Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-11-27
From the Boston Gazette.
THE STATE OF WAR In Rus
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Although. at the present moment
Of public anxiety, when doubts q alp,
prehensions perplex the mind. and
expectation fingers without reiiet, 1t
isunwise and even craelto raise false
hopes yet it is no less criminal 10
suppress those which might be real
sonabIy iadulged.-I.andible mere =
dulitv. and cautious reception OF ia
yorab.e reports, ought, in justice
tn he extended to those ola contrary
tendency. resting on no better ioun-
dation. OF this last kind, is the let
ter SO extensively circulated, said 10
be from an intelligent Bostooian'
passenger on board the Lark. IL Is
altogether predicated on the susW,,
eisus article in the Monsieur: anu
therefore it deserves not even tie
name of document. being the "nere
shadow of shadow" At most IL
is the ipse di;rit ofau apparent! pre-
iutliced individual, in direct contra
dictien 10 facts as it pretends 10
state general distrust in ! ns'aho
Of the measures of the Russian 60
rernnest. at tho very moment 'hs'
the unerr;ng Barometer OF CONNER,
cial intercourse. Showing the rape
and still increasing ame!ioratIon oil
the course OF Exchange. indicates
the progressive rise OF pubic conh-
deuce. Ii is true that England IL
not free from the locusts Matched by
tee application Of Gallo heat. from
those volunteers slaves. who are proud
TO wear the tinselled livery of the
InDerial Corsiean, and whose ten
der sy,nps;.iss vihrAtc in uaisoo with
the aurora. Waiss, Chronicles" y
ether transatlantic yermin: these OF
coarse will seize with avidity on
every refuse which may serve for
the banquet Of their gracious master:
aud they will rather doubt the Ges-
pei. than siasie word in that mon
strous eompouH' of fiction aud dis
tcrtion of facts, knows by the name
OF French Bulletins T.; but the think
inc, and, may say. honest men IN
Great Britain as we'll as here, who
seek for information themselves, are
not so easily. persuaded to shrink
from imaginary victories. or to weep
at imaginary defeats. They know
fro,n the diplomatic correspondence
between the courts o!ihul'eries and
ST. Petershurgh, and from the 'sit'-
tube Of defiance assumed at the time
BY Russia, that this latter power has
no. been ineritGjty compelled TO on
gage a powerfal adversary without
adequate resources, commensurate
preparations. and correspondent re-
solution to perseyere in The contest.
They know from the saalessnrce that
even the treaty OF Ii!sit, 50 much
blamed because so much misunder-
stood, was salutary measure, a
wise expedient to gain time, anu "A
positive political advantage obtainea
al the expenee Of France. independ-
ent Of maay other considerations
which tend to justify it. but which
do not come within she scope OF the
present discussion. They also know,
from the proclamation Of Alexander,
issued at Drissa, that the fate Of
Moscow would not be the fate Of the
Empire; that the possession Of Chs
ancient capital OF Russia, wou!d BY
no means insure the successful ca
rees of the enemy. por command sub
mission from tie supposed vanquish-
ed. who. in yielding II. would only
pre;raet a determination, so often
wished, to fellow with firmness the
system originally adonfed.
So far from Responding. there is
every reason to hope the best resnll
from the present posture of things in
that quarter 1t would be unjust
and IN grateful to doubt the prowess
ofthe Russians. and The integrity Of
their sovereign, atierso noble, and I
may say matehless retreat exhibited
90 the world. and SO many gigantic
sacrifices voluntarily made. with a
view to prospective and final bene-
CT. Complicated aud prodigious, as
is the power OF Bonaparte. in gain
ing, as we'll as in inventing an i'm
posing train Ofbriliiant achievements,
he has not yet been able to satisfy
any impartial man, any one who has
not been sworn TO worship ard adore
him, as being iacallible, omuipo,
text. and supnrminen:," that lie
has obtained any single advantage
over the Russian ariaies but What
was resigned to him from motives of
pulley. and what amounts only TO
tic privilege of advancing further
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