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,1111111111 - -. . ,,.,...J,...,-...-,......,i- ,. f. . . ., gl .1...t n .r. , mi,,! - J i - I 'm AND FJrETTBHLLE -PuBLismi every -THURSDAY, bt .HODGE akd BOYLAN. H zTENjQB TH - HARBIN A MINERVAib ... -t--,-tip lJ , . . . zix-j--!, - " ' ." "wM --A . : -, t",-,-Lii?A :r to -. - 1 ,'4 s THE prefent period is a period o' fidinitae an iery'Snd fulpenfe. Reflation on paflis lilt incoirjecture and anticipation oi future kenes, t- vc . btnoig-prcparation - ror ;wart aim ne'iroc'utions for peace, trance, taint troin tlie luU oftluod, and apparently without the meant of rif ftoring her -ftrengtb and reviving her fpirits, yet al rffumes the altitude and langiagaof a conqueror, and .dictates the terms ot an intuiting pe,acc with a firm retendiTTo: imioXThe poulrifiotif-eofiJiaelUthatrl ihill bound her dominion only by the RJiirfe, the A! ps and the Ocean, rf he9aftirfranaaiid 4.o.n-4 don. Tindienant -at fuch arro;nnt and dangerous clainu, prepare to pulh the war vitb the utmoil vi gour, i be f rench lenrj armies,- to me numocr or three hundred, thoul'and, tor theli'nne; tueJim peror under tneneceflity of making war on afimilar tile. oddqI'ci above two hundred tnuufand regular iercer and kind of -militti, xoofi iinj b.tli arsuJ "d "peaiantry of the provinces jieareit to tne icene 7F a&idiuX Never fTace thejrrupuoii of the Franks jnto Can', did the Rhine wicneli fuch numerous Jjoft; never was his ftream threatened with fo deep a tfa.iure of blood. It would feeni that there is fort of revullioi in the progrsof Jbdetyj ,g Jjra-;, -dual return to thai itatein wlucu our barbarous an yceftors weire all of them armed. The armies and the expences of the contending partie have been re flUrly increafedfprjthe XaJLj wo hundred jearstia an arithmetical progrefJion. . ' -After all, it is not iinpuffible but the prefent truce may, as truces almotl always, do terminate in peace, The unheard of daughter that mud follow an ap peal to arms;" between armed nations of men, in a CdiUe'.t.exafperated and rendered more obdinats by the iruilleffiiels of negotiation., is fiirely enough to aicrtnc'Ttoirratcm.trcm'jrct ana the Tnolrxar lubdu.ng the power, and? the inconftderablewill ol I h., r ..ion iihrrtv rim mnd 1V force-of arms. ihe fptrit ot amotion, ;onc would, iwdginc, would n :m be i pf$tTV modi abated on both fide,- ut,h..t ever their object may Hill be, how far. does the' far-ilier'prof-cutionof the war offer a reafonable hope of' their attainmentT The great hopea of, the grand mover of the alliancey the riritifh gptferanwrnt, air . . .. ' i I . .!- -C .1,.. founded, avowedly, on tne ueprecraiioi i .t rrencb afiignats, or; paper, currehcy j but the re, iources of a country are, nothing elfe than its phyli csl relburces, viz. its population, means of iublif terice,, capital and the inclgllry , genius, and jalour of the inhabit antaTMotuyfiw fad, is only pTmarE or hgn of the value lif Tabou'iC Productions oTart, and reoruduetion omature. roav oc-carnca oh without intermediate ffgnt of wealth, jit is polfi JJjleior(U'eatnation. with an unmi-me anJ lernie couhtry, to" tin on without t hem s and if U be-potfi- f mereriod, and have be it joinedyTnsrar mi - ble,- the rreitcn jmion w maRe jncavicuipi. i i vain, thewforet to fuppofe that therelburce!rqF France will not (urvive the exilhsnci of their aflig nat. ' On the other baud, the refoirrces of the can- f fetoaterarereapartieBlfiy-p-Smt Britain; 7" lou7 even amtj;)g the an --fcH:--eirherefotft)t- . the armitUce will be' prolonged, that