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; kld opbuoa of ll
comprised tw useful ■ quaUueSu.but Jhal
tbmt defect# w«e egua% dca/nictiye of deliberation
■bd act hi*} wiili out spirit w .energy, or pooolar
f food will» unitingeveryincpn^Monce, with aued
Vantage*. -With ,lhis dpaj)&l. ietetmiiMn, ;#«,
* notwitbstandmg.Sent a'British army tot* a com
plicated Campaign to risk its utter destruction.—
$b*r: reauliswero just such w might have beep ex?
,: P«5i*d* Knofghjwd been known before td satisfy
-as oftbo d-mger i|jf rompfratipK in the heart of the
eiwmtry^Htut every thmgwas wildly,to.be put in
A noble lord, it appeared^- had in conyer*
eatian with a gallant admiral, who had no great
Mp? ofmecewin the Scheldt, aaij to him wieely,
* Go and try 1” So here they *ent air Arthur Wcl
lealey iaf£# hre ol ditficulty they Lade, him' to
“ QjgtkljJiP !** tbittia to aay, “ Go and hazard the
destination of - a fleet, or the ruin of out army !"—
; >AMfoapp?paeg|l .to.. the, battle of Talavera, a
very thing »be<rSr th« urgentneceiiity of concert.
‘ SonKhod gape iiito the north, and our safe retreat
depend?«m» the keeping of the passes against him.
Z v«eaia »aa too. precipitate ; but it wan one of our
v«s* deficiency* that saved our army fiom being e
-qually sti in advancing towards biin.' Of the bat*
Ml# ot*Talave» itself, li« could not but.apeak'-ia
far he thought it reflected
a™ hnnmur on the general ond officers,
and .ape;whole of”.tbe gallant troops employed!
[fftt/tf] But^pimeriiately after that battle, our ge
neaai wu& totally d>ficicni in information. It was
evep aBsrrtcd* tbat< poly two days after the battle,
fir Arthur Wellesley did not know where the enemy
Wha HSuch jyere lliefrepeated aud mortifying proof,
•r^a taM want ef ayatetn,. <tf aupply, of precauti
( Intelligence, of, yniwifuniralmn and concert!
*■ neglect IIIi occupy,the important passes irf’the
Pacfto de PrraV, was nig^ effecting the total des
British a#my j^nd thi* neglect was
the mot*censurable, aa jnngbrfcir* air Arthur VVel<
•^MTey’a movement into Spain, he* as, well *»’ the
Swtoiah governineii.t, was apprised; by an intercept
•w 10ttep(from Spult, that,it was hi* intention to pro
S ffsd to_ Zamora. for the purpose of, falling on-the
* *#n^.,>’ ,t^c %!, l8h 4‘,nty. »«cMe i« should advance
■ Q y lacs tm* doc ament,
,^l|i,ur VVellesley into Spain, and expose
'bi* *11 the disastrous t^«r<|umr«» that
. Willi respect to tbs Spanish notion, no
®J^QW»W have expected that they should be rapa
< Mew opposing, the greatest military power in Eu*
01* by the great'Ut miluaiy, genius the
WffU perhaps Mtpr sew. Tie was not disposed to
utidervalu* the efforts of that gallant and extraor
mfrtiy people, who did as much is any nation, |«
bhuriog under the same disadvantages,, could pntsi
v Wjf do.^. We ahouid not detain the house with a
descriptions «U|je suffering* of the British, during
Ute two,mo»tSrUiat followed the Retreat from Te
... ■►■ * fe-treat which ended in.the fatal encamp*
Aeut »l) the neighbourhood of Badej.ia, the most
• l^swholsuiue spot in all the I'ccinsula. During the
grfatet - part.^pf tins accumulation of disaster,
L- * authorised representative of the
British government in -iipain ; for ministers had
wrafled^&l^ ^rere, knd tit was not unit! three
S nw»flU»» after hia appointment, that, the noble lord
- trim ^ nominated tosucceed.htm, arrived at Ca
hear testimony to the spec*.
