Star.
London, England, 1804-05-05 00:00:00

PART 1.

The cullom of hißorians of exhibiting for the in-
firttdion of their Readers the charatlers of thole
great men who have figured upon this mortal Rage,
might with Rill greater propriety be applied to thofe
affernblages of public men who have exercifed for a
certain period the powers of the Rate. Thefe have
their chatatters as well as individuals, and indeed
they often take their complexion from that of an in-
dividual flatelman. Mr. ADDINGTON'S Adminiftra-
tion being now NO MORE, it may not be tinpleafing
to fome of our Readers to take a lhort review of its
principal features.

Its general charafter was lea of the Chewy and bril-
liant, than the prudent and the ufeful ; few were
dazzled, but all were benefited. It might appear to
Tome deficient in enterprize, yet this is a deception
arifing from the quiet and unoftentatious conduct of
the Government ; for in reality, Tome of the ftrongell
and molt energetic meafures that we remember were
planned and executed by this Adminiltration :—but
becaufe the neceffity of there meafures was generally
acknowledged, they were lets matters of public dif-
euffion, and their bohinefs was loft in their fueeefs.
We need only mention the fpirit with which the ag-
greffion of the Northern Powers was met by this
Miniftry ; the vigour with which the war in Egypt
was maintained ; we may venture to cite that bold
meafure (confidering the time) the Peace; and that
!till bolder, the renewal of the war. We may men-
tion the Army of Referve, and the hardinefs of
daring, after all the alarms to which we had been
accuftomed, to truft arms indifcriminatelv in the
hands of the people. Stria integiity, unremitting
affiduity, a dole attention to the detail of public
hurtful's, and to every means of acquiring ufeful
information, are features of this adminiftration, tc
which the Writer of this Article can fpeak from his
own knowledge, and they were confpicuous in the
whole of their conduit. Their temper and mode-
ration came at a happy feafon to conciliate the per-
turbed pat Eons of a divided nation, and the cecono-
mical with which the public treafure was ma-
naged, was equally neceffary to recruit its finances.

Never were the reins of Government affumed by any
Admimllratiuo at a more dcfperate cries. We were
in the eighth year of a war, which its molt Rrenuous
advocates co.ild not term fucccfsful—tbe nation was
wearied out by repeated failures, by accumulating
taxes ; difgufied by the recent violation of the treaty
of El Arifch, and alarmed by the new confederacy
among the Northern Powers ;Ireland,yet fore and lickly
from the egeas of a fatal rebellion.fcarcelyeatinguifir-
a, wasiet to be reconciled to, a bola and adventureids:
meafure, which might be produCtive either of great
evils or great advantages. It would be claiming WO'
much for the Britifh Government, to attribute en-
tirely to their wifdom and vigour the diffolution of
I the Northern Confederacy ; the opportune deceafe of
the Emperor PAUL unqueflionably accelerated that
event. hut the ufc which the Minitlry made of what
OV:DC CE had enacted in their favour, and the
Treaties which they loon afterwards concluded with
thol: powers, refi:el the higheß honour on their po-
litical ligacity. It the Egyptian expedition was not
planned by them, their aCtivity in fending reinforce-
ments enlurcd its fitccefs. The new Adminiftration
sii.l not permit their perfonal feelings or paffions to
in c in the conduEl of the public affairs, and the con-
ilitutinnal lilt of ci,nduet which they at-fumed had
loon the hai pied effals in reconciling the difcordant
patties by whole fierce contentions the empire had
been fo fearfully agitated. By friendly condefcenfions
to the Gentlemen of Ireland, and by a proper atten.
lion to their advice, the :din& of affairs in that part
of the United Kingdom was loon effentially altered ;
and if the fpirit of rebellion was not wholly extin.
guifhed, the number of the dilaffceed was at leaft
reduced to a contemptible minority.
The nation called aloud fot peace. A negotiation
was commenced, and the ability with which it was
conduited will be remembered, when the Noble Lord
who was the principal agent (hall (unfortunately for his
ciworry) ire no more. The honour and integrity of
the Government •e no Id; confpicuous in this tranf
a Rion, than their a!rility. No gambling in the funds
wets admitted, not even to the (lake of a fivgle guinea,
and the firit pest in to whom the fignature of the
preliminaries was ai:i.ouheed, was the Lord Mayor
of ,r,ndon.

