Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-12-17

b.canac il wassghc wish of the executive
/ STATED expressly, and 1.-The gentleman most
SO have understood me, that The commit.
tee had selected this number Of gun boats
because they were Informed that this num-
Der would be necessary ! referred 70 the
DOCUMENT where this ssatemert IS express.
cd ant where !, may be found. meant
tore sprcss the opinion thar it We built q less
number than nscessary,it would be 9 waste
ofspublic meney and that protection would
moi be cbtaioed by less force than that
which is proposed.
Mr.. b. also said, that the SO gun boats
would coat 4io. 900 dollars; that sum
when applied 20 the building of a frigate
would not complete her and when built
she would carry but A. guns, one hall The
number Of guns which would be carried by
SO gan boass besides which. the expence
ofrigging and making her I'll for service.
would be enormous. Thus by building
oae frigsis only a. The same expence as
would complete 8s guo oa's, they lost a.
guns. besides the additional expence OF
6ssing out and manning the ffigaie. he
had, however, Only risen astllis time 20 ex.
plain tha,.ke had been misrepresented when
il Was stated thar be had said he should
vote for This number because the executive
had recommended i.
Mr., Crorvninsb.sh said ,ha: he must
answer the objection made by the gentle.
maaa from Peun. who bad said these boats
could cot I've in rough water NJ Y. sand,
tha. guu boats could be used IL rough water
that engagements had taken place between
hostils Heets. when The weather was SO
tempss..ous that the lower tiers could not
be used 81 al or bus partially ! add certala
| iyshese boats could act a.th eject within
the monshs Of siaers nd Sven beycna the "a.
AS be had said before. whetaer gun boats
could or .saoalJ be ea,pseyed ~ the Che
sapeake WIS a paint on ahich gaaslsnien
saioht dilaer hut * vas his opinson that
with 5ogia b3als. the a-etcoosd b. driven
| from the Cacf apeaks, Thcte coola be 20
ship ef ahatsvss metz: + nigh be iadIc-
ed to cut her cable aud retire at the lsP
1 pSoachof tw gau boats Her anchor
would not ess,bls her Is place herself 10
sa,h 5 si:ua3;er as she m'gh, wish: and
two par hot< placed under the bow OF a
,h;p. ogja p otecssd situation might 10.
| d,,ee. thaf sop 10 est her cable and go of
X : X EI- 9sst ut pVars could and
did carry at J east % heavy metal as ships
OF t,c line.
These b2ass lad been used 70 advantage
BY tAe Eurcpesn powers. /; was ssa,ed in
/ sas scsoGn, Of the LATE attack &C Capenha.
geo. Mat the gan boats went out and attack
GO the ga bsjgs of The English aees, and
iysndsred essessisl service. France had
beer for some years eogagsd IN collecting
! $ Of 1000 gua boats far the inyasioa OF
England; anJ this was the plan Of the hrst
military esasscter Of the age. The Eng,
! lish government had dreaded more those
/ 5000 qua boa!s, Than they did al he com.
bined aee,s o. Errore. These combin.
| ed fleets # now collected ia one i'm
1.ense ases, could possibly be destroyed
[ by tie 04yy OF Grs&: EEita;a aathis time
[ cot SO wlsh reg.fd 10 shess boats for be.
aides gas bea.sea ,ranspor. an hundred
thousand naep. They ali knew that the
!! glc beats q Aigcsisas oear Gibraltar, had,
!. u moderate weather, resisted the ssreng' j,
/ SID hs.rassed the psegress Of the British
fleet whenever twas our. He believed
fast Algiers.t9o depended more upon her
/ torty CSC bats than upon her whole piras
iiosl squadron tqr.tks defence of lis city.
I VIVA. was now proposed 70 the house
Not g smploy these boats 10 prosecution
lsof "a ofieasiye war, for they were not al
/! var; whatsser might be said, they wers
yes ii a STATE Of peace. lnese were fol
defence, aad.for this purpose Nigh, rende,
! tie mast ,npnr.ao. services. WHAT CD
f,jsc; would the gen,l=nan obtain by striking