The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-09-10
LETTER /.
Paris, Iatb Es5rnaxg, Izqs.

HE IGrE, Izt5 February, 1898.
il Although it IS now very comfortable time
: A,at We have not had the plealure of hearing
mmediately from you youffclf, yet, either By
: nav OF England, or by citizens coming from a.
1 heIica, we are feldom for long time without
/. 5aings Of more or les particular nature con-
! Hrning you. The laa we received from
fppng Frenchman, who tells US, that be has
cen particularly acquainted with va, and re-
hced Us with the agreeable Information, that at
Dc peace you intended to revilit Europe and
Aat he hoped you would fix yourfelf in this
bantry. Whethsr you hx youriclf here Or in
Ergland, las Engk1n9 qvi4 then 5r is probably
smastsr Of iittle importance, except to your
bends, who viii naturally be anxious to have
|on each where themielves are 6xed but we
II think that you are mifplaced v here you are,
Aough, no doubt, IL ne Cyay 81 ulefalaef how
ker The fphere may be diminiiAed As yon
pus nozo ffiea3 on tie coaiiusR q0bo can aileats
DE- toia zvstb T2g brftsr than n.yef lzavs irfsts
ia gsar meditation, and enter on other matters.
4 prefume that you are not 70 far removed
fom the centre Of tho political world, in your
fftfeat at Northumberland, as not to be duly
hformed Of the principal events that are paa
hg 10 Europe, although you may NOT know
huch Of The detail. You Will of courEc have
hafd that our OLD COUNTRY is now the only
DC LEFT to aruggle againl the French Repub
q, and left mldtr cory difadvaatage thai curry
kisnd b Der rfsl qrcjars qgsaI zDi1 namely, ID
livery fair way Of accomplishing your prophetic
Eicourfes, delivered At vaEicus times and divers
banners, Of which bappiJ they took no &C.
pnnt.
You viii have heard Of the va ornaments
bid preparations of every kind which have been
baking for iome months pat, and which are
hrrying forward with all the energy and a6tiv-
B which characterize this nation, when they
have a purpofe in hand which they mutt 20
shrough, colt what it will. OF its COZ they are
yell aware and lhould make uie of term
fery iniignihcant in the exPrelion, If fad they
mere only enthuiiahic TO put their proie6ts 10
Execution they are 70 earnca int as If their
ex1ence here, and fksr eternal cyeLfare, depended
On the trial-The invafion Of England is a as-
sree, or merchandise, of the 6ra necelity for
hem and fhould doubt whether any con-
feaion on the part of England could now avert
Fhe experiment : whether il viii be a fatal one
10 its government, time only can determine, -
n the mean time, the government here are put,
hng in work every engine, attempting TO en-.
gage every patton, to enlut every prejudice,
heverihelsis always anxious to discriminate be-
tween the government and the people, Aate
ing the one as much as they Sr9fsls 10 execrate
the other.
While this lal al Of the French drama Of
this evsntful aFuggle i taking place, The Re-
public hes been playing af=w inlcrludss in va
rlous parts Of Europe. You have heard OF the
delttn son Of the government of Venice, of the
fegeneration 81 that Of Genoa, Of tie conaitu
tloual Fermentation Of The CiIalpue Republic J;
nc new of the prefent period is the fail Of the
tapal power, he podelicn Of Rome by the
\ renfh troops on account Of The late mahacre,
ana the fsrmaiion Of this country into new
government under the name Of he Roman Re-
Peb Il.