The Sun.
London, England, 1806-08-19 00:00:00

(FRONT TEir ARGUS).

The present situation of Europe calls for a
political system , totally different froth .that which,
to its stame, the English Government has followed

so long. The time is not far distant, when, even
for its very interest, the Court of London will be
very glad to acknowledge' the rights 'common to all
'nations. It has hitherto made war upon principles
Which'it should already have disavowed. Doubt-
less we ought not to be surprised, that in the midst
of a Negotiation which proMiscs a happy result, it
is still making formidable preparations. France
',discovers the same attention to support the strength
of her Armies, and the military spirit which ani-
mates her soldiers. • These demonstrations only
prove the desire of each of these Powers to make
Peace the more advantageous and solid. But 'what
grieves us is, to see that England has not yet
nounced, in her Expeditions, that system of disor-
ganization and anarchy which is incompatible with
,the existence of civilized society. The Expedition
of MIRANDA, to which it cannot be doubted that
England has promised assistance—the conneeions
kept up with Di4ssimirrEs, and the revolted in St.
Domingo—in short, the nature of the aid given to
King FERDINAND, and which has consisted in or-
gani'aing revolt, pillage, and assassination in Ca-
labria, are a true scandal in the eyes of all European
Governments. The law of nations certainly permits
the defence of the States of an Ally, but it must
be by legitimate means ; for War also haS its le-
gislation, the objeEt of which is to diminish the ca-
lamities which it brings in its train. It would -pro-
mote the cause of humanity were there never seen
. •
in camps any other than regular troops, or regularly
organized. In a revolted Country, all the'., inhabi-
tants become enemies., The cottage of the la-
boureris no longer a respecaed asylum. The whole
people are exposed to the horrors of war. It is fall
time that. Governments should cease to have recourse
to this miserable resource. The Emperor of the
French has disdained to employ it in this:War. No
revolted subjeas have been seen under his tri-
umphant colours. Let us hope that the example
which he gives to the-world will not be lost, and
that hii glorious reign shall be the epoch of a po-
licy 'more stable and more advantageous for Flu-

inanity.,,

'BRUSSELS, Ago. g.-Late yesterday evening we
saw pass through this place successively, 3 French
Courier from Paris to the Hague, and a Courier from

the French Ambassador at Berlin for Paris, who had
orders to use the greatest expedition.," 139t1a tN4e, re
charged with djwatches whieh were of the most
pressing impoitance. Some moments after there
also passed through an Englishman of respe&abi-
lity, from Paris, on his route to Holland. He al-
lowed himself scarcely the necessary time to change
horses.

LEYDEN, AUG. 12.—Some letters from Paris say,
that the arrangements with Prussia, both with re-
gard to the revolution in Germany, and the adjust-
ing of a certain difference respeaing some distribu-
tions of territory in Westphalia, have been com-
pletely terminated to the satisfaEtion of both parties.
All these matters standing in more or less connec-
tion with the Negotiations between England and
France, there is reason to hope that all. obStacles to a
general Peace Will be removed. Lord LAUDERUALE,
add these letters, will finish at Paris the great work
which is the wish of all.

ALGIERS, Jt..Y1.5.—1n the night between the,
sth and 6th instant the camp 'of 80,000 men, which
the DE? had assembled under the walls of thiS city,
broke up to march against Tunis. But the arrival
of a Courier, this day, froth Constantinople, \vith
dispatches for the Day, has, it is said, indecad the
DET to send orders to his army tohalt. It is sup-
posed that these dispatches consist of -letters from
the principal Chiefs at Tunis, and
_that their contents
have dissuaded the DRY from his design.
• FRANKFORT, AUG. 5.--The march of the French
troops to the borders of the Inn continues Uninter- •
rupted ; and nothing but the ratification of ,the
Nice lately concluded with Russia; and the yield-
ing of AUstria, who must have no share in the Ccn-
federation of the Princes of thelthine,. and, in the
annihilation of the Germanic 'Constitution; appear
sufficient to prevent a wataupon the Continent.—
Through Swabia the march of theyrench troops
continues with astonishing celerity, and the French
transport with them much artillery, Ste. that was
lately on its return to France.
FRANKFORT, Atrc 6.—The intelligence lately
contained in the Hungarian Newspapers, that Scha-
batz had been carried by the Servians, is at present
contradided by them. It is true that the insur-
gents, on the 26th of July, made a brisk attack, but
were repulsed with considerable loss.

