Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political — Alexandria [Va.], 1810-08-01 00:00:00, page 3

Our own country:--It has been the mis
. fortune of the people of the-U.States, that
all their politicians have forgotten that they
have a "country of their own. They know
much about Great Britain, France, and all
the European]. countries, but they appear to
=know very little about the land in which they
sisi'lire. The dazzling glare of the two great
._.powers which wield the destinies of theeast
ern continent, have blindedtheir eyes. ln'
contemplating the Sun of GreatssBritain and
the Moon of France, they have overlooked
the Star of America. They followed the
Jgnus fatuus of l'oreig'n glory,,untilsi it has fair
ly lbundesired them in a'ditch. It has been no
uncommon thing to hear leading politicians,
even on the floor of Congress, lay the dis
'tresses of this country -to.foreigu powers.
The Embargowas not the work, say they,
of our administration,*it was in consequence
of soreign orders and- edicts. 'The non-inter
course was also the ss-e-ﬀect of soresiign edicts._
ctOurtreasury has been 'exhausted by foreign
'powers, and-the nation has been brought to.
the brink of ruin by the orders and decrees
ol Great Britain and France. .Can this be
possible! Is-it-in the-nature of things that so
reign powers have -such_ an inﬂuence over this
country as to force us like atarrapin to draw
our heads under our shell ? Can Bonaparte
or King George empty or fill our treasury at
will? If this is really the case, whata tle
graded Situation are we in ? Commanded, en
slaved and bull'eted by all nations, but under
the protection of none! VVerethis the case'
"C.: Should really be, as thesiDuc de Cadore
Said, in a worse Situation than the slaves of
Jamaica. Yet this is the language of the
supporters of our present rulers. Ask a
Ieﬀersonian why the embargo waslaid, and
he Will answer in consequence of the orders
0l Great Britain: Actsk him how it comes that
00!" government has to borrow money, when
they have neither ﬂeets nor armies, and while
our country is in a most miserable state of
exposure? They will answer it is.the eﬀect'
ﬂeavens ! what degradation ! A'merica
_ can neither five,,nor move, nor have a being,
shutas the great belligerents of Europe shall
* dicmc- We rise and fall with European po
liti63; and by the breath of tyrants are we
blown into consequence or into non-entity.—
'When Will this infatuation cease ? When
shall we have courage to stand on our own
legs ? When shall we, forgetting other coun *
tries, study the true interests of our own!
hen shall we arrive to the state of man
00d among nations, and learn to depend on
ourselvee? Could our rulers once rid them
_ 'thes of their foreign antipathiee Y' their so
. ing at the Gates of Hell,
ss the Shades :"
_ of The Inscrnal Realms, with wild asright,
...received his spott'd shade
Aristocratic hope and Fiends—were horribly
this extraordinary man suspended in a Bar
siber's shop in town. ss His Im/zerial Majesty is
si ss Altfmdria Daﬂyssss Gazette;
.pressis his risibility, when he read in our pa
per a few days since—that
" The face of Turkey is decided. .It is
" understood that a treaty has been in con
** templation some time, and is now about
.u to beexecuted, between the courts of
" Paris, Vienna, and Petersburgh, for the
_*" Europe." *
In the " VVhirn fi'hams" of his imagina
tion the notion struck him, that there was a
-similitude in it and & supcranua-ted courtezan
delivering-a lecture on Clzastz'ty.
At the dpulaion of this Ma/wmctan Intrua'cr
" from amongst the __C'/zrz'stz'an nations of
The idea was probably taken up from the
following Epigram on " Marat'e Descent to
? and his Satanm'c Ma,
"
jesty refuses to give him admittance.
distinction level!
Make Hell, with loud Ca—Iras ring—and
dismay7d—
They fear'd his democratie rage would all
:: the aggressions of the belligerents of Eu—
pc.
II.-O.—
Accrrespondent says he could not sup
Bm/zarte.-—-There is a caricature of
resented, as a dernier resort, to be knock
Guillotine the Devil."
WEDNESDAF, AUGUST 1.
