Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-04-29

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ordered TO rendezvous at Poriimouth.
Nothing leis was BE expected with Lord
ST. VINCENT at the head of the Admiral
ty ;--and if it ihould be necefary 10 act,
there is not the leaf doubt that even the
ruins Of the enemy s navy would be anpi-
hilated.
Miniaers being the beR Judges Of what
is proper to be done in coniequence Of the
late fate of the negotiation, known &C.
curately to them only, It may be iupPofed
that thsle preparations have NOT been thus
Internationally difpIayed till circumfances
demanded. Keaioning generally, indeed,
il would not be wrong 10 fay that this i'm
poGng attitude ought never to be aban-
doned pending negotiation. Perhaps
indeed ismay be faid, that il would have
been as well, uniformly Throughout the
negotiation at Amiens, TO have fpoken
language which all this force was ready
to fupport, becauie it would have been
better that The imprehion on the enemy
fhonld have been uniform than that il
ihould fpring from fudden exertion, that
locks more like patton than frmneis. Il
is wifer for nation to naintainsits inte-
refs and 10 atlantis objects By producing
general belief Of It's iuperiority, than by
any abrupt and violent effort 10 producea
smomentsry inpreidon. A paihonate Effort
may give rife to an oPpohte patton, where
as it is a general opinion OF Agength ana
force that begets refped.
All this preparation, therefore, would !.
have been highly proper at former periods
of the negotiation. 1t may be neesfsry ]
now, when perhaps Tie French govern,
ment may have Rarted, or contriyea to
urge, pretenGons inconiifent with the fpi-
rit of the .preliminaries. 1t is faid that
the government Of this country reiufes to
recognize 8uonaparle as ielf- elected pref
dent of the Italian republic, and we think
very properly refufes. If Buonaparte
thinks bis fubjeefs will efpoule his petlonal
quarrel on this location, he may be in
duced to carry things high. It is more
probable, however, that the main queition
will be evaded. Perhaps it is the bei
way to treat the thing at preient, for we
believe all good politicians are far from
thinking that the prefent peace on the con-
tinent (of important conhderation,) can
put things ina fable and permanent ftua.
ton.
1t will, however, be for the natiensof
the continent to decide in the frf inaance
what they will do Rejecting the Franco
Italian Republic. Thefe things mua take
their courfe. With refpett to the iname-
date interef Of this country, it is right
that an end hould be put to that deffruc-
tive naval armiitice which has fubitted
fince the rrel;minaries; and that treaty
of peace ihould be concluded, which will,
as far asspofible, render its blellings reel |
procal. Minifters, tits underfood, have |
demanded Deceive anlwer fromthe French
government within lhort period; and,
as Buonaparte cannot place the war on any
principle which the French nation would |
now jjuaify, it's probable he will agree to
bring the treaty TO concluiion. To !
renew the war, that is, TO evade a decla- !
ration after 70 much delay, would be to |
expofe the French feet at fea, while |
the French would gam none of thoie |
poilsflions which were to be eeded.-
IF the French government praaiie eva
fon, they ought TO be treated as they |
treated the Auitrians in the arinisfices in
Germany; that is, we lhouId be right
in ayailing ourfelves Of The means we poi
fefs to reduce them.to other fensinents.
1t is not juit that the treaty lhould be
iufpended till the French hear Of their iuc-
ceis in St. Domingo-till Spain brings
home to Cadiz the treafure that has beenl
accumulated in America Gnee the war.
Thefe frauds are not to besendured, and ]
the Britilh nation would applaud ,aeas of