Si'> ‘he wisdom, and the comprtm usive policy of
&jSjL?.*Sk* ’..««%**.»f t,,at ®'*ble person
vtfhile in Spain. But, unfortunately, the efforts of
w?r<? *f»ida at a time when no be
mdit could arise Irons them. ’I lie conclusion he
id ojptmse.piipt.rs, was,
iaf in ibecoiidoct of the wjrip Spain, neither o
fty of co-operation, unity of eysteni, nor a ctr
indispensable supplies towards a cam*
f ba* beeh piovided b^ mUustfrs. They had'
f®-&!****% from experience nf the pre*
ftr3iftg cambslgn,'andtheyasecond time put the
ffalety of a’Brrtfhb army tohaWrd, when they must
copyincpd fiiin •» favorahk change had
taken place,^ or was likely to occur in the frame of
, Spanish government. * Tf Europe is>ver to be
l&jttUblished and restored to any thing like its for
W !**dep«ndejc^ (his *<dmtry must be a gna,t, if
■' • *HfrwfciW* mm.-fa work. But
exhausting her strength in frantick
expeditions to Walchctvu, or rath and ill-cone erted
; operation* ou the Peuinaule, that she could hope to
; baadequata toao m.ghty eft enterprise. The noble
fmrtpii* com iudrd a^gery lnog and able speech, with
two rejidotiatia; the first censoring the
expedition into Spain; the second censuring nimis
the nccesypiy precautions
toM^resoppljes^nihesfmy. 1
' feSolation havHig bwirrcaTTft ■„
1 rJ n i, ft m m a. k>..s ,. f u L. ' _ *
r.V,11kaafiirtptjpvWcJ||ii4e} Observed, ihit lie filfol
MCftfi with ttu m ...... W /f
m wtjuis jn due point,.Thsf the
1 ^steWbf tbu ^.doish
: b.rightcsl pjoapect thot arose for
vi of Eprop*. jt was
tourer of Great-Britain,'
tiurt iht gave the most prompt eacnuiagt-ijunl nnd
'.^^^fain ^u^lorio^impabe., \Veff harlef
forts the ref ere to terminate with d
. . vf ^erqainijey wttJb ' the drf&ii of »it
John Moore i *», she to withdraw front the
<j| »^ncbK> of^Wfulcokidh „T bei*At aiid dU-;
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J2T?y ,lbe P?S? Durdfe, be
!,.f|W‘l> * be Vrk% ex Jain-.
wn^rnprit ifr iii* 4t'H«*iU'iwC*t tb« Pmtp- J
T* foU^*^ >M plan was*S» ex pul-1
.^yb«»r !Tlwrtw»se£!
At to a.fyaheing i0% that
t"*| tM>pt?ia*d* Ver,
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efli wot gtfMrMsmt io Spsrio, be contended that U
was disproved h« U» popart oo the uble. Thecan-u
ttent tenor of ibeiriusijnirootM,. was the necessity
of giving a more cg0)jp*t*WiB to the executive
power in Spain, an*s*tkM«»hing a representative
government. There .wrregreal diffirullles in effec
ting three, Mr. Stewart found’ a general prejudice
ip Spain, he should rather jjgy, a disposition to take
a share iq the governmnite' Waa this to la consi
dered a^a symptom of the ultimate failure of the
cause, Mr. Stewart availed himself of. thisdispo
sition, and succeeded in establishing gome form of
executive government. He was succeeded by Mr.
trere. Was that gentleman to,propose or com*
mand alterations! No, he wisely followed in the
his predecessor, and did not interfere, ex
CfP^P'°°gh the medium of advice, m the proceed
ing* of the government. That the junta was not
the first to acknowledge its deficiency was not ex
traordinary. Persons in power ure not very apt to
-confess, their incapacity.—[Hear, hear! from tie
opposition bentkes.]—They are the last to admit the
necessity of reforming themselves. That Is an o,
peralion which, with a certain sect of philosophers,
they possibly thought might ulwe.ys be safely post,
puned to the next day. It was not the fault of the
British government, however, that this reform did
not take place. 1
This declaration he most in justice make to the
person who, at the commencement of the Spanish
contest, occupied the place now so unworthily filled
by himself. When, lord Wellington entered Spain,
the Junta was not what it was at the time of Sir
John Moore’s retreat. It was apparently compe
tent to all the duties of government. Ot its c em
petencs to procure supplies there was not a decisi ve
proof. After the disastrous battle of Madellin, in
which the Spuuiaids under Coesta were defeated
with immense loss and lost aH their artillery, bag-^
g ige, and magazines—within one month after that
juffair they were completely supplied and equipped.
