Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-06-24


Of such number of cruising frigatcs as are
sometimes on the American station /? Hall
fax or the bottom of the ocean would receive
the noble spirits of as gallant band of officers
and seanlen, as ever dared death and rushed
on deeds Of glory. Somers and Wadsworth
would receive many of their former compa-
Mons in arms and destiuy.-N.Y. Col dem
Ernact of letter from a gerry reatecta6le
gentlemen in Gottenburgh, TO his friend IN
Nezp- York, dated May Isl, 1919.
81 have lust seen gentleman direct from
St. Pctersburgh, on his way to London. He
says, that Russia had declared war against
France, and has an army of 100000 men on
the frontiers. The cause OF this sudden decla-
ration of war was, th>t the Emperor OF France
lad bri5el thirteen men of rank, to murder the
Emperor of Russia; in consequence OF which
the nobility, to man, demanded an immedi-
ate declaration of war against France"
E.rtract ofa letter from an American Gentle
man to his friends in PHILADELPHIA, dated
CoprNHAGEN,> April 22d, 1912.
/" While ain proud Of uniting with all my
countrymen, in rendering just tribute OF re-
spect and gratitude to such men as Mi. Peter
Isaacson Of Christiansand, TO whom you have
been So recently under infinite obligations Tor
the extraordinary zeal and ability he has dis
paved in your behalf, cannot speak IN suitable
terms Of rcprobation of a house IN this city,
formerly respectable, that has OF late utterly
disgraccd itself by its connection with Frenca
pryateers in this quarter. ltmean toe hoHse
Of De C, who formerly did much
American business We employed q know J
by MIR. Girard, OF Philadelphia, and are Al
this moment doing the business # LIE Roy
Bavard and M.Evers, of New-Ycrk. They
are the agents of the French prlvateels that
captured the ship Olive Branch last tall, un-
der the guns Of the fort at Nyborg !; and they
are now agents for three others, cruising in
the sound against the innocent and unprotect-
ed American commerce occasionally passing.
Tfthey were not rich they might perhaps and
some excuse for seeking a pitlful commission
out Of a set Of licensed robbers at the expence
of their reputation. | mention IL to the hon
or Of the other members Of the family, that
they have violently opposed the acceptance OF
the agency. None of them has understand
been more displeased with their conduct than
their own brother, spirited and honorable
Young man, Lieutenant in the Danish navy,
under whose protection our vessels are now
passing tho sound; and who feels most sensl'
bly, the repeated indignises offered to his owl
government, by these pirates, as well as the
; violent injustice shewn to neutral trade
This house is greedy of American conslSn'
J ments, which I hope none of our countrymei
! will again give them. They have at present
/ no claims either from talents or responsibility
+! and should not be at all surprised to ascer
tain before long, that they are actually interest
! ed in the privateers, for which they appear e
be agents. beg you to publish them In the
United States, and to make use OF my name
+! Unnecessary in support OF the above statemen
| which may be confirmed by the evidence o
! any ofmy countrymen now here