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and therofore 3 s France who Ne shall have a

combat. Although we would perish sooner
than utter Q sentiment, that might look ike
despondency, yet we think che suoiect not so
light as some appear to consider it. We talk
OF Spain as il we had the means Of aLllihiIating
her. This kind of gasconade is ridiculous
and will expose us to contempt. So long as
Britain is at war with france and Spain, we
may talk thus confidently, but suppose peace
between these powers is made, all event very
probable, and before this day. Exhausted and
crippled as Spain is III her marine, she has e.
noush left to aHnoy us most cIuelly.-wlIat Is
to prevent her taking kritain out Of the ques-
tom from sending ten sail OF the line and as
many frigates Oh our coast, and blockading all,
our principal sea-ports ! Our irigates are laid
t6up, and our guii-boats are building. 1t will
be answered that however she may annoy us
at sea, we can renlnerate ourselves in her
provinces, We appear to forget that Bona
parte has legions, which want employment,
and that nothing could be more agreeable to
military rapaeity, tkan the defence Of the Spa
nish colonies, which those hungry SONS Of ra-
pine have painted Ii s.eir ialaginations as ex-
justices mines ofgold and silver. Buonaparte
would have no occasion to exert authority, the
service would be courted, and in place Of the
feeble Spaniards Of Kcxlco, We should have
to combat the hardy legions of victorious
france. We have thought it cur duty to place
The danger before opr eyes, that we may ac-
custom ourselves 70 view it with steadiHess,
and prepare the means that ere commensu-
rate to oppose it. A firm and dignified con-
duct IN government can alone give energy to
the .exerfions OF the people, 70 this end we
must discard those mean. calculating schemes
Ct economy, generated by a thirst {or popula-
rity, chat ilase already disgraced our councils,
and have continued to produce the crisis con-
templated. la preparing the means for as
$ecting. our rights, perhaps Of defending our
very existence, let us rely spore on our ozyn &c
@cysioiaa, and less ON formitoas events, over
which we have no ec~ontyoul, and less on the as
~sisitante q any ohs1' nation. We already hear
il said, Britain wili be gu our side, and rs if
wonders were never 60 cease, we observe an
essay in the Enquirer, IN r:tich an alliance is
Recommended With EnglaIid. Desirable as
such a connection would Ee, should we be for
ced into a wsr with France and Spain, We
not to rely too much on it. If Britain
makes pesce with france, It is rather too ro-
mantle to expect that she Will 80 to war again
our account anGifs she has not made peace,
could NOT expect her to continue the war
one moment Oh orr aeeoant. In answer 10
this we may be told, that Britain will never
look on, and see this coastiy ruinedby France
Ind Spain, because It'll not her ~interest. Do
nations alwass cohsult their interests, and are
4aey net sometimes under nc innuenceofpas-
zion and prejudice? We have lookedAop very
euletly, and seen Fraiscc excrting every nerve
10 destroy England we have wished it, nay
nc have done more, we haye enaeavoured to
aid her abonrinahe cause, Look ut your Eff
teen millions loan, and your prohibitoly laws
against the manufactures OF Britain. The sub
Ioct we find toe important to pursue at present
for want OF time, and roofnin our paper. We
shall therefore close these remarks with re-
peatiag, that we ought to depend upon our
own exerdons, ~availing ourselves of circum-
Stances as they may present, and IN a firm de-
termination rather to perish than to submit to-
FRENCH D~oMEATIoN.