Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-05-17

were made, no dscisat ro r.'lSs ezyna, /
dopted to assert Cur rlpbt SUES wee
erosion. The sequssi,a,;on fSPe' tae
nation Of our properly in Franz snd Soed,c /
tare and conaagratioa Of our |' The ca +
ocean aggravated by the insul,; ,'''Ps On ii
OF BoIaparte ard lis officers ga .ansa,sI
lowed the Promulsation Of The Bu sIIea
were signals for renewed acan l'a deere
the part Of our administration, and ! T
merlcan people were hardly into ~,u lgt n
an 9th clal source, that France had I5u t'ogl
an injury To this derelictiop 1 of poac I
tral duties, to this insensiblity # W.. ns's
honor, TO this dastardlv acqaixscs,.' "4sloe
usurpations and insults Of Franoa N az
indebted for those subsequent @,@' " n
silies CT administration, which i 80 @t
cd such universal caiamities on -. NssI
and such aggravated distresses on ~ "'ooo
pie of New England "' lsaI
Very soon after Bonaparte issn.,
Berlin decree, the British govcrpmso, I
tined the american minister that i H.
nemy should carry that decree into @' I
ton, { and if neutral nations sbon6
frafy 20 ali e.s relations. scon;s "a
such usurpations, his majesty MIGHT NJ 1
bly, be compelled, however relu:t,nlIIr 0'a /
retaliate in his own lust defence. AND =,
dopt towards neu{rals, any hostile syst.r ~ 4
which these neutrals should have s3bS,;,. \
from his enemies." Thus c2Ncd nnon .
well By the threatened retaliation Of ono3~, |
~belliserent as az interest, By natios9If,",
aud the indispensable duties Of our n.,,,.
station, to resist at the threshold, g uq,...1
vocal ACT Of war" on the part Of Fr,a~.
what was done by our administrators Di
they obey the solemn injunction No
They solicited explanation in a tone 50 81. !
nlissIye as to invite new outrage, and 6 cor-
trary to ali expectation" qcyajestel N IA
.~yfaurfation. Jhe feder&Iisls uniformly al
vocated andurged the adoption of measory.
which would at ihe same time, vinG,2,I
our o,yn rights and preclude The other bid
ligerent from every Pretext Of rataliaias
Va,n however were the Efforts oftruh and
argument to rouse our national adlinisrl
tior 70 q sense Of duty. The shield ~ofiasenl
sibility was impefvious to the arsowe 4
conviction.
In the mean tine a commander ola BiI
tish armed vessel committed an unius63l51s
outrage on TIE Z. States trigate, the CbssI
indignation VS. rousrd in cv.ryI
Anac.ican bosom against the author OF tbs
disgraceful act. Even Mr.. JeG:rson could
feel on ipsuit from a British source, lis
Immediately issued Z proclamation INFER
the entrance OF British armed VS.
sells into our waters. This measure, as az
act Of preeaation, while 1t WAS un5novr
the attack was authorised BY tb4
government, was universally all
to be very proper. It ought, how
ever, to have been revoked On their dis%I
the act and proff.ring rcparagicn.
Canning, the British minister, on re-
information Of the transaction, in'
nediately en- behalf Of his goyernneat, eZ-
dressed his deep regretat the ciTcumstancs
he desire of his government to make SUI,
IDLE and pronapt rep ovation, and the offend
ng Officer was suspended from his import
mt command. a special minister was seS:
. the United States to Of: n the same terms
are now accepted by our government
Although then pronounc d by democrats e
,e an additional insul:) provided the 7F's
lent woald first revoke his Proaam4G0i-
This insignificant punc;jlio, or p'Ss'a.G
to yield, and thus the cause OF N''.
was left to rankle in the bosom a"*
ugnish a theme OF Democrat haEAn927',
After beholding for twelve moofAs III
,usillanimous submission OF OH aa.f'a'',
to the violations Of neutf2trloo.S' -
reaty stipulations and Of the laws o Rs
on the part Of one belIlssreat' Aa5'
md ~proeeededt to adopt her retaiafl'$ Ia''I
ures, and on the 18th Nov 1891 '&'>'I