Excerpt from A Dispassionate Inquiry Into the Best Means of National Safety Such deep and universal gloom, as that which brought intelligence of the failure of the grand effort, which the Continent of Europe has lately been prevailed on to make for the recovery of its independence. The feelings displayed, on that occasion, by the British People, evinced the good sense with which they estimated the cala-s mity, that had thus befallen them in common with the whole civilized world. In bewailing, however, that calamity, they are entitled to rea fleet with satisfaction on the part taken by this country in the struggle, the result of which has been so disastrous. Events too generally fura nish the rule, though a most fallacious one, by which mankind judge of the policy of mea sures. Success alone is wanting to crown rash' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.