Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1806-10-17

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reinstatement Of Peace between Russia
and France Is confirmed, and the im-.
mediate approach Of an accommodation be-
tween England and France rendered al
most certain. This news, so grateful in
sound to the 6rstimpressions othuniani-
~, win carry gloom and dismay TO the
heart of every American, who j. not in-
different 70 the imminent danger, with
which such an event would threaten this
exposed, defeneeless, hated country.
fpeace be actually settled between
France and England, there is too much
reason to say 10 those who have never
considered our political existence in jeo-
pardy, and we mean no light or proiane
allusion, SLEEP ON NOW FOR
THE DIE Is CAST, and we are left
weak, spiritless, unPitied and unbefriend-
ed 10 the mercy Of { triumphant DesPot,
who has FRUSTRATED the Independence Of
almost every nation in Europe.
Americans, il you are not appalled, by
q FIRST Glance Of the terrors which menace
your national existence, look nc your
situa1ion; stare il m the face, that fo-
reign Tyranny may not surprise you,
when il actually comes. ENGLAND AT
PEACE wITH FRANcE!! France hold
ing in subjeetion,. and as completely At
her command as her own provinces,
Spain, Italy. Germany, Holland, Prus-
STA, and we may add Portugal, and other
minor powers, now swallowed up and
nameless A fourth part Of the navy,
which Bonaparte could Immediately de-
tach from his vasssl kingdoms, and from
his own, would be sufficient to block up
every great port in the Union. Atenth
part Of the bloodhpunds, whom he has
long employed in demolishing the inde,l
pendence Of Europe, and who must now.
hang as an expensive, useless weight ON
his government, might cross the Atlan-
III, no EncHRAss nor STRAcHANs to
intervene, and land at Louisiana, where
our administration of Government has
but disappointed and Disguised the in-
habitants, and where We have not force
enough to repel two regiments. France
sent 70 ST.. Domingo an army, never
missed AZ home, bug much larger than
ever Great Britain sent against the Uni.
ted States. Would not such an army,
with q few Us Of the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi, Immediately deprive all our
country westofthe Allegheny mountains
Of any commerce with the rest Of the
word, aud make capitulatioa preferable
to resistance :.ts )
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And what can We expect Of such men
as the frowns of heaven and our own de-
lusion have placed at the head Of our nati-
ont Already, when France was driven
from the ocean BY brave and active enc
my, she had b1tto act and receive pledges
Of onr seryiity. il was not enough that
our citizens, who should trade to St. Do.
mingo, should be abandoned by their
own country and left to expiate a pirates
for communicating with 2 rebel coun-
try bat our government was imperiously
commanded to punish, for France, sio-
lations of the laws Of nations committed
without our Jurisdiction, and 1Difhin the
professed jurisdiction Of thar nation--and
the command was Instantly obeyed |!
Spain had injured, abused and insulted
US, and grossly triiied with our ambassa-
.dors but France required money, b
the only condition on which, Spain should
be allowed even toiamper longerwith us,
and two millions were voted the Presi.
dent. for the express purpose Of expen-
ding them In foreign egoeiations. The
expeetation Of peace has, however, OPEN