Was there any thing in this to indicate the poveity
of the • wintry, or the in< flicit-nry of the govern
ment l 1 he next point of the noble marquis’s speech
went to the character of Cuesta, or rather the cha
iractar of li e Spanish army. The latter it was said,
were competent to deleud large towns and fortres
ses, and to maintain advmlugenus positions, but
ioh b snare m regular operation;. Ttua
.»»»* irirc to a certain extent, but occasions had a
ris n in which they proved themselves equal to the
most difficult and dangerous operations. With res
pect to Cuesta he would admit that he was disquali
fied, as well by the unhappy nature nf-his temper,
■as his peculiar state of health, for command. But
it should be recollected he erjoypda high degree of
popularity, to which his known indisposition to the
government did not a little contribute. Sir A. Wel
lesley had therefore every reason to rely upon him.
lie bad on various occasions given repeated proofs
of great spirit and bravery, and was besides sup
ported by a large party in the county. Was the
army, with these assurances of supplies
“n^ *i|ifrperation, to decline advancing into Spain,
and attempting an operation which promised the
most Complete success 1 The arrangements for car
rying on the campaign were in uo respert defective. '
I he greatest precaution was used to insure success, |
and guard agaiust the possibility of any fata) disas
;-Ut. The principle on which it was formed was
that lu which may be alliihuled.a great portion o(
the astonishing successes ol the Trench. It was the
principle of falling upon separate corps and over
whelming them. Victors corps consisted of 28,000
men, were separated hy a vast distance from the
| other parts of the French army." Against these
j lord Wellington advanced with 20,000 British and
38,000 Spaniards; and had the attack token place
on the 21st or 22d July,as he intended, there could
not have been the smallest doubt of its complete
success. A> that time the corps ofSoult, Ney, and
Mori r, were none ol them within a nigber dis
tance of the combined army than 150 miles. Re
lore they couW have reached the Tagus the affair
would have been finished, and the combined army
would.have been ready and able to give a good ac
count of them^ in rase they had been disposed to
risk a battle. 'As to the ebarge of having neglected
to occupy the passes at .Z'uerta de Banos and Pera
les, it did nut apply to lord Wellington. The ne
cessity of occupying these positions did not escape
him, and he.had given the necessary orders for that
purpose. H'wtts not bis fault that these orders
wre not executed. In opposition to the assertion
ol the noble marquis, be would maintain, that the
■asl, and. even the prerediog*campaign, disastrous
as it was, were not without great advantages to the
Spanish cause. The last effected the total delivery
•>f Portugal ; it improved the arms and resources of
that country. Another result was the evaruation
of Oh Hie is, and the preservation of the naval re
sources of Spain, at Ferrok It preserved Seville,
and prevented any operation in the southern provio
c*’S. „ Mad the plan, which he. in conjunction with
Sir A. Wellesley, recommended, hem followed, be
i wh$convinced tire h reach would not now have had a
; man in Andalusia. That.plan was, that the Spa
nish army, under the duke of Parqtie, and general
Aresaga, should sc l strictly on the defensive; and
.that a mural ariny t* consist «f 20.000 men, and
tw, W'lOTMMen. by the riufce of Albuquerque,
ahould; be formed in Estjeroadura. Backed and con
firmed as these would be by n British army in Por
tugalt,tbe Irenrh, except they were reinforced to
an fstfnt that was hardly to be expected, durst not
have veiunred to advance to the south word. The
Spanish armies wn«M have been in rum plate secu
rity, and the Cortes now sitting at Seville. They
would hive formed a line behind which the govern
ment migfit fadV* reformed ibe whole of th^civil
: *nd mi fit ary administration. The noble marquis
; copchaM with an appeal to the high and generous
feelings of the Bri tish nation, urging that we were
bound by every He of honour, eg welt at of motives
of polery, hr continue oor support to Spain, so long
• at the,least sp >rk of resistanceto the monstrous
tend unprovoked tyranny of FrSfiee existed among
; her biavc inhabitants. ' ■’ ^
LerdMiikesai^fe* did hot take tbe questionnp
“rfie mv&nm tne boUe tbirtiuis. * He was
UuVtietted with the' eloquent description given of
f l^lmhnwr, grandeur, end digdjty of theSpanisK
But the question was, whether the Oym
dhreawfgownment Ud been applicable to theiefy
vice we bad engaged tn perform, and whether nrf.
