The New Hampshire Gazette

BOSTON, May 7.
Political Summary, with Cursory Observations.

THE latest arrivals from Europe, are via Philadelphia and New-York, to March 12th. The intelligence by these arrivals continues as favourable to the cause of France, and of course favourable to the great cause of Democratic Republicanism, as its most zealous friends can possibly expect, or even wish. The idea of reducing that illustrious Republic, by famine is renounced, even by the authors of this detestable project. The British Minister well knew, that there was no other way open to check the intrepid spirit of Republicans but that of bringing this heaviest of all possible calamities, on their domestic relations.

To effect this purpose, secret orders among other base measures, were issued to arrest and detain all neutral vessels, bound to France, with provisions. That this scheme has been baffled, is owing under Providence, to the bravery and heroism of the Democrats of France, both in the cabinet and in the field. The recapture of Toulon, and the unexampled successes in Brabant, Spain and elsewhere, have induced the British Ministry to revoke those orders, and to permit neutral vessels to enter unmolested into the ports of the Republic.

We have said in a former Chronicle, that provisions of almost every kind, were as cheap and in some respects much cheaper in France than in Boston. This assertion is abundantly confirmed by every arrival from that highly favoured country. Several vessels have actually left France, with their cargoes of provisions unsold-and some have been sold to a great loss. Naval stores are also comparatively cheap.

Seventy thousand soldiers, who have been deluded, are now returned to the bosom of the Republic and will march from La Vendee against the common enemy the British.

As the Torch of war burns to its Socket, by consuming the materials by which its flame has been sustained, so the necessities of the different monarchs engaged against the Republic, have, or will oblige them to solicit for the restoration of peace. After Prussia, we may expect Spain and the Emperor will follow her example. Indeed a French passenger in a late vessel from France, says the Treaty of Peace with Spain was signed at Paris--at least so it was reported.

By every arrival, we have also a confirmation of what we have heretofore asserted, that every thing appears tranquil in the interior. Since the tyranny of Robespierre has been discovered and suppressed, affairs have assumed a more agreeable and placid aspect. There are very few executions : and fewer crimes against the laws of Morality, than in any nation, perhaps on the globe. At least, if there be any nation which in this respect have the advantage of the French, it is the Americans.

They have lately resolved, in imitation of the Americans, not to pay the Clergy. out of the public Treasury ; but, as in this country, these useful teachers of piety and morality are to be paid by contract, for services actually performed. The schools of morality and of politics, lately instituted, promise immense acquisitions to the interests of Literature in France.

In short, the National Convention, having vindicated the honor and freedom of the Republic, are turning their attention to their internal improvements, which will at once be the ornament of the country, and a blessing to human nature.

On the other hand their enemies, and we may almost say their only enemies, the British, are fast verging in all human probability to destruction, or at least their present abominable and corrupt Government. They have declared war, or what with them is more in character, they have begun their legalized piracies upon the Dutch Commerce. They in the first place, forced the Dutch into a war with France, to support, and even extend the power of the Stadtholder in Holland, and to render absolute the authority of the crown, in their own country ; and now, disappointed in both objects, they are determined to wreak their resentment on those very allies they could not protect-by robbing them of their property wherever they can find it.

The Dutch it appears are going on peaceably forming a Constitution, founded on the eternal basis of the Rights of Man. And so tranquil are the citizens of Amsterdam, notwithstanding the French soldiers are quartered in the city, and notwithstanding the great and astonishing Revolution that has taken place, that one would suppose there had nothing material happened.