Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-02-29
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her prosperity as accessory PlNe
ness of England He wo,,f bjH.,
sorry to see America crushed A. I Isa
or destroyed" (Here Mr.. WIN Me% it
the word "destroyed.") The tv.ys% sa'
tle,n&ll might repeat his words. !, net a
did not use the word DESTROYED ~ 'g Ss
a physical annihilation, yet he c - ,D''ssa
q war with England would nro So''s
to ADVERTISEMENTS to her a es'a
strength, her prosperity, and her r We
civilization. The honorable gentcma Dss'
the phrase Of : cohciiatory disDnsi. i'a' ystI
the regents speech attributed f. -, "
government IN It's transactions with e !, rhg|'
For his part, he was candid enough - ', MI
that he would bear more from An ~ to''a
from any other foreign country w'h c'
England could have any rclalions w; 1'9l
on this point might be erroneous ,r, o :.
confident that he possessed toward, Ni Uss
the fullest spirit OF Cancellation. T ,D'vFq
rabe gentleman farther remark u =" y, IH.
should have believed in the revoca,ion '"| ..
Berlin and Milan DEGREES, because :, VI
said they were repealed. Our charoe , a
America was, that she had been too 49,. sS..N
cent and too partial to France--;oo n.I1 f'9'
her opinions, aud too acquiescent in h.
crees. SO much did he differ from H. G'
ricans on this point, that he consdprsd '"
very notice of revocation itself Le VI
strongest testimony that they were not ,ory
cd. In what the honorable gentleman c,p
revocation, he saw the cIearest eyida,,.
re-enactment, and q proof Of the eyi,lsD.. ',
the spirit in which those DEGREES originated
He even conceived that he saw in that re,e.,
ton determined intention CT ubiIiuc by ,ss.
to the last extremity. # this revocation r.'
as sincere as it has been said TO be--ira:
deed existed * all, Why did not Amerjc, Nv,
duce the Instrument Itself? Why rot gh,R
distinctly, as she has ether state papersi ps
the fact was, that France only gave MOTTO,
ton, and that too conditional one. deprDa,,
upon two alternatives. The hon. cenen,,
totally distracted the condIionahty Of The h.
strument from its consideration bit he, Gbe
chancellor) could not What werethese con.
ditions That Great BRIAN shotld reyoks
her orders in council, and abandon what iscd
led her new system of blockade, or that Am
RIGA should Cause the independence Of her
fag to be respected: that Isl that Great BIZ
tain should abandon that system which vas
founded Oh the law of nations, and her own
immcmorial practice--because Great Hrilan
had adopted 10 new system of blockade, ba!
had adhered IA her old prlncipIes--to those
principles and maritime i1eiJlS. rl,;ph vera
the productive causes of her GREATNESS, AND
without adhcring to and asserting which sic
could no longer exist as an independent na-
ton. New words had been invented; -late'g
we had heard OF deuationalizng ships which
meant, suffering them 70 be visited by us up
on the ocean but if Great Britain IS to Ot
hindered from visiting and searching Amerl
can ships on the high seas according to ne
recognised and legitimate rights, then lntee'
should we cease to be the nation that We hav
been
Whatever may be the opinion cn!ertai1o
by different parties, certainly neither the 1T
gents speech Tor the sentiments OF the nd''
tiers, as expressed by the chancellor OF thee
cheauer, contain any hing hostile to the pea''
or offensive to the character OF our cou0"
On the contrary, the language Of the f'liAs% u,
! is temperate and conclllatlng, beyond vi"
could have been expected, if the m!nIS'et,
| journals Gas they are called were taken as /"
standards for ascertaining the sentiments
the government .o
The report made to parliament OF 'oe sn
| of the kings health, would appear to eHI ~,
! every hope of bis recovery. we 90 no' 49,. w.
ever perceive, in the parliamentary p.oa ss'
ings, any measures touching the ren ,,.
the restrictions OH the regency hc'''.'
! we perceive (even III the opposition p'PJ II
any thing which Can warrant US IN st'',', -: :"
| "a change of ministry is in contemplate ,;a,
Affairs in Ireland are growing more s'''''
particulars Of which shall be given II. y
next.-Peace was made between k"'''" :. :,
Turkey. Russia ard France were cAr,, =,
to be at war. Sweden had, 1t is SAD w.
! mined to take 10 part in the var h'P '.,;,
gales in the Baltic had done great oe'l In,r,
The S.. George of 90 guns, ana the 49,