tri** *Wi tS* MrpactirtWs and/del.
ingf ^oftbe. publick, by wditfonly sacrificing the
WfMvd and tr^tnrt i»f the niintij, Hil iordihip
that the
iadrgew^cn nf Spa^ had n»t bee* ptpfwrf^^
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®oted, and that thVVauf* had i>etW UrUiaquish
■**h ifwinijhn were determined on measures which
covM not fail to bring oh calamities and dreadful
consequences. "v; vte*
The debate was continued till two o'clock in'The
morning, lords Rosslyo -and Holland supported the
original motion, which was opposed by lord Bold*
ingdbn, and partly by lord-Sidmeuth. On a divi
sion, there were—
For censure, .*■ ’■*
. * . Negative,' * A : .
Majority for ministers,
From tie Salem Gazette.
> A-k- 2 ■■ 'V - •T*’.' • - 1 '\V
THE NIGHT BLOWING CEBITS. '
The arcount we lately published of the expanding
of this raaunifirrnt flower at the garden-of Mr.
E. Hersy Derby, and the description Of its con
formation and beauties, hava been much noticed,
and copied into various other papers ; and it has
given occasion to a.fepoblicatioo, in tfjfe' Palladi
um, i)f the fuiluwiffg rich and glowing descripti
on of the same flower.
Extract from No. 15 of the “ Botanist in the
“ Anthology” for June, 1808.
" Amidst the insatiable variety of nCtture, few
are its productions that can be placed in'hempetion
with a beautiful flower. The most brilliant gem
but dazzles the eye with Its splendour, while the
blind nian is regaled with the fragrance of the rose,
the lily, and the jesnmine.
Ill* attempt to describe by words, what in truth
requires the faithful pencil of a Flemish painter
may well be deemed a futile task. Who would at
tempt to describe "tie gay Carnation?’*—The first
of painters may throw his pencil Iv. in despair of
imitating the Violet, or the ripple Blossom. What
colours on the painters pallet can express the rich
ness of the Amaryllis Formosisshnn, or tbe Superbia
Cloriota; or the Dodecathc«n of Linnams? Who
could hope to succeed in the description of the Stre
htzia Regina,f adorned as it is, “ uiih purple, azure,
and speckd witk gold? or the Ixttra Cvecineu, the
cluster of whose flowers are-so brilliant that they
resemble burning coal i If the painter can give but
a faint resemblance of the Violet, or the Passion
flower, or the Caledonian Lily, what would he say
-«vitn un i lUUiirB,
The Cactus Grandt/iorvs, or Nightblowing CtrextS.
“ This stately flower is a native of Vera Crus—
It expands a most beautiful coral of nearly a foot in
'diameter: and bas twenty stamina surrounding one
pistillum. The inside of the falyx is a splendid.
I yellow ; the petals of the purest white ; but viewing
i it in front, so as to look into its deep bell, with its
long trembling stamina, baffles all description: For
i its colour, in one shade, is fine red; and viewed in
another light, it resembles the blaze of a furnace, or
burning nitre. _'
I “ We may remark, generally that the most spies
did flowers are of the shortest duration. Thus this
grand flowtn expands its most beautiful coral, and
diffuses a fragrant odour, for a few hours in the
night, and then dosses to open no more! It gene
rally opens about eight o’clock in the evening and
closes before sun rise; and the next day this short
lived belle resembles a dingy wilted husk of corn.
“The first time the “ Botanist” gazed at this
transient beauty,J and saw its sudden change, it was
with sensations he can never forget. He confesses
that, in the vast assemblage of flowers that adorn
the earth, this flaunting beauty caught his eye, and
excited strongly his youthful admiration. Well
might the poetical Darwin say of hie “ refulgent
Cerea- *
“ Bright as the blush of rising morn ; she warms
The dull cold eye of midnight wiih her charms.
There to the skies she lifts her pencill'd blows,
Opes her fair lips, and breathes her virgin vows;
Eyes the white Zenith ; counts the suns that roll
1 heir distant fires, and blaze around the pole;
Or marks where Jove directs Ins glittering car
~^er Heaven’s blue vault—Herself it brighter star f
■ There, as soft Zephyrs sweep with pausing airs
Thy snowy neck, and pat t shy shadowy hairs,
Sweet Maid of Night; to Cynthia’s sober beams
Glows tby warm cheek, thy polished bosom gleams.
