Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-05-12

sen''ehau "no"iil cas-. his eye over Ivy -.
map, as Vie very spot Of al o;hsr,n;a as
middle states bes. calculated to b.,o ~ Tie
grand deposit Of arms, provision. 'sOat
lHary stores IN tine OF war. 'rhs 1 ~ aI'
peninsula presents to its from. On. ~, "a0l:
ed fertile plain, an inezhaus,abI: s ssss
OF provision; on every Other SID S'ap''y
surrounded by difEcul. irrseuI,,
try, and almost Inaccessible heiph's 'Iur,
which it commands, and all of VIII "'
suitable Improvements nigh. be rsns end
subservicnt to its support. NV eo,l sa
stated l think the facility aud safs,v , ''
derived from such an inland asy;es". v
in time Of war 10 the uauspor,s s,a''
troops, arms, provisions and othe, m"l |
ny stores, and the advantages es0s.' h
such of conveyance woald lave bss 'P
the American army on their march INV
Town whea the length Of tine uu.v' '%'
bly, occupied 10 passing with their h,s u.'
ordnance, and baggage this very erOpn1
iu preparing q second feet Of ,raDsno,'
ton Upon he Chesapeak-in deblr a P"
on one water and embaEkog UPON o ~,
Their nisa, have disappointed me mos, d,
rious enterprise in the aanals Of H. ."
yola.ion, sad proirae,sd fer wars
var with ali vices, is calsmiu,, as
It's expense. Sir, Que of the priD,ri
modes Of national defence upon abieb
now chiefly rely, and are providing a, e.,
expenee, renders of;tself this me asur,
mos. Indispensable, your gan bsars mon
then become ooubly useful in case Of /
foreign attack directed agsinss he Chez,
peak, or the Delaware, as probabls ps,o,
as any o,hers, the same squadron BY u.,m /
Of the canal coeld operate with eqaslls /
ciliIy upon either bay, withou; eucoua.tr. |
ing the dangers Of !hs SEA or an enemy pa |
on the coast. This measure rust in ha |
be considered par, ard most ippor an
par. Oh The Same system eli .t.rnsl naion
defence i. belongs as much be d.
fence of the country as auy Fertilization
battery, ffiease or gus bostin it The raI
amount Of what sc now ask 10 conatt
this great public work, even if rvqlcyc
ss "a grataiiy, would aci os suEcsa
build and equip for sea, ere siagIt shpc
tbs line, or two itigates, and ", gyc N;
leave 70 say that in Tine Of war, :. 4au4
fol purposes this canal would be q Bee % /
you-Hcsis soon decay, BIT thi: I'd ID
useful work would become the laysluG: /
Inheritance Of pos.sri.y as long as the ~
scru,abIe dispensations CT heaven shia I
permit the conuuen, itself to hid Iii
place.
Let u, now, Mr.. President, a'teadt@
a moment to the lessoas of exp ftncs'i
this subject. e ireland w. know nat dlt
ing ;avasiez BY the French, an army
ten Thousand aen, completely equP@ I
for the field, was transported, 10 mecfa'
iuvsders, by means IF canal sixty NILS
IA ten hours, three days long march, ''l
then ass.her woald probably h'e ':''
necessary, 20 rest aad prepare 'hsm I0' =
,ioa. - E.ng!aod 50 strong IS the pg''
sentiment on this poiat, that cao4'' /
been, OF is nov constructing, tom L%
don 20 the coast Of Ken, for the e'"*
purpose OF aiding the tat oaas dsis4"
case Of invasion. Aad at the sAm' on'
shst canals are themselves easily dsfa'"-
at all peiats by very Inferior forct VIZ
are perhaps the only means OF PSsa~
that falling iaso the hands OF a!sa'5
csnnot BE termed successfully agsa" w
eouut.y, because readily liable iq0' ~" ~,
dared useless IN various ways, WINCH sT
permanent inju'y to the work. 'i''a" a ID
dwell, MIR. President. upon thsg'sI ~
vantages 10 be expected from us S "A. II
proposed, ,er.he commerc'ai anF%~p L
turing as well as to the as'lcuaf'' ''o .,
est; ia countries where such id1FaVe'D.Y,s
are carried On 80 tic highest pons 'OI,
noarish mos,. Every gen''e"a0 h. h..
krows the grea. difference OF expos
tween land aud water carrlaSs ,ra
stated among other siliags II 'as n'r " o.