Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-01-21

protriatica for building an aaaftfon6'
nua,ber Of gun boats, fer the protection
Of our f0,fs and ia, boris.
IcosrINDED.
flNr. Ero1Uninsiields Speech cofsctuded:s
Al great zeal had been said OF the peeol'.
ar sficacs ofbsueries 40 defence. Would
batteries protect ths port OF New York
would essus range OF batteries from The
hook 20 The city Of New York, completely
protect . passage of mile and Q halt wide!
fit were bni half mile wide, line Of BAT.
lie ships could pass up 10 the city nofwIsh.
atardirr batteries on the shore. DID gen
rlsmen know that ships Of war could tight
almost 10 cop,ac, with cre another for q
whole dsv. The battle of Trafalgar and
she battle Of Abonkir, eff The coast ct
Epyps. had proved thar. Give ship OF
war. a favssable wind and tide, a, the same
slime, and are from battery as many
sho, IS they pleased. if there was a pass.
sge left1open for her bull, however nar.
row il might be, and they cosld not ex.
pee. 10 Stop ,ha, ship except BY sccidsn, a
mast should be carried away. We must.
said be, build quo boats, bomb ships. aud
floating batteries, and combine their force
together, if we mean 80 prepare else tuai
protection tor our ports 10 case OF war
But as the question was NOW Cd gun boats
only, he should con6ue himself TO that
point and not follow the example OF some
geo,lemep who had occupied the time of
The house 10 discussing subjects irrelevant
20 the pressnr question:.
From the report of the secretary Of the
treasury il appeared thar there re manned 10
our treasury, exclusive of the sumo ue.
cessary for current expenditure and the
periodical discharge If the public debt, a
balance of eight miIlious of dnilars upon
which. they could operate and which he
xusted ihev would use 10 part. But this
was a measure ouIy preparatory 10 mea-
sures which might follow. IT The u s..
we're forced into war, should they DOT
raise an srmy, and caH out the militia for
the invasion OF Canada and Nova Scotia
Undosssedly they would. Wauid gentle-
men say, If they employed an army, that
they could limit the expence of It's com.
mander TO q certain sun? He believed
net. So.wi,h gun boats or other measures
oeveu it he estimates were to fall short ,S
their actual expence. il should not prevent
ihfm from taking the proper me ans of de.
fepee. All thc resources oi the marion
ehsuid be commanded /; they we're cot 10
censure the administrators for approving
this or that nsasure--rot 10 denouncs
thar administration which possessed the
full condolences of the people, and would
do so as long as il was conducted IN the
game eDrrect manner aud oa he principles
AS had been pursued by the preseot exc.
CURVE. The side-@sy strokes which gem
flemen aimed a, the administraiiso had no
effect Cd MIR. C. they mighs follow their
own course; bet he weuld suppor, The ad
ninis.rasion 10 all proper measures which
&c should recommend to their considers.
siop.
He would add word 10 relation TO the
attack on Tripoli, where gun boats had
been successfully employed. Without
gun boats no impression could have been
made 90 tina, power. He was told so BY
.thc gallant oGcer Commodore Prebic)
who commanded in the several attacks.
and who was now sleeping 10 the dust.-s
Tkat officer had Informed him tsias with.
out The assistance of gym boats he could
rot have completed an ASSAULT. I, vas
well known thar after commodore PFebs
setsrned 20 she u. S. ten gun boass were
secs rosa Iais country TO Trlpoli,o sop
rors The ether naval force then before shas
place. Mr.. c. expressed regret thar an
opportunity had DOT been sfforded the 81, 10
sseertaiu their utility 10 that quarter.---
Our uegocistar made a pre- atlre peace,
and thus prevented the gun boats dispatch,
ed IRON America from operating 10 the