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As an ally for military operations, whom can America prefer to England, who, being, as he is, miftrefs of the ocean, could check every approach of every foreign enemy?

"By a fincere and hearty alliance with Great Britain, fhe would not only place herfelf in a fituation to make a peremptory demand of indemnification from France, but, in cafe of refufal, would be able to ftrip both France and Spain of every inch of territory they poffefs in this hemifphere. 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 iflands lies open before them they might cut and carve for themfelves, and fit down in the quiet enjoyment of their conquefts. The very mention of fuch an alliance would fcare the Dons at the bottom of their mines, and would make the seven hundred and five ty

rants tremble on their thrones. Yet the hirelings of France tell us that this alliance muft not be formed, becaufe, 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 purpofe of adjufting difputes and regulating trade, France, terri

ble France, takes offence at it, calls it an unnatural connexion, feizes our veffels as a punishment for it, and (with fhame be it spoken!) is juftified by fome of thofe who are chofen to preferve the honour and independence of the country!

"All the world are the natural allies of France; republicks, ariftocracies, monarchies, and defpotifms; 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 must accept of no one's affiitance, but must stand and be pillaged and kicked till the by-ftanders cry thame! Honour

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able Independence!. Glorious Revolution!" If this must be the cafe, let us hear no more boaftings and rejoicin the fourth of July be changed from a reftival to a faft, or rather let it be offices for ever from the calendar." (pp. 37, 38.)***

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

211. A brief Account of Stratford upon

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Avon; with a particular Defcription and
Survey of the Collegiate Church, the Mau-
foleum of Shakspeare; containing all the
Armorial Bearings and Monumental Infcrip-
tions 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 fhould France be fuffered to retain ber immenfe Acquifitions; in which is reviewed her robele Syflem of Aggrandizement, and the probable Advantage which She will derive from the Subverfion of Italy and the Poffeffion of Belgium, on the Return of Peace.

THE object of this obferver is, to expofe the weakness of thofe who with for peace, even though it should return the feeds of future contentions, and ele vate a fingle ftate to a height of power that would prove formidable to Europe; a peace more dangerous than the conti nuance of hoftilities. France has been acquiring a confiderable preponderance. in the balance of Europe ever fince the time of Francis L; and, by her acquifitions, will poflefs a population of about 28 millions, which is more than one-fifth of inhabited Europe. country has a phyfiognomy more ftrikingly furprizing, in her former ftate, than France; a focus, every convulfion in which communicated its fenfation to Europe. She is now nothing more than a difmal skeleton of old France, a poor, diftreffed, fequeftrated country, where nufactures, honour and honefty, have men and property, commerce and madisappeared.

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"By the Revolution he has loft popu lation, revenue, ftrength, notwithstanding nearly half Europe has been plundered by her armies. All the elementary parts on which her true power is formed till remain. She still retains her situation, foil, and climate; her circumference, her internal fhape, 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 prefent reduced to the acme of diftrefs, is not without hopes of recovery. Great agricultural improvements have already been made by the relief of the husbandman and laborious mechanick from various oppreffions, and the equality of ranks, every man being now qualified to afpire even to the honour of being elected a member, of

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OF THE CHARACTERS OF THEIR

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