Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-10-10

mandate OF his master DI1ara.'
k;pp Of Spain could not insult TINS county
..;,S ;~mnuni,v, unless advertised OF the
;n,e5fersnce Of him whom heis compelled
= ossv Are veto be thus insnlted with
= r,,n;tv? Will we fsrego certain gooo,
r.,brr than no. cherish 40 injurious PRIDE,
and resent offences which generosity, but
more especially interest calls loudly upon
MS 20 forgive and .oibury in oblivion
Eppland and America, as firm ADD last
friends, might threw the gauntlet at the
nrsudest and most powerful OF the natlsns
UPON the face of the earth, nay, not all the
powers combined could shake tnefn' so
long as they proved true to each Other, ana,
indeed. 10 the mselves, tor they are almost
syncoi,ncus terms I; yet, strange 10 tell
neithero Of them seem to perceive Il ; Dat
tina. deep political character (Bonaparle)l Is
fully aware Of this, and his emissaries are
by no means Idle in e~ndsavorn'TT 10 prevent
a junction which could not fail OF damn.
log all his projects and stopping him Ia the
full tide of his, career. If that Machiavel
in wickedness be really in earnest, as to the
rasifYing q peaceswitb Great Britain, he
is only seeking it as a breathing time which
shall leave his mind and resources unoccu.
pied by extIaneoHs matter. that SO their
force and activity may be fully employed
upon that first Of all considerations with
him the reins,ating his navy and putting
it upon SO respectable a footing, as 10 eD
a5!e him, as least, tokeep the English ma
w at BAY, whilst his numerous and well
disciplined army sbal! be conVeyingwhi.
fthersocver his unlimited ambition and ~
surpiug ideas may deem sEelr presepca
necessary. Would his restless spiti. per,
nit him, his fears wonid NOT }5t him be az
peace a moment longer than appeared ab.
%solutely necessary to his grand purpose OF
I sublugation; besides, bis wonsed sagaci,y
viii not fSil TO remind MIN, thai ne mGst
fnd etnploymeul for his ~rn'lifart hordes. or
that his reign cannot be Of iang duration:
He canno, lo@s for much more pIYpder
near homs TO satisfy 1,eir voracious apEe.
titles win, so that ihey must be exp>rtsd
or sent abroad 10 seekior the. ~ sdflI but
SO loag as he Can but gesrid Of them ne
cares not where thry 60 to, whciher 10 81
tier If TIA poles, 70 America, or 20 the |
Devil. 1t snfactth that ;hey have served.
or may serve bis luro bu. importunl,ies
| ucar a, hand nns 10 be complied vi h o, !
hushed mtg %bllrnce may blow up su.h ,
Dame as in the eud may Consune himself: !
Lei Americans ponder well upon this aad |
dec!Sre whether peace a. toe present MD,
mrsss be;wesn Ensiand and France can
bode them any good or, whether such shj
event is 40, 10 be dcplored and conaIderes
as a master s,roAe Of policy IN ~hieh ;he
ruin OF America is Implicated, 20 my
mind 10 wish a peace UNDER present exist
ing cifcu instances is taata mouatto wlshiug
thas Eaelsnd may be conquered aud co.,
Vereed into a province Of ff,oce: Can any
man III this coup,Fy truly wish this: H2w
lsBg after such ( melancholy eyeoi, dces
tie suppose :tas Amcrica could BOAST OF
her adored Independence! Il .. 8riisia
should be tYes pt.w@red ar rather: outzvkt-
led, we shall very soon after hase 80. slng
&c aeum oger our exalred sherry. bu;, 10;
us for a While %caaso,e ourselves with to-
hope, shat iae s:ess raen VINO are now a
che helm Of ths British g~0Vsrnnent wti
&c. be so lmprovidsnt es % stesr Tor ias
bor. of peace wishsut taking ffeqssnt
soundings, they will no donbt laterd sssae
wosld. be. universal ,yrsD, fromAugucn5ins
his crippled navy nay more, they may
not perhsys lose sight OF cur Interest.
whilst treating about their own, no,wish-
standing the well knswn rooted ao'i2athy
Of aany in this country who wnQ;d, II 10
to be feared, rather bite CT their noses
than nor TO be r~erenged on she faces
France nav almost be said 10 weld the
scepsre over the whole of the Europesn
continent, and but for she Intervention Oh
the e~aicisot navy Of Great Britain the deg
matte Corsican would lord it over the uni,
verse;, dis voice would be numbered out