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A's an ally for military operations, whom can America preter to Englane, who, being, as she is, mistrefs of the ocean, could check every approach of every foreign enemy?

"By a fincere and hearty alliance with Great Britain, the would not only place herself in a fituation to make a peremptory demand of indemnification from France, but, in cafe of refusal, would be able to strip both France and Spain of every inch of territory they poffefs in this hemisphere. There is no danger of any other nation taking umbrage at this. A. merica and Great Britain might bid defiance to the world. The map of this contiment and its islands lies open before them: they might cut and carve for themselves, and fit down in the quiet enjoyment of their conquests. The very mention of fuch an alliance would fcare the Dons at the bottom of their mines, and would make the feven hundred and five tyrants tremble on their thrones. Yet the hirelings of France tell us that this alliance muff not be formed, because, forfooth, Britain is a monarchy! Poor, paltry objection! France avails herself of all the rafcally aid the can rake together; the forms Treaties with all the monarchies the can find bafe enough to join her, and calls them her natural allies; but, if America makes a treaty with a monarchy, be it merely for the purpose of adjusting dif. putes and regulating trade, France, 'terrible France, takes offence at it, calls it an unnatural connexion, seizes our vessels as a punishment for it, and (with thame be it opoken!) is justified by fome of thofe who are chosen to preferve the honour and independence of the country!

"All the world are the natural allies of France; republicks, aristocracies, monarchies, and despotifms; Dutch, Genoefe, Spaniards, Turks, and Devils; but poor

America has no natural ally at all, except France herself; and, if the chufes, with the aid of her allies, to rob and infult her, America muft accept of no one's affistance, but must stand and be pillaged and kicked till the by-ftanders cry thame! Honourable Independence! Glorious Revolution! If this must be the cafe, let us hear no more boaftings and rejoicin let the fourth of July he changed from a refti. val to a faft, or rather let it be effaced for ever from the calendar." (pp. 37, 38.)

If the mercenaries in England and their employers can confute these juft and animated affertions, we will give them leave to heap harther abufe than they have yet done on their natural enemy, Peter Porcupine.

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Avon; with a particular Description and Survey of the Collegiate Church, the MauSoleum of Shakspeare; containing all the Armorial Bearings and Monumental Infcriptions there. To which is added, by Way of Appendix, fome Account of the Lives of the Three eminent Prelates who derive their Sirnames from Stratford, the Place of their Nativity.

AN ufeful pocket-companion to travellers vifiting this town.

212. Obfervations on the Political State of the Continent should France be fuffered to retain ber immense Acquisitions; in which is reviewed her robele Syftem of Aggrandizement, and the probable Advantage which The will derive from the Subversion of Italy and the Poffeffion of Belgium, on the Return of Peace.

THE object of this observer is, to expose the weakness of those who with for peace, even though it should return the feeds of future contentions, and elevate a fingle ftate to a height of power that would prove formidable to Europe; a peace more dangerous than the conti nuance of hofstilities. France has been acquiring a confiderable preponderance in the balance of Europe ever fince the time of Francis L.; and, by her acquifitions, will pofiefs a population of about 28 millions, which is more than one-fifth of inhabited Europe. No country has a phyfiognomy more ftrikingly furprizing, in her former ftate, than France; a focus, every convulfion in which communicated its sensation to Europe. She is now nothing more than a difmal skeleton of old France, a poor, distressed, fequeftrated country, where men and property, commerce and ma

nufactures, honour and honesty, have difappeared.

"By the Revolution she has loft population, revenue, strength, notwithstanding nearly half Europe has been plundered by her armies. All the elementary parts on which her true power is formed itill remain. She still retains her fituation, foil, and climate; her circumference, her internal shape, her natural productions, her unity, and the fame pliability of difpofition among her inhabitants. Ten years will recover her finances, her population, commerce, and manufactures. This empire, at present reduced to the acme of distress, is not without hopes of recovery. Great

agricultural improvements have already

been made by the relief of the husbandman and laborious mechanick from various oppretfions, and the equality of ranks, every man being now qualified to afpire even to

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