Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-06-08

at Wilmington from St. Domingo.
GaS. Q. Statss.
Accounts from Havana to the 18th
ult. ireceived d, New York; fate 1900
French troops, had arrived at N. Orleans,
and that feveral veaels had CARVED from
France with proviGons.
Extraa Of. a lette, j1om Cobe Fraweois,
dated May 9.
(" Every thing remains tranquil here at
prefent, but there is no proipect of a cef
iation Of hoitilities.
g The brigands, it is believed, are on
fome iectet expedition, as they have en-.
tirely Quilted this part of the iland w
are appreheniiye tor the fate OF fome o.
our neghbouring ports.
{" Thee area pumbsro of brigand barges
out about different parts of this iilaod; the
nip May Flower, CAPT. Logan, was chat
ed clofe in with this post. Mot OF the
troops which we're fationed here have
been ordered for Port au Prince till tur-
ther orders. There is a number OF Preach.
fhippiag in port, and daily arrivals. Two
French frigates failed for France on the
9Th with all poaible djfpatch.
The markets in general are low,
except lumber, which is in demand IS
dollars by the cargo. The town is rapid
!y rebuildirg, and every thing wears
favorable appearance. There are at pre-
Tent in port 1--WE 74's, one 81 and two
fIiga,es.
g We underfand that Clarvo, die
tinguifhed officer among the brigands, is
mortally wounded"
The Democrats continually boat their
caufe as rapidly progreGiag in the opini.
ons Of the people. But in what inaance
do we receive from them thofe proofs
which might compel us to fubieribe to the
faa /? Will the refult OF the elections for
the next congrefs,as far as they are known,
be admitted amongf the number : Will
Virginia, the foaering nurle of Demo-
crscy, confirm it ? In that fate its de-
cline, amongf the people, if We may judge
from the number Of federal members re-
turned, mutt be miraculouAy great. 1t
is NOT doubtful fact, that elections in
general are decided by the very lower
order Of voters. It is amongf fuch as
thofe that the preient ruling party feeks
appreciation coneantly addreGing itlelf
TO the prejudices, but rarely to the reafon
of men. Such is always the conduct of
thofe who are not certain that their own
clear and diiinterefed views command the
acquiefcenee and fupport of the intelligent
and diicerning. We have therefore heard
nothing, from one corner of the U. States
20 the other, but civilizations on the hood
winking fubjed of finance; iubjcet Of
ruch intricate nature, that very few In
deed are capable of purifying that delicate
train Of reafoniog, which is neceiiary to
its being fully underffeod. Statements
fubtle and complex are multiplied on each
other to prove-What not that the peo-
b7e are releafed from any oppreflive bur-
then, but that the expenses of the gov
ernment are Observation-Disclosures almof
TO fpan. And thus, by a forged pro-
cefs, is a whole people grossly abufed.
No man perhaps, after an election 70
clofely contefed, ever entered into Office
with 70 much in his favor as Mr.. Iefer-
fon: yet in the fhort ipacc of two years,
we behold bis popularity in great mea-
fure dying away and loft TOO by thofe
very engines which he had employed TO
fecure il. The people were impudently
told that they labored under oppreiIive
taxes, created to fupply the luxuries, or
adminifer to the ambitious views of a
diforderly and dehgning administration,
but that he had releafed them: that the