The Sun.
London, England, 1808-07-09 00:00:00

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OBSERY:ITIONS
ON " REZIARKS ON THE PROPOS4LS MADE TO GREAT
BRITAIN FOR opsNiNG NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE
IN THE FgAR 1807. ay W. ROSCOE, ESQ.?'

(Concluded from THE Su); of Yesterday.)

There is nothing more remarkable among the ex-
pedients to which Mr. Roscoe has recourse, than
the unceasing anxiety he manifests to keep the over-
whelming influence .of France on the councils of
114siafrom the knowledge of his Readers. Once,
indeed, he modestly ventures to mention that cou.n.-
41'3'; and as the passage contains both a prevarica-
tion and a tnisrepresentation, it may be worth while
to lay it before our Readers. ." Every effort is
lade by the Ministry to demonstrate that the alie-
nation of Russia was not occasioned by the attack
uPon Denmark, (Certainly not ; need we repeat,
for the thousandth time, that the Emperor of Russia
'hitnself declares it to be " occasioned " by the
scandalous abandonment of his cause by Mr. 1103-
CoE's patrons, the engrossers of " All the Ta-
lente!") " but is wholly attributed to the previous
suecesses of the French; and the Treaty of Tilsit.
low far these ideas may be confirmed by any papers
'which have not been laid before the public, it is
impossible to determine ; but it may safely be pro-'
flounced" (safely, Mr. ROSCOE ! beware—) iyhat
they remain wholly unsupported by such as have
been hitherto adduced; which, on Me 'coedeary, in-
disputably prove that the transaftions which took
place at Copenhagen were the direct and imnze.
diate cause of the final alienation of Russia forts this
country. Until that event, the British Ministry bad
only met with attention and resped ;" p. 36- We
solemnly assure our Readers, that we are too much
shocked at this most portentous departure from all
that can make man respeaable to man, to pi-oceed
in our quotation : and when ue have reminded
Them that the whole of the printed Correspondence
between Ministers, nay, the Declarations of His
Majesty, abound
that the unfriendly
with the most positive affirmations
condud of Russia, subsequent
to the attatk on Copenhagen. is to be attributed
solely to the plea Sure of France, we believe we may
resign the Writer, with perfect secUrity, to their
effable scorn and contempt.
We had some thoughts of saying a few words on
the extraordinary conduct of Lord HI77CHINSOI9, at
Whose name Mr. RoscoE cannot contain his rap-
tures-6' that Hero, who supported the glory of the
tritish Army in Egypt upon an equality with that
of her Navy !!!"--Spirit of Nees9tc hear'st thou
this ? We had some thoughts, we Say, of noticing
Lord HUTCHINSON'S C011CeSS:011S, bur, upon refitc-
tion, we deem it but just that Administration should
suffer the inflidiohs of their Own preposterous can:-
dour, as a sort of moral justice for continuing a man
one moment in office with views,passions, opinions,
and connexions so widely different from their own !
All that remains, is the second attempt of Austria,
at the command of trance; to cajole us with the
prospect of a Negotiation. It is utterly impossible
to thiek of it with gravity ; and the affeaed earnest
teas of Mr. Roscoe on the stiblea, would, if our
pity for that unhappy country did not interfere, be
infinitely amusing. Austria -requests Great Britain
" to enter into a Negotiation for a Maritimi Peace A Maritime Peace ! these are the words which
tuotqAPAnTE teaches all his starlings on the Conti-
the to repeat, and which are
jtist as be the mouth of Austria as--; but we nee fitting -to
d not pro-
the : the naivety of the good Count STAHREM•
BERG betrayed the faa, which wasalready more
than suspeaed, that his directions came imme-
diately from the Thuilleries ; and ha
Country, and for Euro ppily for this
pe, Ministers were not dis-
posed to repeat the error of Mr. Fox, and by a
blind and baseless Negotiation, allow the Corsican
to perfect his ambitious atrocities in fuller security.
Tll whole of what Mr. Roscoe advances on this
Paltry trick, is merely calculated to raise a smile or
a sneer at his unbounded cullibility (if it should not
be termed a less pardonable quality), and is totally
unworthy of any anweae whatever. •
Having fully established, in his own opinion at least,
and in the " impartial" mode we have witnessed,
the dishonesty of Administration, and the integrity
of -11UUNAkiltiti :in-
o his cordial wishes. for Peace,
Etoscoi deems It a for ro
proper opportunity p -
truding. the cloven foot, and announcin the rand
Qh-je4t of Iris g g
s Paniphlet—pit is to excite the people to
a General •Petition for Peace ! "Not," subjoins he,
4,
" that ,'lese -loyal manifestations of the state of the
country, andof the feelings of the people, will for
one moment relax or intet fere with -that patriotic
.spirit and that unanimity of anion which are re-
suisite for the &fence of the country and the vigor-
ous prosecution of the War ;" p. ?if. Is Mr. Ros-
coe sure of this ? But he is simplicity itself:- b
does not belive that if the clamour became general, the war could not "be prosecuted with vigour," nor
indeed at all.lie has no idea that OppOiiiiori would
call upon GoVernment to respea " the voice of the
&Aunty," ant ina'ae the be-t terms they could. No!
Le we old be satisfied wilt seeing tilt Parliament

