Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-05-14

60 ON an extent of coast of more than
!, niles, from Flushing to Cherburg, IN
s;eb every thing ought to be seen, every
s:sr clear, and every thing well rcgulat-
I.1 On the success of which, much will
gs,'end on the CONJUNCTION, compression and
oneration, Of the Different hotillas of
5;eh the hostile force may be composed;
.,y, / again repeat, that fog is favor
Il to sack an enterprise, is the height OF
syE: as well might it be ayerred that
~ can see better how to read in the
,eh darkness of the night, than in the
,oo.tide glare Of day. Fogs are favor
ISisto some en5erprizes to this they must
i e fatal,
& I come now TO the third head, under which
,,onoleiscoDGieting The attempt Of the enemy,
| pits
g adv. Their landing on cur flores.
a Ga this fubiea fhail not fay much |
.,,. obferyed, thar of thoulAnd yef:ls which
-;abr be fuppoftd 10 have failed or this mad ex.
|ssition, not more than three huadred viii, 10
/ ,nmoba5ility, be enabled to vomit their unhal.
,ged crews upon this blcged those; there they
p. received by the BfIifh arny--an army
\ which | have f.rvea in each garter OF the
,nbr. know its merits know its fobles,
| know it well and / am as fully convinced,
\ am that now write. thae this army as tar
hoalTes all others i'll bravery, as B5itifh iesmen
mats an others in Kill; co it mott willingly
|naiqn. without the ieah fear of the conleqncnce,
Ii who may land.
OF toe 500 venr-Is, with $4,000 men on
bad, fuppofcd to have efcaped or gen7ral az
i Tx on The sucmy's a5,ilIas, few can remain TO-
ether, for their eft4ping mutt be owing 70 ic-
unuon. | am confident therefore, that any
brc landed by the enemy in this country, al
\ ny point, will never exceed 4 900 men; "a.
\ her thick it never will exceed even 1000. This
n force too ccn;emosb,- 20 remain long
nth their arms in their hands; and no hottie
Trnchman, / am convinced, Will ever be feen
EOgland, unlels as pti(oner, fifteen miles
! Tom the fhore.
/" There is one point, however, TO which |
I hml. call tie attension of every military man,
! nd thar is, the moment when che enemy, 7Vbat.
/ rsr their force, endeavor to land this is mo.
! ~, when the Byitih. bozUtver a1egQaL their
ur5er,, Maa obb3js tbem, ii is a moment, if
ne bf IS utVer to be regaiaed.
/" | have been 5old, thit, on that ever me
mabie dsfcent of the Bftiih army on the fands
iEyp;, if the French general had, ipRead of
NAMING On the top Of his land hills, defended
sihc hlgh waser mark, and there boldly had
+ led our troops, when getting out of their
hats, the iGue OF that glorious lay misbt, and
@Eksy 7voxla b40. ben. difeuat from what
twas--let US prof, by experience. There a
! mid climate and a temperate atmofphere had not
enmbed the exrremities of the pcnrup troops,
\ Mdal their confinement exceeded feven hours
hut here whatever force may be fortaaate eaaagb
sapd, will have been confined at leaf ID, nluR
Fobabiy IS bours, in cold, boiRerous and ftor
kFslimc and when landed, cramped, cold, wet,
! = ftk and half dead, viii, for fome time, be
slef ios an hofpisat. than to a6 cffenGvely in
fs hsh. therefore hold it to BE- the ini;fpch-a
ae duy of every military man, boz0sz,sr M
pa n sam6er, 70 attack tie enemy whcn ger
I ss on Of their bo0s they ihonid not polluse
hote; | would meet them knee deep, and
y .Y tsem in water.
Though doubt not thar rnoa the necelTA1y
santions tor d,ivisg and Iayiog waite the coun-
IN the event OF the enemy's landing in great
s''' on cur COATS, have already been taken; for
'niever De our opinions, it is necefary TO be
f'pltrd Tor the WORT, TO forefee, and 70 couFaer
pm as hk<ly to happen, the moit untoward e
fat'; although ! fay, ] doubt nor, that ssaa Of
leashiry precautions are AIKEN, fuch as div
eatk hoIiss and castIe, d,ttroying bridges,
E4Sag up roads, burning cofn, hay, and araw,
q, yer there appears TO ne tobe one which
generally been overlooked, or, at leaf,
: DOT heard any thing about il, and thar is,
fling up of wells and The dearoying Of pumps,
',ea ought certainly 70 be done, and proper
Nuns ihnuld be appointed for that nnynofs. -