Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-01-20
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81. EY5yninsbield SAID ne regretted
+ shss tie ffcss.,t t.so D. en- represented as 2
iu,sl. qssssi6o, ,pphssbse 80 The snnsh, and
s = nso psen AID sba, be defence OF The
Ger i. YES q { AZ all in tic qoestion- MI.
sisasd II 10 s.tfv d.fisstnt light; no
etass6d sssd that The whole see beald OF The
Il. S, ,Ea, every ;phsbitsns ca The coast
Sss deepI. Interested 10 The b'ii Dow about
q. pasrS Gun boat. woula as well assist
,o pfo..ec, ,hs passsge1ls adtg in,o bostoo
h>,oor. as tie mouth Of she Chesapeake !;
,hty were cer.a,oy s., to aid IN the pro-
,ecsieo Of asy Of the nor'hefn por.si ne
was asteplshsd waen be heard doubt ex'
p,s ssrd upon ,hc suLjrct. Ee was glad 10
hear a gsnsls man from Conheesicut Mr..
Dsca) say he should vote for the bills he
WI old rather bare his vote than his speech
90 inc subject, as well also the vote Of
coe,i h,s colleagues Mr.. Uphan) who
followed hym 70 debate and took the same
coufse Both these gentlemen said they,
would vote fer,he biil co The table, and
yet Trey observed they could cot approve
&! this mrde Of defsnce i, would thus
appear that their woes we're vastly more
isaspns bic shsu ,her atgn uents. lie trust.
ed saas 90 this bill toe house would give
aa upsnsmous vote. What was the propo.
si,ion To pu, oar poslsand hatbors ~
some state If defence. Was the measure
cab aced by this bill all the defsnce pro.
posed? No; but il vss all proposed 10 be
decided ON at present, BECAUSE could be
almost Immediately accomplished : ADD
who knew wheo this force might be want.
ed? He did not say il would be wanted
to-day, tomorrow, or the oexs day. But
possibly the return Of spring might brirg
an occasion for ;,s service TO repel al H.
1ader, aod where the risk wss deemed
essn probable, professionalism 10 preparing
for the worst would be the height of I'm.
prudence.
10 regard TO the utility of gun boats,
gentlemen differed, and well and honestly
they might, because their. use had aos IN
this countgy been Sufficiently confirmed BY
experience, Mr.. c. would, however,
qaoie an instance or two Ia which they
had beep emirensly useful even 10 our
own country. lie had 'earnt from Eety
correct seo5ce, thasin the srbeiween G.
Britain and France in 1850. when the
Ansrican colonies took part, .here was
an ius,anes 90 record, which proved that
ihese gun boats were employed with suc.
Gees 80 the river 81. Lawrence; that tour
gun boais carrying one Is pound cannon
and 20 men each, did attack sod capture a
brig of IS guns and $50 meu, killing SO or
20 men in The brig. while the gun boats
losr bat sipglc man, and received little
or 90 other injury. 1t any gentleman
doubted, Dir, c. would give The respecsa.
Bile sn. heriiy Of he vice president of the
u. S. tor the fact. Mr.. c. had understood
he was an officer actually employed by the
colonial government IN that sersice.--
Aneiher instance had been given 10 him
by naval gentleman Of commence who
was 90, now 10 the service of the II S.
bu, who he believed il called upon would
do himssH great honor. Mr.. c. then
read the statement MADE by ,bs, gentleman
10 this eject: "E Ia 1875, the Ruebuck &
Liverpool. two BRUSH friga,es, one of
them mourning ~ guns 90 two decks.
lay 10 the river Delaware, below Phila.
dsiphia. A Aotilla OF American guosboass
attacked .hem with spirit, The engage
mon. Sas severe, and victory terminated
IN favor Of the gun boats. ,Ope of the
iIigates, .,hest Roebuck. was crippled aud
driven 90 shore, and would have been TAX
en- possession of, if the ammunition IN The
boats bad held out. As il Ras, after the
Roebnsk 2ea,ed off into deeper water. both
frigstes abandoned their station, add left