besiegvci with Petitioners, and leaving the rest • to
the Chapter of Accidents. To the eternal honour
of the Country, however, the people participate in
_ .
the spirit of IA; Majesty's Declaration; a spirit which
will animate British bosoms ages after the desponding
and unworthy counsels of :11r. Rosco 4 and his fol-
lowers have been consigned to merited contempt :
they are neither to be terrified nor cajoled into a dere-
liction of their just cause. They see the integrity of his
Majesty's servants, and confide in it with trantitiil-

lity and hope. They know that when the moment
for a la3iing„ a secure, and honourable Peace arrives,
it will be.seized with avidity, and they know, not-
withstanding the positive assertions of Mr. Roscoa
to the contrary, that the happy period is not yet in
view. •

Devoted to the happiness of our Country, we
contemplate with pride .and satistadion the com-
plete disappointment of Mr. ROSCOE'S insidious
purposes. Few petitions for peace hAve appeared,
while those for a vigorous prosecutiOn of the war
to an honourable termination, are without number.

" That's noble, and bespeaks a Nation free,
" And jealous of the blessing."

Even at Liverpool, within the sphere of his danger-
ous influence, hecould scarcely raise a faint•yell,while,
almost at his door, Cheshire, speaking tile language
of genuine patriotism, 'could address her beloved
Sovereign in feeling; manly,, terms like these :

" Deeply as we lament the calatiiiries of wars and fully
aware as we are of the difficulties with which we have to
Struggle, during a conr.lt 'Much we arc carrying oft for our
very exlsteliCe as an independent nation, yet we led convinc-
ed, that a too eagerly and generally expressed wish for
at such a inornept, would nave no other cited, than to raise
the demands or our Enemy, inewase the od,tacles to a Nei-;6-
ciatiOtr, and Yetnovie to a still greater distance that desirable
event.

" We, t'herefore, declare, that it is our decided resolution
to suppuit your Majesty to the utmost of our power, in rite
vigorous prqsecution ot a wdr which involves the honour of
your t town and the independence of your. Uoinlitions, in the
hope that by inaintaiiiing a lair linear conduct {A)weil AS by
bearing with steadiness the privations incident to our present
Situation), We may convince the Enemy ot tlie intpussibility
bt subduing like spirit AA the Nation, and attOrd your Majesty
an opportunity of restoring to your suojects tne blessing of
Yt:44.,t: win:tit:Vet' it can be obtained Upon terms 4:011SISICIlt
with the honour anti security ot tne British Empire.

