Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-06-26


| and order must have satisfied you, 4d
yonr own reason only been consulted, that
| the imputations contained III the speech,
could have no foundation, except III tie
minds of interested and oficious individu-
ais. enemies to the honor and prosperity
Of the metropolis, and unworthy OF ycar
Excellency's patronage and confidence.
The Senate have no recollection OF any
precedent since the period Of our colonia!
depender,.e that can justify an executive
dcnunciatiou against any pcaceablc as
! scmbly of the citizens. We are sensible
that this species of inyecti:e was fami-
liar expcdient with some royal Governors,
thc use Of which " compelled some OF
them to exile themselves and to sPehd
the residue of their mournfui days IN To-
,, reign climes." o..
While we lament the tendency OF this
unfortunate proceeding to iniiame the sin-
rit of party, and to produce more than a.
nv other measure or occurrence, the evils
which your Exceiiency Processes to de-
plore, we still persuade ourselves that the
ayericved citizens OF the metropolis will
listen to no dictates but those ofreasOn
and of moderation. The sentiments eX-
pressed by them upon public measures are
not confined to themselves, but have viz
tually received the sanction of great por-
ton of the people of this commonwealth,
as demonstrated in their eleetions-and
we believe but one opinion will exist upon
the subject when further experience shall
have confirmed and extended the destrue-
tive effects (already felD Of the present
system OF policy upon the agriculture as
we'll as upon the commerce OfOur country.
We most sincerely concurwith your Ex-
cellency in your sentiments upon the dan
gers inciilent to theiadnIsence Of partyspi-
rit, * in the wishes you express to colciiiate
the parties which now exist in the Conn
monwealth. We know that the majority
must govern, that we have no refuge from
the temporary evils incident to every 60
vernment, but in the SUPPORT OF the Fed
eral & state Constitutions. & that the pre-
sent critical posture fpubiic affairs impos-
es upon us the necessity ofpreparation to
defend our common Country with UNDIVIDED
energy in the event Of war: and if your
E.celIcncy is Of opinion that the inhibi-
ton of the right Of the citizens to convene
and declare their sentiments upon the
measures of Government. and that the re-
moyal from Office of all who have the
misfortune to differ from your Excellency
in their political creed, or that any other
system of prescription will conduce to the
attainment of these desirable ends, it is
certainly competent to you to pursue that
course which your long experience, and
knowledge of mankind, may suggest to be
the most eligible and discreet; bat should
this new experiment fail, and produce con-
sequences the reverse of those which are
contemplated by your Exccllency, we shall
have the melancholy consolation Of re-
tlecting that for these consequences We
arc not responsible.
.Nessrs. Lam. und Turner, Editors Of the
.Nezc- TorL; Gazette and General .adrer-
tiScr.
SIRs,
Having observed in your paper of yes
terday, statement of the meeting Of the
United States ship United States, off Cape
Henry, with his Britannia Maiesty's ships
the Eurydice and Atalante, Gin an extract
of a letter, from on board his Majesty's
sloOp Atalante. dated June 10, 1910 am
induced from its incorrectncss, in some
particulars, to furnish you with the fol-
lowing account.
Sc On the 9Th Of June, at 10 A. NJ. the
frigate United States got under way frc8l
Hampton Roads, and made sail for sea,
with the wind light from the westward.
At g p. Nj. it became almost a calm at
a light breeze sprung up from S. S. e.
at half past squally with rain and hail;
and at i p. nj. we had not yet passed
Cape Henry. when we discovered over
the land in the S. E. quarter, two ships
of war either lying by under their topsails
ONLY. or AT anchor with them I'D. At this