The Sun.
London, England, 1816-09-03 00:00:00

fPIUVATE LErrEit.j

" All'busloess of general foreign trade has for same time
been quite at *stand at Paris, insonach that the Americans,
who generally contrive, if possible, to hold' tip K she w of doing
something, have been left as idle 411, all,the rest. This,,like
all other extraordinary occurrences, is explained by all parties
and persons according to their different views and objects;
and by most of: them, in one way or another, attributed:o3
the politicAl :situation of the country. Itly.t)wii opinion is; that
the true cause can only he found in the general change of the
state of the world from what it has been fur nearly the last
thirty years, and in the' general stagnation thetlonit prevail
upon that change, till time and circumstances Shall limit-
created a new system to replace it. When Britain and America
were both equally depressed' by commercial einberressments,
France could not fiii speedily to conic in for her share. The
suspension of business gave:Mean opportimity to nuske's tour
thiough the 'country, within three or ftittr days' journey of
Paris. The people are; ereil, where quiet : if tliey see slit:
affected to, the'present reigning family, they take. care aid
to spew it. There is a summary system of justice through.:
out Vraitee that 'keeps the inhabitants: mot on. their guard
lit this respect. If they drop an incautious expression,
and it carried , to the local magistrate, he can imme-
diately seize the parties olliinding, and plact flicn, in clogs
confinement till they clear thrinseires or make atonement
and even when nothing but the slightest suspicion or .
sinuationAs 'pipit them, they count
,themselves fortunate
in obtaining their I?berty lay begging, and
Petitioning, and making laciest, accompanied, aith'Svlcitstl,

trtlitatico9 add gill raltc'e% ef
.future good heitiviotit, tittaer
.tiett:e irstent of justice, it is, no wonder that the people pled
!heir:way in silent obedience; particularly when it Is consi-
dered that they have SO fre press to runse them to diseussionr
stir any
.public meetings • fitr deelainatioil, nor 'even iny
um oil rained conyeriatioi) in' Zhu collee4nfusta or in private
Societies. The, eforr the Frisilch are very cautious to avoid all
reference to polities, and if yon lead them toe discourse of that
tendency, they expresily &Jim:. it. They are 1110 St anxious
to get rid Of the allied armies oad of the war. contributions, and
they do not hesitate to express their feelings in this sense as
Openly iota remil tortheir safety will admit. TheY take the great-
vit liberties itrapeakiug of the English; because they have been
tieated su moth pore gVIeI:OLI3IY byt hem than bf the other na-
tions; and from the sty ice diseiplit of in which the flritish Army
is held, they -are less afraid of provoking its vengeance.—
English visitor's and settlers may therefore expect to have
their ears often annoyed with expressione nut very compli-
mentary 1., their nation. We have only to console our-
selves with a reference to the cause of this impertinence.
Waterloo is,the origin, and it is but .natural. td, ,expect that
the Vanquished of that field Should nut be very well pleased
with .the conquerors. With respect to the harvest, a matter
temff of the first importance to all nations, I have streng
belief, that, with the settled weather, of which we have had
promising appearances for some days, a very abundant crop
Will he realized. 'The wheat is remarkably full and heavy
in the ear; and, if favoured with a sufficiency of (friend warm
weather, will be very fine. The vintage is almost every where
in a state of total failure."

Aurl►entic information hai reached us, and in
rather an official shape, that a most perfect under-
standing subsists between the Indgpendent Party
of Buenos Ayres and the Government of the
; it is therefore expected, that the, armament
stt►t from Rio Janeiro will have no military dn=
ties to. perform ; that 'it will he alloiVed to take
gnict:posession of the,whole conntry on the left
bank of the River Plate. It it recollected, that tin:

extensive contraband intercourse was maintained,
when, in the last centitry,..si;Saarameut-was ceded
.to the Portuguese, which depriVedthe parent coun-
try of all its revenues in that quarter and it i 9 the
intention of the people of Buenos Ayres, with the
assistance of this 'power, to revive tile same com-
merce, witl the inpeeipi-iicliwtad6 of Royr.l pro-
tectkm. The independent party is 4ware, that if
Portugal should extend her power, end gain.pos-
session of some of the southern provinces of the
River Plate, that,. at, least, the benefit will he ac-
ipit*d of that open- and general coonnerce with
shipping of. all, nations and descriptions, which'
her own colonies enjoy with every part of the
•

His Royal Highness the Piusca REGENT, find-
perfectly recovcredfrom his:latc severe
itidi,position,:kft the Stud [louse at Ilailipton
Court, the day before yesterday, :for. iyarwick-
shire.• Ilia Royal Highness ‘vill pia by Beaudcsert
to honour the Marquis 01 ANGLiitiEA
expected that his Royal Ilighneu-ivill wake
a tour through Norfolk and Suffolk, viSitink'the
MarquisCHOLMONDE4Y previously to his tenni
to
tovn ; and that lie will he absent three weeks,
Or a month, -His Royal Highness :Oft visits
rtagley,

There are two articles in a subsequent part of
our impression, the one headed "Mane Fisheries;.!
and the other " Toteisn Con.aniercii4l
In the fortnee,we ourseli•es entleavotir to Ache en-
couragement to an important Inane!' of -commer-
cial and political economy, in opposition to Ile.
pentieni:e On foreign supply. In. the latter we
translate an article 'of similar aim frtnp a 'Belgian
publication, ,

Thus in a stite of rivalry, we are not diiposed.
tO.use ivords or.argittnents inanimadyectisig
on.the Ussays of this description, Wbich have iv-
:
cent!), appeared, so prominently. k the periodical
works of that country. We indeed, .well
complain of their tone
.and manner--tie might
remind the Netherlanders how much they are
indebted to us for the enjoyment of .any com-
merce, for we.relieved them ,froto.the grasp of •a

despot whose, throne was founded on
commercial principle7—we taught point out the
folly of wishing to substitute the interdiction of
all intercourse for the enehunge of all commodi.
ties mutually wanted—t%e might lecture them

on their -ingratitude and injustice, as well as on'
their short-sightedness wnd selfishness--“-but we
will refialti from such topics on the simple grouhtl,
that• it is natural for every nation to desire tcr'en-
eonrage the industry of its people; and thercfote,
only imputing to these, persons a mistake, hi'
knowing the best way, and an over-zeal which is
,ut too common to mercantile men of every

conot ry.
MI Wewant is to modify,- not to extirpate this
Propet feellog. C01114)0.60 'amor-potriie
which promotesinaidnal:ttntl Una-rests
to the general loin:swage of the State a 'tnell as of
the pirties concerned:— Ftottrexciternent lit !I OINC:
must sp he produced-ColUpetiiinti
utiti we hope the world' h'wher -trant ttan to lie-
iirve I Grit anyOneMitliiit can or tinghttOengrots
,II the prosperity ofe4Vatle and "'raffle. It otigist
to be shared oantl,the flelgiani.tuisreTnesent the
character or theliiiitSliGpirerrinsent and. people
,1%,11C: II they .90a of us. ;to
,sordid And.