thg luirits ot t- the belligerent powers will gradually be cat hied, and that tHoagH regiment may be added toregitnent, by waypf coinners, for the.purpofe of difplaying re foarcei and ilrength, peace will ultimately follow, without further bloodihe; increafed military pre- uu, ana proiraaca neggciatton There are mnr ft'ieltions to be confulered in laV culating rfre-prartiWilities of war and Pcijiur lliey hiay airof them be reduced to tliefe three f i Firft, now far the contending parties have, on ei ther fide, attained their original objects in going to war. : ':t . : . Secondly, how far thofe objefts, in the eourfe of - the war,'have ben changed, - :; Thirdly, whatever their objefts may Hill be, how far the farther profecution of the war offers a rea fonable hope of their attainment. ! - -,.T Which party was the aggreftb in the prefent wary it is now ufelefs to enquire, and it would be diffi ult to determine. The French tyger grinned, the Englifh lion growled: both I dai ted forth their claws -into adion.- T1ii81u1e?i'Pr.anc'bauubmTir fof their jfirft wifl-theiiprtricipaiobjecrtte eftsf blifhment of the revolution." " The practicability 'of this they doubted, without effecting a change Jn the fyflem'of Europe: they acOuired lite free naviijat ion an, tney entertaiuea tnougnts, wnicn tncj t no great 'painr'6nleas:C fer.ffiing j! provinces of the AuIljiaV; Netherlands- into an independent republic i and,-ia the natural progref fion of pride, of democratizing all neighbouring na tions j though this projeft was formally difavowed, afterwards, and prbaj)S, for the' faka of peace, woiild have bee n a bandoned. 7 ' ' - - Zrrp The. allies wifued to maintain the eftablifhed fyf-j tem of Euror.-, i0 proteft the Stadtholdcrand ifie" Seven United Provinces, to prefent an iron barrier againft the contagion of innovation ! and they too, in the prqgrefs of pride, and ambition," meditated - thedifmembrrmeui of France, anf individually their : .wn aggrandizement. ; ':.r": - But in theJeohjeas, on either fide, there has been, " m ''he Cvr'C of the "r 'rconftderable chungerJf Neither has the internal adminifiration of France "?en fuch as to invite her neighbours Jp follnw her Hmile, nor have1 the arms of the allies been To e(fsful as to juftif y apy Jippe9 ofconqueft, f or of r,Et mait fpumanieth anguiflt ' Rhtnurm Locan. t-T" an madnefs of fudbap attempt was Fediftedit "the outfit of the War. by Mr. Fox and o Mf r Centl emen . on t hti irf-nrn tirrniinif nf -"til ft Or V w . baman narare and cnorftUjclcotl, w ' lity giyio oa ev;ty lubject, whole commerce is extennea tar oeyona u oimmi extent in any former period, and is Itill IiicreaGng, llimulatinfr and flourifliinc at ihe.fame time an iiir itinrr and nourtminri creafeof manufacture, and aNo, though iti an in frriiir' dforfc. an advancement in agriculture. It h to b 7refumedr thar botbTrance aiid-tngland' will take the advice of the apoftle l'aul, ' Look not every man on his own things, but alfo on the th tigs of others." If they do this wittidue reflection and candoiirf thry -wilt he difpofsd to -meet rach-ottier fialt way, in the : road of peace , utjleft, indeed ihey reconcile themfelves to the idea ofiwagiitg perpetu al War againft each other, as was formerly the cafe between the Chi-i'Jians and the rurs -but this is not to be fuppaied , and therefore it, may be con :, eluded, that Fran'.e-witl give up her xouquetls for peace a'ndiiig4iwi alfo hers, with t hoerom Hoi-. ":llu37anTib&iiUli to be niaije heri5iOaih.eHe(L Indies, into the la.riisWi. . "'""But