Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-01-08
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circumstances, and governed by the intep-
tions Of the legislature, as manifested by
,h.ir annual appropriations OF mocey Tor
the purposes Of defence, it has been con
clude d 10 combine, Land batteries, fur.
pished with heavy canuon and mor'srs,
and established on all the points aroond
the place favorable for preventing vessels
from lying before it'd, movable aril!'e-
Nv. which may be carried, as eccasiop may
require. 90 pcists erprosidrd wiki hxed
batteries 90, feasiog baneries; and 4.
Guu-boa,s, which may oppose 81 enemy at
hiseu,rarce, aud cooperate with he BAT
teties fer his expulsion ," We have then
the opinions 10 fago- Of gun-boa;s, Of geu.
Gates and ger. Wilkinsons men CT very
dissimiIar character, aedy.I srpst, IF une.
quail fame, but whose knowledge of this
particular mode Of dsfeuce may possibly
have been perfectly upon level. The
Z message proceeds, . The eEee, Of guo
boats for The defence OF harbors, and other
smooih aod inclosed waters, may BE- est.
mated in part from that OF gsllies, formerly
much used, but less powerful, o1ore costly
In construction and maintenance, and re
quiring more nner." Here 1t is proper to
re,nak. tia, as, by au.unforsunase couei
deuce Of circumstances, an adsensarer Af
the name Of Amelicus has robbed Column,
bus OF the glory of giving came 70 The
new world, 50, by Ike unlacky concur
renee of events, g,o-ooats have userped
the honcrs due 60 galIiss Sc But ,hegan
az hall 80 oa
mndern maritime nation fer the purpose
! OF defence. Algisrs, &C.. That he geo
boat is liz use III the Ne5isesrapean and
else where, there can Of no doabl; nlg the
question is, OF 5 what use is il What
effect does Il produce! This we are yet 20
learn. /" The efft OF gun bos:s ae Pfesenf
in he Deigf b0fhood 1t 6 br-l,ar. is wru
Krown, AID how much they were used.
Eo,hs =, ,he atsa1L ->-.-i yssal place,
Dung q fosnaer war. Esety man, II is
! true, who seeks for military OF naval infer.
nation. has read the account of the siege
) Of G;bralsar. crude aud inele gant as it Is.
Ihavs read it repeatedly. basl do noi
there discover hat gun boats, alone aud
: unconnected with other mesps O, "a,ssck
aud defence" were ever found 10 produce
apy irnportap. efecss. g 3v the northern
powers Of Europe, whose seas are peril
cularly adapted to them, they are still
more used" This is certsin!y cogrecs
Information. A late writer ieforms Us
shatthe gun boar, properly so called, aud
which is . very different se.sel from q gal.
lev, was first used with ffeet, 30 Tie uavai
! wars between Russia and Swedea, in the
Baltic, where 10 tides interfere with their
msu9uvres, and where few winds or>cur
rents obssruct their operations wa sug
!. gssts that the use made OF then, in shose
wars, first led France 20 use shemy against
Epgland. We are mex, presensed win the
evidence which is TO prove conclusivtly
that ao,ills of gUp boats can defeat snd
destroy navy of ships OF he line. Ire
remarkable action between the Russian
{ fosills Of gun boats and gsihes. ard
Turkish feet Of ships of ,he ltue s0d III
gates. 10 The Linaan Sea, IN 1853, wall be
readily rscollecIed, the latter commanded
{ by their most ceirbrasrd admiral, were
completely defeated ard several eff their
iBforma,ion which We have SO l9Dg been
m search OF, aud would be Conclusive ii IL
wosld bear exsmiualien, bus unsortuuase.
" thisis Dot The case. 10 ,heuf.s. place
We may enquire, where is tbr Liman Sea?
IL wba' region of The globe is il si,us,rd!
Die .qnitus IN terris ct eris min wcgnuS Il
polio. A lake or rather az expansion OF
the rivers Bog and Dai.per, shove heir
junction with the Black Sea, Is nicknamed
the Liman Sea. Upon TIE subject OF she
scs'on here aiiu9 &C 10 ISIS rrobsbl~ the
sources Of iofofna,;op are accessible by
the executive which arc not open o, hers.