Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-01-13

the 9Th inst. the stentcTiali voice of one o
the most influential democratic leaders was
repeatedly heard exclairning, Darn Mt
Rascal, # my friends zv0llld jain nc, zc0uls
exbel him
| Ife1pulsion is already contemplated as
the proper punishment OF a representative
/ who shall exercise his constitutional priv
lleges in the service of his country, what are
we to expect when We shall become the
| humble servants OF II apoleon the Great?
Ifthese things are dane IN he greer tree.
1uhat zuiA be done nnths dry 2
MINISTERIAL CAUCUsEs.
The ministerial members from the north
ern and middle states have. caucnsed sepa-
rately at Washington, and came TO con
clusion that the embargo must be raised, at
least in part, and our vessels be permitted
to arm. A delegation Of one member from
each de11oc, attic mess, afterwards assembled,
and Mr.. +. of P. is said to have announced
the determination Of the members from the
northern and middle states. Mr. w. {. h.
of Y. declared that there was no alternative
but Embargo or War. The result of the
whole business has already been announced
the Embargo followed up by Noh-inter-
course. is to be continued till the 18Th OF
Nav, IF THE PEOPLE WILL BEAR IT SO
LONG. The next Congress is then to meet
and decide between perpetualEmbargo ana
War.
This is the plan of the moment, but will
probably be abandoned before the close OF
the session, Indeed it is not certain that {
viii last for week.
The House Of Representatives were en-.
gagged the greater part ofyesterday on motion
of Mr. ID. r. Williams, to commit to com
nlittee of the whole house, the bill tor arm
ing, manning, and eqnpping the whole na'
val force Of the United States. The motion
was lost, 50 to So. Details In our next
ENasyaagion Fed. Jan. Il.
QUE RE S.
IF Bonaparte has declared War against US,
will not certain officer of nigh rank In our
army consider i an act Of as much liberal
ity and friendship as his former declaration
of war between the United States and Great
Britain
In the event Of war with France, can GER
tain Col. conscieptiously lead his regiment
Into the field, to fight the troops OF the IL
beral and friendly" Emperor Of the Gau's
Wnlnot those who have declared that they
belong to the French Party feet 1t du-
ty to expatriate themselves without delay
Will not those of our officers who are un
der oil legations to the French Government
incompatible with their allegiance to the y.
States, ifany such there be, Immediately re-
sign their situations, that their places may
be flied with true Americans
VIII the President continue to appoint
editors and printers to military stations who
can give no evidence Of their knowledge OF
military tactics
Will General Wilkinson be the command
er in chief of the army or the armies OF the
United States /? Freemap's Journal.
From the Nezo Jersey Journal.
Mr.. koLLoCK,
| was much infested with Weevils in
nv barn &c. and did not know how to ct
rid Of them, till found t05acco was an sf-
fectuI remedy. They are fond Of it,eat it
and 90 off and die. | deal in Tobacco, on
receiving two hogsheads (ot which ! had
notroon in my cellar at the tiIne) | put
them into the barn. On removing them |
found thousands Of dead Weevils on the
barn floor, which cleared it entirely OF that
destructive animal. / then took two or
three boxes, containing about six pounds
of tobacco in each, and placed them in my
granary, where | kept wheat, &c. ms
was soon cleared also, and have not had a.
ny since. The boxes ought to be open e
nourh to let the Weeyils have free passag Sc