Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-01-14
From tie United States G0zette.

IL wish tor more iuthtrOus SUBJ, Ct lb..
is furnished ny the it.-uuciinns Of oar On +
vernmgnt, during tie LIST summe Z. t.,,st
minister at Paris, cnunastrd wit! ,h- NE, s
sures finally sdoilrd up"n the very ,Dr, $
TO which those instructions fti;t,. &,,i
ene, unacqualr,: q with the maca,. MI
which III. game was T" h~ 2iayvd, v"ul5b.1
led to b, Ii, We, from Mr.. Secretary Sa,il,,
letters of June and July is, TO Gs.. Am.
strong, ,ha' cur 3oV>rnm~R. were abs 80
max, a stand against to. '"bbe,rs ,nd ia.
suits of France. The language used in ,>
Secretary's dispatches, WAS SO trulv al
cordant with American feelings, and 5. a,
pfopriate to tho outrages Which we wcrr,x
pcriencins, tina; any one, TO, 10 the sro.c,
could hardly fail to sspPoss tina, !, ~
re ally meant to be in earnest. itmus: d,
re ked, however, that those 6ig susrl,
were addressed, nor TO the grea, prince a
plundrrers, but to orr minister, genera
Armstrong, who may, for aught wc taou.
have been cautioned agairs, letting te
mighty emperor Anow ,hat such unk1a
and unsubmIssive language had been made
use 81 Tor we 90 aot ind, by the docu.
mcnts published, tina, any Thing OF the scu
was communicated 10 the French cou.
Very probsty those d-spasches were i-
tended mc,civ for the ed tcation OF GU.
gross and The amusement Of the ps ople &
las Uaited States and not TO Ineei ihe re
or 10 offend The ear OF Naroieos the great
But 10 show how admirably ~tR our eys.
cu.ive can imit.tr the language at rsal Il.
sentiment and just indignation, wr are ccsr
strained to make few extracts from h.
Smiths letters, respecting ,hoar frcnc.
plumbers which were pcvpetrated under &.
prsecnce Of rep,lssi. For champs, ua!x
date Of June 5'h, he says:
J 81 c%nao, :"Fbsar i..io!E,ins rou, that's
high Indignation is ri, ., thr i'resid NJ Il
wSlI as b. the public, at tbs act OF vioirrs
on our rop'rv and OF the entGpe. h'Shs
the Language md in III ,Eaitcr OF ike lsHM
oil the duke OF Cados."
4 gain, O. .Ne 5sh OF July, upen the sans
| subject, he whites thus 10 Our mlnstcr.
You have presented in such juss CO
lors, the enoymiiy 81 His outr. &c, 'iaat {!
have only to signify ~ YOU, t,a, the Press
dent entirely approves the step THAI has be,a
taken by YOU, &c."--' lie ins,ructs yo,.
particularly 10 max the French goyas,
| mrnl sensible OF the deep impressions mat.I
htre, BY so signal ar aggression On II.
principles e .j.isssr and sos6 fa,t&, asAa to
demand every repatriation oE which ihe c.x
is susceptibie.''
Now al this is as it should be, so far q
mere words cen go. But was the thu,
ever done !: Was the demand for repss,.
ton ever made Nothing of the sor, ~.
pears by the documents published. xte
was made, why was not compliance &c.
sisted on, previous 10 issuing PROCLAIM
ton declaring that France has csssnd 70
violate our neutral rights, wilAe "so sissd
an dg.eyession' remains unatoped, and eve,
unapoogisrd for! How do the bIas,eriss
staggering actors Of state tragedy accom-:
to the people for SO signal an incoasiseeocS3
BIZ, we must quote one other passas:
from the letter ot,he s;h JULY.
IF is be noe the PURPOSE Of re Frsa.a
government 70 remove eU-Yy iaeo of lrie:ta
y adjustment with the u. St1ts il wnl..
seem impossible but that reconside .ati4,
OF this vioent proceeding mas; Ies>! te a &.
dress OF it, as preliminary to a general n,
commodation OF the diRereac.s 5csweof
the two countries"
To every word of this all the psorse VII
say amen. And yet, such was the esser
ness Of our Impartial administration 70 10.
vv,ve the non. intercourse agaa.: e.. Brtse
that this Indispensable preliminary has bees
entirely ovsEio' ked, and without 20 e1sa
as an apology from France, nav aoaer &C.
itera,ed ard Accommodated ins,,l,s, we are
told by proclamation tia, France has cor
piled with our just demands, and as
therefore become entitled 70 iii Tx. ,saGx
ni''es incident to such compliance.
In she messaSc from the presiaess at u:
opening OF the session Of Congress we Gs4
that he has dismoUnted froa the stills up9s
which this grand parade Of words hs!
been made. The presidents +arssa.e i. !
state paper which esnno, be coac- Ned iroa