Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-09-25
aIeraaorta Daitp anoertiser.
WEDNESDAY,, SEPTEMBER 25.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25.
The Editor OF the London Courier, (af-
ter remarking on admiral Calder's victory
says -" IL comes most seasonaby too at
ter the spirited note of NJ. NovozlZow TO
the Prussian government Perhaps 1t
would be difficult to determine TO which OF
honor, the Russian or the British it at.
fords perfect proof Of the manly and de.
cisisc principles by which the former has
beer aCtuated; 1t furnishes a complete jus.
LITIGATION of the conduc. of the latter. We
now see how 7Oiseiy and how Justly the Mo.
niteur and The Opposition sneered at thas
guarded term of fden ial intercourse and
connection which the minister made use OF
in speaking OF our relations with Russia.
We may now estimate the degree of conf
dence TO b. placed In the repeated assertl.
ons of the French official paper, that we had
no relations with the European Powers we
pray now decide upon the weight and value
9th charges brought by the Grenvil!e and
Fox party that we had lost ali character
and credit upon the continent, and that the
general belief and conviction f the Euro
pean powers was, that We had entered mo
TIE present war from motives OF mere self.
interest. The Russian note is the retnta.
ton OF all The chargs OF the opposition,
and to make use 81 strong but Course ex-
preston, has thrown them upon their backs.
II is impossible that note could be couch.
ed In terms more honorable to the motives
and conduct of Great Britain. Whisl the
adversaries Of the minister werc complain
ing that the French overture tos peace has
been treated with naughty conten pit, it ap-
pears that we were urging Russia to con-
qaer the obstacles She felt to negotiation,
and to make saerlhces for the restoration of
peace willis the opposition were contrast
ing the pacific expressions of Bonaparte
with our silence. it is now proved, that he
affected pacific inclinasions, whilst we felt
mem; tia. We had solicited the mediation
Of Russia, and evinced our readiness to
make exertions and sacrifices for the re-es
tablishment Of general tranquility. I,should
seem as if Russia, always suspicious of the
professions of Bosaparte, had adopted the
principle of negotiation with no litt!e re-
ldctance. She makes no conlession she
even refuses 70 receive passports on any
condition than that ofnegoeiating without
any acknowledgement Of the new ntle which
! Bonaparte had assumed.
6 The solemn declaration of Russia re.
leases at once from all those charges so Of.
rem brought by the Frenci' government, Of
wishing TO inv olive the continent in war, it
proves that the first use We made OF con-
! tinental power, was not 70 exterd the flames
| OF war, but restore peace--not TO carry the
seat OF hostililies TO the continent, but to
make great continental power the medi-
UNI of putting an end 20 them; an object
for which we were prepared. and willing
TO make great sacrlfces Every line of
; this most Important state paper, furnishes
| proof of the moderation of Great Britain,
and of the insoIence aud hostility OF France
lit is impossible to state more simply, vet
more strongly, or place in clearer light
the two following facts the one, that i'm.
mediatelv after the receipt of our answerto
his overture, BonaParfe assumed the II.
tie of king of Italy title which, in
itself, threw new obstacle in the way of
peace the other, thar Immediately after
granting the passportsfor NJ. Novoziltzof
Bonaparte committed afresh aggression in
the seizure of Genoa; an act which, " In
stead of facilitating the restoration of peace
was of an nature to annihilats the very
grounds of peace"