Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-07-16

BY. But some of tlse mad papers talk af
g coniscaing British debts, &c. as if tpo
g could not flay at that game. Its wellknownl
!" there is much more American property in
IS England, than there are British debts in
6 America"
The period Of concession Is gone by We
ask for no concession but that of right andjus-
tice, and these l hope and trust our nation at
large will now say WE WILL HAVE. IHe
fer.od Of temhorising on our Part is certainly
gone by; We must RIGRr OURSELVES By RE-
sIsTANcE.
AS in indication of the opinion of the Bril-
fish ministry, which I think it is, the extract
is of Importance. SO far as we understand
the grounds of the rejection OF the proposed
treaty by the president, they are two: i be-
cause it did not contain satisfactory provision
LII respect to seainen Q, because OF tie ccE-
ditionaI ratification on the psrt of Grest-Bri-
tain supplementary annexed, referring to tie
decree Of Bonaparte Of November 81, regard
ing neutral properly. 8 recollection sssti,ese
facts is necessary to a correct understanding
Of what follows.
Captain Brewster, late of our Revenue Cct-
ter, one Of our witnesses tn Louden on tie
mock trial OF Whitby, states that information
Of the rejection Of the treaty by tie Prcsidei.t
was conveyed to England by the C@nlbii@G
trlgate, as express, and that she arrived al
London two or three weeks previous to lis
leaving that city. The intelligence was re-
ceived by the new ministry, ,yhlch is suppos-
ed to be peculiarly hostile to us. Captain
Brewster LETT England May 2, and arrived
here about 20 days ago.
Now think it probable, l. that having re-
celyed official information of the rejection OF
the treaty, principally on the ground that it
contained to us no satisfactory provision re-
speeding seaplen, the. British ministry resol-
we'd 70 put the question between the two na.
tons directly at issue with US.
2. That having resolved to do. so, the nj
nlstry has instructed admiral Berkeley 70 pro-
coed as III the outrageous attack on the Che.
sapeake, which was a very direct way Of try
ing our temper and determination.
If am correct in these surinises, and /
really think | am, and if admiral Berkeley
has received the Instructions to proceed rs he
has proceeded in the case OF shs Chesapeake,
and | ana sincerely of opinion that he has, ther
We my conclude that hostility with us is re-
solved on by ths British ministry, and that
provisional instructions how to act against us
In case of our adopting certain measures arc
now in Berkley's pocket.
Suppose, what is probable, that these pro-
~visional instructions are, that If g proc!amati-
on lnterdicting intercourse with his Briuns
nick majesty's ships be issued by the Prcsis
dent, Berkeley is to consider it as equivalent
to a declaration OF war, and that he is TO pro.
coed to immediate hostility against us what
are We to expect ? What should we do?
Berkeley would receive the proclamation in
FIVE days after it is issued; We may then ex;
pect him In our harbor we know not when ;
to-day, to-morrrow ; and no one need oe told
what our condition would be in case of the
hostile approach, unless all resisting means in
our hove,' are sufthout delay brought into acti-
on. Shall this be done !? Who shall do ite
Congress is net in session /; the,State Legisla.
ture is not in session no one has statute pow
err to do any thing: yet something must be
done. Are not these things worthy Of the
immediate, serious and deliberate consideraS
ton of the people