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Divine blessing which has so long fa voured us, you may still transmit unimpaired to your posterity, those rights and that civil happiness you received from your forefathers.-Gentlemen, we are at war with France; a great and powerful country;--and it has been truly remarked, that all countries, after times of revolution and civil war, are capable of more energetic efforts, because they are then habituated to labours, burthens, and dangers, estranged from the quiet and comfort of tranquil life, and peaceful industry. But we have not France only to contend with, but with a great part of Europe; many are the vassal states which are now forced to supply all that is required by their powerful taskmaster, France; and even all the other great powers seem to bow to the ascendant of their domineering superior. From the coast of Denmark to the centre of the Adriatic, with the exception of Portugal, we behold only a hostile shore; but it will be said, our navy will protect us, it will do all that a navy can effect: But the most skilful naval men are the most forward to declare, that from the uncertainty of intercepting an enemy, from the various circumstances of winds, of currents, of calms, and other such accidents, we must not depend on our navy, for preventing invasion; and happily for us, justly as we are partial to our naval defence, our attention to it has not so engrossed us, as to prevent our gaining many splendid trophies in the field of military honour. I might appeal to ancient times; I might remind you of Cressy and Agincourt; but let us look to still later times, when our brave soldiers have humbled the pride of France, and conquered with inferior force her boasted armies; look to the last war, and especially to Egypt: The First Consul might there be convinced, that the present race of Brittons inherit the gallantry of their brave ancestors;

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and look above all at Acre, where the First Consul himself, with every possible advantage, was compelled to yield to the commanding energy of our brave countryman, Sir Sidney Smith. Whilst we have such heroes as him to defend us, with the blessings of Providence, we need not fear. Even my friend at my side, Lord Mulgrave, reminds me of the eminent gallantry of British troops in the last war; gallantry which it was his honourable office to inspire and lead, and which was increased by the consciousness that they were under his military guidance.Gentlemen, let me confess to you, I am most afraid of language I sometimes hear, that the enemy will not dare to attack us. Let me assure you, that all who are best informed, agree that the First Consul is determined on invasion. In truth, he has been able to excite in his countrymen, as well as in his army, such an ardent spirit and presumptuous confidence of conquer ing this country, that he could not now repress it if he would; but these violent paroxysms of passion, as they are more easily raised in our neighbours the French, so they more quickly subside again. My countrymen are of an opposite character and quality; and if they are more slowly excited, their feelings, when once roused, are more fixed and durable. Shallow streams are easily moved into a rippling; but we English are more like the ocean we are used to traverse; not so soon raised into a storm, but when once raised, raging with billows of tremendous magnitude. Yes, Gentlemen, the attempt will be made, and we all, and each of us, in our several situations, should resolve to use our utmost efforts to repel it. The wealthy must contribute their wealth, the strong their bodily strength, all their spirit, and every one must act as if all depended on his own individual exertion. If thus we act, we cannot be defeated. With our triumphant navy, to every

single ship of which we might almost point for some act of superior valour. With our army, with our militia, we are now going to join the mass and body of our people. We shall be an armed nation: this is what our enemy cannot bring against us. He may transport successive armies; but an armed nation like this will not be overcome. If these exertions require, as they will, great burthens and labours, lay them to the right account; they are borne to preserve all that is dear to you; they are laid on you, in fact, not by your own rulers, but by the French Government. Oh! my friends, could I but represent to you the dreadful state to which you would be reduced, if the enemy should succeed in his attempt, it would be sufficient to call forth all your exertions, and make you feel as nothing the greatest labours and sufferings you will have to bear. Every conquered country is reduced to a state of wretchedness; its population become hewers of wood and drawers of water to their imperious lords; but, in the case of France, we should not only be enslaved by a nation, foreign to us in language, in religion, in manners, in habits, but the long rivalship and hostility between the two countries, would serve greatly to aggravate our misery. They would have to revenge upon us all the victories we had gained over them; and happily there is a long score to be paid off, which now recorded in history to our distinction, would then only be remembered in order to add bitterness to our bondage, and heap up insult upon injury; besides they would know that we could not but intend to take the first opportunity of shaking off the yoke, and therefore fear would exasperate cruelty, and they would see no hope but in grinding us down into sordid vassalage, that the slavish mind might be confirmed in us, and every remaining