ougTif ""peace' to'lw; matte wttVafl8w-pc- liippofitlon thatjhe:inlas ftill on retaining her ter- ritorul conqueus although Ihe ihculd coiilent to grant an equivalent to the l m;eror on the right fide of the Rhine, and to Great Britain in cottlmer cial and maritime agnrandizement f-Oii this impor tant quedioo the opinions of wen are dividedj though, to ufc ttie piirafeology pQhe LHoufe ;"otCofflmpnJ7t1ici fXoes (nd in our judgment witn reaion; icem to have -it Tuere-is oue confutation (tenl'ng a' lead to a temporary pacification) that will natural ly occur to a political and quick people, uot very much retrained by treaties namely,i'tm, although they (hould content to refill ution of the Netherlands, the barrier being deftroyed by the improvident reft ieflnets of Jofepb II. they might embrace an oppor tunity of taking pofTefJion ot them afterwards. AU thefe motives lor peace on the part of France, mud be feconded by the Pfeni alpett of the great pow efs of Europe. . " V- - - . From SPA1.N, - - . , - ?nrlced,hey have nothing to feai. hot asjittle, per hansto hopeTiiercia aaappa.rejii.Mlsciluygnd iiidecifion in the Spanifli court.. The nation is in fome danger it is faid of tnternal difienijon and con-, reft Tn - ITALY. according to theJatelV accounts, the Kings of Sar dinia and Naples have determined to adhere to the R. U It ; '.IJA makes the rocjrgouwusprepartttlon for war Moft of the principal ftates and princes of Germany have agreed rojurnish their quotas for carrying on the wars and as to the OF PRUSSIA, " although he be moredifpofed, by hook and by crook fo catch" money, rather than to give it away, having drawn all that faccan fromj'rancc as wel 1 as from England, he is now at liberty rofpilowTm intercll at well as incUnatibh to reftore the Stadtholden ' ' r From the TURKS - : the French have but little to expeaatprefratf and .,, ,,. -"..;. THE- EMRESS-QF RUSSIA becomes tnore and more in rneit in her profeffion of good will to the allies, in proportion as fhe finds that they ftandin need of her.affiftaoce. ' With the co-operation of the Ruffian fleet, we (ball be able to cope with, that of the French and-entchFin the ihefegTOundsTranialfoT morrpartkularJy onjha of the general principles.of war in the prefent age. To the want of fuch generalization jt is that me are to afcribe our late public failures and ctifaftcrs. This is the' language of comidion, not of party, fpirit whicl weotally:dirclaim.--It is on the bafis of impartiality-alone that we hope to eftabfifli this murnal--- j ne pro ana con is iw tuc . wu. u- From th Salem Gazette of.Maj 17 S U M M A R. Y." No appearance pi peave in Europe, i he F.le5tor of Saxony's troops were ready to march, and we may expect to hear hy ie next communications Trom the Rhihe, the dil'pofiiion of both armic."'-" Q wlnrbrnian.cn by France .""WfKire os of great into tary preparations and qf ftrohg fbrtincaiiocs which xhe FreiK h continue to raiie. t he command of the army and departments are not yet known, f h in ternal enemies are. more in (yiirm than at any for- grants -1 hele unhappy men, not hating experienc ed abroad the attention they boped, hate now their " lail refort.