The New Hampshire Gazette

LONDON, Sept. 23.

Extract of a Letter addressed by the Nobility of Majorca to the King of Spain.

The Nobility of your kingdom of Majorca entreat your majesty to entrust the defence of that island to their zeal. They think they shall not presume too much if they set at defiance the whole power of those other islanders who in abusive and impertinent papers insult the Spanish nation. Majorca appearing to us too narrow a field to exercise our valor we beseech your majesty to accept the half of our forces to carry the war home to our enemies. The other half will suffice for the defence of this kingdom if they are so vain as to attack it.

Your majesty's enemies will be forced to confess that Spain is a vessel secured by two anchors in the storm religion and morals. After the example of the Romans who in former ages received peace from our ancestors we presume to exhort your majesty never to grant peace but with the laurel in your hand. This is the favourable moment to raise to the greatest height the glory of the nation by humbling England who madly attempts the ruin of Europe. As she conducts herself only from views of commerce that is of solid gain she makes war without loving it against warlike nations who desire nothing better than to be provoked to pass beyond the bounds of moderation prescribed to well governed nations. Silver and Gold will be exhausted at London as they were at Carthage but virtue constancy and vigour will not be exhausted among us any more than they were in ancient Rome. Your majesty's enemies will destroy themselves by the violence of the efforts we shall compel them to make.