Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-02-21
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TRURSDAY, FEBRUARY 81.

1RCKSDul, FEDho AM 80
R, por, says Monsieur Serurrier has COM
menced his diplomatic career b. commune
eating TO our government the orders OF the
French emperor, iuterdic.ins our trade
with Spain and Portugal
The Democratic Press considers it H.
bsieus to say that the addition OF so per
cent On the present duties would cause
Smuggling, and render it common and no.
uorab!e. If the expression of correct o.
pinitn be k5eh'auS, what epithet sh.,i be
applied to the creature who could forse a
| letter from VIM. Goblet? A letter pur-
porting to have been written by HIM was
published last fall in the Democratic Press,
in which, among other things, C0boett Is
made to say that one of The means used by
the BRUSH, to prevent the eDcrease OF ma
Hut2ctures in this country was by ciandes-
,ins.y setting them on fire. This letter was
r-Dupi.shrd IN several of the democratic
papers as eenaine. The ed,or OF the Press
was publicly accused Of the forgery, and,
if silence be acknowlcds cement, contest It.
Such conduct We Will not say is on level
.i,h Duane it is below even that detests'
alr character. VIVA. shall BE said OF one
CAPABLE Of such a deed? His soul must
have been made in hei! /; and if its corpo-
real image which bears it about here on
earth b. ,ol,rable resemblance, sin would
envy lis aspect OF high-r horror, and the
,F;.igbtrd furi~s would a. trembling from
v,sage more hideous shaa their own.
Bat, 70 the poiat. There is 40 country
where smuggling can be pursued win 50
much facility as in ours; none Wife de-
re,,ion would be more IS ,uI.. Oar mer-
chap,, have been honorable, i-ss perhaps
on account of .heir public siriue than The
so,allnsss Of temptations. I've temptation
GREAT, the means easy and the r'sca- sma's,
mrn of all parties will resort 70 tn rD@ins
of proht. The merchants OF !esa capital
will first engage ia it, and those ct h'sotr
standing will he obliged 20 engage in 1t, or
cease 10 d, bue; nees. oucn will Dc the ~
ev;r,hle result, If hsavv addlUoah duties
should be laid. We have heard notnlng o.
sh. bill since it was reported 10 the hous-
nor do we know with what per centase I'D
v,lorsn n, It was conte mplated to hd the
blank but if, a. has been reported, tsrg'
ADDITIONAL dutles are laid, We r-Peat THAI
,b- repenue zriR decrease, and smuggling
MIL became cemmoH and hsnoro6le.
Authentic letters from New-Or!eans' o.
January 18th, state tina, NJ 2bile is still n pos
session of the Spaniards; bat the citizens Of
The town and vicinity re use to obey the orders
oi.se Spanish commandant, alleging that the
President 0 the United States having promis'
Cd n Drc,sct them in their liberty, property
and r-si..ion, they will be true and faithful III
their ale glance 70 the United States.
we hsrs so accounts from Mobile direc'
70 the III. alt. at which time nothing extraoS'
i,nary had happened. Col. Gushing, with the
,re ,os on board tn. gun-5oats, arri'eh at MO
bile on the ID inst pass d the foft without
interruption, and anchored abeSe the town.
where icy lay ON sse 9Th, without having
,sud,d any of the srossps 1smediately On 1as