Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-08-09
From the Philadelphia Register.
INTERESTING FOREIGN ARTICLES.
FROM NAPLES.

FROM NAPLES.
The following letter will command the at.
tention of every American who is not lost
TO all feeling for his injured and insulted
country. 1t was written from Naples in
March last, by young gentleman Of Sa-
lem, whose melancholy tate, with his fell
low sufferers, in the catastrophe OF the
ship Margaret, has lately excited univer-
sal sympathy. We publish the letter with
mixture of pain and pleasure--as me-
mortal of the virtuous and patriotic sentl-
ments of the young gentleman by whom
it was written, but at the same time with
an INCREASED poignancy of grief, that so
much rising worth is forever lost to his
friends and his country! But will such
outrages as are here detailed with teel-
ing that doe. honor to an American Boz
som, excite any proper spirit In those
whose duty it is to avenge our wrongs,
and retrieve the national character g.
They who have not believed Moses and
the prophets, will not believe even tho
one should rise from the dead.
NAPLES, March 9, 1910.
DEAR SIR,
The measures pursued by this govern
ment towards our commerce arriving IN the
ports under its controul, in exact conforml-
ty with its DEGREES, and according to the ex-
press invitation of the king, are of a nature
calculated to excite the indignation and sur
prize of all independent Americans, to wear
away every vestige OF French influence that
may now exist, and to join all in execratlng
the injustice and perhdy of those who now
lord it over Europe. 1t is impossible tor
our oppressors to alledge with any shadow
of propriety, reason which can author1se
or even extenuate their conduct. No, It
stands another instance of their deceit, and
is fresh monument of our own credulity:
Yet the emperor, not content with selzlng
our cargoes, OBTAINING our vessels and de-
priving us of all means to return to our
country, has. in his recent comm unlcations,
through his minister, to general Armstrong,
stated, that we have no cause tor complaint,
and that in consequence of our non-lnter-
course with his empire, Naples, Spain and
othsr powers associated with him have a.
dopted hostile measures against our trade,
which will not be suspended, until Amerl-
ca forces England to acknowledge his ma
Rhine code; making US the servile tools OF
his ambition, which aims a, ruling the ocean
as it does the continent
The 81 January the officers OF the po-
lice unhung our rudder and tooa it on shore,
they next pat our provisions and sails into
The lower hold and placed seal upon the
matches; ever since which we must humbly
ask liberty to get barrel of beef or bread
for our own use. On the 5th January the
government began the sale OF our cargo,
having previously advertised it, in comPa-
ny with the Romp's and others, stating them
to be sold on account of this government
and as actually con6scated! At this very
time, at the very place where the sale Is
made, is seen posted up the kings Perhdl.
Gus proclamation allowing American trade
This instrument was issued long after our
non-intercourse was known in this country,
which act of our government is stated as
giving rise to our condemnatlons IN tact
the very act upon which our detention is
grounded was known in Europe some
months previous to the permissary Procla-
nation of this monarch being issued, which
piyes us every reason TO oelleve, II was
his maestv's intention to entrap US and his
allowing the Kite* TO sail was evidently
with view of leading US into the snare
With these violations before our eyes what
confidence may we place in any promises OF
indemniacation from this government, which
in fact makes the Napoleon rule the mea-
sure of its actions? Every man knows
how difficult it is even with an order on the
French treasury to obtain his pay, then how
much can we expect after our cargoes are
sold and we are even denied receipt
ha.;,... roade an annlicatinn for this Dur.