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' draw wealth from the ocean—they have a
.Bonaparte, we laid an unliinitesi embargo, we
acknowledged our dependence on soreign
powers; and we have been sinking indis
ss grace ever since. We have now no national
character, and scarcely the name of a nation
lest. But this is not the fault of the people at
large. The citizens of the United States ge
nerally love their own country, and have spi
rit sufficient to maintain their rights. They
have no idea of abject submission to the re
gulation of soreigners. But lt is the rulers
who are in the fault. Our r—ulers have sub
mitted and the people have blinsidly and inno
cently followed them to the altar of degrada—
tion. They have indeed, in bowingsi the knee
to the Baal of party. soiled themselves in the
filth of soreign inﬂuence But this they have
-done unintentionally. They had no idea of
the slough into which they had been led.—
They have been deceived, but theireyes must
soon be opened.- On them it depends to yet
save our country. This subject is an "im—
portant one, and shall have further conside—
ration in a future paper—.A. Y. Ev. Pect
' interests we had never quitted the ocean.——
sireigfi regards, was knight be the happi
siestssand most prosperous nation on earth. Si
tuated at a distance from the seat of war and
carnage, and possessing all the enterprize and
advantages of communication and commerce,
what might she not accomplish. When I
say we ought to study the interests of our
own country exclusively, I do not mean to
siinsinuate that we ought to adopt the Chinese
or Jeﬀersonian policy. I am no friend to
everlasting embargoes. It is evidently the
interests of our country to have commerce,
and we should maintain it. Our eitizens
W'e are unblushingly told that no democra—
tic printer can be found who has justified
French aggressions and rapacity. This has
been told us by democratic printers of note,
and echocd by every poor spaniel-like syco
phant, that has been able to make an extract
or take a copy. We shall merely publish an
extract from the Aurora, (a sipaper held in
more estimation by many democrats than the
bible itself,) to shew that these democratic
Editors do not tell the truth, when a lie will
answer their purposes better. it is as fol
lows:
" We totally deny that there has been at
" any-time,fr0m the commencement of the
" French revalutionin treat-country, under
" any form of its government. resolution
" ary, consular. or imperial, any disposi
" tion lzastz'le, unfriend/y, or insidz'ous to.
" zvardS't/ze U- State-s."
This is the language-of lDuane, the noted
French panegyrist, in a tone sossposirive that
it cannot be mistaken. =If mingled .emotions
of resentment and contempt do not seize eve
ry American bosom-that feels for-the .honor
of his country, not only :againSt this worse
than French hireling, but against those
: snakes in the grass,' who'have dared .to de—
clare, that no instance could be produced 'of
any democrat justisying France, ithey must
be blind to the welfare at their country.. "
XVe have not, indeed, been able tossperceivc
any thing like genuine indignation against
France, proceeding from any democratic
print, or democrat, excepting from the pen
of Gen. Armstrong. The democrats have
always, exclusively, resorted to their grand
forte of raising the passions of the people by '
town meetings, when their ire has been ei
cited by the fear of & British treaty, .or for
British outrage. Of course, from analogy,
we presumesi that they are not inned sorrysi
—-*_—
FrZsinc/z'siyctluence. '* VVhere'," says the
Aurora, " where shall we find an EXAMPLE of
French Ivzﬂumcct .?" This question, which
has been put with the most unblushing eﬀron
tery,ctis thus happily answered by col Whe
len, Editor of the Chester and Dclaware Fe
deralist.-—-Freeman's Journal.
We had never submitted to the " munici/zal"
regulations of foreign nations. But the mo
ment that in compliance with_the :system of
right so to do, and I defy all the tyrants in
the world to hinder them from taking advan
tage of cemmerce, is our government does
not paralizc their exertions. it is on com
merce that our government depends for an
ckistence, and when that government under
took to destroy navigation, it committed an
act of suicide. Had we studied our own
that Bctonapaf'te has jot sans inilliofis front iii;1
fto enable him to carry on the war somewhat
longer against the " Tyrant of the Seas."
ss The more 'ectsfiecially, as the loss falls imme
' diately upon whatlthe French and their friends
here cill the Anglo American fCommer-csiial
faction. That Bonaparte, with all his-hawt
ing for the " freedom of'the seas " hateSf'com
merce, is a truism that can be il-lustrated
from the story of the fox and the grapes —
'she fox, whose mouth watered for clusters
of grapes which hung thick on the boughs of
a tree he could not reach,si exclaimed, they
ct are * sour grapes.' So Bonaparte wishes to
_ extinguish a trade that he can neither reach
ss nor participate in, and by which the English
' and Americans alone were reaping the greatz
; est advantages. Commerce is sour grnpes
to him. lt is strange our democrats have the
si' same reciprocal hatzed to commerce, as king
ct Napoleon has.
! were opposed to each other in the late war,
' made me so well acquainted with your me
:rits, and so covered you with glory in my
; eyes, that I am amtious to give to the world
a solemn proof of my sentiments in this re
.,spect by proposing to you my prince to
iespouse in my place, and by virtue of my
! full powere, my beloved Louisa, the future
empress of France. Be pleased to perform
for me this interesting act, which tends to
secure the tranquility of Europc- , and by
giving my hand to the princess Louisa to
.eﬀace every thing that is not inseparably
: connected with a perpetual friendship be
lztween France and Austria."
:SHI'P
The following is a c0py of the letter from
'the Emperor Napoleon to the Archduke
Charles, requesting him to oﬄciate as his
, proxy at the recent marriage :
Flour at St. Croix, ]uly 14, sixteen dol
lars ; salt provisions very scarce.
Reþort.—;-The ship Superior, Loscombe,
' from the Cape of Good Hope, has arrived
' at the Lazaretto, below Philadelphia. She
siis reported to have touched at Madeira,
whence she sailed the 24th of ]une. Her
sopercargo, says the Philadelphia " Demo
i cratic Press," states that " he head at Ma
2 deira that Cadiz was hombarded." No
'- paniculars accompany this smart.—chew]
Gazette.
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Mammouth Carsirssiage.——-On Saturday this
; village was visited by a four wheel carriage.
drawn by six horses, of extraordinary size.
