Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-12-26

thoughts, and what passes there. ishould
not wonder if he inwardly rsJoices ct the
excuse the confederatcd powers havesfur-
nishsd him with, for calling his army Of
the coast aad marching them 70 another
quarter, they have been doing nothing for
two years, enduring attacks from "a few
English friga.es running after hi. hstillas,
while skulking under their own batteries.
taking, sinking, or burning them. daring
him, his army and Aotillas, to come out
and 6ghtthem! His great soul must have
been weary Of the fruitless scheme, yet ne
-avails himself OF the advantage of threw.
ing alfthe blame onlhe princes for the mis-
carriage of the enterprise !! as we have no
,iced already. But thereris NC. good with
out It's attendant i'll: while Bonaparte may
secretly rejoice at abandoning the -invsaion
of England; his patience may undergo per-
haps greater trials. sThe approaching con-
test compels him to raise a new army Of
so 600 conscrip,s how far his young
French subjects will be wiling to be drag
ged from their homes, their fathers, and
mothers, to fight for the sPlendor only OF
his name, may become a serious trial TO
HIN; aud he seems to think SO himself, if
we refer to the circular letter 10y TRegnier
the grand Judge to the projects of the de-
partnents, dated Sept. 25, 1905; in which
he thus addresses ,he attoraics general OF
the courts OF criminal .iuseice: Ia" Ihe ~
trigues aud the *gold OF England, gensle-
men, have at leng,h prevailed. She has
dragged two great powers into the war,
one of which Austria is the more culpa-
BILE towards France, as her throne shaken
by the yalor of our soldiers, has only stoed
through the moderation of the conquerors.
The emperor himself marehes in person
TO disconeert the projects OF our enemies,
and, under such chief, seconded by such
brave armies, victory cannot De doubtful
but we mus, ali, by a common effort, ma
gistrates, citizens, warriors, support with
all our energy monarch going 10 encoun-
ter new fa,igues and dangers. The youth
of France, so distinguished for valar, Will
croud to follow the steps of their emperor:
Vet, if any ehonld be found among them
yielding to das,ardsysear, or giving way
70 per6dious suggestions, should prefer
infamy to honor, then they, their abetors
and accomphees, may expect inevitable
punishment. While the military tribunals
shall punishrefraesory conscripts, you must
prosecute, and cause your subordinates 10
prosecute, with inRsxible severity, those
who, from d;saEection, corruption, or even
an unreasonable pity, shall dare 10 favor
the coward that shuns our colors."
When the French are foiled IN the exc
cu,ion of any enterprise, instead OF beng
silent, they claim equal merit for the non
executions, as if the deed had been Zone
with success, and boas, Of the great con-
sequences that might have followed IL! In
the decree Of the Conservative Senate, of
Esd Sept. 1903, for raising $4,000 con-
scripts, moved by Reynauit (of ST. Jean
G'Angely, in the presence OF BonaPaf'e)
the orator commences his Grafton IN the
usual bombastical stilc--ss Sire! The Ea.
giles of your armies were about TO cross
the seas. The violators of the treaty OF
Amiens, tortured by remorse, agitated BY
fear, were on the point OF being punished
I. 4 ~ \
by your justice But few days more and
the liberty of the seas might have been
conquered for the world! What a ply i
Your army, size, formed OF the same le-
gions tina. conquered the Anstriaps Tour
army, whose devotion TO your person dou-
bes its courage: Your army, whose indis'
nation will increase its vs!or: Your army
will fight and will conquer, and The diver
sion SO dearly paid far BY England, viii
only have the effect of refarding her haHal-
liaton.', Aftsr much more rhodomontade,
the orator makes, however, the iallawing
shrewd and AGATE remark: i be csieis
of the foreign powers and armies says
he, "havlug separate interests, Unite Tor
moment by treaties, to quarrel afterwards
on their execution. Though they agree IN
their cabinets. they seldom agree IN their