The Sun.
London, England, 1806-09-30 00:00:00

fit= THE ARGUS.

" Europe presents from day to day an aspen} more
strange to the attention of observers. Oa whatever
side we turn our eyes we find contradictions to ex-
plain; and problems to resolve.
" England still evinces a desire of Peace—an 4 her
Writers speak of
_nothing but War, She, prepares
distant military expedition 5.7-10 keeps a Negotiator
pf the highea distinEtiQn at Pa-is,
" Russia hairefused.the peace which she had so-
licited; and remains condemned to ina6tion, while

she cannot fiud a field of battle where she may re-
cover the advantages and the military renown which
she has lost.
Ertissia is at War with Sweden ; but this War

resembles more a village queue' than a contest of
Sovereigns. And while she augments her Armies,
she mal(es preparations in such a manner as to (lea-
sion the belief that she proposes nothing less than to
attack the first Power in Europe. While these three
PoWers discus separately their interests with France-1
they appear to or a common alliance. put' they
are between thernselves in false, uncertain, and vae
cillating phSitions, in the face of an Enemy whet' ke
policy is fixed, and whose force belongs to himself ,
done.
• -" One would be less astonished, perhaps, to see
Russia and England concert their means of attack
againstan Enemy whom they would have jethitly to
• combat. -But can the cause, the interests, and prin-
.ciples of Prussia ever accord with thoSe of England
and Russia ? • The past proves the contrary, and the
future will Undouhtedly chntirm' the experience of
the past.
" IS Prussia at this day in a position more favoer-
.
able With respect to those with whorn 'she would
unite her Sell", and with respe& to the. Eneiny Whith
'she would dare to affront ? Does she really wish to
. ;turn her arms against the Power Which has' sup-
ported her for fifteen years agaihst the hatred, the
envy, and the indignation, of all the 'States- Of
Europe ? Does She still•prefehd to deceive her. Al-
lies- by clandestitte engagetnent§ which she designs
to violate with the first favourable opportunity ? Or
rather, will she, in her turn, rush into a snare .which
they lay for her in order to be revenged fOr her past
conduct ? The public opinion has only the alterna-
tive between these two sentiments, until time. hae
removed the veil which still conceals theetruth:
" With respeEt to seund.poliey; the resolution of
Prussia to be the advanced post of a continental
War, wins to us equally dangerous as tardy,
commented her career in the continental War by
defeEtion which, even then, disclosed her 'system:
Whilst Austria and France have held the eqUilibriuni,
she tranquilly collected the fruits of her tortuous;
avaricious, and vacillating policy. tilt Austria once
conquered, Prussialost the importance of a mediator,
where she had acted, perhaps, with an equal cone'
tempt for beth parties-. With these principles, she
does tot offer to any ope her sincere friendship.-7,
There qua be no deebt that she would resume
the. same systush,. if similar circumstances Shoul4..
again occur. Here is what ought to serve as a come
pass in negotiations with her.
" The •Pruisian Cabinet, although fortunate
its speculations, t,as made in faU les? dupes
it imagines. France paid her neutrality, so as to
persuade her that she was sincere, but she believe
this compliance most conformable to her interests,
and best adapted to restore a general Peace in Eu-:
rope; she acted like the • Lacedeinonian General,
who seeing a Corps of young men disposed to
deliver up a post to the enemy, contented himself
with pointing out to them anether, whert, he might
watch them, What other Cabinet can H-ussia abuse ?
Is it that of St. Juries's, when, instead of sharing the.
dangers, as she had taken part in the projeCts of the last
War, she glided after, the combat over the field of bate''
tle, to carry off the fruits of the.vi&ory, and divide the
spoils of the vanquished. She stilhkeeps Hanover,and
meditates an alliance with England.. Her ports, are
still blockaded by the Swedes, and she calls them to
her aid: She iiivokes thesuppert of the Emperor ALEX-'
ANDER, whom she abandoned in- the midst of the
dangers which she had promised to share. A sincere.
agreement between persons .who have been so Often
deceived, and who have such reproaches to make to
each other, it is difficult to conceive. The wcutids-
which Prassia has occasioned still bleed: The Ene;,'
lish Writers thethseltes cannot give crediCto this
monstrous alliance. The aid which she promises them
appears like the wooden horse: they tremble to receive
her preSents. Thus, in spite of the positive asser-
tions of the Journals of Berlin, we cannot give'crettit
to the sudden change in the condud of Prussia,hecause
every thing imposes on her the obligation of attaching
• herself more cloely than ever to France: • With the
friendship of that Power, she may cover the wrongs
which she has committed towards others; with her
aid she may be sure of preserving the advantages she
has obtained without drawing the sword. In adopt-
ing another • course, in disregarding in this point
her situation and her interest, she would expose her
existence and the remainder of her glot. Her ill.:
evitable fall in an unequal contest might 'carer com-
pensations 'favourable to the re-establishment of
general tranquillity. It might satisfy the resentment
of betrayed Powers, leave a great example, and shew
that in policy as in morals there are truths and du-:
ties, the violation of which ProVidence
_will sooner
or later punish."

PARIS, SEPT. 22.---On the LBth the Commis-
sioners of his Imperial and Royal Majesty proceed-
ed to the Jewisli Assembly. Uae of them delivered
a.speech ; which was answered by the Preiident of
the Assembly ;. after which the fi)ilowing Resolu-
tions Were adopted (after a Preanalj :
That the Committee of the As •einblv should wait.