In crowds around thee gaze the admiring swains,
And guard in silence the enchanted plains;
Drop the still tear, or breathe the empassion’d sigh, j
and drink inebriate rapture from thine eye 1”
* Milton’s Paradise Lost,
t So called by sir Joseph Banks, in honour of
Queen Charlotte.
J Which was in the garden of doctor Fothereil,
at Upton.
m
( Spanish Consul's Office, Norfolk,
; i.
. C 'V rlui'ust 20/A, 1810.
Merchants’ sending Vessels to Ports in Spanish
America—TtiAr Notice,
THAT the Supreme Council of Hegency of Spain
and the Indies, having understood that the ge
neral disturber of mankind, Napoleon Buonaparte,
is trying t* send emissaries to the Spanish domini
ons on this sWe-of the Atlantick, and that these
emissaries generally rendezvous at the United States,
whence they seek to pass to the Spanish dominions,
some by fend and others by water, to introduce dis
cord and anarchy in those peaceable countries. His
Majesty has been pleased to order, that none be per
mitted to enter into said dominions by land or wa
ter, whether a Spaniard or any other countryman,
unless he be regularly provided with a special pass
port from some of the constituted authorities of Fer
dinand rth ; andlbat whenever a spy be discovered
to have introduced himself, he be summarily tried
and executed: and tlje venae!, in which he shall
have come, together with her apparel and the whole
.of her cargo, of Whatever nation soever, shall be
confiscated. It'shall be enough for the confiscation
of' a vessel and cargo, that a person has come
hboamt without the regular passport.
Antonio Argote Villalobos,
/' *’ n tawSw
CONSUL.
* 4-,
Lending This Day the Schooner Rising Sun's CAR*
* GO^from Aoigu«, ,Por Sale by
iff />. ■
Lily 13.
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Swedish J0s6rt|ed.
200 ton landing from on board (be
Stop Thomas, Rom Gottenbufg—For Sale by.
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THE PUBLICS -LEDGER.
. - - - ; ■ -■ —- • -y -
WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 22,1810;
Northern confederacy.
■ The late arrivals from .the noitbof Europe
dissipated all hope of the northern confederacy.—
Mr, Srmlie, Mr. Burwe!), and their friends in cook
gress, may now hang up tbeij fiddles ; t the king*
doms of the north can give them no comfort. Bo. ‘
naparte exercises the same arbitrary power at Co*
penhagen und Koningsburg, as be Aotmt Paris.—
He is determined that Americans shall have W®
place whereon to rest the soals of their feet on this
continent of Europe. The next news we shall'''
hear, will he of the sequestration of all American
property in the ports of Russia; and His Ejctllem-1*
cji John Quincey Adams, will be sent home withi*
flea in his ear. He will be told by the audacious *
tyrant who commands the destinies of Europe, that 5
his master Jefferson or Madison, or whoever is at’■
the head of affairs in America, has not fulfilled tiir'f
engagement which was entered into of Erfurth.-^ *
The Americans have opened, tradii without my of--’
ders, and I shall punish them by every means in
my power. This is the end of the business. This »
enmes of democratic rulers. This is what the
deralists . have all along predicted./ They'ha^e4"
warned ^M^rira against the friendship o'f Bonapar* 7
te. liis^vnmity they.knew was harmless, but hit
#iend$hip is death. Every nation which hat*
made peace with l im lips perished ; while those ;
which have opposed him with energy have laughed
at liis malice. Even the feeble Spaniards and Por
tuguese, have been enabled to hold his veterans at A
hay, and the conquest of those countries will Tost f
hirn more than they are worth. Can bur govern* .7
ment suffer our affairs to continue in this situatiutr®
any longer? Is it possible that we can continue its *
peace with a power which has made open and a
vowed war upon us ? If something is not now done1, '
we are degraded indeed—When smote on the one'
cheek we have turned the other—when deprived of 1
our cloak we have given up the ruat also—nil Chit
we have dime without.a' murmurwhat more can
wedo?—[if. Pork Et. Pott. . ’ " '
II win DC recollected, that a few years back, Mr.