spark of British spirit be extinguished from our bosoms. Gentlemen, look abroad, and see how the French have conducted themselves towards other countries, even where this spirit of rivalship has not existed. Look to the French conduct in countries where they came with professed intentions of freeing the inhabitants from oppression. They extorted from the wretched natives all their property, and threatened them with every possible mark of cruelty and outrage. The very decencies of language forbid my mentioning to you the enormous brutality of their conduct towards the female sex ; but will any one say, this was at the beginning of the Revolution; things are now changed,“ No.”— Their conduct in Egypt was no less. atrocious, and with which they had no quarrel, and which they professed to come to, in order to do good to the inhabitants; even the other day, in Han over, the same unutterable abominations prevailed, and in the broad face of day, shameless indecencies were perpetrated, which, while the decorums of civilized society prevent my naming,, so I trust, there is not present a single bosom so foul as that the idea of their abominations can be suggested by your own minds. All this and worse you would have to suffer. Can you then hesitate? I draw a good omen from the general animation that I see around me. We must remem ber, however, that it is only by vigorous and steady exertions that our country can be saved; but we are prompted to these exertions by every motive of interest, as well as of honour, and of feeling; and as I own I look forward with desire to the restoration of the blessings of peace ; remember that in proportion as your preparations for war are more vigorous and decisive, your hopes of peace may be more sanguine; so long as the enemy hopes to conquer you, you cannot hope

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for security in peace; but when he is at length convinced, that all his efforts must be vain, we may then hope for a cessation of hostilities; meanwhile it is a satisfaction to my mind, that while I am urging you to war, it is not for the purpose of conquering or enslaving others, but of defending yourselves. It is not

to impose fetters on your neighbours, but to vindicate your own liberties and equal laws. It is a contest in which Europe, the world, human nature itself, is interested; only guard against the deJusion-excuse my once more repeating the warning, that the enemy will not attack you. Remember Switzerland, unhappy country, that calls forth the feelings of all, to whom the name of liberty is dear; while she hesitated, the enemy matured his strength, until at length he became irresistible; but you, I trust, will afford an instance of a different kind, and the other nations of Europe now bending under the yoke of France, may learn from you a lesson of successful resistance, and feel their own degradation more galling, by being contrasted with your independence; know then your own state; make efforts worthy of yourselves, and then as we consult together in this season of danger, so we may hereafter rejoice in the hour of victory.

Lord MULGRAVE said, that he felt himself called upon by what had fallen from his honourable friend who had last spoken, to say something of the character of a British soldier. His Lordship said, he felt a pride as an Englishman; he felt a pride as a fellow-soldier, in doing them justice. Called by his Sovereign to exert his best zeal and his best abilities in the defence of his country, he wished his abilities could bear any proportion at that time to the zeal he felt displayed. It was a matter of particular gratification to be called to the defence of his native

country, where every tie of personal connection and local habits would add a spur to every exertion. He felt the weight of the charge he had undertaken: but he felt also the advantage of being supported by such feelings, and assisted by such energy as had been manifested by those to whom he was addressing himself. He saw with the pride of a Briton and a soldier, the spirit of his country coming forth into action. He said, the effects of French conquest, the cruelty of French power, and the devastation of French rapacity, had been painted, in glaring terms, by the Gentlemen who had preceded him, from the reports they have heard. "It has been a painful part of my duty (said he) to have travelled through some of those fine countries conquered by France; I have seen them almost desolate; I have seen the inhabitant driven from his peaceful and happy abode, where the fruits of his industry have suffered devastation by the wanton and destructive fury of French fraternity, and French devastation; and also the wretched and ruined farmers, and their industrious, and till then, innocent labourers, driven to the desperate and precarious existence of robbers and banditti, I have seen those countries where the females have become the object for the gratification of French lust. Such a picture, in which we, as a nation, are not concerned, is of itself sufficient to rouse the spirit of Englishmen; but when we are told that we are not able to cope single-handed with France, who that has a grain of English spirit, but feels himself challenged to the contest. We have contended singlehanded with France, and those times mark the proudest page of our history. Agincourt, Blenheim, and the conclusion of the last war, ought to teach France what single-handed we can do with her; and, now we are again single-handed, we will convince them that we can do more.

If they dare oppose themselves to freemen, have seen five hundred Englishmen surfreemen will convince them with whom rounded by an enemy, occupying a counthey have to encounter. I have with try ten miles around them. I have seen pride, seen the spirit this day displayed these handful of men multiply themselves in this great and opulent county; I con- by their zeal and energy, and check the sider it as a pledge for the spirit of the efforts of that enemy, with the patient whole kingdom. I feel now no doubt of endurance of fatigue, the cheerful sacrifice the issue of the contest. We must, and of comforts, and the ready encounter of I see we shall follow up with spirit, those danger, which particularly marks the wise provisions made by Parliament. I character of Englishmen in times of difhave seen the effect of British discipline, ficulty and danger. When our prepaas well as British spirit. If Englishmen rations shall have been matured, and the are armed, there is no doubt what they spirit this day shown, shall have been can do. Most Englishmen know some- marshalled; so far from thinking the thing of the management of a fowling- country in danger if the enemy lands, I piece. think it will be a happy circumstance, not

