Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-11-04
alsranurta patlp 6a;ette.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4.
ARRIVAL OF THE WASP FROM
FRANCE.

dated NOV. 1, lSO9.
nThe Wasp sailed from L'Orient the
osth Sept. Lieut.. Haswell left Mr.. Arm
.rronp at Paris. September 90. There had
Ken no relaxation of the French dccrees-
gonaparte was determined TO adhere to his
,rternsiuating policy-No peace ibetween
Traoce and Austria, and it was expected
boetilities had recommendation Arm.
,rong SAYS he means to return to America
n the Spring-The. dispatches which went
ont in the Wasp were not sent to Napoleon
The Ente, prize was to sail from AM
,,erdam the Sth Oct. Mr.. Armstrong says
America must go to war with France or
England. There was rumor OF a rupture
bstwsen Russia and France"
Extract Of "a letter from Torrent, dated goth
September.
g This moment | have been informed
that the emperor Napoleon is at Vienna
confined with madness--his physicians con-
s,anly attending him with Ice on the top of
his head-This news is communicated by
one of the emperors' aids-de-camp to his
brother in L Orient"
Var 7vitl Eas,lana.-Nothing but inevi-
table necessity and self defence can justify
state of war; that state which spreads mr.
sery and desolation. and instigates poor
short-sighted and short-lived creatures to
cut off each other. as fast as they are able,
from the earth OH which God has placed
them. If unfortunately there should be
found an inevitable necessity for war with
England, We ought willingly to engage in
il, but not otherwise. 1t behoves the peo-
pie, as we'll as the government, to act coolly
and considerably on matter Of such vast
Importance. Agreeably to the advice sug-
eested from divine authority, we should
"count the cost )" we should coolIy consi-
der whether the war be absolutely necessa-
~, and therefore lawful, and also in what
manner it would probably effect the public
INTEREST. A war with England would I'm
questionabiy bring great calamities upon
his country. No other nation, nor indeed
all other nations leagued together. could at
the present time wound US SO deeply as
England might. She could annoy the
whole extent of our sea-coasts, and thus
keep the country in a constant state of alarm.
Ole could stop great part of our interior,
awell as the whole of our foreign trade.
At the same time we could not annoy her
considerably, except by the capture Of her
American colonies. These could not he
conquered without much bloodshed. The
conquest OF Quebec in particular, if it could
DC conquered at all, would cost this country
many lives.
and what profit could arise from the
acquisition OF all the British dominions
IN North America Most Of the iuhabi-
@us would continue hostile to us, and could
~, DC keptin subsection unless by large
Ouolss ct standing forces the expence of
"nich would be threefold more than the re-
.spue that could be drawn from that coun-
n.y. Louisiana is wen upon the back CT
Iu' nation and the British colonies in n!
- lmefica 1t conquered by it, would be ano-
%sr Wen upon its back. Our country is too
Aensive; and the increase of its terrific
~ No would but the more weaken and en-
tauSer It. Many of those who now wish
N"ar, would find it a more. serious BUSH
ss man they expect. After they shall
- 's Borne, for a year or two, the burden
~, u,fect taxes and other heavy burdens
saen war would bring upon them, they
-, .Suu sigh tor peace ; nor would they feel
disposition to abuse an ambassador that
sva'd then come over from Englan d to set
ue aiiterence between the two natio Us.
Connecticut Courant.
ill.,, pa.S''lson once more.--The following ar
\: s IS taken from the Columbian Eentinel,
, ,In at Augusta, Georgia, by Mr.. Sainu-
an. ammond, from whose name, and some
~ In the piece, we presume that he is
M sOu or near connection of col. Sam. Ham
Cue QUO formerly member of Congress from