Reverend Edmund Foulter's Letter to the Editor on the Sinecure of Mr. Garnier Page 820 823 824 846 852 855 858 883 910 941 944 973 976 1003 American States.-Parliamentary Explanation respecting our Affairs with them, Spanish Revolution.-Royal Folks of Spain.-The Queen and her Confession.- -Brilliant Prospect of the Patriots.--Suspicions that we mean to make War Spain is exhibiting a Proof of the Ability of a People to defend them- Poor.-The Instances of Enfield and Droxford cited in Proof of what may be Speech, relative to Spain?-If the People of Spain are to have a Despot, gale Truth, according to the constitutional Law of England. - Instance -Grand Dinner in London by the Turtle-Patriots.-Mr. Canning's Toa a 33 65 72- 97 161 174 $99 203 doubtful Phrases of the King.-Folly to suppose any good can arise from a War for Ferdinand. The People of Spain no more Interest in it than the Sheep or Swine of Spain.-The Turtle-Patriots wish for no Free- Duke of York.-Question about his going to Spain.-Wonderful Agreement of Subject resumed, in Consequence of an Article in the Morning Chronicle. -- of the Duke's royal Brothers Spanish Revolution.-King Joseph quits Madrid.-Base Nobility desert him.- Our Newspapers attempt to justify those Wretches.-These Prints talk of the Independence of Spain, but not a Word about the Freedom of the People. Not the first Time a foreign Family has been placed upon a Throne, and the Event thought not to injure the national Independence. -People should be cautious how they talk in this Way.-The Subject is Libel Law. He who uses the Press should never have recourse to the Law.— There are People enough to apply this Law to us, without our harrassing one another. It is Individuals who keep the Government in Countenance in this respect.-Revolutionary Plutarch.-Frauds of Reviewers.-Why should we not publish our Opinions of Ministers as well as of Authors?— Letter to the Electors of Westminster, dated from St. Austle, Cornwall, giving an Account of the Trial of Sir Christopher Hawkins and others, at Bod- min, for Bribery and Corruption at Penryn Letter to the same, dated at Ivy Bridge, Devonshire, giving an Account of the Trial of Sir Christopher Hawkins and another set of Associates, for a similar Offence at Grampound.-Delightful Instances of the " Practice of "the Constitution," as it is called by the Edinburgh Reviewers Duke of York. History of the Discussions about him." The Plain Statement, "&c." a Pamphlet in Defence of him.-Examination of this Pamphlet, which compares the Duke to Coriolanus." The Domestic, or Family "Party; or King's Friends."-Opinion of the Morning Chronicle as to Portugal-Victories of Sir Arthur Wellesley-Hope they will tend to lessen our Military Establishment.-This is the chief Good of them. Spanish Revolution.-Wish the Spaniards Success only upon Condition that they fight for their Freedom.-They will and ought to fail if they fight for a Faction. Their Work is but begun.-Napoleon is not to be beaten so.- Necessity of a long Struggle.-The inevitable Embarrassment that will arise from setting up Ferdinand.-Ferdinand not chosen by the People.-- The Doctrine of cashiering Kings applied.-Danger of the Cause being blasted by our pertinaciously adhering to Ferdinand Duke of York.-The Morning Chronicle recants respecting the origin of the Sir Richard Phillips.-Violent Attacks, to which he is justly exposed, in conse- quence of his Attacks upon the Press-A sham Life of him published.- Brutal Assault upon him and his Wife and Family by a set of shoeless and shirtless Fellows, who published a Work called the "Satyrist," which is, I believe, now defunct.-Description of those miserable Vermin.-Pity that a Man like Mr. Phillips should have deigned to notice their vile Trash. -The Trial of Carr against Hood ought to be widely circulated.-What would Pope, or Swift, or Gay have said to Lord Ellenborough's Doctrine ? -Rogues and Fools in public. Life have powerful Motives for cramping the Press, and the like in private. Life are of their Party-The Question of the Necessity of cramping the Press to preserve the Government.- The Man who prosecutes never justifies himself thereby-Instance of the contrary.-Ridicule will not attach to what is not ridiculous.--Reputation 230 392 Hampshire Nomination Meeting-Mr. Heathcote's Answer to Mr. Barham.- Letter to the Editor of the Salisbury Journal, relative to the Pensions of Lord Spanish Revolution.-The Central Junta not disposed to make much of a Change. Fears that we have been instrumental in making it a War for Ferdinand. Never make Peace but upon Condition that Ferdinand is pat on the Throne.-Bad Policy in this.-The People will hardly bleed in such a Cause.-Mr. J. Hookham Frere is received in Spain, Envoy “near the august Ferdinand."-Always think of the Decrees against the Li- centiousness of the Press."-Opinion given by one of our Officers in Spain, that the French must do the miserable People of that Country Good-Spanish Cause may yet triumph, if it become the Cause of the Davison.--Famed for Loyalty.-Most of the detected Peculators very loyal Men. - 969, Portugal-Sad discontented and unsettled State King's Declaration, with regard to the Overtures of France and Russia, from Spanish Revolution.-Accusations of the Courier against Mr. Waithman, the Edinburgh Reviewers and the Editor.