The Sun.
London, England, 1802-11-10 00:00:00

LONDON, NOVEMBER To, 2802.

LORD WHITWCRTH and • his Suite arrived. at
Dover yesterday, betAeen three and four o'clock,
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and ii was .exreaed would. embark this day for

Calais.

A Ditch Mail arrived this morning ; but brought
no intelligence of any importance.

E R 2 appears but too clearly a determination,
on the part of the French Government, that we
,-,houlds look in vain for e, en a •emblance of pacific
Scirit in their condofl, or for that tone of Modera-
tion which we had a right to exved at the mo.
tent of the arrival of the French Amhassadsdr,
3nd before he h.ts had any opportunity of en.
ter ing into Neg:Aiation upon the sobj:6l of the
Diaren-ces exiting between the- two Countries.
The Manifesto winch appeared in the llcniteur of
the 29:11 cf GRoher, was but too well adapted to
take away all the Pacific efFed ircrn the art ival
of the Ambassador, and to indicate a spirit, on the
p)art of tbe.Frencli Got ertanent, which ill accord-
cat with thz mission of a Millistu: of Tc'seace, Scarce.

however, have we, had time to consider that
Manifesto, which.only derived its importance from
its- official: character, than another appears, in the
same Paper of the 6th instant, received yesterday,
which bears the same stamp and impress, and which,
though somewhat more brief than the former, is
equally inimical to the Interests 'of this Country.
Nay, it " even goes beyond the former in hostile
charaderizes this country
.as the Hostile
Faelion of Europe, whose objet it is to make Sfwit.
zerland a mesa Jersey, for the purpose of forming
Conspiracies, paying Traitors, spreading Libels; and
proteBing the Enemies of France. If this is not the
language of Hostility, we know not what is. That
these Articles should be inserted in the Official
Paper of the French Government, previous to any
Negotiation being entered into in this Country
with the Representative of that Government, is an
anomaly in the Politics of Europe. 'What can be
their object,? Is it not to prejudge the question of
Negotiation ? Is it not at once to declare the sine
qua non, of France, and that their Ambassador only
comes here to make a peremptory demand., instead
of a negotiable Proposition ? We hOpe that this is
not the case, because we sincerely wish for the pre-
servation" of Peace ; btit it can only be inferred
from the repeated Manifestoes ih the Illoniteur, that
Principles are to be laid'down by Frame, in the first
instance, which are not hereafter to be departed from;
and that the Ambassador of the French Government
only come.i to enforce them, instead of conceding
somethio g for the sake of
.Peace, It cannot but be re-
inarke6, that the tenor of the last Article, as well
as tie former, is to charge this Country with a de-
sir:: to rekindle the Flames of WarPn the Conti-
per ,t, because she has justly interfered to stem the
trirrent of French Ambition, and to rescue an In.:
dependent Country, a•brave and free People, from

the wanton and unjustifiable attacks of Tyranny and
Oppression. In other wordsi•to exclude this Coun-
try from all interference 'in the' affairs of the
Continent, and to make that a positive condition •
in Negotiation. The conclusion of the Article
affords another specimen of the modern jargon of
" It is more easy," says the Moniteur,
" for the waves of the ocean to beat down rocks
17,t, h have braved their fury for forty ages, than
for the Hostile Frzetion of Europe to rekindle the flames'
of War in the bosom of' the West, and above all to
make the Star of the French People for an instant
turn pale." This passage is particularly marked, as
if it was intended to attraft superior attention. It
is easy to discover that every attempt of England
to resist the power or the ambitious designs of
France, is here meant to be charafterised as the
endeavour of a Hostile Fatuion to excite a new War
upon the Continent, or according to the fashionable
language of Paris, in the bosom of the West. •A
Negotiation with France must the:, it is evident,
be commenced under circumstances 'peculiarly de-
licate, difficult and embarrassing.• That His Ma-
jesty's Ministers will do every. thing -consistent'.
with the hohour and interests of their 'Country,
that they will preserve Peace if it is to be maintain-
ed, without compromising that honour and those
interests; but that they will alsO meet. the exagge_
rated pretensions, of France with firmness—that
they will not yield to the principles and line of
cOndue.t attempted to be imp9sedon. this Country
by the Moniteur, there is no &Ulu. The principles
asserted by the French Government in so unprece.
dented a manner, must be met by a firm opposition
on the part of this Country, or else they must destroy,
in their effeft, our greatness and our superiority.
This new Manifesto makes an ostentatious display
of the, number of Powers whom France now reckons
amongst the number of her Allies, and •as it
should seem for the purpose of intimidating the
British Government. His Majesty's Ministers are,
hoWever, we are convinced, not to be overawed by
the menaces of France, and standing firm upon the
interests and honour. of .heir Country, they will
doubtless treat such menaces as they deserve ; and
whilst they may concede points unessential to our
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happiness or our welfare, will maintain inviolate
the grand bulwark of their Country's interests, and
the vital principles of her prosperity., We sincerely
hope that Peace may yet he preserved, we deprecate
a renewal of the horrors of War, but if it becomes
a question whether this Country shall yield to the
dittltes of France, or draw the sword' in defence of
• her dearest interests, is there a Briton who will
hesitate in his choice ? The continuance of Peace is
indeed desirable, but -to preserve inviolate the' ho-
nour, and to. maintain unimpaired the interests of
the Country, is still more desirable.

. ,
The Gazette of last night coiaains an order from
the War-Office, for ad the Ozitl'ensioneri of Chel-
sea FlosilitM to appe,.r at certain places within par-
ticular distrias at a given date, the furthest of
which thins not exceed the i ith of nciu Month,
that such as on exarninai ion shall be found fir, may he
5- nt to Garrison diary ; and every titan Inund fit for
duty will be entitled on his arrival at the Garrison
to which he shall be rent, to receive a bounty Of 11.55.