Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-18
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FRoM TIE PEOPLES FREY,
BLOCKADE OF rsc1ann

BLOCKADE oy ENGLAND.
The apathy Of government aud Il. "a,
pie OF this coahsry has long been soprf,,
AID heir cqui.seencc usdcr cirsana,,.s
which cali Tor active prevention, rrssp.n
Or rssenimen has become so familiar !,
them, thar it is ~ uct, 10 BIZ daubed wbtSS.,
any thing whether even his lac rapuil
decree which assumes TO bl cx de Ene!rt
can rouse h=n 10 scnsc Of thsin vy.c,
ed, dsieneeless, desolate condition. ro5,,
deTed as nalion king for iodependsn.
jnst Oh The threshold Of YOU, hfal ma lhood
- ha; tine, when 10 all other beIues ii.
berning spirit aanss through every orln
iinPallens of con.rol and sends he boiling
blood running 10 an im?siuous ;orrenthro'
the te'uss America, lednced by political
empirlcis.u, add the f.audfuI PRAISES
OF quacks os.ess psr6dious than iguoraa,
lies d WI Ga her couch EfFETG, Iangud
and blood!ess---by inscsioa ossad,d TOTO
he cecsipnnde OF age. ard BY sinid cmn
$ Is, aud by penury skuikiug al the copaA
board under he abuse usme, ane 10 ace
nockery, of prudence, sunk iO,o sa!ed
ua;ionai apop!exy, taere she lies torpid
No s.inulaats caa rouse hsf-~ao, nc;s.
n,pst smaFtias s:napissis mot the csaht
rides Of Napoleon himself, 1t may webb
tsafed, caa ever again rouse her toiha
qaek seose of honor or event tina, uscsi.
sary consideration ct her eangar, EaIa
the times require.
II The advocates of that nefariaas sFS
t-m Of diserg an,zason whichhas tor gs''
pass been oh ruaed upon the world, e0'
laflng /. with lbs plausible impos'dfe, az
much ab,ufd term, Ct the r chs Oh n'9
be no. proof against ali shane, aud d'a
20 every sense Of laoaes|v or tfaaH' 70?
will hide their heads. aad rePsnt 10 'aa
cloth and ashes, ,Whea lkey see 'aa' Nv
world is laid a; the feet Ut one aisa
heir damaed prac'ic Thinking 81 =
of, and fsrebodsog as mach svh as any 'u.'
could iraa, the progress OF the ffeoep r., !"
voiGuon. our hopes never Wefe 81 i'''.
--oer .Anciss nsver SO weighed doHa WIN
81 ON, or'bepighsrd with horror as 'o!I
gine any thing so bad as the sta'e % SUI !,
gatisn Ia nhsh Napoleon hoasts 'ua' III
holds the world By his derse--'asS'y'II ~.
ed blockade Of the British isles. =.
cree Ia walch we are at loss &c ds'sra'.'
Which claims supre mycy 1.-The "lSSso" .I;,.
the in oleace. or heiajastice-'hs nas ~.
niey TO Britain 81 the hostility to sa''0
os this country, p.,n,A
lts.is ca!tsd blockade OF the a. h,
isles. OF all .he decepuons wn's' ri,
,Freaeh have prae.ised upoa manssuo' o,u
IN ,as most lmpudsns. Napoleon .. g
claims that he blockadea Enslauo' wa = =
50 far from being able 70 bloakaas ' r. ii.
single rivulst of hers in any part o. ,,, 4,
earth, every port in the imnea'e !. Laid ,i.d
of his usurpation, IS or VIII Dc 49,. I'm glo.
By British ships. This is a PURPOSE been
lssiaa Of all the laws which have CIV ~, %,
acknowledged By nations. !! IS a : n fat
can IL a blockade Of Englaad-I"a ,oar,s-o.
a bold blockade OF all Neutral p l.'ss,, q
,hsir vharyss, .hsir eouasiog house, ''.s,as :
The ,ilth of their farms, OF tas ,.;r pd.
of their products, and even Of s a.;,,sa il
syate iateecoussc. "AlI letters We .eizsd.
the English language" are 70 - Il. Ans,
VIVA Mons. Napoleon! Do no. ,asusssgs'
rican people wriie in the Eng',rs" -, Of thea
Yes, you know few. very lS ~ hey haf'
wri,s ia any other; ;haaE s0a -