-Mr. Cobbett, truly instigated by d the Devil, steps forth, with a hellish Spirit, to throw the Apple of Discord amongst us.-The Ministers have carried on a War for Ferdinand 991.9.11 -And are still at it-"Great Luck" to them.-Who are the Enemies 1 20703 of the Constitution.-Peculators and Plunderers the best Friends of Buona trt parte.-Don. Cevallos's lying Publication ably exposed by the Edinburgh Portugal. The Intendant's Proclamation.-Our Troops an Object of Dislike with the Portuguese.-The Mass of the People of Portugal feel little Concern about the ejecting the French-What is the Cause?-Detestable Falsehood Jamaica.-Black Regiments. Mischiefs and Dangers attending them -Hampshire Meeting, Proceedings at London City.-Proceedings in consequence of the King's Answer to them 996 275 279 432 508 711 728 773 833 Edinburgh Reviewers.-Excellent Passages relating to Spain, extracted from Duke of York.-The Act of Parliament containing the Grant to him of National 915 Table of the Number of Christenings and Burials; of the Prices of the Quartern Loaf; of the Prices of Meat, Sugar, Salt, and Coals; of the Prices of the English and French Stocks; and of the Number of Bankruptcies, 1 Table of the Number of Christenings and Burials within the Bills of Mortality, from June 1808, to November 1808, inclusive. COBBETT'S WEEKLY POLITICAL REGISTER. VOL. XIV. No. 1.] LONDON, SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1908. [FRICE 100 "I would have no expeditions against the Americans. I would securely stop their holes, and leave them to “quarrel and fight amongst themselves, which they would soon infallibly do."-POLITICAL REGISTER, Vol. XIII. p. 81. 1] SUMMARY OF POLITICS. AMERICAN STATES.On the 24th instant, Mr. WHITBREAD made, in the House of Commons, a speech, which formed a sort of recapitulation of the subjects of debate during the session, which is now upon the point of closing. Amongst other topics, he revived that of the dispute with the American States. "With respect to may America," said he, "I wish to know, as "far as it can be disclosed with discretion, "what is the real situation in which the British and the American governments "stand with regard to each other. If, Sir, " I trust that channel of information "which is alike open to every man, the "public papers, I see that Congress has "been prorogued for the session, but that "the embargo still continues. Thus it appears, that one of the effects anticipated from the Orders in Council has "failed. England holds out; America "holds out; nor does there appear any probability of a relaxation on the part "of the latter."Mr. CANNING's answer was as follows. "Nearly all that has passed, between this country and Ame"rica, the house and the public have been put in possession of by the publication of "the American government. I presume "that the hon. gent. does not intend to "blame his majesty's ministers for not "having made similar communications to parliament; for if he had thought such "communications necessary, he would "doubtless have moved for them. With"out censuring their production by the "American government, his majesty's " "ministers have felt that the transaction, "being pending, any appeal from govern"ment to parliament would look as if it were concluded. I shall only state, that "in the whole conduct of the British government, with respect to the affair of "the Chesapeake, we have endeavoured to keep in view the principle upon which we set out; namely, to make ample reparation for that which was decidedly a wrong act; but to make that reparation upon a firm determination not to surren " tr 66 appeared through the whole transaction. "That the rupture of the negotiation on "this subject was not attended with any "hostile feeling on either side, is an a "controvertible truth. The reparation was "not accepted by America,.because Ame"rica would not fulfil the condition on "which alone it was tendered, namely, "the revocation of that proclamation b "which British ships were not allowed to enter the harbours of America, while "those of the enemy visited them at pleasure. But, sir, the manner in which "the British reparation was tendered to "America by a special mission, was, to all "the feelings of nice honour, an effective "reparation, although not accepted; and so in fact we have every reason to believe "that it was considered by the American government. With respect, sir, to "the embargo, and to the probable effects "of the Orders in Council in producing its "abandonment, the hon. gent. has mis"stated my right hon. friend's propositions. "The hon. gent. declares my right hen. "friend to have predicted, that the Orders "in Council would do away the embargo, "whereas my hon. friend only argued in "opposition to the hon. gentlemen on the "other side, that the Orders in Council did "not produce the embargo; that they (6 were not substantively known in Ame"rica when the embargo took place; and "that they were not included in the complaint made by the American government to Congress, on which complaint the embargo was founded. Nor, sir, do I "think that the Orders in Cof them"selves could have produced sirritation in America. If I were not posed on "this occasion to avoid making any obser"vations that might be suspected of a party feeling, I would say, that I do thing |