Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1803-12-24


early part of the reign OF Louis XIV, had nearly
wre0ed the cceotre OF dependence from Europe,
aGo.iated againff 1.-THE narrow l-as, The Py-
ren,ee. the Mediterranean, and the uJnof from.
tiers If Piedmont convey bur feeble idea Ct me
Eo,;,s ofeoofnlar France, acmed with the fipport
Of HonanJ. Spain, and Switzerland, agAint eve
~ onDopent in th north, and welding the DOW re
Dnb;ics of I.aly ps1ina its enemies in the f3ura OF
Europe. Bue l.lis eo,oat tate, great ~ art and
- arms is It'll detective IL or FOCAL ntitutton'
md. with the barrea name OF republic, inhtfits
m no,t;oo &C that freedoms which can alone coaSr
real haDoinefs OH individuals, true greatness on
nations.
White the fcanty facriices at the peace were
made at the colt of two Of her contederates all The
new acouifitioas became her own ,he catalogue
of F.ench conquehs has been thus fwelied at the
exnence both of her enemies and heral.ies.
8. From the hou(e of Auitria ihs has obtained tRe
county Of FAlkenRefn, the Frickthal, poftion OF
the lie of E5a andrhe whole Of the Belee p'oVin-
ces. The empire tufrender-d all that fnporIant
uaa of country ftuated on the leit back OF the
Rhine, Including the duches OF Oeux Fonts, Iu!iers
and the bailiwick of the Paiatinate even PtuiiIa
was obliged TO yield portion OF hsr territories IN
The fame quarter. The king OF the Two Settles
has ceded Porto Lsgano: his brother the kinS OF
Spain, bedes fome advantageous arrangements
tor the exteniion of the French frontiers II Europe
relnquiihed part of St. Domingo, together with
the whole of LouG ana. The Ottoman Porte, not,
withaanding the ecens outages againR is te:riro-
ries, gran ed certain commercial privileges and
in addition 20 GIrli.ar ones or the part OF Portugal
the prinee-regent has agreed, that The donolons
Of that GROWN in Guiana ihould IN future De limited
by the river Carapanatuba. The BatIvlin rePao
lie has iurrendered Dntoh Flanders, the right ildc
Of the Hondt, together with Maeltreht and Yea
10: France has alfo Obtained an equal claim with
Holland TO the pors Of Flulhing and, in cafe OF
future holtilites her garritonS are 10 DC admitted
nto Breda, Boisle Due, and Bergen op Zoom.
" From the crown Of Sardinia the republic &C
CURED Piedmont, Savoy, in fhort, every thing val
liable appertznng to th- fallen monarch he has
alto been enabled 70 confer part OF her fpolls on he
kings and commonwealth which fae bad dehgned
70 Allocate in her fortune. Tufcany, together with
the prefidia ta,es ard the territory or Piomhiao,
were accordingly transferred to the hereditary
prince of Parma, at the expence of rhe grand duke
and the court of Naples; while the Cifalpine re-
pubic, carved out Of the Italian dominions Of the
pope and the emperor, IS fwayed b. the fame cep
ire. or rather BY tne fame fword, that uates the
deanes of France. All the poaeilions Of the houle
of Aunria on the left ban,: OF the Rhine, between
Zarrach and B41e, have been cedlo TO the he.
veic republic: in return for this favor, new con,
lituton has been ketehcd out il the caboer nj the
con(illar palace, recommended by nlPeroas
mandate, and enforced b. republican bsyore ss
Such are tie triuuaphs OF people Whole territories
are liberated fro1a feudal bon!age, whole a9ricui
tute is unfettered by eociefaaicai iYspois, whole
meafure of military glory is completes and who
want civil liberty alone 10 rival the iPienooT and
the happiaefs Of the mott flrlons nations Of aatl
Guilty.
:. But although the herd of mankind IS general
ly governed by events. and coni!4ers nothing IN
,ua provided !, be lucceisful it may be neceAary
10 dilc, irnioate, and endeavor, if pofibe Ike sn
eolig h,ened and impartial Poterity to deliberate
before we prefume either so cenluss or 70 pralie
The recent hi(tory of France prclenss no leG than
five grand epochs, all OF which are interesting, but
each varies 10 hape and feature t-orc that which
precsJes, as well as that which follows its The
eharaae too are entirely dlfetent for while one
confers honor on man, confdered a. aibeing.
another covers the human fsecies with oppvobli'
1a,efmeu, and legislators, is foon forced to yield
to the brutal fway Of deHaagogues ( men Of blood
the warriors, accuRorned to rule by the iword, and
ake content III every age 2uu COUNTY, 70 oseithIV"
the foreign foe or domeaic liberty, then puff The
execu,ioners eDcircled with civic OAK from the
fcaffolds on which they fit enthroued, and aln1olt
obliterate their own rniaeeds by the (pleudcr Of
their Victories
s'The frf period exhibits a numerous body OF
men long retained in thraldom by the defpotfm Of
their monarchs, aronling from the flumber OF ages.
Indignantly burfing their miracles, and declaring
ther(elves free The defoots Of the continent.
decked in the recent ipols of viola ted Poland, Ira
mcdiately Allocate, under pretenee of afiRing 2
prince more gentle, more amiable and coniequene
" mote beloved, than themelves = war entues,
the ihoc& Of arms takes place, ard the foreas of
Argonne ard the heights of Valmy decide cam
paige pregnant with the fate of France and Of Eu,
.l,a lx..---xl-, &C -