The Sun.
London, England, 1818-12-28 00:00:00

PRIVATE AND AU;rIIENTIC COARESrONDENcE.

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In the last Number of La Minerve is an Article
signed E. (ETIENNE), so much superior to the
articles generally signed with the same letter,
that we have no hesitation in pronouncing, that
either the Article is not by M. ETIENNV, or, that •
be has made a most rapid progress in tine science
of politics and constitutional knowledge, and to
"which, doubtless, is to be ascrined the wile
adoption of those principles which we have uni-
formly professed. It would seem, that the force
of circumstances, and the real and imminent dan-
ger of the country, have proditced in itiin this
salutary change, and rendered him a Pat riot.ac-
cording to the Charter. We no longer see him
seeking to amuse the part of tbe Ministry which
held the scale between the extreme Parties, and
which sought, by mild measures, to bring them all
tinder the banners of the Constitinion. We now
see M. ETIENNE argue on principles without
touching on persons, and examine with a force of
reasoning, which is in itself a model and an ex-
ample for political writers. Previously, M.
.TIENNE demand. d a liberty, which in France
Would have hecOme licentiousness, for he calcu-
lated on the moderation of Parties, who are
every thing in the extreme., and nothing long. lie
seemed to wish to set the Parties at variance with
each other, instead of conciliating them ; he ap-
peared to forget, that though the Ultras profes.i,
principles contrary to the Charter, and conse-
*Pettily to Constitutional Liberty, that stilt they
Lave their rigots ; that their losses may lmve been
the cane of that antipathy which they manifest
towards those who liHve gained by their losses.
ilumae, nature, in whatever rank (If society we
regard it. is, when its vi:al interests are concern-
ed, nearly t'.e same ; now, no one can contest,
that the Nobles were most inignitously deprived
of their fortunes (hiring the Revolution, and it
Would be too moth to '‹xpect of their descend-
ants to forget it, and behold them in the posses-
sion of others wit hot it a murmur, awl wear an
empty title withoßt the estate to support it.
Some allowances might even be made for their
gui!ty excesses, Icor the quo animo in them is the
intention to repossess themselves of property of
Which they had been most twiastly despoiled, and
. they think it no harm to regain it by similar means;
they may even without a crime be allowed to
blame a Charter which consecrates the alienation
of the inheritance of their forefathers; but in
making ad these concoions, we confine them
strictly to those whose fortunes and hopes were
tnhbed by the Revolut ion. We pity them, but
regard, wiiit a very different eye, your
CHATCAVBRIANDS, your C'NUELS, and your DoN-
NADtPUS, who, instead 14
.lasing anything, have
taior:d all their importance by the Revolittio,..,
and who regard • Ultra-royalism 'as a means, and

not as an. end ; and who, if ,a RepubliC was es,

teulished in what they thought 'solid bases, would
s Probably return wit!► as much alacrity to their for-
, bier principles, as they abandoned them when
they found it their interest so to do. If the
strogOe for unconstitutional privileges be but a
,fatal error in those who have lost them, it is a
foul crime in those who never possessed them.
Peace to the, cottage, and war to tl►,e castle,' was
the criminal cry of the Revolutionists of 1793,
end the cry of the upstart Ultras of 1818, of war
to the cottage, and peace to the castle, is not less
so ; and did not the wisdom 'of Government
Watch with vigilance over the Party, the princi-
pal movers would be the first to fall a sacrifice to
the offended laws of popular fury.

- The Tagus, 36, Capt. J. W. D. DuNDAs, which
arrived at Portsmouth on Tuesday from the Medi-
tei ranean station, left Malta on 13th ,November,
.Gibraltar on time 29th, and.Carliz on the 7kh of
Deeember Left at Malta the Albion guard-ship
(Sir CHARLES PENRosti), aua the Scout, 'refitting.
Tbe Ganymtde and Spey were on the coast of
Italy ; the Glasgow mid Aid, at Corfu ;
.11acehurs,
el. Smyrna,' '-'The American squadron was at 1-1.1-
lertno; the Dutch sqtn.olt on at Mabob ; the Por-
tuguese squadron at Gibraltar, blockading two
'Tunisians. .At Cadiz, troops were assembling:
to
.form the Expedition. in SMlth America, un-
.der General Count O'DoNN ELL ; but there
was no prospect of the departure of the fleet
for several wet ks—transports could not be pro-
cured. The Insurgent privateers were very nu-
merous Off Cadiz ; they lately captured a very
tich ship, with treasure, front Lima.—The Tagus
sailed fronl Portsmouth yesterday for Deptford, to
'be -paid off:

A dispemation hes passed the Great Scal.to en-
able the BrY. Jrlitst FRA,NCIS, M. A. Chaplain to
'the Earl of DARNLEY, Jo hold the Rectory'of Sr.
'Jtlf!rett's and MI Saints, Catiterbniy, with the
Vicarage of ‘Villeshorough, near Ashford, Kent,
bvin_g presented to the foinier by the LORD CLAN•‘

Sir T. LAwitENCE, Who is gotie to Vier'na to
paint tie portrait v:tf Prince SCHWARTZENEMEG,
10r the VIIINCE RFGUNT of ENGLAND, Will after-:
go to Rome to !mint a' portrait of his Holi
fitsft !lit! POPE for his Royal High'ness.
171. e lii 't Hon, CHAtiLes LONG gave a grand
ilitertainenent yesterday to the Ambassador from
Netherlands, oud a jiart, of distinction, at his
atat, linnutcy