Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-02-04

commanders OF corps. The barracks OF the first
consul wason art emncnce coTmaneog view Of
the coasts asd borders. Vice tAdmlirl Bruix
was barracked on his right. All tie coast
was planted with cannon and mortsts.--
Tie nortars cast on a newsconstrnctiop.; They
weigh 5000, and carry three Atilcmet.es dis
tanee.
Bulogne is understood to be the grand place &c
rendezvous. Admiral Btu,x, commands there in
person, ard 1ivis.ols Of the aotilla were daily ar.
irving from The d.tfesst ports, consists OF from
fifteen 70 thirty vessels. One hurdisd boats.
each having ~ pound cannon arrivedn Ole day.
|Thcse vessels are of different consnu6tioas-Io
tor soditrs, sor civaiFy, ard also gua baats.-
The row bcass are wiihout cannon, W II contain
from 100 20 80 men, and depend chiefly on he
gun boats ior prttttion. The later vii also
carry about 50 men; they CARY at the bow a
heav, cannon aid anorer at thr stern: t, e guys
do nor moce on ssivels, ADD OF couise VIII u5r
operate against a side enemy. They ere Only
Icalcuated 70 co execution n,fonr AID tear.--
Tie construction OF the@e vessels and lie mode
OF working them is however calculated 10 fgmegy
this apparent detetl. Most OF item carry IN al
d!tion, four cannon 4 pou &C. 81 for Gtfence
They ase aisa 50 consnattc, 70 prevent ire Ia.
to.ngi ftte vessels, thar lie guns sle Carried in
ghe centre, AID run cut at the nlenienr OF eaer
gencv. Many of Tie gun boats carry 55poun--
der.
Abou*Soo Of these boats, tegetH.r VIII yefy
eyeat nuuber OF sms craft q off, mt deScr,p-
iors, are ID readiness, with oa,s rntlled and eve.
~ equipment complete. They are also con.
sranty Smae@uvtred with tie troops ,rteu4ed
to embark in lIira,. The wbel= number OF trs.
sells OF different s:zes desylrsd aud ready 10 St We
10 The gard eyPed:tiauls estinatedin one Of The
Pals fapess ri 5ooos
Notwithstanding all thsse paflke PREPARATIONS
there are many intelligent politicians, an K tpat
tie expected ipyaslau vii nepe, taGa p.ate.-
These Sc soas 90 tiourd their olnuiors On ary
supposed oacSwardn@ss ~ tie part gither 81 he
FIRST Consul os INC Ffench aaton, or Of the
troops &c &c ernslcyed " ne expedition nor 10
the amount OF eXpeeditufe the war Occasions -
Bopanarre may consider seriously detsrnira N
hglmhiing The pride soi 8ssain, ard III making
that war winch he CONSIDERS nlif.,-if forced 70. 50
serious in It's consequences As pgrvent any uuiFe
danger from the SANG quartz. The habtma
national enmity and jealody eyistifg b tween re
two nations, and ausfneni,d BY lste occuuences,
81 6iciengly accounts FOR tie srdor with which
filt people q France engdgcs- in the war VIII
respect to the feelings OF the army, there is
scarcely man engaged il tie expetiti n who
would cot forfeit years pay, rashet than torqo
he contest. Tie eApeuces OF tho war 10 The
+ .eneh nst'5n are stated 10 be greatly ex%gge.
rated by report.
The pcacr eaabl;luent Ct = arc is Gaia 10
conha Of nearly as maoy troops es thoie no
conHtuts her arfaiss hefe lropcs arc ,hen a!l
peritd in different quaae !, ard the additional
exptnce OF conducting them to the coat is that
or,nci. ally cow pcunfd, IN tbs drp.rtmeot.
The politicians who anticipate peaceful
arrangement, found their expectations on
the expected nterposltion Of theother Eu-
ropean powers. BY certain diplomatic pro-
ceedlngs said to be carried on, lis suppo-
sed that the powers of Europe look with
much interes. on the event OF this contes5:
thar they apprehend every tang from the
uncomfortable ambition Of Franc should
she succeed III the invaSion-and chat
should she be discounted, Ia, pride and
arbitrary power OF 6. BRIAN win scarceIv
permit any other flag 10 wave upon the
ocean. Its also supposed hat the rious
injury the English commerce and manu-.
features sustain from the present state Of
warfare, may facilitate a psace.
4 heSe peaceful speculatlons are partly
gathered from tht pQpers We nave received,
but chiefly from our private advices. For
their correctness we will notvoucf. Thev
certainly ars al variance with the unr. NIT
ted preparation made, aud with the inten-
lions publicly announced.