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M. B. D'Anglas, in a late speech in the French Convention, concerning a treaty of peace with the German empire, speaking of the British Government, uses the following terrible language—terrible, because it is true.

"O! ye politicians of Europe, who boast of high wisdom, and of the most profound penetration, how comes it that your eyes have not pierced through the Machiavellism of the English Government? Why do not you see how much it deceives you, and how little it cares for your interests? That Government accuses us of immorality, and when, by an armed Neutrality, it was expected that the ravages committed against the commerce of the neutral nations would be stopped, that Government alone, against those of all civilized nations, obstinately opposed the measure, with a thorough disregard for all decency. That Government accuses us of having violated the Rights of Nations, and of having broken the Peace, whilst they have insulted our Ambassador. It professes to hate intolerant Popery, and it takes up arms to defend the superstitions of Rome. It pretends to cherish Liberty, and is closely allied with the oppressors of Poland. It reproaches us with cruelties which we execrate, and of which we punish the authors, whilst it has filled Asia with pillage and dead bodies; has hired Savages to subdue the Americans, and has bought men of a German Prince, and established beforehand the price of every wound; the loss of every limb; in short, of every drop of blood of those unfortunate slaves. It calls us ambitious, whilst it foolishly strives to render itself master of all our colonies. It says that we carry on war without humanity, whilst, in order to revenge itself of its reverses of fortune, it endeavoured to expose 24 millions to perish by famine, if fate, and our valour, had not protected us, and annihilated its barbarous schemes. It cries aloud that we are attacking the independence of other people, whilst it endeavoured to force Germany to renounce the most respectable and most ancient, Venice, Sweden, and Denmark, to cred of all rights, namely, to remain neutral amidst all the horrors of war. It at last declares, that it is unsafe to treat with us, when that Government leagued with Russia, has excited the Turks to make war against it, and has abandoned them to fight against us, and after having given that Power which has forced the Dutch to surrender by withdrawing its forces, contented them a feeble support, finished their ca- only to keep silence as to what regarded their losses. Lastly, that Government, after having seduced the unfortunate inhabitants of La Vendée, and of Toulon, at down quietly to contemplate the pro- gress of their ruin."