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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
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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.
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