Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political — Alexandria [Va.], 1810-08-22 00:00:00, page 2

' CQLLED
.ELLA ROSENBERG.
sif'she Elcctor, Mr. Charnook
;Colonel Mountsort, Downie
Egchsenbcrg, - Come
__'St0rm, Ilut'dinjgc
{Flattermam - Jcffifrssizu
._ si .mmander OfCuard Bricrs
F neck", JA-zabs
51' Soldier, \-Vllmot
: Scephen, Master Burrett
;si;C0111'ad, Mr. ﬂux—si:
" iss' ""YES'UF-t
Ella Rosenberg, . Mrs. XViZ-mof.
' ctChriMinu, Mrs" JdCOsiDS,
.Mrs. Flutrerrnnn Mrs Fruucis
siFPeasanrs Mcssrs Fr-ctincis, Allen, Scymour,
;;si-L-si-Ml's Sey'muur, Miss Petfit, Bliss Jcﬂ'cr—
si .\ son, &c.
L'! {let first cancct'uac's wzm A unnmsi, u_u m. .
:? Hurt-is, Alas-ter fffctzﬀerscn, z'Uastc'r Scrz'v
-_'.:iss=__- mer, Mrs. Sesszsisimour, Mzss ]cﬀmon and
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is:-si. and M.?ss Peteit.
" END OF THE PLAY,
4 A TRIPPLE HORNPIPE,
fsissBy Mr. Harris, Mustgzr Jcﬂ'crssson and Mrs. ss
" si' ' Juco'us. ssl
ssssTo which will be added (: favorite ﬂIzzsz'cal
Fsi/IRCE, (WPVer'þcrfomzc-d here-) in 2
si acts, called
WHU VVlNS ;
' OR, _
Wshctssgct
Inmbxc ssExtcmporc,
\ ' Esq. Mr. Jeﬀcrson
Capersi Biissctt !
ss Frien-dly, Downie
. Mathew Mole, Francis
Trust, Jacobs
Servant, Master Scrivener
The Wisiiow Bellair, . Mrs. 'Wi'smot
Lisesime. . Mrs. Jacods.
Daors to be openm' at six andpeg'brmance
lo commence (13 7 G'u'ss-sse. .
_ .? Tickets to be had.-at the Tbeatrc, at
Mr. Snowdeu's Prixsixting Office, and at Mr.
Brooks' Hole]. _ 55
j. T. RAT-gzsi—zctxsiy,
- ctlc'tomey as her).
, Intends pracusmg. the Law in the
ctsisiSupenGr and lnscrzor Courts of Lou
dog": Copmy. He wﬂl seat}: &: Lecs—
-*bufgb.si' ct " : .
Aug.ct1ss-T. _ . d ]}
Anderson and Nutt.
ssfiug' 2 , l . St
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Valuaosc Lots,
- In the vicim'ty of the town -for Salt.
-0n SATU—RDAY next, she 18th instant, at
eleven o*clock, will be sold, on the pre
mises, to the highest bidder, for negotia
ble notes, at 60 days, with approved en
dorsers— '
sipropcrty 1? Unavoidably post
]soned unul Saturdqy, the 25th
meant.
LW 15! ,
50n Th-urssid-ay lit/ming, Aug. 23,
ill be prevented a celebrated Melo-Dramc
si (Asscvcr Perjbrmed here )
"T' {! " The Publi'c are 'respecgfully in armed,
that in consequence qf the great variety
siﬀ7ss'--'qf-Ncw Piece-s to be presented this sea
f'sfsisict can no Pz'ay will be repeated.
: si sict ' LOST,
* ETVVEEN our store and the Ram}; osPo
' tomac, a Bassxk Book. It can be of no
use to the" finder, who is requeeted to leave it I
"with {he Printer, or at the store.
