Star.
London, England, 1803-05-30 00:00:00

ON Tax trAlte

liVattlea IL
That the intended ambition of &matey-ea em•
braced. at Ira& in idea, be left a projea than the
Sovereign eontrOul of Europe is evinced, not only by
his conduet in procuring for himfelf the abfolute go-
vernment of what by a mit-no:net of modern times has
been called the Italian Republic, but is almoft openly
avowed by a State Paper, iifued by himself, under
the form of a communication to the Legifiative Body.
The fupremacy of the tutiiah Republic was intended
for a very different perfon, and indeed the form of
the Conflitution would have been elfentially different
from what it is, had the voice of the people of Italy
been heard. It is tutneceffary to repeat by what in-
trigues, Inpported by an irrefiftable military powers
the Government of that country was placed upon its
prefent foundations.—But, befides this, has a angle
opportunity of increafing his own perfonal power and
authority ever efcaped the wakeful vigilance of the
CHIEF Consul.? The paper to which we have al-
luded gratifies the vanity of the French, by re-iterated
hostas of the extenfion of their power. The nations
of Europe are paired over in review only to celebrate
the military or diplomatic triumphs of this all.
powerful man. There is not one of them which is
not teprefented as fubtniftive to his commands, or
devoted to his interefts, with the honourable excep.
tion of England alone, and yet to this is added the
ettravagant and infulting obfervation, " That Great-1
Britain fingleshanded is not able to contend with the
French Republics" To make this infolent remark,
be has, in the language of Weftminfter-hall, even
di travelled out of the Record;" and fuch a remark,
with refpeft to a nation with whom he profeffed to be
In amity, was, we believe, never inlbrted before in an
official paper,
But we should trifle with Out Readers in enumet-
sting oerlal offences, It is by aftions that the nevi-
Cowan'. has awakened the kilt apprehenfions of this
dovernment, and drawn upon hitn the Jolt tett*
swot of the people. While every commercial ar
s-angement with this country was oegleeted, we might
fay cautionfly avoided by the French Government;
a detachment of (what (ball we call them ?) --
under the name of Commercial Agents, were &-
patched to the teveral ports of Great Britain and
Ireland ; and for what commercial purpofes were
tbefe military Officers (for the tnajority of them con-
lifted of filch) fent to this country ? To found our
harbours, to make military drawings of out potts.—
Colonel Smuts-ins was one of theft Commercial
Agents. He was the precurfor of the first ezpe4-
tion to Egypt ; and for *bat purpofe could a mikary
man be fent, but to prepare the way for a fecond
To Curer his report to be publiffied was certainly an
overfight in the French GoVernment, but it was one
of thofe enfitalmiltakes that crooked, though profound
polity, which cannot be for eve on its guard, Come-
times is obfkrved to commit. Let any man, poffeffed
of common powers of refleaion, penile this Report;
will it allure him that the million was altogether for
commercial purpofes ? Is there in it any thing of mo.
ment that regards commercial arrangements ? He
infpeas the Rate of the country, views with a military
eye the difpofition of the foments ; inquires with the
anxiety and earneftnefs of a profound politicians into
the temper of the people, how they were difpofed to.
wards their new allies, how far attached to their in-
tient Governments and, in a word, how far ready and
willing to receives with the fraternal embrace, their
former vifitors,
But the report of Siessttsitt is est to be regarded
as an officiel llatement—No matter, it reveals to us
the defign of his million ; it explains the objeas to
which his attention was to be direaed; it (hews what
natements were tnoft flattering and acceptable to his
Mailer. But lest we (hould be accofed of Wilful in.
Jolliet or mifreprefentation, let the Caw Corms.
(peak for himfelf.—ln the ever•memorable and inter- I
efting conrerfation which he held with Lord Wu re-
Worrm, on the 2:ft of February (gitfen in the Semi
of the rBth init.) " Egypt," lays he,"mull fooner or
later belong to France, either by the taking to pieces
of the Turkilh Empire, or by Conte arrangement with
the Porte." Here is not only an open confelfion of
the intended a7greffion fignitied in the report of Ss-
BASTIAN', but of further views of aggranditements
without fo much as hesitating concerning the means.
To gratify his ambition in a angle point, he has no
cruple or difficulty about " the taking to pieces" an
unoffending and friendly Power, an as which mull
be accorapliftted with much bloodfhed and horror!—
And why is the Cotes Consul fo defirous of obtain-
ing Egypt ?—Alle the India Direltors—alit ail who
are rinsed-Ant or intereited in the affairs of that coun-
try—examine the correfponsience of France with the
late Torso() Suitam, and alh again why was the firfi
expeditoo to Egypt *ailed by General BOISAMTII
himfelf, and why has the conqueft of that Country
been always a dazzling °Nati ?here is anotherlpat
(age in this cones:ration, which teems not to have zi-
t's/led much attention, but which we cannot forbear
to notice. After mentioning the relative force of
Great Britain and of France, he exclaims, " Two
fuch Crnotries, by a proper undernaliding, might
pliers the World !" Here again is epenly indicated
that odchievoos, that wicked projea of uuiverfal
Empire, which the Carte Consul. is known to en-
tertain. We agree, that if he could cajole this Go•
vernlnent as he has done other rowers, and render

