Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-04-10

upon the plea of mere eraedisncu :, :, .onqSess
it from falling into the hands Of the ppae'e0i
This was precisely tie reason given H.
land Tor her attack Upon Copenhagen, wig n's'
the democrats SO bitterly and Loudly bru s"SA
prevent the Danish fleet from falEn@ ;",a 10
hands Of the French. This was n ,.,o Inc
the. reason .hich was given by Rnn r,sely
for the conquest of Switzerland, Of n',pr%
of Italy and tire neiglIboriDg republics anIr'
his present efforts 20 subduc Spain and Do,
tugal to prevent the influence of the E,;,;,P
in the affairs of the continent! The ex,ma,
Of George the Sd, and Of Napoleon the Istp:
fully sufficient for Mr.. Madison all oS,a' %
men should think alike upon subjects Of o ".ss.
national policy. But upon the plea of S o,s''
dience we think Mr.. Madison rather unto,.
nate; for the British have shown do dispo,
ton to take the Floridas, nor any other Of ~.
Spanish provinces, although many Of them
are III a state of revolution Besides, rrt.
diency should likewise have prompted him "a
conquer the Cape Of Good Hope, the island,
of Bourbon, France and Seychelles, and ,bs
civilized settlements upon Madagascar, lest
the British, by having these possessions, should
cut off our trade with India; he Should hare B
taken Java, likewise, as being on the biph
road to China, and Canada because it is uD0n
our borders.
The farce Of receiving the Province from
handful OF insurgents, assuming to themselves
the glorious name of the Spanish hariof, in
the mother country, is disgraceful in the ex.
IRENE. If Florida must be ours, let the arms
Of the United States take it, and not receive
it at second hand. During the many years
when Bonaparte was the friend and ally Of
Spain, and England her enemy, ertedsnc. {
never suggested to our administration that
East Florida might be conquered by Great.
Britain but at the time when Spain is ]
struggling for existence against the power
ind wiCkedness OF her former friend, Bona
parte, VIC become exceedingly fearful that
England, now the ally of Spain, should take
from her province, which. when she IVES
waging a successful war against her, she made
no efforts to obtain.
On referring to the Courier Of the Sd Oflast
July, our readers will find the secret message,
together with the secret act of congress autho.
rising the President to take possession Of Ea"
Florida, and the secret appropriation OF one
hundred thousand dollars lor carrying this
project into execution
By Yesterdays southern mail we recel'edk
the following from country correspondents +
coM1iUNICATION.
The late transactions respecting AmeAa Isl
land are of Such a nature as, doubtless, 70 eA1F
cite attention to their mlnutest circumstances 4
it may therefore be gratifying to your readers
to acquire some acquaintance with the me-
tnoirs of Lieut.. Col. Lodouick ASHLEY: theH
commander in chief of the patriotic torces'
which, aided by those of the United States
wrested that place from the Spanish mon9Fehyk
and surrendered it to Gen. Mathews wiz
checrIully CRAFTY the public curiosity as ~
as am enabled. The former residence ~
this now conspicuous character was III oaD'ts
Pauis Parish, or its vicinity, IN THIS $50
where he served successfully on several PIa!1
tations, as an overscer. He lived iattefiY 49,
the late DR.. John Mitchell: when removed VI
him, Mr.. Thomas Jones, the President u a.
South Carolina Bank, in your city hlle n 'un
Oh his Spring Grove plantation, in St. rau'
Parish, think, he remained for the space ~
two OF three years. Hence he !a!Sra &c ~,
ven or eight years ago, to the river ,s 81, n
rvs in Georgia. Mr.. Jones VIII so1'".Y
stare, even in these times OF vlclsSi'|D t,' 49,
astonishment, at hearing OF his man h'n'; .
promotion and progress; Of his military . r M
tercourse with the commanders o. ~.
operating flee, and army, and OF 'nI .' af ,he
NOUS greetings of lis Gag, wl'h tht' 2 "
U. States. believe, that the reg" u tufors
over the island of Baritarla has new I ,anrs.
been SO completely realized as IL '?l' '', .nd ID
both in the shortness OF It's dnF"'i0N' Would
the sordid vulgarity Gifts governor "D may
to heaven that his clumsy c'n'F''11 ,a,I AZ
have no worse effect than that pIa"','" 't~ss HI
ecuted by the iacetious duke ana '0'' o. b
Dcn~Quixotc.
MILLEDGvILLE., Geo. March n.y. moi.
Jh,.t,,, His aycelcnCy the So'