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Extracted from London papers to Sept. 8. received at the office of the Register, by the ship New Packet arrived at Boston in 31 days from Liverpool.

FROM THE LONDON TIMES—Sept. 7

The political horizon, both to the east and west, appear at present sufficiently dark and lowering. Russia on the one side, and America on the other, are, if report says true, ready to wreak their wrath upon us. Perhaps, however, notwithstanding present appearances, the prospect may brighten ere long, as the clouds are sometimes thickest just before they break and disperse. Our opinion as to the matter of dispute with the Americans, we have before given, and shall now subjoin a few remarks, on what are said to be the reports circulated respecting the dispatches brought over in the Revenge cutter. As to Russia, we know not as yet what may be the nature of the grievance of which she complains, and therefore can say but little at present on that subject. We trust we have sufficiently shewn, that the principle on which we have made an attempt to get the Danish navy into our possession, even whether it is just or unjust, is not one which at all extends to the navies of other continental powers; and therefore Russia can have no occasion to take alarm on that account. We allow, in the fullest extent, her adequacy to defend her own neutrality against the demands of France, but deprecate and decry, in the strongest manner, the temerity of throwing away that neutrality, so dearly purchased by the treaty of Tilsit. We would just ask this plain question—Would Russia have renewed the war against France, supposing Bonaparte, instead of England, had seized the Danish navy? And if not, what right she can have to prevent our enemy from taking those measures, for our preservation, which she would not have prevented our enemy from taking, for our destruction? We can only suppose our question to be answered in the negative; the contrary opinion, namely, that the emperor Alexander would so have made war upon Bonaparte, is too extravagant to be entertained for a moment. And we think we are not asking too much of our late ally, when we only demand strict impartiality in the war between us and France. Tros Tyriusque mihi nullo discrimine agetur, should be the emperor's rule. But the Russians, it is said, hiss the English whenever they meet them in the streets of St. Petersburg. Perhaps the unfortunate conclusion of the last war may be the occasion of any hostile manifestation on the part of the Russian populace, in which the government has no concern. If it is, we can only say that they have at least as great occasion to be angry with themselves for being beaten, as with us for being useless allies to them when they were so beaten. But perhaps they may suppose, that the late war on the continent would not have had so disastrous a termination if we had been more active in the common cause. We allow it, if they will have it so, in the fullest extent; and what is that but saying in other words, that Russia is not a match for France without the assistance of England. Where then is the prudence of Russia's uniting with France to subjugate or even weaken England? Does not this very argument prove that Russia is strong only in our strength? The emperor of Russia may be well assured, that in allowing his subjects to insult us, we have accused him of the greatest crime that can possibly exist in the eyes of that man who governs France. Such competence would soon be put to the proof, if he could once remove the barrier that we have interposed in the Baltic, but with other views than any that have ever been harbored by the British cabinet or nation. It would then be seen of what consequence it is to keep the pestilent passion of ambition from his breast, to overlook minor considerations, and as you cannot eradicate the fleet out of the hands of such a man as Bonaparte.