The Sun.
London, England, 1820-08-01 00:00:00

it,etlefett.lers pt naiion to the Cortes. II:: catetc,l
a comparison of its former and present am In
sbevi„4t.
its insufficiency for the •indispensable wants of the incsmeautti'l-ti,
In speaking of the artillery., lie Said there was liardlY
nition for a single day of [faith -.
. In speaking of the "Ict)°P9 he
yond sea, ho stated at 42,167 men (Zell arms the nurauersc-.
had left the Peninsula since the yearAl.Bll:\,'
prop e'd-a gencral.ll4estyN trNPN
fee t year.

SOUTH AMERICA.
" M.altas ptoposed—
v n"ceiss tl‘..alslnaott asco e t
thoseation of
rfothe
eta
3/4,i Merinuo tere.i.Per°,4r:
thes all
p
Cortes of 1814, and were now in the Peninsular, 111°"i
be admitted, except those Who signed the representati°
the King. 100
" 2d. That till the Meeting of the 2-3ds of the tkPu•-ti
of Aniericu, nothing should be sanctioned in an. irracca-

manner. ,pre
" That a law should be rissed,*to complete tne r—
setttation of America, it circumstances prevented the
fixed by the Constitution from being fullovved."

The Monitcur of Saturday,received thisoriv
.rSt
ing, contains two Royal Ordonnances, the. ,
imposing a duty of 90 francs. per ton °Pc' 't
sels of the United States entering ail r 1,
French Ports in Europe, except those
sailed from any Port in the Union, directoli,
France, before the 15th of June e,
duty to cease on official informttion
,beiog 1,,
ceived in France of the Act of Congress 01
15th May (imposing a duty on tonnage)
tlta~'
been annulled.—The other Ordonnance got'
• 31'
bounty from the 15th October next to the r;
May, 1821, inclusive, of 10 francs pet
rie3
grammes upon-all Cotton of the two Nme
other than that of the United States, it44Prt
into France in French ships.

Charlestown Papers Papers to the 20th June I'll

this morning : fi/f1
NEW ORLEANS, JUNE 14.—A few days=lYe
the steam-ship Fuller sailed from New Orle
fpj
`
a fire took place in the vicinity of the Je ,5
fig lit
States Na'val Arsenal at that place.
communicated to that building, and it s'ffrs
slimed with all its contents. Besides gle ,4
perty belonging to that department, the er of
.5000 stand of arms, and a large quatlle!
cloathing belonging to the army, destrovoa;
i°
loci of Government being upwards of one

Bred thousand clol!ars.

• td
13°14 I.s

NAN-Ar. DEPOT.—'The Commissioners all for
by Government to fix upon a suitable sci° rid
great Naval Depot have, it is understood, I'll° fel'
unanimously in favour of Charlestown ill 13°50
Harbour.—lt is stated that the time fi'=e ttV
launching the ship of the line'now building 300
Navy yard at that place, is Wednesday th4r.
of August. •

The late observations in
,The 4101-nll7g'
nick on the influence of the Soldiery P° 15.
justly excite
Pr t‘'
censure of aH the friends of regular Goverin .4(11;
In consequence of that censure The 01°'
• 10,1
deemed it necessary, on the following ".
animadvert on the danger of Standing
We cited both the passages from that pap
the 22d ult. in order to manifest its cOnsi'sl,,r)
This day the same Pnper resumes its
on the danger of Standing 'Armies, and saYs7.
have witnessed with alarm .and apPrebel3'oll
the gradual substitution of Military to thei
Power in numberless cases." It is evident El° I lid
Chronicle either artfully or ignorantly,
a p ity
those measures generally to' what in r—looli'v
fers only to particular cases, and the Pet wit
situation, not only of this country at preselit ill°
of all Europe. We are as much averse
as A
continuance of large Standing Arrale'S ver
Chronicle can be,. but Civil Society Was l'erjersi
SO critical a situation before: The 100;er ° 111
.h f
'in all countries, are strongly imbued n't e
tor f
volutionary spirit, and though the free 300
our Constitution renders us less liable tnooverf!
than is likely to arise under arbitrarY
for' al tol
meats, yet we have too much reasop
lige" e
If
and we earnestly hope that our
sole 3.,0
aware of the. crisis, and we again of
exhort them 'to watch the " Sign*"
do 0 at f
-
Times." If they do not, and if they ra& tic°
lo
iato
move' some errors that have ,crePt-
b leall trek
in the gradual progress of abuses, e s '
:(
ble O
for the consequences ; for there are tor,
or 4
lent spirits at work who- by their in-flat .
tfoll
publications have been too successful
beeA
5
the minds of the multitude, and hal°
the jpa°
TA
tempting to corrupt the SOldiery.:,7-w-ii
be resolutely put in for against a'
refir
'
and libellous Wiiterslet • 000 r
all nee
oSSarY
to
be adopted, 'and let Government otten le
gild
plaints of real grievances, and coo r
ttic.o. the r at,
of a reflecting and a loyal people. 'will re
th -e
°pg.
' •
unrivalled political Fabric secure fool
woo'.
or insidious assaults of daring- or sPeci
on