'Slx Lots, handsomely sztuat
ss ed'upon the WVashington & Alexandria turn—
pike read, containing from three to six acres
each, and .distant about a mile and an half ll
from Alexandria, and half a mile from Four
Nile Creek. The Situation of this property
13 elevated and pleasant, and the neighbor—
- hood healthy. Payticulare will be made known
Md'ﬂ man of the lots shewn upon applicution
10' W- 'GWTB'? Gillu'u, or to
:.C..Alexander.
host!!! H. * . dts -
01," he Tale of "the above
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?; ss - WEDABSDAY, AUGUSsl' 22. .
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Alexandrih Daily Gums.
Y'si-jsssiCOMMERClAL b'POLlTICAL.
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53 If! U E L s N o w D- E-N,
si'si -si " Royal—street, Alexandria.
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Without repeating the delicate sunge-c
for discussion and arrangement which actu
ally cxist, l must request that they may be
kept perpetually in view. It cannot be
ssl doubted that they furnish the strongest mo
l tives for conciliating the friendship and se
ss curing the good will of our neighbors; Asss
& little is it to be doubted that this can be et
sected only by manil'esting uneqnivocally
; and frankly our good wishes for their suc
3 cess in zhis arduous struggle, and our rea—
l diness to recognize them as independentna
? tions. As there may be a promptness and
ss alacrity in the manner of doing a grateful
l act, which will render it still more grateful,
so there may be a slowness and ungracious
ss ncss in the manner, which by manis:sting
? the reluctance with which it is done, plan-25
in the bosom Of the seech/er a Sentsilmentss
ss very J ﬀcrent frum'coofidsi-ncc, gratizud: or
faﬀtction. The first disposes to amicuﬄ:
: arrangement; the last, by inspiringj jrsitluu
si'tss'd'sisim'fi ctuowc ohscacles in me wav
ot every proposition. '
No external objects can be more inte
resting to the U'nitcd SLLISCS, than a general
good intelligence with the neighboring pow
ers Of our own coming.-m, and the; free cosissn
merciasil intercourse wineh will grow out of ss
that good inti'lligt-nc':. The advantages to
result from this state of things will be great
and per-manent. [: is however my present
purpose to adverc only to :zvo points wlncn
are insinitely important, and imrmately con
nected with each Other.
ssslzc'esi are, _
15:- The acquisit'cn of the Floridas, or l
if lhili be impracticelzle, ssa treaty seen-"ing
the nzvigmion of the great l'lvch Which
cmnssiv into the gulph of Msssisixico. '
Ldly. Anadjuszmcntof the boundary of
Luuisiana.
Nor is it to be entirely disregarded that
Bamn Rouge which is "considered as a part
of Fiorich, complercly separatesthe territo—
ry ofthc United Statcs cast of the Missis
sippi from New Orleans, and assorda the
ss means of interrupting the whole commercc
down the river, ss
' a solemn declaration, or by again entering
, it has been already stated that me now
gntion c-sthose large rivers which take their
source in the interior of our country and
empt'; themseitsics into the gulph, is essen
ifil to a large portion of the U. S. To se
cure this navigation by the acquisition of
the Floridzs, is infinitciy more tiesie'zjctblc
than to obtain a cession ofit by treaty. This
is too obvious to require the aid of argu
ment. The navigation of a rit-sir whose:
mouth is completely occuctnied ! ); :: so:-cign
power, is always exposed to hazard. A
war completclysuspends it. Any mizun
derstanding, or mere caprice may subject
it to unpleasant and irritating vcxatio-is.
which often had to serious COUSCQUCDCtS.
The parts of Fimsiida, too, not i-si-ss than
those of Cuba, command the immensc trade
Of the L'Iississippi. It is not extravagant
to say-that the exPorts from this river will
smpass those from 31] the Atlantic State-8.
The whole of this enormous and rich cum
merce passes between Florida and Cuha.
"ment observe with respect to Spanish Ame
-right of sellsictgovernment.' By allowing
There are 100 in the Floridas several fine ;
harbosirs, the possessinn of which is of great
importance to the maintenance of that ma.
ritime force m the guiph of B'lecssxico with.
out which we must ac no very (ctiistaut peri- ;
od relinquish both the Mississippi and its -
-merce and reinscating the embargo. This
invaluable trade
rtca.
