Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-08-24
NEGCELATION WITH FRANZ

there is too much reason 10 apprhlA
that the disaster upon the Danube AMI IS
disavowal of Mr.. Erskine's acts, hy, =,
bined in producing the assent of Dopa..
to a negotiation. AS farar The tolm.rn
tive has had tendency, it NAV be coDss
ed as temporisipg mareuyre, and III, d,
has TOR It's basis the expectation Of Mb
US in the war, or, what would be rtsk
acceptable, of combining US in tie IN isrI
mercial league, which by Insulating CruII
Britain from the intercourse Of The vdI
is supposed to be capable of silently votI
ing her downfall. That We hear 50 deI
repeated the cheering hopes eutuan
from Bonaparte's late condesctasi9n apt
be accounted for by the approaching seas
Of the political year. 1t is intsnded;ons
the dormant hopes of French relants
reklndle the zeal Of Napoeop's conha
ed partlzans, and by inspiring with d,ea
expectations the credulous part of lhtM
munlty, to promote as torcible struggled
possible to revive the discarded and q
graceful dominion of foreign ipAurnes1
The public may judge Of the frutokt
pected from The negotiation by Rada
upon the inslncerity in which, according
every circumstance attending it, il hsta|
commenced.
Mr.. Hauterive, clerk in ihe Office I
foreign relations, it is said, is The FsaI
appointed TO confer with Mr.. Armsucs
OF his good will and personal iemfuo|
wards the United States, we may ]u.sSi
from his conduct in this country, Eht' 4
resided some II or Is years ago, eIeahf
with subordinate consular apPointnIf
In this capacity, his presumptuous 'ntNf
upon our sovereign rights, and the 'faai
thority, called for his dlsmisslon, ad,N'
mistake not, his eaequatW was rlvtk'o9|
our government. If any favorable W
was about TO be admitted in ON attain
person OF more dignity, standing 'aaI
Partially, would have been named D! II
French government to discuss tie HsS4
differences which exist. i
Since the Berlin decree issued, RN'
three years have elapsed, and Two ye"' D y
completed since It's open contlFma'0" ! 4
the highest tribunals of prizs IN france j
ali this interval noting Ike 'eIaz'I" y,
been perceived. On the contrary T !J,
general Arnsuarg's hardihood adl''us .
our petitions oelps carried before the nF (,
Corsican, ne has given to urdtts'G ls', 4
no indulgence could be expected ~, "1' bt
were in lact at war with England; aI :'.s A.
Il we wished ,he plumber he bad '' al.'l
be restored, We must begin 10 Wa5' 'Jc, 4
ties against her. We may further ]d ~ i.
the probability Of his withdrawn s;n n b
crees by the treatment of Sweden I ha, ro
revolution. Peace with that nation na "a, b
haughtily spurned by Russia but ut. up p rd.
indispensable condition of ceaslos .',dai
with Great Britain. 1t will be ao'', 'd lps
this ryqu;s.ion must have em, n, "aen 5 5,
Paris, and that i, may be looked up ~ MS
symptom OF BonaPaf 's. orb
verence in the old policy. we , a.s r.s:
other hand informed OF two or '. .I nb|
belonging 20 this city being reeeN; !. !, uF|
Danish port of I'onningen, Du. : not b
doubtful whether their cargoes I" oa,urs
in deposit and every account . vcy'
representing that the BerlIn de 6 ,tS,y@
be inllexibly applied to them' Il s fa
obnoxious to its penalties, by any ="
cidsnt attending their voyage :, drooPS7
The whole extent of Europe - - tbsd
under the distress which flows fron hit u
exhorable symptom we ailnde d 'o' TO-
tyrant has hitherto remained u 1':." N@
Complaints OF his subjects and a ah he Ssd;
he grant TO us relaxation "h'e a;nt 50.
to them? Itwould be rash 70 y. ~, thnT
any negotiation is going on W."