The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-12-13 00:00:00

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THE BRITISH PR

LON DON,
TUESDAY, 1 4.1;1.11411ER

On Saturday afternuen a flag of ,
from Lover for Calais, with the French
elan Messengers on board. They
paitirti by a Gentleman, three Ladies, .
and a Black female servant. The Ladi
stated last week, are relatives of T,
*who wer taken on board an East

their passage to Europe.—Last won
eight o'clock, another flag of trace
Dover for Calais, with Mr. Suaw, the
with dispatches..

Though the critical And alarming state
in Spain, added to the dangers attending r
separated forces now acting in that
attempting to retreat before u superior
challenge, and in fact engross, almost
yet they ought hot to diatinish the .
we must ever take in the actual condition
it is froth those reswirees that the
able Chief, who has carried victory w
one extremity of Europe to the other,
and must maintain his armies. '
mesas of the Preach teintorY, ea led
by an enlightened AdiniiiistrAtion‘ and
the revolutionary hand of such a despot
PARTE, seems to be more than admp
achievemeut. Let us continue our review
as they are displayed by the Minister
tenor, with a perspicuity, intelligence,
racy, far superior to any thing that
witnessed since the time of COLIIkw.-
fled, The Budget of that Administration
embracing sot merely the finauces,
and the taxes of the year, like those
cellor of the Exchequer ia the House
the Freselt Budget, mere comprehensive,
to the u..tiou all the sources of its power,
and greatness. We ►altst reluctantly
a people, to whom such an annual account
dared, are not altogether enslaved -
thongh they may be deceived ; nor
such a country, however detestable
he may be, when considered in a
view, be regarded by the French
volutionery tyraat, the scourge of
Never did SULLY. nor Mention, nor
greatest Ministers whom France his 1..
pear to be more intent on regenerating
prating all the channels of public wealth,
mace, than are the persona employed '
Loon, at the pres,at moment I We
Par, though we are nowilling to believe,
Corsican Usurper, whom we justly
tics. skies not impart the same abhorrence
' the french. The suppression of anarchy,
splenrlonr of conquest, ohliterSte his

ennscrlpt►ons, and his enormities, in
a „moo* linig habituated to every
leak*s sof insurrection, and of immorality,
whence results it, that no symptoms
aversion, 4140121..6°n, or resentment, 1
►►ifested towards him, e►en when
Generale were unfortunate beyond
These reflections merit attention,
to extraordinary conclusions. We shall
in order to pursue the statement of
the Interior.
litre may credit his assertions
public treasure and finances," they
progressive and flourishing, but
managed on principles at once the ,
wise, and beneficial to the subject.
CEVAL might not disdain to borrow
from the French Minister; while
would shrink from such investigation
as pervade the Exchequer of France.
onnl accounts," it is stated, " are
tem the most scientific and luminous.
from the mode adopted by the most
chants only in the extent and necessary
of the thinssctions ofliovernms
indirect taxation appears to hive .
and blended with direct contribution.
of finance unknown to all modern
even to our own, ran be, it is asserted,
France, if called for by necessity,
the distribution and retwrtitto► of
the subjects, in exact proportion to
means; " so that, iu an extraordinary
all the property, and all the intl.*" •
called upon promptly to furnish
quotas in advance." It must be
is tyranny, it is not sulgur, or ignoran,
lightened tyranny. Had Louts
played such energies, or employed
he needed not to have convoked the
which overturned France.
" Six hundred millions of livres,
lions sterling. will be sufficient," ,
" to defray the public expenses,
peace, and will leave a large sus
iraprovements.". lie adds that
which now amount to WI milli
be reduced ore-fourth." whenever
terminate. Such • promise, and ,
e►ro if illusory. are 'not the Ices ennui)