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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Extract from a letter in The Hague expresses pessimism about imminent peace in the European war, criticizing an ambitious woman's lust for power, likely the Austrian ruler, and the recent declaration to an ambassador in Vienna demanding restitution, indemnification, and security amid rivalry with another German power.
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Extract of a Letter from the Hague, May 15.
Any People on your Side the Water, as well as those of ours, amuse themselves with Hopes that a Peace will soon be brought about; but you will find, That Rivers of Blood must yet flow to quench the Thirst of Ambition: One Woman's Lust of Power must spread Desolation far and wide. Amazing Policy! What a Waste of Men and Money to widen Dominion already too wide, depopulate Countries to grow more powerful!! Strange Inconsistency! Indeed if all the Women in her Empire were as prolific as herself, 70 or 80,000 Men would be but one Night's Work, who might in Time replace those he is going to sacrifice to her Caprice.--What a dreadful Account must one Day be rendered for Blood thus wantonly spilt.--The Declaration lately made to an Embassador at Vienna Shews a determined Resolution to hazard all. - Deaf to the Cries of Humanity, deaf to the Voice of Reason, he plunges furiously on in order to gratify her Spirit of Revenge. From such a Temper can Peace be expected? Nothing but a Submission to the most shameful Conditions can appease this ambitious Woman. And whoever touches the political String of Peace at Vienna, must tune the Instrument to Restitution, Indemnification, and Security. It may be that others are not quite free from Obstinacy, and require Terms which nothing but Conduct can entitle them to; and perhaps too it may be said with Truth, that these two German Rivals are like Cæsar and Pompey, the one can bear no Equal: the other no Superior.
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Vienna
Event Date
May 15
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rivers of blood must yet flow; 70 or 80,000 men would be but one night's work to replace those sacrificed; requires submission to shameful conditions, restitution, indemnification, and security
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People hope for peace soon, but the letter warns of continued bloodshed due to one woman's ambition spreading desolation; criticizes waste of men and money; recent declaration to ambassador at Vienna shows determination to hazard all, deaf to humanity and reason, driven by revenge; peace requires submission to shameful conditions and tuning to restitution, indemnification, security; other side obstinate; two German rivals like Caesar and Pompey, one bearing no equal, the other no superior.