Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1803-05-02
s5exks' Portland Gazette.
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MONDAY, MAY 2.
FOREIGN aSairs.

- Since our lar, arrioals .. The ccst7euard
1a,s laumf6sd tie j0'9orvisg additional
articles reis'iOs 10 tbs inportdnf jujsa
efa rensavai Of War between England
and Frame. n few days qyil9 probably
ef0rd jaare'bias lte1fDe on tie fa!;ea.
tBy the Calen, arrived at Bottom, from Lon
con, with papers 70 March i4th.
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LONDON, MARCH 9
The following Important Msfage
was yeaerd4y communicated by his
Majelfy to Parliament by the Chan
ceilcr Of the Exehequer, viz
Scr.
/" His majeay thinks it neceGary to
acquaint the Houfe that as very coniid
cradle Military Preparations are now
carrying on in the ports of France and
Holland, his maiefy thinks il expedient
60 adopt meafures of precaution for the
Gfety of his dominions, Although
thefs preparations are avowsdly directed
TO Colonial Purpefes, YET, as great and
important dncuEons are now carrying
on between his MajeRy and the French
Government, the ifue of which may be
uncertain, andlhis Maj-fy beingfolicisous
for the continuance Of Peace, is Undue
ed TO make this communication, in the
full perfuaiion, that whatever may be
che event. he may rely, with perfect con.
fdence on the public fpirit and liberali-
~ Of his faithful Commons, to take
fuch meatures as fhall conduce 10 the
honor OF his Crown, the fafety of his
Dominions, and the eGen,ial interels of
bis People"
IL appears by this communication
that the military preparations now car.
tying on in the ports Of France and
Holland, for purpofss avowedly colon
iai- are viewed with an eye Of (nfpic
ion, By his Majeay's MiniRers; and
precautionary meafures on our par,
have therefore been determined upon by
Government. Ii is alfo declared that
great and important difculions are at
this time pending between the two
countries, the refult of which is rncer-
tain ; but the folicirude of his maieRy
FOR the continuance Of Peace, unequiv-
oeally expreaed IN his MeGage to Par
iiament, affords Reasonable ground Of
hope, that the expedients to which be
Is now induced TO refort will be the
means OF iniuring to people a con-
rinuance Of that bleling. The nature
OF the difcufiions here alluded to is not
mentioned. nor were they in the mott
diltant manner limited at in the late Ex.
Pss OF the Firlt Conful. prefented by
him tothe legislative Body. Probably
they may relate to the affairs Of Malta,
or to the commercial arrangements
which it is underaood to be the with of
his Mejefy's Miniiters to form with the
Coniuiar Government. In either cafe
we can dIfco-er no inlurnountable OBJ.
Hacle to an amicable adiulment to
whatever differences may exift and
hence though we may deplore the evi.
dent want of reciprocal eifeem, hopes
may Till be entertained that proper
understanding will ultimately take
place between the two governments.
IL is indeed 200 true that the Treaties
of Luneville ard Aniens, however fav.
orable they may be confidered towards
France, have by no means fatis6ed
the ambitious mind of the Confular
Chief. The Object to which he vainly
sfpires, fhould ieem to be nothing fhort
of univerfal empire; and as England
is now the iole o5lfacle to bis views Of
attaining that end, bis realefs difpo
fItion, we fear, may have led him to
fome injurious articles, which the laudi
bic watchfulnefs the Britilh govern.
ment has detected, and which it re
mains for their 6rmnefs and vigor COM
pletely tofrufrate. His Majelay, in
bis communication to Parliament on
this fubJed, does no more that juitice
70 its wifdom and the feelings Of the
public. in purfuading himfelf, that,
whatever may be the event, he may re
~, with confidence on their liberalty
and fPirit, to take fuch meafures as
fhall belt conduce to the fupport of
bis crown, and the efenti4l interelfs Of
his people.-Already have meafures of
activity been ordered in our ports on