Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-02-17

Z The yed3 6oi} u %ises s. 50 -5t,ss e
be addcsi, that 4 ere Is l5a 'ts5s
Sthe lead oa 4fs,ss ~ 81 + ID. Y 2.
up witsa eollfislsilce,s f4at &. q ;t d. 's
they CID &C. ar pitt b .ii.s ,,.s, 80
comparison il oa5l. tl.'f g Sc loesot.,9 ~
our national honor sass ,,sen nnstsi,,e =.
fatal expedition astiIst Ecn,marE hadr,t
lied tile fair fame OF England. Thai as sue
clifton, which has converted the whole nor m
of Europe from Eeuha!s, if not from ir;a g',a
into open and inplacabie enemies. Spen
the melancholy result OF that master. piece :. -
policy the expeditions against "OPENS
undertaken at the command of our rre on
administration, who will, it is to be fear.s
contriye to involve us III hostililies With W.
Nloie world; and who must, when va .'
reduced to the brink of ruin, a;.opt o.f
measures, or give place to other men, 10 -.
vent the accomplishment Of our coupty,
complete disgrace and ruin.
Respecting our relations wit, America Z
thing certain can be inferred from the p,ss;
dents message. Nothing will be iinaIy ~
solved on until the last dispatches from GU.
government HaSC CCSIA lSCCIbeC by fha
president cf the US.
The hrosheet before administers have :,
length succeeded in involving us in war win
nearly the who,e civilized world. Tie nobJ.
acquitted specuiator, who, IN secret, is Sold
to move the puppets of the state, and ali t,c
idle crew who batten On the miserics Ct Tie
people, may think light of the distresses of
the country the faction behind tie thrcnc
1nore powerful than the throne itself, and ell
the exuye Of the Butte and Melville factions
WHO still curse the natiol with their counseE,
may smile at the country's ruin. whilst the;
grasp its treasure; but WHO, that It's sps.k
of tie amor patrix glowing in his bosom, can
contemplate the prospect before Us withort
horror? We are at war with Austria, Russia
France, Turkey, Spain, Portugal, Denmark,
Prussia, Naples, Helyetia, Etruria, Itay, HE
Ecclesiastical states, the states Of Germany,
Holland, Ligulia, Lucca, Ragusa, and t,el.
oman republic. Sweden raust inlmedia,elyo.
hey the mandates of Russia, and become csp
enemy; and appearances strongly inaicste
that America will soon declare against US, i
she has not already. Our manufactures axe
closed--our commerce destroy ed-our docks
are empty. How long this state Of things
may continue, we shall not pretend 10 deter
mine. The retrospect is painilli-the Coz.
temptation mournful-ana the prospeci terri
bic.
Another of the Yorkshire district meetings
making the eighth, WAS last week held a
Pudsey, Cor the purpose of taking into consi'
derationth the propriety Of petitloning iorpeacf
when the expedience and necessity OF peul'
ons were unanimously admitted, and num-
Der of resolutions entered into.
Ii has always been the policy OF the design
ing palaizans Of administration, to represent
:.aac who tisapproye tire measures ci Minis
a., IS enemies TO their country. INC o.
Il GERS OF tie American war were al, II their
Is ima.ior, disasec.ed men. The advocates
e. pesce, in the last war, were, wl!hoNT
crilnination, eli jacobiHs, AND few merry N~,
ietSaie Row laboIing to produce DIVISIONS s~
suspicion in the country, BY raising snlM
cry against tie friends Of peace bu' uM
time for playing of this stale tlicl. IS pasStq
like Ole OF the old iaarGuvres, pracllsea y
sharpers, ii has been worn tlrcadbaie' "lu
the deceit is discovered through IS la''el''
covering. 1t viii soon be SEGA wac ale Wv
re2l friends of their country: WhetTsF Wv
men whe support measures which ada' e'''!
sl.cnth, n&y almost every week, ahoIie'
the catalogue OF cur already numerous @.
formidable enemies; CT those who WISE ~ p0'
astop to tie ,uiseries and ruin OF war i'''
is oniy one way, either of obtaining Pe-..'
or OF calling Into action The congregatea e1e',
GIGS CT the country, & that is, by pellslOls'
throne the for peace ;and yet the shaI.o" r."
tenders to exclusive loyalty oppose pcl-o""o'
by Ill the little artifces in their power