The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-31 00:00:00

TOE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 81, 1844

not having published the Prince de Joinville's report of
the bombardment of Tangiers. We can understand the
reasons which have guided the Ministry's conduct, if, as
we are assured On good authority, the Prince complains
in his report of the English manoeuvres in Morocco. The
Prince de Joinville has done his duty in apprising th,
Government of the real dispositions of the agents of our
allies, and we cannot blame the Ministry for not pub-
lishing a document of such gravity, especially if it be to
reserve their action with the Cabinet of London."
Another gossipping letter-writer gives a very dif
ferent reason, and asserts that the conduct of two of
the ships was severely blamed in the dispatch, and
blame attached to the officers for the way in which
the guns were served. We believe both statements
are pure inventions. We give the following from the
National as a specimen of the spirit which animates
the war party :--

" The report of the cannon fired at Tangiers, Moga-
dore, and Isly, has resounded throughout France, and
everywhere it has excited the same feeling. Morocco is
forgotten, and even the unpopularity of certain of our
generals, and the success of our arms is alone reme.n-
bered. There is not a French heart which does not
thrill at the idea that we are at length on the eve of a
contest with England, and that our land and sea forces
have worthily commenced the campaign. In the midst
of the general emotion the Government alone remains
silent, and it might be said that it endeavours to con-
ceal what it ought to feel proud of. In the towns of
our departments cannon
.has resounded in sign of
rejoicing, whilst at Paris, the seat of the Govern-
ment, the victories gained have scarcely obtained an
honourable notice in the official journals under the head
of telegraphic dispatches. Whence comes this singular
modesty of the Government ? The cause is easily ex-
plained. It is that the victories of Isly and of Moga-
dore are, in fact, advantages gained over the English
feeling, and that our statesmen, if we can employ that
term, bleed at all which may wound England. They
have not abandoned the hope of receiving pardon from
the British aristocracy for the blows which they have
been forced to permit. This is the reason why the
official journals, so prolix when some miserable razzia
is to be described, make us wait for the dispatches of
Marshal Bugeaud and the Prince de Joinville re-
lating to actions which have done honour to our
arms. It is, however, quite useless for the Govern-
ment to endeavour to make itself little in order to avoid
the anger of the British aristocracy. They will have
war whatever they may do. The best informed British
journals have said so, and proved it. It is only a
question of time. England sees clearly that she cannot
trust her French friends to restrain our nation I She
knows that the culpable state of neglect into which our
navy has fallen has not prevented it from assuming an
alarming development. She knows, in fine, that our
commerce and manufactures are threatening her every-
where with formidable competition. She wishes, and
she does not conceal her wish, to crush an enemy before
we have collected our strength; and if she still hesitates,
it is because she cannot divest herself of that fear of
change which pervades all the old Governments in
Europe. England hesitates, therefore; but whether she
wishes or not, she will be forced to engage in the battle,
and it is a deplorable policy on the part of our Govern-
ment to hide its head under its wing in order to avoid
being seen by our enemies. If it were only in order to
prolong peace, a contrary attitude would be the only one
suitable, for in the state of anxiety in which all Govern-
ments are at present, the only means to make an im-
pression on them, and even to dictate one's will, is to
persuade them that one is not afraid of war."
THE BOURSE—Tniasair, AUGUST 29.

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There is no truth in the report published in the
Post, that Lord Aberdeen had demanded of the
French Government the evacuation of the island of
Mogadore. The correspondents of newspapers incur
a fearful responsibility by furnishing such false
statements at a period when excitement enough
already prevails in both countries.
CABINET CouNclL.—Summones were issued last
evening from the Foreign-office for the assembling
of a Cabinet Council on Monday next. Sir R. Peel
and other Ministers are expected to arrive in town on
Monday next to attend the Council.
Sir James Graham arrived in town this morning,
from his seat, Netherby, Cumberland.