The Sun.
London, England, 1815-12-08 00:00:00

PROTEST.

" First, Because the Antendment, if adopted, would have
left..his Majesty's Govern:fie:it unfettered by any opinion of.
this flouse as,,to the,tiwc, the,teruts, or
,the mode Of treating
for peace.

Secondly, Because in our present state of imperfect in-
formation, a humfde but firm representation of our hopes,
that no opportnnity for negociation might be improvidently
neglected, appeared both prudent "and necessary, when ire
were called upon to extend our confidence toliersons, who,
doling a period of unexpected success, had given no public
proofs of a disposition to. restore the. invaluable blessing of
Peace.

" The disastrous retreat of the French armies from 1 its-
sid last wiater seemed to afford au ()ppm [unity of negp;iatinz,
with dignity and success, and nu overture made to the Em-
peror of France at that period has been cnpintuaicated tO,P4r7
!lament; nor any reason pidillCiy alliedguil for not resortihg to
such a measure. It would- then have. been easy to-devise,
`and honourable to propose such conditions of peace, as
without humiliating the pride, Cr Intel feting with the in'.
tenth! Government of France, would, if acceded to, have
secured the independence of all powers directly or inI.
directly allied witb his Majesty, and :would, if 'rejected,
have exposed to the
.indignation of 'Europe the unjust
pretensions of the entany. Prudence and
,magnanimity
concur recommending. moderation in the hour of "success,
and the truth of this maxim is painfidly proved in the present
melancholy consequences, of an opposite system of condiiet.
.Tlre omission of all public overtures for peace, and of all..dis-
tinct ileclasatipos of the .object of the war, ;has oheitinsly
enabled our enemy to recruit armies,to animate his pe9ples
and to retrieve his affairs, by imputing to Great Britairf and
her Allies designs which it was convenient to his purposes to.
suppose, but which it‘wa's the' Interest and duty of his Ma.
jest v's Government, by, the most public and unequivocal acts,
to disclaim. • " 11014 LAND.. •
" LAUDERDALE." • •

CHRONICLE-ism.

'• • -
" There are symptonis of Anstria abiding by her
neutrality, ur even of taking 'part with France, if,
the Allies should demand terms inconsistent with
.the basis which she is understood to have
.pro-
piised for die iiegocii'ttion. Xt the commencement
of the campaign in the. North we'were told that
Fnninap;irte, procirre no, soldiers—that Aus-
tria ‘l:9,old;iniquetionalrly joiti the Allies--that
the' NortholGerinany, Sweden and Prussia wotild‘
be able to overpo*er Napoleon, whose inilliary
Charaeter was lOst,, 'and.ATlto, as the old 'phrase
Tan thirteen
..yekti-s- a, o, !‘ tottered on his
Throne."' 'The s uggeStion 'after the last campaign
f a peace which should leave the North of qee-
inany,jiloilattil, any part of Italy,' 01:even of Flan-
ders, in the hamls of France, wouldhave been treat,-
- 4.-,1 bythe consistent .siateSuico ofthe PrOice'Regent,
as little short of dis'affeCiiou and treac'her'y. Now
what haS been the event ; and:how have the mag-
nific-eut Promises made to the public been fulfill-
ed 13uona,rarte beats, ih4.Atlie6 in twO pitched
hatti6s ; relieves all his 'g'arrisuus but one ; and
driving :the.Combined Armies before him, com-
pels them to sign an Armistice,' and, to tr,..at for
,Pea Ce. The consolation given us for this .reverse
is, that linotniparte; whose hostshati:heen de-
stroyed in Russia, '.vitose military diameter was.
gone, and win; cdald no longer levy recruits in
France, had. succeeded. by a vast superiority of
force; and by manoeuvres so artful:- as to render
the most formidable arm of the Allies absolutely
useless, in a Country- peculiarly adapted for its
e.xereise.! !

