Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-03-31

repeatedly held out by all thofc who have fac.
eefvely directed the refources of France to the
deftrudon of Europe and qu5om t5e brejfn,
rarJ baOe declared TO haze been all firm ibt 6egiy-
niag. and uniformity, incapable Of maintaining tbe
relation Of amiy and pence.
Greatly, indeed, will his majely rejoice
whenever it ihsll appear that the danger TO
which his own dominions, and thofe OF his al.
lies, have been 70 long expofed has really ceaf.
ed whenever he ihall be fatisfed that the ne.
cefity of redltance is at an end that after the
experience of 70 many years of crimes and mil.
cries. better principles have ultimately prevailed
in France and that all the gigantic projects
of ambition, and all the realefs Themes of de.
ftruetion which have endangered the very exit.
tence of civil iociety, have at length been final.
ly relinquifhed But the conviction of filch
change however agreeable to his maefy's
wilhes, can rebuilt on from experience, and from
the evidence of facts.
The bea and mof natural pledge of its real.
ity and permanence, would be the referation
of that line of princes which for 70 many GEN.
turtles maintained the French nation in prof.
perity at home, and in confederation and refpeet
abroad Such an event would at once have
removed, and will at any time remove all OBJ.
aaclcs in the way of negotiation or peace. 1t
would confirm to France the unmols lled enjoy
ment of its ancient territory and it would
give 10 all the other nations in Europe, in tran
guilty and peace, that iecurity which they arc
now compelled to feek by other means.
But, deGrable rs fuch an event NUT be.
both to France and the world, il is not to this
mode excluively that his maeay limits the
pofiibility of lecure and fold paci6cation. His
maielty makes no claim to prefcrbe TO France
what fhall be the form of her government, or
in whof. hands The ihall ven the authority ne
ce6ary for conducting the affairs of great and
powerful nation.
His maiely looks only to the fecurity of his
own dominions and thofe of his allies, and to
the general fafety of Europe. Whenever he
ihall Judge that fuch fecurity can in any mau-
ner be attained, as refultiug either from the
internal Gtuation Of that country, from whole
internal fituation the danger has rifen. or from
fuch other circumstances of whatever nature as
may produce the fame end, bis MajeRy will
eagerly embrace the opportunity to concert
with his allies the means of immediate and
general paci6cation.
Unhappily no inch fecurity hitherto exits no
funioient. evidence Of the principles by which
the new government will be dire6ted no rea-
.fonable ground by which to judge of its aabili.
ty. In this fituation it can for the Prefent only
remain for his majeay to purdue, in conjunction
with other powers, thofe exertions of jut and
defenive war, which his regard to the Happiness
of his fnbjees will never permit him either to
continue beyond the neeefity in which they
originated, or to terminate on any other
grounds, than fueh as may beit contribute to
the iecure enjoyment of their tranquility, their
contribution, and their Independence.
fSigned) GRENVILLE.
Downing ltreet, January 4, 1900.
To tie Miajqer for Foreign 1gaiu,
CSC. sc. at Pnu