Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-06-15

is therefore that fate ofligitationn i ia nt t;'s
we were previous to the treaty ~ s. .a
year. By that tleaty epus so, Ul'Aa'
on our right yet, luch was the i Saa'a up,
which the French preferred Their , ~
that a lhip funk in the Gauges. ~. ra'n''
were on the point of hoiilisies wb. a '. We
convention of 49,. took place. W. W. The
now in that htuation in which an any, ~ s'e
might fay to his client, you have :'V aa,
right Of atticn, go to law, butif 81 sO9l
iecurity in my hands confirming nv , ;au
and removing my adverfary's hopIas ~,
be we'll advlfed were | to break off t5s
zeal and throw it into the fire, that m;' '.s
afterwards go to trial where the abi,,.S' a'
is the iword, and the courta field Of Nv.
tie. We are now LETT to our ripht If ~
ton and, perhaps, the frG new, f,,..
India will be the notice for going to t,,I '
The French were meyer backward n ~
feriing their claims aud that they boaII
be lefs forward now I have, 10 le,on -
fuppole.
There are other rights Of minor iun,
sance abandoned; rights which taE,,
Gngly are Of great magnitude, but which
fink to nothing in the neighbourhood d
| the towering heights that furround them
AS TO the importance Of the privileged
cutting log. wood in the Bay of Honduras
| we read of nothing but quarrels between
France and Spain about it. We do not
! pretend to right of sovereignty in tia,
quarter. We hold the right by convsn
| vention: and France will, no doub., re.
anert her preteniions. What tbefe pre-.
teniions are does not appear: but this
fate of ignorance and uncertainty hews
the necellity for calling forpapers and CIV
| ing the mott mature confederation to the
fubjcet, The gum trade is another which
we exerciie by convention; and nall
| not forget the right claimed by the Dutch
to trade in the Eaitern Seas. We know
| the jealoufy of Holland in that particular;
we know the credit our minihers took for
the iettlement Of 7S4 on that point; but
how this right is to be exercied in future,
! what precautions have been taken forts
| fecurity, and whether they are to cons
from above or below, does not appear.
Among the other points that come mex,
without contravening the PrellmlnaIis,s
the Houle Of Orange. When we taka
all the territories and requilltlons whli
we have furrendered, we are told of rnos
wonder working things, credit and cap.
tall. I with we could transfer the vol
credit from the change to credit Of anotha
kind, to high fenfc Of honor, to na'l0',
al lpirit and immunity from inlut; Ou'd
all theie qualities that made Us great, We
are now diverting ourlelves as if they Vel'
jmM s5feio, and their fole Object was t. TO
procure US money. France may have I'll
treated other powers under erprotefticcnc'
but (he has lhewn that fhe will not i0f-
fer another to abu{e them. The dog'
though beaten by his matter, ylIlfiy 'or'
ward in his defence and we 90 NnO"
that powers, tho crouchingunder France
will be bold and vigorous IN her caOls'
that they will fight like anlilarle' N wv ".
pay of their matters. One OF tOe'' v,
are aware, has not waited for the wax I"
be cold upon the treaty before IT ha'sa Ts,,
ed this temper and diipol'l'on' i ,J
power which never ipares an enemy ra
gives protection to thoie under It, S y,
make all powers to range upon is 6de. !,
the cafe of France, there is no l0l's a;;a'
the contrary. Even in the eFacol :'e,t
Alexandra, ihe acted upon that Pil' eonn,
[ with I could fay the fame for tbs n. soa,
try, with relpett to the Houe Of oians 5.
n nn wifi has been made for the IoG Of ID np
private property, or his stad'ho'd .srse Cd
thoriey. 1t might have been ,s ssp.
that iosne indemni6cation would na .:.,ony
lecured for the lacrifce Of his paI Z, loa.