Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-12-20

although be voted ioF tn~ !e.'h ssssSh - 80
treaty, now az in calls on rs 10 lnycstlsasr le
title, Il is cerya,ny roo late. But ss, @ ~
was not passesSe1 o. the alpse satiSi2ttsfy cyl
drlee OF tie stite, why he eoi'seoted . S'as 70
rs6ca,;ontof he treaty Daes BE- nos k,pw that
France, the original proplstos, coed II 70 SPAN
p IS Ne not know that Span re'soceqcd Il %
France, in exchange ~ ''u5caag, which = aosy
Gsts as the kislsasnl Of F.,rafia, BY .he king Of
st,uria, the ,eiaSive 81 his Cas2tic u'aJtsfy, ey
svrtn- of thar cxctanse-iees lit MT know tI'at
53tn cisclanas all tlste 20 II ard has iSaaed the
royai ofaef Tor delivering is 70 trance aaaersass
Original limits, AID THAI that order Vas AseEy q
tic rossessiea Of rhe n'n'sief Of 'as sei'e3 Se-
pnbl;t, near tie Ufisea S52ses,
lh8fsthe treaty bad been ras.tl-d All epslians-
ed for II. faie OF Ioai9aa 20 t'le Chlied o.atef,
ana ttas The -iinifcs 81 she. kirit Goaa shad COZ
CURED with our govetament, tpci n'eafa'eS e
were deemed neceany 10 PUT Bs u 10 n O tile
csejea territory, agrecs.9iy TO sh- fsesty- fipW
correct theo, il NAV be to inyeit:Gatc tie tue
after we have ratified tie treaty, and become
tharet,> The ar eha!ers, OF bow fa'@nf 10 qeci
tion that sitc. when clairing undef 1t, are ,qel-
tons The gentltman's eva leetingswiii oft &c.
eide: Bat Of THIS aaliafc, tnat we can nave
no inf csafe OF complaint a52'Hs me tsenet' ~
public, until an eviction undcr Pre- exiSSing Y.
de Dasaynoant, which Spain beliAE diie.ai'Els.--
Bur after we fsldil be in pail.ian, uodfr tbs
peaceful, his Legitimate title, ans p1Fer on earth
fhall ase.npt 10 disturb on, pofeaion, tria!t wc
tan ob ain inund{ions from our fecfctariss ct war,
and Ct the navy, and lecnre our tide IN The way
il xas w;llsd By foE3c geuEiemcn 20 have or
pinaJiy obtained. The ggrtlensn tcils us he
nnerltans!s we arc os5e ppp2ied by llis ini>)e IS
OF his Catholic Maicty, in taking poiicdl5n oe
the ceded territory, OF Why ient 10 many troop.
TO take poGeilion eannot tell where TIE gen
,leman pot his jniormaslon either as to the oppo-
tion INTENDED, or the oonber TROOPS 10 be ient.
have never hard there was TO be any opPofltion,
bnt the severie. 1 have revet heard the number
Of t,oops that ale ntended 20 -fake poftlion--
Bat l hope and trutt ounScr lutkceat TO pre-
frye tic forts 10 good order. and to defend rbc;u
agaiait any power that may pre!ume 10 inyeN
them. This, / have 10 doubt, will be done, as
ii is committeei 10 The PRECEDENT, under his nigh
Responsibility, aided by the heads Of the depirt.-
meuts, to which it belongs, who will be poiief-
FED Of ali nectfsty information and VINO will,
TIFF, 90 their aajy IN pfsicrving and defending
rhef- inpor.ant potts.
CAN'T be supposed that the Louisianians,
who 50 lately gave SO demonstratlve proof
oE tElsa LOYALTY ia their answer to the adj
s az tile Preiect of France, will be les.
eals5ased to LOYALTY to the United States,
when they rccolIect that we have treated
them as OR children, and ourselves by Sc
curing shem in their property and in their
civil and religious liberty, agreeably to the
PRINCIPLES OF our own constitution? Can
they Sc SO upwise as to prefer being the CO.
lonists Of distant European power, to be-
ing mea5ers OF this immense empire with
ali the privileges Of American citizens?
Can any gentleman seriously entertain such
an unauthorized opinion that that people
whom we have seen SO flately with SO much
respect to their late King, submit cheerful
" to be citizens OF the French Republic,
will now in direct violation Of the Roya!
Order, refuse to obey il, and reasonably
take up arms to resist It's execuGon--it is
as cruel rs its unfounded9 But should an
infatuation. SO teasonabls, beget in them
insurgent principles Of resistance, hope
and trust that our troops On she spot may
be permitted to aid the officers Of bis Ca
thoiic Majesty to reduce them to reason
and submission to the ROYAL Order OF their
King, that they may be delivered up to be
brought to condi6a punishment; and that
their reasonable Project may be Ripped in
the bud
Tbad for. ,,,y,self haXga,,ar el1nr,aeed 43lst.