The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1809-10-18

We have at length arrived precisely at that
point of failure and disaster which has long
been foreseen by such as chose to exercise,
their understanding. Our expedition to the
Scheldt returns TO England unsuccessful Our
gallant army in the Peninsula indignantly re-
tires before supcriour numbers and lschia
and Procida, in the Bay of Naples, are evacu-
ated by Sir John Stuart.
Thus have failed all our expeditions and
the efforts 1--WE blush to use the term) of
England have had no more influence on the
contest in Germany, than the Protest and ex-
communication of the ci-depanf Pope now
reduced to his pastoral and pristine simplicity
of character, mere Bishop OF those who
weakly avert their eyes frora that on which
they dread TO lookwho prefer the fabrications,
the fallacies, the dclusions, the contradictions
the abs surdi,ics of the Nabob's Morning Post,
The Times, tire Courier, and the whole tribe
of hirelings, we implore their attention to the
real state 10 which England Is at last reduced
Observations, applicable TO the affairs of COM
mon life, are not less SO to those of nations,
and we all know, that when an individual re-
fuses, 10 examine his real situation, destruc-
ton invariably follows. England, in extent
oil surface, and in population inferiour, but in
point OF actual power, possessing, as she does
the ocean, certainly superiour to even the
power of France-after having goaded that
liagdom to war, has failed in every effort
to restrain her power, and it is nc longer pos
siblc to doubt that Napoleon now reigns para
mount over the entire Continent Of Europe
Peace with Austria can no longer be doubtful.
In the prospect of this event we certainly
feel satisfaction, from our firm conviction that
the renewal of hostilitics would have led, and
that most speedily to the extinction of the
Austrian Monarchy. Whatever may be the
dclusive expectation OF the impossibility of
restraining commerce, the crisis is approch-i
Ing with accelerated velocity in which the
Continept of Europe, as to our commercc,will
b. hermeticaliy sealed. Then, and not till
then, will the people of England be taught,
that too widely extended commerce cannot
confer permanent power on any nstion The
contest in which England is now struggling
is specifically war for commerce. Do we
approach the object for which we drew the
Sword Is that object, in the belief OF any
man OF ordinary understanding, now attaina-
be by the further efforts of England We
have perscvered until Napoleon has surroun-
ded himself, as Mr.. Sheridan most truly OBJ
served, with thrones.-Hc has Monarchs for
his cen,inels. They are fixed, immoycably
fycd and Louis OH the Schedt, Joachim i'm
Naples, and Joseph in Spain will, in spite of
al our efforts, reign were Napoleon has placed
them. England must at last return to that
peace which she wantonly broke---and there
can be no possible consequences resulting
from peace, which may not be anticipated by
q continuance of war. ~
Napoleon will acquire ships,commerce and
colonies, and suppose he does, is not the
world wide enough for us all ? Is it possible
that an island in the Western part OF Europe
shall be able to permanently maintain the
monopoly, against which not only France,
but also all Europe is contending? Vain
hope! Because we have spent some hun
drcd millions In war, nothing will do but that
those whom we cannot subdue, shall contrib
ute TO pay their shares of cur expenditures
That IN fact is the true state Of the case
. We owe 700 millions how can we pay
the interest without trade, and how can we
trade if we make Peace 2, TO this we would
simply ask, what trade will you have in twelve
months if the war is not terminated Where
are we to fight next ! Suppose the Isles of
france and Bourbon in the East-and Quad.
sloupe in the West Indies, to be in our pos
sessien--that even all intercourse between
Asia, America, and Africa shall be interdict-
G.! to the continent of Europe. Will that in
tcrdictlon diminish the power of Napoleon
end his tributary Emperours and Kings The
hope is vain. England has always been for
midab'e-and is now more capable of defend
ing herself against any effort that may be
made by Napoleon, than she was in the reign
OF Elizabe,h.-Thc power and military rcpu-
tation OF Spain at that period, bore a strong
resemblance to that of France at this moment.
Nothing SO certainly tends to consolidate, in
yigorate, and extend tie power of France as
war, and nothing would SO certainly dispose
her people to permanent peace, as ships, CO.
lonies anu commerce.
he intelligence received from Lord Wei
Engton, contains no information of which we
were not before possessed. He was at Dele
i;eIa on Tie 8th liz is the on;n;o, of ,veu 20,