The Sun.
London, England, 1801-10-15 00:00:00

THE !VAR AND ITS EXPENCES.

THE War. Atlewcates of OPPOSITION, who are
every day declaiming against the PEACE, though
Peace has, for many years, been their chief cry, at-
firm that we have spent two hundred and fifty mil-
lions in the prosecution of the War. The Public
are well acquainted with the skill.of those Gentle-
men in the art of exaggeration ; but granting this
statement to be correft, by whose misconduct was

thii expenditure .incurred ? -Not by the British Go-
vernment, which, ever since the French Revolu-
tion began, endeavoured, as much as possible, to
avoid a quarrel with the new Republic. As these
Writers resort to their old falsehoods, those who
wish to counter-At their malice, mustconsequently
recur to former refutations. It is well known that
}hussar was accused of having involved France in
a War with this Country. That was the chief
crime alledged against him, and chiefly for that
crime he was consigned to the Guillotine. Far from
being disposed to justify himself against this charge,
even to have a chance of saving his life, he gloried
in it. He boldly maintained that, by the War, the
Revolution was consolidated and secured; and he
contended that, in order the more effedually to
confirm the blessings of that Revolution, it was ne-
cessary, to use his own words—to c' set Fire to tht
four corners of the World." If such was the state
of things, and the fad is too notorious to be denied,
how is the Government of Great Britain to be
blamed for, an Expence, however encrrnous, that at-
tended the prosecution of a War which it was isri
possible for her to avolo 'ts Eut, it is salu, that
BONAPARTE offered us Peace as soon as he became
possessed of the Government of France. True
hut BONAPARTE was too wise to suppose it possi•
ble for Great Britain to open any Treaty with bite

11 she had reason to I)elieve that his Powter was

likely to prove more durable than that of his numerous.
Predecessors'. Whatever might be his wishes, of
he • must certainly have been anxious to obtain that
countenance to his authority which a Nego,tiation
with such a powerful State as that of Great Britaio
would certainly have afforded, he could never thini4
so meanly of the British Administration, as to, eito
pea that they would fall into so gross an error, at
the moment when he was hardly seated in his
state of dangerous pre-eminence. He atted with
his usual 4iscernment in manifesting at least a pad'
fie disposition, and with a full expeaation of tho
rejection -of his offer, and a full convietion that ore
should have been mad to accede to it, he acorn"
plished the purpose he had immediately in viol
and at the same time lost no opportunity
strengthening his Power. Thus, in whatever 140'
we consider the War, in its origin and its Cons!:
quences, the British are not deserving
the least censure, and in procuring the blessings 0'
Pee, when the Government -of both Countri
Peace, d
were in the pieriitUde of 'Power, and the
.People
anxiously desirous of enjoying those biessingo
the British Administration have proved themselvd
enlightened Statemen, true Friends to the Interest"
of their Country, and zealous Supporters of thS
duties of Humanity. Such, %stare persuaded, ruuSt
be the sentiments of every man capable of uodcr
standing compighensiVe Principles of National Fri
licy, 'and. sincerely attached to the Interest si
Honour of his Country. Let, Au), the. WriteV;
Opposition rail, as much. as -they please, at-t
Peace; they 0pp0..,e the. general sentiments of tin
Country, and they must be considered in no otpip
light .than as Advocates for the ;Q.NTDIVAIIci fiF
WAR..

HER MAJESTY and the PRIVCESSie roe°
morning a visit to the Hon. Mrs. ii4acoo
at St. Leonard's Hill.
Yesterday morning His NIAIErtY, with his usitsll
Attendants, rode oat on =horseback, and viesvs
the different improvements in the Great Park, t 4,4
at twelve o'clock took the diversion of Wu"

with the harriers.
HER' OAJESTY and the PRINCESSES took 3..n
cursion to Frogmore.
PRINCESSES SOPHIA and AMELIA.; accornim.-1
I.)y PRINCE ADULPHI7S, and Lady ALBINA cUPP
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ERLAND, tcok an airing on horseback in the

Park.
On Tuesday' Mr. ADDINGTON gave a handsocri,
enrertainment at Wimuledon to General LAlO$/,
TON and M. OTTO. Lords CoartlvALL.rs,
VINCENT, CHATHAM, HAWKESBUICY, &C•

were of the Party.
The appointment of Marquis ColowA.M.lst,,
Plenipotentiary, has afforded particular satisfae
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at Paris, as well as in this Country. A more_ 15
cious choice could not have been made. The 1419`ii
Marquis has ever shewn himself ready, and in 11
capacity, to render services to his Country.
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General LAUR ISTON yesterday forenoon
Town on his return to Paris.
orm of Couricra -who «sconicniri;ea It;s1"047,
off hiS horse at Charing cross, near the Eqnes..flr
Statue. He was not hurt, but his dress of
and gold suffered a good deal from the mud• eh/
populace lifted him again on his horse, and gage
a loud huzza.

Only six Shs of the Line have as yet bee
°
dered to be pail off. of
The Report's of the immediate redation si
Forces by Sea end Land are equally prat-waif-,IA
indiscleet.. No material dimiuution will talte A
till atter the Ratification of a Definitkit
the ultimate success of which will not be fori:o,,i,
by the hasty propagation of groundless ittiO
Lord SPENCER, it is rumoured, is to jOill
Mr. WINDBANt, in condemning the Peace.
Mr. W.INDHAM sported a tew of his Ca t40§1)(,,
on the nights of geperat rejoicing, too wise
to the Populace, at least, any symptoms c'h
pointed ambition, or of g.oomy discontent'
, sitd,
Yesterday a Court of Diredors was-')e— yet''
East India-House, when Captains Dix.°s'l„,
Dosv6, ESSEX, HENRY BOND, CANtroo;ool‘f
MAjoRIBANKs, were sworn into the Corn old
their respective Ships. The Court
flie o'clock, till Wednesday next.

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