The Sun.
London, England, 1809-03-31 00:00:00

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QUI3 Dicaas /ALsum AUDtAT?

L 0 AT'D 0 IV,

FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1809.

Sir At WELLESLRY has vacated his seat in
Parliament, and it is expeaed that he will imme-
diately resign his office. of Chief Secretary for Ire-
land. It is generally believed that this most gallant
and/ successful Officer is to take the command of, th 4
British Forced in Portugal, which are now very con-
siderable, and will in a short time be greatly aug-
mented. We very mush doubt whet her, under the
present circumstances, the 'Branch will make a seri-
ous attack upon Portugal. The French Fotco!in
Spain is not only not sufficient for the conquest of that
Country, but it can scarcely retain tree occupation of
those parts which they have conquered ; they can
refore hardly spare a sufficient force foi I he conquest
of Portugal. But on the other hand, it is obvious
that it is an objed of the utmost importance to
litiotorAnnt to get ;he English ont of Portugal, if
Ile qv, becatisp whilo they romiin tory, in

that kingdom, he can never be sea= in Spain, even
if he should be able to over-run the Southern and'
Eastern 'PreVince's. • PoTtugal would form a.point of
retreat for the Spaniards, and either the North, the
Smith, or the centre of Spain, could be easily at-
tacked from Portugal., The probability of an Aus-
trian.-war has- crippled BUoNAPARTE!S exertions in
-Spain, other Wise we have not the slightest doubt
that he would, long before this, have 'entered Por-
tugal -*Alt a formidable army. It is-true that a pore
tion of Marshal Sotivr's Army, consisting, we be-
lieve, of !bout sixteen or eighteen thousand men,
haVe penetrated from Gillicia into the Province.
of Ttas Los Mantes; but there is strong reason
i to. suspett that one of the motives that induced
.Sonar tc make this`movement was to get his army
out of Gallicia, *here it was experiencing a
_very
considerable daily diminution' from the setive and in-
veterate hostlity of the inhabitants. It has been no-
ticed, with some surprise,- that when 'We had an
army in the North of Spain, fighting for the inde-
pendence of that country, the inhabitants beheld our
exertions with great'apathy, and seemed to view the
approach of the French without dismay; while in the
South of Splits the people were unatiimous in their
delermidtion' .t.ar oppose the' French': The, Ousts.-
of this difference appars to ns obvious. In the
greater part of the North of Spain, the people had"
had very few opportunities of forming a due estimate
of the French charaae.r, ar otnppreciating accurately

the benefits of French proteaion. Since the.evacu-.
alien of Gallicia, however, by the British, the Inha-
bitants have had ample opportunity to forma correa
judgtrient upon the subje&,. and the consequence.
has been, Oat they have almost unanimously risen
against the French. But whether in. the course of
the campaign it may be necessary that we should
8a on the defensive in Portugal, or that we 'should,
from that Country a&ively co-operate with the Spa-
ti;ards, it will in either case be necessary that Nva
should have a large force there, and certainly no
Officer could be scleaed to command that Force
who posseses in a-greater degree the confidence of
the Country and of the Army than Sir ARTllatt
WE'LLESLEY.

THE sudden Revolution which has taken place in
Sweden has given rise to a number of speculations in
this Country, with rcspea to the nature of our fu-
ture reiat4ous with Sweden ; and some of our Con*
temporaries have undertaken to define with prect•.
sion the condud which the British Government in-
tends to adopt upon this occasion, and th° fr"r"
wilich
e
it
is
pretending etid ing to o
contemplations veryt accurate to
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Without:‘:l::l:e
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of the intentions of Miuisters, we may venture to
assert, that it is their wish to remain
upon amicable
terms With .Sweden, even if, in consequence of the
recent events in that Country, the' persons exercising
the powers of Government there should deemit ix.,
pedient to conclude 6 Nate with 'France, Russia/
and, Denmark: But Wo cannot forget that Buor
I'ARTE ads upon a syst.errk.of tits own, and ttzat to
make Peace with him, implies a•declaration. of War
against his 'Enemies. In every illStallea
„where ha
has been about to negotiate a Treaty of'Peace,.llB
has invariably insisted that 'the Power negotiating
Should abandon all intercourse, cOmmercialor other-
,wise:, with Great Britain ; and he has also generally
insisted that. all British property should be 'leized.
There can be very tittle doubt hut that in the pre ;ant
instance he will adopt a similar policy. Whether Ilia
new Swedish Government will purchase a Peace

upon such terms we cannot at present foresee ; but
certainly it is the duty of His Majesty's Ministers 10
be prepared for such an event, and we are convinced
'it will be found that they have 'snot negle6ted that
duty. With re pet to the naval force which is to 1)8
employed in the Baltic during.the .gpiitig and SULU'
mer, vi try positive statements have been.matic, btic
certainly not, .from any authority. We vow that
the Admiralty are making .every,possiblo. cxernoli to
equipa most powerful Fleet fOr tbe*Nottli Sell
Baltic;. but how. that force will be apportioi)ed ;
apprehend, known only to the Admiralty.

It is mentioned in soma private Letters wilidt
have been received from the Continent, il'3l a
Treaty had been concluded between France and Per-
sia, by I.4.bich the' latter is to cea to France an
Island in the Persian Gulph.

Yesterday afternoon a cahinet CounciliPas 'leld;
at the Foreign'Office.
On Wednesday altertionn Mr. PARSONS, the MeS'
stager, was gent oil with dispatches to our Mitlialc
at Sweden.

Yesterday .1
ty s annual bounty of Woollen cloth, linen clotb:
shoes, stockings; five loaves of bread, beef, 6-3'‘
1 salmon; cod,, and herrings, wooden cups full of alb
and wine, and 7i silver penny-pieces were
bitted m 71 poor men anti 71 poor vvomen, beiog as
.many-iti.his Majesty is .years old, in a large rootiii:,
{ adjoining W biteh2ll Chapel, Without the usLial faints
1 and ceremonies, on account of the Chapel being
der repair, and fitting up tOr a Military-ClisPel.
Carey, • the SubrAfinoticr, atenclociA atid 14.0 gr 3"

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