NAPLES, JULY 21.—0 n the day after the sur-
render of Gaeta, the Garrison embarked for Si-
cily, after having given their word of honour not
to carry arms against France during a year and a
day. The English left in the town the five mor-
tars which they placed there. There remain also
120 pieces of artillery, and a great quantity of war-
like stores.

It was on the 11th of July that the Prince of
HESSE PHILIPSTHAL, Commandant of Gaeta, was
struck by a splinter from a wall thrown down by
the explosion of a bomb ; he remained on the
spot as if dead, He was then, carried on board an
English Vessel, which. immediately sailed for-Pa-
lermo. We are assured that his wounds are so se-
vere that his life is despaired of. . His Adjutant,,Co-
lonel HOTZ, succeeded him in the command of the
place.
UTRECHT, Atm. 10.—Yesterday, an hour after
midnight, three grenadier companies of the 21st
Regiment of French light infantry, which- were en-
camped at the Hague, arrived here unexpeaedly;
they were quartered Upon the Citizens. They are
to set out to-morrow for Ithinen, and the day after;
for Arnheim, frOm'whiCh, .it is said, they-'will march
to Wesel. Dutch Troops have set out from Ber-
gen-op-Zoom and Bois-le-Duc for-Amsterdam and
Haarlem.

This day three companies of the 65th Regi-
ment of French Infantry of the Line are expeaed
here from the Hague, where they were encamped.
:They will continue their route to-Morrow for ToOr-
thuisen, and from thence for Deventer. and Coevir-
den, fm-otn whence they will march to the County of
Bentheim.

STUTGARD, AUG. 2.—The French Troops which
have been posted on the Left Bank of the Rhine,
are passing that River successively, on their march
for Bavaria through Swabia. From the 26th to
the 28th of July, 7000 men marched out of Stras-
burgh, a great part of whom arrived at Pfhoorsheim
on the 30th.

AUGSBUROH, Jta.i, 26.—A great number of Ger-
man libels, with which Suabia -has been inundated,
have been seized in the possession of,the Bookseller
STAG.. -This Bookseller received them from his
Correspondent STEIt,, at Nuremberg, who obtained
them from the Booksellers,Kupraa, of Vienna; and
Bunion, of Lintz, Cities in which these libels_ have
been fabricated. The House of Austria employs a
singular method of making her acknnwledgmekts
for the moderation and generosity of the Emperor
NArotrot.r, in exciting, by libels, the inhabitants of
Scabia against his Arrnies. What a Melancholy
resource ! The Emperor of Austria, too faithful, 'is
ignorant of these manceuvres ; but the Ministers
who direct his Cabinet, and who continue the ene,

mies of their Conntiy, will end by 4rawing on its

ruin.''

-The Booksellers KtirpEtt and tuitio' may one
day pay for this' perfidious condua. The Einperor
has caused to be delivered up to a Military Com-
mission the venders of these libels, as guilty...of
having attempted to raise the Country against the
Army. Certainly, if the French Army had wished
to excite Countries against their Governments, it
would have had nn need of libels,
NAPLES, JUNE 1 .—Gerieral YERTMER has, at this
Moment, his Head:quarters at Cassano : those of
General REGNIER are at Catanzaro ; they are em-
ployed in destrOying the remains of the' wretches
who revolted in Calabria. The Province of BaSi-
/
licate has conduaed itself in a way which does it in-
finite honour. The civic Guard, established by the
exertions of General PIGNATELL4, and the President
SASANNA, maintained their good order and

The taking of Gaeta has produced the happiest
effects. That event destroys the guilty hopes of
the enemies of tranquillity ; already a large Corp;
of troops has set out• from before that place, and
-has advanced into. Calabria ; and there is rea-
son to expea, that, in a little time that Province
will be entirely purged of the Brigands who disl
Curb it.

LAYRACtr, SLILY D'ALavcK, whom
Lieutenant-General BELLEGARDE had sent to V.
enpa, has arrived here, on his return to the Squadron
*Eat three'weeks ago from Trieste.