Wc are 14.71 y to add, that the verfati!izy and 1,a3
faith of the ermy w. but too manifek when the
prtlimnar ics came to be confirmed; And the vcxeious
deltys- in the negociatiim at Amiens afforded but a
bad pi rgnonic for the continuance of perm
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the extravagant ambition of tIie,TIRST Cos tot. Mr.
ADDIIICTON has been blamed for too long fuffering
and fubmitting to the aggreffions of that relllefs and
turbulent clefpet. But can it excite our wonder ?
The peace was a child of his own ; it had proved
moil acceptable to the people. lle was delirous of
peace, in order to purfue without interr.ption his
financial plans, and his extenfive arrangements for
the benefit of his country. Can he then be reafonably
blamed for wifiting to avoid the miferies and deftruc-
live confequences of war? In this, however, he
neither compromifed the honour nor the interells of
Britain ; and when it was neceffary to unlheath the
fword, it was untheatbed with reluetance indeed, but
certainly with dignity.

The war once entered upon, the Minifters did not
!lumber on their benches: the Militia were imme-
diately embodied, and an Army of Referve was railed,
which in fix months added 37,000 men to the regular
force of the country. The exertions in the maritime
department were not ltfs great or fuccefsful. The
fpirit of the country, which the good conduft of the
Government had completely conciliated, feconded
every effort of theirs, and in eight monthi from, the
commencement of hoftilities, we faw ourfelves in
poffeffion of a fleet confifling of 3 Sco armed veffels
in aftual commiffion, manned by tco.ooo Britilh
(*cameo, backed by 25,00.0 fea fencibles ; of a regular
army and militia of 134,000 men, exclufive of the
troops on foreign fervice, and of 400,0c0 Volunteers.
The coaft of Great Britain was put in the molt re
fpcftable pofture of defence ; the ports of the enemy
were kept in a (tate of blockade during one of the
molt tcmpefluous winters we ever remember. Some
of the molt deferable of the enemy's colonies had
fallen into our poffvfilon ; and the whole of the im-
mcnfe continent of India bowed before the fovereign
authority of Britain.

Such is the (late in which Mr. ADDINGTON delivers
up the Government to the hands of his fueceffors--
on thefe fucceffors a mull weighty refponfibility will
devolve—"rw &trim:mei efpuaca eateret." Though
we refped their predeceifors, ( whom. the Country alto
will, we doubt not, continue to refpeet,) we with
them no evil—nay, we with them (as a Government)
every poffible fuccefs. We (hall inftitute no faftious
oppolition to their meafures, fatisfied that whoever
is Minifler, the empire mull be defended; and that,
whatever may be our partialities, a paramount duty
is that which we owe to the bell of Sovereigns, and
to the country which has given us birth.
(To he maimed.)

Colonel Aux CAMEROS, of the 79th regiment, has
obtained letters of ferrite to raire a fecond battalion.
Hit. Royal Highnefs the Dulci of You held yet
texaay. a .military levee at the Hone Guards, at
which feveral General, Officers were prelim. Lord
Hoisau'and the SKI-ITALY at Wee had each a
long conference with his Royal HiglincL.
On Monday laa about 4.00 Volunteers marched
into Yarmouth, to do duty for twenty days.
The Counters of Hatowicit aud her two amiable
daughters arrived from Ireland on Wednefday night,
at her lifter's (Lady Au Baxszres) houfe in
Berkeley-rquare. . o••

The marriage of Lady SARA H FANS to Lord Vit.
Limas takes place early in the enfuing week.
Marquis WELLESLEY has tranfmitted to England
by the Belle Packet, a complete hUlory of the circles
of the war with the Mahrattas and Rajah of BRI•R,
in which all the deep intri,,ties of the FIRST Cow.
SUL are completely unravelled and laid open to view.
This fplendid memorial of the Marquis's adrnir.itlra-
tion, is fhortly to be publithed ; it contains all the
plans of the vations atlions ; and the whole forms is
complete a narrative, that they x%ho cannot feel and
undci :land the inevitable fpur to war with the Na-
tive and French powers, mull bt, indeed, as " dull as
Ercbu.."

The new coinage of Crown Pieces from D.11.,es is
now going on with all pu:nble difpatch, at Mr. Bol-
ton's Mint, Soho, near Birmingham. H 6 NlJOy's
head and the reverie are dote in a mafLiiy 11)1,
forming a very beautiful coin, and %Oil be extremely
difficult to counterfeit.

Mr. Hu,r: a, :t M,:frolgzr, cc's: on Tacf.
day I. committrd to 1 ThiJessel!, ch.o g:
cd, cn the cath of a Wisitcfmith, u ith having er,'
vouted to prevail tip,* him to mils, Lcy to nee al
the nificiii which chlpatchcs to cAr amhalia-
dors at Furcign CLurts arc us:a:illy c..ass• e) ed.
The watd:,,he ,TDrui y I..inc Theatre :sr !sratri
into eady un Friday morning lAN, and rol,nrd A
quantity of apparel ; Iti,ingit ssl.ish wA, A blue lap.
priled frock, mat kot Ba,opno, and a rmall pair si
fatin farad c/cal/I, 11.4, LA Lir t.:4”;.5.