it afetvieht to his tnandatesj•lf he could command
the hats of a Britillt fleet to execute his ambitions
projeas, there is not a foot of the habitable World
that would not be forced to acknowledge his authori-
ty. The independence of Nations would be no more;
and libery, law, and juflice, would be cruihed in
every quarter of the Globe, as they are in France,
in Italy, and in the unfortunate Batavian Republic.
Let it not then be faid, that we are at war for this or
that pattictilar objelt. We are forced into war, be-
caufe the unbounded ambition of this Soldier of For-
tune grafps at the Empire of the World. England
forms the only ferious impediment to this ambition,
and he has omitted no infidious effort to injure this
only rival to his unwarrantable pretenfions.
If there Be any foundation of truth in this Rate-
ment, but Readers mutt perceive how egregioufly
thofe Members are Miftaken, who in a late debate
exclaimed—" We are at war for Malta, and for
Malta only." The importance of Malta has, per-
haps, beeh too much magnified by Tome Speakers
on both fides—or rather the circumftances on which
this depends were kept too much in the (bade—for
important it is now in the ftrifteft fenfe of the word: ,
but its importance is only relative. It became fuch
only when France avowed, not merely by words, but
by aaions, its defigns upon Egypt. Egypt ttfelf is
only of relative importance; but furely if our pof-
fetfions in the Ealt are of any confequence to Great
Britain, our belt interefts require, that a daring, an
ambitious, a hungry military power mould not be
fuffered to gain a footing in that country. "At war
for Malta !" Thi's involuntarily, reminds us of a
ftrong though vulgar expreftion of Mr. Bo actg—" At
war for the Scheldt, at war for a

On this part of our fobjeet we intended to have
offered tome thoughts foggefled by the fpeech of Mr.
Fox in the debate of left Tuefday—but the unani-
mity which prevailed in the Houfe of Commons on
Friday, renders thetn now unneceffary. In the for-
mer debate he drew a faithful, and indeed an affeet-
ing pieure of the tyranny, the rapacity; the flagrant
breaches of faith, the violations of treaty which have
been manifefled by the French towards the Batavian
Government; and delineated well the unfeeling per-
fidy and cruelty eurcifed upon the unfortunate,
and we believe deferving Toussaint Lovvsavvaai
and, we are perfuaded, had he then known that Mi-
niflers, fo far from being defirous of a war, had not
only intimated to the Ruffian Ambarador 44 their
readinefs to receive the Mediation of Ruffle, but had
gone much beyond this afurance," he would not
have made ufe of expreSons which, by tome, might
be eonftrued into a recommendation to troll to the

hollow profeffions of the Confular Government, nor
would he have brought fbrward his Motion on Fri-
day. We are happy, however, that he did bring it
forward. Abet it led to esplastaiions likely to enfure
unanimity amok* ourfelves. At no period, perhaps,
was unanimity eve of more importance, as It has
been a part of the fyfiem of the prefent Government
of France to mifreprefent the Rate of politics in this
country, and to make it be believed in Europe, that
the majority of the Britifh People entertained fend-
menu refiseeting France different from thofe of their
rutin% We are, thetefore, confident that the unani-
mity which has thus been manifelled, will tend more
to bring the French to a proper difpofition than even
thd capture of a fleet, or the defeat of an army I

NAVTICAL AVYELLMENCE.

