The Sun.
London, England, 1808-09-08 00:00:00

MAXIMS OF BLIONAPARTE.

MAXIMS AND ASSERTIONS OF BUONAPARTE, EXTRACT-
BD FRoM HIS PROCLAMATIONS, AND FOLMING Hls
RULE OF CONDUCT. .

To the Soldiers y' the Mediterranean.
Pate itself direds all my operations !
• In this .vast universe every thing is submitted to
the empire of destiny !__

►I am terrible as the lightning of Heaven!
Tbe day wiil come when the. whole world shall
be conv►nced- that I am nr,der the protealon of a su7
N peri.r power, and that all huma❑ efforts are useless
?gainst we!

Those ho avow themselves my- esnem..4's, shall
have nu repose, neither in this world nor the nest !.
It is proper that you should know all human ef-
forts against me are useless, con,equently, every
thing that I uudrrtake must succeed!
Those who declare thernselveS my friends, shall

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THURSDAY, SUTEMBER 8, 1808.

Last night Paris aiid Mack Papers reached Town,
the former to the 28th ult. and the latter to the 4th
The warlike preparations of Austria still con-

inst.

tinue, and an order has been issued in Vienna, ta,all
the inhabitants of the suburbs, that emery family
must furnish. a certain number of persons to work
On the fortifications. It is stated, however, with
considerable exultation in these papers, that the
Emperor of AUSTRIA has acknowledged JUSEPEI

NAP.OLEON the new King of Spain. -King Joa,ctint
'MURATl.l3SlthratistOtakepOSeSSioll of h s Kingdom,
and though we. do ,not think he will be compelled to
quit it quite so soon as pootlosEpx was obliged to run
away from Madrid, yet we are strongly inclined•to
think that he will not sojourn for any great length of
time in his new Iforninions. A grand Ball was
given on the 21st, at the Hotel de Ville, ;at Paris, to
BUONAPARTi, with the whole of his illustrious. fa-
mily.

'WE have been censured in a Morning Paper, be-
cause, in adverting to the reports of a new Revolu-
tion in Turkey, we observed that it was likely to
produce consequences favourable to this CoUntry, by
renewing our commercial relations in that quarter;
and we are taxed with an indifference to. the proper
interests of humanity, because we endeavoured to
hold forth the prospeBs of advantage -to ourselves,
rather than give way to lamentations on the dis 7
asters with. which the event alluded to is said to.
have been attended. But the insecurity of the
Turkish Government is so well known, that it
would be almost as absurd to whine 'leer its oc-
casional misfortunes, as to express surprise that
they should have occurred. The previous Revolution
in that uncertain Government was notoriously the
resuit'of French intrigue and the unappeasable ani-
mosity of the French Tyrant against this Country.—
The deposed GRAND SIGNIOR was generally con-
sidered as having a favourable -disposition towards
Great Britain, and therefore it was,rptural for us to
hear with regret of
.the subversion of his authority.
The new Revolution is probably founded upon very
different grounds from those which occasioned his re-
moval from the Throne, and hence we have reason to
hope that French artifice and perfidy will not stand

in the way of a restoration of amicable connexions
between tiis country and the new Turkish Govern-
ment. Is it not wiser, therefore, to look -to probable
advantages than to lose our time in unavailing con-
dolence-? Wt admire those tender-hearted' moralists
who can feel so much dejection at the loss of men
who were in the interest of the French Emperor, the
most detestable character on the earth, ;Ind who as -

sislcd his tbinions in subverting tbelr own GOveyn-
ment. Such men, whatever may be the number
who Were sacrificed, can be no loss to the world,
and every real friend to humanity mugt rejoice in
seeing the French interest decline, not on account
of any benefit which may be-obtained by any par-
ticular State in consequence of such a decline, but
because French interests are only promoted for the
worst purposes of ambition and rapacity, and, are
carried into effeet not only with -a total disregard of
every principle of honour and humanity, but in con-
tempt of every thing that mankind have always held
'in reverence and esteem, • We trust that we have
fully vindicated ourselves from the charge of a devo-
tion to hard-hearted, narrow, mercantile, principles,
which one of our competitors has brought against.us;
and that upon just grounds of humanity and patriot-,

ism, we my attempt to derive topics of a satisfaalory
nature from any diminution in the interests of a
Power which only exists for the annoyance of all
other States, and the oppression of its ow,n.

