Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-02-22


Z. That !" in the gross amount, as well as
in the annual expenditure, the army has been,
more expensive than thenavy;" the expences
of the, former averaging 100000 dollars per
annum more than the latter, although the
ships of war have been Arrays victorious In
action, while the army has not: and, there
fore, that Navy is the eheatest defence of
the nation.
s. That experience has proved that no for
tifcations, however formidable, can prevent
the passage OF a hostile feet. This is amply
proved, iorinstance, BY the successful passage
fthe British through the Dardanelles few
years ago, and their threatening Constantine
pie, in defiance of uncommonly strong forte
fcations.
9. That it is out of our power to support
the enormous expence to fortify all our har-
bors, even if that would afford efficient pro-
lection.
10. That The annual expence of properly
supporting even our present Notifications
garrisons, &c. will be six millions of dollars.
white, the annual expence of - seventy-fours
md 20 fri5ates would he four millions FIVE,
hundred thousand dollars leaving balance
in favor ofnayal defence OF Sl,500,O00
IL That the expences of the military pre-
al e. tba
mount to So,ooo,ooo of dollars being five mil
lions six hundred thousand doll rs more thar
would be sufficient to build and suhhort tos
one gear tzveatyofve sepentyJours and Jorty
1trigatcs.
10 That IL seventy tours and 20 frigates
would compose force fully equal to any which
ne British could ever keep on this station
and that by our taking possession of Halifax
Great Britain would be compelled TO employ
at least triple that Eumbe in this service in
order to have squadron constantly engaged
in it because their vessels would be obliged
70 SO to Europe for supplies, sc. and return
ior mutual relief, which Mr.. c. contends
would be very serious Inconvenience to her
at present, when she has SO many points to
defend.
IS That We NAV hereafter come into COLI
sion with France, or some other power, or b;
forced to protect our trade against Wcst-Inl
dia pirates.
IA. That so far from navies having destroy
ed the liberty Of republics, they lost one
without losing the other, of which instances
arc given. Lastly,
Is That the British Navy, instead of being
the ruin of the nation, is in fact her only pre-.
server from foreign invasion.
This is a hasty outline of the speech Of one
who ranks with the party in power. Let every
REPUBLICAN who reads it say, whether this
sketch alone is not sufficient to convince him
of the impropriety Of denouncing Naval Es-
Enlistment
It's said that Dr. Logan was the person who
declared that the French Directory in 'es did
actually contemplate sending a military force
to this country. Our readers will recallect
that Mr. Stanford mentioned this fact in Con-
grsss several weeks ago, but refused to give
his authority for the statement. 1t will also
be recolected that Mr.. Stanford was opposed
to the war against France in es, and that he is
opposed to the war against England now, or
the ground that we had more cause for War
then than we have new. His conduct on the
present occasion is marked by consistency
seldom found among the disciples of demo
cracy.. The views of Mr.. S. appear to be those