Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-09
From the Boston Centinsl.

&lVIU tIGN guIi III Ok ~ w 4btSHte
Igence had been received in London of SO
late dates as ,ha, brought here by captain
/ Foster, who sailed from Elslneur the 18th
August, q, night The Danes were max.
ing preparations 10 meetth tug Of war. "
Boz our last British papers STATE, thar Mr..
Taylor was also 10 negocia,lon at Copen.
hagsn. and lhatthe 18Th August was given
as the las, perlodfor Lenmatk to make her
election either for or against England /;
when IN ease of neglect TO declare Ia her
favor Zealand and the Dsnish Aeet were to
be Immediately taken possession Of by the
British forces Captain Hinckley Informs
ti,as 10 The chaan.l he spoke an English
f;igaie, ,h- captain Of which, informed him
he had that morning received orders 10
desaia Danish vessels, and had stopped
one.
Il was expected iha, t;e French would
seize upsn Holssein immediately AFTER an
attack On ZesIand; which 10 doubt they.
would, had there been no English expedi.
ti2n against Denmark.
Ans iesp sfEairs sill continued to be
the subject Q. cbaervaiion in England -
Gsea, numbers appeared impressed with
the idea, ihat war with America was ne.
eessasy 70 yhe preservation Of their essen
tial maritime rights, and il expectation Of
the even: were preparing he means 10 make
depreaa;iens Oh cur commerce. We have
before US an tl4borate discussion Of the
subs c, By gentleman (Mr Yorke*) who
whites under his own signature, and who
Is a arm ad oca,e of'she presen: Eng.
fish ministry. lie gives the following as
9 Brush Gs>una.' which, he says, would
Justly Crest Britain in directing her arms
aaainstthe q. Safes" &c.
81. War will be necessary if the A
merican e,eernmeus refuse to deliver up
on demand the subjsc,s Of this country, or
The citizens Of Inc United States who have
enlisted and at erwa.d. deserted from our
service.
2. War will be necessary if America
deoy Us the right Of search in the above
cssss, or for the seizure of cousraband of
war.
8. War Will be moral. ifthe American
government sanction the aagrantpesjuries
and frauds, and subornations OF prejury,
practised by it's citizens against the rights
OF Grca, Britain.
8 4. Though novel, not less just, war will
be necessary and honorable, if America
shallrcsiss the policy which we shall forth
with adopt, of srizing every American ship
euter,ng any of the ports of France, her
colonies or allies, and laden with The pro-.
dace Of any other country except Ameri.
Ca.
s. We ought instantly to declare all the
por.s Of France and her dependencies 10
a state of blockade which done am of
opinion that anv American vessel or ship
Of any other country, presuming to enter a
French, Dutch, Spanish. or Italian harbor,
10 defiance of this decree, whether the car
go be the produce fthrir respective coun.
tries or not, ought TO be considered as
lawful prize TO the captors. donos even
except vessels charged with corn or other
articles Of the FIRST necessity.
These are national principles and the re-
fasal of the Americans TO comply With
them, would De motives 1oI out Soln6 "
var, subject however TO the expedlency
Of the measure. As Bonaparte is proceed.
ing by violent mean. to deprive Us from
ali intercourse with The con1inens, 1t be.
comes our dasy to-emp!oy similar measures
10 cut HIM off from all COMMUNICATIONS
by sea-. with the rests of the world. This
is the Only Remaining service on whlsh We
eau employ our navy, and by the vigorous
cxsrsion of il we shall be ableto carry on
against the enemy an o9ensive and dessruc-
tive war. Nothing shouldbe too great or
too trivial for our ships to undertake, Eve.
ry fishing boat that saiis1ous Of Freuch
por,, should be seized with as much ayi-
div as ship of FIVE hundred tons; even
an oyster she'll should be captured, III
were capable Of bearing Frenchman upon
tn. water. or Of conveying 30 his country