Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-05-14


sloops OF war, has escaped frosa Rfess /;
snd a much stronger squadron had nearly.
effected the same purpose from Racnefort
they had already cleared the harbor,s
when an eas,erly wind suddenly arose and
compelled them to retnrn. These arc hus
Two among many similar instances hasas
they have occurred at the same time, they
have impressed themselves very forclbly
upon the consideration OF toe admiralty.
March IS.
The rage and rawlings Of unfortunate MI.
Bistsrs, who like pigs swimming hays,
cut their own lhroass, become great.
er and louder, Mr.. Psrceyal with the
chanoelofsh,p Of the exchequrr, IL TO have
The shance!orshp the autchy Of Lam.
caster conferred upon hlmfor life, assl ap,
On this they raise The most violent out cly.
The htst act Of the new ministry is, say
they to be Job. Have they forgotten
that the first &C, of their ministry was
Job? It was 70 bling IN bill to proven,
Lord GreRviIle from being forced 10 give
up The audi.orship of he exchsquer. $500
He would not reliosuish that LUCRATIVE
post, though i, was Incompatible with the
post Of first lord Of treasury. Hs would
pot . eng3ge Ia the service Of government
far limised period of service. without
swinging allowance Of Chelsea, when he
chose to retire CT should be turned out OF
The reginleS'.'' Vet lord Grenv,Ile could
pos plead thar he had given up any pre-
f.ssion, CT that he had nos an ample PIT
sat4 furiune. Lord Grenville at he time
he would NJ. aacep, The ofhce Of Erst To- d
of the treasury, without having the audl
1oTship Of the eSchequer secured TO him
bad private fortune of about 2o,o0o'.
year. Mr. Perceval gives up lucratiAe
profess; On wilh sh- prospects IF the seals
b fore him. 10 take the past Of chancellor
eff the exyheqoer, and ne has large ia
miiy with lstle or no priva io1uae. Il
is quite indece.s IL HIM say the ministers,
10 accept of any P'ace ios life, though
It wss peri city decoroas in Lord
Grepp!ie, with ia immense pFiva'e tor
,une oott aceep; ih- oilice CT first Lorduf
he treasury, wnhou; stae sfaetafe posi- OF
audi or e he ezchequet b,lcg scented 20
him But it is nns true that the chancel.
l,rship cf the lDuschy D! Larcasser was
nevcr. b. fore given &c any persco Tor i.e--
To be sareit d,ws anu3e Us 10 hear he
GJensilies raising such IN Query q
ga,nat ary man f2r accepting Of lucrative
Office, they who lave snsongss them Up,
wards CT thirty Thousand roonds yesE
of he public moaey fss Doing nothing.
1t would hay beer ~ !! if lhe Crenv4les
and Fozites had compared notes and az
ragged their p!aos of inyec!ive before
hey made them pubic. We discern IN
their d,fferen, vehicles that ;hey ore easn
pa,suirg diffrrcos scsot. The CrenviIle
Gazette IN speaking Of the Dckc Of pa1~
land says, that g IN the pr!me ct his man
h ;od be was dee med uuf. By ali mankind
fer the pos. Of 6;st lord ofthe ,reasury''---
How will the Foxlies relish this. who
plsced HIM at their head as the mos 6t
mn be their leader, ard the head of
any ministry that might be found out Of
their parry
The last lay Of the expiring ministry is
still that they have beeu The victims Of 10
,rgae-thas th=ir g real crime is ,h1r
h.v ng been the enemies of ] bbsrs in
VIVA ever situation, and their being deter.
mined to suppress extravaganza by whom.
soever prac.ised, aud check abuses by
whoms oever protected. That it is not the
Catholic Question" To b sure it is Curl
oos to hear the Gtcnvles and Foxi,es
c. mPlaia Of intrigue, whose lives have
been couse Of in.flgues. who esi'y ard
nightly have been n''!sufug, patching up
coalitions, sacrificing prlnciptes, bestowing
plsces, pensions md horrors on borough
mongers and parliamentary hsraaguers
getting over this one and getting over that
one: Intriguing eight and day ard day and