The New Hampshire Gazette

TALLEYRAND, in the letter now published, talks as usual of the pacific disposition of the French. But Americans beware of this Cockatrice! Do not, for an instant, believe his insinuations! If you do, you are lost. Does he think Americans are a mass of fools: that he thus tells us in words, the French are not hostile towards us, that they wish to preserve peace-- when their actions are as perfect war as it is possible to hold with us? The French cannot invade our Country, with an army, while the English are most powerful by sea. Their only war against us must be a marine one, prosecuted in small armed vessels. Have not the French pursued this kind of hostility for two years past with more success, than they could after a declaration of war? Scarcely any of our merchant vessels escape that fall in with their cruisers. They have found easy prey, in our defenceless Commerce. If they had declared war, our merchants would have been cautious -our vessels would have been armed, or sailed under convoys, and French Pirates would have failed, or have taken, perhaps, to land robbery. Let the Directory, if they wish to be believed, precede their honeyed declarations, with a revocation of the bitter and villainous orders, which they have issued. Knaves can generally talk well. - But listening to talks will not preserve our property.

TALLEYRAND says, that as a mode of security, a temporary, Embargo is laid on American vessels, with a reserve of indemnity if an adjustment of differences takes place. This is to induce us to accommodate to save this property. But as to the indemnity, how can this promise be credited, when it is known, that no indemnity has yet been received for the Embargo in 1793, when the French promised liberally, and when we were their humble servants.