Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-12-21

confessed BY the power itseli ou Snon 4
the attack was made.
Tire was one object, Mr. y sald
which should certainly be cons'defeu ov
The house !; II W as this Ahatlt they dad go
"a war with Great Britain they cpula not
carry Of, an iutercourse from one part 81 the
III. s.. 10 the other by sea, because the enc.
nv. being ia undoubssd possession OF the
ocean, our vessels could not venture eus.
This communications mus, be carried on by
inland navigation and if any gentleman,
would examine the map Of the u. S, he.
would fiad that canal which would connect
he waters OF North Carolina With those OF
the Chesapeake bay, was almost com plea
ed, as well as other canals. which would
suffice for The trapsporsa.iouo t The produce
Of one part Of the country 70 The other.
Nowif they did not keep the Chesapeake
clear Of prisa,eers, they you'd tolally de.
prive the people Of even this mode OF con-.
seyance, This was certainly an object OF
considerable importance.
Mr.. N. concluded by saying, that con-
vinced as he was, that the mode Of defence
by gun boats would be of great benefit 10
the. people on Tie sea coast, and might pre-,
vent their buses from being bsiferedabout
their ears, he should be decidedly cppos.
ed 10 the amendment proposed By the. gen.
ttleman from Pennsylvania.
! Mr.. Gardiner said, that although he was
mot one of those who entertained great pas
sion for gun boats, yet he could see certain SIT
! tuations In which they would be useful in aid
of Notifications but they should be restricted
Ito a certain number. The mode CT fortihca-
ltion which was proposed was by gun boats and
batteries and the proportionate expenditure
4 for these two objects, how much fer one and
| how much for the other, was a subject which
| would engage the attention of the house when
1 Il came properly before them. Re sflonld
iecl no objection to vote for The whole num-
Der Of gun boats were he certain at the same
/ time that enough would be appropriated tor
/ land batteries and other objects.
/ Mr. G. thought the first thing to be ccns-
dered was the end to be accomplished and
I afterwards the means TO accomplish that end.
/ Instead eli this he had perceived adlspcs.uonln
/ certain gentlemen to enquire first what we're
our means, and to determine tromshelr extent
what might be done. The country from which
he cane, Notwithstanding the favorite theory
| OF gun boats, would be moro pleased With per
| rn.nont substantial FoFtiGcaf ions other places
! might be better defended by gun boats, and
( he had no objection that they should be aiiott-
/ ed to those places.
+ 1t seemed that certain sum had been set
| apart for gun boats, and certain sum for for
| tihcations, the two making sum total for de.
| fence and protection against foreign powers.
| IF a. certain -ciGCumscribed SUM only were. to
I be appropriated it the treasury could spare
but a certain limited sunl,and part ofthat sum
! was TO be appropriated to each part of the sy-
stem, he Should be in favor Of reducing the
| number Of gun boats, that more money might
| re applied to Notifications. Upon Che whole
| houeyer4e thought they might gointo a corn
nlittcc Of the whole on The other. bill for forth
dcations and they oould then determine
whether betl objects eoult be f,slIy accom-
piisacd. Iboth could be accomplished, hay
| ing no obiection1to a sufficient number OF gun
boats he should be satisfied; il aof, he should
wish to take from gtl boats and add. to fortiii-
cations. Under these Impressions 10 should
vote against the amendment at present.
The motion for striking ontfhe WORDS and
eighty eight was then negstivea--Ayes 3 l.
The bill from the Senate being gone thro
the. committee took up for, consideration the
bill supplementary TO an act fer eleetans Tor
tiicaticns and building gun boats, reported by
the committee of aggressioas. The 1rst Sec
ton being read,
Debate to be cs'atians5