Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-12-09

Government announces with so much confidence.
They are of opinion, iaysthe French wri'cr,
that no fuch promiles would be made, if the
means OF reiiting them did net actually exit !.
and that fuch mighty preparations would nof
have been made, if there were not acertainsy Of
employing them with ,tset. Such are the fen
tinlents Of the vile initruments OF military def
poufn, to whom the hope Of plumber is every
thing, and who, in The bind puifait of their Ia
gouFlee okjecf, are too ncobEjefate 10 reflect up
on the hazard of the entrfpizr, or 70 iup.
pcfc that IN the event Of tle Failure Eof w. 81
douotcan rcafonahy be entertained ii they ifiali
be 70 fortunate as 10 slap. tic Vengeance OF the.
Bfitiii aims, they viii become tie certain victims
of the Fyiant's hatred, fesF and dilappoin,inent.
Routed as lhe energies Of Brian now are, 70
doabt glorious refuir On our part 70 the cueny's
fons Of Alison, now hiln.y oniied III defence or
their hUNes and their country, Their coniEtutlon
ard their KING and fred with that enthui,alm
which has proved thc ultimate falya,i3n fail ~
depcndene States; thar enthafialm which has
consolidated The freedom Of the Britiih empire,
and which will ever render it impregnable, ard
prcfarye II from the curte of foregn nominations
While The enemy are thus mcnacing US with
furious attack, il is with pieaflrc we announce
sgerely felt upon their own coat. Fecamp, into
which fom- Of their gun veGels iculked Few days
Gnce,s has been iucceistul!y bombarled by
fpali Eoglifn iqaadfon, under the orders Of capt.
Owen, and ieven fhips, fully equipped, with f.
veral Others that were building, have been CON
pleatiy defroyed. Oar lois m this enterptize,
we are happy TO underGand, is very trjhing. while
that of heeaemy independently OF the deitfatfion
of their veiIels IS aated 10 be very comfortable.
in purfuance fthc fame vigorous lyaem, another
expedition, far more formidable than the ls is a.
boot TO be feot againf Calais and Boulogne.-
Lord Keith failed from the Downs, on Thurfday,
in the Monarch Of "A guns, with the Immortal
ite frigate for the coat OF France, il lie underlood
that the bombardnent OF both thofe ports will
Immediately be refumed, for the purpofe of de-
Hroyrng the numerous gun boats, now aiicmblrd
az each of them. The Leda fligate and admiral
Mitchell cutter, arrived In Dover Roads, on
Thurfday from off Bouogne for lupply of am
munition and the meditated aiIault is expected 10
be made 10 aday or two. This fyaem as We
have already obfcryed,!is alike wife and neceGary
and we truR we sre moi too fangaine, in an'icipa-
ting the mott cncntial advantages from the occa-
fonal employment Of our fhips, in fefvices Of this
description.
The batteries upon the French coast frequently
fred upon our cruzers; ard from Dover heights
on Thursdsy, they were plainy discerned throw
ing shots and shells from Bologne. A. soon as
oul little squsdronis reinforced, we have no doubt
but tina, the compliment will be amply returned
TO tie enemy. The gun boats, which were at
aaehor without the pier, dfeading the medisated
attack, have within The last few days retired into
the inner harbor.
Two thousand of the troops IN the nejghbor-
hood Of Colchester, are SAID to be under orders to
embark upon some expedition, respecting the OBJ
jet Of ofwhch, 1.-THE utmost secrecyis very properly
observed.