Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-06-21


The Rochcfors fquadron was TO have
co-operated with the fleet now in the
Wet Indies. BY companion Of
dates il is evident that the fri time the
Toulon fleet left port,-il was purpofed
1ha, there ihould &c a general coalition
10 efsa fome important end. The VI
olence OF the weather obliged the latter
to feturn-whillt MalEeh kept on his
courle, & prepared the way, byIhe con-
formation which was tlienexcited for the
iublequent attacks on the iflands by a
fecond arrival. Attic there is much
eyideace in favor of the. conclu6on'
that the Rochefort fquadron has left
Its itation, and returned 10 France
vet that point is not placed beyond all,
doubt--and he may again appear to
increale the alarm which rnuf now be
felt throughout all the illaads. Ii can
not be dilputed that if the fleets had
formed a junction in February they
would have probably Injured the Brit,
.ifh ilands much more than1hey will be
able to do at prefent-it IS true the
Englilh force is but fnail, and.cannot
reGf the superiority of the enemy-l8
fall of the line and 9 frigates, Eefpecl-
ally if MaiIielG iheuld Unite. with them}
are force irre6fible.; and which will
fuccefsfully rerrifys the inhabitants, 6or-
yow their property. and then mott pro-
badly retire-to reiterate the fame ma.
nruvres in another part OF the world.
The plan of which this expedition
forms portion-will be renowned in
the hi cory of this war, as matter
piece of confummate policy in dehgn,
deS,erity in its progrels, and diipatch
in performing the intentions OF thoie
who framed it.
The principal caufe Of the damage
which may. be done is the fecurity of
the Birth government; Whit they were
boating that every ihip of war of
France was fafely lodged in harbor,;
they took no precautions to lecture
their colonies againif the iudden attack
of an enemy the whole, OF whole.
movements in times pat has evlnced
the promptnelS with which he conceives
and the deciGon & celebrity with which
he acts. The probability of the Wet
Indies being the point of attack, will
foon bring another Britiih fleet into
thote ieas, and although there is little
ground to believe that this was ferrous
" meant by Bonaparte to be the feat
of war, yetif it has the effect to induce
the minifry to order from Europe, a
large maritime force for the protection
Of the iilands the objea will be part
~ accomplished. When all the Cir
cumtances connected with this event
are contemplated. 1t NUT be allowed
to be in every relpea one of the mott
nnplealant which could have occurred.
II has now become undeniable that
Bonaparte 70 far as the refourees OF
the French Empire will allow him, is
determined to humble the Britiih; con-
Sr;ous that tbs was not to be attained
by opea war at Tea, upon an extended
fcale, he ules every means to weary,
alarm and exhaua them. During the
two years ofwar, whilff the enc has been
confantly on the alert, and sqnander-
dering money with the mot layilh pro-.
fulton, the other has been at eale, con-
centrating all its operations, and COM
bining all its energies in preparing vci-
fels Of war, which although they cannot
conquer, may immeniely dlltreis and
annoy thoie whom they are commanded
to attack /; and when we conliderthe