The Sun.
London, England, 1812-08-21 00:00:00

FOR VIE SUN.

AIR, EDITOR,

It could not have escaped your observation that
General nuonaprte (nick-named Emperor ot,lhe
French) has thought proper,of late to 'allude•so
the. Treaty of Utrecht;for the purpose of enforc-
ing the pretensions of the American Government,
that free bottoms should make free goods.--
By making allusions to the above Treaty, General
Buonaprte, no doubt, wishes us to look upon it
as a sine qact non to any future negociations for
peace Nvich bim—(peace with Buonnparit !.!)---
How does it hatpen that'lluonaparte should now
take the Treaty of 'Utrecht for the basis of his fu-
lA_n n
ieegociatios, when it is 'well kno:vu that at
Amiens he p`ositi vely rejected our offers to treat on
the basin of former treaties, and here I will give
his own words-, or at least those of the President
of his Senate, Mr. Francois de.Neufchate.au and
which are inserted in the Moniteur of the 4th
January, 41804, by which it is -evident that he
himself refused to treat on the basis of former
treaties.

•
Mr. Franeois says—".it is said that the 'Cabi-
net of St. James's is inconsolable for having sign-
ed the peace, becauSe it vas accompanied by an
express refusal, to recognize the ancient treaties-
between England and France. . But it was natu-
ral, that these old treaties should be passed over it
silence, in concluding that of Amiens. A' new.
order of things must be founded upon ueW bases,
and the diplomacy of the times of Kivgsk -cannot.:
be applied to the French_ Republic.
" The Cabinet of London has itself traced out
to -uS the line, at which it wishedtu stop, ITAL will
be recollected, how it acted at the -conferen of
Lisle; LordMahnsburypresentedaprojecti-in which
were carefully enumerated, as proposed to be con-
finned, to serve as the .lia4ix,of the peace to 1),,;
concluded, the•followintits of

Nimegnen, 'conciti&e, 167s—it79
RyAvick,
Utrecht,
Baden,
The Hague, - - - 1717
Vienna, I7M
Aix la Chapcle - - -
,17.13
Paris, -_ - 1763
Versailles - 178.3.

" It will be useless to pnss in review these acts,
which no longer exist, e.:,:ccrt in history. Their
confirmation was a clause, of st,•le, admitted with-
out reflection by the blind credulity of the Minis-
ters of the Kings of France."

Hence ,it is Clear that tbe British Cabinet, in,
its negociation ~,withFrance, as Weil with the Di-
re.cto.;:y as. with Buonapal.te him self, wished to.
treat on the basis of former treaties, and which .
.propositions were_ rejected. by. them.. ',And • vet
Buonaparte wants the British -Cabinet to
.adhefe'
.to-the Tre4ty of Utrecht. Havinghielf re'fused'
_to take-the n6en t treaties as a basis for future ne--
gociations, as appears bythe extract of the speech
_above alluded to I cannot conceive why Gen.,Buo:-:
naparte' should he desirous of reViving them at
lit esent,.unlass it ixthat at the time when Mr.Fran-
cois.,made thy, speech above altudedlo,frauce was .
a republic ; but as Buonaparte has now. 'made
himself a. crowned bead, most likely fie 11(s that
treaties concluded
.by crowned heads ..might be
acted,upon ,by him as, Epperor, especially as he
now calls- the unfprtunate "
Oncle," expression Nvhieb he mad use of very
recently when ,dining with the King of Saxony, D.:1:
Dresden. '

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I am, Sir, Sx.
• • -LENvis GoLDsuirli.

