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London, England, 1809-08-17 00:00:00

LIBERAL POLICY.

The tyranny of Bonaesais is that part of his
character upon which the press of this country has
been mint frequently exercised, and though cer-
tainly theiheine is lib laud, awl the circumstance
of exposing Into to the detestation of the world,
not without its beneficial remits, we aporeheud,
that, to keep the more favourable 'onus of his con-
duct entirely out of vicw, is as inconsistent with
our iuterests, as it is irreconcileable with our can-
dour, There sue great lessous sometimes might
by en enemy ; our unecit nos of their virtues or their
talents is no proof of a sect ile spirit ; it is a coin-
petutiou with them, or a conquest over them, in
thole greatest possessions; and while the taking of
a vessel, or a tun ii, or an island, is considered lin-
'mumble to our arms, the rapture of those intel-
lectual prizes can never be disgraceful. That BO-
NAPARTE has dime Mitch, in which we should tint
imitate him, is true; but that lie has done much in
which it would lie well to imitate him, is alsotrue ;
that rapidity of movement--that energy of design
Anil execution, so exclusively his own, and followed
t'Y such en exclusive appropriatiou of success,
present us with quidities iii the art of war, which
may des iae and suffer from, but which
every rational individual wou;cl be inclined to imi-
tate, for the purpose of resisting. Perhaps, how-
ever, even those great requisites do not conduce
so much to the establishtueut of his power, and
consequently are not so much entitle:l to our 'atten-
tion and adoption, as that knowledge of human na-
ture, which pervades all hula actions, and inter•
weaves itself in the whole system of his policy to-
wards his own end other countries. Ile seems per-
fectly to have understood that great governing
secret, so impenetrable to the other t mitineidul
powers, that titan is Tether to be mobil by his id-
feitions than by his fears. Au attention to this
principle explained to liern wherein the weakiiesti of
the old governments cousisted, unit by a hat muans
such weakness was to be avoided in the constitution
of uew ones; we do not mean to say, that lie has uui-
forinly and conscientiously acted upon this prin-
ciple; hut we du menu to say, that, conscious of its
utility, he Ilia acted nom the semblance of it, and
that he has taken advaiituge of the omissions of
those who have not, to elfect their overthrow awl
his own elevation. What then must we think,
when we see this devastator of the globe, and wester
of human blood, pursuing a system of enlightened
policy, which holds even tome of the reflectiog in
doubt as to the injury of his carton. and which plates
the generosity of this nation inn narmw said de-
credit% contrast ? What must we think when we
behold that the Tyrant is busied in breaking down
old systems of bigotry--iii abolishing isiquisitiosis
and rights of asylum ; w bile we, who are contending
for the independence of Europe, awl of the world,
are clierishitig, as easeutials to oar Gorernineut and
Constitation, restrictiniss upon the liberties of sir
fellow-subjects ? But it is not we who or, doing
it•-•-it is not the people of Englund—it is that ilis•
tiiict, that contra-distinguished body, the Nliiiistcy
of England--who, without any of those qualities,
for which het character is respectable, have the
power to cantroul her actions, to direct her re-
sources, and coutravene her virtues.—When wr
look to Ireland, and contemplate her importance
to this county when (agreeing with the elcaluc,.l
author of the Letters, signed " now
appearing its one of the Dublin prints) we urban,
that even if England hated Ireland " with all the
infuriate rancour of a murky-minded bigot, she
%tight to resort to every meatus of conriliatiou ;"
wheii such are our sentiments, how can we suffi-
eiently admire the folly of those men, who are do-
ing all they can towards the alienation of the sister-
? And with what temper cau the country
at large observe that liberality liar found a less
potent foe in the ambition of BOII.IPARTF, than iii
the infatuation and stupidity of a British Cabinet?
As the Letters, to which we have referred, effiti.llll
minty sound political doctrines, and much insight
into the nature mod consequences of the restrictive
system of Irish Government, the people would do
well to study them, even Nlinisters themselves
might derive benefit from the perusal ; if, indeed,
it is in the power of any antidote to counteract the
inspreeeions of that volume of prejudice, over which
their lives and labours have been consumed. But,
to return to our subject, we are now in the nine-
teenth century, and are still such eliguijoons kw a
creed, that we do not hesitate to sacrifice our jus-
tice as a nation, to what we call o The Protestimt
A•cendsitcy." We infer political hostility from re-
ligious distinction ; but, though we may well as-
sure ourselves that the inference is not drawn from
fact, it is not so easy to conclude that the fact will
not follow the inference. We are ulways extremely
impatient of unjust acemations ; we sometimes, in
a kind of vicious revenge, become what we ate de-
scribed to he; and in cases, where the clinrge is ha-
tred against those who calumniate us, the Interval
is in general very short between the imputed and
the actual fact. This is a principle applicable to
all sects and descriptions. In Nee case of the Irish
Catholic, we have not only to dread the operation
of it (beiii; a mon to all), but, the operation of it
in the most argruvated instance. and under circum-
stances peculiar to the Irish Catholics themselves.
It is really curious to observe what a stationary
thing the political intellect sometimes is. The hus-
h:turfman adapts his leinsurs to the season, the ma-
nner to the state of the weather, hut the politician
goes on in the same old track, without any regind
to the fluctuations of vire iiiii stance, or to the ebbs

