Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-03-22

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will queaion that economy which prompts
to build navy in one year, at wait ex.
pence, fell it of the next at one. fourth il
value, and, IL the third, bui.d itup again
at lis original colt (! (Ga=. z. S..
FOR the IaG twelve morths there has
hardly been an arrival from Europe with
out notice of fon,e new project Of Bona
parte TO confoIidatr or extend the limits
Of the French Empire. The imaller
States, broken in ipiris and torn with fac
ton, fee,ned difpofed TO reign into the
hands of the Firf Coniul the little more
than nominal power with which he has
INDUCED them. All this is done upon
fyfems. They are frlf iubdued in iatt
by intrigue and force, left with a ihadow
of power to aruggle amongfts themielves,
till cxhauited in the hcpeleis conAid,
they gladly fink into the great MATS Of
Empire. They are made willing to be-.
come the ilaves of one man for the lake Of
fomething like fecurity from the iapine
and cruelty of bandred,.
Bonaparse is to be declared Emperor of
the Gauls. Such is the ambition of this
modern Ceafar. Indeed, France has long
been ,reading in the footaeps Of Roman
glory. The whole fyfem OF French pc.
Icy is Roman, The government is CON-
plesrly military; the fword alone CON-
mands relped and recomrencc. Every
Freedman is made to feel The glory Of
the great naticn as his own ;r-with fueh
(entiments, conquef, pleafu,e, mo6s and
duty. Much remains 10 be done while
England remains to be dearoyed. When
Bonapatte ha, gepudiated hi. pre-
fent wife and married the princels Of Ba.
den, filter to the Emprels of RuiIia, Queen
of Sweden, and Eiedreis of Bavaria !;
when he and Alexander have carved up
the Turkilh Empire between them, and
cut road to India when that man Of
fraw, the King Of Euuria, lhall have
been Gathered and Holland, Swi,zer.
land, Tulcany and the Italian Republic
have been marked " department. )" when
he reviews Spain and Portugal, and fees
them fubnifEye as ever, when he throws
his eyes over the civilized worll and fees
ieveny fve miller, under his con,roul, he
will not forget that England, his rival and
enemy, fands independent tbozsb aAsse.
All other objects are iecondary to her
downfall, and are accomplished with a
view to this. /" No, Sir, lays tic clio.
quen, Sheridan, fpeaking of Bonapaue,)
infead Of putting his nation apprentice to
commerce he has other ideas in his head.
My humble appreciation is, thar though
in the tablet and volume of his mind there
may be lome marginal note about GATHER
ing the King of Etruria; ye. that the
whole text is occupied svitb The asa,xaios
of this eouaty. This is the hrf viGon
that breaks upon him through the CLEAN
of the morning, this is the laa prayer At
night to whatever deity he addreaes it,
whether to Jupiter or 70 Nlanomet, 10
the Goddefs Of Battles or to the 'Goddcls
of Reaion."
This is the quehion hrf to be lettled.
Bonaparte will be cautious how he links
this country with England againA himlelf,
by any unprovoked. aggreGon. When
England is fallen, his work is done, this
country will fall ofcourie. But they mutt
be taken feparately. Hence we Learn,
from democratic authority, that France
is kindly difpoled towards US, and wifhes
to become our neighbors on the mott
friendly terms. All reRrietions will pro-
badly be taken off, and the Dons ohaftif-
ed for obeying their orders. Vietor's
hand bills are already printed, and ready |
TO be diftributed the moment he arrives. 4
With fuch neryelefs dry dock adminifra.
tion Is we now lufer under, how hall
luch policy be ieieed.
PsI2adixm. !