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PI.TIPSOUtN. May sB.—Yeflerdap Mr. jAMIS
Taoserson, Surgeon on the Staff. with his family,
landed at this port out of a pilot-boat, which took
them oh board off the Start, out of the French cor-
vette Naturalifte. of 14 guns, Capt. Manta*, from
New Holland : She left Port jackfon the 18th No.
vcmber, itiol, arrived at the Ifle of France the fd
February, 5503, And failed again the loth follMfing;
about a week previous to her failing from Port Jack-
fon, the BUFFALO, of is guns, Licut. ken*, Ira
rived there from England, and tba crew all pi:-
folly healthy g the INPFSTIG•TOIt Of 14 pat; Calm
M. VLISIDEIIi, was alto on her voyage, circumnavi-
gating the Hand, and was eipated back this Month;
her crew were alto in perfea health t the colony ap-
ptars to be in a Mott Hoorah% Rate, and at this
time grows much more corn than is decertify fot the
confuniptibn of the Centers, and but for the diftance
that they are from any market, they would annually
cleft a eonfidemble quantity. The Colony is in a
Rated perfed tranquillity at recent ; but it teems
to be doubtful how long it may remain to. Three
French Slips have lately arrived there, the crews of
which were very much afilided with the (curvy:—
there appears a probability that the Great Nation
are abent to claim an exelutive right to this very dif-
cant country, and to difturb the peace of thisnewly.
eftablifbcd colony; it is likely that more will be
known on this fubjea at no dillar.t period. Mr.
THOMPSON is charged with difpatches for Govern-
ment ; and loon after he railed, a packet boat was
fent after him, with other letters, of a public na-
ture. The noted Eaeatworow is not dead, as was
reported Come time fume, but he is in a Rate of
llunacy, and not expeSed to live long. The Nata-
4aliite on ber way up Channel was not fpoke by one

Britifh eruizer ; fhe is bound to Havre de tlence.—
Came in the French brig Poulain, Capt. C. 11311 rER s;
from Havre de Grace, bound to Martinique, ladeh
with jewellery and plantation flores, taken by the
DORIS frigate: fora after the DORIS left her, four
Frenchmen who were concealed, joined the other,
that were left on board, and role on the Englifh
failors ; they difcharged two piftols, and Wounded
ttvo of the feamen, but the Briti(h tars were not tn
be eafily frightened out of their prize, and though
inferior in numbers, they loon throttled the French-
men into a fenfe of their inferiority.

