Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-25

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sioo from thar commerce by ,his new priu.
pie OF warfare which Br,,aia, 10 defiance
OF ali immcmorial natioual usages. undrr-
took by her slcgle authority 10 establish,
but too naturally led her enemies to resort
TO new sod extraordinary principles, by
Which 10 their turn they night rr:allate
this injury upon her. The presence upon
which Britain ID The hrs, instance had at.
tempted TO color her injustice, WAS mi.
serable tctc''-- II was an argumeut against
fact. Her reasoning was, tha, = neatrat
vesse. by mere edmIssion in tisae OF war,
inso ports from which it would have beck
excluded in the Of peace, because thereby
deprlved G! rs ga.ionai character, and 'pss
facto was transformed into ensmy p oPer.
ty.
Such was the basis upen which arose he
far famed rule of the war ct i7s6-sueh
was the foundation upon which Britain
claimed dnd maintained Ibis Supposed right
If adding ,has new Instrument CT desoia-
ton 10 the horrors OF war. II was dis.
tressing 20 her eocmy-Ysl! had she q
dopted The practice Of dealing wi,h thea
IL poison had NJ. Fox accepted the ser.
vice of the man VINO oGered 70 lid him of
the Preach emperor by assass,na!' ID, and
had the attempt secceeded, ii wousd have
bern less Distressing 70 France than this
rule of the war Of 1856; and not more
jussihsblc. MIR. Fox bad 100 far m,od
for either, bu! bis comprehensive ard be-
raj spr'; was discharged, with he cabios,
which he bad formec
II has been The s'rngg'c o. reason aad
hun aDity, and above oil Of cbrisiouny { Z
two thousand years 20 mitigate The ,gors
of .hss scourge Of hunnsu kiafi. %tr. It
is now toe struggle Of BRIAN TO aggravae
them. Her rule Of The was OF 1856, ia
i,self and ~ lis effects, yas cue OF the
dcadliss; poisons, IN which il was sable
for her to tlage the weapons Of het hosli-
lily.
10 itself audi its sfec,s, ssy-Eor the
French DEGREES Of Berlin and Of Milan,
the Spanish aud he Da ch d~erers OF rhe
same or ihc Ike 'cnor snd her own orders
of January and t5ovember---!hes@ s!,sra-
.oes of licensed p,lage, this eager Conn
ps,tio0 between ber and her enc mics Tor
the honor Of giving the las, s'srse 70 the
visals Of mari,imc utraliy. all arc Justly
attributable To her assumption a exercise
os tis single principle. The rule of the
war Of 1855 was the root tfom which al
the rest are tu, sccscEs, SILL al every ,hoo:
growing rsnkar j., Insurance.
Is tire Last drcrees 0! Frsnce snd Spain
her ewu irg nious hc.ion hs. beeo adopt.
ed aea urds, ;hen, every Geulral vessel
shas euhmts 70 B,itieh search, has been
carried in,o az Eos'ish pore Or paid tszto
the British government, 10 declares, Gtua,
t;onali&ed, that is, TO have lost their nation.
a character, scd pave become Eoqlish pro.
perry. This is ciatl 10 execution. and 30.
sard ID argcosen'. To refute it u =. folly.
for 30 the understanding cE child it re.
fn'es ;seIE, hos IT IS the reasoning ct Eri-
.'sb jurisis. IL, To- s;mp'c spp!ucauuu 20
the rule Of var OF 1855.
an snos the spoiogis1 d France I'd
Spain: ha"e no uarional partial ties: 40
national a1s- ehEnenss boz 10 my own coan.
try. shall never u 5der,ake 20 iustityct
paliatc the iesu,s or Injuries of any f..
re 81 power 30 shs: county which is dear.
er 10 me tbas life. If the voice of reason
and of justice cooId BE- heard by France s.
Spain, hey would say, YOU have done
wrong 10 make :hc injustice OF your esemy
towards neu'ral' he measure of your own.
If she ehastises with Whips, do SO, 700
chas'se with scorpions. Whether France
would listen 10 This lsnguage know noc.
ihe enormops ipiractioa of oa- E;shls hi.
shsrto committed By her, have breo more
ia menace than 10 accomplishment. The
alarm has been jus ~ s cat the suicips.
Lon ihrealenirps bui The amount of actrai