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kingdom. We fear much that these aceounts,like all '
the previous sucresses of the Spaniards, are grettly
exaggerated. The motive asst turd for Soubin
advance into Portugal particularly, we believe, is
not founded in fact. That movement we have always
considered as combined with the advance of LASNES
on the sale of the Tagus, uud at the time Major
NAMES left Carcma, it was well understood, that
Sou LT had left that city, with intent to niarch
soutliwaell iuto Portugal. The Loire, 'which has
returned to England, was sent out by Government,
with a supply of NM. and ammunition for ROMA-
PIA'S army, winch she landed safely at Cape Fans-
terre.

If we would seek for the real cause of the delay
of lanaililies, and the protraction of a rupture I►e-
tween Boaaeattre and Austria, after so long a
display of their mutual di aaitisfaction—it will, an-
queatioulibly, be found au the situation of affairs
beyond the Pyrenees coil the Ebro. The. Court
and Government of Vienna, not fully prepared.
hopeful of obtaining a subsidy from this country.
and probably not without some expectations, either
of .conciliating the friendship of Russia, or at least
of inducieg ALEXANDER to observe a neutrality,
continues to assemble her musics, from the fron-
tiers of Siixoay and the Upper Palatinate. down to
the edge of the Tyrol cud the Adriatic. But. she
still avoids, or delays, to strike the derisive blow.
NAPOLEON, GA the other hand, also well knows
when it is his cue to fight, and who never easita, or
waits for a pretext to attack friend or enemy ; he
who, in Ma, marched argamst Austria, and iu
tao 6 against Prussia, leaving Lord LAUDERDALE
to negociate with his Ministers at Paris, while him-
self overturned the Prussian Monarchy, at Auer-.
stadt ; he, in fine, who, an 1808, invaded Spain
without even a pretext, except his inordinate ana-
-1 ition, and sublime conceptions for the re-creation
of the Spanish Monarchy—the same man who suc-
cessively deposed, expelled, or imprisoned, the
Prince Regent of PORTUGAL, the Queen of Emu-
IRIA, and tIO:11 Pies the 7th, the Head of the Ca-
tholic Faith and Church—this very man now tem-
?,orises, procrastinates, and remains at Paris. or at
RamliouiLlet, when we expected to hear of him at
Munich. at Stutgard, or at Milan. OUDINOT,
Ilnd A EGEREA U, and LE FERTILE, and M %isms*,
are already, it is true, to be found at their posts,
on the lain, the her, and the Danube ; i nt N.
POLEON himself seems to manifest something like
a reluctance to take the field in person. The fact
is indisputable, and cannot be contested.
By comparing and considering the latest French.
with the most recent and authentic Spanish intelli-
gence, from the scene of war in Estremadura, as
well as in La Mancha, au Catalonia. and in other
provinces of the peninsula, we cannot fail to per.
curiae the motives of Bon APARTS'S irresolution, or
rather delay, w attacking the Austrians. He is
well aware, that though lie has taken Saragossa—
though he has defeated General REDING'S enter-
prise a4ainst Barcelona—though Sou ta has march-
ed into Portugal from Gallicia--and though a
French army is driving CUEST A before them, itj
the neighbourhood Troxillo—in a word, though
he still combine, to attack, and though Joseen
Bus APA WEE remains personalty at !Madrid. with
the title mid insignia of Royal t:•—yet that time Spa-
nish Monarchy is not subjected. Nay more, that
hisarones are alp:Lady diminished, while the spirit
of the people is by no means broken, siablecd, or
coui:iliated. How, then, is be to curry war into
Hungary. Bohemia, and Moravia,Vi 111! e 14 com-
pelled to send armies to the Guadiana, the Tagus,
and the Guadalquivir It is not to be wondered
at that lie should wish, if possible, to avoid such
an effort, at the same moment, at the two extremi-
ties of Europe. Nor can the able tyrant fail to see,
with etwittous of rage and inilignatioti, that as he
spreads his aims over the Conti:tent, Mid as lie be-
comes more formidable by land, lie is cut down on
the Ocean, and bereaved successively of " ships,
colouies, and commerce ;" objects, if all others,
dearest to his heart ! Cayenne and Martinique
are already lost. The French cannot long hold.
out in the city of St. Domingo against the Spanish
assailants. Gaucluloupe alone remains to France
iu the West Indies. Nor do his naval enterprises
keep pace with his victories un the land. His
squadron in Perique Roads, if it escape being de-
stroyed, may be esteemed fortunate. Every month
beings into our ports his lioc-st frigates; and his
vanity must suffer at the capture of the Aiessten,
designed to commemorate his interview• with the
CZAR in 1807 ; while the I'i/le de Warsovie, a new
SO-gun man of war, named from a similar circum-
stance, lies wrecked on her beam ends, under the
very batteries of the Isle of Aix. Ile cannot alto.

gether conceal from his ensile' and Ili, 1144V111, thew
mortification,, loosen, and disgracer, equally noto-
rious and hamiliating. lie writhe, under them,
notwithstanding his insolent menaces, and osten-
tatious Fel:0101111d victories in the Moniker.
80, we repeat it, he is niost insecure on tie, side
of Spain, and even on that of Portugal. That
CULSTA lit, been driven by LAIINCII from the two
bridges over the Tagus, and that the latter may
have advanced as far as Truzillo, we adunt. But,
if the Spanish insurgents, as we have every reason
to believe, under General 111011 NA. were in full
march from Vuletrpenas to Toledo, in the rear of
Lum's army, can he venture to push on towards

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