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 us not think our laurels blated by condecending to inquire, whether we might not poibly grow rather les than greater by attacking Spain. Whether we hould have to contend with Spain alone, whatever has been promied by our patriots, may very reaonably be doubted. A war declared for the empty ound of an ancient title to a Magellanick rock would raie the indignation of the earth againt us. Thee encroachers on the wate of nature, ays our ally the Ruian, if they ucceed in their firt effort of uurpation, will make war upon us for a title to Kamchatcha. Thee univeral ettlers, ays our ally the Dane, will in a hort time fettle upon Greenland, and a fleet will batter Copenhagen, till we are willing to confes that it always was their own.

a quarrel like this, it is not poible that any power hould favour us, and it is very likely that ome would oppoe us. The French,