Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-11-26
ALEXANDRIA.
TUESDAY MORNING, November %.
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THE VERY AGE AND BoDY OF THE TIME
HIS FORM AND PRESSURE.
/" TO sHEW
Mons. PRENrAIR,

Mons. PRENrAIR,
Aldo de Fransh nation is universellcTnent
acknowledge to be de most enlightened I'M
der dc whole creation of de worie,-oldo ev-
ery Franshman dat is born upon de earse pos
sess By his own self more wisdom phiioso-
Dhaue when he is leetle shilc, dan one beetle
head Anglais can ever acquire in his whole
life-time,--yet, neanmoins, for all dis, have
been deceive, and de Emperor aussL IN our
calculation bout de Merrikeens.-l.ong tune
have read in dc Gazc,tes republicans, dat
soon as de Congress meet togeddnr, we shall!
fight de Angeesh. What for don't dey do III
Is dew fear Of de wooden wall Is Lcy COR
rupt by Breetish cool Is dcy blind to dair
own interet for not to join Napoleon lie Grand
Do dey see ten tousand dangeur to conquer
Canada! Or have dey no Just political
view
Helas, Mons Prentair, my heart was weigh
down by douleur inexpressible when | dis Day
receive strack of lettair from MY iren, which
/ translate for you to read. 0, am SO tear
you toree fcdralees is got top OF dc upper hand,
and will sell de ooaatree old king George.
Vraiment, It's true what Mons. Duane say.
dat de cup is full, and dat de drcg of hamlil-
alton is drunk mp down to de bottom.
WAsHEEs4owx CI4y, 49, .souemjre.
Mon CHER NICHOLAS,
Three week have wait to obtain informa-
tioniayeuse to communicate. Mis- mon ami
/ have been disappciGt. Mons. Madison tod
to de Congress de Bresdsh was make var up
on us: he told to dem to get himself ready,
to buy powdair and cannon, and list soGarc to
whip de raskeel Every day ieesten TO see
what dcy would co. And what you tink
Dey talk bout de ole revolution, bout make
duty upon rnaSdfacture domest'que Tor his en-
coupacsnscft, bout every ting from de byssop
on de wall to de cedar on dc hill, but nevair
say one word to proclaim War. | was sto-
neesh at dis infatuaton inexplic>ble. AK to
myself, have not lEmpereur promise to pro-
tect de religion of dair hag, which is oae ex-
csllent new religion he invent for accomnio-
Gate dc Fsansh people? Have he not promise
two tree year ago in de papair of dis city to
send den plenty huff officers TO instruct dalr
men to tircr de trigger! Have he not told
to dem he love dem ever since he was petit
enfant, when dey declare Independence! But
j, aynt no: all sufficient, dey laugh, and walk
about, and sleep upon dair journey
Tudder day was shave one Congress Ien-
timen. ak to him, what shall disc0nntry GO,
Monsieur? He say, what you want, War or
Peace? / reply, was hope to light leetie
BIZ, monsicer, kordeen as we have been pro-
mise but aey have forgot dis bisneess not
one word dey say bout it now, which Is grand
disgrace, as de Fransb poet say, Z" Tout parie
eontre nous jusqu'a notre silence" What IS
dis, he exclaim 1t means, please your Ex-
cellcnce, dat all de worle, and de Empereur'
will say we are coward, not to fight the An
gleesh.
Den ak to dc ientimen, if he was acquaint
of Mons. Kendall, who is Congressman aus
sis Begar, say, he is powerful CONNIE