The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-10-20 00:00:00

CIIANT IN LAEUIIIA, DATED JULY 29.

" Political affairs in this country had come to so
alarming a crisis, that the supremacy of the parties
was on the point of being decided by force of arms,
when a reconciliation happily took place, and a
Treaty of Peace concluded. Things will return to
their former state, just as they were previous
to the 19th of April.—A very strict embargo
has been laid on in this port on the 2d July--it is in
force yet. Henceforward vessels coming to this
quarter, must be furnished with certificates from the
Consuls of his Catholic Majesty. Business will soon
resume its usual course.

" Public confidence being restored, produce will
be plentiful."

As it is probable that imperious necessity may '
urge the discussion of peace at an early period in the
New Parliament, it may not be improper in us to
offer a few observations on that important subject.—
NArozzoN is avowedly at war to enforce a protec-
tion of the inviolability of the flag, as the principle of
maritime independence. This was the great interest
that predominated at the PEACE or 'fusty, find every
thing else was the immediate result of it. At that
peace ALEXANDER offered his mediation to the Eng-
lish Government, which NAPOLEON accepted, but
which the English Nlinisters refused; by making
an attack upon Denmark, surprising her capital,
burning her arsenals, and taking possession of her
feet, which was dismantled and Ding secure in her
ports. In conformity then to the principles of
the TREATY OF TILSIT, ALEXANDER declared WAR
against England, on the principle of acknowlesigimg
that the Flags of all Powers should enjoy an equal
and perfect independence upon the SEAS; and engaged
to make common cause with France, and to summon,
in concert, the three Courts, Copenhagen, Stock-
holm, and Lisbon, to close their ports against the
English—to declare war against England—and to
insist upon the adoption of the same measures by the
various Powers.

While England, then depending upon her mari-
time strength, and her influence with her Allies, per-
severes in her vresent system of disavowing the pro-
posed
independence of the flag, it appears to as not
likely that NAPOLEON will sit down and make a se-
cure and perniatient peace with this country. This
is, we believe, the opinion of every man who has
devoted his mind to a fair enquiry into the rise and
progress of the present war. Nay, we can-
not even adjust a preliminary that will not
directly, or indirectly, turn upon this point.—
In the old balanced state of Europe, Politicians had
deemed the war which NAPOLEON is waging to be
i,,yradicabk ; and indeed, under the old regime, it
was so ; nor did NAPOLEON hitaself digest his eaten.
sire system till be took possession of the United Pro.
vinces, and stretched his-system of exclusion to the
depot of Dant:ie. The temporising relaxations of
ALEXANDER annoyed the plan, and rendered several
detached exertions alike unavailing. To give a final
character to the operations of the North, it was
nez.essary not merely to awe Russia, but to carry the
hauliers of France into the very core of her state,
to stretch tot invincible arm of power athwart
the
...heart of the Russian Empire: in short, to
I convince Russia that di very garden of her do-
minion,
her palaces, and the capital of her
power, were, by a single 'campaign, at the mercy
of the Dictator of Europe. The charm of Russian
power being broken, her coast will ever present a I
line of'ateel to us, as purely French as the foggy
provinces of Holland. We shall not here stay to
discuss the probable result of the war in the North ;',J
but it must be admitted, that its success has been,j
awl still continues to be, evidently in favour of the
purposes of NA11941.11. Put as mud limits precludes
prolixity, we proceed to ask, is the character of •the
wart its progress, and bearing,' in favour of or
against us ?—We pat this question to the writer in
the ?Times, who seems to understand the nature of
°111.—P.10479.1x though * 4/111 sot isotope me*

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