Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-09-10

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ton of neutrality, and engaged with en-
thuiiafm in a quarrel which, however le-
gitimate for them, could have been 70
eahly avoided BY England.
England has had, Gnce. the year !, three
different opportunities favorable to n-go-
citation.
The hrf was tn. Sth Bramaire, France
regenerated, Ia Vendee pacihed, the ia :
,ional fpirit revived, ought to have ap-
priled the Engliih of the aicendancy which
our armies were going to rsfume out the
Miniaers os that day diidained lthe fine
opportunity which they had TO treat in
concert with Auaria, Ruiiia, Bavaria,
Naples, Turkey, and Portugal. They
not only difiaineel TIC opportunity, l'ln
they alto returned to the CANDID ard Trend.
ly overtures for peace, ggofs anf~cr sEas
gave new fpirir to the nation. The
iecond ara was t.iss when the army OF Su-
warrow having resuyoed into Poland,
Runia was decidedly feparatea from the
coalition. This ara, it is true, did nct
pTelent all the advantages Of the former,
but the opportunity was ifiil good one.
England nigh, have hoped to make COM
mon cau(e with Auitria, Portugal, Tur-
key, and Bavaria. But, in(fead Of making
peace with France, the Engiiih Miniiter
made new and powerful enemies. lie IN
fulted Rulia ard all the other powers OF
the north. There was third ara ftill :
Imcan that o! the preliminarieS iigned by
ST. Julien. Italy being reconquered at
Marcngo, Auitria lot 10 tine TO treat
with France, and hal obtained peace upon
mere honorable terms than circumstances
could give her reafon to hope. That was
the moment when the EnglilA Minllfer
fhould undoubtedly have entered into a
iepa.atc negotiation. lie appeared, In
fact, to awake from his dream but, al
ways fix months behind, he fought TO ne
coc;ate in common with Au..ria. To
fIppofe that tie French government would
confen:, is to fnrpoie it either foolllh or
ignorant of the l:uation Of Europe. In
aOle to mix his peace with that OF Auaria,
tie Engiih Minifer fought TO involve
her again in war, and Lord Mimic fuc.
ceeded in making the court of Vienna
blind toi its own intereRs. She gave her.
ielf up once more to the banetul councils
of which he was the organ, and the fese OF
TIE Auitrian Monarchy was onse mere
compounded
In word, it was not till after the trea-
ty of Luneyi!le, and until the new Mini
Gers had TAX en- the helm OF the State, thar
England opened f-rious negotiations; there
was then an end of the buhnefs Of inter
fering with the affairs of the Continent.
The peace of the Continent was made
without their concurrence. The i'll TEN.
per and hottie f:ntimsnts 0! Lord Green
vile, had rejected every opportunity OF
contributing to that object, and diiilpated
svery chance Of renewing the coalition a
eainh France. In thefe circumstances.
what could the Englilh nation expect from
I'll. new MiniGry? That they fhould pre-.
lerve for their country in, India the ineai-
mable che of Ceylon, which cannot be
reskcnel too high. In the Welt lnoiess
the mott important and well t'uated OF
the illands they had conquered.
l, ispafi5le for us to refute ientence for
fentence tie whole fpeech of Lord Gren-
Vile. lis no, necefary to thew that he
is alone reiponGble for whatever ne OBJ
jsas againa the prelent Mlniaers. It Tia
| l. is under the influence of France, be a.
lone is to blame? If Naples has recovered
its political independence, it is due TO the
ability of his lucceGor. II Hanover was
ken poaenion ofby the king OF Prutila,
| ana Ga the point Of being occopled, by
| France, il was the fault Of the old Nil
nifty. IF the king Of England has re-
covered his Eleetorlte, it is owing to the
prudence and wildom OF his new Mlniiters.