Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-09-09

|befor. ii. public. tits fubjed Of vall
importance, and appliesto the in1creit and
b.fom Of the Who'll. nation. In the en-.
flung difcuaions, it fhall be canvaaed
cooiIy aod candidly, on the grounds OF It's
own merits, and without any irritating ap
peals to party feelings, Should the wri-
icr's remarks prove incorrect, OF his ar
purnents be found to be incopcluaye, he
will readily acknowledge his obligations
TO any one, who, in decent manner,
mall point out the errors Of bis principles
or the falIacies of his reafonings IF on
the other hand, bis obfervatiols and ar
pumen.s III ,uli be correct and weigbty,
It is hoped that even thofe of the oppoiite
party, who makes truth the Object Of
their enquiries, will not iaaidiouly rejs6
them; but that they will give them their
due weight, tho they are uttered into
public view from a ftdrral Prefs.
CALCULATOR.
rive recommend to the marked atten
tion of tie reader the parallel which Men
tor has SO conclsely and yet SO clearly
drawn between the national justice and
faith Of England and France, as far as re-
specs their transactions with our citizens
and government. Of the immense a.
mount of the St. Domingo bills, which
the first consul has seen proper to protest,
With the greatest reflection upon the draw
ers and possessors, we had no conception.
The mode which Mentor points out for
resr IS, is perhaps the only one which can
promise the least success, and it is 70 De
hoped will be adopted by the sufferers.
Bali. Fed. GaS.
IAN much pleased to find that our
commissioners in LondoR have completed
the Object of their MISSION, with honor to
themselves and SO much to the satisfaction
of those whose claims were The subject OF
their consideration. How truly just and
worthy of praise has been the conduct OF
the American and British governments on
this occasion: to settle by cool and deli
berate investigation the claims OF lndivl-
duals Of each country, and Wien estab-
lished to discharge chem with good faith
and integrity.
With such an immense navy as Great
Britain possesses, commanded by men of
various descriptions and habits, and spread
all over the globe, without the view and
almost beyond the controul of their 60
vernnent, il is no matter of astonishmenr
if some needy and unprlncipled men should
sometimes be employed, and commit acts
Of unlusti6able depredations on others;
butt it's certainly just and honorable If the
government make reparation tor these m
juries when they are known and estabiist.
ed. Let us contrast this conduct Of the
British with that ;, f the French govern
ment, and how different is the treatment
that we have received from rhe latter!
The French not only treated our Ambas-
sailors with contempt, but refused to enc
ter into any treaty unless all claims for
spoliation were abandoned and after in
viting our citizens, in time of peace, to
furnish their army and navy with provlsi-
ons (then in danger of starving they have
protested the bills of their commanders,
under the impudent pretence of receiving
no value land which general Rochambeau
has the spirit to call direct lie) and now
leave us to seek for payment, God knows
when, or where, of debt thus incurred,
to the amount of notices. than eight or ten
millions of dolls. Such conducts the most
shameful robbery that can we'll be imag'n-
ed, and would justify our government in
withholding the payment for the parchAs.
of Louisiana, or Of committing any att Of
retaliation to offend the great consul
to do us justice. Let it be remembered
that this is the act Of The government
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