 A contemplation of the complete attainment, at a period earlier than could have been expected, of the object for which we contended against so formidable of power, cannot but inspire us with astonishment and gratitude. The disadvantageous circumstances on our part, under which the war was undertaken, can never be forgotten. The singular interpositions of providence in our feeble condition were such as could scarcely escape the attention of the most unobserving.