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If the practice of discipline, which I only for this country, but for Europe, if have recommended to you, for the the does land. enemy I could almost pose of rendering your efforts more effec- persuade myself, that it would be wistual against the enemy, with the least pos- dom to withdraw our fleets, and encousible sacrifice of British blood, and with rage the enemy to come; the fate they the least possible mixture of individual would meet with upon British ground, lamentation in the general triumph of his would, I doubt not, rouse Europe from country; if this degree of discipline her lethargy, and afford them the opporshould not be perfect when the enemy artunity of shaking off their oppressive rives, as it cannot be general; yet, let chains. It is not a contest between France every man who hears me, feel a pride and and England alone, but a contest for the satisfaction in the reflection that his indi- slavery or freedom of the world. If the vidual exertion may conduce to the final enemy should land, let Englishmen bear triumph of his countrymen. Make use of this in their hearts, that they are not your knowledge of the country; hari ass fighting for themselves alone, but for the his flanks; press on his rear; check his whole world, which is deeply interested detachments; cut off his supplies; a in the triumph of Britain." swarm of zealous Englishmen fighting for their country, will impede every step of his progress, and lessen the work of the disciplined force. I call upon you all [here the meeting with one voice replied, "All; we will all."] I will lead you as a soldier; I will fight with you as a fellow countryman ; I will endeavour to turn my efforts where they may best second your spirit; and nothing shall be wanting on my part that I am capable of, to lead you "Gentlemen of the Grand Jury, on to victory. I have seen an equal con- "At a period like the present, so cri test between Englishmen and Frenchmen.tical and important, when so large a proI have seen what Englishmen can do. I portion of your valuable time, attention,

Mr. Frank again came forward-when the Address was universally voted, and the Meeting adjourned.”

York Herald.

Extract from the eloquent, patriotic, and
impressive, Charge made by LORD
ELLENBOROUGH, CHIEF JUS
TICE OF ENGLAND, to the GRAND
JURY of the County of Sussex.

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and labour, is so necessarily and so laudably occupied in arranging and preparing the means of defence for your country, it cannot but occur as a matter of just commendation, that you appear here disposed and ready to sacrifice still more abundantly a portion of your convenience to the demands of public duty, by bearing also your very important and no less useful share in the administration of that public justice we are this day respectively called upon to administer. Your occasional attendance to these duties, and still more the exercise, by many of you, of the functions of local Magistracy, assisted by that information, antecedently derived from a liberal and expanded education, renders it in a degree unnecessary for me to dwell minutely on their importance, as such avocations must have instructed most of you, not only in the general principles, but in the particular provisions of that wholesome and salutary system of laws, by which this country has the happiness of being governed; a system of laws, in the formation of which the people, it is our pride and boaft, have a large individual share, as well as a more effective share in the administration of them, both in our Civil and Criminal Courts, than belong to the Members of any Civil Community, that has hitherto existed in the history of mankind. If, therefore, you inherit, as assuredly you do, that spirit, and those honourable feelings your forefathers did for the Rights and Constitution handed down to them; the knowledge you must have received from such sources of information, cannot fail to have produced in your minds a corresponding veneration for the wisdom that framed and suggested such laws, and the characteristic good sense and firmness of your countrymen which has continued, matured, and given effect to them; and also to have produced in you (which is most essential

at the present crisis) a constant, immovable, and fearless determination, at whatever perit, and under the pressure of whatever difficulties and inconveniences, to maintain and to perpetuate to succeeding generations, the blessings thus derived to you from that system of wise and equal laws, under which you and your ancestors have so long and happily flourished. Beneath the protecting shade of those laws, and under the mild and beneficent character of a succession of excellent Sovereigns, especially under that of his present Majesty, and the Princes of his illustrious House, this country has for a long series of years enjoyed a greater proportion of civil and political liberty, and of real happiness, than has fallen tó the lot of any other community in the known world. A country great in arms, in arts, and in commerce; in the discovery and perfection of every kind of human science, and in the improvement of every comfort and convenience that gladdens and adorns social life; and above all attached to the pure reformed religion established amongst us, which exhibits generally the good effects of the Christian dispensation, from the morality it inculcates, and which in comparison is infinitely more chaste and correct, and better calculated to promote happiness, than the religion of other nations that surround us. In this happy and enviable condition of human affairs, it has, however, pleased God, from the mysterious and inscrutable ends of his Di vine Wisdom, to permit for a time a great part of the world to be visited and ravaged by a revolutionary storm, which, arising in foreign lands, has at last swept away before it all the barriers of continental strength and security; has annihilated all former alliances and associations for the common protection of states and kingdoms; has extinguished every spirit of resistance in heretofore

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