The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1775-10-09 00:00:00, page 4

The Grand Turk 'ho at his acceffian to the Imperial dignity
made fach a parade of is military preparations in the end Sacrificed
thousands ofhis fabjeds at the Shrine of Disgrace. The Ottoman
forces will probably never make any great figure in the field agaiaft
the Ruffians, unicfs the manners of those two Empires (herald ma
terially change. At prefcot, the Turks are luxuriant and enerva
ted, and caGly difeouraged by misfortunes. The Ruffians are born
and bred in a climate, which by its severity makes the fatigues of
g campaign, under a milder meridian, some measure an agreeable
change Inured to hardships, accuftomcd to a (canty fare, and ut
ter (Itaogm to modern refinements, :hcy know no hiog but wtyat
they are tsught-by their commanders,which confide only in obed
coce to military discipline, and,on every occafien, to purchase glory
at the hazard of their lives. Hence it is that no dangers deter
them, no misfortunes dismay them, and that their only pursuit is
death or vid^ry,
What is thcEmperor of Germany doing ?— He is at peace with
all the world; and yet this young sprig cf the House of Austria
maintains Several vast armies, who are constantly marching on the
borders of his dominions, as if ready for action. His Imperil
Majesty hime sis either constantly at the head of one of his amte ,
or travelling from one to the other cf them : he endures all the
fatigues cf a common soldier, and never makes any meal but at
night, when he partakes of any fare, though ever so coarse, and
such as the place he flops at will afford. In Short, he Seems de
termined like Charles of Sweden, to acquire an iron constitution by
continual fatigue and abstinence— If the goon of mankind in gene
ra, and the peace and welfare of his own fubjeds, were the rea
sons for this uncommon application of all this ardour of military
eftabiiShment, the Emperor would be justly admired as anotherTi
tut. But, alas !he that maintains iromcofe forces most pay them
by the sweat, labour, and industry of his impoverished Subjects.
Millions of people mud be half Carved to feed aod cioath an army
of three hundred theufand men. O pernicious third of glory,that
entails misery upon a whole nation !
Let us turn cur attention to his Moil Chriftiam Mijefty. He it
just come to a throoe, which has long been farrounded by the par
ry cabals aod intrigr-s of interested men and females, who (tain
every politico nerve to obtain *e confidence of their Prince, aod
then lead him as they pleafc. If report does not db injury toLouis,
he loves his pleafarts more than the fatigues of Government, and
wants Spirit to oppose those harpici of the fluC|t^Farwi General,
Let us, however, quit the regions of antiquity, and fee what the
prefect age will produce us,-- Melancholy indeed is the profpedt!
We are laid to grow wiser ; but I fear we are not more happy than
were our ancestors. Riches have corruppted us, and Luxury will
complete our ruin. We are said to be more polished and refined ;
but i fear only io the arts of cunning anGambition, in the third of
power, and the love of universal domioioo. Ifwe take a flight
view of the measures now purging by the principal dates of Europe
at this period, we Sha 1 ! perhaps fee this very clearly.
The Turks and Ruffians, after having facrificcd near 6o coo of
their fubjeds in each campaign, have dropped the bloody contest ;
but let us not imagine through motives of royal humanity, Since
the generality of Sovereigns pay no greater regard to the lives of
their fubjeds, than they do to the horses which drag their military
baggage from post to post. Man, fay they, lives but to die co the
Bed of Glory.
Long has the Proffian Eagle cast a jdeut eye on the power of
the Ruffians, the recent smart of whofc rod he has not yet forgot
ten. Me beheld, with a secret plcafure, that Empire exhausting
its military strength io a cooteft, in which he artfully evaded en
gaging as a party. He cotfidcred it as much more to his iotereft
to mike himfelf matter of the most fruitful parts of Poland, thin
to engage in an uncertain war, from which no profit could be reap
ed. I
VIEW 6, the MEASURES now pur/uirg 6, tie Principal
States ^ EUROPE.
To the Printer of the Whitehall Evening Pofl.
$ I R,
TN the early ages of the world makind enjoyed an uninterrupted
1 liberty and a perfc& independence, Each family was as a
little Rate, of which the father was the chief, and which acknow
legged no other fopcrior. They lived without ambition f r every
one was contented with his inheritance ; and they had no other
riches than their fucks and herds, which fopplied them with food
and raiment.
It is not by choice that men have conferred to acknowledge the
Superiority, or pay their adoration to the idol of Titte . Force has
obliged them to Eear the yoke which a Csefar or Alexander has
introduced by violence. Indeed, they were not the firft who turned
their arms (originally contrived to defend men againSt the savage
inhabitants of the farefts) agatoft men thcmfelvcs to reduce ih<rn
to (Every. Though it must be confeffed, that the individual of
every trading date mull be retrained by Some forms of gore meet,
yet it mull be allowed that necessity and the importation of foreign
vices, net Nature, was its parent.
