The Sun.
London, England, 1812-12-14 00:00:00

[FURTHER EXTRACTS.]

PARIS, DEC. 6.—The French people celebrate,
for the eight time, the Coronation of his -Ala-
.
jesty—a day the most grand among the great
days, which ,have marlicd each year of a life fer-
tile in prodigies, and precious to the univer.4e. Be'
fore placing-upon his victorious brow the Crown of
CisiAitLEmAGNE", tine Emperoi•-had already .proyect
himself the greatest ,of Captains and the first of
Legislators; but our destinies remained attached,to
the personal grandeur of our august Chief. 'Since,
this sacred fact, which, under.theausPices csf flea-
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ven, has united the Monarch to the )?eople,
the dynasty to the State it to the gram leur of
the Empire, to its prOSperity and its du ration.
that the whiles and the interests of all the French
are again attached. The. four continents I war'.
which the Emperor has been obliged to urn'
dertake, since the ekoch of his coro taectiom

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have all had the same motive, the same end, that

I3f annihilating the *British influence upon the
Continent, and establishing in Europe an order

of things which would ensure to France a long

series of tranquil ages, a long repose. in The bosom
91 power and glory.
In this course of victory and conquests; England
alone, favoured by the elements, protected by her,

insular position, has been able to seize upon our
colonies, and escape our just vengeance but

Rt each step :which this anti-continental power

has
made towards the exclusive dominion of the

Ocean, we have aigrandized our influence upon
the Continent. If they take an island, we shut up

a kingdom against their commerce ;, and already
Was tile Continental system completed=already

-our eternal enemies found themselves exiled from

Europe, when the perfidy of the Russians, and the
blindness of thG Spaniards re-opened them an en-
hance into it. The Nvar which is carried on be-

tween these two countries has not then its source

from an u►ejust ambition, but in that heroioper-

Severance, without Wlrich a nation cannot cx-

pect an honourable and tranquil situation. They
are only English interests, or, more properly
speaking, English oligarchy, that we combat upon
the banks of the Tagus and those of the Borys-
thenes. Let all the Continent, acknovledge its
true interests • and immediately all the Conti-,

tent is iu peace with France.. But .if Rus-
sia, blinded, persists in being, like the Asi-
atic Powers, the vassal of Englandi,' it is at
least necessary that the ancient and celebrated
kingdom of Poland be erected, as an invincible
rampirt, between civilization and barbarism,
between free, Europe, and Europe colonized
by the merchants fiorn London. This re-
surrection of 'a powerful warlike nation; to
whom Christian Europe owes so many obliga-
tions for having saved it from the yoke of the
Cross, this great result of the campaign ,is now
almost completely ensured, Warsaw joins in this
happy day its shouts of joy, of admiration and gra-
titude to those of Paris and Rome. If another allied
capital has seen for some weeks the enemy's flags
wave over its ramparts, this momentary reverse has
•had a kind, of advantage, and has proved that
the loss of a battle did not ensure that of Spain;
and that, even the most fortunate efforts ofthe 'En-
glish army, which consumes itself in the Peninsula,
will remain without any definitive result. Let us
recollect that the Romans, as one of their greatest
historians had said, were vanquished in more than
one battle, but never were so in any war.—lt
was • because the Romans, calculated with sang
.froid the chances of war ; it was because they
Lew how to persevere in plans once adopted,
and joined to a noble pride a confidence not less
noble in the genius of .their great men. Let, us
imitztte the virtues of those whose glory we are re-
. tracing. Fate has placed France touch higher than
ancient Rome ; she will not be the tyrannical mis-
tress of the world ; she will be the, ust arbitratress,
the equitable protectress. of it ; she is bound by
her interests and glory •to re-estAlish the
ancient bonds of fraternity which unite all
European people, to restore •to them the
liberty of navigation and commerce, ,to in-
sure to them the advantages of civilization. It is
this great idea which has for so many years occu-
pied the indefatigable genius of the greatest of
Monarchs; it is to 'finish an undertaking so
preciolks to humanity, that he tears himself
from repose, the splendour of
,his Court, the most
tender. ties, Let us, Who in the, shadow of his
laurels, have forgotten fear, not forget gratitude ;
and whilst that, pressed round him, our brave
' Men keep distant from our homes the tumult of.
arms, let us accompany him with all our wishes
and thoughts.—(Journul de l'Enzpire, .Nov 6.)
DEC. 6.-7-To-day being the anniversary of the
Coronation of the Emperor, her Majesty the Em-
press and Queen, surrounded by the Princes,
'Grand Dignitaries, &c. &c. .&c. received in the
Palace of the Thnilleries the , Corps Diplomatique,
who were' conducted to the audience in the cus-
tomary forms by the Count SEYSSEL, Master of
the Ceremonies, and introduced. by the Grand
Master.

After the diplomatic audience, the Empress
went to chapel, where mass, followed ,by Te
Deuni, was celebrated. -

• After mass, there was a grand audience in the
apartments. The fete of the anniversary of the
Coronation was announced ,in the evening and
morning by discharges of artillery, which were
repeated at noon and six o'clock.— (Moniteur,
Dec. 7.}
PARIS, DEC. 4.—On Sunday,' the. 6th inst. her
Majesty will leave the Palace of Saint CtOnd, to
tnhabit the Palace of the ThOleries (luring the
winter season.—(Moniteur, Dec. 5.)
WILNA, Nov. 25.7—The address of the Gene-
ral Confederation has produced the greatest effect
here. The Polish insurrection is •organizing in
all the Provinces, and the (nth usiasm of the people
is at its height.