N strange belief, says a Mode-tn. traveller, 'takes
place among, the people of liatbary, that • their
country iS.to.be taken by a peopleclothed-in'reil
and they base an idea-that these,liAll bethe'Eng,;
onsly 10 tllc marchnig:of their • ar
the astrologers. of the ecrunttrare employed to
watch the. rising of a;l3artiOntar,.gtar." Shnidel•it'
rise clear, they -aught'goOds,,ilischarge-th'eir artil=
lery, and plant the stand;.fc which intent
camp is to be fOrnied but should-the star rise oh
mired by ,clOutis- or by, a. fog-, they teat-in 'orii:dn'
to be "evil, and defer theplantin'of the .4andara
till-another-day.
s. . •
SUNDERLAND .—WC Lave. frequently had
sion to notice the growing impui•tance of. this ya-
,
luable sea-port,..and.as we. always.,find a.peOjiar
degree of 'pleasure in recording any thin,relative:
tu:the improvement of the. town;, •we readify.give.
a place to the, following .
• • .;.-
" On•Montlay the 10th it ;the chief.co.rner
stone of the. intended 1-Ixchange, To ilia`::,
was laid with masonic honeurs, by.the provinci,al
Grand. Lodge-for the county of Durham; attenU-
ed by several brethren of the TlCighbouring.loti:ze,s,,
Sir FL V.'TempeSt, Bart. (in the.abSenk of Sir
R. Milbanke, Bart.) P. G. M. pro tenipore.. ..The
procession went from the. Phccnix-hall, through
Church-street, to the site of the building, prcced-
ed by the Sunderland volunteer infantry, cora-
; manded by Lieut. Colonel Robinson,.the Gettte-
' men of the building committee, and, others
• rested in the prosperity of,the part and town, and
was followed by the -volunteer artillery,- cOm-
manded by Lieutenant-Coloal. Markham;- their
respective-'oands, and that of the Fortarshire Mi-
litia, playing masonic, and martial airs; .
cession' havihg.reachttd the place where the stone
, was to be laid, the-whole halted, and then the
M. 'officers, anti -brethren, according- to se-
iril`dritY, proceeded through the line, uncovered,
the volunteers presenting arms. After the usual
ceremonies - had ftikenr- place,: the P. G.-chaplain
deliVered'au appropriate oration, Nidlich was great-
ly admired for its elgance. -• The volunteers then
fired three vollies in the air; which was afterwards
rent by cheers. from an immense concourse of
' ,spectators.. The processk>n-then returned to the
Plicenix4iall;wh ere brethren were appointed grand

officers for the year ensuing. •
A Lady; of the 'name of Finch, died of a broken
'Loart, year Rochester-, bewailing the loss of her
husband and 116.. three sons, who were all drown-
ed-in the river Medway. Four fine children are
left orphans, and the charitable people, on the
banks of the Medway,. haye set on foot a sub-
scription for their relief. - ,

mop Es. OF SALUTATION 'IN VARIOUS
CCVNTRIEs. - -

Giteni:tniers. none, and '_al at th.e idea
of one pprson bein& 11,frrior to a.notber7
Islanders, tiearthe 1i iii pines, take a yetsdn's
Liaiforfoot, zild rib it o:-ar theirface.-- -

.1. •
Laplant.ters lett noses
"strongly, against
the; nerson ev sldu t 1,..
e. . 7
xn Xcw Cienica,• they- plate leaves :Von the
bead of those they saute. • - ' -
In the Straits. of Oie-Sonnd,.thq raise the left ,•
foot of _the Hrson they salute, passing it gently
over the right leg, and thence over-the fa e.
The inhabitants c3f. bend-verb' '
plaCing- their hands :on their.. cheeks, and
raise one, foot iri..the air, with theknee bent.
Ru Ethiopian takes the .robe anther And
tic§ it about him, so as to leave his •friedd altnwt •
Naked..

Two female Otaheitans• placed themselves naked
before Sir Joseph Banks. - • . -;
The Japanese take off- a slipper, and.thc peopk
of Ari4ean their sandals in the street,. and their
stockings in the house, when 'they saiute;..-
Two Negro Kings on the Coast of Africa salute
by snapping the middle finger three tines:
The inhabitants of Carmene; sVhen.they would
s'hew a partifular attachment,-. breathe a vein,
and p►esent the blood to',their friend as a
Bever ge.
If' the Chinese ineet,...after a long separation,
they fall on their knees, bend- their face to the
earth two or three'timas, and use many other af-;
fecte.d modes.

The Chinese have also a -kind of Ritual, or
Academy of COMpliments, by which they regulate
the number of hoWs, genuflexions and ivouis to
he spoken upon any occasion.
Ambassadors practise forty days these cere-
monies, before they appear at Court.----(D. Israeli's
Curio. Lit.) _ _

In Qt dieite ,they rub their noses together in
saluting.—(Bligh's Narrative.)
The Dutch, who are CoOSidered- o'reat eaters,
• - •
ha've a mcirniru salutation,. whiCh is cOnunork
aningst.all ranks, " Snia.akelyk eeten ?"—" May
ydileati hearty dinner."—Another universal sa-
Iniation- amongst this people is,, " •Hae
avte:.'—‘,‘ Flow do-you sail?", adoptcd;no doubt,
in the early pcA.ii.N.ls of the Republic, when they
were. all navigators and fishermen.
The usual salutation at Cairo is,
you sweat ?" a dry hot skin being a sure•indica-
tiOn of -destrUctive efaemeral fever. I thitiir
sdnic author has observed., in contrasting the. •
haughty Spaniard with,the frivolous Frenchman,-
thattlie'proud steady gait and inflexible sOlenanity
orthe former, were expressed in his mode of Ka^
intation, " Conic sta ?"—" }ow do you stand?"...
whilst " the Comment 'vows portez vans
1-19 w do you carry yourself ?—was. equally ex--•••
presSive of the_ gay motion and incessant action of
the latter. .

