Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-01-23
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4 xy. bave been favored with London pa
he Courier, Times, and Cobbett's
!, t fJ.9ylr ksgis.sr, (received BY the Brush
~. 9'on1loD, captain Anaory, 40 days from
s 100. from the 1tthtothe 21st Nov.
:..s,sIysly, from which copious extracts are
+ses for his ,svs Ledger.
49, gar first pace is occupied by extracts
..;1, mo the London papers frontRe Pa
: ;oarn.,ls down to the 18th November
re- r. F,,,oss Of the ninister d the interior TO
49, ,,r;siat;ye boly o. France, isa document
- s;s,srest upon which thu reader Will find
s.,13;;,,;oas commentary in this paper, copi-
Tram .ihc London Coarier, Of The 18Th of
Navea,ser. AS the remarks Of the Courier
40 co mach more appropriate t,laaany thing
:. fonI.i ctfsaer, so tar as TIE subject which
,ooss re.aars.s embrace, we shall pass to a
e,ras his expose which concerns our own
se.o!ry, and which the Courier does not no
tee.
The expose having reviewed che system
ofcomraeroial warfare adopted against G.B.
and ne means which nave been employed
this remarks
q The war Will henceforth consist N re-
Milling fycrn al, points The English commerce
and employing the means calculated to pro-
mote thatend. France has energetically con-.
cpnet in the exclusion OF the mono
poIy ci commerce she has resigned her
ssli to prisations, which long habits must
have rendered more painful. Some
branchesof her agriculture and her industry
havelsGaered, and stl. suffer, but the pros
psrity 6 the great body OF the nation is rot
affected she is laiailiarissd with that tran
STORY state, which she bel1olds without fear.
The allies Of France, and tie United 8tatca,
SACRIFICE LIKE HER, and zvitil a resolution
EQUALLY GENEROUS, THEIR 3rivate c0nue-
aicaess."
Wehaye given the extract in full, in or
der thatwe might not be accusedof making
partial or grabbed quotations. And thus it is
stlengih openly ayowctl in the face Of the
world, that all our, sacrifices and privations
are made IN cooperation with If not tic
command ol) France. We think We can
hear Messrs. Jefferson and Madison ex-
claiming" he devil take thee fer q long
tOngued French mnister; have YOU 40
mercy On US and our regulations While
We are eneeavoripg to persuade the delnded
people oithese states, that our restrictions on
commerce, and the consequent distress
which they produce, were occasioncd BY
four ii5ustice, as well rs that OF England,
!outell the world that we are cooperating
Hth Toaand your allies, sacrificing Likely you
AID them, (" with resolution equally gene
rssss our prge conveniences, for ''repeliing
ne English commerce at all points, and
Employing the means calculated to promote
mat end !" Whether Messrs. Jefferson
and Madison will thus rcproach Bonaparte's
MINISTER, or not, we undertake not tc deter
mae But surely the people of America
Caabe no longer deceived. We are not
sC' neluded among her S allies !; IN other.
q pla more correct language, the slaves of
france but only so far as to cooperate
WIN her IN the great work in which she is
sasaged. The good people Of America
AASe been told that they were suffering this
anaeSampled distress, in order to protect
ms,f n maritime rights violated by England
s @.a France, (but in ten fold degree by the
SER and that their government were pur-
s1ln6 measures equally direct against both
@OSe oelligerents. This matter is better
salsrstood in France. It must have been
ia ~ Ia ! 4 y i
~ a'ssS''rong and the French minister, when
s'ofner communicated his instructions,
ss'ns nm to demonstrate against the
Hsss OF France, and TO ffomise to take
ouf embargo, if France would resciad
Ne DEGREES. These two ministers must
s '' s At the farce they were acting.
d. s. 'sSre IS no room to indulge in levity on
Mn IN saoleet; the suGerings Of our nation
>. .'ao' permitit; and to be told that we