Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-05-05

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..,ose this tax of Eortisth upon the wants
's the industry of thy own people, wher
81 own treasury should not be unprovided
sach al occurrence? More especially
.;,cs thou caused to be sold SO May tho
ss;os that were ba,it by thy predecessor, to
arch thy treasury herewith?
Of. But now siace this distress is come
,o. t.hy people, do not thou delay to adopt
Immediately the means for their release
,.ap bondage; bpthearken unto the words
,,st now speak before thee.
q. Grid Up tay loias and appear like a
maaof might and with what SHIPS thou
tsst vet left, and with what thou hast III
IS treasury procure more SHIPS lanedia:e-
s AMI send a larger feet of ships into the
ersat sea ttan ha.a evcf been seaG ny his
+oale heretofore; aud be prepared 70 car
& rail-: and destruction among the Hlttites,
+ they should refuse 70 release thy brethren
from captivity.
Is. Rememberest thou not what Tor
Nor king of Tyre (who reignsa some time
before that king who made the league with
III father David) did unto the same nation,
when ike occurrence happened TO him as
has now happened unto thy people!
q. Bcholdh he sent feet of ships, with
csp.aios ofhundres!s and captains Of 6fties,
! we'll provided, to.carrv war and deSolatloa
into the country, with message TO their
! king, saying,
o5, g Forasmuch as some Of my people
8 hath fallen into thy hands, and am told
ethat thou arc making my people slaves,
eyea, bondmen unto thy people, a thing
switch has not befallen my people hereto
6 fore, nor shallnow,.
25. Now therefore, attend TO what |
6 say unto thee either release my people
q that you have in captivity, and send them
"to my ships Immediately, or | VIII burn
1rour cities with FIRE, raze their walls 70
ethe ground, and put you and your people
to he edge of the sword; and mine eye
9 shall not spare my power Is equal TO
any threat; and as have to others, SO
shall do to thee
81. Behold the king Of the Hittites was
alrad, and he restored the captives OF the
king Of Tyre, and begged to make peace
WITH tie king Of Tyre neither hath that
nation annoyed the inhabitants of Tyre I'M
, to this day.
rs. Now therefore, go forth, be strong;
behold the expences of this preparation will
notbe heavy upon thy people, and thou
mayest impress an opinion of thy strength
among the other nations of the Hittites,
tha. may make them afraid wantonly to pro-
woke thee, or 30 demand tribute Of thee, so
that this preparation may be OF future as
we'll as present benefit to the people, whom
the God Of thy father hath appointed thee
protect.
30. Nevertheless, thou mayest instruct
thy Captains, that if they see the lives Ct
thy brethren endangered, by the despera-
ton that the Hittites may be driven into by
his invasion, that they may give money
Tor their redemption at once; and the I'M
preston of the greatness of thy power, or
thy resolution to act when thou thinkest it
proper, nnaynot be weakened in the minds
Of the heather; for fear operates more
powerfully upon them than sense Of JUS
tee.
so. Now It wall BE better for thy people
that thou thus redeem thy brethren (even if
lear fails Immediately to operate upon the
heathens for their release than TO SO with
ssnlall force to beg their restoration for a
Price, because thy apparent weakness will
not only authorize a great demand, but
encourage future insults TO thy brethren: a
thing which neither this people nor their
oretathers ever could bear.
ST.. Howbei,, if thou Wit rot hearken
unto my words, but vii; follow the counsel
otthe young men who advised the 10 sell
'ay ships, then know, that the goverumen,
shall be rent from thee and shall be given