It has been observed, in relation to the opening
of. the Dutch Ports, that it is a matter of question-
policy, whether " we should permit au inter.
course which may diminish , the pressure on the
enemy, without benefiting, in any material degree,
the commerce of the British Empire." But the
Dutch, though placed in a hostile condition as to
this country, have been compelled to adopt adverse
measures against us. They would most cordially
seize the opportunity of throwing off the yoke of
French oppression, and renew amicable conneaions
with Great Britain. When therefore any opportunity
occurs, in which we may spew a friendly disposition
towards our former Allies, whom we, ought not
on such an occasion strictly to consider as an
enemy, we are not only acting according to the
diClates of humanity, but of sound policy alsQ, in
laying the foundation for a full restoration of all
amicable feelings, when:a change of circumstances
shall happily take place. Besides, it would'be prudent
to permit this intercourse on another ground, as it
may tend to enlighten all places on the Continent,
through the medium of Holland; as to the real
state of things, respecting. which their common
oppressor has been studious to keep them in ut-
ter darkness. We trust also that in every renewal
of connexion with this Country, the several Statetof
the Continent will experience that treatment which
must; if possible, -.increase their anxiety to throw off
the cruel bondage in which they are held by France.

Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, his MAJESTY arrived
at the Queen's, Palace, from Windsor, where he was
received by their loyal Highnesses the Dukes of
YORK, KENT, and CUMBERLAND.

At two o'clock t)is .MAJESTY held a Levee, whicll
was attended
,by
the Archbishop o Canterbury, the Bishop of Rochester,
the Duke of Portland, Earl Camden, Viscount Castlereagh,
Lord llawkesbury, Lord Heatntield, Lord Mulgrave, Lord
Arding, and Mr. Villiers (in waiting), Major Campbell, Col.
Brown, Mr. Fawkener, Mr. Ryder, Mr.' Perceval, and Mr,
Canning.

The following had the honour of being presented
to His IVIA4sTy•:
The Bishop of itoch,ster, to kiss hands on his translation to
the liishoprkk of Ely.
Major Campbell, Aid-de-Camp to Sir A. Wellesley, on
his pt./notion, and on his return from Portugal ; and Col.
Brown, on his 'return from the army in Portugal.

HIS MAJESTY held a Privy Council, which urn
attended by the Duke of PoRT,LAND, and the rest of
the Cabi►iet Ministers, when Mr. RYDER, ihebdge-
Adyocate, laid before His MAJE.STY, the proceedings
of several Courts Martial.

We are happy to learn that Captain- H. ELPHIN-
STONE, ofthe Royal Engineers, who was reported as
badly wounded in the action of the 17th ultimo,
in Portugal, is in a very fair way of recovery.—
He received a musket-ball in the jaw, which at first.
had a bad appearance, but he was doing very well
when the last accounts came aw-:y, and had himself
written to his family and friends, in very high spirits.
In a Letter which was received from Sir CHARLES
COTTON'S Fleet, off Lisbon, dated the 2-2 d ult. the
day after the battle of Ynniera, it is stated that,
jiJNOT, previous to his quitting Lisbon, to meet the
British army, had secured his own plunder on board
the Russian Fleet ; and had sent a letter along with
it, directing the,Admiral, in case he (JobtoT) should
by any unforeseen accident fall into .the hands of
the enemy, immediately to hoist Portuguese colours,
and thereby proted both the Ships and the property
frorri the hands of the Engltsh. This might no
doubt. be the view of the French General, and may
likewise have been accordingly executed by the Rus-
sian Admiral ; yet we haVe little doubt but that their
hopes. are by this time frustrated, and that both
the Russian Ships and the Portuguese plunder are
under the command and at the disposal of England.
This was, indeed, a very feeble, attempt of Jusor,
to rescue by guile that which he could not 'protect by
antis from the valour of his opponents.
Orders have 'been issued for the formation of a
Grand Depot of Artillery and Ammunition at Wee.
don, in Northamptonshire, as being the most cen-
tral part of the kingdom. A large portion of the ar-
tillery will be drawn from the Southern Distrid ;
and it is understood that the Depot, when formed,
will be' Second only, in paint of magnitude, to the
Royal Arsenal at Woolwich.

Lieutenant-Colonel TAYLOR, of the 20th Light
Dragoons, who was killed in the battle of the 21st
ult. was son of Dr. TAYLOR, 01 Reading. This
'gallantotticer, at the head of a small body of caval,
ry, defeated and pursued a numerous force of the
enemy, and drove theirs into a wood, where they
were.reinforced, and rallied for a short
.time, when
he was shot through the heart.