Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-06-22
From The European. (printtd al As,c.
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When DR. Franklin was at Paris, he
issued an Advertisement, 10 inform
TIE Inhabitants, that at tx o'clock in
The morning, It was perfectly light -
ana even much more pleasant at that
tiue, han any o;her hour IN the day !
he gave the Psrisisss that intellI.
gcEce, as he thought lew were aware Of
the ciI cuu.stance. We mention t's an-
ecdote, in consequence Of observing win
what apparent spahy, the intelligence
from Eurole is received. We therefore
inform our readers. that there stIll tA'sts
such places as Great Britain end Ireland
land that cur publication IS particular
ly intended to give the most interesting
transactions which have occurred 10 these
countries.
W.T., regard to ourselves We cannot
Adequately detcribe the trembling snI'e-
ty, with which we open the packet, which
will inform us Of the health, happiness
and prosperity OF those TO whom ", are
attached. either by the ties Of friendship
Or relationship. The land in which we
iilst drew breath, where our young IDEAS
were 6r.t taught to shoot, the ver5 soil
of which is sacred from beifg mixed or
amalgamated Nth the sshes OF Oui an.
cestors (, he would say, that we've We 10
forget thi, land we would expect the God
nj Heaven 70 forget US.
To the politician. we conceive ,hs:
the affair, Of Europe. ar particularly iu-
tcrest,ug, as we know irvm e,pe'Itnce,
that if the nations Of Europe Ge en-.
brriIed in war, it materially Affects tho
inte est Of almost every indl, idual in 4.
ns,iCa.
The peace If Europe hang, but By .
slender thrpsd-the aniniOslties which
we're created by war Of twenty hsc
years duration have not e, subsidsd'--
The political horizon OF EuroEe appears
overcast, !snd whether tie ,un OF peieo
"iIi 6coniiue 10 ,hirc and disrcl those
clouds, it is difficult even to c"njsetIrs.
Frenchmen must he feelingly alive 10
their prr lent state Of degraaat on, I'D
we must know little Of The Inhuman cha
racter. and more especially Of the FyeDeh,
If they thought We uosld be satisfied 10
remain counolI.das they new are. The
recollection, Of past aud lost greatDss
will produce the stiug of renOrse bu
that will engcDder thirst or desire 10
vengrarce. That an explosion i, iesst
we refer to q letter written by the Prince
Regent OF Grest Britain to the Duke q
Wellington in which alter corcra'uii'
tug his grace upon his escape at the late
attempt Of AL ASSASSIN, his Royal Hst
ness admits, ,hst the peace OF Europe .
dependent upon the life OF the Duke
rests Indeed on slight found atior, il ths
life Of any one individual is likely 10 dr.
tulb il.
The present situation Of Great B ihs
Is oil peculiar moment, after u war d
great prosperity. a. it &c. pect. our ,gr'
cultural aud commercial ;pterfsts eiths'
her revenue has been greater than We
can reasonably expect it to eOrtLN'
yet her expenditure has exceeded her
income by several miliisns, aud III, IH'
time Of Teace those therefore. that CO..
ceIve that u wicked ard prcaiga'e 40,
mlnistrati0n, have lavlshed The b,oOd
and treasure Of Great Britain, tor cl!ees
not Connected with the interest q dc
kiGgdom, or not commensurate with nc
cost, as well as those, who believing 'Si.
me eIerti'ns OF tina, power, have caused
Europe to be freed from 0dious tIsHr!