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353] SUMMARY OF POLITICS

... Spain. English Minister’s Complaint AGAINST THE PRESS THERE. *-Tbe phrase, which I have taken for my motto, will remind the reader of what took place in the Spring and Summer of 1808, and, if he has forgotten it, he need only refer to the Register, Vols. XIII and XIV, where he will find, under the head of Spanish Rbvo“ LUTION, ,, the history of the origin and grounds of the war, which, from ...

579]

... company you are told, that America owed her political freedom to France, so u France has a certain prospect of owing to the her' maritime independence. It is roundly declateijr that unless army ,of the same amount* as Erigla?id had in Spain u be instantly employed in the war against America, shall either lose Canada, or make in some other way an inglorious peace and there' are those who assert ...

581]

... the same light, the advocates of war may be checked the fear, that, by continuing the war, the example, by becoming more conspicuous, may become more dangerous than it now is. The war people say, that we have been that we have suffered disgrace both by land and sea, that the downfall of our nhval and military character is certain, if leave off we now are. I, for‘my part, dare not say this. I ...

577] SUMMARY OF POLITICS

... American Spates. (Continued from p. 559.) The public have seen, in the reports of the Proceedings in Parliament, several questions put to the Ministers, and some little discussions, about the state of our affairs with this country; and, in last, at the pages preceding the one above referred to, I offered some observations upon the subject.——ln order, howeveV, clearly to understand the nature ...

MARCH 0. l*n.~~Am*tkan Statm

... grow up, will, time* cut off the commercial between England and the It fine talking, then, about u restoring the commerce of the world to state” Nothing short of the total,and almost instant, orerthrow of Napoleon can effect this.— -The Americans say to us: Come $ the French hare revoked their Decrees; and now revoke your Orders, you promised us you would. Aye,” says Lord Wellesley, so will* ...

C 79]

... I Imve read with surprise and disgust the ..official .accounts of General Drummond and some others* the battle of Chippewa and Bridewater. I hare been informed the bra and modest Colonel (now General) MiHer* well by a number his officers, his. officers, and the British. cannon were, wwwt.y hours in their possession,, and that they would have brought them off, had not the British the precaution ...

BATTLE OF SALAMANCA

... Battle op Salamanca. The rejoicings, on account of the result off his battle, though very loud and long under the eye the government, not appear to have reached very vrrctely over the country, for which loan,* however, Sec no reason, except that a conviction in the people’s minds, that the victory only tended prolong the war; for, in point glory , is certainly the greatest victory that has ...

NAPOLEON'S RETURN

... It is now Tuesday noon. The next .newspapers may inform me, that Napoleon is at Paris, or, that is dead, it is impossible for .me, or for any one in England, who has not a faithful and active correspondent at Paris, to be able to form any thing like correct opinion to the result of the enterprise of this maa of consummate skill and consummate bra very. The newspapers at Paris are much under ...

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... yi».?g*;- but I eßntiuue Ww«t«h«d*®°Wl »ufch eircumattnc**? Moreau and the Crown Pnpce? Ww* they are two who lone- ,*wyed4ionpr Buonaparte; one whom n»* tee n *. «d by him the sucee»*or of King MSweden; *» fiber, yrhow 1m whtwfft'ftgK* accused offence against himself piMfelnM any eate, they are two pencfwm. two Frenchmen they art, whom ware now taught to look } two levotatmoary trench wisdom ...