Mr. GOLDS:du:is intended Fite is to take place on
Friday next, at his beautiful villa at Merton. The
house and, gardens are preparing in the most tasteful
and elegant style of -decoration. • The PRINCE of
WALES, all the junior branches of the Royal Faintly,
and a very numerous train of the higher orders, are
invited to this splendid Pete-Champetre.
A splendid- Military Speaacle was displayed at
- Dublin on :Tuesday
.last, the Anniversary of the
Birth of the PRINCE of WALEs. The several Regi-
ments in garrison were 'paraded at *nine o'clock in
the morning, and marched off to the Phoenix Park,
where-they forened line in the Fifteen Acr6, in the
presence of the Earl 'OIHARRINGTON, Commander
,in Chief. On the right' were the bth Drapon
Guards, 26th Foot, Cavan and Wexford Militia,
rand 43th Foot.; ..in: the centre the park. of artillery,
and on the left the 18th Light Dragoons, the 92. d
Foot, the Monaghan Militia, and the 28th Foot.
The Duke of BEDFORD arrived soon after one, on
horseback, escorted by a, Squadron of the 18th Dra-
goons. The Duchess followed -in,an open landau,
escorted in a similar manner. His Grace was re-
ceived under a salute of ,t.tt guns ;• after which,
having taken hisstation in front,.the line presented
arms, and the bands played " God save the King;"
The Duke passed the lint, and then returned to his
station in front; when.three fezia.-de-joye were fired
from right to left in honour of the PRINCE Of
WALES'S Birth-day, the Artillery also firing at in-
tervals, to which succeeded three cheers. The
troops then marched past the Duke in grand .diVi-
sions. • The line being re-formed, his Grace rode up
to the centre, and dire&ed Lord HARRINGTON to,
express to the Commanding Officers his perfe&
tisfadion at the military condud- and appearance Of
each Corps. A most superb Fite was given by the
Duchess in_ the 'evening..
It is said, that previous to the sailing of the fast
Packet from Lisbon, ".accounts had been received
there that Spain had actually ceded'three or four of
her provinces to France. Two of these provinces
ere said to be Biscay and Murcia, in the opposite
extremities of the kingdom, the latter of which in.!
eludes the important port of Carthagena. We have
not heard the names of the others. It is rumoured
at Lisbon that Spain is to be indemnified for them
cessions by the kingdom of Portugal.
A Letter from Canton, dated Feb. '25; received
vie America, states, that the first" Convoy was to
.be dispatched on the 25th of that Month, to come
through the Straits of Malacca ; and that the Dort
setshire, Warren Hastings, and gauges, would be
ready in about a month or five weeks.
MiA. EDWIN, the comic heroine of the Dublin
Stage, is engaged to perform a few nig4ts at the
Margate Theatre.
GRASSINI has been so much admired at the Oral
torio and Concert at Liverpool, that she has been
,tempted to display her powers . for two nights at
the Theatre, in scenes seleCted from the Italian
Opera.
The Gretna Green lohacconist contends -that he
is a very proper person to be concerned in the busi-
DOSS of marriage, as it is a subject that all people .
ought to chew upon.

Last Tuesday new barley was shewn at Penrith
market, for the first time this season, by Mr. Robert
• HOlehouse. It was of very excellent quality.
A.melon has been cut within these few days in the
garden of Mr. Thomas Taylor, of Norton, near
Stockton ; the circumference one way measured 36
inches, and the other 23. It weighed 16 pounds
• and. half an ounce. It was the largest that was ever
grown in 'that neighbourhood, and supposed to be the
largest in England.

A poor woman who was lately about to be tried in
Ireland for a capital offence, was asked by the Judge
if she had any Counsel or Attorney ; she replied,
very seriously, " She bad no Counsel but God, and
no Attorney but his Lordship."
A tragical accident lately occurred at Cookham,
near Maidenhead.—A-farmer's son having sold the
fruit of a cherry-tree, standing in his father's orchard,
to a young man, his friend, the latter went to gather
the cherries : he had not, however, been long-irrTtre'
tree befbre he was surprised by the farmer, who
held a gun,:and threatened to shoot him unless he
came down. • On the refusal of the young man to
obey, the fanner fired, and missed him ; but firing a
second time, wounded him, of which he died soon
after. The farmer has been taken into custody, and
is now i4l Reading Gaul.