Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-07

sit no man can deny, how completely urpre
B pared would she find US for SO nioneiltous
conilict our seaports are unfoftihed, our M
lltia Is unarined, our commerce is unproteet
i ed the demon of false economy preside oyel
y our national disbursements, and the military
spirit Ian guishes because the government IS
too poor to provide arms fol, the people
But we have one consolation left history
and experience 10 justify the assertion, ttaatsa
nation Of united freemens has been rarely, il
ever, conquered. I 'hough the conflict would
be tremendous, We have "a right to hope Tor
ultimate success. Let every American citi-
zen then prepsFe to gaze, nn1noyed, upon the
stern aspect Of the times; TO encounter war
and desolation, famine and pestilence, nay,
death itself, rathertha surrender TOT haugh-
tx fae,the liberty which lie has wed from
ii EMS.
Extract of q letter from gentleman IN News
Orleans, to a gentleman ii Richmond dat
cd
1aesaay Morning, l5ta sShsr,45er, so7.,
IS SIR,
s54 g II HAVE Just time TO inform You,
that a mob uader the direction ofcolonel Dei-
chassand I'll Carty, have last evening declared
themselves independent, and arc tetcrmin cd
to resist onr laws it's rnlnored that the go
;veroorwili send some gun boats TO quiet TINS
raol, which rurlor much doubt, as he IS a
mere CIPHER ;1t's aA unfortunate crcun,-
stance for this country, that he does not pos
sess more energy and frmesss; how he can
remain In "a perfect state OF apathy, and see
his fellow countrymen deprived OF their pro-
sperty, and see our laws trampled under foot by
q caring mob, without taking any measures to
suppress it, is truly astonishing. Tho this
faction has not yet come to blows, we expect
1t this day, and may now he conslderca III a
|perfect state Of rebellion
+ Such is the letter which has led to SO much
Arumour and speculation m this city for aiew
Elsgs past. The writer has indeed used eS-
Eprsssioils calculated to excite some solcitude
butWhea corrsctly considered this aiiair turns
duttobe little more than a bubble.
"a The first thing which strikes us, IS the date
81 this letter. If New Orleans was actually
id state of rebellion, is it to be presumed that
We should not !. ave received more satisfactory
accounts Of it, since 18th Of September It
is an old proYelb, thatill news Tics a-pace.
But the following is.> we iess and, tsse true
representation Of. this mighty rebellion a
The Mississippi, like other rivers, has form
artf, an Oh,
porsion Of land on its shores insar the city oe
New Orleans, which had been hitherto consl-
dsred as the properly Of the king OF SPAIN &
uied as commons by the Inhabitants OF the
cry. This land was OF almost indispensable
ue to the city, as even almost allthe earth
wkch had been. employed to repair and raise
! TIL streets was drawn from this source. Tlle
Isnded Edward Livingston however prevailed
ll3bntae proprietor OF the lanG contiguous to-
tbs Ground to institute a suit for these com
INNS.
The most learned counsel Of the bar OF Orr
/ LEAFS is associated in the assertion OF this
clam, E. Livingston 10 doubt was to partlci-
pat in the profits Of the recovery. The
soift de.ided in favor Of the claimant - The
mex day or a few days after, Mr.. Livingston
repirs toathe spot to take posse ssion or to ex-
ercse some of his newly acquired rights OF
Isovaeignty I'hep people not used to the laws
oftie United States, called in a mob under the
direction OF two Of the Officers of militia Bel
chasand .M'Carty and Mr.. Livingston IS
forced to retire The next day he return J;
and he mob oncslmore force him to iiy The
| report however is, that gov Claiborne lslt5 has
| S inc, quelled the mob by assuring them that
| he will represent the circum stances properly
to ths government.
| (-Richmond Eaquirer.)
| I'm confirmation Of the above, we lay before our
sreaters the following extract from New
ORLEANS paper of September ] 8, which is