The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-08-20

Portland.

TIE LAST MAILS,


Furnilh no intelligence from Euro,I
later than has been already comma
Gated. There is realon foon to 81
fomething highly interefing from N
agitated quarter of the globe. Pesl
mutt be entirely out Of our thoug5l
until a check is given to inloIent, I'll
rapacious and mercenary France.
Philadelphia writer tays, That i'll
is a new coalition forming againG ri
Internal power is confirmed from everi
quarter. We have as yet no certainal
vices Of the efTel produced il the n
van, Tdireaory1 BY the mcafure8 adool
il America, and therefore Il is impo]
fble to fay what they may do relpeJ
ing u5. It is BY fome conje6ured, thJ
they viii AooP, wheedle, Iawn & coa1
their g dear allies" back again. Thsl
they are 5oJc enough to do this, is vii
known; but I think they are too Gun.
ming. Such fep would fink them M
the eyes Of all Europe, and eveaI
IF thote Of their own degraded lavesl
The refltancc Of America, the mand
and ref0lute conduct Of the Prefden1
would become an example for other n3l
tons who have, like thele States, lonl
borne their infuits and oppre1lions. all
the world have ieen with what conl
tumelv and contempt they have treated
the humble Fluctuations Of America
who has wearied the very echoes with
Der cries for reconciliation with the ty.
rants; and what then VIII be the efeal
oftheir bowling down before this humi
lated power, the moment fhe has dared
to raiGe her head Ii will as faid Be:
fore, lcrye as an example to tho{e who
Hilh to thake off their abOmidable yoke,
and cannot fail to ROUTE a fpirit Of re.
fi&ence to them, in every country not
completely under the terror of her
arms. For thele reafons they Will bel
very unwilling to recede, particularly
as, by the late papers, they 1eem to bel
full of confidence in t5h'r tat7i0n in IBID
c5mtry. There are few party men who
are not, al times, blinded. Their fac.
ton here is extremely cunning. 1t lis
competed of the mott interchangeable raCI
Gals that ever cMfed, and | have not
the leaf doubt that they poGefs very
accurate information but, their all.
the lalyati0n of their very lives depends
on the pred0minating influence Of
France, orin other words, a rsvaiQtim
mtbi5 country. The accounts therefore
which they have given Of their lrength
have been calculated TO induce the ty-
rants not ID give up the hope of ac-
completing their plans, but rather to
encourage them To lend out aid as foon
as Potlble., All the poor, the labori-
Gus, the hardy part OF the people have
been reprelented to them rs devoted to
their cau{e, and ready to take up arms
MOTTO opPoie, but to join French ar
mT.-With thctc falfc accounts before
them, and with the certain fatal efeGs
Of turning tail ON their minds, ii is to
be expected that they will hector, at
Ica't. If they fhouid refoIyt Oh war,
they vii! try their old trick once more.
They win declare war againt q 75Jg
Ad7M5 and lie BriJb faction !" and
will at the fame time declare all the layes
in the fouthern fates FREE. All the pa
trio,s Will BE encouraged to oppofe The
government, which they will call The
OIg7re5y. and they viii delare them I'M
dor thc protection ofFrance. This, un-
LET'S they are reltraiaed BY powerful
combination il Europe, win mott ar