The New Hampshire Gazette

May 14.

BISHOP OF LANDAFF's SPEECH.

The following extract from No. 5. of Debrett's Parliamentary Register, of the Speech of the Bishop of Landaff, on the late motion of the Duke of Bedford in favor of peace, contains so much of sound policy and true religion, that we trust we cannot do a more acceptable thing for our readers than in offering it to their perusal.

"But the resources of France are exhausted, our's are still great, and one campaign more will finish the business with success. All this is assertion, without proof; it is an improbable prophecy; but admit it to be true in all its parts, let us see what will follow; for it is a main part of deliberative wisdom to respect the end of measures.

"Suppose, then. the unfortunate Louis to be placed by our efforts, on the throne of his ancestors, surrounded by his nobles in the plenitude of their ancient privileges, the Bastile re-erected, and the people of France (Heaven avert that part of the event) once more crouching under the rod of despotic power, what advantage will Great-Britain derive from this change? The king of France cannot restore to us thousands and tens of thousands of gallant men, who have perished in the contest: nor will he send us a colony of his subjects to replace the numbers which the state has lost: Will he repay into the Exchequer of Great-Britain the millions and tens of millions which have been expended, or tax his own people, in order to ease our shoulders from the burdens we must sustain on this account? No: whatever may be his gratitude, he will not have the ability to do this.-

Will he give up his West-India Islands to indemnify us for our losses? No: he will not rob his crown of so bright a jewel; his people will not suffer it; Spain will not permit it; Holland, if she is allowed a voice, will exclaim against it; all the powers of Europe, already too envious of our prosperity, too jealous of our greatness, (I verily believe we have not one cordial friend in Europe) will all conspire to prevent our receiving such an additional source of naval and commercial strength. I profess I do not see any probability of our regaining a single guinea of what we have spent, tho' the re-establishment of the ancient monarchy, should by our means be effected to-morrow. But, I may be told that the war was begun, and is continued, not so much for the establishment of the French monarchy, as for the security of our own.

I have already delivered my opinion so explicitly on the little connection there is between the establishment of a Republic in France, and the subversion of the English constitution-that I will not dwell on this point any longer.

But this war is a war of religion, atheism and infidelity, Gracious God! How great is the presumption of us miserable mortals! The Almighty Creator and conservator of the universe, wanteth not the arm of flesh to secure the reality of his existence, or the honor of his laws. He gave a commission to the Israelites to exterminate the Canaanites for their wickedness and idolatry; but he hath given none to us, or the princes of Europe, to exterminate the French for their cruelty and infidelity. Vengeance, as a noble Duke rightly observed, and with a sense of religion which adds honor to his rank; vengeance belongeth not to a man."