Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-03-04
FROM EHE " Y. EVENING Pos7....
State ofoHr efairs wita Great Britais..

SO PlOu6t2t6 lSSte Ol~DlFs kN0SC > EltSSlUii, iu>
. mors which, in our belief, are industriously
circulated by the friends Of the administration
for the purpose Of lulling the public and gam
ing time, the editor; would think It unpardona-
BE in him to withheld any Information so ma
terial and so interesting as that which he S
now about to communicate and he would
think it equally objectionable to communicate
it, il he was not morally certain OF Its being
perfectly correct. We shall make our state,
,nenfin direct affirmative language, for we
are very confident it viii neyef7be contradict
ed from any quarter deserving credit.
Mr.. Rose, probably suspecting that the IN
decisive and unsatisfactory language held by
our ministe was meant to amuse, some day
last week had an interview with him for the
express purpose of coming to. aprecise ex-
PLANTATION that he might un derstand distinctly
his real situation. At this interview Mr..
Rose put to Mr.. Madison this plain question,
IN substance
{" Surprising. sir, that should now, in the
name Oh my government, offer yours proper
and ample PREPARATION for the affair ofthe Che
sJpeake, and to diseh1barrass the question Of
all possible; difficulty, we will suppose the re-
paration offered to be perfectly satisfactory
am to under stand, That, this being done and
accepted by the American government the
president would then recall the proclamation
interdicting. British ships of-war from your
ports and harbors?
TO which MIR. Madison Immediately gave
in substance The following answer an answer
which we venture to say Will astonish at least
the Deor,Ie of the EASTERN atates
6 No sir: I tell you frankly the president
would not. Tie attack on the Chesapeake is
by no means considered by us as the sole { or
7suncihal* cause of complaint again st Great
Britain, and ] shall admit to you, that if that
affair had not happened, the president would,
in all probability ,haye soon issued a proclima-
ton Of similar import. The proclamation is
therefore not to- be resciHGed till all cause Of
complaint is removed.
We suspect tn at when discerning men a.
mong even Mr. Jefersons friends come to
see this they viii one and all exclaim, Can:
he be so infatuated Can he be- SO totally
Ignorant Of the sentiments +ofthe American
people, as to believe, for moment, that they
wiiEsupport him ina cause so untenable, SO
unwarrantable, so unjust, SO preposterous -
But we forbear for the present.
*Ienclose this IN brackets, because my memo
III does not enable me to be ertnin a6onttf.
TIE following remarks on the ADORE are from
the .dMERIcAx CITIZEN.
| The observation, I" rnmsrs are anaAstrlously
circulated by the friends ofMe administration
for the turhosc Chilling the tubFc and gaining
time" cannot be correct. From the, nature
Of the case various and contradictory rumors
were to have been expected. The truth is
that the administration has very properly con-
+ cealed from. the public The nature and pro-
gress Of the. negotiation: We could reasons-
bly expect nothing bat conjecture and this
has been given by republicans and federalists,
presume, as received from Washington. I
have had no wish to deceive. My inclination
has beena and still is strongly in favor fan ho-
nora6.e peace, and my opinion is that such a
peace is within our reach. We should have
however promptly, either honorable peace or
glorious war for our present situation is great
ly distressing But I am not in such haste as
to throw away the blessings of peace, if they
can be preserved.
In the Hypothetical mode Of the supposed
proposition of Mr.. Rose, made to Mr.. Madi-
son, there is an apparent cunning which, al
though fitted TO draw kfth a real answer, is
not calculated to restore confidence. IF the
proposition has been made as mentioned in
| the Evening Post, regret it for It does NOT
wear that aspect Of frankness which we had a
right to expect, and which the welfare Of
England and the happiness of the U. States
require. Considering the enemy with whom,
England is contending secret means and
| open force-the articles to which many re.
sort to involve US in war, and the great and
infinite inducements England has TO be up.
on terms of real and sincere amity with US
/ ii is, repeat to beregretted that his majesty
had not instructed Mfr. Rose to make, with
/ out waiting to be asked for, suitable repa