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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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London, October 2: Excerpt from the French King's response to his Parliament's remonstrances, justifying the war as revenge for injuries to subjects, expressing desire for lasting peace, and committing to use full power for state preservation amid war expenses.
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In the French King's Answer to the Remonstrances of his Parliament we find the following Passage. -- "Exempt from all Passion, Ambition, and Thirst of Conquest, his Majesty only took up Arms to revenge the Injuries done his Subjects: Affected with their Necessities, he has never ceased to confine his Desires to a reasonable and lasting Peace. The Confidence and Love of his People are the Tribute which he requires; the others are due to the Preservation of the public Wealth, Prosperity to the Monarchy, and the Glory of the French Name. The Expences of the War are great; the Wants of the State proportionable; and all the Means that can be thought of to relieve them will be Subject to Objections, to Inconveniences. What the King owes to his Monarchy will not permit him to neglect making use of his full Power to procure his State the Succours necessary for his Preservation, &c."
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France
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king justifies war actions and commits to securing state resources for preservation.
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The French King, in his answer to Parliament's remonstrances, states he took up arms solely to avenge injuries to his subjects, desires only a reasonable and lasting peace, requires the confidence and love of his people, and will use his full power to obtain necessary succours for the state amid great war expenses and proportional state needs.