text:  The French who are fond of charging England with being the nation "_egoiste par excellence_ " who consults only her own interests and is equally ready to poison antipodean barbarians with opium or to violate the principles of fair dealing that ought to exist between friendly countries by introducing contraband goods in every possible manner--the French we say albeit so Pecksniffian in their condolences with Spain and other nations which they affect to consider victims to the practices of greedy and treacherous England are themselves most reckless and determined in their smuggling transactions with their southern neighbours; and the sole circumstance which "rises their dander" is to find English goods obtaining the preference in the Peninsula as every where else