- They have nottt prefeot the lead prof pe.ct of fuccrfs. the fleets of the fjutch and French, ix-wcllas of -iipaioi rc oftjettrroenttoiied-iar-na- good accounts are given. The fleet from Toiilon was to have made junction tiitb the Dutch fleet ' in fhe .v;editerranenbut fo vatious are the sports of tiicir Ciuation, nomhtrs and llrength, that we muQ leave the lubjrtl till ftimeiurejtinadsexr latfTtbetrTalteoTisTd" difcover- their force. Muuhhas been Taid of a Kpanifh fleets liowever,jf nothing is done, we (hall not be much difappo'nted. It is laid, that.the c'o&UJh have rtnionit'ratfd againft their naval preparations rarid it is aiio TJ'id that a war might he expert ed, There are np uhequivoeal iign "of ipanifti courage for war, which haslet bern betrayed.. There are reports of fonie difquie-tsTroni the Indians of South-America. I he ft range filence obferved in regard to this rjopnfyr, w hen there is fo much aftivhy in the north, induce report to Inter rupt it bj jlbnieagtieaile"Hions"w hich" 'aj'pljr' to 3JeH?3rprTeS tients talked of the great ifland in the Atlantic,. ' .jtbJbtniodtsiiaie America. Here is u iiieti tar tom creat events in the next geiieration The policy of Spain cadiot long hold lych immeufu terntory in ftrvitud exclude it trim ' the Intercourse of all nations A few years will givj; the. world a true hidory of the prefent date of Vlexko which is very imper le'alyo8Wivx1temi-wmntn we Jiave explored toe country, wnim is its northern bonndaryjTbe..furrender .of St. Domrngo, and Miflifipi' may be preparatory1 to greater events.. - -Spain may be induced to continue her favours, with out injury toherfelf or to mankind. Our accounts leave little to apprehend from an immediate war be tween Turkey and Rnfiia ; though mijitary prepara tions are unqueltionably made b both thefe powers. The Pruifians and French are bufy in negotiations, ot which tlie objeft is fecret. The Princeof Orange is to have Vis refiderice at Berluv-tbe capital of . Pruffia. he Weft Indies attraft and demntid no tice. From Jamaica we hear, that the Maroons have (iirrendcred, and the ifland will, be refiored to, quiettJjiw'yc.OAtinue torecevro tn grain or flour, we are told, at the Havannah in Cuba. In Hifraniola, the partjes are ready fr aaion. The different accounts whicKTave been gtvrn of events in that jfland, intereft us in the geography of a PUilnlnnhiral Societv in the rrencn part ot it. hfifefrit-ryrewfr. tliMttlte-lown of l ort-de-rtux- is IC French leagnesfrom theCtape townswel!Watd. Vort-de-Paix is four leagues from'Sf. Louis da Nftrd ; it from Gros Mornei u frolf lean Rabeli 19 front v the Moles. and 1 4 from Port a Piment, The road to the Mole pane ealt and welt, tnroogn tne rias,, . ; Mouflique.- The coffee of Haut MouUique it canea the belt in.ther.VVcltrJnliesr ana r tnt rwarwto Tyw true Moka in the grain, fmell and colour . Ciiada-' lonpe is declared to be in a (late of defence, and the .Mulatto troops are faid to be exceVent.rThey da not expect tbe:tnelefted, and difeoverno fears frotn( any attempt of the enemy, ritiflt troops Jiave re.; " "inforotf their JJlandi of Canada and St.. Vincenr, -Mindf eQrt feveral fucceMui aaions-Jt is fjiid that they have pofhed theh fuccefles fo far, as nearly to recover tWa innJi From Sorinam, we hear tha they are in quiet under the new Datcb government, -. ana that provttions are cneap. At Homfe.-lThe bill making appropriation for tTi?TJrltifb 'treaty, has paflrd. The oppoftton from thit niuKMi f J.kt. nrlitrbfrom Mr. GOodllUt S SC-' , 'count do not mount to the annual mcomtoi Virgl nia, in which the debts were comrscVfdils nowhere- -ly local. The furrender ot the weitern roin p" daily expecled. - All our account! trom tnai qur. eonfifm our belief of lerious preparatiohS for that 'jurpole. Aul the Veportifrwn he-frentier IndiaaaJ -" . -n - -"-V-rtC;" A- ' 1 i Jf 1 fv A t t HI A -A C-! ' . .-.--T .W
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