The Sun.
London, England, 1823-04-05 00:00:00

'DIE LONDON JOURNALS.

'EXTRACTS PROM TIIE DA 11,Y MORNING PAPERS,
April 5, 1823.

[MORNING Km.]
The intelligence now so frequently received
from the French frontier, where warlike pre.
partitions are going on, is of a nature so confused
and contradictory as to render it difficult, at this
distance from the scene, to estimate with any
exactness the actual state of those preparations,
or to infer from it with any degree of safety how
far the iniquity of the meditated aggression is
likely to be attended by the illusive splendour
which promptitude, energy, and skill in- its ex-
ecution, might confer, or followed by the success
which these qualities only can insure. We are,
however, in some measure relieved from this per-
plexing uncertainty, by the recent speech of M.
de Labourdonnaye in the Chamber of Deputies,
who, amidst that mass of absurd nonsense, and
that overflowing of iirsane pretension, which
result naturally from the political creed of his
party, states a fact in crimination of the French
Ministry, which, if true, goes far to convict it
of having combined cruelty arid injustice of
'design with feebleness and insufficiency of pre-
paration. The fact, as stated by him is, that
the French cavalry, even now, whilst yet in the
territory of France, are in want of forage, There
are certainly few cases in which we should think
proper to receive Labourdonnaye a's an authority,
'although in support of this very important fact,
we hold his authority to be far from contemptible.
A furious and bigotted Ultra is of all men, per-
haps, the least likely to accept without caution,
or to propagate without regret, a circum-
stance so inauspicious to the cause of tyranny
and oppression ; a cause, with the eventual success
of which the influence, and the veryexistence
even of his own higotted party, is identified. We
incline strongly to the opinion that the French
army is not in such a state of preparation with
respect to its materiel as to at it, 'were even the
disposition of the troops quite satisfactory, for
the immediate execution of the flagitious project
for which it is assembled ; and this unfitness of
the army we are disposed to ascribe to weakness,
perplexity, and indecision in the administration,
arising from conflicts amongst its own members,
and from the external influences by the alternate

aseemloney of which it has been successively im
pelted and restrained.

[MORNING CHRONICLE...I

At' a time when it seems to be understood that
the success of the invasion of Spain will greatly
depend on the extent At* the aid afforded by
-Russia, it heeomes of importanctr to know what
is the real situatiMi of the Government of that
country he determination to send an army to .
the aid of France, has no doubt been taken, and
the orders to march been 'med some time. But
the knowledge of these circumstances led to ne..
gociation at. St. Petersburgh. Will Russia treat
the Government of this country with contempt.
Ministers would not surely allow a Russian army
to enter France without remonstrance. If then
the Russians persist in carrying their determination
into execution, this will prove either that Ministers
have not been sincere in their opposition, or
that Russia treats their opposition with contempt.
When after much negociation Ministers seemed to
be convinced that Russia had decided on war with
Turkey, a sort of semi-official statement appeared
in the Treasury Journals, to shOw that
_that
power was so circumstanced that England
could when she chose prevent her from carrying
her design into execution. We were told that
when she found England seriously bent
on opposin"i her, she would at once become
quiet. Threats were distinctly held out,
though the manner in which I‘ Masters would
act was only obscurely hinted at. We know,
however, that . Denmark, of which the Minister
used at one time to he almost insulted by
Lord Londonderry, grew suddenly into great
favour here, and we know that Russia received
as suddenly a new light on the subject of the
war. We are not aware that the relative situation
of Russia and England is materially changed
since the Period to which we are alluding. The
cause differs a little no donut,---Russia was then
anxious io succour the Greeks for the sake of
aggrandizement-L'she is now the champion of the
cause of Kings ; but still, no doubt, looks to
aggrandizement as the result of her_ interference.

[Tilt TIMES.]
We believe that all the obligations of this
country, as stipulated by treaty, are well under-
stood. The treaty of Chaumont (signed March
1, 1814), of which we have not thought it neces-
sary to speak, was concluded by the Allies with
each other, while they were treating in union
with. Buonaparters agent at Chatillon. Its obli-
gations were conditional—that is, .hey only took
effect in case Buonaparte refused the conditions
then offering to him. This treaty, therefore, so
far from guaranteeing the Throne of France to
the Bourbons, leaves Buottaparte in possession
of it. It acknowledges him as Emperor reign.
ing, and to reign ; and only prescribes the
limits of France to be subjected to his power.
It was at that time that Buonaparte was
detected in a celebrated piece of knavery.--L
Whilst Caulincourt was negociating with
full powers at Chatillon, a letter wasainter-
cepted 011 its way to him, of which the following
is an extract :—" The Emperor desires that you
44 would not enter into any positive engagement,
46 with regard to whatever may concern the giving
" up of the fortresses of Antwerp, Mentz, and
" Alexandria, even if you should be obliged to
" consent to their cession, it being his Majesty's
" intention, even in case he should ratify the
" treaty, to regulate his conduct by military con-
" sideratiotts : wait till the last moment."—We
shall never cease, as opportunities invite, from
exposing the baseness of that man; and this
we do as a warning to the legitimates. There
is at this moment no legitimate Sovereign in
Europe so secure on the throne of his ances-
tors, as was Napoleon Buonaparte on that of
France, before and during the last war with
Russia. None of them possess a twentieth part

of his talents: let them look, therefore, to the
miserable end, to which perfidy, ill-faith, and
endeavouring to oppress neighbouring States
brought him ; and having looked, let them
beware. England, as we have said before, is no
party to the Alliance called Holy. She did not
even affect to carry on the war for tire restora-
tiorr of the Bourbons. She declared it to be
inconsistent with her constitutional policy to
regard under what forms of Government, or
under what dynasties, other nations lived; pro-
vided the Government or Sovereign left her un-
molested.