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Foreign News
February 7, 1771
The Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg, Virginia
What is this article about?
Correspondent urges including France in declaration of war against Spain, citing united House of Bourbon and vulnerability of French sugar islands in West Indies, which could be seized to fund British commerce and end French war capability.
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Full Text
If war with Spain is unavoidable (says a correspondent) let us comprehend France in our declaration. Let no chicanery on the side of the latter, put off the blow till she is able to ward it away. The house of Bourbon is united; and when any branch of it pretends to be your friend, while the others are at war, that branch means to deceive. We know where France is vulnerable: Fortune herself cannot prevent her sugar-islands from falling into our hands. Turn the wealth of her West Indies into our own commerce, and she loses the means of continuing the war.
What sub-type of article is it?
War Report
Diplomatic
What keywords are associated?
War With Spain
France Declaration
House Of Bourbon
West Indies Sugar Islands
Where did it happen?
West Indies
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
West Indies
Outcome
sugar-islands falling into our hands; wealth turned into our own commerce, causing france to lose means of continuing the war.
Event Details
Correspondent advises comprehending France in declaration of war against Spain to avoid deception by united House of Bourbon; highlights vulnerability of French sugar-islands in West Indies.