Arrived the Dutch (hip Planters Wanft.li, Captain
CASPER TOLLE, from Africa and Demerara, bound
to Amfterdam,laden with fugar, coffee, tattoo, ivory,
gold dull, and fpecic, detained by the EAGLE excife
cutter, of this port, Captain ADAMS : fh is a very
large copper bottomed Engli(h built (hip, and is vet y
valuable—The French brig la Baline, Captain La
Marries, of and from Havre de Grace, bound to
L'Orient, laden with large oak timber, for (hip build
ing ; (he was captured the 2oth init. by the NAIAD,
of 38 guns, Captain Wactis : the NAIAD'S boats fame
day cut out from under a battery near the Penmarks,
a French brig in ballall, and a chalk maree, laden with
fah ; the former they brought off, Int: the latter was
funk; the crew all faved: the Dana thip Fruin tri-
gettai Captain H. ZIP:TIERNAN, from Rotterdam,
bound to Bourdeaux, laden with fundries, detained
by the NAIAD frigate, on the 24th inft. Arrived alto
a very large French brig, of about 230 tons bur-
then, called les Trois Confuls, Capt. %V: MOREAU,
from Port.an•Prince, bound to Nantz, laden with a
very valuable cargo of tea, fugar, and cotton : the
was taken the 25th ;nil. by the HAZARD, of 18 guns,
in fight of his Majefty's VICTORY, of tto guns.
Lord ?Imam, had previoufly thifted his flag to the
Autism, of 32 guns, and parted company. The
Planters Wanfch, detained by the EAGLE, was, three
days previous thereto, boarded by Sir Roost Com-
m, on his voyage from Lilbon; but not knowing
of the rupture, the was fliffered to depart. Sailed
the Randle revenue cutter, of 14 guns, on a eruize.
Came in the Dutch brig Vreede,late Fisolaida maC
ter, from Africa and Surinam, bound to Arnfterdaia,
laden with fugar, coffee, and cotton ; detained by the
Rzmorrn excife cutter, of Dartmouth. Captain Fag-
matte died three days after he left Sdrinam, fup-
poled to have been poifoned by the Blacks. Came
in alto the RavoLvvinmatts, of +4 guns, Capt. Lace,
from a eruize. The Ramataa, of 14 guns, Capt.
Usu, is appointed to convoy the Trade to the wens
wardiandhasherfignalnowdifplayedforthat purpofe.
CHATHAM/ MAr 29.—The BUCKINGHAM is order-
ed to be fitted for a prifon-(hip, and the following for•
fca—the MarrictrUsta, of 32 guns ; l'Amtiitt, of
32 ; CIRCE, of 28 ; AMPHITRITE, of 38 ; CRAM.
pion, of 24; at►d EL VINCEGO !loop.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY s9.—This day arrived his
Majefty's (hip ALLIGATOR, with troops on board.
from awes, and at pure:ft remains, but perfealy
ready for failing; alfo the FriLittlfhip, Capt. NASH, in
ten weeks and one day from Fort Antonio, in jamaisl
ca. bound to London; put :n here on hearing of
hoftilities being commenced, and fearing the French
privateers Eaftward. Capt. N. fpoke the following
verde, viz.—brig Chance, ThouPSOM, from Trini.,
dad, bound to London; the Hibernia, from Ireland;
bound to Newfoundland ; and the Albion, from
Glafgow, bound to Pekoe. in America, all
Paffed by the Canton, from China, bound to Lon-
don.—Early this morning dame into harbour two
fine large French captured veffels.
this afternoon arrived the Ass A ZON, Pitts Ea,
&MI Gibraltar : the failed from thence on the Bth
init. with his Royal Nighties the Duca of Keay,
for Lilbon, where the remained two days, and then
proceeded for England, aid landed his Royal High.
nefs at Fallnouth. The jtino, with General Sir
THOMAS Teton', arrived fermi days before the
Amazon failed from Gibraltar, at which place were
the Mammal, Vim:mann, and Brims. Ads
astral de %%tsarist had been at Lilbon a few days be-
(Ore the Anima* attired, and went Up the Mediter-
ranean with four fail of the line: Lord CARONI& has
Sifted his flag to the ?macs of Waits, of 98 guns,
Capt. COMM Laft night the Frederickftern, Das
nith frigate. Went part this port from St Croix. Ge-
neral WALTSILSOORST, Commander in Chief of the
Dtnifh Weft India Mands, landed hero from her, and
immediately fet out for London. Major General
CLIPHAnte Colonels HISLOP, M'Ca■A, abd the Hon.
GI CIAISTOON, are gone paffengers in the Atzt-
gattrr armed in flute, Cot, Ricnattoson, with the
detachment for the Welt Indies. The Aar fchooner
is ordered to take Col. Taaacyrr, commanding the
Royal Artillery at this place, to the coaft of France,
on Come feast ferrite.
Sir ROOM CURTIS'S fijuadron has brought home
from the Cape of Goad Hope, the civil eftablida-
ment of that colony, and the remains of the garrifon.
This Morning Lieutenant General DUNDISS, Lieute-
nant Governor of the Cape, and Mr. B , Secre-
tary of the colony, landed here : Mr. Baawaab fet
out immediately for London. 'The prize taken by
Sir Roost Corms's fquadron at the back of the
Ifle of Wight, may reafonably be valued at a hundred
thoufand pounds, as the is the firft veffel that left the
Mauritius fine the peace, and is loaded with the molt
valuable Ealt India articles that were taken by their
miters during the laft war. The Any mos frigate
anchored at Se. Helen's this evening.