The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-10-07

tue Ccr..;a,: ltr:rc to p.nst, perhaps 'ee.roy
Prussia. Now II Booapar,e's conscious were
taken from the Enefsh poiuic1 cast, tits very
plain what method he would adopt to gain al.
those points. klc would in the first place take
care to make war without the shadow OF pre-
sencc, and put himself clearly in the wrong be-
fore all Europe; Re would next delay doing any
thing until the season for operations was nearly
gore by; he would then probably treat little,
and be dupcl by hi, allies, and cavil and wran-
pie good deal, and quarrel with some of ,hcn,
and excite a hatred with all Of them, and Of
himself, and contempt Of his plan, among his
own subjects. Bot all these prcliminarics of
fa ure being settled, he would at last come to
his operations and his policy would be to gr,
up number OF neat Lutte expeditions, equal in
number to the things he wants to take, Just one
for each thing. He would send IN expedition
towards Sweden and ihe sea not being his ele-
| ment, it would probably fail Of itself. He would
| then send tolerably large and nolerably ex-
pensive expedition to some port of Germany.
| and another towards ltaly--i smaller expedition
! to Portugal--a nice little to take slice off
characteristics sort Of by expedition to plum
der Hamburger, and burn, for stage effect, some
other capital in alliance with him, merely 10 as
| toosh people and look vigorous.
| Instead of enquirng what would probably be
the result, of al shis dwelling, WHICH is intee,
too plain to require any statement, let us remark
| rather how Bonaparte does act, not having En-
! giiah politicians to advise him. Fle leaves Ma
piles alone; if Joseph can support himself well
if not, be will restore him after the campaign is
won. He leaves Sicily alone, filed with English
troops who are Just as useully employed for
him, as if he had them in his depot Of prisones
filled TOO with the squabbles aud antiques OF
his faithful alice the old royal sovercigns AMI
courtiers Of Europe. Portugal be leaves TO the
English army, Their. assembled for the precise
| purpose of doing all so.ts OF nothinss against
him. lie cares not if the English are mad c.
nough to make descent on C<abria in his ab-
sencc, or childish enough, because it may have
partial success, TO reward those who rcnturcl
on useless enterprise, instead of calling
them to instantaneous and severe account,
All other objects of subordinate importance, he
leaves in like manner to themselves. The Swcde
is allowed to stru. his 1.-THE hour Of squbs, MAJ
nifcs.ocs, and bulletins. The Tux is unmolest-
ed except by his allies, Egypt is occupied by
none but English forces. Eager fol ships, colo.
MES and commerce, he dcfels all trading specu-
lations till the season of victory and peace; nor
envcs at all the plumber of the raahs Of the east,
nor once throws away thought on all the su-
gars Of the west. But ho game is no, the less
sure for being more contracted in its sphere. He
y,
and the point of it which is most exposed. In
that vulnerable part he plants his dagger; ana he
knows tuil well, tina, the icmotesr limb uill
culver, with the shock. He sends forth his host
IN the Pien tude OF its array, to sweep over tho
'nterJacent regions, and TO pour itself IN one
grand, deep, but contracted aud therefore ire
slst'ole torrent into the center oil the strength Of
Europe. Here, as near Berlin and Vienna IS
ne can he fights his battle; and while you are
menacin5 the western departments-or landing
and re-eIabarking in ltaly-or capitula,ing in
iiolland-oE idlns in Portugal and Egyp,-or
butchering your friends in the norh-or bury.
og your own men and planting the slas. trace
IN the WesI-lndes--he is playing that great
game which must place in his hancs the sweep
OF all those small stakes for which you are pre-
tending to throw. Do you doubt whether he
shall win the game he plays fors Ii you do, why
then don, you send your men there TO meet
MN lhink you that he even doubts Of his sue
cess! 1t may be that he does-but he knows
mat me only way to gain it is to think of MOTH
ing else than victory, and at amy rate, 10 think
OF no other contest than this; above all he feels,
the folly OF being either victorious, or vanquish-
ed In little way. He knows, that if he con-
quers the Imperial or the Prussian arms in the
center OF the empire, he shall fad no difficulty
Ia carrying all the other points--no trouble but
. " fe"s 'ne escape OF your forces from the
h'tie posts which they have been senselessy oe-
cupylns and, if he should be overcome in Ger
many he must make up his mind no, merely to
the loss OF those petty objects, bu, to being over
come IN Gymany-;o the utter ruin of his foreign
power, Plain and simple as this consideration
J 49, anu constantly as we have seen him act upon
H. we nave never yet been able 10 profit by his
example, and by the sight of those victories
""'en nc mas achieved, so as TO alter, in the
very least degree, osr o4vn fatal hohcy ,owardy
all our allies.