In considetting this subject, it ought not
for an instant to be forgotten that our msiea
sures, whatever they mavsibe, will have no
inﬂuence upon France. She has already
made war upon us. She is carrying it on
with all the means in her power. By em
broiling ourselves with our neighbors We
cannot conciliate her. Her ultimatum is war
siFrance—to gain lcot hold on this confine-ne,
we shall not soothe her resentments against
ther. discussing the very interesting ques
tion *. What line of polisiey will our govern
dependent, will most promote our present ;
with the means of indulging them to our
destruction. W'e shall encrcase her ability
without diminishing her inclination to at
tack us. 'Wc have then only to enquire
what course will best Cotnport tt'it'nctjustice
and with honor, and whaa course, in the e
Vent that Spanish America shall become isin
and future mfc rests.
without dishonor, and without making an
apparent as Well as a real surrender us the
the Unitcd States, but. shall inrnish busct
into the continental league against com
ultimatum too is proposed in a manner,
which leaves it impossible to accede to ltct
From the Vifss'siginia Patriat.
No. V. si "
I cannot close these essays, Without fur
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ln addition to these circiimstances, she
on ofthiscountry Will'make the {my
age from an Atlantic port to New Orleans
a mere coasting voyage, and of consequence
will relieve it ( om thosise Vexatiousisearch
es an account of enemies goods and contra
; band articles. to which in' time of war it is
; exposed. "
ss 1 barely mention as a consideration not to
be entirely overlooked, though certainly of
minor importance, that the Fluridas con
tain a considerable quantity of valuable
land capable of yielding products which are
extremely desirable to the United States and
will add to their exports
These are not all the iuclncements to the
acqnisition ol this interesting territory. (
need not add to the enumeration, nor press
its importance. This will be feltby eVery
-reﬂecting American.
But on the means to be employed in mak
ing this acquisition some contrariety of Opi
ninn may prevail. On this subject a tew
observutions will be hazarded. )
The Floridsits may he scss-i'Led under various
pretexis, or may be inquired with their own
conSent and the consent of that part of Spa
nish America with which it will most pro
bably be connected.
The ohjeccions to the employment of
fraud or violence in eﬀecting this object ap
pear to be insurmmrutable.
A generous mind cannot view without
extreme disgust a nation bone-ting itsjuscicc,
its moderation and its liberty, lying in wait
for the distress of its neighhors, and seizing
: possessi
the momentwhenctlctnsy are struggling for
existcncc and looking round for aid, to sc
dum or wrest from them an extremely va
lttablc pOrtiun of their territory. If any
thing could add to the ignaminy ofso un
worthy a deed. it would h: tnc consideration
that it was the act of the Unitcd Statcs tak
ing advantage of a pt'Oplc who are strug
gling, as thcmsclch have done, to cmczrge
from :: state of coionization into indepen—
dfznccnrsid sclf govt-t'nmcnt. Of it people
siwhusc struggle is not voluntary. but who
are {creed into it to avoid the yoke of it so
:cign tyrant, who has already betrayed,
impovonshcd and snhjugzttcd the: mother
state:- The. cn'totions which such a dead
must excite in every bosom, will never, I
trust, 'vc directed against thc government of
my country.
i(Ye-te it possible to 93 prehend that c0nsi
sideralions of justice no longer infiotnccd
the councils of th: United Sttttts ; that in
tsicctud by the cxuznplc of France.-, the: inn-in
ssic character of & measure ncilhcl dissundcs
Iz'oul But l'CLuu-aussndc its :dcplsilon, Stlii :\
sound policy forbids us to tread this crooked
path.
It cannot be donbtcd that the attainmcnt
ofthc Florid-am: this crittcal moment by
lasting impresswn on Spanish Amrrica. It
would be: one: Of those tingcnu'ous advan
tagcs which :: nation net-"or to.-gives. It
would be: an injury which would long ranklc
in thy bosom otssthosc to whom it was oﬀer
ed, and which would ruin-sigh: itScls with all
the trsitnsacuons bt—twccn the. countries. An
occasion to rt cover the lust terrttory wouctzd
be: :mxicct-ttsly sought and cagerly seized.
