Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-10-18
From the North Amefican.
THE DANES.

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from their alliance with France, enable them
to execute the Berlin decree upon our COM
merce. They have accordingly lately con-
demned the Meridian, Live Oak, Jelnima
and Fanny. The Danes have on the other
hand, never received from us any thing but
friendship. It's not in the power OF ingge-
nuitv to figure an imaginary injury they have
sustained from us. Yet this nation is insti-
gated by Bonaparte to plumber our lawful
commerce, and 10 condemn it at. the very
seat Of their government. 1t is painful to
reflect upon the state of the world, from
which proceeds such undisguised submis-
sion, and such unexpected injury.
The most remarkable circumstance at
tending this abasement of Denmark, is the
contrast it affords toa those famous prin-
ciples of armed neutrality, SO. strenuously
urged and defended by that kingdom, and
that the cont, ar ETY. should be dictated by
thesvery potentate, who has proclaimed SO
loudly the Liberty of the Seas. Professor
Schlasci NAV now burn his book, and write
another, which he can probably do with e.
qua! facility, 20 prove that the plumber OF an
inofsnsiye friend may be warranted by a fc-
reign tyrant. who holds his scimitar at your
throat. This respectable scholar could
doubtless sift from the German tcllos upon
law and ethics, convincing proofs, that as in
the forum OF Conscience, man may be
justified for the destruction Of another, IN
order TO save his own life, 50 may anation,
in ike manner, be excusable for committing
piracy under the Berlin dscree, provided,
bv its 50 doing, Bonapsrte will not steal the
whole royal family, and set up one Of his
minions in their place. Gooci-Let us then
take FOR granted, that all this wrong, CT
which Denmark IS the instrument, IS neces-
sary 10 her own safety, and that the nature
of the coercion changes the character OF che
injury. Is it not probable, that had not
England with drawn the Acct from Copen-.
hagen, the same feeble power could have
been coerced by Bonaparte to make use Of
. them, instead OF privatesrs, to enforce the
Berlin and other p,ratieai DEGREES? What
have we not therefore gained by that dan
geroLs weapon being ssasonabiy wrested
from the hands of slave, whose eapricious
master might the next moment have order
ed tito bclnaicted upon us
do not wish to speak disrespectfuilv Ell
ther Of the Danish, government orpeople.
have other sentiments for them. l am
willing to allow them every exteDuation.-
Their niisfor,lnes ought 70 be deplored &
for no spectacle is more hunillatlns 10 hui
man pride, than to see brave prince, who
nobly defended his country against the En-
giish, fcompelled to sanction in his courts
Of Justice, acts of unequivocal plumber irom
friend, who never provoked him OF his
people.
After. pity has exercised itself till the In
Jury is completely forgotten, let the fate Of
Denmark stand as another recorded proof,
that Bonaparts's friendship is SYNONYMOUS
with national ruin and iniamy.
To the Editor o the Charleston Courier.
SIR,
Concciving that the accompanying extract
from the log book of the ST. Florence, re-
lative TO the engagement with, and the cap
ture of the Fiedmontaisc hisate inthe East
Indies, might prove interesting to the pub
tic, have the pleasure 90 otter ii for inser-
ion In your paper. It was taken at sea, be-
sween colnmbo and Point de Gail, by a pas
senssr IN the Charlton Indiaman, who went
en- bond of the two ships, and from whose
extract took the present copy.
am, Sir,
Your obedicnt servant,
7. PASELSO, a passenger in the Charl
I'm, August 81, 1905,
His majesty S ship florence,
9th March, 1903.
At 4, A. II. saw three Inliamen stand
ang tonrarts the S. E.--At 10, do. saw a.
trangs SAL on the. starboard beam. At