Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-04-29
From the .Ns,c-Yorl; Erening Post.

RopHIGN AFFAIRs.-Notwlthst eve.
rv arrival since autumn has brought nothing
hut information the most discouraglng from
France without affording one ray OF hope to
any rational mind, vet SO infatuated still IS a
great portion of tie American peopIc that
thew continue iuseas blindly partial to the
French, as ever: even though they daily see
then Kill not 6eiiepe'' Here and there soil
tary individual renounces his opinion, and de-
clares he cannot possibly SO any turthef, with
his party, but the majority OF the community
seem to be lust as e stedfAst and lmmovea-
BILE" in democracy and French politics as
ever. D. Look at the elections that are past !;
thew will be found to have ended very much
as they did last wear : aid if any change IS Ell
fectet in this state, it must be set down, not
so much 20 salutaIy change OK opinion as to
mere local and temporary CAUSES. IL must DC
admitted that the iove IF Office, and the ex-
pecta,ion of standing the best chance by
Joining those VINO have Office at their disposal,
does much. Ever since Mr.. Jefferson, cor
rup,ed and destroyed the morals OF the COM
muni,v, by sitting UP distinctions OF party,
and dividing the people into scc,s, the one to
be the subject of rewards, the other OF &C
cursed prescriptions by the government, has
the country been has. ening headlong to oes,
truction. Patriotism is unknown lmmed-
ate private advantage is the only motive that
sways French emisSaries swarm! among US;
French presses are every where supported
and encouraged, and ire have quietly resigned
ourselves up the prey Of foreign intrigue.
Language f!ags in the attempt to pourtray
French enormities, which thicken upon US
in proportion to Their seryile submission with
which we receive them. 1t IS but two days
since we were told by the Fox, the latest ar
rival, that the emperor far from resembling
his DEGREES, had only ordered them to be pro-
secuted with renewed yigor. That instead OF
agreeing to restore the American property
seized under his last decree, ON the pretcnce
of reprisal for our non-intercourse act alter
that act had been repealed, which MT. Maol-
son officially declared he should restore, or at
least agree to restore as preliminary to eve
~ thing else, and that unless he dld, no pro-
clamaticn should issue, instead, say, OF MS
restoring or agreeing to restore this property
at some future dav, il has been long ago con-
iscated, sold, and the proceeds placed In the
treasury; and we are informed that ali the
other property which the presidents procia-
nation has aided him in Selling since the
first of tovember, is to share the same Fate.
Even the American vessels which sailed un-,
der his own special licences, signed with his
own hand, and sold in the market at upwards
Of two thousand dollars a piece, are, not"lth-
standing, also seized and sequestered tor con-
domination, no distinction being made. -
Burn, sink and destroy, are the orders given
his priyateers, Barn, sink ard destroy ererp.
.9mcrican uessei you meet with OF the high
seas" are the orders and this our admins
tration calls municipal regulation, with WHICH
VIC have 10 concern.
While such q destructive piratical warfare
IS waged against us BY France; while the
scourge is hourly applied, until it has nearly.
reached our vitals while we bleed at every
pore and daily bleed ai:esh, with what lndlS-
nation do We witness the official paper at
Washington, calmly endeavorlng to direct
the attention of the nation to cold discussion
of the law of blockade with Great Britain
The editor has devoted column to the sub
lect and it hardly need to be added that the
object is to divert our views from Trance,
fix them on England, and induce us to come
to an immediate and open rupture with her.
Great Britain, he represents, as sending mi
mister here, in the person Of Mr.. Foster, to
ade, the right to impress her seamen, and the
right to continue her orders in council all Of
which he has sufficiently misrepresented, and
he concludes thus:
Z" If ings should eventuate as we appre-
bend (and we have no pleasure in contempla-
ting the prospecD it SoW be far the teotte IF
the United States, speaking through their de-
legates, to ncrue the e,reeutipe arm, and en-
force vigorously the present non-lmportation,
or substitute .tor it some measure more conso-
nant TO the feelings y'the ration 20
Dyes: by all means. Let the people nerve
the executive arm against England; let US
have immediate war with her, and an alliance
with France, who loves US; the emperor
swears he loves us, he swears he loves the A.
americans dearly, and that he will protect our
commerce. Let us then enter into an alli-
ance with him against tie English without de-
Law. lfyou hesitate on account OF his unln-
terrupted captures and robberies, you will
find, fyou read the Aurora, that you are en-
tirely mistaken in your view of the matter.---
Hear Duane on this point (and who more Ca