mad Rows that take place in the element of mind,
•ver which his dominion is extended. When is
this delusion to end ? When are those antiquated
notions of bigotry to be relinquished ? When is
the national strength to he condensed by eoncilia-
„lion, and the national religion 11111111tified by libe-
rality ? It is all to be answered in one word, ashen
the Ministry has got sense ; when Providence works
• miracle in favour of the present men ; or when
the country asserts its canoe by the substitution
of ability for ineompeteucr.

Son,loy morning early. two per•nna of the names
of Seely rind Smith, confined in the firmer of Cor-
rection, escaped over the prkoti wall. In the atter-
noMi of the some day, 'rater", one of thr officer" of
flatton.norden office, coming through Chtethnnt,
recovnieed Smith, took Mtn into rtioody, and 'safely
lodged him in his old quarters. The other has not
yet been !laird of.

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SPORTING nrrstLronics. •
TRAMORE RACES.
TAIDAV, •37CUST 11.
Fifty Gnioras-,-Weirbt fur Age--Tbrec-Mile Heats.
Colonel Lomas b. f. Maria, 4 yrs. Mil,
Major Atkins 's b. c. Master Diamond, a yrs. old, a 2
Colunrl Loftys's b c. Cakfighter, 4 yis. old,
l'ennely's gr. f. Lady Dunmore, 4 yrs. old,
Mr. Malone's gr. f. Uall Rise, 4 yrs. old--bolted—dl ann.

BERWICK, AuG. 12.


Mrs. and Miss MUDIE cloted their engagement at
our Thistre, on litiedlicsrlity evening, being fur their
Benefit, with The Country Girl, Jliss Peggy. Misr
MUMS, and the Farce of Cathariae and Pellucid*,
Catharine, Mrs. MUDIE. It way with pleasure we
witnessed su full a house—indeed the Pit and Gal-
lery literally overflowed ; there could not have been
leas in the Gallery alone than 300 people, .1;41
was a sterling proof of the feeling of the public.—
About the end of the play, the ma I arrived with
tile glorious news of the Expedition; soon• gentle-
melt carried the report to the 'flieetre, which oc-
casiolied considerable confusion, as it a vii souse tune
before the cause of alarm could he made t;eiwrally
known, when Gud sane the King was culled for
from the baud, and the whole performer* wade
their appearance on the stage. At the end of the
Farce, Mrs. Mu Di F. (Arne InrWArti, natal in it neat
Address thanked the audience, for the ti.itteriiig tit-
trtuitmer they had experienced. It was seinark-
ably well received, and we have no doubt shook!
they ever visit this town agatio, the impressitriathav
have left will be remembered.

The Mr. TIAR;;IiV; f>a Aerie(' on Saturday
nimningto intik to Brighten fre.ni ‘Vest:iinisti r-
bridge in thirteen Snices!iee hours, cosipleied i is
task ui eleven hours .57 minutes. A colisiiic!al4e
sum has been lost, aa great odds were beard
ugainst hint. he having bad no training.
A respectably dressed 11101111 M was taken into cus-
tody, on Monday, at Mitcham Fair. for passing one
and two pound noies.purporting to have been issued
from the Leeds gunk. The prisoner had circulated
severit of them about Lomimi, and had succeeded
in several instances at the fair. . . .

