The Sun.
London, England, 1814-02-22 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN:

Grp—So wide a field nir.nobleenterprie may at no
period of the "xyarhaVe been Presented, and where-
in the leading,wiStiorn of Great Britain should he
rt 'elevated to a 'more dignified deportment.' It
cannot surely be hap!easi;lg in the eye of c.;O-
- to discern the' general spirit of arersidn
which is (I,ily root -z pr lain to a pacific ad,.
justment with the dangerous and implacable Hitler
of France.. The general feeling at this crisis is
indeed highiy•complimentary tO the uniform ex--
ample by which the (.overninent of this country,
the most timid dependent on that des-
potic Power---to, an oltimate and auspicious con-
flict for its en2ancipation.

Impfessed at all times with a sense of huma-
nity and' the _desolating consequences of-war, a
- British Minister is. associated with the -august
Messengers on the C ontinent in search of Peace,
which when 10-oug,lit' home should be a welrome
inmate to the bosom' of mankind—but in this de-
sideratum there would be-a dangerous simplicity
,tto depend noull on the 'novelty of Ole Tevemes
which cm-anther France, and which the Lion
muy. find leisure to shake off as dew-drops.
T,
o he at peace with barbarous s'tates, whose
habits- or geographical situation prescribes a li-
mited i6t-erourse, may be expedient, and profit-
able—but there is little to envy in their neigh-
Isom-hood, and notch to apprehend where biir-
barity-assumes tlic importance Of refinement:
It will be painfully observed in:the heart of the
civilized world,-.--in tlie midst of healthy Europe,—
that the bloated corruption is engendered which
for upwards,of twenty years thus rc-
niains indecisive on the application of et-riuliclih
cure--at this interval of changes, a thousand vi-
,tal interests rekindle—the power must indeed be
great front whose action the -spring of universal
'rephSe. and indepeudence shall be conducted.
Mitch diversity ;of opinion seems to •exist in
;,equally patriotic 'minds 'to distingoish between
noble daring 'and presumptuous enterpf-rze, 'and
•
many excellent men 'become .insens,i bly shuffled-
out of the princi-pies they have long defended.'
Without, however, treating minutely on a point
-which ihvcaves tl!e most early principle of the
war,• it would be evidently hazarding no specious
anticipation of, _Providence to calculate ti'at the
sword of this tyrant can he broken in hiS hand,
which, previous- to the Jiattle of. Leipsig, Great
,Britain would have allowed hint quietly.to sheath.
?This circumstance operates With considerable ef-
fect in his- mind, for should he no longer perceive
hostiiiry in the finger. cif Providence, he may
'fancy but little opposition in nay real eifott against
'his infamous _system.
The question of a premature peace appears
to have been a little distpactcd by the Austrian di-
plomacy before that gloriousbattle took place, and
Itothing has more miserably 'affected BUONAPArTE
than such a discovery when too late.—lt may be
inconsistent to attribute corresponding arrata
by-the mission of a Noble Pet-song...re from
England, at. the seat of the negociation iu :ratice
—the object, aulength, appears to be the si.e,ming
an immediate basis of Pt-ace, which certainly re-
quiredroncutrent support in this country, to make
it understood where it was material, although -the
discovery may- not prove very ominous of advan-
tage to the hapless Fiench, ‘vho were probably
anxious for something did'erent.
Any hasty conclusion the British Government
may-forth for not again contending singly with
finance, miist be ii complete attestation of a de-
sire for Peace, and it would be absurd to aseribe
.other desires, in an abstract sense, to any class
of civilized beings ;—but it may be asked, how a
desire of Peace.emild be frustrated, if the policy
of the country should require
.the question to be
further guarded for a short period, and be kept,
aloof from all negotiation with Reach Plenipo-
tentiaries till a question more immediately at issue
with the Austrian sword (which has penetrated
their territories) is dispensed with—provocation
and contempt coptinue the -peace7offering of the
anti 'a' nobler sentiment of
_integrity
could not-he cherished, than by a resolute per-
severance on,the part of the injured 'Sovereign of
Austria to be foreniost in the power amid the pur-
suit of exemplary -vengeance. , But BUONAPARTE

chastened as he is, would still impose the. full
weight of his importance on the ,world—let the
world, before it is too late, decide if this is to be
borne !- ! Where is the fatal talisman by which he
idsolentlybyaves'hiS perilonS fate ? and why is he
thrusting forbearance into fear?—Thrice has this
Pbeenix Slumbe:ed in his alies; he will not rise at
last if the -chwnpionship, between the Bourboni
and a deluded but august female is dissolved ! !
here the foundation of any continental error be-
comes liable. •

It is the duty of Europe to give it].) the cause 'of
the Bourbons into the.hands of the rvench, but it

is .equally the duty of Europe to untie their
bancis.--The question only ot; interest is for an
'Act .of grace to be conferred on a_nation which has

blindlyOr wilfully contributed to most sanguinary
:vid int:anions .aggressions on the unman species,
uwier a crown of terror—this niny he happily sub-
dued, affording a substantial good at large, and an
instructive lesson o'n-,the demeanour-of that peo-
ple for many years to come; particular,
they have seen 'their oppressor the source of ruth-
less,- mad ambition, prostrate at their feet.—.-
Wat power is there but sees the direct necessity
of bumbling the,Tyriiiirns' far as humility Can de-
scend ? Whether the Emperor of A usTup, -moved
by :the impintnnities- of a suffering world, and
guided in his. own roristruction of an honourable

pirjt, consigns to the ,French reOple a right of
choice in the matter their ruler, or stip.!lates
with his in Undisguised terms for the per•••
manence of The existing dynasty, it becomes,
least, the Allied Powers to leave France with ho-
nour----and .noti until their means are uneqnivo-
cally fulfilled by which they arc to conquer or
coufcr a Crown lon.z forfeited by the professed de-
thr.oner of Sovereigns.
If this Crown is not cleft on the head of its pos'-
sessor—it must be lifted off—or there will be no
caiiilidate for aeknowledgeul clemency—no candi-
date for the suarage of a wretched people, who
him guiih to bc•jfivoraed from the ignominiohs.
cluOirs which they embrace. •
Feb. 20, 1614.

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