Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-01-15
AZ THIS DAYS MAIL.
nav YORK, January 49,

ns,.so.. which place he left on,she ett' De-
.mbsr. iofsrms Va that an em6arso was
So silahe vessels in the harbor the day
- ,a .,;led. 10 order 10 procure seames to-
~.r The gun boais--ghar colonel burr was
need 10 be al Natchvz on the, 20th De-.
rrhsr with 1000 men, and that 1000
-. uere 70 follow him Immediately ];
~, Nav Orleans was to be attacked, and
W, coyernor Claiborne had called a meet.
- of the merchants and other citizens,
.b,a;n their resistance IN defending the
- and that the Orleans battalion OF vo-,
,,s,eers had received orders TO hold them
sslv., in readiness TO marsh at a moments.
warning.
Nj I. L. Donaldson, passengsr 10 the
Tbs,is. is the bearer OF dispatches from
cen. Wilkinson 20 our government.
Nesv Orleans, Dec. 10.
we have delayed the publication ofour.
pspsr to-day later than Usual, 10 order to
nrocurs the result OF the mee,iag of the,
bouse. On this important spbiect we can
promise our readers something more salts.
factory 10 the next number. Our peculiar
sitsa,ion at this moment viii no justify q
resor, 10 conjecture. We can OILY give 70
our readers on this subject that which those.
In Office disclose.
This morning, 10, Consequence Of a pre-
yious invitation from his exceilency lne
governor, the merchants of the place as
semblsd at the government house, for the
purpose of consulting with him on some
points OF gr-a! impofsaece. His escyllsn-s
az 10 very feS words explained TO the
,grnslemen, the object Of the military re-
para,iens making here, which are in de-
fence of spremedi;a,sd attack on the ierri-s
tory by aformidablc Of rnen assem-
bling on the Ohio, beaded and Id on by
gsome of the atss characters IN the union.
Heinformed thrm that The principal oh
.iecs of calling them together, WAS TO deli
+ bera;e on iae best pSas ct procuring fer
the public service "a nnmbsr of seamen,
suficirnt 70 manthr que boats and other
rraf,s, iatsndedto be armed.
That he conceived an appeal to the mer-
chants thcmseivss, woald,a; this hour Of
danger, be preferable TO an infressmsns
and DC was persuaded they would cispla,
their patriotism, by adopting he best ard
most immediate measures, lososble com !
( medore Shaw, TO procsre the hands ne
scessaty.
After governor Claiborne concluded his :
q observa,iors. general WILKINSON, who a,
tended iae meeting. informed ihe genl1-s
menof The nature of the plan and the mat
rer II had been disclosed TO him, aud on
fhls occasion made avery impressive ard
sHectieg> aPpese TO sheir feetegs He de. I
ported from that lnseparable hue. of mili,a
iYconducs which he always>obseryed by
informing them as well of hls plans Of of !
fsuce-as defence, and exPa,iated largely en-
'ae want OF authority to execute 10 their
sxteat his views and measures. He raSti
solail. related the object Of the invaders
70 De the red1c,ionof this place, ir order,
WITH the, booty ttey nigh 6nd in II, 70
max an attemps ca Mexico. snd if thy
succeeded, to- sever the westera states
tom the union that the attack was 10 be.
made aswel by land as BY sea, anG con.
studed by denouaciug the .deader Aaron
Durr, and pledged his ownlf- in our de-
isace. The governor and general having
:, seiurnsd, the mseting proceeded 10 cslibe
rate on the bestplan 10 cooperate withgo.
ssfnment, when twas unanimously agrres
3snat an emhatgo oushtts take place, which
We have since learned has. The governor
ieit the meeting of the merchants to con
SUI! with colonies Beiiechsae, M'Csrty
soa Dosssere, re latiys no doubt TO the mi.
, ihs ba;talions of Orleans volunteers,
'1aave received orders TO hold themselves in
ing.