Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-01-18

under eyesy circumstance OF agsrayatio.
insult. British soldiers issued from ~,
forts into parts OF our territory, where 5
exercised jurisdiction, and seized tar H.
sors OF deserters without the aid or sare',
of the authorities OF the country, and H.,
possessions served as asyiuma Coz the saw,
es who were in hostile array aga:ps
and as store-houses and magazines tosM /
ply them with arms, Ammunition and M
visions. The seato OF government of Um,
Canada wa. also held for a time at Niiaaa.
in the state of n. York, al indig,,ly oS,
most marked character-,nany tlousm}\5
negroes were also carried OF in viola.i
the trestv, and very serious iniurFrI
thereby inflicted on the agricultural puts.,
Of our southern citizens"
cit is well known that We were eng,s.
in bloody and expensive var with seves
Of the Indian trihcs--ihat two OF Our arrS
had been routed By them, and chat we We,
faaIlv compelled to make great eHon, ,
turn the tide Of victory. These Ina,9
were encouraged and aided by the en.issari,
Of G. Britain British subjects were So
disguised fighting in tasirrsn.1s, aad Bill
agents were known 10 furnish them "a
provisions and IL Implements Of war. Z
governor general OK Canada, q highly a,
t.dential anci distinguish d olt@er, delyera|
speech 70 the scvel Nations oi lower c.
NADIA. exciting sil@m 70 eninity agains. III
country but IN order 10 furnish tie savor,
At war with sufficient aid, detachment n
British troops penetrated into Cur terr;tcs,
and greeted !, .ci; on the Miami river. Ken
the Indians, dispersed AID defeated II
Wayne, took refuge, and were protsctd|
under the. nnzzle OF British cannon. a
visitation OF territory IS one Of the most {,
grant injuries which can be offered to an
ton, and would in most cases JUSTLY ann
mediate resort TO arms, because in nlostcs
es essential to seit-defcnce. Not conra
with exciting the savages Of America
gainst US, G. Britain extended her h9siGs
to the eastern hemisphere, AMI LEI loos-.4
ba,barians Of Africa upon us. 4 WI y
issed at that time between Portugal and A
giGrs. The former blocked up the ns3h
OF. the Strei3hss, By her superior maya! 5ua
and prevented ,he pirates from commaa.
cation with the Atlantic. Portuga. hasbsa
for a long .i,ne aubseryient to the vievid
G. Britain. y peace wss effected tarogn
the mct.iation OF the later. Oar unPyoe1'
Cd nerchan,n:enwere thcn exposed,wilat
4: fence, 70 the piracies Of Aigicrs. laa
in three quarters ofthe globe we at oneHs
felt the eftc:s OF British enmity. In &
mean time our commerce III every sea Ea
exposed to her ra7acitv. Al France Wa
declared il state OF siege, ai,i the convey
ance OF provisions expressly lnterd'ct5d .
neutrals. Paper blockades were substituted
for acsua! ones, and tie staple comnodga
OF our counery were perishing 10 oar s.or
houses, Or were captured On the ocean, am
diverted from the lawful proprictors oM
seamen were pressed wherever found. oa
projections were a subject OF d1rlslon, aud
opposition to the imperlous mandatrS y
their naughty tyrants, was punished oy "a
mine or by stripes-by Imprisonment OF .!
the gi5bet. TO cornpete the full msasaf
Of our wrongs, the November orders o
1898 were ISSUED! our ships were sTea
from the OCEAN, as il by the operation o. ~
chantm Of them were capiaN
ed almost all cur merchants were gFesE
injured, and many of them reduced to eN
IRENE poverty. These proceedings, WIZ
out even pretext, without the forms OF Iag
ice, without the sambiance OF equity, T"'
calculated to inaane every American ~
ing, and to neree every American arm
Negotiation was however pursued, All sNj
extraordinary, III every sense CT tic WOE;
was sent to demand redress, AID A treaty"
alnity, commerce and navigation, was fo'D
cd aud ratified. These events took Pr"
under the administration of Wast!aSoa.. :