The Sun.
London, England, 1809-05-05 00:00:00

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NieTygRNICI-F,M. Pa STAPION. 4141 M. VINCENT
he says that the acknowledgment demanded of her •
wos,but the effeet Of the m anagcmcnt which it_ was
wished to shew her, in thus .disPensing with the,
demand of a categorical declaration upon the
prodigiona increase of her military force. He
does not see what -is "the object which she
is pursuing ; and 'after having observed, that
when King iDiEPIT shall he at Madrid, the re-
fusal of Austria to acknowledge him will only be
en a& of ridicule, he declares that' if she has formed
the senseless projea of framing anew Coalition,
by. leaguing herself 'with England, Turkey, and
the Spanish insurgents, he is in a condition to op--
pose it, and that united with the Emperor NAPO-
Luow, he could easily break that new league, which
.would be to Austria the cause of disasters, if not of
total tuin.

Such is the reply of the Emperor ALEXANDRR to
Prince KOURAKIN—it was to be sent to the Russian
Charge d'Affair'es at Vienna, who has orders to Qom.
municate it to M.DE STADION. The Charge d'Af-
faires has lately written to M. KOLMAKIN—it ap-
pears that this dispatch of the Emperor's had not
reached him, though it is dated the Bth November.

" I could have wished that M.sDa ROMANZOFP
would- have left me a copy, but I soon perceived
that he was desirous of presenting it himself to
your Majesty, and -that he was in hopes of your
speedy return.L—That hope Was too sweet to every
Frenchman as well as to M. DE ROaJANZOFF (who
respdas and admires your MAJESTY almost as much
as a Frenchman), for me to weaken the hope which
I am fond of sharing with him—But if it cannot be
noon realized, I shall renew to your Majesty the
demand of repairing to you, if, after the reply from
England, my remaining here should appear useless.

'r I had the satisfadion to announce to M. de
ItordaNzorF the arrival of your Majesty at St. Mar-
'tin, near Madrid, referring him for the details to the
Bulletin which will appear to-tiaorrow, of the con-
tents of which lam not yet informed.
" I am with respect, Sire,
" Your Majesty's most faitlrful, -
" And devoted servant and subject,
CHAMPAGN Y."

Want of, room prevented our noticing a few
,days ago some 'observations in the chief Opposition'
Pa per, which is not al ways fortunate in its attacks upon
the Admiralty ; of spleen and malice there is com-
monly enough ; but as they are dieted by igno
rance, they can effect little -Mischief, except among
those who are determined, in spite olconvidion, to.
believe that no department Of Government, can do
any thing right:
Bet no Fiteihip or 'Vessel • was there. Tbis horrible
system tf warfare probably, might riot he conenial to the
spirit and c h(ian feelings of the Board of Admiralty."

This jacobinical sneer, so happily timed, appeared
in the paper alluded to, just seven days after the
13rest Fleet had been destroyed :by fircabipa, and on
the very day that' the intelligence of it arrived at
Plymouth.

This judicious attack is properly followed by a
panegyric on the waivity and nautical dexterity Of
the French, and " the well :planned" juniaioh
of the Brest .and Rochefort ,Squadrons, of which, it
seems, "ourblundering Admiralty never thought !!"
There an admirable congeniality of thinking and.
speaking between our OpposAtionists and the Jour-
nalists of Buoh APARTE though perhaps this is not
much to be wondereti at when it is considered that
the Morning Paper •tO which we now refer Is either
translated from the.lllortiteur, Or the Monitear from
that Mowing Papei. In the present .case the Mb-
niteur takes the lead, and pronounces the same
high seniiding compliments on the superior ma-
nagement of BuoNttrAtt'ra which we have just ex-
traaed from the English Journal. It may not be
amiss to examitie into the merits of this wonderful
achievement, this happy escape from Brestihnd its
fortunate consequences to France.

A,season more tempestuous than usual, blows off,
our blockading Fleet, and before it can regain:its
station, the Freneb seize the opportunity, and
escape. Terrified at their own, success, they sneak
along a few miles cif coaSt, and endeavbur to form
a jualion with three Frigates dnd four Sail of the
Line in the next port. Such, however, is their
confusion and alarm, that in the attempt one of the
Frigates and a Line-of-batile4Ship run aground, and
are totally lost ; and the two remaining Frigates are
driven ashore by our
,crukers and destroyed. 'lbis
is an admirable specimen of "'French dexterity,"
and a most encouraging example
,of " happy teme-
rity !" To lose. only an p 4 gun Ship, and three
•
stout Frigates, in a voyage of a few leagues along
-
their own shores, forms undoubtemy a very proper
subject of triumph for the Illarri‘eyr, and a very fit
occasion of insulting the Admiralty for the English
Journal.