Retrofped of Domeftic Literature... Politics. 
Commencement of the French Revolution, 
and of the natural Confequences by which 
that Event muft be followed.”’ The ano- 
nymous author of this tract evinces very 
extenfive political information; he has 
penetrated into the interior of almoft every 
European cabinet, and criticifed its ope- 
rations in regard to the French revolu- 
tion with great keennefs and feverity. 
The writer, whofe antipathy againft the 
republican form of government is moft 
deep and deadly, very juftly attributes 
the victorious progrefs of the French 
arms to the irritating and ill-concerted op- 
pofition which, in the early period of 
the revolution, was made againft them ; 
and he now confiders, that nothing but. 
the fteady coalition, the vigorous and 
compacted efforts of all the European 
powers, can faye them from falling vic- 
tims, each in its turn, before the coloffa! 
ftrength of France. — 
The author of a traét, entitled ‘* Neu- 
trality of Pruffia,”’ is, in common, we 
believe, with politicians of every opinion, 
difgufted with the duplicity which has 
marked the meafures of that power in 
relation to the war: he reprobates the 
neutrality of Pruffia, and urges her to 
rejoin the coalition againft France, and 
forget the natural rivalfhip of Auftria 
and herfelf; a rivalfhip which ought to 
be lott in one common exertion to crulh 
the Republic. This pamphlet, which is 
tranflated from the German, is faid to 
have excited confiderable attention on the 
continent. A French author has tranf- 
lated from his own original, a pamphlet, 
entitled ‘* Necefiity of deftroying the 
French Republic proved by facts and ar- 
guments.” The author afferts, that no 
reliance can be placed on any treaties 
which may be made with that power for 
peace: and it muft be acknowledged that 
the frequent changes which take place 
in the conftitution of that country would 
make it neceflary to be ever prepared 
againft a renewal of hoftilities : the party 
who is in power to-day may be departed 
to Cayenne to-morrow. - The late opera- 
tions in Holland, however, have con- 
vinced Englifhmen that the French are 
not incapeble of making treaties, and of 
making treaties which are honourable to 
humanity. We feel-no diffiidence in this 
affertion, fince it is very well known 
that the troops engaged in that unfortu- 
nate expedition were at the mercy 
of the enemy, and muft inevitably 
have. perifhed, (had they not re- 
ceived permiffion to return), even if the 
French had neither drawn a fword nor 
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fired amufquet. This pamphlet, whe- 
ther written by a Frenchman or an Eng- 
lifiman (on this fubjeét, we have our 
doubts), has very little noveity of remark 
or ftrengthof reafoning to recommend it. 
“ The Failure of the French Crufade, 
or the advantages to be derived by Great 
Britain from the reftoration of Egypt to 
the Turks,” is a pamphlet by Eyies 
Inwin, Efq. who long fince predicted the 
failure of Buonaparte’s expedition to the 
Kyaft. In the prefent publication, Mr. Ir- 
Win gives us a flattering picture of the 
advantages which the literary world will 
derive from this reftoration, and from 
the {peedier communication with our fet- 
tlements in the Eaft. It mu@ have been 
fince this pamphlet was written, however, 
that the Turkifh power has received a 
confiderable fhock from the French arms. 
In compliance with arequelt of the Weft- 
India merchants and planters, and the 
mercantile intereft of Liverpool, his Roy- 
al Highnefs the Duke of CLARENCE 
confented to have publithed ‘‘ The Sub- 
ftance’’ of his fpeech in the Houfe of 
Lords on the motion of the recommit- 
ment of the flave-trade limitation bill, 
sth of July, 1799. Our opinion on the 
fubject of the flave trade has, on many 
oceafions, been too peremptorily ftated, 
to require any confirmation at prefent, 
The great argument which his Royal 
Highnefs adduces againfi the meafure of 
total abolition, is, the grofs barbarity of 
the Africans! Alas, how long is this 
moft miferable of arguments to be valid? 
So long, it will be anfwered, as the, Afri- 
cans remain in their prefent ftate. And 
how long, it may be rejoined, will the 
Africans remain in their prefent ftate ? 
The obvious replicationis, fo longas the 
merchants and planters perceive the va-_ 
lidity of their arguments, fo long as they 
perceive that it is calculated to uphold 
their tyrannical and iniquitous ufurpation. 
The Negroes, therefore, are retained in 
flavery becaufe they are barbarous, 
and they are retained in *barbarifm 
becaufe they are flaves! What odious 
logic! What wretched reafoning! 
The Duke of Clarence endeavours to 
prove that the traffic, as carried on by 
the Britifh merchants, is far lefs oppref- 
five to the Negroes, than as it is carried 
on by any other country which is engaged 
in it: an immenfe capital, moreover, up- 
wards of 80,009,000 being employed by 
our merchants in the Weft-India planta 
tions, he argues on the /core of humanity 
for the continuance of the trade: abolith 
iteethe merchant would be ruined, and the: 
Afiicans, 
