Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-09-30
THE INVASION

ca oy government IS such as to crpo, N'SN.
persuasion that the enemy will ;mm S lfa
attempt to invade this kingdom ,S.,.
paratlons are complete, and in the .' rl H'
the troops destined for the expsJ;t. 'e'
actually embarked, with all The arm oA a't
stores, and we have no doubt are onlr AN aud
ing Tor favorable opportunity ia Nv ~'l'
sea. II was, indeed, YESTERDAY no. rs'
stated the Dutch feet had sailed bn
have aseertained that the repor, wa, vb,M,
unfounded. Admiral Russell s,; sS'i
5Thursday,so resume his station OF he r.
ell. At so important crisis We aye bao
to be enabled to STATE, that goverrn.D,
adopted every measure which prul,r"
could suggest TO defea, the daring de,o, 8
the enemy. Of the result of such az
tempt we never entertained doubt,
the same time we should be sorry # ,me
dence led to any relaxation in the neces.rr
means of defence. Itwould be idle ,od.
nv that we have a most active and powetdl
enemy to contend against; that,his nc,D,
are great beyond all example; and that BIZ
enmlty 70 this country is implacabi. Our
confidence is founded not upon any con.
tempt of the enemy, but upon knowledge.
Of the skill, discipline, and courage Of cur
fleets and armies, and upon The Loyalty
unanlmity and bravery of the people d /
these kingdoms.
The following crcularlet.er wa, ves,s,.
day ordered 10 be sent to the commanders
OF the different volunteer corps Throughout
the Kingdom.
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SIR,
" In consequence Of intelligenecrs
ceived by government, Of the embmkatiC
of large bodies OF troops in Holland, of
feet of men of war being ready to.sail from
thence, and Of the increased preparations
Of the French at Boalogne aud its neigh
borhood. have received orders from hi
royal highness, the commander in chief, tt
direct the general officers and inspecting
field officers attached to the volunteer corps
to give notice to these corps of the posi-
bilty ofthe;s being speedily called upon tor
service and also to suspend all furlougn'
for working during the harvest until iuF'
ther orders.
i have The honor TO be,
your most obedlen., and
raost humble servant,
Harrington
General Commanding the London dis
~trict."
The Spaniards have begun formlngtSo
camps before Gibraltar, three miles diS'A"'
they haze pitched upwards OF i've num-
dred tents, and they seem to have aO0u'
three thousand men in their camps Il
Government expect by the next a u 'I1
from the continent, intelligence when WIN
ultimately determine the question Of 'ons
mental peace or war, and perhaps the oO'"
ton of the present parliamentary r0'''''
Plymouth, Angp'f I g. h..
CA sloop is come up from FainO 9 f,om
which it is learnt tina, packet arrived ,G ~ .
Lisbon in z days, and brings afepO.s suv,s
second battle, and that one OF the sass c9,.
ships had taken FIRE and blew up. ,Hs =, II
nish prisoners say, Villeneuve had ssa' , he
his fast sailing cutters and corve''sS .p.
different French and Spanish ports ~ md
prize the por, Adrnirals where ne ~ sb by .py
in- what latitude he might be joloso by sdiog
vessels that could escape his ID'0'''
squadrons."
An English paper mentions sd! thai White ,fa
workmen employed in leVe'l''s +. silver
Chapel Mount, found under grouo sJ T. three
snuH:boa, supposed to have been '''a1 Of To-
hundred years before the d'Sc0'''
b0cco.
September %.
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