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gratify the morbid taste of those, who are desirous of 

 bringing down every human being to their own low 

 standard of moral worth. There are, unfortunately, too 

 many hireling scribes, and would-be wits, on both 

 sides of the channel, ready to pander to such propen- 

 sities, I believe there are some English periodical 

 publications now interdicted in France, I know there 

 were. Let meddlers beware ! 



The conduct of the French government was inex- 

 cusable as to the detenues. Had the English been 

 taken whilst fighting against the French, it would 

 have been a different affair : but in this case, the 

 visitors were guests of the French nation, they in- 

 creased the trade of the places they frequented, by 

 spending their money freely ; the residents embarked 

 capital in .business, and complied with their laws, by 

 paying for a species of patent of naturalization : and 

 then, in defiance of every rule and custom of civilized 

 nations, all were made prisoners. Such were the 

 feelings excited amongst the detenues, and such their 

 desire of liberty, that few, if any, would have hesi- 

 tated to emancipate themselves, though in so doing 

 they were obliged to sacrifice the lives of any of the 

 opposing employes of the then French government. 



When Bonaparte was at Calais, he crossed over 

 in a boat, and inspected Fort Eouge, at the entrance 

 of the harbour, which then mounted eight or ten 



