Star.
London, England, 1802-11-09 00:00:00

FR,),.i R1.7:7. BRITON.

" The Public cannot be Imp: ized at the little
fenfation which the arrival of M. ANDREOSSI has
excited—lf his arrival bar! been precc,:cd by Aa.,
on the part of the F.cuch Gav;:rnment, which
evinced the real Spirit of Peace, his appearance
would have difrufed univtrialjoy—bilt we do not
want the name of Peace, l'ut the tyrrnce of it—We
do not want the mcre'refidence of an Amhafrador
amongli us, but the Relations of Amity.
" JIM. ANDRLOSSI Comes to aatt the preten-
fions detailed in the Manifello of rte ilioniitur of
Oaober 29, it is not difficult to predia, that his
flay here will be filet t—lf lie comes really with a
conciliatory difpofition, it will be met, on the part
of his Nlajelly's Miniflers, with fimilar fentiments.
FIR.•T CONSUL, in waving every point of eti-
qiittte, and fending his Ambalfador, means cer.
tainly, as much as loch an Aa alone can do fo,
to 11(.!d out the appearance of a Pacific Difpofi-
tion ; but we fhould have trotted much more to
the fincerity of fuck a difpolition, if no fuch Arti-
cle had appeared in the Official l'aper of France,
as that to which u c refer. We confider that Paper
as extremely important, becaufe, compafog the
fentimcnts it contains with the proceedings of the
FILST CONSUL, we cannot but look upon it as an
avowal of the principles upon which be is deter.
mined to aa—and if fo, while that determination
galls, we fear there can be no real Peace between
this Country and France.

" It hdis been rigid, however, that the document

terefls, and incompatible as the principle it con
twins, would be to the continuance of Peace be.
tween the two Countries), if they were the real
fentiments of the Government of France, may
mean nothirg more than a retaliation upon the
People of this Country, for permitting the free
difcuffion of the Principles of the Confular Govern
ment in our Newfpapers, and the revere reflations
which have been publifhed at different times, re-
fpeeting the conduct of Frames towards other
Powers.--We fhould he happy to perfuade our-
felves, that this is all that is meant—but if this is
really all that is intended, it is a little unfortunate
that this Paper finuld have appeared in the UffFciall
journal. The new Englith Newfpaper, elablifhed
precifely for the purpofe of affailing our Govern-
ment, would have been the proper vehicle for foci
an attack—. There we might have been told, that
we had eleframded the ilufirians—a3andoned the R' rani
—and mairaered the Danes, without our attaching any
importance to fuch a charge—But when The
Monittur (late: thefe things—The Moniteur, un-
cle:l3°d to be publifhed under the eye of the Go-
vernment, and to contain nothing which has not
been approved of by the highefl authority—and
this only a week before the arrival of the Ambaf-
fador of peace—we muft-paufe before we can af.
fert, that M. ANDat:osst really brings the Olive-
branch in his hand.

It is not improbable that the CHIEF Cotaut.
may mean to fay, in fending my uior, I
intend to thew you that I with for peace.—ln vi-
fiting my ports, I mean alfo to thew you, that,
left it thould be necetrary, I am making prepara-
tions for war.'—But Minifters will confider mea-
fures not firreietu, and will look, not to appear-
ance: but to fans. We do not like to argue the in-
ability of France to make war, or the ability of
ou:. own country to fupport it—fuch tlatements are
'dually greatly exaggerated on both tides, and ge-
nerally tend to michief—but we can (late abundant
reafons to prove, that peace is the intereft of both,
and that it never was more fo, than at the prefent
' period. France does not want an extenfion of ter-
riLory, or of influence, or controul. Her peolle
have heard enough of conquefl, of triumph, and of
glory ; and have felt enough of mifcry. They
want quiet and comfort, and happinefs. England
preferved her Couttitution through a moil ar-
duous canflift.
,She has affifted many of the other
Powers of Europe to defend their Independence ;
and the terminates the contefl with her refources
great and improving, and her dominions entire,—
What obje3 has the in the renewal of war ?
Allfr can detire is, to preferve her Safety and In-
dependence. If the meafures which France has
lately taken endanger thefe, they muff be refilled.
The policy of France ought to didtate to the CHIEF
Cox s tn., not to take meal-tuts which have this,
ttnuenLy. The policy cat England imperiouily
.at!s upon. the King's Minifters to oppofe fuch
meafures, and, if necetfary, by force of arms.

We are among the lovers of Peace, but of
l'e.tce only, on the duration of which we can place
confluence. Without that confidence, Pelee is
d_ nitute of all its 'clue. The queßion now is,
how can it belt be preferved, fo as to afford us its
real advantages ?—Not, we contend, by flifering
the FIRST Coss di. of France to proceed upon a
fyitem of aggrandizement and interference with
other nations, and admitting that we have no con-
c,:rn in filch proceeedings ; but by a firm and re-
((Ante rernonlirance againft this fyitem, and a
determination to recut thole meafures wnich are
calculated to enforce it. If the Pole confideration
now was the prefervation of peace between Eng-
land and France, filch a conduct, we confidently
believe, would be more likely to attain that object,
than a fyllem of conceflion. But whether fuch a
condua leads to Peace or War, it is that only
which, in the prefent Rate of things, can proznif:
:o the country the prefervation of its eiTential ir-
terelts, and it is that only which, we are confident,
his Majeliy's Minifters will purfue."

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