Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-04-13

nfsciaI source t---- &c ~ suot ZOE VI 10 say
what Mr.. Arnntfopg has writes, whether
he deesiyes his government, or the governs
meus attempts 10 deceive the people, but We
do say, thar It was not the opinion Of Ams-
rieans in official ekardrtsr IN Francs Wf'sn
capa Stone Left thar country, thss there was
any hopsof accommod ation 9th fhe French
government, or 90 use the squivoeal Ian.
guags Of the paragraph we nave qaosedl
"tha, orr AFFAIRS with the French govern
mrnt had az than time assumed more ta-
vorabls aspect" Whas Wefs the clrcuua-
stsnrss thas induced this expectation! Were
any of our vessels restorsd, orwas IL in the
power OF :tfF. Armstrong 90 SPIocure the
rrlease OF. his e low citizens from French
prisons. laherr rhey seere Jed on bread and
rrQtsy /? These indeed would have been G.
vidences OF a. more = favorable aspect." :
10 our paper OF Mondaylast we noticed
the manner in which our counirymen and
their property were treated in France, and
which so Ear from being exaggerated, we
are assured BY those who were eye witnes.
ses, thar it's bus frint outline Of the hor-
rid piclu,e Of cruelty and rapsciousness.---
We repeat what we have before said, thas
from the inhunan treatment which the A
msrican seatnen receive 10 France, they are
often compelled to enter On hoard of the
French. priyateers, and moreover that this
circumstances 10 known to our minister,
through Mr., Wardls the consul general,
and somstirncs by memorials addressed di.
recsiy to the minister -.
/, may not be- irrelevant to observe that
occasionally the crews are nst imprisoned.
Those who are captured under the Berlin
dserss, that ,is, for coming from, or at
tempting 10 go to any British port, expert.
ence the mo1t rigorous treatment; those
captured under III. Milan decree, that is
Ton having been visited by British cruz
xsr. are irearsd With less rigor. In every
case we are assured that the British prison.
srs, of;cers and men, are treated with more
respect aud humanity than the Americans /;
and this 10 60 obvious, that our unfortunate
eo6ntrymeh have begged to be treated as
prisoners Ut soar, and not like caI5rifs, II:
Cd toish cords, and marched to prison thro'
the streets Of pnpuloas city. u, ..
Ws.ask what is the information which
gen. Armstrong has furnished upon the in.
trrss,ing subject which has just been no.
ticsd.! What iuformation VIC ask, has
been fuyniahsd respecting the proceedings
relative TO American properly, which 10
sent into the French porss! We are inform.
ed. and there can hs no mistake 10 this IN
formation, that the moment the vessel ar
rivss, the American master and his crew
are sent on shore, sometimes TO prison, and
sonetines NOT. The captors instantly strip
she vessel and unlade the cargo, and depo-
sit l. 10 some place unknown 10 the Amer'-
can maStsrars any OF bis officers or crew,
and. then commence the law proceedings,
,whish in no case yet have been brought to
a favorable conclusion. ... :,
If Mr. Armstrong knew that " our at
lsirs with the French government had as
sumed more favorable aspect" he CERTAIN
" did NOT afford this information 20 his
eountrymen generally. The manner IN
which the Fame was restored Ct we may
be Allowed 10 use that term) has been al
ready stated, and We repeat that except ny
compromise there are no hopes OF getting
any part Of the property in the hands or the
Ffsneh; the nature and extent OF 'he COM
promise, 10 is obvious, will vary according
to circumstances, but surely flour affairs
with France had assumed this favorable as,
pcct, no American would have cempro-
missed. = -, 40.
There 10 now no doubt as to the seizure
aud seeuestra,ion of American property IN
ST. Ss6astiaus, and bthsr ports, about che
beginning of Jsnsary--How is this account
cd fer { I.e.it 49, . =
We have said more spon this subject
than we intended, bur much less than It &C.
serves but while we conduct public jour
nal, we win not be silsnss when we are son.
WINGED ,has there, 10 an astsmPt 20 dseeive
hs public (for the purposes which We nei-
Their know DOR sare fsr) by the suppression
Of truth, or the sasgsssion Of falseaso6
The .rnborco according 60 Mr.. Callatin',