The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-12-29 00:00:00

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omits of the Corsican, .4 founder

dynasty," as he calls himself, by anticipation, are all
future blessings, intended fur his beloved people.
The " Canal Napoleon." on which " two millions
have been usefully expended," will unite the Rhone
to the Rhine : When ?--" 'The sluice at Havre, is
nor defy finished ;" but " tut Dunks, k, an octagon
sluice has teen finished." The proprietors of the
Wed India Docks, in the Thames, would com-
plete ten ►uch skiers in a year. " The port of
Cette has been deepened." We hope, for M.
MONTALIvEt's sake, that this beneficial work took
place before the French ship of the line and frigate
were wrecked on the bar of Cette, a few weeks ago.
Indeed the mention of that port, connected suds
the disastrous fate of the Toulon convoy. and there.
fore calculated to awaken painful recollection
would seem to have been ieljudirients. Mr. Pee•
cptat, we think, will not go out of his way, to put
into His M aacsrv's mouth, on the first day of the
approaching Session. any particular allusions to tlie
Scheldt or tea Antwerp. However, we must admit
that NAPOLEON knows better than we do, the stuff
of which Ins subjects are made. and what is proper
for them.

One would nevertheless conceive, that, in the
enummotion of the bridges, temples, columns,
arches, constructing in or near Paris, some 4. persi-
flage," or what we denominate. in coarse language.
Auteiblig, was intended for the " bagels," or
cockneys of the metropolis. The Seine itself is
neither hi wider, ilor, sleeper, than is our Thames, or
leis, st Oxford. 'To boast of " rewstalilisliing and
restoring" two miserable wooden bridges, thrown
across that stream, one above Piiris, at Charenton,
and one below it, at St. Cloud. partaker of ridicule.
Ile condescends, however, to boast of " havisig
pulled down the houses ou the old and ruinous
Pont St. Michel," u another benefit conferred
on France. Vi"e cannot. at least, exclaim with
Pope—
" These are imperial works, and worthy Kiwis I^
But let us follow Slue T LIVET, if we can. with-
out laughing :—" The beautiful bridge of Jena."
designed to commemorate the overthrow of the
Prussian Monarchy. " has beets conducted to the
raising of the Arches." A temporary substitute for
an Exchange has been formed ; the Exchange it-
self is to follow. " The Temple of Glory occupies
great number of workmen." a The Column of
Austerlitz is adorned, fa- half its height. with
bronzes." The Louvre is in progress.—Bot we
come to the Chapter of " Benevolence." " The
Eri Peep& has ordered the establishrnont of forty-
two Depots de Mendecite ;" in other words, poet-
houses. Public instruction, literature, arts. all are
Protected by him. Agriculture flourishes ; though he
arid., " the cultivation of cotton in oar southern pro-
viuces has hitherto afforded nothing but hope." Of
the soh- talite for supr. so much vaunted in the
arestirears, last slimmer. nut a word is said. " Some
districts, indeed, find it impossible to bell their corn."
This avowal would not have been made. if the
calamity had not been such as it was impossible to
conceal. On the soliject of commerce too. it is ad-
mitted, that though France has subjected the Coo-
lineal, she has no communication left by the
Ocean. The Minister is very laconic, though
eery triumphant, on the state
He is uin;e diffuse on " religious
esters deeply on the depositi.
the Pope. and the patrimony of
' the scene changes to the Danube.
inns, he is eloquent. But here
first time, that when Lord CHATHAM
Scheldt. " the districts of the Sarre rose

Mhos." What might not hart
we had sent an ae.ive enterprising..
twenty thousand men, to Flanders,
the Duke of POILTLAND, and .
Lord CAITLLAAGH. and Mr. CA.
co.operutang to the public bent&

engaged in the lowest personal
and office. The manner in which
Warsaw and West Gallica* are -

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ought to have an extrueilitiery force in the India feat the
seas. But a prudent Minister would not have re tended to
.quired this adtlitioeal incentive to exertion. It h fatherein-li
been long &mewled by our losses in *list gunny cure their
of the world. . bishop *ll
glance to
It would require a volume. instead of a column ffiscation,
in a newspaper, to exainiue •iid to refute the is ea the
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stilly, futility, deception, and falsity, en many placed ?
points of the " Exposi," pronounced by Monr says nothii
LtYST, the new Minister or the Inn nor, on th
er at DOI<
welt of this month, before toe Freiielt Senate.
calm mod
is, indeed, the strongest proof how compieli.l
peace." I
N•POLEON has aub.pigattd Feiner, the tannin
the Pcnini
mind, moral sentiment, end public opinion, the
touch, or 11
such so Exposition could liner heen submitted
dear nun.
ally delegates, however base, prostitute, or nom
vonctliate
nal ; and have been received with profeseiniis of a,
hat, of th
probation and admiration. All his conquests o. lloads, an
the Danube, the Vistula, or the Ebro, are far inf.
'!'ha PRESI
rior to that which he has accotuplished on the Sera
Minim
What shall we say to the utiocions and taliblusl.•
Corsican
ill; effrontery of a Minister, who, in contempt of France.
ihe laws of nations and of humanity, avows and
boasts, that " the Cell:LI of St. Quintin hen Less The pee
jihisberl by prisoners of war from different na- to the met
bons." On this, mid almost on this point only, which are
does he, indeed, speak of any act, or work, in which cue
the pout tense, as dune. The other sublime, the fate of
useful, or benevolent and religious establieh- ecitled—
melds of the Corsicast, .4 founder of a fourth interested,

e of the fillinicell•— of strong
Pous worship," mud city of Lo
tiun and seizure of their weak
f the church. When defeats ar
be, Wagroun and Vi. entailed u
!re we lean, for the to oppose
NATHAN was off the bobbling F
;erre rose he open re- in aullart
are beau effected, .1f they prac
ing officer, with only approachu
more env
Arra, is June ! But
public fee
Loral CaMDEN. and to their be
CAV NIII/1, iti.trad r(
rni.fit, were all tiler, I Througl
intrigues, for power Midi( ASTI
silo h the Duchy t f Appleby,
turday, the
nteutteard, seems to lie. end fri