The National Register.
London, England, 1809-11-12 00:00:00

aiiseti remuneration tot. services perforn'ied. This is ano-
ther'. victory achieved by Lustria, during the diplomatic
campaign; and she can boast of having cominered in the
Cabinet, what she'lost in the field.

How different is this peace from thatconcluded four'years
ago at Presburg ! FRANCIS then appeared in the garb and
ftirm of a supplicant before the victor. Now he would not
even condescend to see him. He braved his indignation,
am! was ready to throw down the gauntlet, if the other
assumed too bullying a tone. How different is this pie-
Lure from the humiliating scene at the mill in Md-
ravia We bear of no stipulations aboUt the disband-
ment of troops ; no lecturing about the perfidy of
Alinibters, and the ruinous 'consequences of war. But
BUONIPARTI; off .precipitately, and orders his
troops .to follow:hini In the same hurry, as 'soon as the
Treaty is signed. Let him find, at present, if he dare, in
his' perfidious head, some pretext for violating any one of
the 'articles, or detaining his troops beyond the stiptdated
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time. }very thing is done with a precision and fidelity,
WAiieli would incline us to entertain a better opinia for
the future, of the good faith of the Corsican, did drje not
know that the same armies, which procured an advantage-
ous Peace, were ready to see the conditions of it faitiifully
executed.

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The Emperor FRANCIS has rendered inestimable seiviees
to Spain. His sanction of JOSEPH'S title is a dead letter,
and does not weigh a feather in the opposite scale. This
recognition, mere diplomatic etiquette, cannot cancel the
obligations the patriots owe to his firmness and courage.
lie has diverted for a considerable time, the torrent from
their plains ; and given them time to repair the damages
it formerly caused. There is not .a single state of
the Continent, which does not owe him some obli-
gation ; because he has considerably diminished the
terror, which the French arms, and the name of Buo-
NAPARTE, were wont to inspire. Ile has conspired against
us, it. may be said, and joined the confederacy against our
naval superiority. Ahl we forgive him with all our hearts ;
and shall never consider it as an impediment to future rccon•
ciliation. He has profound claims to British esteem ; and
this nation is always ready to forgive an involuntary re-
luctant insult, pressed and wrung from the heart of the
giver r These observations, we hope, will answer for the
modesty with which peace was announced in the French
capital.
It is confidently reported that Lieutenant-Generat Dee,
immediately after his arrival Walcheren, made very
strong remonstrances to his MAansTy's Ministers against the
.propriety of attempting to retain possession of that island.
lie is stated to have delivered his opinion of the imprac-
ticability of our keeping it for any time, were Government
even determined to do so ; adding, that he was willing to
s icrifice his life in the defence of the place, should Minis-
ters persevere in the project of defending it, It is im-
possible to do adequate justice to the candour which sug-
gested the remonstrance, or to admire too much the
heroic devotion with which it was accompanied. We
know General DON to be a meritorious officer, and a man
of the strictest honour. But we cannot reconcile his opi-
nion with that delivered on the same subject by Naval "Offi-
cers of the highest reputation, thew iitaist upon the prac-

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