" This may be called trinmphing in the Sue,
cesses of the enemy hut it is what we owe to
ourselves to look the; state of affairs fairly in the
face—and it is extorted by the want of systein and
sense in our councils, and by the shameless ef-
frontery'of their foolish admirers. An offer of
peace at tliat.time would have prevented .the re,
verses L—and even now it might either secure the
independeace of Spain, or.materially disable Blip-
naparte from retrieving his affairs in that quay-.
ter. But in the hour of victory we never think of
negociatiou. The TreaSuVy runners hold up We.
most extravagant biOnes,, and inculcate the -most',
eXtravagantlekreqations ; the people' lielieye,tl94
adopt t Irem. Buonaparte'. artfully and
trionsly 'repeats and ciretaateS' them-as. the hest
justification of -war, i'n'whia he Olfg'his, as 'the,
n (fLufs of recruiting hiS army, conciliating
his, people, *and wresting from us the frUits of:our
gin ions an-it hartt:e;:rhed-viCtOries.'

Such Is the circle we run'iti*; and 'such it will
continue to he, till we have sonic syste'th loregu-
late'our foreign politict:, and ttine.(lefinite object
to crintvzid for. Success engenders high thoughts.
We no sooner get pc sses'si-on of the game we pursue
than we lose it, like the dug in the fable, by cateh-
jug "at the shadow,; fore an additional•priie: The
worst is., 'that all experience is -IhroWn 'away up-

03 US.
• CI

Dreain after drearif ensues;
" And. still tine dream. that we itiOceed,
" And still are disappointed." •• ~ .
" But let its suppose that Austria should even
join With VranCe against the Allies. In case, of
Price, Austria's - Connection. with 'France will do
tys no harm Every thiiig that she shall gain
.by
force or favour will be ultimately 'an advantage to
us; alid Europe. The s,inie Sort of reasoning:
WhlchleadS US to disaPProvi of any aggrandize,
•ment of Sweden, leads to rejoice at any tic-
' cession .tOn'the poWer of Austria. 'Temporary
connections' and accidental passions may lead.,
Swe:den..tO.side: with England, and -Austria with..
Praace ; but the permanent and natural
rests of States must in the long run 'sway the po-
litiesof their Cabinets, and Sweden 'most, sootier
or later, court the.altianee Of Prance to protect
her from Russia, ..and Austria must form the
chief 'countertialance on the Contiuent to the
ponderauceof-Pxance. We cannot lilatue Austria
:for not tieing eager to.gi.ve liusSia too decided an
~'iutlience iu
.Gerinany,-alid we do cbt know why
we should lament her -yetOkal;to co-Opel-alelit re-
storing the power of -PrusSiii,"Mlit'rlt al waysliai
had: and• always must have, the effect of crip-
plink); her exertions against France.",

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rtresciti, fat mast (If ottr farces are taken front the
Prentlt.,anti ato,t (t our singers is,,ry
iii the. 11(;tirisite4 o 4 the:ltalian St-haof. fs,lt we
'nay fairly -Say of the musical farce which was
hrat.ti.,;its forwm•il hist this...Theatre, tinder
the, title (4. My Spouse and I, that • •

English. EnR-fish, (rum top to toe."

. We shall not forestal the pleasure of our Read-
ers by entering into a detail of `the Plot., which
forMs an' agreeable mixture of humour and interest.
The eharactO's if not very novel are various, and
afford good scope for the•respective performers.--
The music altogether is pleasing. "The I;utter-
fly." charmingly sting by. Mrs. BLAND, was encored,.
and so Was a Sea Sono, sine by SMITH; as well
as a.humorons one by BERNARD. The heroine of
the piece is Miss KEL.I,Y, who assumes the male
attire, and appears to he a very smart 'yot.opg
• low, She performed admirably. HARLF.I's bastle-
ing .spirit • was exerted to great advantage.—
BELWIY, GATTIE, BERNARD, OXBERRY',
Mrs: HARLOWE, and Mrs. BLAND, were main
props to the piece. The Overture anirrhe airs were
composed by WE•trrimE.a, and altogether do .hini
credit.The:piece has been erroneously attributed
to Mr: Tuotrtss DIBDIN ; it is the: • wprk. of. his
brother CHARLES, bOth the sons of the late cele-
brated` CIIARLES.DiBDUsi, one of the greatest ge-
liihscs,-.ln.•his way; that this Country ever • pro-
qtkceil; and these brothers seem to inherit. no small
portion of his lyrieal talent.S. r 1 croyHeq-house.
sanctioned this pleasarkt farce ‘vitik the warmest 'ap-
probation. •