The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-04-22 00:00:00

3ad the affections of the nation had no share in his
,eiioratiott ,• in point of fact, twenty-three years
:kience had obliterated the little regard France had
fo• the family, and almost their name; nor was the
conduct of the hapless Monarch, after his return,
01:elated to obtain him respect. The Priests had
taken entire possession of him; and the Emigrants,
preferred being vagrants in foreign States to
~ataking of their country's glory under a man
'„,,cly of empire. These men perverted a mind
Jra!ly benevolent; and, I have no doubt,
i.,(n the rancour and vindictive spirit they mani-
fested as soon as they returned, that as soon as
oley fancied NAPOLEON was forgotten, and the King
finite seated in his saddle, that the same tragedies
would have been performed in France as disgraced
England on the unfortunate, ill-judged restoration
CIIARLEI 11. ; and that gibbets would have
been erected in all the departments for piously sa-
crificing the friends of rational liberty to the manes
of Louis XVI. Viewing things as I do, in this
point of light, I do most sincerely hope that
StroLtos, profiting by his adversity, and a
convert to a free Government, may retain his
eiitre in defiance of all the efforts which rage
vl envy may employ to wrest it from him.
Ibis country, I trust, is not yet so lost to all sense
shame and justice, or so devoted to its destruc-
tiiiii and dishonour, as to commence hostilities with
Fano', olipinvoked by eggiession on her part. That
Ministers arc impatient for this awful trial of
strength, is evident from the measures they are
taking, which, though under tho pretext of precau-
tions which are certainly necessary and commend-
able, seem to have war in full view, unless pre-
vented by the manly, independent, constitutional re-
sistance of the whole country, by petition and re-
,,,lstrance to the l'itisrcE REGENT, who, I repeat
it again, cannot be ignorant that he owes his envi-
able situation to precisely the same principles upon
wt,ich NAPOLEON asserts his right to the throne of
Fiance._

The French have chosen him for their Sovereign,
Ind who is the Sovereign who dares dictate to France
mother choice—ls it Aus:tia ? She risks subver-
ion by the attempt, as well as reproach for an un-
%floral act towards the husband of his daughter.—
l~it Prussiai She can as little forget the battle of
Jena, a the other can that of Austerlitz; and Russia
1,1•• not another Moscow to arrest the march of an
itidylaut enemy to Petersburgh : finally, will the
Bucrtsuu expect this country to engage in another
treaty years' contest, and to as little purpose require
the Noscs to refute the principles in the face of the
sorld which placed his father on the Throne. 'rite
Bougioss are too just to exact such a sacrifice—the
Pamacoo wise to attempt it, and the station too
proud to submit to it.
P. rimy). rquare, A, ril 17.

REGU LUS.

. .
P. S. As. the Captain of the Eridanus has thought
provr, wiihout any instructions for so doing, to
:end another French ship into Plymouth, with a
view, perhaps, of forcing us into war, from a secret
utplerstanding with the Admiralty, perhaps, for that
urpose ; it is incumbent on Lord MELVILLE to order
a Court-Nlartial on the °nicer commanding the fri-
gate, or dismissing him the command. If his Lord-
:hip doi, not do this—his reasons fur it are obvious,
and he Should be impeached. _