Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-11-18

tn1nks AL luS PiSs -,
NAV excite come interest M the readers
of the politics of. the day. The passage
,nnears to have been extracted from all
official maaifesto of the French govern,
ment, as long ago as the year lsoe' anu
shews with what perseverance theffeh:"
usurper pursues his plans. II was bal"
at that time, by one OF his MI ls'e's'
that it should be considered IS the Pc
li,ical code of France" "Rpssia shoult
be divided into two separate Kingdoms
The seat Of one should be at Moscow
the other at St. Petersburgh. bf this
plan, Russ1i will not excite jealousy g
mong its neighbors. Whatever may oe
the value afthis speculation, which sus-
pested at this moment, is only an opnl'
on more or less plausible; yet, Hher
considered with respect to he fHture' II
will appear that it is so far iiom deserV-
ing to be taken for zyiid conjecture, that
it certainly will be ONE DAY REALISED.
When We see the giant st:ldes OF the
ussfarf Corsican towards the gaoi OF MS
desires, we cannot but BIO alarmed is'
the safety of our beloved country, We
leok upon the placing of Bernadotte OF
the throne Of Sweden, as one OF the INKS
of The great political chain, as shoulo ne
iein the French and attack Russia On
one side whue the French do on the O.
Their, it would require re great degree
of sapscitv 70 foretell the result
Weeshoud LIKEWISE look with ]ca
lous eye on the Gailic.Tyrant, when we
perceive his consistency in his political
desires. We cerliinly know that turlnE
the last peace with Grcat Britain, nc hss
an intention Of landing IN army IN Lou
siana uHder the present crown P'inc
Of Sweden, & openly declared he couId
depend upon his adherents in this conn-
try, as should they not meet his eX'
pecta,ions he couiG ertose them -
He had feet of merchantmen ready
to transport his troeps, and even all ihe
American ships in his ports were put In
equisition-thsnks be to heaven, the
war with Great Britain 10 whicn she was
Involved put stop to his designs and
these of INTERNAL TRAITORS.
FROM THE PLATTsBURGH REPUBLICAN,
"He that is 6orn TO BE- hung, zvN ne0rr
be shot"
This old adage I do not recolle't a.
ever having seen applied IN cases Of IN
minen, danger, except III the following
Instance:
IL the late battle at B'ownstown, in
the company under the c""nmehd oi cap
tain Baker, which was in front II the Ell
gagement, after the caPts.n and nearly
one half of his men were either = .ie4 ~
wounded, the COMMAND devoiv, d on the
non -commissioned offisers, who 1t ap-
pears felt all the importance of their 81.
tuaton. The .ho, from the English IN
their entertainments, and from the IT.
disns iE ambush, comps led the Arerl-
cans to act for instant victory: and at
this critical iuEctuc enc Of the nen-cc'n-
missioned officers, with that ardor which
deserves better rank, inspired bis CON-
YaGss with more than usual courage, by
exclaning--" Rush on! Ka@h OF the
.gaiio7Vs 4viH claim us righ!s %
For less than this marx Of cool and
determined bravery, Ju"ot wos raised
from drummer to ore Of tie first Ye-
ncrsls in the French army, which even
bis enemies allowed hin to merit.
The name Of the American hero is
Hell: he is now prisoner OF war at
Quebec. A. B,