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fcct eltfier ^ combination with , or separately frofti , the . Russians ; and whilst these armies march against Constantinop le , the French will make an easy conquest of Cr reece . Thus the Mahometan superstition is expecting a blowy which will reduce its temporal consequence ;' and it is remarkable , that whilst their sacred town , \ Iecca , is in the possession of a new sect , ftome , the other seat of fraud and imposture , is in the hands of a new master , and its former chief has lost ail his
infiuence- The Pope * however , remembers the arms his predecessers were wont to use . He has protested against his enejnies ; and till more , he has excommut nicated them . Nay , he refuses to receive the very liberal allowance made lo him by Buonaparte . The state of fhis spiritual chief is happily altered since he was the terror of the world ;
ihdwemay anticipate his annihilation , together with that of the long train of ills ministers , who , with the name of Christians , have disgraced the holy religion of our Saviour , by so many outrages . It is in vain that they call upon tieir mother or * God , and prostrate themselves belore their images , The church < fr Christ must be * purged from such blasphemy and such abominations : and , aft Papacy ^ and Mahometism sprung up nearly together , so i £ is probable they will falj . This century may ^ witness their annihilation , or at least sink them
ipto such contempt , * that none bu ' t the most ignorant of mankind will give heed to their idle tales % The Pope may have been emboldened to take this last step , hy the appearance of the British force against the Neapolitan territories . A considerable number of troops have left Sicily . We have taken an island in the bay of Nyipjes ^ d
, landed troops tn Calabria . It should seem too , that the Oallo . -Neapoiitan fcmgj is far from being without apprehensions for his safety ; but our inteHi * gence from that quarter is very little to he depended upon * If our troops siic * cced , the inhabitants must expect the return of their former monarch , and the restoration of the Lasjarom , and neither
event can affard them much consolation , lit . would be a curious tjhmg , if the Pope should owe has restoration to power to toearms of a protest&nt prince , and that t > wiice ,. the most immieal to his : auperttitton . , ' . . .. .. -.,. . . . » . - < ' \* ¦ The Russians find t&enwdWfc 7 r-ot
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without reach of bur attacks * and the recesses of the White Sea do not secure them from our cannon . We are said ta have attacked Archangel , and to have acquired there a considerable booty . It is not probable that such a place should be retained . Of Sweden we hear little .
That country is endeavouring to recruit itself from the evils of the late struggles * and the abdicated king seems to live in perfect security . Ii we look to the east of Europe , we find that China has resisted the entrance of our armed men into its ports , and a curious document has reached us ^ in which the emperor warns usj by his Mandarines-, to withdraw the troops that had been landed at
Macao . He informs us that -we are a " bad kingdom , situated on an island , originally employed in making watches to enable us to pay our taxes , and from the especial goodness of the emperor ,-permitted to trade with his empire . "
Tthis shews in whaf estimation we are held by . the Chinese , who , however , are not to be condemned for acting with that spirit which assuredly would be excited in England , if foreign troops were landed in our island .
. America has received the intelligence oi the demurs to xhe last treaty ; but hopes are still entertained that the difficulties will be removed . The English , and Spaniards tihiteid have cleared " Stl * Domingo of the French ; and in Africa we have succeeded alsoJn ^ riving thenr from JGoree . Trade flourishes with the
Brasils , and * the Spanish settlements en * joy a repose ^ which was scarcely to b& expected in such times pf confusion . w home the chief events to excite public attention ^ have been the trial of
JLord Gambier , and the nicetihgs oF Middlesex and the Common Council ' of LfOndon * The former excited more in- " tsrest in the navy than on shored X , or 4 Gambidr desired himself a court
martial on his conduct , which 'had' been so far called in quc tion b y JLord-Cochrane , that he declared his intention of resisting a vote of . thank * to the admiral , if it , -was proposed in the House of Com mon ^ The reasons for thisv opinion are fully
given tn JjQXCi Cochranes evidenpe &t the trial ; 4 ftd 7 after a long hearing , the admiral was most honourably acquitted * This 4 oes not prevent JLord Cochiane frtara xcasting m the . Senate a vote . of thanks , ; should ^ tjbw question be brougbf ' into the . House . As acaptaia he m « 7 . bow to the decision of $ he cott r *^^^ tiiiU
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1809, page 471, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1739/page/57/
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