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THE SUN.

LONDON,

TUESDAY, APRIL 8, ieo6.

MAILS.
Cotteolourgh, r Liam:, z Dubin,
1, Waterford.

SOLL QUIS DICERS YALSUM AUDEAT ?

Wz yesterday announced the arrival of a Flag of
Truce from Boulogne at Dover : the Dispatches from
the French Government were landed at Deal, and
were Immediatelyforwarded to the Office of the Se-
cretary of State for the Foreign Department. flis

l‘glaiWy's Ministers have been most laudably anxious
to prevent the subje'l of these and the former Dis-
patches from beComing public: whether therefore
'they relate merely to .an exchange of Prisoners, Cr
whether they have for their ,objea &Negotiation
• between the two Countries, is at present a matter of
conjeaure". It is by no means improbable that they
nl;iy relate to both these objeas, and that, under
the pretext-of negotiating an exchange of Prisoners,
:lie French Government -may have introduced the
Other pdint collaterally. . It haS been suppOsed by
ore persons, that the Dispatches which arrived yes-
- t c..:rday must relate to .a Negotiation, because they
• were addressed to Mr. Fox, and not to the Transport
floard, which was certainly the fa&; But it will be
recolleaed,, that the answer ,to the fOrMer Dispatch
from France was written by Mr. Fat himself; it is
therefore very natural that the Dispatch received yes:,
tetday should have been addressed to him personally,
whether it related 4o an exchange of Prisoners or
to a Negotiation for Peace. The question which
was, we know, under discUssion; relative to an ex-
change of Prisoners, was of a very important nature;
it did not relate merely to
.details, but involved the
. question of the detention of the British subje&s in
France previous to the War, which of course was a
Subje4 of complaint on the part of the .British Go-
vernment... While on the other hand, the French
eovernthent coYitended that' the Troops taken from
St. Domingo by our Squadron ought not to have
been
.considered as *P,risoners of War, baying been
compelled to throw themselves upon, our proteCtion
to avoid .being massacred by the Blacks. These
were the points discussion ; but whether the
Dispatch which arrived. yesterday related to them,
or to a Negotiacion for Peace, is as we have already
stated, only known to His MAitsTr's Ministers.
In submitting our opinion upon this question some
days s'mdetty ourßeaderS, we stated. that we thought
it by no rn-eans improbable, that tollatrAaTE either
had or would make Propositions of Peace to this
Country not from any sincere wish for Peace, but
merely with a vicw. to 4inbarrassqhe British Oovern
went, and,: if possible, to destroy the harmony which
sztuittts between this Country and Russia. There can
be no doubt that if Ministen saw any hope of re-esta-
. Wishing Peace upon tehns consistent with the honour
and safety. of the Country, they would with pleasure
:embrace the opportunity ; but V/6 are equally con-
vinced that they would not suffer themselves to be
Made the dupes of BOII4PARTIS artifices. Indeed
it is, impossible for any rational man, who considers
'the situation of great Britain, of France, and of
to entertain very sanguine hopes of the
restoration of Peace at present. The language of
Mr. Fox, on Thursday last, whose wish for Peace
annot be doubted, is, we think, decisive upon the
tat~bje•

THE grounds of difference' between the British
,Government and. the United States of America

have, we Understand; engaged the particular atten-

tin of Ministers 3. and, according to report, the
- lion. DAVID • ERSItIE; SOn of the LORD CHAN-
IO be sent to that Country upon a- Special

Mr. Jicxsorr, _brother of our Minister at Rberlin;'
arrived on Friday from that Capital, went oil
74: the same place on Sunday last, with important
b-ti-rf,patehes, which are understood to compsose the
7:lsiffiatum of our Government.

Their MiirIESTIES had a Seleta Party to a perform-
~rCC (>t Sacred Music on Sunday evening, at Wind-
slie. •

Ye4lerday morning- Princesses 1,-CYQUST,A and So-
'PI iA,. atiended by Lady TIIYAINE, General. MAN-.
, Mid ColOilei TAYLOR, took their usual ride
oiseback. Tile Princess AMELIA is illdi.SpOSed.

dtiy morning the Duke of CA3lliltino.E ar;•
lived in town from 'Winds=
Dutchess of BEDFORD being indisposed, the
D'aVV4l,, HoOrn announced at Dublin, Castle for this
been postponed to Friday next. The Duke
,vat torhold his first Laep yesterday.
The Doris Transport, Capt. LAnap, was on shore
;11 tho Elbe on Tuesday lait, and it is feared will fall
ip o the hands of the Enemy. She was appointed the
svitai Ship, and most of the gnglish Troops la-
Lourinz iffidersickneSs, it is supposed, were on bpard
the inre she went on shore. •
The'- BrOkers, PERR'gt arrived at Crook-
-4.ly#p on the path fretri the ScUth Seas`:
.';;cd firn the OalelAi4i:4 the ,c.'lst.--,-papt...PmanY
l*Zir_e-, !fiat a 'French gFig riva,..e9r wet ctuizin off
(...,4•4o4ref.