The Newport gazette. [volume], August 27, 1778, Image 1

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tuation of this ifland, but that
it muft become a great trading
kingdom : This was a natural
event, almolt dependent on fi
tuation. The fall of the Spa
nifh monarchy laid the founda
tions of our¥naval power,
which has never ceafed to rife
from the days of Elizabeth to
the prefent hour. The mari
ti.ne power of Fngland is net
the wayward child of an abe
{ulute monarch, who deter
mines to be powent on every
tuation of this ifland, but that
it muft become a great trading
kingdom : This was a natural
event, almolt dependent on fi
tuation. The fall of the Spa
nifh monarchy laid the founda
tions of our¥naval power,
which has never ceafed to rife
from the days of Elizabeth to
the prefent hour. The mari
ti.ne power of Fngland is net
the wayward child of an abe
{ulute monarch, who deter
mines to be powent on every
tuation of this ifland, but that
it muft become a great trading
kingdom : This was a natural
event, almolt dependent on fi
tuation. The fall of the Spa
nifh monarchy laid the founda
tions of our¥naval power,
which has never ceafed to rife
from the days of Elizabeth to
the prefent hour. The mari
ti.ne power of Fngland is net
the wayward child of an abe
{ulute monarch, who deter
mines to be powent on every
tuation of this ifland, but that
it muft become a great trading
kingdom : This was a natural
event, almolt dependent on fi
tuation. The fall of the Spa
nifh monarchy laid the founda
tions of our¥naval power,
which has never ceafed to rife
from the days of Elizabeth to
the prefent hour. The mari
ti.ne power of Fngland is net
the wayward child of an abe
{ulute monarch, who deter
mines to be powent on every
tuation of this ifland, but that
it muft become a great trading
kingdom : This was a natural
event, almolt dependent on fi
tuation. The fall of the Spa
nifh monarchy laid the founda
tions of our¥naval power,
which has never ceafed to rife
from the days of Elizabeth to
the prefent hour. The mari
ti.ne power of Fngland is net
the wayward child of an abe
{ulute monarch, who deter
mines to be powent on every
tuation of this ifland, but that
it muft become a great trading
kingdom : This was a natural
event, almolt dependent on fi
tuation. The fall of the Spa
nifh monarchy laid the founda
tions of our¥naval power,
which has never ceafed to rife
from the days of Elizabeth to
the prefent hour. The mari
ti.ne power of Fngland is net
the wayward child of an abe
{ulute monarch, who deter
mines to be powent on every
tuation of this ifland, but that
it muft become a great trading
kingdom : This was a natural
event, almolt dependent on fi
tuation. The fall of the Spa
nifh monarchy laid the founda
tions of our¥naval power,
which has never ceafed to rife
from the days of Elizabeth to
the prefent hour. The mari
ti.ne power of Fngland is net
the wayward child of an abe
{ulute monarch, who deter
mines to be powent on every
clement ; itis the flow, natu
ral growth, of .more than two,
hundred yedrs, which has ftood'
many fierce attacks, apd - wea«
thered many a florm{ -.-
Anothes circumitanck which
has continued and increafed
every other advantage, is the
peculiar felicity of our Confti
ftution : All the preat king
domns of Europe have loft
their liberty, except tngland ;
Liberty has carried-her trade,
agriculture---miuufactures---
wealth --and navy, to a pitch
to which they would never
etherwife have attained.
Another point of vaflt ims
portance is the uncommon
union of trade and agricul
ture : The amazing commerce
of England is equal to that of
the moft famous States, who
have been great by comiperce
alone 3 and this valt trade has
been carried on, not by aknot
of uynhappy men, like the
Dutch, who were forced to be
traders or nothing ; but by a
great landed mation, among
whom trade enlivened agri
calture,and agricnlture yielded
jmmenle produds from trade.
Laftly, the periods of thefe
various circumftances coming
in full play, was at the time
when the rival nation had pafs
fed the meridian ol her grane
deur, fo that England was the
rifing, France the fetting fun.
No other power arofe to ‘dif
pute thé palm of cquality
{he had not then a France {uc
ceeding Spain in great Power,
to draw her off, aud wafte her
ftreneth with frefh contells
All thefe are refons for
conje&turing, that this coua
try willin her turn be the firtt
power in the Chnflian world 3
fhe cannot aim at wuniverful
morarchy, and that modera
tion will fave her from efforts
beyond her ftrength, and fro n
-alliances among the reft of
Europe to pull down her pow=.
er. It will therefore be inore
ftable, and far moft profpere
ous, than that either of Span
or France. s
The progrefs of the power
of any kingdom in Europe
mult be examineld and. afcere
tained by a general view of itg
principal tranfaltions among
the other powers, whofe hil<
tory is confulted ; not by ex«
amining the opinions and face
tions within it, that either ex<
alt it beyond the truth, or de+
prefs ic far below the real fait ¢
it thefe various and tranfitory
affertions are taken as a guide,
we fhould find Frenchmen proe
nouncing their country ruined
at the peace of Nimeguén 3.
and Spaniards proving that
Phil'p. the Second, at the be<
ginairg of his reiga, was lefs
powecful than the Kings of