Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-09-05

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September 8.
Caut. Collet informs. the utmost at
..ot;op IS paid to tie rights of american
..,men in London, for tho there is the
sr,atess demand fer men, and the ,nostr:.
0oroos press IS carried OIL ii that place,
e hat even lanasmrl are NOT spared,
when they can get hold Of rhem, yer
vbeneyer an AIneriean has been taken III
,be general sweep, and has afterwards
n,ooucsd his protection, Of made it appear
BY other la6faaeiaf syosf hat re Is all A.
mer.can citizen, be has been liberated.
A letter from, London, under date Of
Iuly a2d, says, Tie zeal manifestiug
itself among the middle classes Of society,
in the capital, ever siisce the Defence Bill
has been in progress through the House
Of Commons, proves that heavy as our
taxes ate, and heavier as they will be and
enormous as is the national debt when a
foreiga foe threatens to invade MS, pub
lie virtue, still animates and prevades US.
Besides the meetings Of counties and
wards, societies in London are holding
meetings, and striving with each othef
which shall do acts most iperironoas tor
the general projection. The Pho. \ x
and Globe Insurance Companies ,proposr
tosraise one hundred men each, to equip
and train them at their own expence.
The young noblemen and gentry at the
west end of the town mean to raise a
regiment of cavalry among themselves, TO
consist of one thousand men, mounted OIL
the best horses, each member to be at
tended by servant, who is also to be
mounted. Bat the most patriotic deed,
was thas Of the meeting as Loyds, Brook
Watson, ESQ. in the chair, when /, SO, 900
were subscribed in less than half an hour.
Several gentlemen subscribed { 1000 each.
1t is expected that 3oo,ooo men will be
raised out of the first class in the Defence
bill, viz. between II and so years of
age"
In a poscript to the above letter is ad-
ded {" Mr.. Manroe, the American, Am
bassador, arflyedin town, few days ago,
from France.
A report is current this morning, that
The French have made an attempt on the
Island Of Jersey. and IN the attempt have
lost six thousand men. ! give ], 20 you
only as report
The following explains the Object for
which the fubicription at Eloyd's was op-
cned
!" Rslalved. That to give more effect
and energy to the mealares adopted by
government tor the defence Of our ltber-
ties, our lives and property, toadd weight
TO thole perfonal exertions, We are alrea
dy difpofed to contribute. It behoves
US TO hold out every encouragement to
our fellow fubjeets, who may be in any
way instrumental in repeling or anoying
our implacabIe foe, and to prove 'os them
that we are ready TO dram both our pur-
fes and our veins IN the great caufe which
imperiouily calls on US to unite the duties
of loyalty and patriotiim, with the Rron-
GET efforts of jealous excrtion.
II $ Rsjolved, That TO animate the ef-
forts CT our defenders by lea and land, it
is expedient TO raifc by the patriosiim OF
the community, at large, tuitablc fund
for their comfort and relief, for the pur-
poie of aduaging the anguiih of their
wounds OF palliating in lome degree, the
more weighty misfortune of the lois of
iimbs--ot alternating the diisress of the