Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-03-08
F,am the Loadon Mi,yor Of The Times Of
FTanuaYr S.


.Janua,y s.
The French government has commenc-
ed the year with Reconciliation OF lis
bitterness Of fpirit, and malignlty OF
hear,, which might excite no common
apprehenGons CT the inAability of peace,
were we not jpaided in looking to con-
tinuance Of irs blegings from conlldera-
ton, not only Of The actual fltuatlon OF
the Republic, hut Of our own fpirlt and
refources, adequate and prepared as they
are, to meet every criGs. The article TO
which we allude, appeared in the Mont
tcur Of the If init. The ientlmenFs
and language CT wtich it conhfs would
be beneath our anima1verGous, were they
net brought forward in an official paper,
and characterized by the authority of Bo'
naparte himlelf. Ills paper bullets, are,
however, as harmless and contemptlble,
as thole he uies in the field of battle are
dehrueaive and dreadful.
Under the maik Of attacking one OF
His Majefy's MiniRers, for adertins IN
the Houfe of Lords the propFiety OF con-
vesting TO our own advantage and securl-
ty, any favourable change which may oc-
cur on the continent, the Firt Coniul
does not fcruple to involve in ore com,
mon crhage, furported by the foulet ca.
lurnies and the mott fcandalous iibels,
feveral d!tinguilhed members Of the Bri
tin Parliament, and Government itieli.
HIS favorifc and primary objea in The
publication Of this pc,ul2nt and tancor-
Gus Marifeao, it would be difficult 10
point out, bat that it is intended to an
fwsr ieyeral purpoies, few will doubt
who have conadered ITS various topics
with attention.
He may at once be dehrous of per(uad-
ine the people cf France of the hncerity
ct his pacific intentions, ard of holding
out this country as the objea Of general
deteRation in confequerce OF its fecret
in,rigues TO diaurb the tranquility of
Europe ne may with to diffule an alarm
capable of affecting our public credit, or
10 ex,ort from US formal remuneration OF
all political intere9 and connection with
tie Continent. But whatever Bonaparte's
views may be, the means, he employs to
accomplish them tends foley to his own
confu6on and difgracc.
When, for inaance, it IS maintained,
that the emiiIaries of Great Britain are
employed in framing plots and fomenting
troubles at Rome and Naples, what IN n
of impartial and independent principles is
there, either in this country or throughout
Europe, who can refrain from expecting
his Indignation and contempt? When it
is aaerted, that an Engliih trigate, which
happens TO touch twice in fix months at
the port of Genoa, is charged with the fpe-
cial milton Of exciting confpiracy a.
gaine the Ligurian Republic, can the Fira
Conful himfelf, can any of his council of
State, of his Senate, his tribunate, or his
Legislative Body, refrain from blulhing
at the impudence and fallhood of the
charge The accufation of our giving an
afylum and protection to aaalins and rob-
bers in Jerfey, and the mean arts employ
ed to irritate and inhame the Courts of
Peterfburgh and of Berlin againR our Co.
vernment, are too contemplate to require
INV yefutation. II is. however. no incon.
fiderable fatisfatfion TO US, that the invec-
tives and calumnies, which we have thus
noticed are in every jua point of view,
calculated to produce an end directly con-
trary to that intended. They mutt ma.
terially contribute to make the great pow
en Of Europe more jealous and diftruitful
of the ambitious defgns Of the Fira Con,
rsl than they Een 70 be, while his Majei-