Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-05-18
!. g. But Gaul have we loved and Albion have

9. But Gaul have we loved and Albion have
we hated.
10. And decree shall be sent forth that our
ships shall not depart from our coast, and we
will get Us score and FIVE thousand and one
men of yalor, yea, mighty host, of such as
draw the sword, and we will say unto the men
of great possessions among us---come now,
lend us of thy goods, even eleven millions of
pieces of silver, and we will repay thee again,
with the usury also will we repay thee.
II. And we will make league with the
king of Gaul, and wage war with the king Of
Albion, and take his fenced cities near our
borders, and help the king of Gaul to destroy
him, as he hath said Then shall we be one
people and one family with great nation.
IL. And his counseIlors listened with open
mouths; and when he bad done speaking,
they applsuded him FOR his great wisdom, and
said with one voice, be it 500 James, accord
ing to thy words.
l3. SO he called the great Sanhedrirl to-
gether. and made his complaint unto them:
IA. And it came to pass about those days,
that experiments and wonders abounded in the
land; and certain cunning man made tale,
and suited it nicely to the views and the pro-
iects Of the governor of Columbia, and he
brought it unto him, saying what wilt thou
give me, and will unfold plot which shall
discom6t thine enemies forever?
Is. And he covenanted with him for fifty
thousand pieces of silver, for the heart of
James was set upon SO wonderful plot; so
the cunning man told him his story, and it was
sweet in his mouth, but in his belly was it bit
ter as gall
TO- James was humbugged.
II. Then the decree went forth saying to
all the officers fthe customs g2-57r-em, which
IS, being interpreted, @ grab me; aid the ships
could no more depart
10. And the books were opened for the
eleven million pieces of silver.
l9. Now the governors herald, who was
son of BeIial, fearing the money lenders would
be few, proclaimed deceifulIy in this wise
Get we up early, We men of Columbia,
and cast in your treasures, lest peradventure
ye be shut out, for many are those who
have come from far country to cast in large
ly, and while it is yet morning, the books may
be closed.
90. So the Columbians cast in their mite,
and 10 it was only one third of what was ask
ed for but as for those lenders from the far
country, visit not what is become of them
81. And when servant brought this news
to James, his countenance changed, and he
felt sick anG he said wberewithal shall now
destroy the king OF Albion, seeing there is no
money?
%. And while he was yet speaking there
came another servant, and said unto him, be-
hold the men Of the east have risen up to
choose them rulers, and they have communed
one with another, saying, We be grevously OPP
pressed by James and his followers; let US
now choose honorable men to sit in our coun-
ellis, of such as will relieve us of our burthens ;
and they have done SO, and have forsaken thee.
%. And the spirit of James, that was alrea-
dy humbled to the dust, could no more bear
such tidings, and he went into his chamber,
and refused to be comforted, and turned his
face against the wall, seven days.
Congress Of the United States.