Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-04-21


rage, which characterize you. think you
must be well convinced, that it is better to-
die combating with the probable hope OF
success, than to yield yourselves to fero-
cious conqueror, knowing as you do to a
certainty, that neither your. brave and no.
bic conduct, nor his word and his oaths,
nor the faith of the most solemn capitula-
ton can secure your property, your liberty,
your wives and daughters, nor your Holy
Religion; all, alt will be trodden under
foot and profaned as our immortal brothers
have found by experience; and to crown
your calamity, those who are able to bear
arms, will mfallibiy be carried away to con
squer and scatter the same III. among, your
pacific andhappy. netgh60rs aud brothers 81
Nofth Anerica, not excepting the innocent
Indians, who wander in their forests
Wherefore, that we may neither see nor
commit such atrocities, let the disastrous
word Lu,biiulat1o2l be banished from our
language, In conformity with which shall
die. with you or the field of battle, rather
than permit il be pronounced.
Its also very possible, that to facilitate
his Internal projects upon this island, he
may avail himself, according to custom, OF
the arms Of seduction and corruption, by
making use Of some Of the French, whom,
through hospitality, and for the encourage
nlentof agriculture s the arts, / have per
nitted to establish themselves here,wherein>
/ regulated myself by the SAME sentiments
Of policy, of generosity and morality which
the government Of the metropolis has pur-
sued and as some of them may be seduced
BY his false promises, and through a false
love OF county, as on the other hand few
Of them have given testimony OF taking
true interest IN our cause, and there are
many who do not observe conduct con-
for.nable with our civil and moral usages &
customs have determined for our greater
tranquility, to. cause to depart herefrom all
those who are not bound to us by indissolu-
bic ties and detached from France by their
known adherence to the royal family OF
the Bourbons, or who do not merit a good
public reputation in regard of their political
opinions, and OF an iYreproachable conduct
added tc a positive detestasion of the French
government without It's serving as ansex-
scuse that they have fixed residence, or that
they have taken an oath of fidelity TO Fer
dinand VII. OF all which the French
whom itmay concern will take notice, that
they may henceforta prepare to depart, ex-
cusine the rigors of a peremptory order,a and
also the public, that abstaining from molesr-
ing them of their own authority, every one
may apply to the territorial judicatures to
inform them, with good faith and without
the spirit of personality, of all those, who
try to. remain among us unlawfully. Where
fore for this purpose, | am making the ne
cessarv arrang ements,in order that in every
city and town there be formed committee
of vigilance composed Of the ordinary al
caldes, OF a regidor at the election Of the
governors and lieutenant governors IN their
respective districts, and in default of those
of the proper town assemblies, OF the syndlc
attorney, and of two good men elected in
proper forIn and as far as respects the dis
tricts, a similar junta shall be formed, COM
posed of the captain, the parrochial curate.
and OF four good men, to be nominated by
those two. and to be previously approved by
the respective justices and town assemblies
to whose Jurisdiction they may belong. |,
| shall be the duties of the said committees tc
draw up a list Of all the French, expressing
| their country, family, former and present
! profession, procedure, the time OF their re.
| sidence here, and the license with which they
established themselves to obtain the ~
! formation of prudent, Jealous and impart'as
| persons concerning their conduct, contor'
mably. to what have just pointed out; e
! determine after mature examination ane
! enquiry; to init nate the departure by hx
ing competent term, conformably with the