The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Extract of a Letter from London, May 10.

"As for our Affairs abroad, they are on a pretty good footing; for tho it is natural to expect that our antient enemies, the French, will always endeavour to avail themselves of our divisions, when opportunity offers, they are by no means in a condition to break with us at present; great talents, both civil and military, are scarce with them, and their public revenue is much embarrassed. Add to this, that there is much internal disturbance among them, and a spirit of liberty bursting out in several of the provinces, to the great annoyance of the crown, as you may see by What little intelligence of that kind reaches us: but by far the greatest part of it is suppressed by the authority of their government over the PRESS. Neither have we any thing to apprehend from the family compact, once so formidable in our estimation. The Spaniards, you see, fully sensible of their having been long the dupes of French councils, and yet sore with the sense of what they lately suffered, by being so unseasonably lugged into the war against us, have at length (a very uncommon incident in that country) plucked up a spirit, and obliged their King to discard his obnoxious minister, who, presuming on the strength of his master's favor, had dared to introduce some foolish alterations in their dress, of which they are very tenacious. Things being thus circumstanced on the continent, the peace of Europe is not likely to be soon disturbed."