The paciurds have considerably improved their revenues and
increased their forces : and when we cutler the encouragement gi
ve'ij their people to emp^y themieives in roanofafiure: and huf
b^ry and to Shake off that heavy aod ide diSpofition which ren
dered them so contemptible in the eye of other cations,their it great
reason to apprehend that, in a few years, they will probably m:ke
a more distinguished figure inEorcpe then they ever < iC under ts dir
native Princes. Their iofelence to the British flag, their illegal
feizurcs of our merchantmen, ther haughty behaviour to theßrir ih
court, and, above all, the immenU preparations they Lie mating la
all their ports,leave u 3 no r^om to doubt but that a storm i: breed
ing which will perhaps burst oraGibraltcr.and extent its influence
even to Jamaica,Shcud that happen, it is easy to forefee tha? Per
tugal will then Suffer for her ingratitude to England, iced fad a
viflim to Spain.
Wbfo we turn cur attention frem foreign elites <o cur own,
the profpea is terrifying. We look forward to torboUnt see ie&-
peftu^us times —to violent Smuggles between theCoonifts and (heir
Mother Country—to cooidh, not for ih.Dgs of (mail importance,
but fcr nothing less than Power aod Dominion on the one fide Life
and Libert, on the other Tyranny and Opprrffion have cp^cd
the fceoc, aod bleed and fl ughtcr &i'l cleft: it.
Let us for a moment refhd on the alarming fituatico of that
capital branch of our commerce, our woollen manufacturer The
King of Sweden, with a view to encourage the manufiaurcs of his
own country, has laid heavy duties co tie importation cf ^ooi^n
clothe, watches, apd many other articles Which they used to re
ceive from us; the profits from which duties are appropriated in
giving premiums to the maaufoaurers of the lame articles in .Swe
den. The Kng cf Denmark has followed his example, and has
long Since forbidden the importation of foreign cloths into any part
of his dominions, the manafiaurcs of that kingdom being now
{efficient to supply them. Not only Foreign Powers have refolded
to difeourage the wearing of English cloths, but even the Scotch
themfelvcs,wLD are so closely united witbEnghnd as to make their
intcreft reciprocal, have formed an association to wear none of these
cloths which Shall be maruft&urcd on the south fide of the Tweed.
Have not theAmcricans been calledßc6e/s for a Similar association ?
I doubt not, Sir, Should this letter fall into the hanos of either
Placemen or Pcßfioners, they will confider the writer of it as so
incendiary who delights in fowiog the feeds of anarchy and Corfu
lion, interest is the ruling passion of makind aod few bate reso
lution enough to soar above its influence. It is frequently difficult
to convince a man of an error in which hit judgment is concerned ;
but it is impcffible, if judgment and interest are connected We
might as food attempt to deprive theLeopard of its fpots.theHjzoa
of its ferocity, or the Crocodile ofits Hypocrisy, as to convince a
rank Courtier that non refinance and p^ffi/e obedience is a msxim
diametrically opposite to the didstes of Resfon and the laws ofNa
ture* The principles we imbibe in our you h are not eefily era.
dicated even by age and long experience : The man who from
his infancy has been taught to be the friend of the ruling MnHer,
will hardly ever desert him in old age : He will consider him as the
fountain from whence he Opt the waters of his exiftecce ; and
however abfard such a Mioitter's condua may he, he will think it
bis duty to Support him in every meafure' For thy own part, when
Irfltd on our prefect unhappy divisions with our Colonic; the
violent Symptoms of a general European and American war, the
wretched Ministry that are to Struggle with that danger, the ra'fer
ablc State es our finances, and the maoifeft decay of our com
merce, I cannot help concluding with an excellent writer Signs
following Signs lead on the might, Year.-
' 6 S ENEX.
w^om he fiff.n, by their ii
jcdi; andfo fsr iron Eftening.
aod dtllitfJ So j as, he f nd: hi>
cut the r throats or cod 'heir nifties
of Fra. c; and her abi i y to erg^geio.
our own Miniferf Speech in the House, u
we cannot but Lc greatly alarmed. He Est ye.
Wit poor, weak ruined and in a flue of Banker
assures us die is rich, pmerfu, >nd opulent, and we ...
moment's fccuriij of peace, forced, it is very likely that as.
as the French Administration Shall >~ perfectly firmed, we Shall
find ourfeiv^s engaged In a dangerous warwith etc two branches of
the House cf Bamboo.
— - Be^'a, horrida billa,
Et Tibrim multo fomantem fanguire car.o/
Our trade with Portugal is dwindled into nothing, compnetkcly
fpeakiag. and our prudent Governors hare forbidden the currency
of Port money in this kingdom, becaafe thev knew little wm
brought into it : In like manner they have puffed enaa to prevent
the Americans from trading with us, after they thealcrics base
declared off all commercial conne&'ons'
HARTFORD:
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