A wedding of ail unusual kind was celebrated at
on Monday se'littiliht; the bride and
hiitlegroom, who are young persous, being tooth
quite bAtu•l.
Boxtao.—Riehmon is matched against Crop.
Irg tor too guineas. The battle wili be luti6lit, in
the middle of the neat mouth.

Mosley, the ed hitt:akin of the :h tit regiment
arrived atCenterlitiry, from Hanisgate, on the route
to 061 ge. Bunacke
Extract df a letter from nu (-Meer in General
CRAL:FUno't brigade, dated Talavera dm la Reyna,
3"11Y 30, 1809:—" I prontieed you I would write
when I reediest the army. We yelterilay
_Hued it,
inuiletheiely after the most severe battle that is to
lw found in the British annuls. Had our brig4de
43000) joined in sufficient time, the victory would
have been snore complete ; but it was not so or-
denied. We marched 13 leaguer in set hours. I
have thia moment returned troth the scene of
leek ; horrid would be the description, had &words
to retirees it : 1 have been live hours reviewing it.
The towu is tilled with the wounded, many of whose
woulids have not yet been dressed. I have liven
speaking to some wouuded Freud'. whom I found
in the woods where we now form the advent:Kt
guard. They say the French army were ee,oun.
Against this force has the wahine Sir A Will ti it de-
fended his post. amt driven the eueruy from the
attack. The Frelich are two leagues from us ; we
can plainly diecerii them : some have retired. We
only wuit for three brigatlee, to replenish the ske-
leton regiments, to trinsue them. In tei is now
the fate. of Sputa—the tack is great; but, by
the assistance of the Almighty. ju.tice may
,put-
weigh numbers, and mown our Attempt with Me.
vets. General SESAITIANI is dead of his wound's.
With us, the loss of Oflierle surpuetes any thing
before heard of: three Generals, Cutout!-, N.140r.t,
&e. it is impossible for us to tell; Sir Minium. will
licit explain in his dispatches.- The beide of To-
lavera will ever be the- boast of England, though
dearly she may pay for the tmour. Pest.leuce
will drive us hence .shortly ; the dead are putrid ;
they are so numerous, we have not been able to
'nay them. The rt.:mai have this sooluent set rill
tire a town, where they were this aiorutug at twelve
o'clock."
Oil. Goatees, whom The Cesar Extrdur,!inerti
mentiuns as having been killed ie the ever-memor-
able battle of 'raiment, was the bi other of the
Alember for Worcester. He fell at the head of his
regiment, the 83ti, whilst bravely leading it into
action.
The following circumstance scoured on Thurs-
day last, in the neighbourhood er Crovdon:—A
(malady of oak being to be cat down, the peelers
here. 11.4 weal, employed to strip the trees of their
bark ; a greitlemaii who bus an unlucky monkey,
remarkably so with respect to barking of trees,
often procuriug a knife for that purpo-e, had the
curiosity to see how it would believe itself among
the bark-peelers, end tied. it tattle wood where the
men were at work. After observing them with
great munition, the monkey seemed eager to be
with them, awl the gentlemen offered it one of the
smaller instrnments used in peeling. The monkey
immediately mounting the tree, began with all his
might to tear off the bark, and in less than half an
hour it hail, to the no small surprise of the fee who
were eye-witnesses of the simile, miliarked a large
arm of an eat. in a regular manlier, all the while
making ti chattering noise, us if highly pleased.

CORN-AM (L, .%UGUST 16.

Tin meld, this day, had tolerable supplies of Who A—
ttie samplas, princapaily of second and iolerior ooalit and
bar, f.olt a small advaare. Barley in short supply, snit,
with Mali, ataintstas last prices. Weals., of the two tic-
Devi Mama, 'Melrose. The supplies of Oats are ivicoalieralde,
sad is this trade asks al* moused nJ a wall ndvsocc. Flour
on the tennis of our last cpsotation, and sosoc further arrivals,
from America.
CURRENT PRICF. OF GRAIN.
Micas 76s. snu. loos. Walla 51;1 62...41
w I
Fine ditto
Rye 468. 51s I 0nt5............144. 3,5. aro
11,1E1(1
Malt 745. 505. ['oscine ditto .....4. to till '.I.
White Pens t
.... sos Rape %s rd
(
~,,,, I
bo44ers) $ v." 7. Fiat Fluor aos. tlas.
Oro Pille•.••• I•• .14411. bin. $1•00411.. • • .....• iSi• ...•
•

