Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-03-12

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g then ii, peace, by tle al 49,
g comnseree-m wa tl,s az
I. nabied TO make CT tpef forces
I" coEtrary,the yanquisslcss, coIoDjty
]" ed their wealth and their popuIst,mr =,
g would retain the courage and the s%' sasi
(. independence, aud would eompel ES.S ct
I" to employ part Of her forces to prssa
6 them from revolving anew" "4s
Whilst such were represented 20 &. g
most wishes Of France, " an absolute "e.
!" ton Of the mother-coantry from her -"
|" MES, was contemplated IS al. ever, a;sI
" nitely probable But as there WIS -, A%'
" absolute certainty Of tie establiis}nmea, I. I.
the independence Of the colonies, and :.
YVES possible mcreeyer, u:less dNe mes, i
prevention were used, that a connex;on {
tween England ard her colonies migbfhs I.
established upon TENS, short Of the ab,ol..
subiugsion Of the latter, by ei.e s~lfas@s.S.
their resources. and even Oh suck pyusps
not 10 render it necessary fer England Ia -
pIoy part Of her forces to prevent them trr,
revolving anew, it was laid down IS an cb;.r,
Of decided policy o. the part CT France, y,
{" a reconciliation, above all things, bstgss,
I" England and America waste bs preysr.'
I" cd, as being " the only event, th~t cal.
I" threaten the two crowns Of France s Sa;,
/" with any sudden danger"
To guard against the possibility Of that y.
Cancellation, one of the first precaRiQn. W.
posed to be adopted by France wag,--sY5
" cndeayor to know every thing, that pss.l
in the English colonies, avoiding hcssg,,
a.eyery thing, that might leadto q s-aspici5s
" that they had there any direct, and c.ags:.
{" %teristic agent."-And secondly" Tc6.
/" eiliate to the colonies the means Of Prov.
sing, by the way of commerce, a;nailH.,.,
!" On, and also the money, waiehtAcy SAT.
/" ed; but on the part Of France, Wit oatt@c.
!" paring from neutrality, and without 3isiag
6 them direct succor."
Such were The speculations, views and 2,.
signs of France, and such was the course Ct
conduct, she had determined to prescribe 10
herself, in relation to a contest, il witch our
country was to bear a principal pas', atape.
Rod when as yet we had not decided uposts
course ultimately to be pursue4 By ourselves, +,
This memoir, as before stated. beas dst: ID
April, l776: The declaration Of opsi nds.
pendence was not made until tic tth 6! sqj
following. The ~aut'ie=ticisy of this s:agaF
document being rendered incontroreti1et y
the authority under which it was PubisAcl,
it seems to deserve the attention 9f the !A!mc-
rican people equally with any disclosure
which has hitherto come to light ~Itsegs
10 unyeiI in a most satisfactory manner The
real motives and views which sctaated Franc
in the cenauct observed by hcr during Oh;
struggle for independence. Instead Of nagg,
unanimously aiding an oppressed people a
has been publicly prsfessel, We find htr fl"
,pish was for cur sa9jasenoa BY The rmaga
oxr resource, in order that through or SIDES
she might wound a power winch she vi'ssa
as an enemy, because that power PEss'n,el
the principal obstacle in the way OF her snno.'
ton. A contest was 10 DC promoted and Eo'
longed fer the purpose Of diminishing or &C.
stroying the strength OF Others, whist FRANCO
was recruiting her finances, her laS lIa So
forces, aid was gaining "timc to TeSs,eFsS
all the branches of Ter power" 70 enaole NJ
10 "pursuc more successfully her 2Ia'' Y
universal domination"