Should this not oﬂ'crsitil'i the unlricndiv (tis
ositions which sucl. .ni act must cngsictnd-sisssi
would destroy all the bnnctits which mutual
good will would ensure, and most l'n't'dii it
long train of calamitics and chations on
both countries.
If the Floridas be acqttircd with the full
and free consent os Spuui-cth Amcrica, th:
acqnisition will he honoralzitss ly: p-ctrm'sizncnt,
and so far from leaving a sting h-sizhind, mzw
he made on such terms us to remove causccts
of irritation which already exist
The provinCe which is now the subject of
consideration, though of incaiculable value
to this country, is of little other importance
to Spanish Amcrica than as it aﬀords the
means of future annoyance to the U. States.
lf therefore our conduct: be friendly, and ,
such as to make a savorabie impression, the
probabi'ity is that they will without much ?
reluctance part with this territory.si' lf, on ?
the contrary, they are induced to consider si
us as enemies, there is reason to apprehend
:hat they wilt not readily abandon & position -
From which we can be so vitaliy wounded. si
A. negociation therefore on this subject wi'd '
open under very favorable auspices, if wessss
stankly and sincerely countenance the inde
pendence they are about to declare.
There is ?. sitness in entering into this ne- 'z
gociacion promptly, prOVidcd it be done with ;
proper dispositions. Florida is not directly ?
connected with any other part of Spanishi
America. By the transfcr of Louisiana it
is in a great measure detached from the
)thcr provincea. It is too weak to form an
:mpﬀe of itself, and is not essentially a part
)f any empire which will be formed. Con
icquectmiy the pro r time to make arrange
nentsss tesPecting it now, bchtc it is shall be ctt
force or by intriguc, woud make: a d: t'p a-ss-d
This point admits of easy clttcidation. s
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\Vill it be said that there exists nOC-W'
ractcr with whom the n-xssocmti-m can be
opened ? This (lifficultv is creates! by OU'ct'
selves. 30 for as the rcsivnlution in Spaniz
Amcricn has proceeded, the rcvolutiuniiﬄ
at knowledge Fcrdinand Vll as their king
Howwcr parties may d'sissss as to the ]unla
in Cadiz, th-sirc is no diﬀerence (m ( sisi'
point. The minister us Fcrdinaml Vllsss
now in she: Unitcd Statcs, and although We
have refused to (drive him as the re-presrsi'
cative of the: monarch of old Sp'tin, whsss'
objcction can cxist to rcCriving him as ffiss'f
representativc Us the monuxch us Sssmnisf'
America ? Bonapane has no more subsiu'
ed that immcnsc terricory than he hassﬂb'
tiuul the Bl'sid'I-HS- His fit]: to one is'09
bsztter than to the other. Upon no princlP
Of PYOPTWY or of Sound policy can We T '
fusc to consider Spanish America as if} :
Pcmlcfnt, whether it assumcs the rrpuh 10"
or monarchical form, whether it ackﬂsi '
ledge Ferdinand Vll or any other Pcts'osi
as us sovereign," whether it consist Of one
or more empires. Upon no prinfiPe b
We longer refuse to accrcdit : minute!" 9
N—ct --
; and ought to reside with the sum ; & pssp-J.
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- be in & quadmple proportion to that of the
- subject will give strength to the opinionsiﬄi
silsiztion. Is it wise to acqtiirc :! butm-siict'si-si-ss
.n
' and rich enough for every national th'ﬂsst.
