The Sun.
London, England, 1808-08-26 00:00:00

F E NCH' P D 3.

The follokying comparison between 'the French
and Spanish -charatters, as given by Cardinal
cox, particularly • worthy of attention at this Pe"
riod, and is the more honourable to the author as
Avas• a'-natiVe of France —lt is singular that
C:CiAti gives the samecharaa-er ofthe Gauls in his
tine; PERRON'CIUe3 of their, descendants; Kliich
bi,t‘vi that the Frencil, like the Jews, area peculiar
;-,ce, and so are likely to con!ione.... What the-.for"
rner'Says is indeed full as api;licabie to the people of
France at the present Moment, is the charadergiven
by. invY of the ancient Spaniards as to thOSe'Wh9
are now sQltiOg_ a gloriciusexample to Zurope, which
history. vk 'for ever record with the highest
fibrins ion, •
, 44 Fifty 'Spaniards (says PERRON) cooed not COrr)-
sO'inany outrages and • a;.-ts Of insolence in a fo:,
reign counirf: as four 'l,,'renclunen. The Spaniard;
are--brave sofai, rs, and .are of more vorth in every
Other,resped than the French. And if is-not only'
now tttire' they possess this pre-erninence ; 'I was
surprised at reading in Livv, that of the artily cif
HANNIBAL, so infinite ;in-number, Goo Spaniards.
tonStititted the force on which he placed. his chief
reliance.: They possess a cool courage; which presses
on step, by step, never suffers it!;,--n to. be driven
bid ,' bearfng forward and persevering. On the
contrary;the French only shew courage ,at the be-
ginning; and•it is-said' of thetri,,tha in the heat of
the aqinn they are more tolian ruen„bilt, before its
teratitiatiOn .they are •Jess. than women. Andy it
trite, too, ihat the lea 4 dismay throws them into
such disorder that they never Can be railied. Wills
the Spaniards it'is otherwise ; they proceed deliber
ately, considering the, dangers, and c ncountering the.
risks s.vl.ich they have- seen and weighed, so that
they face death fronvbravery, not blindne,s. 'The
French, On the contrary, it' they march 'tip to :kW
gar, -do it 'wit hout knowing what it rs ; and 'whetl
-their-first ardour coots, COMOlit weat faults. They
are like inseZ.ls-sporiing in the sun : while she. hat
'continues, they play a thousand' gambols and tricloo
but when the damps, of .evening- assail them; then
sink in lassitude and despair. The. Spaniards
poi.sess sentiments of honour, at the instigatieTh 47*
which they combat. The French are without this
.they are raised by the soutid of the drum, leuen
frivolous occupptioni, without either the .dignity
honour or the. _sensation of m'anhood. The lower.
order of people are entirely without these crialitiei;;
they have not even the mind tp be cap.able of, them::
and the Nobility, with some. spirit, are impatient of
di4eipline. To foreigners,.. and in foreign couhtriesy
..khey: are insupportably insolent' ; and before- they
lave:been hitt& tram home are restless ;and weark-
Th(LySacrrtie. eery thing, even. their religion, to
gratify their revenge : but the. Spaniards, in tbuir
lye of revenge, are careful of time means 'who
they take to obtain it."

Bill Cropley and loin Belcher are matched to figbt
,
far 50 guineas a-side in the course of a few (13y,--.
cro.pley hiii; been in ;Mining , in •PL'O,:"
fordshire. The friencts of Cropley wished 10 have
!aim kept some tine longer in training; but Two
Belcher, anxious to decide the contest, has pr6Yailt,
on the backers to permit him to set to iti a te*