Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-11-27

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/ sumed 4 political form SO different, and az
prapdixed itself SO prodigiously which
/ seems 70 have revived the aneien. influence
! Of Turkey TO add 20 its own; which adyan
{. with rapid and stsady pace, squaliy IN
the Asiasic and European provinces OF tna'
! ,o,serinS empire; which has openly pot u.
| self in possession Of It's commerc1ai ana
| political advantages. and TO which, TO De-
come the absolute masters Of it, aothlng IS
! wan,;nr but 20 Greet the Russisa Eagles up.
ON the Mosques of Constaatiaeple. The
stvle of shis note appeared no less extraor-
binary than It's substance. AZ IS easy 70
.cdiscoversin its exaggerated complaints a.
$ painst the power Of France, the sealat Eng.
Iand anxious TO wrest from her naval port,
and dispute with her theliberty of the seas !;
| whothinks that she can no longer preserve
! her 4syrannical power but by reminding war
upon the continent. This extraordinary
sryle is not suited to an independent state.
,Grea, surprise was particularly excited
That the negocia,er, should dwell SO care.
fully upon the efforts and sacrifices of En-
| gland for the general tranquility. Such an
apology, would have appeared in the mouth
of any person but M. NoyosiltzoH, as t'e
mos, bitter sarcasm upon the breach OF the
treaty of Amieas--upon the massacre on
board the Spanish frigates--apon the plots
and corruptions which England continues
10 maintain on the continent. for the pur.
pose Of renewing war and revolution.
Some aukwardness, therefore, was dis
covered. in the note OF M. Novoslltzof.
We are justified IN suspectisg that, uader
the puise of an ambassador, he was, in
fact, oniy the 'emissary of faction; and
i, is though, that Che personal opinion ofthe
monarch went for nothing in this pretend.
ed mediation, in which courtesy and good
sense were so farlo sight Of, that mis-.
sion, the OBJ C, Of which was negotiation
for peace, began with an insult to the au.
gust person 10 whom it was addressed.
Maleuet, who considered that he could
not promote the interest of France better,
than by exploring the countries ia the neigh.
borhood Of her American colonies, andby
d sc1vcring the condition offs nhabiants,
has given picture, very interesting from
its simplicity. 1t is in our power only to
give an outline. He went up the rivers TO
the Indian villages. In that o. Aprouague
he found an epidemic prevailing with de-
s,rucrive fury. More than half died.
He visited them and offered the aid of a
surgeon and the best remedies. He found
them in their hamacs, hardly able to speak
The dysentery ragged without any check to
it's progress. He offered 10 remove the
sick to the hospi,al of the Fort, and to lake
care of them. The chief replied without
emotion, that they died as calmly thera as
they could a, the fort, and that they could
not submit, to the fatigue of being remov
ed. mentioned the convenience of the
canoes. That the water and air was bad,
and tina, they ought nor to stay. Said the
chief, ask the sick, if they consent can-
sent. made my proposals. They made
the same reply: that ii was as easy to die
there as any where else. And they mus
al have died soon, as they submitted me
regimen, and employed no remedy. Such
was their astonishing apathy. ltrequired
a Tesui,'s perseverance to overcome their
obstinacy, Still they have perseve, ance
which proves that, in any design which they
approve, no difficulty can discourage them
From these villages the mere distant In
dams learnt that white chief had been a.
mOug them with presents. A tribe Of six
~ persons, a, tie distance of one hundred
leagues from oGr establishments. SET OUT,
to come 20 me. Ih.ywere told that was
at Oyapock. They followed over all the
rivers till they found me at Surrlnam, after
having been in search of me for months.
The Dutch colony was alarmed. They
stopped them and demanded what they
wished. They said, they were after
French chief, and they came to me with