Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-06-10
FaoM THE PALLADIUM.
POLITIC IL REVIEW.
No. ".
FRANCE.

CVClJ lsil'iSS, III iiduSS &S''iiSSo titS lPAtAe
that would invadcis. M European pow
err has 70 many foLiiers-nor fuch'military
ichools and limitations to form them . be
conquerers -nor 70 general talte and habit
among the people for wars and conquefts.
In no fate is the vanity of appearing te.-
riole more dear or more aprincipfe ofatti-
on. In no country do they bear poverty
and oppreaion 10 willingly, or think IT 70
much glory for the nation. 70 have mai
Ter as terrible 10 other iovereigns as TO his
own fubjee1s. Self love is concerned in
their tyrans's victories, ani Bonaparte in
rere&s the pride of every Frenchmau, as
much as Louis XIV did. Yive le grand
Moaarqae, was the cry an hundred years
ago. Now it is vfve 1. premier Cosiul.
They know they have not liberty they
never had it fora day, bat they know that
theyhaye fomething which they .underaand
and love tstter-and that is the power to
! make all Europe tremble.
With this form Of government ard fuch
nationalmanners and propeniities, France
cannot have much commerce nor any IL
berty, nor long tranquility. The fword
will continue to be her plough:fhare. She
will reap where Others have TOWN. Italy
flows for her. Spain digs her mines. Hol-
land is her banker. Like old Rome, ihe
fits on her throne, and takes tribute.
The exorbitant ambition Of France has
lately appeared in Bonaparte's eleaing
ilimfclf Chief Of the Italian Republic.
This fabordinate Republic was called Cjc
alpine, bur to prepare the minor powers Of
Italy for iubjagation, the tide is changed.
The Emperor of Germany, after yielding
the Low Countries and his territories on
the Rhine, will find Frenchmen once more
near neighbors. His newly acquired do
minions in the Venetian Terra FIrma will
continually expoied in peace to French
intrigue, and in war to the arms of the l..
Italian Republic. 1t ieems as if France
was determined that none who eicape her
yoke ihall be free from the dread Of it.,
Her ambition 100 in making fort of De-
putty King OF Etruria, cannot fail to alarm
The other powers. Formerly luch great,
changes in the fyaem of Europe engaged
the diHerent powers in long negotiations.
Now Bonaparte in enc hour frames the de-
cree for monarchy, and the buineis is no
longer open TO diicuifion.
This king is Of the family of Spain.
Itis iaid that this fplendid Establishment is
the bride for the ceAion of Louiiana TO
France. Thus the United States are to
takea late but not little flare in the dam
ger and tolls which che reflels ambition
of France has called the world perhaps for
ieyeral ages TO endure.
The expedition Of lie Clerc~to St. Do
mingo, ihews how great this danger !is.
With lefs than fixty lhips of war, and We
ry few, if any traniports, an army ofnear-
ly thirty thouland men has been transported
to that iaand. England would certainly
have employed 400 fail of tranfports.
This circumstance hews how little. the
health and comfort of the troops is an OBJ
jet, and how much more it is in the pow
er of the French than Of the Britiih, to
lend great armies on difant expeditions.--
Like the Normans, their anceaors, they
croud mer on fhip board, as thick as heep
in field. Whether the defrutaion of the
troops will be greatly lamented has been
doubted by many perlons. A thoufand
millions of French livres were promiied to
them on the concluGon of sae war. The
climate and tie fwoci of Toliiains will
quiet great many Of thole clamorouscre-
ditors. 1t is VET doubt whether they
will conquer the iaana. II will afford
employment for the refleis fpirits liz the
French army. While other nations are
returning TO the habits of peace it will
keep Frenchm.n in arms: Il will ALTO
accumulate In peace, and while her fleets
ora Frpa frNyJ, hiocl1aJa ..n -.