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Of Europe, who have all felt the tyranny, or
been insulted by the haughtmess of France,
with one voice would cry aloud for vcn-
gesnce.
SWEDEN,
a nation of heroes, hath been struggling for
existence, thro' two disastrous campaigns
Deprived OF nearly half her territory, and
oi a multitude of gallant soldiers, who had
rerished in battle, she was yet strong en-.
ougi to protract the contest Tor independ.
ence. But the duke of Sudermanis, an old
partizan of Russia, has deposed the gal
lant king, his nephew, and seized the reins
of government What will be the conse-
quences of this revolution, il is impossible
10 say. But thus much is certain the
swedes have lost a brave and high spirited
monarch, and have received in his stead
A slave, thar Is nor tzueatieh part The tythe
Of Their precedent !ord a soiee Of Kings,
Il cu,pu,se efthe empire and the ,ale.
Turning to the South, we behold
TURKEY,
seemingly on the verge of hostihties with
both Russia and France. Between the
Porte and Russia there has existed for two
years precarious truce, which Russia can,
at any moment, find pretext for violating.
The recent treaty with Great-Britain will
no doubt excite the resentment OF Napoleon,
and his first leisure will probably be devo-
ted to the expulsion of the Turks in Europe.
Enfeebled by long series of intestine war,
produced by the absurd policy of her gov
eminent, Turkey could not oppose formi-
dable resistance to the veteran armies OF
France. This is perhaps the only country
in Europe, the situation of which could not
be rendered worse by French conquest
Those barharous Asia,ics have tyrannzed
lon,- enough over tie descendants OF the
brave and enlightened Greeks, who made
the whole earth resound with the fame OF
their exploits the monuments of Athenian
glory have been long enough trampled on,
bv the stupid niidel. The corfu3ion which
eratends revolution in the government
Of country, might perhaps arouse the dor
mant grnius of the Greeks awakening
from the sleep Of centuries, they might re-
member the heroes Of Marathon, of Their.
nopl,e and Platoe, and strive to emulate
their fame. Their spirit once aroused, the
armies Of France would be quickly expelled
from their territory. But leaving the
boundess field of conjecture, let us direct
our attention to substantial realities.
BRITAIN,
styled by the grateful Spaniards, "the
shield of afflicted humanity" constitutes
barrier which the mad ambition of France
cannot surmount. Secured from invasion
BY the never sleeping vigilance Of her gal
liant seamen, Britain rears her head aloit,
rock on which storms and tempests may
beat in vain. Determined to impose bounds
to the conquests of France, or perish in the
tiempt--she lavishes her treasures and her
blood, to aid the nations on the continent,
who are determined, like her, to lose then
independence and existence together.
Whatever be the event of the perilous con-
test IN which she is engaged, her magma
nimity in opposing an mdaunted front to
world in arms, will be recorded in the fair
est page of history, and will secure TO her
a bright and imperis.i' dc fame. She haiti
adopted maximto which the ancient Ro-
mans were principally indebted for their
military reputation--never TO ask peace oil
victorious enemy. Although it cannot be
denied that while engaged in this war OF
determination, she has, in her conduct to.
wards neutrals, sometimes deviated from
. the straight line of justice and honor, yet