Itt the concluding page bf his pamphlet, Mr.
Rosco 4 makes a furious onset on a public writer.
The dispute is copcerning that- wretched juggle
by confederacy, the assassination of BuotiAriVitTE, of
which the agents and the dupes (we 'beg Mr. Ros-
cos's pardon) are equally contemptible. WhY
should any one apply to Mr. Fox for tile assassina-
tion-of the Tyrant ? Was the name of Mr. Fox
ever heard of in France, but as the admirer of Buo-
NAVARTE Was not Mr. Fox the only man in Eng-
land who was bold enough to declare t hat " he re
juiced in the Peke of atniens, because it was favour-
able to 13(J0KASsilitTE ,411 d wad not this sentiment
familiar to every Frenchman, with whom it Was a
Constant theme of pride and exultation ?—Nay
moro....amOng the train of patriots that flocked to
Paris, after this same Peace Of Amiens, to lick the
feet of BITOWAPAittg, was there ow that crouch rid
more low, or bowed more submissively, that; Mr.
Fox ? Why, then, we repeat; should any o..ee apply
to him for a bribe to Murder BUONAPAWn )Away,
away ! The lata is, that Mr. Fox was determined
to have a Peace at all events, arjd before he had
been a day in Office began coquetting with TAL-
•LEYRAND—the rest follows of course. It is at best
a miserable story ; arid w* hope, for the sake of
Mr. Fox's-admirers, alit Mr. RoSCOE will let it rest
where it is.'

yes
WC have now concluded our Observations en Mr.
Itoscoa's very flimsy pro. ludion, and we have the plea,,L:re
of knowing that they have made a strong impression: on the
Public, by the eagernes4 which so magy persoits have ex-
pre,sed to procure the Papers which contained theta.—We
hope to' see some Patriotic Bookseller coiled these Observe.
tious, and publish them in the form of a Pamphlet,. that if
the poison should remain. the antidote may go along with it.

SToCKEIOLM, 'JUNE i6.—Yesterday a Russian
non-commissioned Officer, and six men, 'taken Pri-
soners at the attack ni)on -Aho, by General Vzox:-.
sAcx, were landed at Vacholms Castle. At the sail-
ing of the Post-Yachts, a heavy cannonade had been
heard in.the 1.13 y of Finland; which had lasted three
houri when the Yacht came away; We know not
whether it be an engagement with Admiral HJELM-
STJZRNA'S Squadron and our main Fleet: But we
are notat all apprehensive ;Is to the result. We car
gerly look for the arrival of the next Yacht.

trench Paper.says truly—" TheiTyrant has at
last found on the Continent a people who know
how to defend the blessings that Heaven has dis-
peosed to the nation, and which it ha. placed under
their own guardianship—and as if Providence had de-
signed to make known to Kings that their power
consists only, in that of their People, it has deter-
mined that it should be a People whose Sovereign
had delivered himself up to the Tyrant, that should
.rise up and deliver themselves, as well as their So.
vereign, from his gripe.--(Courier I)."lngleterre.)
Ptivate Letters from Stockholm mention, that the
public expe6tation was directed towards an Expe-
dition which was to •be undertaken by the British
and Swedes united, against Drago, in order to put
an end to the depredations on the commerce of the
Allies, of which we lately had occasion to speak re•
peatedly Drago being the receptacle of the nume-
rous Privateers which the zeal and animosity of the
Danes have armed against us.

The Natiopal Estate, intended to reward and com-
memorate the descendants of the immortal NtLsoN,
has at length been agt\vd for by the Lords of the
Tre3sury, and, we understand, in Hampshire; and
the prer,eut Einl, therefore, will probably be put in
possession of it btfoit the encl of the summer.

Si 'A

The following are two more Translations from
the Spanish Gazetkes, which came by the-first con-
veyance. It is our earnest desire to put the English
N it ion in possession of every testimony of the union
and spirit which prevail, in Spain, that they, way
truly know the temper of the country. Our I:tead-
ers will remark, that the , Paper from Cordova;
I houll nut equally brilliant lb composition with the
Papers of
,Seville, yet displays a wanly firmness and
zeal in the cause. Probably CordoVa is the first of
the Patriot towns which will have to sustain an at-
tack