewe people, of
commercial interdiction sad extinction; (Roth he
and Naeoi.Lom may nevertheless find that crime
and disgrace produce eventually their own cure
and their own puuishment.
l)ispatches

have been received at the Admiralty
from Admiral Lord Cottrnomoon, which contain
accounts of the complete failure of the attempt of
the French upon Roses. Theexertions of the gal-
ling garrison were materially ailed by Ilia hisaxs-
TT'S ship it:ere/kw, which was fortunately enabled
to approach near eiJough to the shore to bring her
grape shot to bear upon the gunny. with whida who
did great iicention. A party of Marines were also
landed, and contributed very essentially to the de-
fence of the place. The precise loss of the French
is not stated, hut it must be very great.
The following is a copy of the letter with which
Hip Msraterirs Declination wes sent to the Lone
MATOR

lee
MY Leo okie4 Mice the hoFOrr
ll Drer, D.
15, Vlr,ol.
ow- to incisor tie your LorOot.';'
the copy of ■ Dectarrition hoe het. issued this dov. •
Hiv Al.ijuity's command, a.m.rtlrsug the ierlelibleteen ugs 1144*
intercourse which took place le-tweets His blis!ssiy n. 1.! !le
Government of of ranee, in consequence...l the
Orertutro (rum Erfurth. I have the tumour t.• be,
M Lord,
Tuer Lordship's meat obedieuy t serront,
The Right Hos. the Lord Mayor, GIWItGE CANNOG
Yest:rday a Court of Directors was lidd IA the
East India !louse, when the stations of the follo‘, -
lug ship were time mitereti,
Dever Caatle, Caps. --, for Bombay d.rect, instead of
Name mod Bletwal.
Devonshire, Capt. J. NYoresy, foe 3TsJens sod Erng4l, in-
stead vi' the !Sorer Castle.
, Marquis 11,,Ilealey, Capt. I.e Blase, for Ceiloo and Bei-
ssl inadead id Bombs), in Geo rem at* the Ettrueshire•
Pie Court voted tile stun of way'. t,,..rds the
sidascritatioo for the reliti of the Spunish Patrior,.
The Court icljournod till 11-cdistxlN)
wen.

hiorejust, hooottralite, and fair, on the pert of the 4.,,.,1//°"1
.1
British G9V,Wargeot. We are olibr aissporiaqd at gay - 4..,4.e". "4'
...
woad paragraph is the Doclaratinm whiodupoints ."`-''m •
buethe evils that might arise from " **continued —Es"
appearance of negociation, and, the cassequent
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propriety of removing the came." The. fact —1" ru1”"
Is, the correspondence bad . eithanded itself, 641. C°:
and could he continued /14 longer. It lasted —ll
three months ; during which time it may. have had "even.:
he effect spun Austria, and other powers upon the
.........Th""A
otitiiient. which Ministers think it was compe.. , 16"'"; II
Let to produce ; and, finally, it was terminated by t'r'il .""
ONAPARTF, who, they admit, iu his reply, threw of ciao
off all disguise, and displayed, in the most in-
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suiting meaner, the arrogance and injustice of hilt Pelee'