.
.The common.. salutation in the southern
vinces of China, amongst the lower Orders is,
r. 7 a Pan Have you eaten your ricer;" ---..
(Barrow's, Travels in China.)
A young-woman (his intended bride) brought
a little
.water, in, a,calahash , and kneeling du NV a
before him, desired him to. wash hishalii6-; witeu
be had done this, the girl; with a tear of joy
. .
sparkling in her eyes, drPnk. the water ; this bentr:
considered as the greatest proof she -cou)d
him of her fidelity and attachment,-(Pari>x-4":
Tfaveis in Africa.)

The mernorable Reformer, Colonel WARDLE, it
scenes, has renounced the 'field of politics for thita
of agrictilture„ and taken. " a farm and carters in
the vicinity of Tunbridge lie.has 'advertised to!,
sUpplYThnbridge Wells witkiitia and. cr,?am upon
Cheaper terms than usual, and his wife )and dftngh-
.ters; its 'are Obliged-. to take part...in the'
mercantile dwiry: The Colonel has, we, find, drivel%
a 'team, of asses in the Country; though not so nu-
nierotis as those who- used' to folloW linnin town.

On MondaY; the 10th: instant, was played 0
Cambridge, :A match' of crieket, between eleven
'Gentl'emen
_of .Catikidge, And: eleven of Saffron,
Walden, forlOO'guitVegs, Which vas won by the
former,, by. 64 run S--and oii• Monday, the 170, -
instant, the return-matelt.was played at Saffron
Walden, andwAs_ watt by the Cambridge, leaving,
nine wieliets'to go

A family who live in a room in the third story
of a house in the. Fish-market, North Shields.,
were much alarmed on Friday night, by the ea-
trance of a bullock into th6ii apartment.
marched majestically about the room for soul°
time, and Eat length went to the window, which
was open; when he put out his legs and head, but
on seeing his distance from the ground, he bel-
lowed hideously, and drew himself back again.-- -
He did no further damage than breaking a le/
:,quares of glass.

• BIRTHS.
On the. 19th • inst. at Everton-House, Bedford Shire, the
Lady of.Williain Astell, Esq. M. P. of a Daughter.
On Wednesdayinorniar„,-fit her 'Muse in Grove-place, Mile'
End, Mrs. S. Baker,: of a Sun.
The Same. evening, Mrs. Terry, of Holborn, of a Son.
Oil the 10th inst. at her fathers house in Cavendish-sqtrArer
the Lady of Major-General the Hun. John CfCINT, if a Sot,
-Ori Thursday the lath inst. the Lady of Robert 13ay1eYV
Esq. of Bernard-street, Russell-square, of a Son.
On Tuesday morning, Mrs.. James Yougei of Bennett'
street, St:James's, of a Daughter. - •
On the.isth inst. at. Shepherd's Bush, the Lady of Chad
Fauquier, Esq. of a Daughter.
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• . MARRIED.
. Yesterday, at St. Ann s churai, Soho, Jarnes Paihie, .Es 4".
late Secret:lly. to the Hon. Admiral Berkeley, to Otir
ton, .61'Saho-square. • • of
Lately, at. Ma'pas,. in Cheshire, A% W. Brookes, ESA'
Wrbitchureh, to Theodosia, second daughter of ;Joseph Lee/
Esti. of llet'%hrdok. •

DIED.
On Wednesday the 12th inst. at Southampton, of a decline.'
the Lady of Niajor-Geveral Chester, of the Coltitrt!wr
goriWV;
ment of Guards, and youngest daughter of the late Sir 'H
Clinton, LB..
On Friday last, William eager, Esq. of Great-Shire-lair'
Carey-street, in the 87th year of h!sage.
On Saturdav,the Rev. T. H. Noyes, M.A. of Christalircb'
Oxford, and Vicar of Batheaston, . • ,
Liser'
On Saturday the StAust..Mr. ltobe.it Needhain; OT
polnol, Distiller, aed 63.
Tralee, in hisg 37th year, William O'Leary, Esq. liePD
to W. Wilson, Esq.

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