NAVAL INTELUGEVCE.
roarssmouiel:sitia. 15.
Suited the Nymph tri.4ute. Hon. Csat. Percy;
1? yderen stoop, Capt. ; auQ Jasper sloop
1.+4.11. Daniel. with a coilfty to Cie Itirditerponiti,
Sailed Ills 411 a frigate, 11141. Capt. Itodio
with dispatches fir Lisbon.
PlittliMUTH, AUGUST 13.

Arrived the Princeis &tithe packet, Irina Jit.
qualm, in 35 tittys.—Muil pot up.
ri.vmotivir, Aug. 14.
. .

The Comffact gun-brig. Lunt. Batt, which ars
rived from off itocitfort on Saturday evening, isriogi
an account of Lieut. Owen and crew of the Dread-
mawght's boat (supposed to he either kilted or
drowned), u short time since, being all safe, but
prisoners, exceloting one man who was kilted : the
vessel they attempted to cat out was the Dragon,
of t 6 guns, and len men, and alongside of several
Kau-hoots. Accounts MY dso received that the
crews of the French ships at ktochfurt are all seta
•n shore to joist the army.
Yesterday sailed the Swallow sloop of war to ti,,
Westward.
Arrived the C'orintur, IS guns, anti a Freer h
0111,,c-tsl! lath it with wine and brandy, a pr;te
to the Limdesit Kau-hr;ogs Lieut. Morris.
To-day united the Druid, :tit guns, Capt. S.r
Was. Bolton, Knight, flout Madeira.
A nie!qictiucr is just arrived from town, with di._
patches for Lsoloon ; the Gleaner ketch is apponit,•,l
to take then), and will sail the first ►hilt of wind,
which is hew strong at woutlow..ril.
DOVIA, AUGUST 15.
Several homeward-bound West lailiamew have
passed 'Jere to-day, with n hue brerte from the
S.W. His Majesty's schooner Alphea; stationed
off here, is COILIC into the harbolir, and broil:en
wish 1,,r a large Dutch !toy, la ten with salt, from
Liverpool, which she had retaken, the boy havc,4
been captured by it 171 eiieli privateer; the Frolieh-
tuen are on hoard the schooner. Th. sloop Eliza-
beth, of Dover, Hayward, is put in, wind-liount!,
with upwards of 60 rrer.th prisoners, which she
.had,talsou in at (iullingham, to carry to llorltix ;
they, in general, lock very badly, and several of
thou are quite old men.
tIBAL, MM. )3.

The Speertn sloop, has these two days had the
digital flying fur emivoy to the Ellie, sad tiri.
morning sailed with tire sail of ttaiisporta to ties
eastward.—No news from Waleher.n
ll:vinaiis in the [loans, the Lice/y, Vice-Adm.
Campbell, York, Piano, Unicorn, and orprey ; and
the following merchant vessels, • Radius, Carley;
Richmond, Thackhain ; Horizon, Britannia,
Mitchell ; Eliza, fititton ; Croydon, Williams ;
Fertitude,llultuan ; Magdelenc. Brabant; the
t tigitesc ships Pat-trete du Porto, St. Loretto, And
Si. Sacramento Conceican, and a great many other
outward-hound ships.
Arrived and lidded for the River, Pruvidenrr,
lugrein3, from New Pros-derive:
Caine down from the Rivet, Active, Comlf.llnw,
for Rio Janeiro; Lady Esther Stanhope, Goodhal
fwr Hayti ; and Fortitude, —, for Denterara.—
Wind g.W.

