Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-27
LETTER
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LETTER

~ otU'HSf Ak HSS pdfduS VI WiSa* " W5S
, BY his government, amids. all these pro-
sesasous of readiness TO make repatriation,
Dosa Angle mark Of he ssighsesi dlsappfo.
be loo app ara ever 10 have hsen manifested
10 that officer. HIS distractions were ex-
scusrd upon the Chesapeake In Jane. Sa
mors of mrs recall have 5een circulated
here Bat IT lsasiog the slasioo 81 Hall.
fax 10 Deccmber, he received compG
msn,ssy address frou the colonial assem
Div, assored thea 10 answer, that nc had
% ofSciai Information of his recall. From
thence he weos so.,he sVest ladies' add on
leaving Bermuda Ter Eae'aad 10 February
was addressed agaiu by that colonial 60.
vernmen,, in terms of high panegyric cpoa
his errsgy, WIN manifest ailasion 90 his
atch eve msns upon the Chesapeake.
Updcr all ihesc circumstances, with5us
applying any of she msxims of SUSPECT.
Gus policy 10 The BRITISH professions, |
mAy sssli be permitted 10 believe that sheir
ministry aevtr seriously in,rrdsd TO make
as honorable repafatioa, or indeed auy re.
paratIoo s,.aIl Cox that onforiuaaie affair
Il 10 Impossible for any nan to form an
accurate dc Of the British policy towards
ths u. S. without taking into considerauou
lsae state Of pat,iss 10 that gogeromen, !;
aud the views, character. sad up,o.ons CT
The individuals at theae helm Of state. Il
liberal ned hostile policy TOW ards AMER,
ca, are amoog he stroogest marks OF dis.
tinclien between the political systruls Of
The rival s,a,esmen of that kingdom. The
liberal parry are reconciled 10 oar indie
pxsdener and ,hoasa extremely tenacious
of every righs of laeir own coeo,Ey, arc
systematically disposed 30 preserve peace
with TIC u. S. tI,hsir opponeo,s hatbor
sentiments OF very n;Eereo, description.
Their syslem 10 coercion--s;ler sbiccs,he
recovery Of their lost dotainion 10 North
America. This parry nou stands high IN
powsr. Althon5a ADMIRAL Berkeley snav
psyer have received wIi,e0 orders from
theH for his raierpfize upon the chrsa
peasr, YET in giving bis insFsocticns 90 The
saeaaron at Norfolk, De kaew fol. well un.
der what aam,nis.faion he was aching.
livery measure OF tia, administration TO
wsrcs Us suse thar time has been directed
10 the same purpose. To break dawn The
spirit of CDR naiionsl independence. Th4i,
purpose. asfar ns is can be collected from
their acts Is 10 force Us toto war wish~hem
: Or with their cue mics !; 70 leave us only The
Sitter alternative OF their vengeance OF
lhs;r protecsioD.
Both these parties sre no doubt williag,
siha, we sharld join them in The war Of thr,r
na,ion agsioss France and her a!liss-;he
laie ain,inissration would have drawn Us
sisso il by treaty the present are attempting
/: by rompsisi3n. The former wouldhage
ssmislec as as a!lies. The latter will have
ms no otherwise shan as colonies. On re
late deba es 10 parliament, the io,d ehao
Celior freely asowed that the orders Of
couacil OF 1l,h Novcmbet, were intended
20 maks America at las. sensibls Of the
ps.i<y of joining Eegisad sgaios; Francs.
This too, sir.sis the substantial argu.
men. Of Mr.. Piekeripg's letter. The suspi.
siSas Of design ia car owe admiais,sa.
ton 80 plunge Us into a war with Britain,
] never have shared. Oar administration
have every interest and every motive that
Can ioaoence the conduct Of man TO detsr
them from soy scch purpose. Nor have
seen nythin2 in their measures bearing
the slighsess dedication ct il. But between
adesign of war with Eogland and sur.
render OF our national frerdoG. for the
sskeof war with the rest OF Europe, there
Is . naasesiaadiference. This is ihs policy
now 10 substance recommended 10 us, aud
Ter which the interposisieo of the CON-
snercial states is called. For this, NOT on.
" are all the outrsgss of Britain TO be for.
gotten. bat the very assertion of our rights
10 20 be hraodsd with odium. Impress.
mens--nevrat trade British taxa,ion- e.