Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-10-28

any QUIET tAPeiCS OH HlS Ratt *cst st'ss -
paper and ink, composing a paragraph in
one of his Moniteurs. Che navy houldbe
m ade the means of annoyaacc, til means:
of distress through the empire 9th enemy !.
The taking or destroying ships atses, the
capture of colonies, will avail Us setting,
while the ever fertile sources OF naal pow
or exists unhurt in the dominiousoF france
In war, as well as in every Ting else,
those difficulties and dargersy OF witch we
can foresee no end, are powerful in bubdu-
ing the mind !; in producing wearisaas, dis.
gust, relaxation, defects, and 6nalh dis
position to give up the contest and A'eseeth
Your majesty to consider, what pospect
there is, or can be, of All end TO ca dill
culeies snd dangers, while Farolets PCS
| ses.es, undis,urbed, the nears OF building
and manning ships of war, though F,ntlatlt,
at the same time, maintains navy 8 the
expencc q II millions year what 9rcs-
pect can there be Of peace and safegg to
England, while France, insensible ct the
calamities and almost Of the existeneN ct
war is able to impose upon your maleay's
subjects buTthens sueh as never before tsot
of, and which with the duration OF war,
must necessarily increase. 70 me, thr,f-
fore it appears evident, that unless CTR IN
mense meana be made use of to annoy and
distress the enemy, and particularly to CIT
off his naval resources we shall fail in thS
contest, which is NOT only for honor bat fo
independence.
The facts which 7 have stated, relative u
the commerce carried Oh in the dominions
of Napo'eon, are stated upon such authority
tina, have no scrurle in vouehing for their
truth. So minute, indeed, is nv intorna-
ton, that could have named times and
places and other particulars, in confirmation
Of every fact relative 70 this commerce, that
lave stated in general terms. That such
commerce, SO extensive, SO brnekcia! TO
the PARTIES concerned liz it, forming so COM
plete a chain of connection between the Sc
yeral countries whose means Nspoleonmust
wish to unite and tring under his ecntroul,
so fcr.ile in all the means of restoring or
creating vast naval power; that sueh a
commerce existed know that the people OF
England could not have supposed possible,
and verify believe that your majesty SER
wants were in this respect, little better in
formed than the ration at large ; tnr 10 be-
heve otherwise, would be to suppose them
guilty of henious offence against their mas
ter as well as against his people. TO be ieve
that they knew Of the existence OF q
commerce carried on in the dominions Of
Napoleon, and employing, perhaps, 100000
mariners to believe that they knew OF the
existence OF such commerce while they
were congratulatngss rs s,f fraree, would be
% . aaeu n .hsm OF hypocrisy unpar.e IN
the history OF human deprayity. OF TIN.
knowledge, therefore, acquit them, and
shall be well satisfied, if they now, though
late, adopt measures TO remove from us that
danger, which, if their preset system be
adhered to can, as far as can perceive ne
Ger terminate bat in the suhlugation OF our
country and of course in the subversion OF
your majesy's throne.
In my next, shall cndeavor to shew that
the commerce of France may he destroy cd,
end OF course that her vast means ct Great
ing naval force, may be cut of. The reel
causes of the ineficiency of our navy in tbs
respect, will be found to lie much deeper
than is generally imagined, and where am
sure Y. NJ. does not suspect because, sup
ported as Y. M. would be BY the unanimous
voice of the people, you possess the power
Of removing forever the most mlschevlous
of those causes. The war upon the CONT
nent may prove very embarrassing 70 Ma
poleon; it NAV produce his overthrow /;
but it may produce exactly contrary effects !;
i, may not only relieve him from all those
endorsements which he has hitherto expe-
rienced, but may end in the complete over
throw of every thing that calls itself friend.
This accomplished as far as relates TO the
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