The National Register.
London, England, 1808-02-07 00:00:00

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be made on the part of bur government to accede to this de.,
mated; for it is lung since we have disavowed every inteutinn of
Interfering with the internal policy of l'ratite:
dietielg 11.--ilonaparte *ill requite the acknowledzittetit of
tthose subordinate Sovereigns whom ht. has eith..r created, .01'
.advanced to .higher titics, or aggrandized by territorial -netts-
lions, or enrolled are .mg those dependent Allies which feria sO
important a part in his new plan of empire. This will pro-
bably be
,a topicie much discussion; since, by acciding to its
we should at once formally reticence every hope of seeing Nola
land, mid, the other subjected countries of Europe, restored to
freedom. The idea of leaving France in the unnin/ested pusses;
sion of such vast acquisitions, is, indeed, extremely thortlf)itig i"
but before see think of waging perpeteal War on this arcount,
we must tonsider whether there is any chanced oar
producing a remedy. No one will ant that there andt-if
this be the ca-e, no wker policy Can he devised on our part than
to sell to Bonaparte, at as high a price as risible; our Rod
quiescence in his plan of empire.
4 rade lll.—Bonaparte wilt dediand troth Us td terogoiee
his right to interfere In the maritihte affairs of Earope; and, its
returns be will recovlize out right to interfere in continental
Affairs. This, the French Government aeknov. ledged, *as their
view during the negotiations In 180 d; and thus we shadier eyes.
be entitled, by the express letter of a treaty, to Ititerfett for
preventing those ifiCroachments on other continental vowel
which Bonaparte may hereafter meditate.
Article IV.--A II former treaties, if not patted °ter in edtb•
plete silence, to be declared null and void. Such a stipulation
is now absolutely required by the new state of things in Europe t
nor could we have any reason In remonstrating against it. Tim
omission of such a renewal of treaties was, Indeed, brought
an accusation aga:nst the framers of the Treaty of Amiens i but
the charge was entit'el y without any just foundation'f and since
that time, the state of things has undergone a still more extra-
ordinary and Complete reVolution.
Article .----Some demands will be shade by Onaparte for
confirming to neutrals those rights which were demanded by the
Northern Confederacy but he *lll soon discover a pretest for
abandoning this proposition. as the rights required are merely
nugatory in the time of Peace. Nor is it probable that ottr
Government would demand from him an explicit disavowal of
his pretensions ; for they cad never be made valid, unfit we'
have lost the command of the seas, and then no letter of a Treaty
could Wore them to us for a Moment,
ArticteV I.—Great Britain will demand a Commercial Treaty
as a pledge of the renevved good-will of France ; bat Poesy
parte, though far more interested in it than we arc) will prohlos
bly not accede to this demand. He has, indeed, on most pm*
sions shown a very complete ignorance of the most CiScmiol in-
terett of commerce, nor can he discern the vast advatttages
a poor nat:on must derive from its intetcourse With a :ich,
though the rich nation should wear at Ent, :Nth the pq.tec
display pf its means, to be entirely the ruiner.
Article consideration of those cent4tental pcftes-
signs which Lonapaste will be allowed to retain, he Wit) gat
hesitate to give as un, or leave to odr HMIS whatever malty be
.accounteanecessary to Great Britain herself. lle guaractee
to us :Hanover, the Cape, Malta, and vny prO;ahly the Poch
Colonies In Soth America, and the rrt.r.th in the East Indies.
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