Star.
London, England, 1803-12-08 00:00:00

reverberated with tenfold force opon the Continent.

Although I have repeatedly warned you againfl
repoling any confidence on a continental confedera-
cy, yet,l am perfuadcd, the powers of Europe cannot
long remain in their prefent Rate of uncertainty and
inatlion. They weft either renew the war or crum-
ble away piece.meal by focceffive invafions. In the
mean time, every day 101 l increafes their perils, mul-
tiplies their embairaiments, and diminillses their re.
Conn.'s. Induftry, commerce, and the arts are fall
going to decay ; anxiety is in every houfe, ruin at
every door, confternation in every !neat,. There is
no longer a moment to choole ; they all Rand in need
of war, in order to breathe with comfort.
We have already !hewn an example of this necef-
fity. Mir now offer to the wotld half a ninon of
Inca is uass, sad a nav,. without competition GC can-

trout. It malt be evident, that we can work one
our own falvation without die aid of foreign co-ope-
ration; for it could neVer be (did with more truth of

our country

rt penints tnto crtrifes oche &lollop&
France and the civilized world are now in the ba-
lance. One or the other mill aflnni(h fucceeding ages
by its fall. According to the prefcnt order of things,
they cannot Matt together without an admiffion that
the innocent and virtuous fhould dwell beneath the
fame roof with murderers and thieves.
In the courfe of the allulions•which the nature of
this difcuflion has impaled upon me, nothing has been
more remote from my mind, than the intention of
mortifying the feelings of thole govet•uments which
have ftruggled, and Hill continue to fruggle againit
the fnares and ambition of the molt malevolent del-
pot that ever lcourged and tormented mankind. It
would be uncharitable not to lament their prefcnt
condition, and ablurd not to diilinguifit thole moral
caufes that have deprived them of the firmnefs, intre-
pidity, and early forefight which have hitherto prov-
ed our fafety. But it is impoflible to feparate their
fortune from our own, or to ahltain from animad-
verting with the fober lincerity of friend(hip, on chore
frigid calculations of fcllilhnefs which have tallied
their prcfent flare of humiliation. The yal contri-
butions, thefts, exactions, loans, which have been paid
or extorted as ranfom. from French ufurpation, would
have fufficed for the dilburfements of a ten years war
againft the homicidal republic; an event, which I am
confident, neither their furtive treaties, clandelline
deputations, nor exorbitant facrifices, can protract
another twelvemonth, without incurring inevitable
defration.
Betides thofe melancholy confederations, I feel en-
titled, as a Briton, at this molt awful conjuncture of
public affairs, in this extremelt danger of civilization,
and haft but molt fublime probationary crifis.of public
virtue, to point out thofe difaltrous aberrations from
civil wifdom, by which nations heretofore illultrious
in policy, ads and arms, have funk into an inglorious
nftrility of focial power and preponderance. The
tert 'lying fhipwreck of fo many States, cannot fail
to make us avoid thofe (belying coatis to which others
have limped their courfe under the vain but mournful
hope, that they (horrid be flickered from the pitilefs
vengeance of the indifcriminating form. Nor is
there an inhabitant of the ravaged countries of Eu-
rope, who will nos exult in the reflection, that in this
feparated division of his quarter of the globe, the altar
of truth is fed with undying embers, from the bands
of chafe and undefiled votaries. Whatever may be the
fate of empires or of men, he will implore the Weir-
ings of PROVIDENCE on the fortune of a people, who,
affailed by the molt terrible tempelt that ever agitated
and convulfed the world, while preferving with pious
zeal their own inimitable inftitutions, profited by the
errors of other men, to refill its fury, and by refilling,
to refcue from a worfe than Egyptian bondage and
obfcnration, the molt enlightened but moll unhappy
portion of the civilized world. Painful as this con-
trait mull prove to good and generous minds, its
tendency will never be difputed. When the compa-
rifon is drawn between the trepidating and confiaing
paffions of other European fovercigns, and the flub-
born unyielding virtue of the Britilb King, who ra-
ther than Ripulate with tyrants and naves for the
fecurity of the great truft committed to his charge,
prefers to flute the exertions and dangers of a brave
and loyal people, we may proudly bid the heroes and
conquerors of the earth to keep their dillance, and
the oppreffed foreigner may kneel with gratitude to
Gosh and blds the influence of public virtue.
Such a declaration from Inch a King, exalts the
charader of the fubjeft, and infpires him with more
than human impulfe. It engraves pnblic fafety on
his breaft plate ; it ennobles his country's estate, it
invigorates the nerve of patriotifm, fortifies the foul
againß the alternative of misfortune, while it pre-
pares it for that final triumph, which none but a Bri-
tifh King and a Britilb people can enjoy.

