Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-07-20

AURORA ON WAR.-As The Au.
srera prafessesto have access.to the most
authentic sources of Information, foreign
and domestic, 10 detail ii with, peculiar Fl.
deity, aadeven to predict events with thx
most exac. precision, ne feel a desi.e thar
our readers should participate 10 the bcnr
fss Of so rnuch industry. talsn. and pre-
science. We have accordingly beeo a,
the pains Of selecting number OF para
graphs from that gerry luminous and con
s,stcat paper since The outrage upon ou.
flag IN Hampton Roads, and shall pre-.
seot them 10 our readers wsth The dates
Of ,heir appearance, nothing doubsiog that
our labor will b. received with all due
gratitude for the edihca.ion they viii re.
ceive.
The frs, poia, on which we shah appeal
to the Aurora for decision. is the cues
rstion la what situation do we now. stand
in relaslonto Great Britain |; is i peace or
war Hear The response OF the Ora1le.
/" Be you not deceived you arg at zuar---and
be ready for all its exigencies.
f.durora, Jaly7, 1907.
6 Warts actually commenced. Do not de.
ceiye Yourselves upon false calculations of an
affected generosity ora specious justice, from
nation which has never been sensible ofyoui
generosity OF justice"
[.zrrore. Ja1y7 Z, 1907
No. quite SO fast. says the coming edi-
tor in more cautious and psudens mo
ment. We do not meant TO intimate that
we have a,reat!v got ioso war, While the
90, erpmeDs have cot had The Pfecsu'ion
10 make the least preparation fof it. No
ao;
/" We sey, hrehar, for zrar, as the most hro-
T5a5le consequence, but let US not fuags into ii
with rashness-let us proceed with steadiness
and yigor, such as shall best secure ourselves,
and expose the weakness of an, enemy
f.durora, lilly IA, 1907. s
VERY well. say we; this is just as il
should be. Here the Aurora speaks the
lsneusgs of the people. The country
have for yeats been urging The govern.
men, bu, without success, TO fyebare for
zvar. as the surest means Of avoiding it..
but lock back week and you, will find
that j, is not for frobabls consequences shas
we are 10 provide Read Oh:
& You 1.-THE American people are already at
mar. Ithas been commenced wantonfy against
YOU. twas commenced purpose.y and preme-
ditatedly."
.zurora, lilly z, 1907. .
3 e The continuity Of aggression is only con-
s,,,,nmated into otlen mar by the recent acts in
the waters of the United States
fF.durora, Julys7, 1907. 5.
This IS very Distressing, to be thus
thrust back withou. reason or mercy, into
all the horrors Of exjs,ing war, after hay
Ing made up our minds merely 70 prepare
for i, as probable consequence. However,
into ,he.vsry depths Of dependency, i IS
said, seine ray Of hope will Penetra'e. -
Knowing that if any consolation could be
afforded 10 the present emergency, II most
be afforded blythe aurora, We locked and
found the following:
tsss TVcr ne do otsoftreleaa-- there may tc
some hostilities committed by ships, and de-
predatiens may increase, but we have the
hozuer to command heaoe, and on orr c'va Terms
Events will prove this to be true, as our for
mer predictions, which recent occurrences
have fully confirmed
Aurora, .1ally q, 1907 I.
We have stated that the late outrage COM
mitted by British squadron under command
of Douglas, was the actual Communication q Daf.