The New Hampshire Gazette

Portsmouth.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 6, 1803.

SUMMARY--FOREIGN.

Accounts of a few days later than those brought by the John Adams, have been received at New-York, from London. They contain nothing immediately interesting. The result of the negociations respecting the Hanse towns. on the Elbe, and the places in possession of the French, is not known. It appears that they have met with but little interruption in their domestic affairs, and in their government. The French troops are not permitted to interrupt Hamburg, and are under great restrictions, as to the other towns.

The expectations in England, from Russia, become less and less, and no hopes of a mediation, agreeably to their wishes, remained.— The Danes adopt every precaution to avoid loss to their nation, and the calamities of war. They have issued orders that none of their vessels should go to any blockaded port, and that, when not under convoy, they should communicate all ship papers. They are taking measures- for increasing their armies, fitting their fleets, and putting their country in a state of defence. These measures indicate some serious apprehensions on the part of their government; of impending danger.

Various reports are in circulation respecting the operations of the British in the West Indies. There cannot remain the smallest doubt of their being in possession soon of most of the French islands and Dutch colonies, which are in no situation to make successful resistance. St. Domingo is in a most deplorable condition-Want of provisions, which will soon be experienced, and the great mortality of the French, will most likely put that island, ere long, in possession of the blacks.

The French are assiduous and indefatigable in their exertions at home, and in the Batavian republic, to prevent the connection betwixt England and the continent. They are contemplating and unremitting in their preparations for an invasion. The present crisis of affairs forbids any affirmations of what will, or will not be done. However, though the attempt is one of the greatest ever contemplated by man, we are apt to believe that it will take place. It is not likely that Bonaparte will content himself with carrying on a nominal war ; and such it would be, unless the grand object of the conquest of Great-Britain is carried into execution. England no longer in possession of any territory upon the continent, and solely opposed to France, becomes their only object of contention. We repeat it, however perilous the attempt may be, the enterprising spirit of the First Consul, and the actual state of affairs, render it more than probable that the blow will be given. In England active steps are taking for repelling the impending danger. The necessity of the moment has extinguished all political distinctions, and the support given to measures, now adopted, is truly characteristic. It is said that England does not merely intend to act on the defensive but on the offensive also-that whilst the nation, en masse, will turn out for the defence of the country, the standing actual army will be employed in continental service. For ourselves we do not hesitate to say, that this is unlikely. England has witnessed too often the defeat of her continental armies, to risk anew her fame and the life of her subjects, in expeditions, which have proved so fatal to both. -Emigrations still continue from the British dominions. Some emigrants from the north of Scotland, and Lewis island, have arrived in this country.

London dates of the 16th July, assert, that the King of Prussia has dismissed and disgraced his Prime Minister( Haugwitz) for having concealed from his Majesty, dispatches from the cabinet of Great-Britain, in which he was invited to occupy the Electorate of Hanover, before the arrival of the French, and to indemnify himself by appropriating the revenues of that country to his own use. The King was not informed of this until too late to avail himself of it. It appears also, from the same accounts, that the Emperor of Russia is highly displeased at the French having possessed Hanover ; that orders were issued for the reinforcement of the Russian Baltic fleet ; and that unless the mouth of the Elbe and Weser were soon abandoned by the French, it is thought more than probable, that a considerable Russian fleet, with troops on board, would soon make its appearance at Lubec. These accounts need confirmation.

No period in history ever afforded so interesting and important an epoch as the present. Europe-the world at large, are attentive and in silent and anxious expectation of the final cast of the die-that cast which will determine their final doom ; which