The Sun.
London, England, 1806-12-08 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

•
the Letterjrom PRILo-VERITAS, retpening Sie FRANCIS
t; Carr's Address to the Freeholders of .itlisidle:sex, has been
receitfed, and we should most willingly insert is if the Baronet's
Citation Irons a repealed Al of Parliament' had not been noticed
in thit and several other Paper:.

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THE SUN.

SOLEM QuIS DICERE FALSUM AUDZAT?

L 0 N D 0 N,

MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1806,

WE commiinicted our Readers, on Saturday,
the substance of an extraordinary Decree, by which
140-NAPARTI3 has placed the British Islands in a state

of Blockade, ordered the Seizure of all. British Fro-

perty in those, Countries which have the misfor-
tune to be under his domination, and the arrest
of all British Subje&s who may be found in

those Countries. -This Decree is not only a vio-

lation of every right ticknowledged and exercised
by all Nations, but is so grossly repugnant to
his own conclua, that it seems, to be an ad of wan-
ton-insult, as well as an outrage of every principle

of justice.. Li fad, in many points of this most in-

famous Decree, he imputes to the English Govern-

went that very pra6tice which is adopted only by
himself. He begins. with an utter contempt of i
I
truth, in saying, what is really applicable to him-
self, " England has ceased to observe the Laws of
Nations, recognized by all civilized States." Change
but the 'word England for France, and all Europe
will assent to the, position. But the most bare-
faced eifrontry in the whole of this unparalleled ex-
tension
of .arbitrary power, is that passage in the
Decree which declares that its consequences shall
be considered as fixed .fundatnental laws of the-En=
. .
pire, till. England " ceases to extend, to the persons
of individuals who are not engaged. in military ope-

rations, the principle by which She .at present treats
*in as Prisoners of War." And this he says af.
-ter all his wanton breath of every right and usage
of CiVilized States, in detaining,the English Cap-
tives at Verdun, and at the very moment when
he is committing another aSt' of the same un-
jT4st and cruel nature in seizing all the, English in
Harnburgh, known "only by their commercial pur-
suits, and sending theL into the'saine deptivity, in
violation of the rights of an independent place, en-
tirely of a Mercantile charaaer, and whbse Neutra-
lity he has. so. often promised to respeet. Such con-
.dua as this can be considered only.as the madness
of power, or a proud disdain of the opinions and
common sense of mankind. But when we consider
that the man who has decreed the British Isles toy
be in a . State •of blockade, - has not a Ship that,
be can send to sea to • carry that Decree into
execution,. because all his Ports are blocked .up
by British Ships ; nay, more, that the very rea-
son he assigns for blockading theßritish Isles, is the
striEtness with which we blockaded his ports, we
are almost tempted to, smile at the folly which
could dictate such a measure. The other part of
this decree he has unfortunately had the -means of
carrying into execution, viz. that of seizing the per-
ions of several British Merchants resident at Ham-
burgh, awl ordering them to be marched to Verdun as
Prisoners of War. Mr.. PARISH, an EngliSh Gentle-
man of the fiat respe&ability, who resided at Ham.:
burgh, had the good fortune to escape to Altona
but the French Commander sent him word that he
would detain his family as prisoners, and Mr. PARISH
-surrendered, himself, and we believe has been march-
ed into France.. Two of his daughters arrived at
Yarmouth on Friday last, in the same Vessel with
Mr. THOR NTONT. —The Hamburgh Correspondenten
of the 2. sth ult.• from which we have extra&ed the
.Decree alluded to, contains many other articles of
minor importance, which will be found in the sub-
sequent Columns. The strong Fortress of Hameln
has surrendered to the French, apparently -with as
little resistance as Magdeburgh, Stettin, or Custrin.

WE have not received any intelligence from the
Continent which enables us to confirm or contradia
the account which we on Saturday laid before our
.Readers from the Gotteuburgh Mail, respe&ing the
decisive ViEtory supposed to have been gained by the
Russians over the French Corps commanded by Gen..
,DAVOUST. We do not, however, consider the silence
OEII4II aniburghCorrespondoten upon this subje& as
a proof that no such anion has. taken place, because
while the French remain in possession of Ham-
burgh, no intelligence that i 3 unfavourable to them
will of course appear .in that Paper .but on the
other hand, we confess we, do not see sufficient
grounds to induce us to give implicit credit to- the
report, Two Almoners 4rrived in town on Saturn