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
Glt•YEaaYo. Au° is—Arrived the Jona, Pitter, from
New-Yo.k ; Eli 24 And, Steel, Goat ; Alma-
dance, Fryer, from Gibraltar; M utlnud, Coortna, front
Martiaiyue; Arno, keouptou, from ; Adrian*, Pol-
lard, and Weibel% Cooper, from Charleston;
Slack ; Paragon, Smith ; Drury, Clough ; Royalist, Robin.
son ; Thom," end Charlotte, Sinehtir ; nod William, {Tat•
wR ; from L:shoii.—Sailed the Nonpareil, Brace, fur Firs.
eras, Dope, Baillett ; atb.i ell', Dill, fur Gibraltar
ARRITPA•_

At LMerpoul—Ti.urnat, t:uoiblamt, from Demerara; FA.
terprise, Graham, tium New l'uovitic.tce 111.11/Itl, Lamaut,
(rem Kennebec: Aueunta, Jaci.son, frum Bahia.
At Poole*lfa•Ake, tri,dou Charlotte, Braddv ; MA*,
Herman • mod /41..0re; from Newfoundland.
At 116c:Jaatiro--Terem, frum ItrUdul.
At St. Vinceuen-111 setts, Srarrii, irufs Bristol.

At Cork—l'eniii, Nl' Nauilit, front Ilondilies.
At Swirmars—Prorrese, Allyn, hnm Surinam.
In Standrate Creek—the Better.luck-still, —; Salve.
dure, tasteli Buller ; Brilatn tu, White.ides ;
Helbirusu Flu ; Charlotte Ano, Barrett ;
John and Charlen, --; John, Cunyrrs, from Malts.
At Cowes—the J C r, !emu Can:49mi..
At Liverpou:—lbe I WI it u, from NIA. Prosidvnie ;
Pacific, —, from New York; and Iminstry, —, hum
Africa
Off Shiehls—thr King of Sweden, —, from Gottenhui
In the Cly Ar—t he NI overwrite, from ditto ; Nem
Neale ; Oeemi, I uiag ; favourite, Straage ;. HITS, Cilib
and Aquas, Fortune, frJus North Aiurrica; Faeosiite, Lan,
hei t, from New York ; awl 'Wary, Al. sander, GUIII 161,041C3.
At Relf.rit—the Eliadorth, tir..1142. from Jamaica.
At Mai tiolyne--the Hran, Jackson, flout Mosailore ;
aml the Leviathan, —, from London.

COAL 31AILliET—.ALOLaT 16.
Ships at Afatket. Ship* Amid: Price.
4 ..Newcastle s

PRICK 411, 1411 WKS YE*TEKUA Y.
, 3 per Ceut. Reaufe.1.............. ...... 41.11'
3 pr, Coat Consuls 67 1*
4 per Ceot.
3 per Cent. Wavy
1.,n,4 Annuities Is I i.t6ths 13-iCrths I r-10.1•11
Impernal 3 per Gear. .71
bitio Mummies 7l 7. iUtlis
Oinut ..... . .
-
• tabs 14,ftwis ..
Eurttequrr. Rills
E4:11411 !Amery Tidier'. VII. I IP.
COl/1101111 for , Gee 4 e
_l,
T. UISII, Stuck-broker,
4, CerAill, mid 9, Cltariug.eree•

On Monday Inst, at %Votelf .r,l, the Lady of the Rev o.e
Ikari of %%stet furd, of a daughter.
tin 'thstradnt , at IVatcrford, the Lady of George
CM. surgeon of the Louth Regiment, of a .baughter•
ARRIACL.
Ou'rhuisilay morning hint, by the Rey. Rickard J. 11,,h.
sots, Chnheste, Fuetescoe, of Clyde-form, county of Louth.
Esq. and Lit lit ennui Colonel of the I.,,nth %Maio, to 31,'
Hobson, daughter of Sanest Hoh.on, lint. Chairmaa of the
11.10)
DEA-rus.
On Theradac last. at Ira ("herr., its, Limerick, I.icu-
teunut mid 111,.itv,•:1.1nater Juaeld, %%alsit, of the Vtiderf..id
(hi the 3,th ult. at Rallinatre* in the county of ITaterfool,
the sent of to ,en Smyth, L. Ali" E. %Lichen, widow of
tbe late Houry Nlitclell, Earl of Mitebelsfurt, in the same
county.
On the sth•inet. Me. Osbert Ccic, of the Strand.
HIGH WATER .IT LOSPIDON BRIDGE THIS EAT.
Morairste as rain. aßer lit I Afternooo 14 min. after ti
•bv C. Is 'AIL/NON, No to, •d•
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