, The U S. from the P-Iississisizpi 20 I.: .Xt
iss'ss'siffisi-si'cta and izt'sitzt's,<,Ses itself hethrn the
Ul'sii'ctlss SUUCS ansii those rich mist-s, uursiP'
pruach 20 which :h- v cannot view _wiihusidl
jsi-ssilsi' us}. ' .
fshus possessing on each side _a_terr1\s>fY
(us no value to the (nvnr'rss but (it "ninfsijc
importance. to the opposite partyss whzc-l if
its PY'CZ'ss'Us Ssii'u.:ti:=z1 must be the ln'sssiklsissssil'!
able White of mutual jealousy :mssll il ? ,:
Whi'h if VXshavgsi-d will remove susizjsi'C—Ssssi:
SCsiOUS and lasting CUDZI'OVCrS_V, ;msil LH' "I
soundation Of sinccre and p. rmencut limit:
ShiP, What insatuatiuu can arrest :m .sll'slﬄsiifr
ment we have such powerful muhVCS !"
making.
complete-ly embodicd with some latgcr
'ticn of the 'cdntinent. Per.
It may be deemed fortunate that she U
'States have claims which may be as '
geously parted with, and which We
cage.-sly received in exehange for the
(las.
-, Louisiana, according to the limits We as
fix to it, comprehemis all that immesis'
country west of the Mississippi, Whith'
watcred by that slVCl'. A CUUDtry Hips:
sented on the map as not less extensivcth .
that which lies between the Mississippi and
the Atlantic.
YVill the politicians of the U. S. "sitte
seriously on the consequence-s of Cltd'cavor.
ing to connect this enormous cxtenc of ter.
ritory under one government? Do the
believe it possible to retain dominiun Over
f such a vast space when it shall be inhabited?
j Docs the experience of ancient nr of mo:
dern times, or-t10es reason juszlfy sucha
beliel? If both sides of the Mississipp'si
Shﬂu'd be inhabited by the same Ptopltct
speaking the same language, living unde;
' the. same laws, having the same institutions
7 habits, and interests. tending to the same,
_ points ; is it tis-t probable that they will fall
- oﬀ together, and that the line of dismz-m.
' bet-ment, when that shall take place, will:):
ct drawn when: the commerce of the Adam};
: rivers separate-s itself lctrum tbatwhich pass.
es down the Aiisiuzisisssippif
& Wise national policy wouid six the Misisissi
sippi as the pen—manent [mundm'y us th. U
States; '
Though the countrv west of the His-"sis
s'PPis at least that bssevond its murgin, L':
lbi. (iCSii'aij-[C tU Us, it is cxrssscm-si-iy sOlO
Spanish America.
It wili reannex a territossv which they
have long; Cuzztempl tcgd as their own. (Hsiul
the sepumticn of which lmm its sister colo
nics they have ever dsicmed (in act of un
justifisissizisi- opprefsiun un shss Part of FisizinCF,
and of imbsict. ih: treacih l'y on m sil'si" of their
own government. This ten-itoactv lies ton
'ssiSUss-WS [0 ali their poss- ssions north of the
'Hct'sii'si siSLhmm which connects the two ((in
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territory for the purch of piacing-ssmti-r
the governmsint ofssits f-siiLurc inhnhiictuts th'-I!
CUUUUy which we already posst ss, ?: which
we shall leave to our [,sisssssr'ss} 3
EVCYY VFCW which can be taken us this
lantic wnussitf support a Psizpusi-zi'siisi-Pﬂ Wsiffisi
would ren let us invuln-ss-ruhle to th': W-si-rl-i.
Nothing but ticzzson at home.- ccuicislmkc
siss-sia l.uip-tsisi. standing on so broad ( ;sissl sir-ma
base. To what purpose attempt d'simsyssctscus
(:;pczriuzznts for its enhu'gem-znt? ltxpcz'i
ments which is successful must change ous
sozm us government?
Couid the union be certainictv premvcd
over such vast and (lists-r.: regicffi, issi i'sisicte
rec<>ilectcd that the Westem popui-isiir-n will
encount-xsiedf We shall he strong man;
Athnlic star-35. [0 repuhlics, power tissHi
uut Let is he ounce-(tied for ;) moment that
this appzu'o. nc impossibilizy may he rivermmr,
to what gon;] purpnse shnuhi ihsi: he:: sit! be
ivanla
tlld he
I' lori.