Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-12-23
aIfrannrta aDnertiser.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER a5.
COMMUNICATION.


this hercnlean MATS Of Presidential conde-
lcenGon. In regard to Tripolitan affair,
he oble.ves that reinforcement" was
ordered this I believe to be uncertain,
and believe we fhall prove to the con-
trary. In the hra place the lhips of the
I'd Squadron defined for this lervice were
merely a relief to thofe of the 1T Squa-
dron which returned home, and are now
in the haibor Of Potomac we are led to
believe this when we confder the capture
made by a Tripoli,an cruifer, as we'll as
from the information we have obtained by
a we'll written letter lately publilhed in
mott Of the papers, Eating the wants of
veiels Ra,ioned at a particular place.
which would thereby I" efettually" fe-
cure our Mediterranean trade. Mr.. JEFF
ferion however being 70 little acquainted
with military affairs, though obliged tx
eb5zEifjo to notice them in his communicate
ons might have, without exciting furprife,
mi.tsken the term Remtorcement" as
applied and underttood by Military men,
for i" relief; )" the capture Of one of our
veGels indicates that no reinforcement WIS
TENT, any thing that the meaage may re-
prcfent to the contrary notwithstanding.
He tells us ALTO that four Americans are
fill priioners-" unlei: exchanged under
an agreement formerly made with the b.
llaw." More than three months age
this capture was known; yet all that MIR.
PRECEDENT can tell Congrefs about his fell
low citizens, caves to the Barbarians, IL,
thai they "re:,ain prifoners, unlefs ex-
changed" sc. There is not negro in
the State of Virginia but could have Civ
en- Congress the fame lifis may be 70 term
ed Information. After the capture, it
did not require FIVE days to afcertain the
fact, whether the Bslhaw intended to com.
ply with the agreement entered into, and
Mr.. Jeaerion have no doubt was made
at the fame time, that the
capture was make known TO him that
the Baihaw did d;fregard his agreement
and it 10 p.efumed he deemed it more ia
vorable TO his iyiem of economy, to pro-
trs0 as long as polible, the payment of
their ranlom, which would embarrafs his
views and tend to create fical exaGi-
ons."
1t appears curious, that the particulars
Of contract already made are not +" in
fate for communication" 1t may or may
not be 70, but it is certainly an awkward
piece of information.
The department Of finance prelents
(pedacIe feldom witnened, and could we
be led to belief of the reality of his az
Tertions, they could not be furpriGngS
The plans formed by the wifdom of the
late naturalization, left MIR. Jeferion and
his party nothing more to do than pulfue
them to the attainment of an extinguih-
ment of the debt, though gradually, and
without infringing lolemn contracts. The
means by which nine millions of debt has
been paid were furnihed to their hand,
and the boat which is made may, for the
ferve the caule of popularity
Its duration, however, | confidently pre-
miCe will be but fhort; one faa will ierve
to thew that they are ripping open the
Gooie, and the Golden Eggs will foon be
gone, the folly Of telling the Bank Stock
is TOO obvious; fund that produced ten
ger cent ough, never to have been parted
with, it ought rather to have been encfea(-
ID !; it afforded the means of extinguiih-
ng Its iirft colt and would moreover have
always afforded in cafes of emergency
certain refource, nevertheless it fuited pre-
ent purpoles, and two ends were anlwer-
ID, the fr& to allure iome eclat among
he vulgar and ignorant; the iecond and
mott important, is TO impoverilh the
country in every poflibIe manner 70 as TO
induce the next administration ihould ir
,e other than their own, (Which God OF
lis mercy grant even under accumulated
difficulties may be- to relort to thoie un-