Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-08-31
Maranuria aabertlger.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER &.

THURSDAY, SEprEMsER /.
o. In part Of this day impression
the date and number, were accidentally
left as they stood yesterday,
The conduct Of the British crlnzcrs to
American seamen calls loudly for redress.
We were unwilling to irnpute the first in
stance we heard of their forcibly taking
our fellow citizens out of our vessels, to
any other motive than the arrogance Of a
wanton individual /; but when We see this
shameful conduet repeated By different
vessels of war, we must believe the OUT
rage is committed under official orders.
While this country observes a strict neus.
rralty, at any rate while no complai t is
made, 1t is unwarransable and cruSl; ard
however passiOe our government may
have been OF late, we sincerely hope they
Will, in this instance, find the immediate
necessity ST proceeding With hrmness to
OUldili SdliSi dSt.Olis
How feeting is popularity in the system
of democracy! the fashion, as It We're, OF
day. BURR, who was SO much thu
idol of tbs parry as to have an equal mum
Der of votes for president-nay, WHO
might have filled that dignity, is now drs
plsed-cast off like a recreant by those
vino but late bawled out his praise.
No circumstance can lead to the ami
Iilation Of faction half so fast as to have
the demons OF discord begin to worry each
other. In this way the private cltlzep
gets fair viewsof the principles OF the
men in whom trey might otherwise have
leng Continued misplaced conhd nee.
1t is 10 be hoped that the electors Of Our
adjoining state will discover from the re s
cent disputes of those high in office, that
which may restore Maryland otis woDted
ak ID federalism; by returning such re-
preventative as will have the welfare OF
their country alone, in view. @
Among the most contemplate of the
dirty tricks lately played off by the mean
EST OF the party understrappers, is that put
upon the editor OF federal publications
called :. The Balance" We 90 nor
mean his lare prosecution, where demo
cratic verdict tells US, " we must not
speak the lruth''--no, we allude to GER
tain brainless scribbIer in the Newark
Ccntinel, who had lsA ughin truth ne was
tar beneath notice. fallen under the lash
OF this same editor. The AIfle soul, over
matched in fair literary var, played ofi
the chllalsh trick Of sending an ANONYMOUS
letter, per post, urder the hctltiaus @lsna
tures6f young democrat, Fl the g,atl
fyipg idea, nay, The avowed puip s. Of
put.is Z his antagonist to the expence Of
postage. The editor has sacr fc-i half a
column fhis paper in brin ing his little
bit Of darkness 10 the ligh. When the
IidulS OF KITS litcs IL Sn1'lit'tNi'i 10 ST." >
We hope all the " lRtle ooys and girls
will retort upon him III kiad-alid that
they may not want theme, such pretty
distich as the following will suit such a
wight to turn:
Ysung Dfmocrat,
81 smeN q Rat"
The following relation may be depend
ed upon as true in every circumstance
An American vessel, belonging, we be-
lieve, to Salem. ard lately from St. ID
mingo to Baltimore, having on board s ]
French passengers and their property, was
met by two English ships Of war, who,
seeing her colours, gave no nlolestation.
Soon after she was brought to by another
English frlgate. The poor passengers
prepared, with what forttude they could /
muster, for the loss Of their whole pro
u.