Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-11-01

Thursday seventh of November, will be OBJ
.ayrad hv me members of the Protestant E
n;sc,pal Churches, at Philadelphia and New
York, as :. dav Of Thanksgiving to Almighty
God, for the fruits of the Earth, and all other
blessings oe his merciful Providence.
Whether or not our government is swayed
BY French influence, is point which cannot
from its nature be easily proved by direct tes-
tin,ony. All evidence Of such TACT would
OF course be concealed as carefully as posi-
bic. Circumstances, however, have OCCASION
ally given rise to very strong suspicious. a.
mone these is the similarity of sentiment OBJ
seryable in the ministerial prints oil the TWO
nations, ON MANY subjects. Our readers Will
recollect that some Of the government papers
IN this country have lately become strenuous
advocates for q naval establishment. This was
matter of establishment even to some OF their
own party Now hear what the Paris Monl-
teur SAYS on this very subject: the remarks
are introduced by, way of comment on toast
given here on the fourth of July last, i'll which
u wish was expressed that our Navy might be
augmented.
.sThen it is (says the Moniteur) that Anne
RIGA will be truly power, her citizens cease
to be impressed, her flag to be violated, and
her commerce subjected to the arbitrary taxes
Of the court of London. Thirty Sail OF the line,
and thirty figatcs, would render her state
of high consideration; and thirty sail OF the
line aud thirty frigates, will cost her trade less
than the endorsements oil every description
to which it is subjected by England. II good
citizen If vdmericG OUGHT to Uote any sum,
and make every sacrifice, to obtain thirty sail
of the line and thirty lrigates, or else renounce
his independence, and submit again to the
iron yoke of England, as before the year one
thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight
This is precisely the language used here Tor
some time past, in many respects. 1t is per-
haps little more explicit in declaring the
purpose for which Navy is wanted: this is,
not to resist the encroachments OF every ma
ton, not to protect our flag in the pursuit. oil
lawful commerce to all parts Of the world
no,--we want Navy to resist England atone,
and to aid the Great Napoleon in her subjuga-
ton Thus the truth is fairly spoken. flour
Government is entirely clear Of French Inhu-
ence, they will not of course consider them
selves bound by these instructions in the
French official Gazette, but act as they may
believe the welfare of the country requires.
Federalism no racti1n.
A New-York Democratic paper, in calling
meeting of his associates, thus addresses
them:
"It is hoped the republicans of the wards
will be punctual and spirited Oh the occasion,
and once more rouse the dormant spirit OF re-
publicanisn, boldly 10 stem the torrent OF G.
very opposition whether OF faction OK jede-
raiism."
The " faction here mentioned is neither
nnbre nor less than a subdivision of the rehab-
bean party; but whether of the old or new
school, we cannot say. The exclusive friends
ofthe people in New-York scramble for Of
fee with as much eagerness as their neigh
bors in Pennsylvania, although they do not APP
pear as yet TO have branched into seslinaries
and classes : perhaps they have no such able
teachers as Col Doane and DR.. Lcib to init
ate them in the nezv system.
We are informed that young Apples, suf-
hcicntly large to cntice the eager appetites of
children, are now growing In garden In this
town. So far we are ahead OF the Charles
ton folks, who had, by the last accounts from
that city, nothing more than blossoms
,Erfracs Qfa letter from Londonderry, dated
.dusust ID, 1911.
Our haxseed markets closed this season,
at the very low prices, say, Philadelphia, "a