Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-10-17

numerous and varied preparations for defence and
offence, fifteen hundred gun boats and batteaux
had been added, which, under the direction OF
Lord Keith and Sir Sidney Smith, were stationed
on the English coast, opposite France and ftol-
land IN winch an army Of sea fencibles was daily
exercised and which were destined TO meet
the French aotiilas on Their passage, and to try
the tug of war on the favorite element OF Britain.
The men i'll arms il the British isles were estl-
mated at nearly one million This may be exag-
geration but il is fact, OH the 26th Of August,
the miliary corps which had volunteered their SET.
vices were so nu nervous, tia the king, by pro.
c,amasion, had suspended che act for trainllg and
exercising tie population Of the kingdom and
tic offers Of several corps had oeen refused those
corps having already exceeded the amouot oil SIX
riries the militia. Those volunteer corps were
independents OF the regulars, l@ailitia and army OF
reserve.
We taention 1t, as an instance Of zeal, that
some Of the inland parishes had resolved, it mus
quets could not be furnished them in season, to
take the field against the French armed with long
pittb Erks. II reliance lsay be placed Of adj
dresses, solemn resolutions, voluntary offers of
service ; and real sacrifice of property at the al.
tar OF patriotism, England and Scotland may BE
SAID TO be united to a man<iu the resolution, vi.
goreusiy to oppose and chastise their threatening
invaders ; if NOT 10 spread, in their turn the ter.
rors of invasion in France. If this resolution
Christians and Jews, tories and wings, loyalis:s
and opoositlonists, high and low, rich and poor,
seemed cordially combined and the only contest
appeared TO be, who should be foremost in exhi-
bitions of unequivocal evidence of the sincerity
OF their professions. The language Of the peo-
pie TOO appeared TO have acquired a new tone /;
and all the addresses, resolutions, harangues, and
songs, were in a language unusually elevated and
energetic. The noblesr feelings Of a great and
mighty people; had been reused with a warmth
and yea! equal to the subject that inspired them
Public Safety and National Glory-The " ma.
ton of shopkeepers" had become a nation Of
soldiers.
We do not place much reliance on the report Of
the new revolution In france. We have not
found any circumstances which corroborate it
All The French papers we have lcen, contain no.
thing but evidence of the mott ardent affection Of
the Fiench people for Bonaparte, and attachment
TO his government. We know it may be Object
ed, thar the French papers, being under tie con-
trout Of his m~inifers, very little dependence is to
b~e'placcd tharcon, as eyideace OF the extent of
oppoG.ioo -Grantcd-but Of Pofsive approbati-
on there are many marks, and travellers in France
allure Us, that every thing appeared tranquil in
the interior. We know, however, that Moreau
has long been looked ap to, as the Gen. Monk of
France 1t is alto pretty evident Louis 18th has
received Entrances CT the ~exiftence of a hsong
party in France And it is faid TO be certain,
THAT the French Princes 10 England had pofsively
been making prepartions for erecting the Roya!
S,andardin France around which they had been
afayed 10000 royalifts, with Pichegru and Du-
INQUIRER at their head, food ready to rally.
Ireland at the he dates appeared ve1ging to
another violent agitation. The fnake of rebelli-
on, enough fcorched, was not dead. a heavy
cloud appeared ready to BURT. The vigilance of
government was great. and its frength mighty.
We may daily expect very intereaicg accounts
from thatquarteE.