The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-12-30 00:00:00

ntOPOSITI TINAZ.

LONDON:
sArtrapAr, DLICESIBIR 30.
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AT ■o period of history has Europe, and her
dependencies, presented so universal a scene of
convulsion, as at the present moment. Russia,
having despoiled Sweden of some of her finest
territory, is now engaged in the same disinterested
attempt on Turkey, but in that, perhaps, she
will not be, at present, permitted, „'iy France, to
proceed, unless there be a community of interests.
Denmark is the sincere friend of any power
who may be the decided enemy of England. That
can be no reflection on a kingdoms of which the
capital was destroyed in a period 'of profound
peace.

The mighty Monarchy of Spain lies prostrate
at the foot of France, beneath moose dominion the
whole of the Peninsula ual 411. Perhaps the an.
nezation of that favoured portion of Europe to
France may, in a very few months, follow the ex.
Unction of Holland.

Prophetic as was Mr. BUM in many of his
predictions, thu " blotting out" of these nations
from the Map of Eus ope was beyond even his
imagination.
The Germanic Empire may be said to be trans.
fetred from Germany to Pm-is...from the descen-
dant of the Counts of Hansom:, to the sun of
an obscure individual in a savage island of the Me.
diterrauean.

England thus stand. singly opposed to this co-
lons! power, who, being liberated frem all ap-
prehensions of an attack, from his once for-
midable enemies on the Continent, will be able
to direct his undivided attention to the Ausoyauce
of nis only remaining toe.

France, must, for the present, abandon her
of which will probably fall into the
hands of England, in the event of a protracted
contest. The means by which these two co.
lussal powers can annoy each other, are nut
numerous. While the Navy of England in.
terdicts all maritime commercial intercourse, the
army of NAPOLEON will prevent the introduction
of our commodities on the Continent of Europe.
England trial potseu herself of every Colony w i hin
her grasp, and may, perhaps, ravage the maritime
towns on the coasts of Europe—although that spe.
cies of warfare can have no material influence on
the result of the contest.

The great attempts of France will obviously be
—on Ireland—on England—and on
The Alliance of Persia is unquestionably of
high importance, as interposing a formidable ob-
stacle to the penetration of a Ressian-Gallo army
—but the unfortunate dimensions, which have so
long prevailed between the civil and the military
authorities in our Eastern Government, give but
an unfavourable presage of the future situation of
our Asiatic possessions.

Our Readers will ,cruse with pain the account
which has been received of a regiment having, km
a state of mutiny, seized the fJrt of Masulipa.
tam. The advice of this alarming emit was re-
ceived yesterday through a private chased from
bougiiy.

The anxiety of Government is doubtless great,
and we think it probable that the situation of our
Settlements in India, in many respects, will ere
long demand the ltiterpesition of Parliament. It
is clearly no longer practicable for a Company of
Merchants to wield the civil and military power
of our vast possessions In India.
It is difficult, if nut impossible, to believe, that
the interest ofEngland does not demand the aboli lion
of the monopoly of those sources of riches, which
might be so advantageously dittusul through the
great mass of the commertial inhabitants of Great
Britain. —.......—.

In the Foreign Journals we find a rumour, that
Frankfort is about to become the scene of an ex.
traonlioary event. Various conjectures arc afloat
on the subject : By some, it is supposed that the
ceremony of crowning NAtoLxos, as 66 Emperor
of Ike Ma," Is about to be perforated ; while
others assert, that he is at that city to receive his
future pallier. There is, however, nothing bat
coojectare on the %object.
Air important change is the Confederation of
sisincis alsa assetalaced. QR. 4st the Mem.
hors at that Bed • is abmo in Iwo