Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-12-21

sarce mo- king III coertfon. FFaace and !.
nrrica nearer to them than England, and ever
azxious TO favor their deleeton
With fuch truth 10 revolve in minds already
complaining of the arbitrary exereite OF author
Ay, The Americans arrive among them free, ex
altirg, broke lccfe Fl ON all reHraints. Need
any thing be added
But do not infia upon this, as fole and
indifpenfhle incentive it has as Portentous
hook. no doubt, and may come IN as a canie'
81 be concomitant 70 The eff -d: conitiuet II
sponths degeneracySt degradation OF the nrks;
upon The weakness of he Fl yptians; upon tbs
common policy Of Empires and of States and
Bpon its general compatibility with the views
and interelts of everv European Maritime State
encompsfing The Mediterranean Sea.
Thele confderatious uniIed (and who ihaii
Ey they have no Evidence in faet , the oPPo-
fition Of England, and of all who may be dit
pofed to pn her, will lAi ia their belt efforts 10
prevent il.
Mutt Tfupport my proportions By argu-
ment Z Then | appeal TO the Gate OF he Iur
kin Empire an empire difnembered by revolt;
defpciled Of revenue; having no refou' ces !;
their military fpirt deeafed their feet degra
ded their power phantom their government
declining under its contribution al defe6ts. Ard
il is Gill for me 10 prove that the nature OF al
power is 10 alert itlvlf !; to encroach where IL
can! Then appeal o the fate OF Poland sp
peal to America appeal to the Crimea ). aP-
peal to Holland; appeal to the hiaory OF the
World / believe there is an eff ntial principal
II the doaiine of p wer il is another atnoi-
- a. he & - IL. =, ~
every recefs it is don,inon's tide; It's caufes
Aoat up n the Palfions and dRemPers of men.
II his view, were the powers Of AuGria and
Rufid to prefs 10 upon the yielding provinces OF
the Tux France, unable to oppole thsm,
would embrace the alternative and Join in the
fpoi Egypt would be the natural LOT OF
France aud Rulba and Aulria, elated AM
a.ed With, TIE divfon of the reR, applying to
the advantages contained in the completion Of
theie eve.ts, coofpire, concert. ana mutually
abet the general and leparale inlereas of the
whole.
Lhave before dcfcribtd he defencelef. llate
of Esyp', as 10 it proper relources /; and now,
the prnIetfcn hey derived from their nominal
dependence on.the Pore, is loH ID The extinG
ion Of thar power nlelf. Who, then. IS TO relia
the powers which may aaaii her
# Venice IS TO recover portions OF her loit
commerce and ehsres (; il Spain, and Genoa
and Malta, alured by the proiped OF gam &c
thzmie4yes, from the consequences of iuccels If
theie lehemes, fhould join their confederate
force 10 The El.eIs 0. France would England
fngly oppolc them Or who Is oppofs them
with any etfstt
France, 10 PoG=fion Of Egypt, would pofef:
che matter key 10 ali the trading Nations of The
Earth. Enlightened, as the tim S are, 10 Tho
general arts # navigation and commerce
Ae mi sht make it the emporium Of the world
he might make II the oqUt of the Extern world
by the facility ihe would command of trant
porting her forces thther, by furprfe, n an!
rumber, and at any timeI and England Won (
lid her Poiedions ID India, al The mercy Q
France.