Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-21
From the BosroN CHRONICLE.
TO Dapid Eyerstt, Es

TO OaDld GUsrstt, Esq.
S1R-A paper purporting to bea T" French
State Paper" signed by the Duke de Galore
was published in the Boston Patriot In June
last Almost every real republican IN the u
nited States, Immediately on the appearance
or this publication, pronounced 1t to be an o.
dious and insidious attempt to bring into dis
credit the government of France. In England
II has been without hesitation already impqt-
ed TO the Vaccinations oftAe British ministry,
as will be perceived By reference to an extract
from a late London paper, published In the
last Chronicle. To you 1t is most undoubt-
edly known from whence this pretended
State Paper" came, and to whom the lmposl-
ton which has been practised upon you is to
be imputed. The public have right to ex-
pect from you an explanation In relation to
this matter-as well as In regard TO the MUS
tice done to the views OF the French emperor,
as to the necessity of exposing the intrlgues
of England. What makes it the more partl-
cularly desirable that the public should be put
in possession of all the facts touching this IN
tricue, is that the remarks which you, have
heretofore made on this important State Pa
per-" are somewhat calculated to convey the
opinion that you hold it to be authentic.
YORKTOWN.
rive publish the above note CT our CORES
pondeAt from principle of justice-lf the
paper" alluded to be a forgery, the go
vernment of France is wronged>; II 1t be ge-
nuine, the evidence should be given, that cal
culations and differences may be drawn &C
cordingly f-Ea. Chron.
Remarks 2fthe Editor ofhe Boston
Patriot.
To say nothing of the impertinent folly OF
Yorktown's calling on the Editor in the name
of the public, to disclose the bearer, or VIII
ter, OF an imposition" as he chooses to call
it, while he hides himself behind fictitious
name--it is rather intrusive to assume the
functions Of a French minister, and enter
complaint in behalf of his imperial and royal
highness against the Editor, when he has Of
Tended no law of the land. Those who con-
slider the will of the emperor as law, are well
come to his thanks for their loyal inclination,
If they can get them-but they should not be
too hasty in condemning contraband articles
ill they are better informed in the Napoleon
code.
The emperor requires men of sense and in
formation for his service in every department.
The Editor OF the Patriot pay him bet
ter compliment Oh this subject than the writ
ers in the Chronicle and manv other papers
both republican and federai-He and his &C
credited ministers have too much sense to de-
n,and from whence this pretended state pa
per came"
Had " Yorktown known as well as many
others. how hard it was to persuade the Editor
to publish or suppress any thing, against his
own deliberate judgement, he would not have
made the futile attempt. II he or any other
man, thinks this to be one of the cases where
the public interest requires that reasons should
be given On compulsian, let him show his face
and try the experiment. Our ANONYMOUS
scribblers, who choose to amuse themselves
and the public by writing on subjects on which
they know nothing, have enough before them.
The state paper in question was given as text
believed to be genuine on mature reflection.
They may comment upon 1t as they choose
and SO will the Editor.