Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-12-18

ments from Spain, or any other quar,er.--
For though il would be great hing for
Portugal should Massena retreat aad ieave
the kingdom, it will not b. sufficient for
Lord WrIl'ngton's reputation.
Il is asked, how can the French be rein
forced I There are certainly large bodies
Of troops in Spain, and no advantage 70 be
gained by keeping them in that country, at
present, can equal the Importance OF Mas
sena's safety. A few days march, in Boz
napar,e's style, would bring them TO the
scene OF action; the plumber of Spain and
Portugal as they passed, We would suppose
might furnish means of subsistence, x that
tbs French would trust to victory, ar usual
ON the contlnent. TO rsplenish their stores.
These specuiatons are dictated by our
fears by the history of events on the con
,lnen, tor several years, which has, with We
ny few exceptions, terminated in common
result. Gu hopes are. that news will soon
arrive tina, Portugal is iree.-B0st. Rep.
Il appears in late communication from
France. that the Emperor of the French
sad 10 An Am rican At Paris, speaking Of
tn Unltsd 5 al~s, 8 To be a great nataon,
uou sh9uid sustain your fag and sustain IL.
bY bohr cdnnon Vii h &c uailY Did say So,
u vde a cru,i sarcasm upon ] Hersonian
policy; ivy whit As cruel and saucy as
thr saycasms ot Canning. Ar the same
time it was paving a compliment to the
dlscernment 81 the iederalsts of our coun.
try.
Who does not K now Napoleon himself
unqueslouabl> koowsi;) that Washington,
Adams, Hamilton, Pickering, Wolco,s, and
the wkolr body OF tederallsts, were a!ous
to establish a respectable navy for the de-
fence OF our COASTS and commerce /; and
that tiIry were perpetuailv preached and
vili6sd on that account !! Again, who does
not know that. as the dcmocrats all along
had avowed their hostility to an American
navy. SO they no sooner Came into power
than our navy begun to suffer the effects Of
TIER hatred thar from that time forth it
had been totting and wasting, till at last it
BE- came but the mere skeleton Of what It
once was and thar 1t has scarcely been EN-.
uloytd at ali for ,he last several years, ek-
cept tor barring Up our own ports in the
time of ,nr embargo! And again, who
does not know that merely the navy We
had IN 1898. it properly employed, might
nave drawn every Fresch privateer and pi.
rate from b sea, and saved five times
| more ti;an th1 amount OF is txprnsr, be.
sidrs saving the nation from degradation
can., mpt and ind liable disgrace
al! this is veil known, not only in cur
| own country, but also in Europe and very
! dis lily known to Napoleon, who watches
/ over the Affairs Of his beloved America with
more than parental care.
Alter all We are not disposed to justify
| him in thus pouring out the walls OF his
! scoln upon car democrats tor surely they
| deserve civil treatment AZ his hands. 1t was
| bu, a sorry return for their embargo, and
hsIother free will offerings which hey made
! him and also for tbs wear & tear OF their
lungs and threats in shounog his victories
and chanting his praises. Whilst they were
expecting his sacred majesty would say &c
! chem, " Well done good and faithful! ser
! wants :" to be sa!used with 3 kick and told
bv him that they are NO better tnan block
heads, is too much for flesh and blood to
BEAR Con. Coura1t.
The following paragraph, is copied from
! the New York Morning Post, late the
! American citizen.