Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-06-30

acknowledged our independence, nH one
has reiented the continual violation OF II !;
and whatever the ignorant or the utter
etfed fay TO the contrary, 1t was not be-
caufe England kept the Cape and Goree
that 20, 900 Frenchmen were poured into
our country, but becaufe our government
wifhed to aicertain its independence by
an application to the courts of St. Peteri
bnrgh and Berlin to guarantee our neutral
lity 10 cafe OF new war, the court OF
ST. James. having promifed to refpsA
our independence and even our patriots
are now obliged to confefs that when Boz
naparte'ordered Flulhing ms fate Of fiege,
it was moderation and generofsy in the
3ritifh Government not to order It's cruz
Hers to capture and detain our men Of war
or merchantmen.
!" Was not the ahtient Batavian pa.
,riotifm changed into moderen Gallician
Egotifm, we might yet make an effort, if
not to be en,ieely free, at leaft nor to be
longer fuch contemplate French tools
but in the common ruin Of our liberties
and fortunes, we all think how to fave
eourfelves, nonew what the honorof our ma
ton, and the preferyation Of Dur country
demanded we tremble at the arrival'of
each French courier, not for the Bata-
Wan Republic, but for cur own iBdiyidu-
al felves; and 70 prepared are we for
French violence, and 70 accuftofned to
French oppreGon, that many thought
it an act ofliberality, thar the decree which
declared Flufhing in fate of hege, did
rot declare the Bank Of Amfer1am In
fate of requi6tiop, and that the twenty
thouland French troops occupying our
arong frontier towns, were nor quaFtesed
at di{cretion on the inhabitants here, at
Amaerdam and Rotterdam.
We know we have nothing to hope from
the Court of Berlin but we expect with
anxiety the anfwer ofthe court of St. Pc
,erfbargh. Should the magnanimous
Alexander not aililt US to throw off the
Gallician yoke, or TO Tighten our CALI
can letters, and new war breaks out, we
are entirely undone, and TIE left, the only
efearee letf is to eeaff 10 be a nation.
/" Believe me, the contents ofthis let
ter are far from being exaggerated, and
indeed cxaggeration is impofiible, where
the reality furpanes the pofhbllity Of mar
ration. May the example of Holland be
warning to States yet free and indepen
dent Deceived by French promiies,
difunised by French plots, and iuped by
French treachery, We have loft the indie.
pendence our anceitors achieved !; and
in exchange for the liberty left US BY our
tore fathers, we bequeath to our Poee-
rity 1avery, 70 much the more dhgface-
full, as it was impofed without aruggle,
and nearly without reGttence.
This picture would be incomplete, did
we not group with it the fate OF thoie
other nations in Europe who have been 10
ready to throw thenialvss into the fatal
embrace of France. The toaf en(lm6le WA
give US a very correct view OF the certain q
natural coniequence Of French principles
wherever they are permitted 90 obtain.
/" Gexeva owes its ruin to peace
40;fb Frosee. Without tie leat ex-
cuic in the world, in the year 1872,
the French marched az army againit his
little republic, ard furrounded the city.
The Genevefe having called IN their
neighbours the swif', to their ALLIANCE
were in a ftuation 20 defend tbemielyes,
and expreied their determination 20 DO
it. The Convention lever as bale as,.
was bloody,} finding this to be the Gale
wheedled them into negocIation. a
treaty was made, according to which The
S4vijs 4uere to be TENT AsVay, and the
French army was to retire. The army
did retire but when the Swils were
gone, the williams of the Convention an
saled The t,e0ty their army advanced
oo1 x1,era IOfped Nv