Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-01

~ Orr present rulers huUe nor ta1e ed, but
they hare ruined Us. They haze not asked US
for money 6utthey haze su6.rrd epery. free
6oeter TO rob US IF it, Ought we longer to
foster this leprosy in the political body-this
cadaveroas insanity in our public councils !?
: Our wives and our children--the Independ-
ence of the last Republic on earth, demand
of Us that we consider, and consider nov, and
that seriously, of our conduct. Let reason
and not passion decide, Let us divcst our
selves of partialties and prejudiccs, and our
prosperity may yet be restored, and our Re-
public and independence preserved.
HdIiIL TOW
6 The FeJeralists," say the democratic
. writer's, have constantly opposed every mea-
, sure of defence suggested by the Administra-
ton Is this the fact Let US see:
From The Paltimsre IVhir.
II, is K Vindex" says, to build navy is
net the work of day - and if we are. not to
resist 2 'itain uaRwc build ga permanent ma
W. II fine. timber be yet growing in the
wooris; how long may our "great men chill
dren" .sebate about-i and will there BE an
EaStgad to be opposed when our navy {" that
shall beg is ready to sail out of the Potomac
five had ID supcrhuous millions, would it
not be wiser to fling them Into the sea or the
crater of Mount Etna, than to expcnd it in
building navy!
These are pithy questions, and clearly e.
vince the writer's sentiments. The VindeX"
here mentioned is an advocate in the Intclli-
gencer for a Naval Establishment. The fears
of the Wing, that England will not be in ex-
istence BY the time we shall have established
navy, are highly patriotic, and exhibit due
regard to economy. Surely it would be idle
% launch out into great expcncc, when it Is
certain that our enemy will have vanished long
before We can be prepared to attack him.
This is correct democratic reasoning, and is
so unreasonable, that we expect to hear no.
thing further from, ".Vindex," in favor of a
Navy.
The President of the United States and ia
mily left Monticello last week for Montpelier
They will return to Washington at the end
OF the next week. Enquirer, Seht. 81:
.CoMMERcIAL--MP Porto Rico, lst instant,
-four Is dolls. pork %, cargo beef Is, butter
and lard common prices (only 2 southern, yes
sells in port.) ~ 60
1T Nesv- Orleans, Aug. Goth, cotton 2. to
Is cents and scarce /; tobacco 4 So; sugar,
none to be had for expectation molasses,
do; produce rising; no freights to be had i;
About 40 sail in port most of which would have
to lay for the next crop, becoming very sick
ly. e.
In the Tiger, Bartlett, arrived at Boston,
from St. Salvador, came two men sent by our
Consul at Salvador as witnesses against the
mate and two men of the Phebe, whe mutt
MED and threw capt. Goodwin overboard.-
The brig and the ,nurderers arrived at Balti-
more some time since.
The model of Mr.. Waits new invented
Printing Press, is completed, and has receiv-
ed the approbst atom of all who have beheld it..
The bllckins Of the types, and the printing,
are performed by cylinders, which, with the
tvmpan ard frisket, are all operated BY ma
cnineiy, to which motion may be given by a
horse, by steam, or by water. The same pow
er can work several Presses. The only atten-
tention necessary is that of a lad to each Press
to place and remove the sheets. The appa-
ratus on scale for business, is expected to
be completed i'll a few weeks.--Boston rPal'
iadium.
Suppose in cases where the British courts
could not condemn an American vessel and
cargo, because they had broken no laSu, the
king of Eagland were to con6scate the whole
by special order, would our democrats hear
of such an act of infamous despotism with the
same complacency, they have heard OF similar
doings by His Imperial Majesty of Frahce
Such accounts Of Napoleon donot appear even
to restrain their good wishes for him tor a SIM
| gle moment.-ibm.
We have every reason to believe, that Ad'
miral Yorke's squadron was sent to convoy
the homeward bound China feet, and not &c
| come to America. Captain Livingston, OF the
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