The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-08-13
THE GAZETTE.
portland.
articles By the AgR Mall
POLITICAL PRosPECTs.

| the potency ot ehe regular governments is fofnl
ing or formed. Time was, and that not ~.
Gnce, when We thought 4 coalition agai,s
France w9s an imPious confpiracy Of lib.r,
cides bit our opinion Is perfectly changed
Liberty is in danger only from France. IT,.
huge monaer Of defpotirm, who beRride, H..
country, h43cs from our view the lefer depon,
ofoPPeGion who we're once dircernible IN 6r.
other European nations. A coalition a,,,
France, Is l-ague in cur favor. Though ".
firmly believe the United States fully conn.
tent to TIE complete defense Of their territorv !.
yet an extenGve commerce and lucrative fG.
ries, connected with which are our agriculur.
and manufactures, would derive infinite fecu
riy from the European raval powers. Befde,
The more ffcng,h that IS united againR tn.
French nation, the y6oasr will the oliv.,branci
IF peace Be rel-en ii The world.
The London papers by the June packet, ani
thcle Of tie OpPodtion cat (Which would, there,
fore, only on convi9ion of the faR, announu
any intelligence favorable to the whes Of d.
Bririf3 administration allure us, that the French
Comu.lions1s " Ra1adt, have DEMANDED certain
jurifdifion on the German fde of the Rhine
and the demolition Of The Notifications at Ehrep.
breitaein adding infolenly that fuficieat tim.
lad been eShauGed il remPoriziug; and int,
mating that fPeedy compliance with this de,
mand was expected. II the mean time, To aid
the "fJssl9rn Of dsJaf.," 10000 French troops
were ordered TO march from the fea coat
where they had been placed 70 Be ready for az
important expedition 10 TIE banks oF he Rhine,
and Poaed as near as PofIibIe TO Ra0adt. The
language Of The demand &,he fublequent milits.
ry neature, warrants an opinion that this French
ProPofal was meant as an uta7alara . and
10 the G-rm1ns received II; for the troop
n their frontiers were Immediately augmented,
and conversation and preparation intimate an
preaching hofilit;os. The German Commit.
Goners in the CongreG rejected the French rro.
potion with difdain. Manyof them expecting
thcmlelves with a warmth which fonl= believer
II The ferr:5srepu5Ic, would chriian t.--srit,.
One obierved, that no German whole blood was
not chilled Il his veins, could hear Of tbeie rs
paoions demands without naanIy reJ1enng
with anger. Among thor- mot ferva.ty AL
Poled 70 a compliance with French cx4a,oaI
was the P.udian Delegate, WHO undoubtedlf
merely obeyed his inGruaiors. "A c94afer 3ra4I
as Thing OF ccurle, was offered, which ui5ul
Iates, that the diviGonal line between CermaayI
ana France lhall be the center Of tie Rhine
tie i1ands il each REFLECTIVE half 70 zpper.an
ITO the iovercign of fuch half, and refutes Pofl
lively to deGroy liz fo7.reGs Of Ehrenbro:tfsn
It is hardly to be lupPoled thar The Freae5I
recently accUaomed t. AK and receive, iraatei
vi.h IN opinion lhat they ar. omniPatenr, and
tPoud.y .ancying themfelves above tie reaeh Il
misfortune, will content to terms tra55EJ By
another POwlr-and bear Tie rejeaion If lid
favorte fcheme.
I may BE concluded that this turn ofaFaa
WIS foreG.sn, and arrangements made to m'a
~: For the 1t occnrrences had fcarcely take
place ere We End the emperor of Rufia, who 4
has for lome time been ezpe9cI would be \
principal member Of lecond coalition fit wa
formed oloipPing the largea feet or gaIaI
wh oh has evsr been fent to fen BY that nat'oa