The New Hampshire Gazette

The important and astonishing events which have of late taken place in Europe, and with which some of our citizens appear so enthusiastically elated—we confess give us no pleasure. We cannot perceive, in the present crisis of our affairs, that they should be a cause even among our "moral and religious" citizens, of " Religious Festivals," " Grand Te Deums," &c. We think it ill comports with our character as Americans, to rejoice at the success of our declared enemy, especially when that success enhances her power of annoying us.—

In no other way can we account for the motives of those who do, than that they have more love and regard for the " sceptered isle," than they have for the land which gave them birth. Though they deny the expatriation of bodies, they would not have their doctrine apply to the minds and affections for these appear to be wholly alienated from their native country.—Always averse to the tyranny and the avaricious ambition of Bonaparte—it would have caused us no pain were our country in a different situation from the present, to have his thirst for domination checked, and his power curtailed. But when his disasters are gain to our declared enemy—when his weakness gives her strength—when his abdication of the throne only makes room for an indirect government of France by the perfidious administration of G. Britain -we should think ourselves lost to every sense of Patriotism, and love of country, were we to allow ourselves to rejoice in the " consummation of the wishes" of a party with which our land is curs'd.—We would not be understood to mean the federal party at large, but men, who, with "confirmation strong as holy writ" before them, of the atrocities and innovations on our rights —of the antipathy and hatred cherished, by the British against the " rebel yankees" can deliberately say, " she has not essentially injured us"-can eulogize her as the " shield of oppressed humanity," the " bulwark of our religion,—" " the world's last hope," -can prefer her government " Monarchy and all" to our own ; can wish us to depart from the sacred injunctions of the revered Washington, and " dissolve the bonds of our union" -whose breasts never knew a sigh for our brave tars, compelled to fight in her " floating dungeons" against their friends and the liberty of their country—who could palliate her rapes, murders and conflagrations.

Such men we would be understood to mean. Such, merit and receive our utmost detestation. Would to heaven they were situated in a country whose government is more congenial to their monarchical dispositions.
The consequences of the late successes of the Allies, begin to be seen in Great Britain and Canada. If we regard the London, Quebec and Halifax papers, it would seem that England will hardly make peace with America on any terms. They talk of pouring out on us all their vials of wrath and bitterness. At the last dates, preparations were making in England to send a powerful military and naval force to this country. They speak of confining our fishermen to our own coasts—of cutting us off from the East India trade—of securing the sole control of the lakes—of restricting our navy. &c.

Every vile and base epithet that our language can furnish, has been applied to the President of the U. S. and a large majority of the people. The Western Hemisphere, they say needs its downfal as much as Europe required the down- fal of Bonaparte. 'French influence has been the mighty bugbear hitherto used to rouse the indignation of the bigotted Englishman against this country. But that talisman must now fail them, as the new Dynasty of France is of their own creating. The real causes of their enmity will be found in jealousy of our rising manu-