Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-04-17

4 tRe spoil WITH tic slldlptes VI siAs} $500
! bureaux. These are thsy, IN whose favor
the bills have been drawn on the treasury
OF the United States by their own minister
/ Take the case Of tho Pigou.A There was
fno questions iadesd asto her being Ame.
rican properly; but she was captured Fa'
{ ,graate 6elJ0: (whsn we were taxing the
/ Insurgsate and Burceau) she was there.
fore good prize, and coadsaaned according
lly. YET the decision Of the inferior court
was reversed by thu council Of prizes, and
this case brought within the convention, TO
the exclusion no deabs of bona AIDE claims
/ fer neutral American properly Captured
and condemned, and for which the conyea-
ton was intended 10 provide. his IS a
! specimen of the mode of doing business
at Paris. IT gentlemen doubt upon the
subject, lesthem call upon the secretary OF
!, state, for the correspondence OF the COM,
mlssioners. Let them call tor Ohm Mer.
Ger, one of those commissioners, man
inferior to few in point OF talents; IN point
of character TO zone. Put him 20 the bar
and examine him.
1 Painful as it is TO nae must defend my
principles and those OF my friends. open
your statute book what does Il say! lhas
the shores and waters OF the bay and river
7 Mobile shall form district Il brought IN
the bill myself. Tbs executive had iatorm-
ed us, that we had parchasedfEom France
as far as the Perdlao TO the east; We legis-
lated upon it. Whence have arisea your
disputes with Span; from Pensacola or Ss.
Augustine? No; from the very country
which tae statute book says IS yours; In
your own collection district are Spanish
duties exaeted and paid; from this very
quarter incursions have been made into the
old Uaitcd States. Do gentlemen believe
tina. this fact will be lost on Great Britain!
But we are asked {by Mr.. Smllie) what has
! sns 10 do with differences between US and
Spain? Wnat right has ohe I'D interfere, to
enquire, or even know, to seem Conscious
OF VIVA. has sassed ia tina, quarter! La this
intended as serious question Because
you have elappad paddock upon your ewa
mouths and wt!fuliy saul your eyes, do you
expect 10 nosdwlnk an eagle eyed adser-
saty? Ills IN vain 10 expect that any ma.
ton In her intercourse with you, will be
blind to your coaducs towards others Z;
| Great Britizn must shas her eyes, and ears
too, no, TO understand the state of things
here; al lessr negatively speaking. She
| mast know that yoa nave taken no lmpos.
ing attitude towards Spain, doae nething
to Strengthen 1hs Southern frontiers; made
no addition TO your naval & malitary force,
lett even the snhitiain statu quo ante. Be,
cause che. doors have been shut can people
De brought to believe that we have raised
armies and EQUIPPED aeets In eonclave? |
| never heard sir, bat of one army ineog
aud that was levied by the facetious Mr..
Bays for the service OF the STAGE not
of the state: and from some dramatic spe.
cimens, which have lately seen, | should
not be surprised TO hear of similar project
| being started ontais floor. Great Britain
will see, then, what has not been your pre-
ceedlng towards Spain. She will say, shall
| suffer myself TO be brew beaten by ba-
tlon, Clamoring for the right of highway,
that has no, spirit enough to defeadh her own
! domicile? 1t Aacrs like apol.roon towards
( B who has committed gross outrage upon
him, aud shall have subsequent centre
/ versy with c shall he pretend to bully bin,
| and expect C not 10 call TO mind his COW.
ardly behaviour with B and treat him &C.
cordisglv? One foreign nation will be IN.
| auenced, viii be governed in her concerns
with you BY your concessions TO another
and it is the idiest thing in the world TO ex-
pect thai your treatment by one govern
zmant will not have an effect on the depert.
| ment of Others towards you.
Oae word mare, sir, before conclude.
Gentlemen mlscalculase If they suppose
that mere authority (much less at second
HANDY will do for US. They must shew
US something better before we swallow
| their resolution. IT'S an inhrmity, sir, OF