Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-07-10
From the Federal Republican.
"A RMINIUS,
No. TX.

These renewed and undisguised attempts
IN the National Inselligencvr, 10 give BY IN.
trspid assertions, a still keener edge 10 The
ressntments of America against ly,a ant Bri-
rain. WILDE thought ntitlsd TO the more
attention. if We rake into visw the times at
which they were made. Before their eom-
mencgmenf, evidence had been received,
which must have been satisfactory to every
mind, not closed against It's admission, OF
the late additional injuries and indlgpities
offered By France to the American govern
ment and pc ople and, during thsir oonti-
nuar1ce, the paper which contains thSn &C
knowlt dyes the conviction, thar the. letter
previously rublishedin all the gsze'tes, IS
being addressed by the duke OF Galore TO
general Armstrong, is genuine.
This letter, which is among the late st,
though by no means The most conclusive
proof ofthe contempt and kate with WHICH
France views the u States, is announced
through the government paper, in a style
which must 10th last degree mortity and
humble every real American.
To the naughty and degrading language
in which il conveys the mandates of a mas.
Ter, Mr.. Smith, does not, like co!onef Dn-
sane, profess total inseusibifty. The gross
and ,premeditatsd INSULT fully understood,
and in some slight degree fell, hut is inca
pable of removing that solicitude to soften
the aggressions Of France and TO exagger.
ate shose of Britain; that ankle y TO PIE
serve sentiments of ardent affection Tor the
tornsr and of inex,ingulshable hate Tor the
latter, which has for nine years character
ised the rulers of the United States.
After reading the communications made,
:n k-aerican must have heard with some
surprize, that g a full conclusive indication
of the tsnaper of ihr French govtrnment"
was rot received, nor would it be before
the arrival ef rhe John Adams. Our situ-
alton yith that government was still 10 be
deemed tquiyocal. The Americas people
may yetschsrish the hope that While clasp
ing her knees, France viii not spurnsus from
her
In ADDITION to the former seizures and
representations of our property, alIused into
herown ports and those of Holland & tia
", By delusive professions and deceptive
DEGREES into those OF other powers, by the
security expected inthe ports OF nations call
ed independent, & nominally at peace with
the United States; in addition to the deela
rations openly and repeatedly made to our
administrator that these measures were
taken 10 force us into the league against
England; that Shc eonhscation or restora-
fion of this immense property depended on
orr obedience, that it would be held as a
pledge for our future good behaviour we
aresnow told 6 that our vessels are every
where seized :. by the strong arm of mill
tarv power; not in. detail but in mass -
that = a general condemnation follows, and
\ byone tremendous sweep millions are car
RED into thespublic eea.rs !" that, in ma
nv por,s all this is done not merely without
motive. but in direct violation of solemn as
suranees for protection )" that . from Den-
mark !" in whose quarrel against England
for preventing sthe Junction of her feet with
that of France, we embarked with. so much
zeal, and who had for time suspended
her cruizing orders with which she reward
ed that zeal, we again are threatened with
the lawless depredations of swarm OF
French privateers.
These ontrages flow from The mandates
of France, and are accompanied with an Of
fetal letter addressed TO our government,
re2roaehing us as a nation $ without Jus,
political views, without honor, and without
energy !" As being anation which ough,
q. 20 tear 10 pieces the act ofour indspen-
dence p AS being more dependent than
Jamaica
Ys; the paperwhichis compelled to make
these reluctant confessions, told US that by
she John Adams. fuller. perhaps Con-
elusive indication. of The temper of the
French ;geysrnnaent. will be received !"