The Sun.
London, England, 1808-11-30 00:00:00

bave giveti, it 3 g sdosAuetlt Cgiatun, die
speech OfEhe Governor of New-York to the Assem-
bly of that Province.

a'he en4ved people of the Continent have great
reason to lament the miserable condition to which
the Press is reduced in every State to which the force
or the influence of France extends, since not a sylla-

ble must appear in any of theirpUblic journals. that
. ,
would be.
.to Offend the man who tyrannizes

over the whole. But it must be confessed that the
Press, uuder all the Continental Governments, was

under restraints enough before they fell into an abject

submission to the will of the French Tyrant. To

render the matter still more deplorable, the Cohti-
nental Presses are not only obliged to be silent re-

seeding the crimes of France, but are absolutely

compelled to garnish those crimes, and represent
them as the triumphs of wisdom and virtue. It
might be thought that in this country the freedom
of the Press would be employed in latnentations for

the state of bondage in which the Continent is held,
and that every effort would be made to expose those
, .
impositions which France finds so easy an opportu-
nity of circulating abroad ; but we are sorry to ob-

serve that our Opposition Papers seem disposed to

aid those impositions, and to do all they can to bring
disgrace on their own country. Indeed, from the

general contents of our Opposition Journals, we

might almost be induced to suppose that they are
translations from the Ma7iteur, and other French
Papers. According to them, every thing that France
does is wise, and all the proceedings of our 99-
vernment ;repot only foolish, but injurious to the
Country. Though we 'Aye long known that the
Spaniards, rather too confidently, perhaps, have re-
lied upon their own v4our, and declined the co-ope:
ration of British Troops, we are told by the party-
writers, that we ought to have compelled the Spa-
niards to accept at our co-operation. This point,
in the teeth of the must glaring facts, the Oppositieu
Journals are pressing from day to day, and seem dis-
posed to persevere in the same honourable course.
They cannot deny, that as soon as the glorious flame
of patriotism broke forth in Spain, our Government
used all possible means to give the Spaniards all the
aid in our power, and we abundantly supplied
them with what they required; yet we are stile win,
that our Troops ought not to have proceeded to Por-
tugal, but should- have assisted in the atterupt to
drive the French out of Spain. Nothing can ex-
ceed the folly of such assertions but the obstinate
zeal with which they are supported. We are, how-
ever, glad to find that though the Opposition Writers
are blind to reason and piain matter of feet, they are
not totally dead to feeling, for they are indignant at
the charge of being " flushed by the reports (4 dis-
asters in Spain." We wish these Writers were
really as anxious not to deserve, as they are to clear
themselves of such impetaoe.is ; but the eagerness
with which they circulate reports of disasters in Spain,
and the frigid distrust with which: they generally
relate reports of a contrary nature, too Hell justify
such imputations. But as a pout• that they have
nothing of that liberal spirit which denotes inno-
cence, they are as ready to charge others as they are
to clear themselves. Fur this purpose they tell us,
that if we wish to see persons *hu.are really " flushed
by the reports of disasters in Spain, we are to look
for them in the Chainoeis of Ottiee, and the 4/eons
of the Court." We question whether there was
ever, to use the words of those Party Writers, a
more " base, foul, and malignant calumny,"
than in this reflection upon the various departments
of Government--upon the Government itself. Is it
a proof of patriotism Is it a proof of a just re-
sentment, in consequence of a false accusation
_? Is
it a mark of common decency to bripg such a " base,
false, and malignant calumny," upon these who
:!e.! employed in toe civil employments of the State,
and who have certainly a stronger interest in the
welfare and honour of the State, and the prosperity
of Europe, than the desperate followers of a Party ?
We are unwilling to enquire tuu minutely to whom
the party writers allude, when they bid us look for
those who are " flushed by the reports of disasters
it. Spain"' into " the saloons of the Court," bepause
we ktiow not how high their daring presumption

may point ; but we will still retort their own words,
and accuse them of a " base, foul, and malignant
calumny," in making such a charge, after all that
has been done by, Government to support a cause,
not only interesting to-Spaniards but to all mankind.
But this is not all, for we are told that we must
look for those who are " flushed with the reports of
disasters in Spain, among those Ministers who have
done nothing to prevent, and who are now doing so
little to alleviate these disasters !" Pone nothing to
prevent ! ! Will it be believed by our'Readers, who,
we trust, 'are too loyal to read the Papers to-whip
we refer, that in the face of all Europe, which has
witnessed the exertions of the British Ministers to
aid the cause of Spain;---who have supplied the Spa-
niards with all 'they 'asked, and '9flered 'more than
they Vanted—tloA they hare !` done nothilig