Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-09-27
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We have not heard OF lac what pro-
grels til. commercial negsciatiou going,
on between this country and France IS
making; bur We ooterve that fome Of
the French Journalists write ifrcngiy a.
gainit a commercial treaty WITH Eng gland.
One Of them, in the Journal do Com
merce, fays, the introduttisn ofcolhmad;-
ties into France, cannot be OF fomuch I'M
p,rtance 10 the Englilh, in any othe' way,
than as it would tend to diminith our re-
f'urces, prevent ouH'mpor nsla great quao-
rity ofraw materials, and threw Idle, many
thoufanas OF people, whom It is the inter
cit OF France to keep employed, uniefs ihe'
be prepared TO take the expence OF their
maintenance upon herlslf in conieqaense
Of the total ruin of the manufactures.
July II.
We have this day extracted from the
additional le,s of French papers received
ycferdav, an article dated Genoa, which
ihould not he paaed over wi,hou, notice.
It appears in the M,ni,eur, the Official
Journal, and it feems to be formal tate
ment Of the grounds on which an attack
will be made on Aleiers by France. The
Destruction of fuch Government, which
has long been reiroach to civilized Eu-
rope, would be happy event ; but the
intetcfs of other Gates will make them
view with jealoufy the acquiGtions Of
France in that part of the world. The
letter from Genoa is OF a character zap.
pea,ing in the Official Journal and peaks
in fuch tone, as give full reafon to fup.
pofc Boaapar.e wilhes to Try his arms a.
gain on the fhores of Africa, now that
he feems 10 have a plauible Pretence for
fuch an enserpriie.-An eRabliihment at
Algiers would be an acqaiftion of the
highett Importance to France, either with
4 preference to the influence it would give
over Tunis, and the aaiitance it would
thus afford to her views on Egypt; or,
with reference to maritime war with
Britain. This may be idle Ejaculation
but being perluaded Bonaparte's military
PATTON will never leep, and that be will
be confantly engaged in fome en'erp'if,
we look out for circumstances indicative
of his defgns, that we may calculate his
movements. Since he ceaisd TO be at war
with Britain, he has been engaged in
war in the Wet Indies. That is nearly
terminated. and he NUT COW find ioms
other employment for his arms. The
fhores of Barbary, the feat Of the ancient
Carthage, may tempt his ambition almoe
as much as Egypt, and war for the over
throw Of the Barbary States, he knows,
will be popular in every country OF
Europe, particularly with commerce.
al people whole ihips are daily plundered,
and whole feamen are fent for aaves.
Teh concluding paasge in the Monitenr
fcems to be decifise OF Bonaparte's inten-
tions.-After relating ieveral captures ct
veGels Of different nations by the Alge-
rines, it clofes with the following remark:
-" The French Government will not
permit fuch infuI,s TO 60 unp1niihed and
if o,her Pow:rs fufer their flags to be ~
ful,ed, and their commerce to be PLACED,
the FirG Conful will maintain inviolaoie,
in the Mediterranean, the Honour OF the
French Flag, and guarantee the Security
which he has p'omifed ,o.all Comme'e'at
Speculations.