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deceived, Christian for once submitted to our mandate.
Catharine may not be quite so tractable. A Russian
Admiral may have scruples about recognizing a
British Envoy for his commanding Officer.

X Hamay

Once more, if the endeavours of the Ministry are
not crowned with war, they are the most unfortunate
of men. A Swedish frigate is captured by a Russian
off the coast of Norway. Restitution is demanded by the
British Envoy. — On what pretence? — That the vessel
was British? — That it had British subjects or British
goods in it? — No: — But it was taken too near the Danish
coast. The King of Great Britain is become King of Norway:
Great Britain is therefore injured by a violation
of the territory of Norway. The nominal
King of Denmark has no interest in the peace of
his own country, no feeling for his own honor: it is
therefore become necessary for his brother of Great Britain
to take the sceptre out of his hands. Such is the logic of
St. James's. If the consequents only of these syllogisms
are expressed, it is only to save words; the antecedents
are implied.

One of the glories of the first Pitt was the destroying
of a French fleet, not near but upon the coast of Portugal.
What would have been the his language, if a neutral court,
Denmark for instance, addressing itself to Portugal or to
him, had taken France by the hand, and called for satisfaction?
In the present instance conceive Denmark to
have recalled the precedent. — "We will talk about the
Swedish frigate, when in satisfaction to the violated peace
of Portugal you have put France into the same plight
she would have been in had the coast of Lagos never
felt the flame of British firebrands." — If such had
been the answer of Denmark, what would, what could
have been the reply?

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