Star.
London, England, 1802-12-17 00:00:00

CiIIVDIDUS TO THE EDITOR

LETTER HI.

Ste—Candor is of no party. In conformity to
this charafter, I mean to applaud, but I may oc-
cationally cenfure. I thall blame when I 'mg, and
be candid when I can.
By way of digreflion, let me be permitted to
fay a few words on Mr. COBBETT'Ssletter to Mr.
Fox. To his itridures on the humiliating proftra-
tions of that Statefman at the thrine of Signor
Buox APARTE I give an unqualified affent. So thong
is my antipathy to the unprincipled invader of
Egypt and Syria, that I charged a near relation
of mine, who was going to Paris, as he valued
my good opinion, not to be prefented to him.—
My indignation riles to an unprecedented height,
when I behold the lift of prefentations at the levee
of our beloved, of our augufi, of our lawful, he-
reditary Monarch fwelled by numbers, who ufe that
ceremony merely as an introdatory ftep to the
prefence of NAPOLEONF, by Divine forbearance,
Fiat Confnl of the liVern Nation. That Mr.
Fox thould bend the knee at the altar of this
Ruler is a political folecifm, is a moral phenome-
non : but

" There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio,
. " Than are dreamt of in our Philofophy."
Not lets aftonifhing is that great Orator's appro-
bation of the terms of Peace. He applauded :fo
perhaps did a Carthaginian Orator, who had op.
poled the war with Rome, at the news of the ter-
mination of the Firft Punic war, when his country
was obliged, like ours, to abandon all the islands
of the Mediterranean. Such are the effefts of
mitlaken continency !
But furely Mr. Cos BM cannot be ferious when
he aliens that the objed of Mr. Fox's journey to
Paris was to make binilqf Minder of this Country
by swans of BaosurAstrs. Degraded as we are from
the exalted fituation which we held in September,
1801, we are notyet funk to fuch an " extremity
of wretchednefs" as to fuffer France to impofe a
Minifter on this country. Dtit had the Cunful the
power, he has too muchfaacity to .exercife it in
the perfon of Mr. Fox. Ihe world has given
him credit for difcernment which he does not poi.-
lets, if he thiliks he can thus command Mr. Fox.
He knows too well the vigour of that Statefman's
mind, and the extent of his refources. He re-
coiled: the change that took place in the warlike
attitude of this country, when Mr. Fox fucceeded
Lord NORTH in 1782. He knows that England,
then only began to aft on the offenfive. He knows
that the Definitive Treaty made by Mr,. Fox was
more advantageous and honourable than the Pre-
liminary articles of Lord Suttatiews. He recoi-
led: the Anti-gallican fpirit of the Ex-Minifter on
the Commercial Treaty, and the fuperior terms
which his wifdom fuggetted. Let me quote an
anecdote in point—When I was at Verfailles,
at the dote of '7BB, chance threw me into the
company of M. V , who had been con-
fatted and employed in fome negociatiens with
this country. The converfation turned on the
ceffion which Mr. PITT had juft made to the
French, of the whole Weftern coaft of Newfound.
land, from the Straights of Belle Ifte to Cape
Raye, by which France derived immenfe advan•
Cages 4*. I alked him on what grounds the French
could make a demand fo contrary to the Treaty
of 1783 ? His words were ftriking :" We knew
with whom we had to treat ; had Mr. Fox been
Mininer, we durit not have made the demand."
Such was the firmnefs of Mr. Fox. -Whether
he has now gg yielded up the circle of his glory
into the hands" of BUON APAR TR, a short time, per-
haps the firti debate in the Houfe of Commons,
will determine.
I should now proceed to the primary objeft of
thefe letters, bat not to encroach on your impor-
tant materials of information, I now matte a paufe.
November 23. Your's, &c. CANDIDUS.
• It is remarkable, that this conceffion continued and fe-
eured by the Treaty of Amiens, has not ;seen mentioned by
Lord GRINTILLI, Mr. WINDHAM, or Ms.COBEETT. It IS
not equalled by the late cellos of Tobago, an Engliih
poffef-
Lon, wrefted from us by the unfortunate iffue of the Ameri-
cas:lMM'.

FRANCE.