The Sun.
London, England, 1818-04-20 00:00:00

• Trieste."

We present this day two Letters from our
Correspondent at Paris, which we received on
Saturday, but had not then time or room to in-
sert. Our Headers will perceive that the Writer
is no tool of the French Ministers, but that, though
he is disposed to s.upport their principles, and ap-
prove of their views, he is by no means disposed
to bestow unmingled praise upon their conduct.
From all that we can gather from this Writer,
upon whose judgment and impartiality we confi-
dently rely, it seems to us that our own Minis-
ters are subject to the same qualifiecicommenda-
tion. Their principles are sound, and their object
is certainly the national interest and honour, but
• they do not seem to act with a sufficiently persever-
ing energy towards their opponents. They preserv-
ed the Country, indeed, With firmness, from insur-
ieetion, and its probable consequences, but they
do not systematically carry good intentions and
salutary measures into vigorous execution, they
teem to be held in awe, if not fear, by the most
contemptible OPPOSITION, Writers and Orators, that
ever disturbed the operations of Government,
or attempted to throw a State into confusion.

Extract from The Cornwall Gazette.—" The
Princess Elizabeth, Captain SCOTT, arrived at Fal-
mouth -on the 16th inst. 63 days from Rio Ja-

On the 21st March, in lap. 19. 38. long.
40. she fell in with a ship and a brig under Spa-
nish colours, the, former mounting 18 guns and
140 men; the latter 14 guns and 120 men, which
boarded her, and took out the captain and crew,
and plundered her of Toney on freight, passen-
gers' baggage) watches, &c. &c. Afterwards they
gave up the ship, and said they were fitted out at
Cadiz. The ship was called the Five Brothers, and
the brig the Chica. After the plunder. the Cap-
tain of the brig advised that the pack el and all
the crew should be sunk, but it was prevented by
the Captain of the ship. The mail and dispfatches
were thrown overboard."

BUENOS AYRES, JAN. 21,—The Buenos Ayres
Government have lately declared War against
ARTIGAS, and have sent over 1000 troops to act
in junction vri;ll a party of his own soldiers, who
have revolted against his antiority. The advanced
gnard have all eady had a skirmish with ARTIGAS'i
trOops, in which, the former woe beaten.
The Portuguese are at present blockading Co-
lonia, a small sea-port, nearly oppusite this, on
the other side of the river.

The Patti°la privateer, Capt. TAYLOR, arrived
about 10 days ago from cruising off Cadiz. There
are a considerable number of privateers 'oclunging
to Buenos Ayres at present outcruising, but they
have sent in no prizes•for several weeks past.

We refer our Readers to the admit•able Letter
Of FALKLAND, in our Paper of this day, not only
on account of tl►e subject to which it itm►mediately
relates, but for the soundness of its principles,
and the correctness and force of its observations
on the prevalence of those doctrines which pro-
duced the French Revolution, and have spread
false and dangerous notions among unraecting
people in every part of the

I•t is usual with certain Writers to load Kith
abuse all plans proposed by his Majesty's Govern-
men,. They never consider the circumstances,
they never suggest any thing wiser or better,—it
is nothing. to them whether a plan fail or ILLIC•
ceed,—whether the burthens of the people be
relieved or increased. Their own finances oc-
cupy their real attention, selfishness is their attri-
bute--profit their object. This class of Writes,
has been particularly active ngiinst the new
Finance Plan. They have told us at the same
moment, that it is disadvantageous to We Stock-
-holder and ruinous to the Public, without re-
membering the inconsistency the two assertions
involve. •

IVe do not indeed) expect from them consist-
ency, or eve!, decency, when they attack the plans
of Government, but as a matter of curiosity we
wish they would condescend to explain ho►v both
the Public and the Stockholders are to lose by the
same operation. To us the original plan appears
to have been wisely conceived. For the payment
of 111. in money, a holder of 1001. 3 per Cent.
Stark, was to receive 31 per Cent. instead of 3
per Cent, for such Stock, with a pledge that it
would not be paid off for 10 years: Individuals
by this means would have lent their money to the
Public at 41. I Is. per Cent. The Public obtained
it without any increase to the Capital of the N,
r ional Debt, an object of vast importance, ►hen we
look to the future re-payments, though of very lit le
consequence to the Stockholder. In add►tion to this,
every subscriber of 111. in money was at liberty
'o food 221. in Exchequer• Bills, at a profit cf
about 3 per Cent. according to the then price of
Stocks.

It was considered that this s•ould be a sufficient
bonus to the monied men, but they thought more
might be made of the public necessities, to!, in
conszquence, declined subscribing to any extent.
It has, therefore, been determined that every Sub-
scriber of 1 I/. in money shall be allovvcd to fund
1001. it; Exchequer' Bills, instead of 221 , until 27
millions are funded and the• S,,bstription has
.
filled rapidly. By the result of this measure no-
altet ed, Government will rake three millions of
money in cash, anti by relieving the market of
27 millions of Exchequer Bills, they will be
enabled to issue as many more as mAy be neces.
sary to raise the money wanted for the service of
the present year.

The Exchequer Bills will be funded on
terms as advantageous as could be expect-
ed, considering the amount of the unfunded
debt, and the ►coney required for the service of
the year, obtained on the most advantageous
terms. We cannot, therefore, but congratulate
the Public that a result so entirely satisfactory has
been obtained, notwithstanding tl►e clamour whit b
has been raised, and tire efforts whicl► have been
so systematically made, to render abortive the
plan of Government, and to place it at ti►e mercy
of the Monied Market.

Yesterday the Dike of Writ( and Ductless; of
Gun/cern...a visited the QUEEN awl PRINCES,ES.

Lord CASTLEREAGH gave a grand ,Cabinet
ler yesterday. •