Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-05-07

which the houf. had jult heard read from
the char, and he felt perfectly confident
th4t the appeal which his majeay had
thereby made to the wifdom, the public
tpirit, The literally, and the fortisade
Of his parliament, had not been made IN
vain. There were two points TO which
his Maieay's n,eGage referred I: that OF
military preparations on the coats OF
France and Holland and the other, the
difcuiIion now fulfilling between his ma
lefty and the government Of France:
either Of thofe points, fepafately conf
dered, would have required great de-
gree Of vigilance and clrcumlpetslon, on
the part of his majeity's government; but
both combined, required Gill more OF that
vigilance and attention. It had been
Raied to the houie by his majsay, that
the preparations in the ports OF France
and Holland-are ayowedly directed for
the purpoie of colonial ferv;oes. That
Mr.. Arlington faid it was Poalble, and
he hoped, probable, was the purpofe of
thefe ornaments; but On the authority
of his majefy, it was alto itated, there
were difcuGioas Of great Importance It'll!
fulfilling, the reluls of which mutt, as
il was obvious to the houie, be uncertain
his majefy had therefore made his graci
Gus communication to the houie, ter the
houie muR be aware, that however mo-
teniive theie armamsnts might avowedly
be towards Us, yet they might, under
circumstances, be applied TO another pnf.
pafs, and which it was OF the utnoe I'M
roriance to our intereAs to countesact.-
With reipea to the difcutiion referred to
in his msjeRy's meaage, he truRed the
koa(e would not expect that he fhould en-
Ter into the nature, till lels the detail OF
that difcufion but he had The fatlsfac-
ton of thinking that the refult of that
difcuGion might be confonant to the true
intereas Of this country if, however,
unfortunately, fuch fhould not be the re-
fult, his majefy, confciops ofshe good
nefs Of the cau(e, had expreGed adeieyml-
nation to refer TO the great reiources OF
the country, the wildom Of the councils,
and the pgiae of the nation, in fupport Of
the honor of his crown, and The ehential
in,ereas of his people. If that unfortu-
nately fhould be the re!ult, the houie
MIGHT be afured they houId DC pohefed
Of every topic which could cat light on
every fabjeGf which might be defised to
come under dilcuaion, on the conduct OF
his ma ;eRy's government from the mo-
msnt OF the ratification OF the treaty
of Ameins tos the prefent moment.
wTith regard TO the nature OF the mea
furcs TO be adopted in conlequence of the
preEen, fate of things, he was not diipoied
70 enier, at prefent, into that tabJeet, bur
it would readily occur to the houle, that
there lhould be fome augmentation OF MS
maiefy's naval force, and probably iome
increaie 10 our internal fecurity, for the
latter part of which he had realon TO ANA
CINE that an intima,ion would be made by
his majeRy to his parliament, that he had
reiorted for that puEpofe to the conitituti-
onal force, by embodyiDg the militia. 1t
would indeed be a matter OF regret, that
thote who had Employed themlelves dur
ing a long war, and had already done 10
much, fhould now be called TO make adolf
tional facrifces, but he had no doubt, #
raqueited on iuch an location, they were
f.lyiices which would be eheeifully made;
bur here be begged it 10 be underfood,
that all which was &afed in his majetty's
msflage had reference TO fyffem OF de-
fence, and was otiy matter OF precaution.
He was fanguine enough TO hope, that, on
this day, the houfe would give proof ofan
nnat,imoas determination TO enable lis ma
lefty 20 adopt fuch meaiures as were easn-
tial 10 TIE true inferefts Of ihe country.
Tie hould rot propoie to convey the fen.
timents of The houfe in terms by which
s,v ;paiv;aual (hnuld be pledged or COM