Drake, then his majesty's cntby to the Prussian
court, was accused by Bonnoparte of heading a #nft4*"
spiracy to take away his life, and Mr. Jackson wait"
pointed at by him as an accomplice. The circum-1?^
stance produced at the time a severe remonstrance
from Napoleon, who, publicly declared, that from '
that period, no minister from Frauce should reside'
at any court in Europe, with either Mr. Drake or"
Mr. Jackson. The latest accounts from America-'
inform us, that on the landing of Mr. Jackson as
the shores of the United States, the Flench minis-1
ter, Turreau, reminded the government of hi* inas« *
[ ler’s determination, and of the necessity wlffijletiir
existed of his taking leave, should Mr. Jacftonba
permitted to remain as the accredited British minis
ter. Turreau'* remonstrance was attended to, but
the American government chose its own method dip
shewing its acquiescence to the will of Franca.—
Unwilling to deny admittance to Mr. Jackson, he- ,
fore they had heard the proposals which be had to
make from the British government, they took the;
first opportunity of treating bim in so intuiting V
manner, as to disgust, and induce him to return to^
England in a way that would better answer the end
proposed by the corn t of France. This is said ter
be thf true and primary cause which led the Amrrfc.
; can government so unexpectedly, and without a sub
; stantial reason, to break off further conununicatiour
with Btr. Jackson.—[LomAm paper. . % . ,y
Extract of a Utter from Cadiz, to a gentleman in ,
' Dorchnicr, {near Boston^) dated Mat/1.
“ By the drawing which I send, you -will see how
difficult it will be to. take ibis place ; and the only
way the Freucb cao possibly succeed a by first
getting possession of the island of Leoo, where the "
English and Spaniards have their bead quarters ;
sod which must cost them many thousand lives——
But even if they get possession of that, there is the
Cortadura, a strong fortification, which closes the
neck of land that joins Cadiz, to the island j ewi ’
, which cannot be passed except at low water, by*Or5*
; narrow passage on the inside, and this passage it .
made very difficult on account of the, oheveaux dli
frize placed some distance jn the water. This hate
tery has eight 32 pounders, and a number of ho wit
zeis, with a deep ditch 40 feet wide in front. What
i makes this place almost impregnable is because
there is no entrenching ground within three mile*^;
of it, so that it must be carried by an assault, and
the enemy will have to march that distance without
the least shelter.*. i '??-,«,&■
We have been favoured with the Havana Aviso,
; of the 29th alt. from which we extract the addies* ■
of the governour, announcing the execution of one
of theemiasaries, sent b«e in the Tilsit. Thes*
miscreants have spread in various directions, but i|
is probable, that none who reach rbeir dcitiastisa
will remain long with impunity. Two pf.them
-were carried into Bermuda a few months ago, in •
vessel from this port, hound to South. America,
though we are uoapprizad of their .further mova
moots. It is a lasting reproach to our government,
that^^e public and ruthless enemy of the Uuite£
Statwraboiild he permitted, without molestation, tw
make the United Stairs a harbouring {dare for his
incendiaries and traitors, whence they are scattered
by degrees among a neighbouring and .loy al people^ ?
for the purpose of sowing sedition, plotting divisi. '
<>ns and andarmiMog the legitimute government.
The agents of France, who supply, counsel and
prepare the voyages of spies and desperadoes,, are,
as regards the United Stales, nearly, as criminal a*
their clients are towards Spain. The French g*>
veroroeot, as already ohsetvtd. is at open war wills
as, ai:d the same tools Who are employed to desist
io underminiog tbs peace and interests o{ Spanish
America,, it cannot he doubted, would as freely .tp»
gage themselves in the asms sort of occQpalumAp
gainst «s i and who ran tell, that they at* not *0
employed gt this •foment f Vie have a government,
which is inert or asleep, insensible. to our dangers,
uumindfal of our wrongs, Cureless of the public. .**.;
curity. Were we mors fortunately situated, the
stratagem* and intrigues of the enemy would ho '
watch'd and obviated; and tot bat case the. pohlia ■
might {earn for sM purpose mysterious cfaerae*
lers laud so frequently, upon opr shores and lurk la ■
SospiciuM places* Tbeeigilsuc*, wki^k every p. i