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

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following ,ssages in the :Work to •whict,
we alluded on Saturday last, and oti 'the- authenticil
ty of %:•!;ii,:,tt we are disposed. tq rely, he, found
very inter,?stino; to' our' fieaders, ,
is preceded by the following etnPliatic. Address

", TQ 'PHE PEOPLE -OF ENGLANIS... • •
Cr It is now that the real confijEt, the be/7474 ad ,
;izitertzecltinati, tiegine, The errors or misfortunei
of our, Allies have lost all the outworks., The war
is now at the, foOt of our walls. .:Your-national re-
sources are equal to the peril of your Sittiation;
you fail not of your national courage. You have Nll,-
nisters who are worthy of being at the head of
such a Nation—give them your Onfidenc.e, your
fill confidence. .Elarras them riot by, a pernicious
opposition to sacrifices, that Must be made. Appei
riot to the strictness of your Constitution.
are times, said the most pious and wi e of Rom I-AS,
when the statues of the Gods must be veil:A.': Tiro
returli, of Peace will recall every thing,tci its rOtt
channel.!'.

''The restoration of Peace being, equally to the
evident interests of the two kingdoms—erance,hav7
ink nothinc, to fear in the general slaccess.of her ar-
mies; and England. having no farther possible criblica
in the continuance of hostilities ; the Emperor of
Germany having made, peace, and the Eili");,'l-01'
ALEXANDER 'retreated from Europe, with a r,,soiu7.
tiou to disturb its tranquillity no tuor;•—iti this Stale
of things, so happy for the glory of Frary:e, o:s
'Royal and Imperial, Majesty had no other wilt but
that of peace, which might restore the intercourse of
nations that were mit formed to be enemies."

" That England, embarked in a common ci':`e,
had no interest but that of the Confederation ; at
France could not more anxious to restore the
tranquillity of Europe ; that England, therefore, i
concert with her allies, .would eagerly embrace an;
overtures for the commencement of Negotiation,
'which, by,dulyand officially pledging the public laitli
•to the sincerity.of . such overtures, promised their
successful I:.nnination in an honourable and penult-
' nent

" The basis upon which the French Government
-were willing to enter upon negotiations, as in the.
event of such a negotiation being commenced, it
would much facilitate its happy termination to con-
fine,- within certain -preliminary limits, the line of
discussion—that an explicit declaration on this ha td
was therefore expected from the part of the Fren;:h
GoVdrnment, and was necessary to confirm the co.i-
tir"::nce of his Majesty's -Gdvernment in the sinceri-
ty of the'French prOposals."

" It was demanded, _what FranCt"CoUld further
seek or wish by war ?: that the fin-tune of war .had
given her enough, not -only for her safety but fel-
her glory that the fate of her armS' had left her no
other bounds but her. moderation that having thus
effeEted all her own interests—the interest of her'
safety and her glory—she had now no other object
than to contribute.all in bet power to the restoration
of general tranquillity, and the recovery of the bless-
ings of peace. That, as France had nothing fur 7
ther to tear, so could England have nothing further
to hope in the continuance of hostilities. That this
state of things presented a suitable foundation for
the restoration of peace. That France gave full cre-
dit to the assurances on the part of the English Go-
vernment, that that Government was anxious to give
its etiorts to procure an event of such manifestly
general interest, and in, which general interest that
of England was not the most inconsiderable. That
France, on her part, demanded the same confidence
as to a sincerity so conformable to her interest, from
the British- Government. That the French Govern-
ment could not but applaud the directness with,
which theirovertures have been hitherto received.—
, That such condudt was worthy of an honourable na-
tion, in intercourse with a nation eqUally honoura-
ble. .That, in' this confidence, the French Govern-
ment had no hesitation to comply with the invitation
of the English Ministry, and declare, as a prelimi-,
nary, the basis upon which the negotiation should
be conducted. That upon this subjea France had
only. to repeat her declaration, that, neither in Peace
or War; had she any further object of aggrandize-.
menu; that the French Government, therefore, had
nothing to seek in Peace, but Peace 'itself; the re-
storation of the repose of herself, and that of Europe;
. and the ordinary securities that such Peace should
not be merely nominal. That, as a result from this
state of circumstances, the 'French Government had,
to propose to that of England, that,the basis of .Ne-'
gotiation about to be entered upon between the two
Governments, should he— •

" The state of aEtuai possession, the nti possidetis,
subje&, however, -to the exchange upon equiva-
Jen ts."

SMITHFIELD MARKET, DEc..B

This day's market was amply supplied with prime
Beasts, and the shoW of Cattle in other respects was
tolerably good ; Beef, Mutton, Pork, "and Veal are;
somewhat dearer than our last report, and the trade in
general was rather brisk. The sales in the Haymar.
ket were lively ; Hay and Clover have dropped in
priee since Friday's market ; Straw fetched a better
price.--The following prices and numbers is an ac-1
curate statement :