The Sun.
London, England, 1801-06-17 00:00:00

internal affairs of 'France Ot was it done With

design of discouraging those who mighi be, tempted
to disturb the public tranquillity, by depriving them

of all hope of support dr was it inteuded by it to

give us to understand; that it was only by refusing

such support altogethei that we should acquire a

cliaratler of sincerity in the desire of Peace ?.
These conditional eulogium; bestowed on our Ad-
ministration are followed by threats of the same

44 If however the British Administration
should not justify the hopes.f. Europe it via
be trec ssaty that the Allies should seek for Peace in

it will be necessary to conquer

To this language, which we have so often read for
these eight years past, and which is purely Repub-
lican, we shall only reply, that vietory is not always
to be found where it is sought, and that men do not
conquer when they twill, but when they cau. We
have taught our Enemy this by sea more than once
in the course of the present War, and we should re_
plat this lesson by land should they have the temerity
to invade our shores. '

4.` England has during eiz.,ht
_years been seconded
by tuo Coalitions : in 'ten years, a third frvill n)t be
l'en." Nothing would lead :us more to believe
that a third would- be Seen in much, less time, than

afFeetation of this negative predidion ; and we

think that if this fear did not at ,the present. Mo.
Meat influence the French Government, weihmild not

for theirst time during so many years have toobserve

the uroderaliott of their Official Journal towards us,

Whatever gratitude we OWe it in this respeit, we are
still more obliged to it for certain information which
Ott gives, and Certain faets_which it admits. The
Allies have rte longer any Commerce, no small Far.
'dries, in short, nothing ohm. ' England has gained
.41")' thiNp and ',reads herself ever) ;where, has
g's blithe:oe Cnaststerees. and ivcry thing to lose." We
cannot but feel aitenished, that he who has stated
these great truths has not added, that those who were
Unable to delindany thing, may not probably be able
to gain any thing, and that those who have eonquer.
ed may probably have strength enough to preserve.
Nor can we help remarking, that the word Allies is
constantly employed for the first time in. this piece,
instead of France. Is this done in order to remind
in that we have lost some of ours ? The moment is
certainly not well chosen for this purpose. Is it
done to terrify us with the idea that we have France,
Spain, Holland, and Liguria against us ? Over all
these we hive triumphed, and we could again triumph.
To draw to a conclusion, however, the Writer in
the "lin/item, exclaims Happy-those Nations nA:ho,
4,2ving audited , a high degree of prosperiy, are
ilessed zuitli u 4-wise Government, (who do not expose
suchgreatadvantages to the,vicisritudesmuhieha single
Llouw of fortutte may s, odstee ~common.
place political morality', is
.too trivial to deserve
any observation, except as to the sentence which
concludes it. In the relative situation of England
and of France, the only hloqi) of fortune by which
our advantages could be endangered,. would 'be a
battle foUght,in 'our, Island after a, disembarkation
Laving been effefted.
This, therefore; is an indireet method taken by the
Author to threaten us with Invasion,. recollecting
that he had three days before said, " ail: it was
by the English Papers that Jibe), learnt in France.
the Preparations' there making for an. lnvailon."—
'ihsY would no doubt be very_ well satisfied Paris,
that we should remain- in ignorance and false sem
titr on this head, 'but they may rest assured, that
'Or vigilance and =precautions will alwaYs.bear.
Proportion to what circumstances require. •
On the whole, it may be asked, to what are we
to attribtite the-two singular predations lately pub.
jishad in the Official Journal, before so silent on the
-"hien of Negotiations ? We shall candidly state
all WO think on this head. BONAPARTE, Seeing
that his poiVer over the public mind begins to' be
'Wekened on the Continent; and foreseeing that it
will ere long become still otore weak, has not choseo
to wait till affairs reach that point in order to con.
,chide or to break off' NegotiatiOns which have been
beguh I that he has consequently endehvourecito die.
Play a great Apporance Of moderation to the People of
France, anti our.ottin oountry,,flattering. himsellthat
of two things one will happen _Cotner that he shall
. thus determine our Administration to make a. Trea.
ty without waiting till they have combined their
Atrairs with those of the great Powers. of the
Continent, or that he shall be. able to. throw, the
odium of prolonging the War on them; if this spe
cies of public Overture would not be. followed by a
p .
eace,—We know not whether our Ministers h-ave
east their eyes on this production in the Malliteur,
but •
all events they are in possession of better
means of judging of the dispositions of the ;F:rench
Government, anti they have given sufficient proofs
feat we may safely rely on their wisdom, their in..
rmation, and their talents. EVerk one will how.
evct conclude.. that the more .the French Govern-

b
ent erh_eavouW re re-
" rs to burry,our ori,
-Elon ought the latter to emplorin its meawrei.