Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-08-02

protection. With the like unriehteous
views, the conquest of f. Florida will be
undertaken; and this by the very men.
who for so many years have been raising a
hue and cry against Great Britain for ak
ing the surrender, aud on refusal, for tax
ing the Danish fleet, to prevent its falling
(as it would Immediately have fallen) into
the hands of her implacable and formidable
enemy. The British at war for their ex-
istence, took from the Danes some twenty
vessels of war--and the rulers of the Unit
ed States while we are at peace with oil the
world, under flimsy pretence of title,
seize one Spanish province, and without
even that pretence, or any other which will
bear the light, appear to be preparing to
seize and by force of arms to take posses.
sion of another. But the taking of East
Florida will coincide with and render more
complete, the grand object of the projected
war with Great Britain, the putting a., end
to all commerce and intercourse Nth the
British dominions, in correspond ence with
the French emperor's system for Destroy
ing the only power which can ciIectnally
control his march to universal empire
BY taking possession of East.Florida,
whose waters unite with those OF the II.
States, they will prevent the renewal of
that trafIick which during former arbitrary
restrictions imposed by Congress on our
commerce, was so advantageously carried
on by the citizens of Georgia. British
vessels entered the Spanish harbours adia-
cent to St. Mays, and there received the
cotton for which the Georgians SO much
wanted market.
Another most important object and eff
feet of the projected war WILDE the cutting
oil all supplies of grain, rice, -four, beef,
pork and Ash from Spain and Portugal;
for whose calamities inflicted BY the French
emperor, our rulers manifested no sympa-
thy but on the contrary, they and their
genuine adherents appeared TO anticipate
with pleasure the subiugation of those
countries by the universal tyrant and
which has been hitherto prevented by the
great and efrectual assistance of Great. Bril-
tain. Our sagacious patriots, with Messrs.
Jefferson and Madison at their head, have
formerly believed that the United States,
by Withholding their supplies of provisions,
could produce famine in the British do
minions in Europe and the West indies;
and / do not know that experience has yet
cured them of this folly. Be this as it ma y,
they undoubtedly suppose that Spain and
Portugal, for several years the theatres Of
most destructive war, ravaged by the
French armies and unavoidably much ex-
hausted by their brave defenders, will bo
incapable of further resistance, If supplies
frr he Init he ,stLL Ill
French cruizers have already captured and
destroyed our vessels laden with provisions
and destined to the ports of Cadiz and Lis
bon and those captures as we'll Sc other
the most horrible French outrages on our
neutral rights, find jealous advocates
among the adherents of our administra-
ton.
Thus it appears that war with Great
Britain is calculated to produce all the eff
fects which the French emperor could dee
sire, in the full expectation that it will has
ten her downfall, and at the same time, re-
duce the u. States to beggary, and leave
them defenceless prey to his Unsuitable
ambition. Such subserviency to the views
of France of which have in the course of
these addresses given ample proofs, is, as
it respects Mr.. Madison in particular, now
confirmed by Robert Smith, late secretary
of state, in his pamphlet just published in
vindication ofhis resignation. And if
great majority ofthe people continue their
blind confidence in their rulers, (Mr.
Madison and his partizans, with MIR. JEFF
ferson at their head, such will be the fatal
result of the measures they have planned
and will pursue.
TIMOTHY PICKERING.