Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-10-08

lallSf has ISIldiuly come TO lillS country. lie
Royal Standard is to be erected IN France. under
shssc generals, accompanied by some Of the
Princes.
A British frigste and bomb vessel have bonn
barded Bolcgne, and destroyed great part Of
the lower town and harbor. A party of seamen
and marines landed and set FIRE to several houses.
Letters of Marque and Reprisal have been
granted against the ships, goods, SIC. of the Ii
gurian and Italian Republics.
Orders have been sent to Dover for an hun,
dred Trinity Pilots to be ready at moments
notice.
Exsyaa Of a letter fyom Gemlomaa IN Birmiag-
ham to bis tnesd IN PHILADELPHIA, dated I'm.
ggf 4, 1903.
We have now to enter upon an unpleasant
task, VIZ. to apprise you of an addition of per
cent. TO the exp9rtduty; this circumstance which
or good friends on your side the water cannot
possibly regret mare than ourselves, takes its rise
in our being again engaged in War with an am.
bltious neighbour-the present ruler of France.
1t is warfare indeed in which we have been
Obliged to embark in defence of our dearestrghts,
said htfle Gentleman having threatened US with
the attempt, has promised them the plunder of
the whole country, and that they shall take up
their Writer quarters in rich and extended Ca
pital-and atho' under Providence we treat his
tn eats with deserved contempt, we are still pre-
p.rng IN all possible ways TO meet the event, and
IN less than one month from this time, we shall
have in arms (inderendeut of regulars and large
militia) more than SOC, 600 volunteers Of every
rank aud description; in tact we shall become
country Of soldiers, regularly disciplined to meet
the awful contest, should 1t please the ruler of
armies to permit 1t.
A loan has been opened by the House Of Hope
s. Co. De Smith and Wiark, with the French
Governments, for S millions Of dollars, to be paid
for in American louisiana stock.
(dmfe,dam ta5er.j
An Englifh writer, on the fubicef of commerce,
fays. Ii is very ferrous quefion, whether we
ought to take the French, Dutch and Spaniih CO.
lonies, to be gives up in flourifhing fare at
peace, after abiorbing 70 much Britiih capital in
,heir cultivation and government, and conGder-
ing he thoufands OF our mott promiGng country.
men TO whom they prove a grave. It would,
perhaps, be better to receive their produce, Offer
ing neutrality TO all thele colonies In the inter-
courie with our islands, but afording thcm no
other fpecies of neutrality, and holding them
blockaded in every other fenie.
Thus we would preserve our capital for our
own possessions, winch would De the medium of
the supply and Communication, with those colo
MES and the expence of the latter would be saw
ed as well as the lives of troops and settlers"
WHAT a sad state must the country be in
which would give way to the wishes and designs
of modern democrats. They hold nothing to be
right that has gone before them and as for flu
turity, they leave it to struggle for itself All
they desire is, that the people will believe them and
tbem alone to be good /; them and them alone to
be wise, ard all their actions, plans and projects
TO DC the best in the world. Thus they would
make every man dependent for his judgement Who'll.
" upon the experience of the day, which even
while it is passing over him is lost in ignorance
and error, and commits the deluded being to the
next in blindness and inexperlence. These re-
feefions lead 10 the recollection ola story which we
have somewhere met with of an Egyptian Priest,
who having conference with Scion tbe qvise
said to him, &c Toa Grc:aas arr eyer Children,
yoa haze NJ kao1vleege Of antiquity, no, Antiquity
Of kuoqoleage." (Coarsr.)
A Major M'Willis, of Maryland, was
taken as prisoner through this town on
Saturday last, it appears he sold number
of negroes in the neighborhood of Danville
and after having been paid, stole two Of
them, women whom he appareled in mems
clothing. He had reached within SIX miles
of the Ohio, when he was taken, accompa-
MED by his spruce female footmen.
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