Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-08-25

tempted, had been for a long tisne b.ocksdd--s
ting the tarbcarof Charleston, and espt,sr.
ling Drifting under same pretenee, or other,
renter thepar.. Even the fishing smacks
were chased aneI 5ifed2t brought too and
examined and laughed at, Just as is now
tpractised here. .5he FEDERAL .aiepers spoke
fof the outrsgv IL . high tone. .eSa complaint,
land called repea,ed!yen the government Of
the United SIatcs For protection. After
waiting ill properly had been captured
.snonshto build ana equip a ship Of the
liz, aFemainssie ker.:Ior years and after
mourning Disgrace enough 10 satisfy the
humbIrsl .;,nG most Fatiaa philosopher on
the globe, 10! we l.arc1, from 4 southern
.2aper,tflst 6. Gan Beat NJ 4, aas sailed
Cor charcseon,~ro :" correct -flae tproee-
tsiure.'
And since .sFls IS, The plan adopted 10 EN-.
force a proper respect from belligetents
towards the taineficans ;.sinc-, as Smith,
tells US III tn governmental paper, the
men now III ponef meyer we sle iriehdlgeto
.naSal establishments on great scale; al
WAYS declaring them an e4gias o. SAFE
traught Hithgfeai danger, aneh&vethese-
fore, g lnlrodi,es d WAGONS .eeonomieial4e. "
forms" bot whenever il ya1,s necessary, 2
.thsy have aivays stood g1e3;fg@to leone
forward with prompness ana Spirit. to wins
dicate our violated rights and INTEREST,"
sing, SOY, suct&is the theory. 8. such is the
practice, We shall be ypltased eo:hear thas-,
Z" Gun Beat No. 2, IS ordered here TO
watch tie conduit of the I.eander and
Cambriaa, especially as Duane S paper sp-
pears rot to have the efcctin preventing 3
captures, which wasintendtd 81 the admie
enlstration.
That our commercial friends Nay arts +
cipate with.a proper degree OF condolences.
the suecour that will probable be ordered, =
it may not he sfaiss TO. let them know. a
little what kind of machines these philoso-
phical Gun Boats are. 1shey are iGfortn-
ed then, that according TO the most accu-
rate description we have been able to ob- :
tain, /" Gun Boat Mo. !" is said to be a
machine ofwondesful powers and ingenui-
ty, which has been constructed under Mr.
Jeaerson's eye, and according to amodd
presented BY himself. Thoughthe accom-
modations for the sailors are not the best,
yet this is a triaing objection. A single
Gun is mounted or sort of /" zvhiyhg4F
chair" sach as that from which our Phile-
rsopher discharges the battery Of his own
genius. The manner in which the Gun
boats brought into action is somewhatna.
Tgel. She rams down upon the enemy, un- y
til she has approached withia striking dis :
lance; sac then turns tail 10, hois.s her
boom, and les fly heavy shot which is
expected TO end the conflict. IF not, Tie
Gun boat is in situation o RUNAWAY; and
thereby prevent rne "egasIoa & hmm
|lblo0e."
g lie coincidence OF all Mir. IeAersohs
IDEAS is wonderful. In the retreat. to Car
ter's mountain in the methods bv which
he rendered his predecessors pnpopliar--,.
in defence ofihis own, administration; and, q
RS now appears in his system of naval iae,
sics, he implicitly relies On ihe efficacy of
the orgtaeHtum a bost rtoti.
But to conclude ma Serious manne~, so
serious subject. We are by 90 mean.
disposed to believe that ,the Epglish go
Vernment would eve support OF. ennalte
at such 'ai3uses--s those ot NhTcl we have
been complaining We attibufe ,thaln tc
the ignorance, Or t.le peyVefseness, or the
wantoness, oil tae.comMandsrs al tie ri.
gates, and believe, td4t lt,proper measures
should be-taken By oar governments, siua
be reparatio- would b. lads. AID the III
|jdrles would be r esatd.
+ The danger, il cur opinion, 4: tost the
administration may not be sufasi euly Vi.
giant and active Gu THIS ocla .1o1, bi,,
may beinclined to passi By as ,..@5,sf
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