Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-08-08
from fle EZnlted States Gazetfe.

reputation OF our navy anu tneet SoFoei'itY
for the editor's hreSeRt fayorlte and hero Gem
modore Rogers. The patriotic editor OF that
most pure paper is very angry at some people
| for expressing their fears for the commodofe' :
/ safety; and threatens them with popular III
| dignation for daring to be CONCERNED iqr him
NOBODY must presume to have any anxiety
| fer our navy, but our two great men far no.
bile Binns and Duane--formerly Duane
! and Binns--as if the whole squadron really
belonged to these worthless, and were manned
exclusively their relations For US, moor
/ lorr,qcans, VIC have 10 right to teci either
hopes or fears, for its success and safety-no
| federalists or federal paper, in nay knowlege,
has ever uttered syllable against the gallan-
try of our little navy, or the courage and no.
nor of its oficers--on the contrary they have
| been the themes oil constant and sincere praise,
j accompanied with regret that suca Hercu-
/ lean tasks are imposed upon them.
The. same Aurora, however, was not always
so anxious for the honor and character OF the
American navy, or It's officers. When they
were engaged in couAict with Republican
France, that darling object OF Dnane's adora-
ton their courage then WAS treated with con-
tempt, and furnished with falsehood-then
tliumphs reprobated and scorned; and their
victories denominated murders. HE gallant
TRuxroS, who has carried our naval glory
far beyond any other man, was treated as a
vile, cowardIv assassin; nay, strange to tell,
this very commodore Rogers, " the gallant
oSScer'' of Duane at this time, was then viii
fed and held up to public hatred and derlslon,
in every form of newspaper paragraph--yes,
by this same aurora.
I beg leave now to give you some extracts
from this pure scarce OF political truth and
consistency, to prove my first position, that IS
the contempt and c4lumny with which the ex-
plots of our navy were treated, when e2erted
against France-I will then furnish you with
the paragraphs that particularly regard COM
modete Rogers; protesting against adopting
or Recommending to any thing bat scorn, the
vile SANDERS upon either.
Would it not be a useful task for some man
of leisure to turn over the files OF the Aurora
for '9S and '99, and occasionally give ELEGANT
EXTRACTS on the right OF opposing ali laws
and government, Sc.--upon the liberty OF the
Dress, speech, Seas for Bmns, he is safe
from such attacks, TOR he scas nok then lnlf10rt-
ed-Lucky dog
The capture of the French frigate Insur-
pente,is thus announced In the
.4urora, March lth. 1899.
0Oficial acyices have been received by our
government of the capture OF the French fri
gate Insurgente. Although the captain of the
Constellation acted III strict conformity with
his orders. we still believe that France viii
not obige England SO far as to be taken in by
even this effect Of British intrigue.
On the 18th of March the Aurora publishes.
detailed account of the action as given by
commodore Truxton; yet in direct contra
diction to it, has the audaclty to publish the
following calumny IN the
aurora, March 18th.
i" The French sailors on board the Insur-
oente were leaning on their elbows, adpliring
the beauty of the Constellation, while their OF.
6cers hailed her as friend they were an
swered by broadside from battery Of TWEEN
ty-tour FOUNDERS double shotted-And the
president is gone content to pray and fast at
Braintree."
Same hater
t" The president of the United States, we
hear, left town without ceremony or parade>
ON Tuesday he must feel infinite delight at
three recent circumstances, his own nonina-
ton Of Mr.. Murray to promote peace; capt.
Truxton's efforts in the same way and the
proclamation for solemn fast and prayer, so
perfectly consistent with 5oM."
March l6th
A correspondent requests you Will have
the charity TO publish immediately list of all
the shops in the United States where the best
rouge is sold, in order that every tale faced
subject may purchase quantity to give their
cheeks a courageous appearance, lest any
person looking hale might be run through the
body on lan,i, as it was at sea lately, for the
beinous crime of being hate faced. For my
own partI have crimson countenance, there
fere Can say--who's afraid ?--yours, &c.
llareh l8th.
The Joy manifested at the island OF St.
Kits on the arrival of the Insurgente frigate,