Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-11

and to copy those he sends away-zvhted
1 are TO be inshected by the tri6unalhf commerce
l--and none else Be lazgfal .evidence. Partner
/ ships are to be of three kinds. lst. under a
collective name with joint stock-2d. commo-
datory, when one or more hire stock. Sd.
! Anony mous in the manner OF our insurance
Offices. A minute contract OF each part
Inership must be sent Immediately to the
tribunal, and hung up for three months
alter in the hall of audience. disputes
ito be-. referred to arbitrators, whose decl-
sions, if above one thousand francs, are liable
70 a court of appeal. The tribunals are to be
stationed in every reimbursement. The NUM-
Der of Judges in each is from two to eight
chosen eyerv two years out of Comnaercans no.
| ta6ses, above thirty, and their book-keepers
| TO be appointed by government. In short,
| the Napoleon code is meant to combine all
the vagrant streams of commercial speculate
ons, which ought to overflow and enrich the
land, to certain defined, artificial channels.
The following keen and conclusive remarks
on the insolent and degrading letter OF NJ.
Champagny, are extracted from the New
York Citizen of the 9th inst. AS proceed
inc from the editor OF a democratic press,
we consider them entitled to peculiar no.
tice aad appreciation.
The aspect OF this letter is SO terrible, that
he who IS not half consumed by hatred to
England, and half corrupted by french Sc
, 1,ol 90 bOn
raging Indignation" That it should come TO
this" But twenty-five years an independent
nation, and called upon with the oily tongue
of the Devil. to surrender our sovereignty
and independence to the Great 1yrant, and
to become what Naples, what the Italian
states, what Holland, Switzerland, Germany,
Portugal Spain, Prussia, and ali the European
continental, nations, but Russia, arctic slaSes
Of France What, tell us that we are abused
by England, and under that Pretext, rob us OF
our freedom? If this insult be not lung
back at the teeth OF the tyrant, then are we
base and contemplate, and shall richly merit
the very yoke he is preparing for US Yes,
VIC know we are wronged BY England, anu
without the insolent and degrading uterier--
ence of the tyrant, we will ourselves redress
our own wrongs--But has not the same pre-
liminary language been held out to the nu-
,nerous nations which French Intrigue and
gold have first corrupted, and frenGh tofce
has subsequently sobdued? What SAID Junot
IN His proclamation on entering the city OF
Lisbon I?
g Inhabitants Of Lisbon,
NV army is about to enter your walls
We have come 10 SAGE your ha,bor and your
fr9uce from the INFLUENCE Of ENGLAND.
s. This prince, SO respectable tor his VIZ
aes. has allowed himself 70 be biasseo by the
aliyice of evil men tnat encompass him, and
has oone 70 throw himself into the arms OF
his enemies.
@frhey heyc made him fear for his personal
safety TO his subjects he has faid no regard,
and your interests have been sacrificed to the
cowardice Of few courtiers.
&C Men of Lisbon, be at rest in your houses,
stand no fear either of my army or OF me.
We are terrible only to our enemies and the
enemies of virtue.
"The Great Napoleon, my MASTER sends
me to protect you; will protect you.
JUNOT."
With this pallaver-this never ending and
never Filling syren Of French destruction,
Mons. Junot, a principal butcher OF the
6 Great Napoleon" enters the city of Lisbon
70 save its poor Inhabitants from the" lntiu-
enee of England ? and to protect them; :" and
will protect YOU
Now for his protection. 49,.
Having entered Lisbon to protect Its lnha'
bitants. he issues the following bulletins
~Dec. s. The use of arms, except by ths
French military is this day prohibited under
severe penalties. The inhabitants shall make
| declaration of English property under the
penalty of paying ten times the amount; and
suffer besides corhoral punishment.
| 0Dec. -. Tavern keepers and sellers OF
| wines and spirits are ordered to close their