Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-25
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HhC4N T1l nv III.
An intelligent friend who has arrived at n.
York from Bordeaux, has favored us with the
following communication.
Phil. Gazette.
.dtr1l 81.
arrived here this morning in As days from
Bordeaux, in the brig George, captain Ches-
ter. intended to have brought some of the
latest French papers, but at the time of my
departure from Bordeaux could not procure
any that contained any thing worthy Of repub-
iication.
No event Of Importance had occurred upon
the continent previous to my deprture-the
guard of honor at Bordeaux was daily pArading
In expectation OF the arrival of the emperor
Immense numbers Of French, Swiss and It;,--
Ian troops were marching to Spain and Por.
tugal, all apparently confident OF victory and
jealous to act in whatever manner their chief
was disposed to direct them: 10000 addition
a troops the whole number will exceed 2Oo,-
o0o were expected to marcl through Bor-.
deaux about the miGdle of March. The imne.
diate object of this great army was perhaps
only known 10 Bonapa te and MS cabinet tie
conlectures OF some directed il towards Gi-
braitar. others towards Africa, and others to-
wards England. 1t is, believe pretty certain
that the churches In spain are about to be pill
LACED, and considerable proportion of their
treasures to be applied to other than holy par
poses. 1t is Thought by intelligent persons in
France that the emperor Will not expose his
person in Portugal Or opain--all his troops t
is supposed mig ut not protect him from the
poison or slieto OF the intliiated monks and
press VINO are about to be piundered The SO
~aiIel' army OF England" was forming at
t:oulogne.
1t was reported in France that the pope was
about to retire to a convent, and that he was
cast from 6 his nigh estate in consequence
Of an honest and firm refusal to aid his mas
ter in the execution of certain project, not
rra:tly consonant either with the civil moral
or divine law. 1t was universally said and be-
heyed, that $4,000 French and Russian troops
were on their full and unresisted march to the
British possessions in India but the press and
every other political right or privilege man
is So sh,ckled all over the continent Of Europe
that any thing OF a political nature louder than
a whisperis scarcely to be heard.
An impenetrable veil Of secrecy covers the
movements Of the whole of Bonaparte's army
but the address and genius of the officers who
direct and animate the vast machine, render
it almost certain that important and surprising
effects will cor inue to be produced Whether
England will stand or fall will soon be deter
mined her wooden wss and the spirit O
her people continue strong fortress We
iAmericansj injured and insuted as we have
been. mus, Ger ainly wish to humble her
naughty professionalism at this period, the
humiliation oil England would be the downfall
of the only barrier to the ambition and un-
doubted views of Bonaparte. The policy of
Americas aiding III the designs of humiliating
England, is matter well worthy of CO nsicler-
alton. 1t behoves the u. S. if she values her
liberty and independence to be 6 armed at all
points" The crisis is alarming f.; we ought at
least and that without delay, to be prepared
for times of extraordinary difficulty and dam
ger