? The felloes were 1-2 inches wide, and the
carriage in length, and several other respects,
- bearing equal proportion. TllRTY students
of Union College, were passengers on board
On first sight, some supposed it was one of
Jeﬀerson's Gun-Boats, broke loose from the
mud of the Potomac, in pursuit of " Copen
si hagen Jackson !"-Balston In. Amcr:
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Remarkable—lt was noticed in the town of
Pittsfield, (Mass) the morning of the 18th
ult. half an hour after sunrise, that there was
,_ a consiclerable frost on the ground. There
: has not perhaps been an instance of the kind
l'for several years in this country. It was
of Alexandria, that he regularly prac- si
tices the law in the City Court; and _.
to all such business as may be entrust- 7
Part q/ Alexandria.
IENTERED
Sloop Lydia, Foster, Charleston—Rice,
sCotton, and Molasses—to ]ames C. De
ncsialc.
ed to his care, he gives the mossﬂ po
sitive assurance, shall be amended? to ,
spectsully acquaints his friends and ss
most promptly and particularly!
jane 29.
the citizens of the Town and County
The two memorable battles in which we;
" ( know not a worthier prince, a greater
commander, than your imperial highness.
feared the gardens had sustained considerable
injury by it.
W- CEORGE YOUNGS, ?rc
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! NEWS.
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; The, Subscribers
Havejm: receivedþer schooner Sylvwsfbm
, Bastan and oﬀbrfar tak:
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200 casks Lime,
50 boxcs dipt Candles.
_ Lawrason 63 Fowle.
Augult 1.
"'TWENTY HOCSHEADS—
Excellent Barbadoes Molasscs.
ct Ten Thousand bushels
INDIAN CORN,
in store and for sale by
HAVE, this ZOth day of July, 1810, (for
I one month) appointed Daniel M'mor and
William lox, my Deputics, to collect the
Taxes due to the Colporation of Alexandria,
so] the present year
form his friends and the public in general,
that he has removed from the house he sor—
merly occupied, 'to a house in Prince street,
opposite the shop of Doctor Douglass, where
be still continues to keep Groccries and
A quantity of sweet Oranges
A iL 8 0,
. 'Limcs of a superior siquality—Souﬀds and
Tongues in fkcgs, of excellent quality, for.
sifamilsiy-use. _ _
A. Wllhs.
]uly 26. 4t'
IhavETor "saile from three to
FlVE hundred sharcs of Marz'ne Inaurancc
Stock, for cash or notes at sixty days, with
npprovcd endorscrs—And I wish to purchase
ALEXANDR-IA and POTOMAC Bank
Stock. . si,
Alexander Moore.
Julyss 31. CWOSC- '
ﬂ' Prisilltifng in all its _branch
:s neatly executed at this office.
Who continua, as usual, to give CAsu'jsor
door to Mr. John Llody's, siand opposite Mr.
Fruit as usual.
Bryan Hampson's, where orders entrusted
to him shall be executed on the most reason
able terms.
July 24. d
WILLIAM HARPER, JUN.
DRUGGIST U' APOTHECARY,
ASjnst opened a Drnggist Store in Ring
street, between Mr. Hodgkin's 'l'atern
and Mr. Kincaid's store, where he ossers for
sale a general assortment of _
.Fresh Medicmes.
'He likewise continues his wholesale and
retall'Druggist Store on 'Fairfax stneet, next
not settled their accounts, will oblige me by
paying them to Richard H. Litle, who is du-_
ly authorised to settle my business.
-—.—_
Orders from the country WIH
be execuled on moderate terms, and at a short
notice. Physicians and fumily prescriptions
put up with accuracy.
R. H. L.
A stated quarterly meeting of the life?
cham'c Relief Socz'ety will he held -at the
Court House on chnesday evening next,
at 7 a'cloch. Punctual attendance is sGf
quested.
By Order of the President,
YOHN ﬂIAC'LEOD,_Sec'r-y.
July 28. __
LL those who have claims against the
Second Legion os Militia of the district
ofColumbia, are requested to produce them
with the amount thereof, on or before the lst
day of August next, to Major Adam Lynn,
The Subscrlber having pur
chased the stock of Jesse Talbott, oﬀers for
sale. at his shop on Fairsax street, near the
corner of King street, a general assortment
of DRUGS, MEDlClNES, SPlCES, &c.
which he can recommend for their ]zurzty. A.
share of the patronage of his friends and the
public is respecttssully solicited.
""as—'si-ctPUBLxc NOTICE.
paymaster.
john MacLeod,
Clk L. C. E.
July 28. dtlstAug
July 30—31.8t*
ss—Msie—chanic Relief Society.
si NOTICE.
.July 13. law
August ] eoSt
Gth mo. 2 lst.
The subscriber wishes to in—
N (Ssi'lsi'ctsisslctssCctE.
83- Those persons th have
HE HAS YUST RECEIVED,
Abel ] anney , Collector.
WHEAT.
sin.... --—--—.——-_—-—-— q—v—p
]no. &? Ths. Vowell.
Richard H. Li'tle.
Jesse Talbott.