The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

The present situation of America is truly glorious. She rises triumphant from one of the most honorable and important contests that ever any people were engaged in. With uncommon difficulties, she has fortunately found a most faithful and generous, as well as powerful ally France; besides the very respectable army employed in our cause, she has sent to our aid the greatest naval force ever beheld on these western coasts.

The fruits of our late complete conquest at York-Town, are vast, and if we know how to improve them, will be the capture of two such armies as those of Burgoyne and Lord Cornwallis, in so short a time is unknown in history. The joy on this occasion is only doubled by being divided between our allied nations. An end is put to the ravages of the Britons in Virginia, and we hope throughout the States. But this is not time for relaxing our efforts. The Court of France and Congress are both too wise to rely on what has been done, without looking forward to what remains till to be done. While our enemies are appalled, mortified and stunned; while our combined forces are flushed with victory; while all Europe is on our side and look upon us as engaged in the common cause of mankind; now is the time for us to improve our success, and press the enemy with redoubled ardor, till Britain shall be obliged to yield us the happy fruits of our toil, and suffering of our blood and treasure, in the blessings of an established independence and peace.