Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-24
FOREIGN.
LONDON, September Z
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The Gazetse Of Saturday, contains lord
Caahcari's Journal Of operations from the
14.h To the 21st. ult- It sufficiently
proves thar up TO that date no serious re-.
distance had been made 10 our troops and
tina, all the glnomy reports which had been
circulated with such industry were unfound.
ed. twill shew also thar hostiiities have
been carried on with slipossible humanity;
thar the severest discipline had been pre-
served, and that not one act had been cal
culated TO aggravates the feelings of the
aDsues against u.s. The members of the
royal family wrte suffered 70 withdraw, and
the kings property was allowed to be con.
veyetf to his majesty $ present place Of re ].
sidences at cbidiag. Our works were not
completed when sprd Csthcart's dispatches
were sent off. His lordship however had
aysiied himself Of the opportunity afford
ed him By the igmand Of passport for
Prince Frederick Ferdinand, 10 zccompa.
my the gransof passport with note, that
20 more would be granted, and with a
strong rseomaendatiun to the commanding
general 10 consider the dreadful conse-
qucness OF making a capital city Of suel..
extent, stand a siege and bombardment
like an ordinary fortress. The answer re,
burned by the commander, is not given;
but it is Of course to be supposed thar il
contained refusal.
Whilst we are waiting the result Of our
operations, .be late ministers are endeavor-
I Jog 70 diver. our anxiety by 4 long lecture
upon the law Of nations, in orderlo shew
| US the injustice aud wickedness Of our con s
due. towards Denmark. With all imsglp-
able gratitude to them for attempting 10:
enligh4en our understandings, We musl la..
mark, that they seem always 90 reserve.
these lectures for events 10 which this
country is more Immediately concerned.
When Bonapaf.e makes q sweeping attempt
against any power, ID which the laws OF
God and man are equally dehed and VIC
lated, we hear then something, 10 no very
|reproving strain. of his taking counsel from
his generals rather than his chancellor his
guilt is ccnsured with sufficient gentleness.
whilst his pronptisude, decision, and en-.
ergy receive all due commentator and are
happily consrassed With the imbeCilty aud
want of foresight Of his antagonists. 49,
They ask Us whether It is certain that Bo.5
napar.s would get the Danish Rees if We
F did nosstake il !. With all due Difference,
we deny TIA, It is incumbent TO prove
that ceriain,y. We have seen 10 former
war thar Denmark has not been inclined,
particularly 10 the time Of our difficulty and
peril, to take part against Us 10 concert
with, and at the instigation of Rnssia aud
France. A state of greater peril and Diff
Soul,y, has arrived, the power OF our che.
my being so much Increased. That enc.
my has made peace with Russia aud con-.
|vsrted her into friend. He has threat.
ened TO produce the same confederacy
which took place ID the year 30 that
Deumsrk shall shut the Sound--that her
means shall be objected against US? Could
he force. her 10 take part against Us This
is denied--it Is denied that hrs threat OF
dspriving her of Holsteiu could havcdone
|it; and il ia ipsiDuaied thatif he had o.
serrsn Hoistein, the loss Of Holatcia would
only have been temporary.
On what grounds is s supposed that,
LIZ. Deumark, had refused 20 enter into his
system, he would have merely taken TEN.
porary possession Of Hols,eiD, Schisswig,
and Tu,land? His menace would have
been to sever;,hose provinces eternat'y from
Denmark, aud 70 give them 10 one OF his
family or generals, aud when we consider
that they are the most valuable part OF the
! Danisi, territories, il not avery strained
supposition ttsa, Denmark would have
risked even a war with England, raaher
than have incurred the certain loss OF 30
large portion Of her domioions. pnt
we are told that, at any time Bonapartee
could have seiaed HolsteiD, but he has
not dene III: nor did he even complain OF