Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-11-12
FROM THE RErERToRy.
COMMUNICATION.

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sidered as much Mr.. JeHerson's own news
paper as the Moniteu- is Bonaparte's, in
forms, as that the disposition of the British
Government towards the United State.
is not 10 the least hostile, the sweep
stakes of our commerce bv their captures
notwithstanding. For long time this in
sipid Gazette was silent on the subject, and
we felt some natural Impotence to know
what our lords and masters would say, a,
least, about wrongs and losses that zoe feel
though It seems theu do not. We know
they hate Great Britain, and we know. too,
that they feared her. But we did suppose
they feared almost as much to own that they
are afraid, and therefore we expected CO.
lumn or two of buster. We are disappoin.
ted. Their spirits are too completely in
their shoes even to buster. Go to war
and put our power ard popularity in harms
way for commenced! we are not so near
mad.n We do not ask our solomons in
council to take the field. They give us
leave to say Sc the bloody Arena" is nc
sporting ground for them. War is not our
desire, but protection IS. We claim it, we
pay for II, We are entitled to it; aud unless
New England be air ~idy as AFFECT as the
slaves of Virginia, our voice will be heard
with effect as far as Washington and per.
haps, through our shrewd Menroe, as far
as London.
This dblomatick body, SAYS che Intelli-
rencer. has had conference with Lord
.NIulgrave. A good beginning truly, but
like Lord Burlelgh in the Critick, it seems
our advocate said nothing. The subject
we are told was not discussed in detail, in
plain English was not discussed at all.
How could it be? Mr.. Munroe has had
instruction upon instruction about the river
Perdido which to the com rnercIal part OF
the nation is of no more concern than the
cession or the free avigation Of the river
Slyx.
But our land mad government has never
vet set pen to paper about such Paltry IN
rerests as commerce aud navigation. And
If it had written as much as Mr.. Munroe's
libel on Washington, what could poor Mr..
Munroe do with the vindieaton OF our
national rights on the high seas. Il is q
subject of which he not only knows nothing
but is utterly incapable of being taught
An unsuccessful Virgieia Lawyer, who was
brought up in the habit OF considering trade
ms trickish affair, that enabled Scotchmeu
to engross all the money that a planter could
get from the labour of his slaves; this il
our champion. This is our advocate, who
is to discuss the business in detail with
Lord MulgraVe." It would be pleasant
comedy, If we were net SO great losers, to
sverhear the discussion. Our orator Mum,
we xerilv believe, will pose the English
Lord. We defy him before hand to az.
swer Mr.. Munroe's argument tn detail.
This, men Of business, is your situations
The administration scarcely holds you
worth the hypocrisy of some big swelling
words of vanity, to make you belive yoes
rights are in some degree regarded.
We repeat it, war rs moi our desire; MOI
is the administration called upon to go &c
war unless our national honor should. which
We hope it will not requireis. But that we
may ayoidth dire extreme, we ought to en-
ploy men as ministers, who, like our forme,
diplomatick worthless in LoHdon, could dc
something to serve US if they tried. Mer
OF capacity and weight of character. The
miserable Monroe is surely more despisec
in England since his shameful letter from
France than Napier Tandy. If NaPpel
were now alive, we might as we'll commits
sion him to discuss those nice and impor
tsnt matters, {. in detaip with Lord Null
grave, as our sagacious Munroe.
The views of Great Britain saysthe To
telligencer are not hostile. We believe it
Tameness that is dumb, as we'll as unresist
ing, will not soon provoke blows. Excel
lent consolatisns these. Let US persevere,
IS respected abroad" as the administrator
eazette tells US. we are we shall be stripped