The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-02-18


dence,highly gratifying TO his royal highness,
is no Very good proof Of the czar's confidence
in either his people or his army; or, at least,
that Il is no very good proof of his confidence
Ia his means of defence against Bonapafte
for il he had such confidence If he could
safely rely upon his people and his army for
the defence of bis dominions if he were in
no apprehension that his dominions would G.
nally ta!l into the hands Of the enemy, whg,
10 the name of common sense, should be
think ot sending his Aeet to the ports of this
country l--Lei those who differ from me in
opinion answe this question Nor can I a.
gree with the speech, that the expectations
ot the enemy IN Russia have been proved 70
have been h,eSnnin nfuons, or thar they have
becn signaily disahhoinied. What could sn
invader nope 70 do, in SO short space of time.
more than TO march six hundred miles thro'
an empire and take possession of It's capital?
Thai capital was burnt, and, us our news
w,iters have asserted, ny order of tho car
himseM Even they, suppose, will allow,
that nothing shortof the most desperate cir
cnmstances could have warranted such On
ACT: aud if the circumstances Of the empire
of Russia were rendered SO desperate by the
advance OF the French, how could the inva-
has severed from the empire of Russia four
millions oi its subjects. If he were to stop
here, has his expectations been disappointed?
He has seen the ancient capital Of Russia
burnt, and with II thirty thousand Of those
Russians who had fought against him and
he has seen the Russian fleet sent of TO the
ports of England: if his expectations cxten-
dcd further, they must have been inordinate
indced.-What should we say, IL, upon the
prospect OF an invasion from France, or if,
upon an actual invasion, by the French in
ireland, the government were to send off the
ilect to Portugal, for instance What would
you say Let US have no shufiling no iEs
and dnds, aud bus ; but let us have a plain, u
simple answer to tho question and, whocv-
&c does give such an answer, will confess,ihas
we should say, that the government expected
Inc French, or al least. That they were IN
grea, fear that the French would become
masters OF the whole country, and that they
would be compelled to follow the fleet. And
would il be very consoling TO the heart OF an
Enslishman would IL be very aa,tering to
his national pride, to be Informed, that tho
sovereign of tie Country tuNwnDm Our -o--@@
was sen, hed regarded il as mark Of great
confidence in HIM on tho par, OF our govern
speech, AZ far as it relates to Russia,is rather
obscure but, gather from il, that II will
no, be very long before wc shall hear Of some
proposition tor granting money to the cmpcr-
or Of Russia The regent does; indeed, say
no more than ,ha, his imperial majesty may
aost fully rely upon his mont cordial suhhore.
But, in what way is he to yield bin support
Send an army be scarcely will attempt in the
presrn, state OF the war in Spnin and as TO
sending him .fees, that would be strange
proceeding indeed at the very moment when
the car is sending his own fleet away 70 Eng
land. ln the history Of all the wars in the
world and Of all the alliances, an instance of
such proceeding is no, to bc found; except,
indeed, some persons should be inclined to
discover an analogous case in.thc interchange
W fhe RngHsh and Irish mihtias !--The next
topic is tba, OF Sicily.
:" have the satisfaction further to acquaint YOU.
that have concluded treaty with his Sicilian ma
jesty, supplementary to the treaty Of 1908 1907
As soon the rati6ca,ions shall have been exchang-
ed will direct copy OF this treaty 10 be laid be.
f,rs yon My object has been to provide for the
more extensive application Of the military force Of
the Slcilian government to offensive operations q
measure which. combined with the liberal and en-.
iighiened principles which happily prevail in thn
rust. 10 augment his power and resources and at
tuc same tire % render them essentially serviceable
10 the common cause"
Upon this subject shall say nothing at
present. A better opportunity will offer
when The treaty here spoken Of shall be-
made public. In the mean time, howcvcr,
beg the reader to bear in mind, that this isl-
md Of Sicily is costing us annually an ins-
mence sum Of money and that, so fAr, from
is having contributed hitherto towards the
'es,stsnce Of France, IL has required large
part OF our own army 10 defend 1.-THE A
nerican war follows next:
90 The declaration Of war by the government or
tbe u. states oS America was made under circuu,-
stances which might have afforded reasonable ex-
yGcasion thAt the ancabe relations between the two
nations wonld rot long bc interrupted. II 10 with
regret that obliged to scquaint you,tbat