Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-09-23
From The Ne,v- York Cpening Post.
THE BUOGLT.

THE BUDGLT.
Bon Jour Monsieur L'Gconomiste +!
Hey you speak French Yes, l am
learning the language-it will STAND me
instead when the French come--l hope
in six months to be able to psrley vous
sufficiently, to get au Office IN the esta-
blishment of Little Prince Jerome
Your economy OF men and money is
such, that if we carry on tbs var, we
shall soon have expended b, h, and
know not where supplies ave 10 cone
from but from France---France has
ships. said Mr.. Jefferson, and we have
men-lnd If France has no moaey t.
spare, by the help Of her troops we can
squeeze it oct of our hoardlOs citizens;
but that is not nov the question. You
boast Of the economy of The government
Was it economy 70 paw ten thousand
dollars for the farm on which Mr.. Dear
born has planted his tronps near Albany!
clay hill, on which, if during the late
rainy weather. soldier laid down, it
was two 10 one he would be bedded
loot deep in the mud before morning !
Mud yes, mud do you know that for
fortnight it rained continually, and
that during all that time, neither boards
nor straw were given to the poor wretch
es to lie on-the consequence OF which
was, that dysentery, huxes, and all sorts
of ailments begin to rage among the
troops--su much so, that all assistant
physician was hired =: so much visit,
&C. attend the miserable paticnts--this IS
YOUR economy. One would have thought
that Dearbarn would have known bet
ter; that he would have had the CON.
mon sense to know. that mans hle
was of more value than three bundles ct
straw-or even board ard an half. Sc
yer. boards would have been sufficient Tor
tent which S men occupy--but the
thosehts of that damned coat drove
all other thoughts from his hcad-
Economy Yes-to build a baFrack
OF two thousand feet in length--work-
men at SIS. per day at Greehbush, where
the troops are placed. FOR what reason
Heaven only knows except TO: socorty
from the enemy. Fol mere place 81
rendezvous, West Point, or ever Polla
Lies Island would nave bcen infinitely
better, and from which col IeNis's bat
teaux could have carried t.-cul. lou
know the history o. the h@ttcau%, to,2n
not? The Colcnc! Is al Gconom'st %"
Boats built IN any s"s lc'l, as rc Wy
sinians say, In any number at Sci'enecta-
DIV TO be transported to Lake Oa'arlo,
at Albany, 70 be carried By land to L, ke
Champaign, for they Cannot be scat Ov
wster-the Colonel tried tn-t.-W nat
fine appearance Il hustle and business,
Of war and bloodsheI it had, TO see SO
many battcaux loaded % tie grn.wais
with s. munitions Of war " What 4
fine &" attitude !''-but the soiaiers had
not been drilled to the car and paddle,
aud unfortunately the boats leaked Ike
sieYes, so that the stores were relaEded
and then you might have been chrra-
ed 10 have seen little Gen. Bloout
gailopping from farm house to farm
house, 10 hire Wagons at any price and
all prices, to 60 to Lake George, White
Hall, anv where along shore. with the
stores, with the boats, with the poor sick
mud lark soldiers! This is your eco-
Monty! Build boats to be Carried by
land, when Lake Champlsin has at this
moment, more craft on it lying idle. out
of employ, than would suffice to trans
port men and goods, coat ard al to
PIattsburgh. The loss "f stores by get
ting wet, is immense the loss OF pow-
der is good thing TOR Bulius & Dees-
tur, however. How many generals and
under officers have you IN service! /
will venture bet of ten dollars, that
yorr officers are SO numerous and your
soldiers are SO few, hat there are not five
of the latter 10 one of the former IN tine
new raised army. Well, sir it was ne
cessary to appoint officers before soldiers
could be enlisted, and as to the number
numbers we're necessary-The go
yernment must make friends. must take
officers into pay, or who will there be
to support them against the raseally fed
eraiists, who are crying them down on