Jenks' Portland gazette. and Maine advertiser., 1803-07-18


army after army would be found Tor The
enterprise.
He then expatiated much on the natural
force of the two countries. France with
an army Of 10000 men, for to this a.
mount, it's, he laiJ, to be Immediately
comPl-ted, all ready FOR the mot defoer-
ate enterprises and England with feet
which made her mifrefs of the fsas, and
which he did not think he fhould be able
to equalin lels than ten years. Two fuch
countries by a proper undarltanding,m might
govern the world, bur by their hrides
might Overtura il. He faid that if he had
not felt the enmitY Of the Britilh Govern
ment on every occafion hnce the Treaty
OF Ameins, there would have been nothing
thathewould nothave done to prove his de-
fire to conciliate; participation in indemin-
ties, as we'll as influence on the continent;
treaties ofcommerce; in fhort ,anythngthat
could have given iatisf3aion, and have
telthed his freindhip. Nothing, however,
had been able to conquer the hatred Of
the Britith Government, and therefore it
was now come to the point, whether we
ihould have Peace or War. To preferve
Peace, the treaty of Amiens mutt be full
filed, the abule Of the public prints If not
totally lupPreaed, at leaf kept within
bounds, and confined to the Engliih pa
perS and the protection 70 openly given
70 hi5 bittereft enemies (allrding to Geor-
geS, and perfons of that defcription) NUT
be withdrawn If war, it was necefary
to fay 70, and to refule to fulfil the treaty.
lie now made the tour Of Europe 10 prove
TO me, that in its prelen. itate, there was
no power with which we could coalefce
toE the Purpofe of making war a.
gaintt France confequently il WIS our
interet 10 gain time, and if we had
any point to gain, renew the war when
circmltaRces were more favorable
He iaid, it was doing him iuRice to lup-
pole, that haconceiyed himlclf above the
opinion Of his country or Of Europe lie
would not riik uniting Europe againf him
by any violent act Of aggreliion /; niether
was he 70 powerful in France as to per-
iuade the nation TO war, unlels on good
grounds. He iaid, that he had not chat
tiled the Al5erines from his unwilHngaels
to excite the jealoufy Of other powers, but
he hoped that England, RuIia, and
France, would cEe day fee that il was
their interelt 10 delroy luch a NET oF
thieves, and force them to live rather by
cultivating their land than by plund1r.
In the little faid to him, forle rave
n the courle oftwo hours, but vegv few
opportunities of faying word, confined
mylelf ltriEtly to the tenor OF your Lord
ihip's inGructions l urged thelnin the
lame manner as / had done. TO w. de Tall
leyrand, and dwelr as itrongly as Icould
on the lenlation whieh the publication
Of Sebaltiani's report had created in
England, where the views Of France to-
wards Egypt, mutt always commahd the
utmof vigilance and jealoufy--He main
tanned that what ought 10 convince Us Of
his deGre Of peace was on the one hand
the little he had TO gain by renewing the
war. and on the ether the facility With
which he might haze taken poileiIioti-fof
Egypt with the very .fhips and traops
which were now going from the M5diter
Franean 70 St. Domingo, and thai WITH Iho
appreciation of all Europe, and mote par
Iticalarly Of the Turks, who hadrepeated-
y invited him 70 JOIN with thea For tie
PurPofe Of forcing US 10 eyacuare their
territory.
/ do not pretend 20 follow the argr-
ment of the Firft Conlul in the detail !;
this would be lulpofible, from The vafe
quantity Of matter he took ccc: to IL
Ltrodnre. Lis rnrrara wac auit-ntlr IL