Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-10-07

and OH the other hard the frvb:eness well kn2wa
70 Bonaparte, of the British Cabinet -and the
fsebleuess well knowsro the French and British
armies of the British Commander IN Chief, than
whose existegce England and Europe has rarely
taa srea err eufss--and 10 fine the confusion and
Eant Of preparation, in which 1t will reasonably DC
suspected, by The First consul, England will be
fcu aa-- these w say, wflsn all combined. make up
mss &c nate on hue consideration OF which
it is ,spossoes 70 resist the persuasion that an
INVASION Of England will be attempted by France
On the pfobsbility or i,nprobablity OF success,
We pap adopt The words Of Sir Roger De,Cover-
", and observe, that mech may be said on b,sh
SIDES III all maritime concerns much lies at
the mercy Of chance; and that winch depends
upon winds & weather is proyerbialy in state of
continual caprice and uncertainty. Were it nor
for this the whole world perhaps cond not hope
TO make an INVASION with success, or even to land
d thonsand men on British ground. But there IS
experience before us. Experience matter OF
faa--tbose surest guides to judge of the future.
We know that when England IN the late war,
of which ths is but renewal. was comPledte
mistress of the channel, French armament made
good the landing in Ireland. And we know that
another, but for the threatened resistance they
found before them on shore, might have landed.
We know tha. whole icet in short went to Ban
try Bay, remained there some time, and returned
lin safety. g 75ey sGied from their babosr q Brsf,
10 their ba,bsar Of Basty Bay A1d Abey saiteS
agair },pm their 5ar6oxy II Barry By. 10 their
barbsar of BrG." Th;s was the biting saT-
casm of Barke, on the Ministers and Channel
Admiral of thas day, and ii IS not unlikely, GER
family 1t not impossible, thar other indig.
naut political writer Will have similar sarcaspl
to apply TO the present. The civilized World are
interested in depccating that event.
This at all events is certain, that there are
times, when the best vessels Cannot with safety
keep at sea. Much, il is true, may be expected
from the exceilenc. OF British bottons, and the
strength ard soundness of their rigging, which is
never LEI to run che single atom to decay; the
hardih9od, the v!gour and the usntioal activity,
and robust intrspidity of her seanca, and the I'm.
paraIleled skin and courage of their commanders
are coDfsssed--tlIc tempest must be heavy indeed
which will drive them from their posts-and it
will never DC forgotten b. tire observant seamen
of Europe, that Admiral Duncan remained the
whole winter blocking up the ports of Holland,
in weather as ten1pcs.acus as had for long time
been remembered, and in the worat 8. most dan,
gerous OF seas. Still however tempesrs of unfore-
seen magnitude may arise, and, as in the winter
of 1898, a frost scch as had scarcely ever been
witnessed, was sent to the aid OF the French as a
scourge upon Holland, and enabled them TO cross
the canals aud conquer that otherwise impregra-
- ~ ~ IS -
nit mankind for their offences to be still further
scourgcd, and TO send such hurricane as will
compel all British cruzers to take shelter IN their
ports.
Such moment, however horrible ard iucredi-
be il may appear, is the very one which man
of the kidney of Bonaparte, unappalled by
fear, unchecked by rernorse," would embrace for
attempting to effect his design. It may be e5-
iected by soEss one who has a feeling heart beat
ing inllis bosom--Oh impossible! How can
that be. When British efuizers cannot keep
THE sea, will any aian be mad or wicked enough,
tosend in Cat bottoned open boats, and invading
vessels. a hundred, GRITTY thousand Of his fe-
low creatures to sea? Yes, Bonaparte will. The
windwiich drives the British cruizers off the coast
of France, will blow the French boats on the
coast Of England. Every seamen knows this
part Oh the subject, and IS competent to judge OF
sthe tru:h OF our observations. Ard the French
Corsul is the last man on earth who will suffer
AIRY trivial scruples to break upon his projects.
TIE saacy monitons Of cor6cience winch speak
boldly to other men, have lorg been AFRAID to ap-
proaeh his awful presence. The butcher OF Pa
uia and Rsusaafo, the cold bloodcd murderer OF
his fellow Turks at JaHa, the posoner Of hls TEL
low citizens and soldiers in Egypt, will find few
Instructions from the dictates OF humanity, justice
or pity. to the qualification Of his ambition
particularly when that ambition, besides IT'S own
powerful natural dominion over him, wears the
spur q necessity We say necessity, because he
has gene so far in pledging himself to an invasi-
on, that he Garnet with safety retraet. He is