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to Portugal the integrity of her podel-

taidt ltIlpOitdllt iC1tiSioJ WHiSu TIC IA AStieAo
of England have 70 often aligned to her,
every thing is favorable to France, both
sin the provilional regulations and the de-
hnitiye arrangements. rs Lang as The
Llaud IS NeQpolitarn qvlll be French; and
to make it ceafe to be will require the con-
currence of all the great powers. II one
day the Maitele Laague lhould become do
minant, rhe petition, the wants, the tenn
per, the nature of that langue would bring
it under the influence of the French govern
ment.
g Such then, are feyeral conventions
which render the Treaty preferable point
of advantage for France, TO the .prelimi-
naries. BUTT is not what the Treaty
expredes that is mott advantageous it is
particularly what it dues not expreGs which
ought to form the fubjett OF JOY to the
French and their allies.
" In all former negotiations England
had inflfed on the renewal Of ancient trea-
ties, attending upwards as far as that of
Weaphalia. With a fcrupulous attention
did ihe always enumerate them, date by
date, and ALTO give them new force. E
very body knows that almoa allStbe trea-
ties were onerous to the maritime powers
of the continent, and that they even con-
tanned itipulations humiliatiDg for the al
lies Of France. There were COATS in which
the Dutch were obliged, in 6gn Of (ubmil-
6on, to lower their flag 20 that of Eng
lands This ihansful homage had never
been contetted without producing aswar.
The reigns of Cromwell and CT aries II.
afford examples of this truth. This fpe-
cies of vanalage is aboiilhed; ard, what
is more important to commerce, the abro.
cation of ancient treaties has removed the
fatiguing inconveniences which they coca
Toned to France and her allies in their
navigation, in the administration of their
colonies, in their whole commercial fyf-
tenn.
g Ifie were neceGary to give an idea Of
the csnifraint impofed by thele treaties on
the States which then received the law
from England, it would be fuAicient to
fate thoie of.16o7 and 1870 between that
power and Spain. 1t would then be feen
how greatly the authority Of the power
with which they traded was limited as to
the controul Of its own cuaoms and duties.
five were, then, to compare the advanta-
gss enjoyed by the Englilh in their relati-
ons with the continental powers, with the
difficulties oppofed to the latter by the ia
nous aef ofnavigation, we lhould not any
longer be furpriled at the degradation in
to which their marine has fallen before
the war. We lhould be rather afonifhed
that the Englilh Navy had notborne down
every thing.
The treaty Of Amiens removes all
irregularity, ell opprefion, all reRraint.
The old law is deltroyed; new public
law commences. The French and their al
lies have gained their naval independence
they will have the fenle to make u!e fit.
They will not fall into the fnare ,ofa new
treaty of commerce; and they may one
day have their act Of navigation.
1t is this which diltinguilhes the trea-
ty of Amiens from ali the old tranfactions
of the fame kind. 1t is this that would
nder itfo advantageous for France, even
though il did not put the laf zeal to,that
increafe of continental power, which rem
ders her {o4ormiaable, and which already
obliges England to fweil her expenditure
by augmenting her militia.
6 There are likewife others features
which chara6terife the treaty of Amiens,
and which will ierve TO iignalife the pre-
isnt epoch. The new contribution of
Malta, happy for France, as have al
ready remarked, is of ideH a political
phenomenon, which doubtlefs would ex-
cite much aGonilhmen,, if the faculty of
.afonifhmenr were NOT in fome fort worn
out. Il is an alliance of Arifoclacy and
Democracy, of ancient opinions add OF