CALGACVS.

NAUTICAL INTELLI&ENCE.

MAILS THIS DAY.,..WIttd N. W.
ABS. DIM. ARIL Dell.
Dublin o 1 Hambussk 4 s
Wasesfoni a I

FILLIIIOOIIN, Dec. S.—Arrived this day the [hip
Pelican, Captain Wu. &ciao, with bale goods, &c.
from London, to conspkat her cargo with tin, for
Smyrna ; the brig Nile. HAMILTON, from London ;
the Endeavour. floor se, with bale goods, &c. from
Exeter the Three Brothers. WISCOTT, from Car.
diff; the (hip Mary, Captain Towne, with pilchards.
from Fowey, to wait convoy for Venice ; the (hip
No. 32 tranfport London, Captain Scotts, from Ply-
moutP, to take on board the remainder of the AM-
can Corps, now in barracks at Pendennis garrifon,
which fbip will fail with the Mediterranean convoy ;
the Sopm is (loop of war, uf 18 guns, Captain Ro-
Aosn, to give inftruitions totlte outward-bound
watts waiting convoy Isere for Li(bon, Oporto, and
the Mediterranean : the Beer were at Portfmouth yef-
terday, and expeaed to appear off here tomorrow or
Wednefday.—This evening arrived the Triumvirate,
GUMS, from Pool, bound to Liverpool, with loft of
her main-top-mall. and the brig Flora, Calera's,
from London, to load Sib for Smyrna.
Sailed the Swedilh brig Mercurius, Capt Mott a,
with wines, fur Deptford; the Fidelitas. Muosorr,
with pilchards. for Naples; the Portugoek (chooser
Diligent., Gongs, for London ; the longs Daniel,
Cana, for 1.901100, sad the riAßcs, for
Cbcpttow. •

V/4017TH, Dec. 6.—Came in the }insult; 01
38 guns, from fea, having fprung her topmafts ; and
a fleet of veffelr from Portlinooth, tindcr convoy of
a cotter; alto the Sally, Captain Ettswotru, from
Riga, with hemp and timber, for the dock-yard
all,' the Lively, Captain Mittra, from Peterfburgh,
with hemp, for the dockyard; and the Neptune*,
Captain BautcLea, from Stockholm, with tar, for
this port.—Sailed to join the Channel fleet, the Fou-
osoraer, of 8o guns, Rear Admiral GRAVES; the
De raorrovc at, of 98 guns, Captain PURVIS ; and
the SIRIUS, of 38 guns, Captain Paowse ; alfo the
RANGER cutter, of 14 guns, to'cruize of the Land's
End, for the prote4tion of trade.
Poarsenure, DAC. 6.—Sailed the SPII/DIVILIL
Rm., of war, on a cruise : • frigate has a flgnal for
a convoy to the Downs.
DEAL, Dec. 7.—Arrived the DART !loop of war.
lom a cruize, and remains with the (hips s per lA.
Doves. Dlr. 6 —To day a Swedilh veffel arrived
in our Roads, which had been at anchor a night or
two back in Eaßware Bay, where they were boarded
by a privateer, under Dutch colours; they overhauled
the Swede's papers, and found they could do nothing
to make prize of him; but knowing that Boaaraers
levies money from the neutral cities of liamburgh,
&c. they thought themfelves jullified to raife contri.
butions on the neutrals alto, and took the Captain'.
great coat and watch, and eight pounds in tuastey;
and then left them to pnrfne their voyage. The
Boulogne flotilla has gone into port, and fome of our
cruisers remain off there ; the re(l are in Dungenefe
Roads, except the Lana, and another !loop of war,
two gun brigs, and three cutters, which are in our
Roads. Paired down the Channel feveral large &ipso
fuppofed to be neutrals.