Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-02-25

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lodged that this measure was necessary TO-,
their protection against tn. arms of an enc.
my. Had one or two of the frigatss arriv-
ed in proper season to cooperate with
Commodore Prsb!e, we might not have to
regret the failure Of al enterprise from
which VS. were taught to expect SO much
nor to lament the useless sacrifice of the
liv es of SO many of our fellow citizens.
Let the Admiral and his sapIent Naval
Secretary reconcile this misnlanagemels
to their Wanted system OF economy. Lei
them inform the people how much money
has been expended in the late expedition
against Tripoli, which is only no, disgrace-
full to those Immediately concerned IN it,
bur is certainly far from rejecting honou7
upon the American government, or frot,
terrifying the Bashaw into Americas
terms. Let them, in their next fAanc!al
-; estimate, state the prob expense Of
maintaining in the ports Of Malta or Sicil,',
during the winter season, in state of in-
action, feet winch, had it been sent ous
! at proper season, might ere now have
been at anchor in the ports of the Unite
States, alter having accomplished the OF.
iec; Of its commission.
We have no doubt that if chance of e.
Testing anv thing presents itself to Com
| modore Barron, he will avail him
self Of it; bu. such a circumstance, raths,
to be hoped for than expected, will not
invalidate any Of the objections which wa
have suggested, bat VIII rather strengthe
them. 1t will prove that the same .hn,;
might have been Effected long ago, AMI
, with saving of money, of blood, and Of
honour. The ships Of war, saws, Mr..
O'Brlcn, can do nothing without the gun.
boats and bombaras, aud the season is too
far advanced for them 20 remain on thac
dangerous C asst. Let US not therefore,
falter ourselves that deprived of thu
means of doing any ihing. Captain Barre,
! is to effect miracles. For whatever hs
may do little praise can be assumed by the
warriors at Washington" If he succeed
the merits all his own.''
] Our !esders may, if ;hey thirk proper, make
J hsl cosnpallln between the conautt OF the
, pef,Et war aeaint the per,y ana DEF ncab!e pi-
rates OK liipoli, ADD OF tie war, u"der Mr.. "A.
dams, sgaicR another nation Of pirates, the
Great, Isf,iols, ana Invineibie Republic Of
France. When ,he asgTeliors on our trade, o.
| the part CT tie Frcnch, were Carried to luch
Lengths as 30 be 10 longer fuflerable, the th:n
Naturalization of tie United States was not de.
erred by tie very comfortable force which
Farce d in the Wea Indies, nor by the aw-
| ,uI terror of h.. name ID Europe. from adopting
| ehcttudi 1eaU!e 10 cub IN - punIh her 'ns-
ience. All ;he afens'h watch II could command
was Immediately put il co;Emlhion and tone
| ot diznifet rei-n,men,, was backed by force
,aive and vefpef,sbe. The confsquenec was
! infan,4n. Jay experienced by our trade: oac
| gro Of nhch YVES .h't rremums to- ,fu ahcs
| TO and frem the W.T. dies, VII ch had been,
| % the Gnslc ouiwiii or downward Xix, as high
a, t7rfrJ PR rrrt. rrrh'rs higher, in lief, than
| on moth ir'i to /s1>9 and an kGJf per ttnt;
n fac PLACES Fsrh - u ieis.
HI, ,nany and encfgct.c conduit produced in
A ye.y Cart time the en, for whch i. was Coo.
fen. The mighty Requisite fo.,n ,ifcove.c1 Ina.
| i: conjd d~.;vsn.:'hsr rroit nor e.o'y irosI
'ontea wtIh .nctioa t-!'.vea II Z, every thing
! ,ahe; t'an lis reputation ~toic cou:c'is were
nir-ncej by irri, o. independence parting
WIN indignant rfic! trl"Ht ~ ~ wrongs nc
governed ., tn:n capable - ca".hG 'o.'h, ano
u giving prefer direction +" i:' r~''n't:s-
CortTaa ibis with tie war sga;nt TnPoh;
POOR A:pendency. VIII only orc h"'onr, from
VIII il covld 70 f!.,i 20 ea in al is CORA re,
! ;wo hundred gus of every d.'t,rent Gze. Yet
70 ,educe ibis magnificent p5wer to terms has
ii.esdy eonfu,net fon: zeal, all |evetal nil.
ors # : lars, vl,h,m. a!')gt;og h DoN re-
,,nt- nroi-2 Of time whea tic Object my Do
sR:etcJ.
f.r the purFole cf eFc,ra;iy ehaaiGng Tri.
poll, VIII as for tie -'.se i'arnr'sn. pusro':oE
lrpr III the o,h.r !ira'r:a! 7''cs With refo'a
iul idea Of cur p.wer the me.res Puda:i by
the government, lhoud have hc-u from re iirE
deciGve, and the force employed, 'h- gredteh
that could have s:en commanded. This perhaps
would have been th- cafe hut for one realon-.
economy. An expedition thus condntted, would
rave ccff large fun of money which would
have looked but III in Mr.. Cai'atin's fit hnan-
cial reports. But now how is it ? That csre"-
d,,ure which would hav: bronsht ho'tii;:.' TO.
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