Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-12-14
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Z 'n'ended 70 anf"er this qqeaion as Il
rofed by thofe whofuppoir, or siIeato fupDo.
France mas giv.a peace 10 England, and thar I'LL,
has been ob!igcd 70 AZ il As the uaiu,-iun oF,.l
was agreed 20 BY tbs fra Corful of Franc. VIA.
the leaf Qualification or exception, there m,.,
fome PtoPricty inf4yne thar Enga has given ~.
to France but how France has beloved II Oa En,,.
unei i is by accepting the offered coalitions Of n
70 ealy 70 conceive. However il is not wortbb,
while to Quarrel about word, there can Be nojo,
that both nations were in fufcient want Of I'd 4.
We fhalI fee whether England has been rubdoa \,
The following considerations,
7. When Braot declared war agana Eaelaudh
was ,rPr-fly avowed BIZ the Convention to be var
agann kirs. agd the war was declared sgauIa tbs R..
Of England on'v ltuls declared igslaF other KI,
bqth bgforead i.-t~a-l. but never agaiai Ill, !.
sa5 FOR the deipygae, w ,ha Tine ID France st out
20 kil king, for h' .ass, y Don Qa:1ote did 70
fght wind-mAls f. ae Jake "A DaIcina del Toboio.-
Englaud among oth-r nations YES aaailed from within
and without oy the tr and the arms Of France. 81.
has repufed her enemq FIN every part ana united Nj
own fuhjetts to Tie degree Of making it ridiculous .
prclomc upon their infnrreaon Or lediton. Tbs
alone Is great defelfve victory, both Of policy nd
foree. This alone has bafaed all The vAa ds6sns d
France. This acne L4s proved an ovetbalanes N
republican ambition, ana prevented the world EoH
receiving mater.
I. If the French have conquered Scnfdsrabl, aa
Of Germany orrather Flanders, and crippled ths En-
peror for fome time to come, is there nothing 70 y
conquered but and Il is true you cannot msafurc h
ga BY provinces bun in litu Of iuth method lind
be ne ,fured W hiPs and navies. How aauls thi
account Are not thIee ruined navies, aud that =
France amosg them an equivalent for Lowering ih'
pride of Aunraf i not the acquifiion Of fourc''
line Of battle nps with hundreds Of rgate' and otha
nlps 81 war a balance or he left foe Of the Rhn'
II Il !, not, throw u the commerce Of France, SPAS
and Holland for Zen years pan, and the inicr'0'n
eaabned By England 10 thar time with Al the v0na
not eaGly now 10 he de0royed by France Gfsa'
Britain has no in,eren in territorial eonquet' % T.
rome her iutaren i 10 conquer the ocean and maui
raiu her empre-ths lie has elTeauaIly done %
any part Of her corqoeas been reaoTed 70 France
MOI Gip, ncta principe, not even ceremony
This alone ALTO would decide the whole toa'eh ~
gether 10 favor Of England.
But II the territory ofaIIie' \ TO &c VeSS''4
the Z zIcs, We cen make very handicms oli'S' ~
Of Germany with tbs whole pHs''"
Of TippOo srl,an in Irdia--Th.s ely q ff'n''
been annihilated, and all his dominOn' 'ddeo =
Brit.fh TERRITORY. This acquGron hrs been i'PP''-
to be (uficient u pay the apences Of the Vaf'
;. France had conquered Egypt, and could lnf r-'
maintained il would have become m.ireD 4
quA~els Of the globe OF this cSnquei iO' f. '
deprived BY the arms Of England. WINE ="
merce Of England !. faved and extended Oy 'n'' -
i affords the nation an opportunity Of m'AipS
prelent to their aIiies the Turks, thing "''''
has never been able nor willing 70 do 70 AZ Il,
bur on the contrary has rather fold rs" -
peace. This rc-conquea Of Egypt alone WOW
iuaifed the war on the part 81 EngiAhu' Lr
& The union Of Ireland with Crsa' D''''
one imperial crown !. the fnpe sfee q o. ,.,n
The French excited the Irilh TO rebel, aDd az
! the full extent Of their power with men, A u.
democratic principles. England may be i'd = :
conquered Ireland anew, and ADDED 'O''' ~ ihs
by which greas event d'S'S'' -.,ol
< ug in his fpeeeh to parliansat' e y rs ,o,pa
glory Of his reign. four millions Of iHRl''' I