The Sun.
London, England, 1826-12-28 00:00:00

world that we have only, not ditty, attacked .f'vatiee for
heC interference, because we cou —reach her more effec-
tually through the dismemberment of Spain, punished for
suffering her seil'to be occupied..: Let the Ultras stomach
this us they may 1-4li6rning Chronicle.
We remarked, last, week, that the exaggerations of
the consequences of the late. embarrassments in the
Manufacturing and commercial'. world, in which seine
of our contemporaries indulged for several months,
and the absurd and extravagant inferences in which
they confounded temporary and partial retardations
of prosperity with universal and permanent ruin, had
probably contributed, in no small degree, to inspire
Ferdinand and his Camarilla with sufficient cou-
rage to make the experiment of how far they might
venture to disregard the remonstrances of our Ambas-
sador. We did not imagine that the misrepresenta •
tions of the condition of the country, which thus
issued from our press, were gotten up for the sake of
degrading England in the eyes of foreigners ; but we
lamented that their necessary tendency was to pro-
duce that effect; and, though we do not wish Eng-
land to be rated beyond her real worth and strength,
it is a matter of
the
regret that her own press should
co-operate with malevolence of her enemies; to de-
grade her from that commanding place in the estima-
tion of the' world to which her powe, and the use she
makes of it entitle her. It is with pleasure, therefore,
that 'we find, in some of our contemporaries, an ex-:
plicit recantation of those errors, with respect to the
state of England' and her resources, which they
were, for many weeks, most assiduous in propagating.
" If England, ' observes the Times of yesterday, " has
preferred and cultivated a pacific policy, since the res-
toration of the house of Bourbon, through her efforts and
those of her brave allies, to the two thrones of France
and Spain, the faction of which we speak (the Apostolic
faction) indulges an egregions error- insupposing that
her poverty alone, and not her will, consented to the
general repose of Europe. They misjudge the feel-
ings, as well as the resources, of this country, in flat-
tering themselves that on a comparison' with the most
powerful States on earth, Great Britain has, during
any period of the ten years' peace which she has con-
tributed by the activity and forbearance of her Coun-
cils to secure to the greater portion of Christendom,
been 'actuated by the least apprehension that her ca-
pacity to undertake and maintain a war fell short
of that possessed by either neighbouring or dis-
tant nations. If men, had been wanting for sea or for
shore, what Government could command them more
abundantly ?. If money--see how many millions have
been lent all over the world by our capitalists, from the
mere overflow and offal of their treasures ?: Here then,
we repeat, was the real insanity of that contemptible fac-
tion, equally odious in France and England, who have
just risked_ this criminal attempt upon, our known ally.—
They hoped that England, in the consciousness of that
impotence and humihation to which their fancies had
reduced her, would still negotiate when she ought to act,
and would end by pocketting, instead of punishing, an in-
sult." It is quite true that their fancies had reduced Eng-
land, in their estimation to impotence and humiliation.
But Ayho led them into the mistake ? Who told them,
and told them' falSely,. that England was fallen from her
glory and her strength ? In our actions they could per-
ceive no change to, justify such an idea. Our public bear-
ing and conduct mere those of a nation conscious of invin-
cible strength, but limiting the exertions of that strength
by justice and equity. Whence, then, sprung the mistake
which gave the partisans of despotic anarchy courage to
dare the frown of Great Britain ? Why,that deluded and
deluding portion of our press which proclaimed to all man-
kind that the resources of England were exhausted—that
the springs of her prosperity were dried up—that her in-
come was in rapid decay—that starvation was . stalking
throughout the land—that bankruptcy was on the eve of
overwhelming both the State and individuals. We are
glad that the Times is now sensible of its errors; still
mores that it sees the mischiefs which such errors produce;
and, most of all, because it endeavours to atone for its of-
fence by repentance and recantation. We hope that the
experience of the past will prevent it from sinning again ;
for, in this, as in many other
. cases, it is much more easy to
do mischief than to cure it. Foreigners will lend a ready
ear when we speak evil of ourselves ;, but, to our own
statements of our strength and prosperity, they will give
only a reluctant and incredulous attention. New Thum

On Tuesday a skate was caughtin the Frith of
Forth, which weighed upwards of seven atones tron. It was
purchased by a fish dealer in town, whi, considers it the largest
skate that has been seen in the Glasgow market for twenty years.
—4 Glasgow Paper.)
AN AwvuL Mosnorr.—l sailed from New Orleans in
the beginning of February, in n small schooner, bound for
New York. We descended the river without any acci-
dent, and went to sea with a fine breeze. We had favour;
able winds and good weather for the first five days ; on the
morning of the 6th it began to clear up ; as the day wore
away the gloom increased; and when the night set in, it
was as intensely dark as I ever remember to have seen it.
The novelty and' interest of my situation prevented me
from turning in. The scene was awfully grand ; the roll-
ing of the thunder was just to be distinguished above the
roaring of the waves, and the vivid flashes of lightning
dispersed fora moment the raging waters round us. I con-
tinued walking the deck with the captain, who was
lating to me some of the many dangers and difficulties that
a life of thirty years on the ocean had subjected him to.
He had been thrice shipwrecked, and twice captured by
the enemy in the late war with England. He was a good
seaman, and had all the virtues and vices of a sailor. We
continued on deck some time; the wind was increased to
a gale. The waves ran mountains high, and our little
vessel danced over them in fine style, when accidentally
casting my eye over her side, I thought I perceived some-
thing dark Moving jp the wafer; I pointed it out to the
Captain, who no sooner saw it, than with an exclamation
of terror and despair he cried, 0 We are all lost," and
sprung to the binnacle for his trumpet. I saw in an instant
our danger; it was a large ship bearing full upon us. I
knew if she struck us our destruction was inevitable ;• she
would pass Over us in a moment; the people on her deck
would be scarce sensible of the event, snd we should be
buried in the ocean without the least possibility of relief,
The captidli twice raise 4 his trumpet
.to hail her, but fright
and despair made him mute. I snatched it from him, and
in a voice rendered supernaturally loud by the danger of
my situation, and which was heard even above the roaring
of the waves, I hailed her with " Starboard your helm."
in nit !natant after I heard the officer of her deck, in a
voice scarcely less loud than mine, pass the word of Hard
a starboard." In another moment she passed us with the
velocity of lightning, her huge hulk and lofty sails casting
a still deeper gloom over the deck of our little vessel, She
rolled in the chasm occasioned by the passing of the vast
body so nigh her, and nearly upset.
I sunk on 404 over-
pule by the intensity of my feelings, deprived as it were
of the power of motion, I recovered myself and ap-
proached our captain ; he was standing in the same
position as before 'the vessel 11101 passed tur, and appeared
to be insensible to the objects around him. I spoke to
him, lint he topwered me not; I shook him, and he roused
as from a stupor or reverie. It was some time before his
mind resumed her empire, and he afterwards told rue, that
in all his danger and perils, and when death stared him in
the face, and deliverance seemed impossible, he-was never
so impressed with the certainty of his destruction as at
that moment. As for me 1 shall never forget my feelings
on that eventful night; and cannot even new look buck
Without horror on the danger of my situation.--Mirror.