The Sun.
London, England, 1808-02-19 00:00:00

ores by a Stiat‘ish and the other by a French
Geezer both were released with costs and charges,
after a- hearioe Me French and Spanish Court ,of
Priest Appeal.He hoped that the same sense of
puelitednte- which bad in another place triumphed
this eight would here alts put the public in posses-
sion of the necessary information upon this import-,
net point. It was net for the interest of thii'Couns
ivy to turce a war between America and. Fret,iee
et to a war between4esgland and America, a war
byte:vett France and Atnerica would be most 'Mitt,
seets. The neutrality of America eves
the ItliKlos of
(I,t'n:.sing the manufaclures of Britain. The retalia.
tioe of French prohibition Would but deprive the
" mere wealthy among the French people of a few
le euries, while-tile annihilation of neutral comterce
Nvoiild be most minrious to _ the manufa6tures of
Britain: The accumulation of sugars that would be
created here by the colleaed produce of the various:
Islands conquered by this Country ; by .the impor-
tation from the French islands in American hot-
toms; and by the importation from 'the Brazils,
rsess sanctioned by A& of Parliament. The arts of
' se!sstitutiote which the Trench people. would learn,
eed the, privations to which they wind(' accustom
themselves, would be lasting injuries to this Cowie
• IQe. end her Colonies. Thus this measure, which
penieed so much benefit at the outset, was attend-
ed welt much mischief in the result.
.-rurirto atrum, •
paollatin piscem muliet formosa superne.
A great bustle *as made, and all ended in raising
seheid. The injury .to merchants would perhaps be
_Me se sttongly felt, exemplifying the power our
Allies may have in. retaliating the provisions of this
eorder. ' t Sicilian ship may sail for Naples, but
would be obliged in sailinee thence to put into a
firitiSh port. .t.iweden, a6tiel on this principle, may
.
brieg in a ship with a Lettish cargoeto account for
conduct in 'sailing between any twe ports in the
• 'Mediterranean, without touching at a Swedish port.
,Tho 'right weli, perfeAly equal and reciprocal., He
deprecated proceedings which would ievolve the
Country in a quarrel with the only remaining neu-_
trel. He ridiculed the idea of those who abused the
Order of the 7th of brittary as imbeCile, and who
now quoted them as authority of fisree in' this qnes-
don, eed who in like mateeser censured as ruinous
invasions of the Navigation AA, the •.revisions of
the AA of last Session, for allowing the Americans
to import the necessaries of life: into our' West India
• Colonies. He trosted the House would pause be-
' torseit gave its sanction to a measure of such effed,
.2:+d re Lde founded in right and law. e -
feed CASTLEREAGH contended, that the
Orders of Council were foended in a principle of
forbearance towards America, and hot likely to in-
jure their commercial interests in any degree aa-
tnuch as the adoption of the rule of the war of 1,7e6.
The statement contained in the aeswer of LArd
llowick to Mr. Rist, that the Government of this
Country would not cease to aet.epon the .C)' ter of
the 7th ofJanuary, until neutrals should procure the
revocation of the French Decree, but ill accorded
with the sentiments expressed -by the Noble Lord
ceepsite (Lord H. Petty). Whatever relaxation of
illAigOir of its Decree the French Government
might have found it convenient to adopt at home,
it was most rigidly enthreed in all the French Colo-
niefe It was not until after the Peace of Tilsit, that
es•-e•es tind 'herself in a condition to exeeute that
:,te'.generally over tho Continende .countries
•cii to her controul r While she was excite!.
ee‘e:•'
ss or produce from alfr Parts of the. Continent,
was this, Country to submit without throwing any
impediment in the way of her supply of tier colo-
olal produce). If the rule of 1756 were to be applied
td America, it would deprive her of full tine half of
her exports. Could the Noble Lord contend that
it was not an advantage to America that we had not
dt!lared the Enemies' Colonies in a state of block-
de,? The ArneriCanS. would have no right to cow-
rain of the duties proposed to be laid en, because
they were oalv, the carriers, and the duty: week], of
coktrit, fsii uptirt the consumers. As to the etise:t
t►izt migh t ho prodeeed upon the conunerce of this
eel try by the state of the Continent, he admitted
. that lit eSisorts might for a time be checked, bat
the t, could not last long, becettse,ne preSsure could
keep clown the vast extent of tertitery under prolii-'
bitien, in such a .manner, that the interests of indi-
eiemeswould tacit isirdnce them to prOcure such arti:
des as maybe necessary for them. ,As to the (10,v3..
nee reeeiee to our relations, with America, he' could
assure the I-louse that he and his Collheues were'.
extremely anxious to avert the interruption Of peace
sod amity with that Country.' If the calamity of
war should nehappile take place, whenever the con.,
duct of his Majesty's Minister, shell he brotight uns
elseeconsideratione it would be seen,' that no efrprt
had been spored in order to prevent it. If' war.
shoeld teethe consequence, it will appear, that no'
treitessien or submission could have prevented it ;
and it might mot be' unlikely, that the forbearance
of this-Conntry„had been seat, as to have Misled the
AtTlericals, both as to themselves and as fo this
Cpeetry. The ergumerits of the Noble Lord cane,
With a Wit grace from tetese who had iteld'elte l ti
sense: Miltiiitteit in Vord'HOwick's ntetwer to Mr.
4tist ; 'rather 010041 they Snow tnaintain the 1)11116-
plies which they then professed, at a time too when
the dangers of the Country were not soinueitient its
presaU The con:iViverrce war would be the
loss to Atreitilea of hee whole export -trade, whilst
only one four+ of eta-exports would be ernhingered
by that event. Oar! means of oilmen% American
produce in her ports, in conseqoench of our vast
penises were far more extensive than her internal
tocaos of excludi lig 04, and coesaequently a consider-
able portion of whey this COutttry now experts to
esteeriee would find itsseuy into that Coutitry, not-
rithatanding a war. We were not, from the 'mere
apeteheusion of a we&r. with that Country, to shrink
from the assertion) of those maritime eights which
are so essential to our national strength aod pros-
perity. qteseeten new ,Wtis, whether we were
to. be conquterel tiyitte Frezeih or not ? •Buotiaparte
had eseiyed hie it:ilit,;(l. worlare ate:lest es inefeeet
:ally, us' Ls; 'Seas now 'trying the seeeteite of re'eote-
mercial wert4e. rut cttttldt vein the public:,
spirit or 11:0 Co,.owy, and hd vvii4 convinced the
n3tion vt.:;t-AW not the Coill4oSt; TO order to
Obtain any. eeisee with_ Frtmcc, iii older tea make
:het IiVO tte p,(ICO, IllOSt pi'VVC 10 tic's that sheeeto
make tit)' ill4l-1..i0h he only proveeeco
hieing with that Coeutty it; eiv;i er inter-
coilM, is ation,lcd ii perseeereeee in the. war,
till bye proud defiance of all her means, we been
convinee ber of nermehility to destroy or weaken
tnays.we coley rehitioes l auneable, intere