Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-05-20

I may be allowed a little gaiety at their *
pence, that the managers never prophesled
or promised, that the embargo should last
forever, any more than that the rebet insatr-
gents should be converted into i0yal sub
isets. So that, if the non-intercourse with
ENGLAND be converted into war with Trance
or the patriots of Spain and Portugal send
the invader and his Vandal mereenaries
whence they came, no charge will lay a
,ea;rst the foresight uf 1he imposters.
1t is even probable that anxious to mann
tain the subiectlon of those rich colonies,
which mainly render Spain and Portugal
desirable conauests, undertaking, least by
precipitation they may contribute to erect
an everlasting barrier between them ;--for
these reasons, | say, it Is eve probable
that. If practicable Or convenient, the grand
managers or machinists would notspush the
war TO extremities /; but, trusting to time
andnegociation, + rather to the well tried
arm of s~ubornaticn and enchantment they
suffer hostilities to l~anguish in the south
and west, returning to the north and east,
to levy what little the industry of the Ges-
,Eaans may have accumulated d~arlngthelr
short absence.
Alreac~ the hawks:have fixed theg prey,
and their ~talons; bat as no people
have ever yet been kind enough hrst to
make war on them, they are again them
selves under the necessity ot opening tae.
scene of another performance before the
curtain drops on the last, and Aora prologue
P~arisapapers have, as usual On suchsocca-.
sions, teerned with t2apsAasfons q srter-.
cebted Dateh letters of a@hostile complex
ion, which were originally fabricated an:
France, and never crossed the t%ronsser, but
proving to the entire sgtijactiaas OF the.
ID D sa id to ! that Aust La, binaly seek.
ing its fated overthrow, will notaet the ma
arg is alone, and wait in peace the ssrraina-
ton of the Spanish.interlade.
Tie Old BattamoYe0n.
Fran tie ~ intern Federal Republican,
All speak of change-the rersvated terra,
tOfsiong forgottes things arise again.
ONCE more shall The oceaH.be whitehead
By the canvass of America, while our " Dig
nifed retirement will only be remembered,
to admonish us Of the folly OF attempting to
sfayve the z0ofH Ia terms.
interests demand it.
A1onement for the outrage on the Che
.sapeake-
The resembling of the British orders
The renewal OF friendly and. CONNER
cial intercourse between the two
countries
And the fair prospect Of unsatisfactory
adjustment Of all existing differences
between the u. States and q. Bri-
tain.
These happy events and cheering pros
poets, were celebrated with great JOY and
festiyity on.Wednesday last, by the .Fede-
raj republicansaof tlletown of Mewbern.--
AT II o'clock, q federal salute was fret in
honor.ef the occasion. A morenunerous,
respectable and happy meeting, has rarely
been Witnessed GU any-fornaer public occa-
sion, ia this town. The company was alike
respectable, whether. professional men, n1er~
camille men, men engaged in agricultural or
mechanical pursuits, or those hardy sons OF
Neptune, whose business it is to plough the
ocean, of thesfrst charactersin their respect
i've vocations, b~e+reguired to constitute All
assernblage of America citizens respecta-
BE. TIE pleasure of the company YVES
heightened by the presence Of several OF
country friends.
About twoo'clock the company beganto
assemble at Mr.9Weeks' hotel and shortly
after sat down to an excellent dinner, pre-
pared-by Mr.. Weeks, in his spacious and
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