Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-02-16
lFRoM THE GAZETTE q. S.

Extracts sfgs.fcrs from the city Of Et.sRingfon.
sltis now pretty we'll ascerta.ned that in
the late e.ectioaeering caucus held at this
place, there was perfect understanding a.
mong the members composing the meeting,
that in the egent Of awar with Great Britain,
y.iea al coasidered as Inevitable, Mr., Madison
waste resign pretensions, and Mr.. Jeffer-
son WAS still to continue president. This ac-
counts satisfactorily for Mr.. Munroe' name
not being made use of, as that gentleman had
toomuch.pridc andtoo much independence
to become mere stalking horse for any bo-
dy"
@Youmay haveseen il governor Sulhyan's
speech to the legislature of Massachusetts the
first open ayowal OF the proposed alliance be-
tween this country and France, That gentle
man, as the saying goes, has hit the nail upon
its head What think you Of the Floridas as
agiit for nothing of thirty or forty thousand
French soldiers to assist US in extending our
territory to the north: and little gold and
silver from the mines of the king OF Spain in
the North and South America: and few
mere Ell eteras not so proper to be publicly
Known Is this not enough Well then, if
you areno satisfied, prepare Yourself to hear
with JOY and exultation that France is ready
10 enter into a solemn treaty with us, pro-
mNng that she will support our liberty and
independence forever. What think you of
Inc scheme? Wilt take? Wont the peo-
PIE swallow The bait ? It is thoroughly be-
nessa that our administration are nibbline at
Rfh It is not already fixed in their Gills.''
mere are some here so extremely san
Sene IN their expectations of the immediate
sonqaess OF Great-Britain, that they begin to.
Asi mat THIS country will be chosen as an
agam tor tie wealth, the arts, and some
PO'uoa OF tie population of the British isles:
,S sa'e WI. nCrWeil's curious idea respecting
1,a' part OF the constitution of the U. States,
"aich every body knows was introduced for
Aoo'aer purpose than to prevent, after the
,eaf 1908, the importation of slaves. The
, .asas o. aiording an asylum to oppressed hui.
a'a''i'yls going out of fashion. Ifsny poor
ea'ures escape from the fire and the sword,
- are 70 give them back to the canoueror that
Aone may be saved. The Aurora man with Won
VI. 'a Lee Nat. lnteligencer with us, ] perceive
lrs s CO, gay putting up equally ardent pray
- ior the destruction of G.. Britain. ! wish
sas Nlseacres would take it into their heads
M p'opose an alteration of our constitution,
Sau.a would go 10 forbid the Introduction Of
,e'sn armies into our country on anpasre-
~ ~ Whafseever--If the present negociatior,
NJ inmates m war, (which great many ex-
p p;1 VIII De the case lre.yupoa It many months
lana ~ eiapse. before French army viii be
f,; ausa IN the US, They will come as oui
da ,onls, and when they once are inside of oul
nv ~ VIC never shall get them out again. Ma
sco peopie are very quiet and easy upon thi
W. W., because they think that theBritish heet
~ .sSM Intercept them on their way but lie
.s.aember that the French landed 1000
shih Egypt while superior Enghsh hes
NJ as - the Mediterranean sea and CLOSE apo