Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-03-14

meneed, .aad yet We have. NOT resisted thena
sysn now tha. the British minister, Mi
Jackson, has represented thai bis govern
men, will NOT abandon these orders, unles
me obieet Of them gan be obtained IN som
Other way more agreeable TO the govern
ment Of the United States, war is not de
.elarrd, nor is preparation for war made
The administration neither suggest any new
mode TO induce the government OF Grsa
Britain 10 withdraw its orders, nor to taxi
\ .aav steps TO resist them, although it is for
IN ally announced that they viii continue
|sCsrtailIy this is nothing less than an &C
s,lissrsncs in tasn,, or at least an admission
lid. hsy do NOT furnish ground oswsr.
Why then Is it attempted 70 do that in
directly, which i, has been determined no
/ 70 90 directly! Is it thought tina. the pee
pie win De dsssiyeU by SO contemplate a,
ani6te! Trust me, Mr.. Eppes, you viii
be drerivrd. Ifyour propositions shoule
pass INTO law, aid war should be the G
vent, you viii DC looked to as The cause
Nothing but war can be expected from TIL
treasures which you have submitted :--le
W now see what IL TO be expected from
war. Ishall 10 this briefly.
No on. doubts that the maritime princi
pies which Great Britain maintains, are es
Ssn.ial to che support other maritime grsa.
MSS; and it is equally evident, that ,hi.
greatness is essential to her safety, even &c
her existence as m independent power
For the continuance Of her relaliatory n,ea'
sares against France, she HIS solemnly
pledged herself before the world and boil,
her interest and her honor forbid her &c
recedc. Ifthen the y. S. resolve forcibly tc
resist her maritime principles anu orders
of blockade, she will resist our attempts
and open war will follow. This war vii
'conIinus until one of the parties shall re-
ccde from its ground. Can we expect thai
G. Britain will recede, when we know tina
she cannot do SO without dishenor anc
ruin! the honor and power of Grea
Britain are essential to her safety: and car
IL be expected that she will eudanger her 10
dependence? Has she not greater rish
20 exist, than We have to trade? And wi
she wave this right? The war then mus
be inrvrminable--it must continue unit
Britain is humbIed and destroyed. or tn,
u. S. .nust recSde from all their preten
siops. AT present We need abandon no
thing, but the trade to France for Limited
period and VIC may reserve to more ia
vorable period our disposition to establish
q new maritime code. But we can have NJ
hope to make war successfully, except il
the event Of the British maritime powe
being transferred to France. Success wouls
therefore be more dreadful than defeat. L
this the contest which Mr.. Eppes desires
The following was handed to US as
translation of an elegant Italian Soanet.-
We will thank some Of our poetical friend
20 favor us with it in verse:-
"Ienquired Of TINE, to whom, said I
was erected this building you haye lcvelI.s
with the ground: TINE made no answer
but Ispread his quicA wings and has,enes
his flight I then spoke of FAME-O thou
the parent Of all that survives! Thou WIZ
she cast her troubled and sorrow.swole
eyes upon the ground, in the attitude o
one whose heart is too full 20 utter words
Wondering and confused at what ha'
seen, was turning aside from the monu
Snsnr, when I saw OBLIVION stepping from
atone TO stoas. Thou, exclaimed J., tho,
mus. be acquainted with il. All, shcw me
he interrupted nae with voice like dee
ahundsr =, q diStance.-f care nor what n A