Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-12-01
FROM THE WESTERN WORLD.

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near 70 have marked This portion o. 'ne s
IJnited States, as the taeatre OF 1hs oPsia'
4 lions OF colonel Barr, and Pfopnenc se-
Mus whispers, that he i'as marked ."ls
( country az the seat Of serious and dss-
pers,e conflict. Attend, my ielioW,cis''
zeus 10 the relative facts which viii follow !:
ponder on your situation, and prepare
Yourselves for action: sleep not, while me
hungry ,yger is prowling round your at
present peaceful abodes; but watch me
storm which is gathering around you' aad
which, if not dispel!ed. must envelope you
/ 10 inevitable rum
/ Peace, in Europe, has broken down the
! only remaining barrier 70 the ambitious
, views Of Napoleon, and left him to exsead
his conquest beyond he continent OF "a,
! rope. II has overtakea US before our dr.
fefences with Spain were adjusted. i ne
golden moment, the hour OF salvation IS
past. The period WHICH should have made
| Louisiana ours, beyoad every possibility
Of dispute, is past aud is only Tenie'nhSr.
ed TO add 10 the catalogue OF Our tnls7fies.
We are officially told, Spain denies we
have any territory Yves, o! the Mississippi,
and France as peremp'orlly declares, We
have none east of that FLYER. We are then
to conclude, We have only the island OF
New Orleans, as the gEsa; Louisiana pur'
chase. This the government OF the L.
States cannot eonseG. TO and this viii COO.
sequently BE- the bone which Will begst the
contention. and give the emperor q trace
an excase FOR landing ca army IL our coun-
try, which col. Barr. b. his principles OF
disuniop, wilt have made ripe tor in9asios.
These are not The Idle i!iSchlaailoI!s CT
disoydrred BRAIN they Me tie cool
and candid sentiments OK one o. your
owe body, who teeEs the awiai necessity
o. asouslng you from your Preseat taxa!
security 10 3 sense OF inc iaaSefs WHICH
await yen Enquiry and atfentlon IN the
people bege:s vigilance 10 thrif officers,
and adds energy 20 the government. Be
watchfnl, therefore, aud mark the couFss:
aud eject Of the nao0enous evenis h.ch
are passing before yoa-
will not pretend to say shas 1llis was
the primary objeet Of col. Burr. s5n,e
schemes OF far diGese,., rature nay have
TO assert that the settle sie:.i Of d pal:fy
pafcha5e OF land has noi been the Case
CT mis- visit To his coGn,rY and Inc .apiG
changes OF position which have eo,rloyst
his time siuce his arrival. IN association
Of individuals among Us. has 6sen receae-
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10 Spain; an! We believe 60 as32cjs:iar
for declaring his apJ The osher states and
territories west Of the Ali@ghauy noun.
ia;ns, inGcpenden, Of he onion, doce nov
exist IN pointing 10 The focus, the leaJer
of iil.s Formidable bad, we have oa!y 20
refer to the sentiments Disseminated by
col. Burr himself, 30 d1cla;e !lca BE per.
sou. 10 a soul big wih ambition, sod
towering above The little qualifications 81
private ci;izen, this g-n,l, IN II has added
a highly cultivated mind, euricbed with
great po!itica! ky.owsedge. and considers,
bic tnsIita,y S i'll. Grea' personal lirmasss
aad cool and determined courage, quick
ness Of comprehension ADD facility oF con-
binauon, seen, TO have marked him ou
IS for midab'e commander. What bav
We not to apprehend from, q wei d;scip-
lined army under his command If one,
regeneratsd by spark Of enthusiasm
And TO imagine that this military csseutis
were wansiog BY a aan possessing the ex
tensive mind of COZ. Burr, would be ab
sard.
We behold then, fellow citizens of west
ern America, man among Us whose
mysterious views are concealed beneath >
cloud Of uncertainty, aud which we arr
unsble clearly to penetrate, collecting
body of emigrants from The New England
states, aad aboat to bring them thro' the
heart ct our country, 20 settle them on