Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-09-23


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AFFAIRS oF EURoPG-lhe last
adyices from the old centlncnt, have
left Eurspe in a situatiOl quite diffe-
rent from what it has ben Tor many
years before. Tho FFneh are de-
feated in Spain; and malt probabili-
ty they will soon be u'der the ne
eessity of evacuating Gle Peninsula
altogether. 10 the North. Bona
parte appears to hay business e.
neHgh on his hands: be Russians
and sweaes are opealyigainst him ;
Denmark seems to be 'illing to join
the coalition. and the ouer Northern
powers, probably, only wait for a IA
yorable opportunity t threw their
weight into the seal against the
mighty tyrant. If thi be so, and
the Russians pursue DC retreatins
policy, Bonaparte wilnever be the
emperor of the wori(; it will re-
quirc all his talents to aaintain him
self even on the throf OF France.
As it respects tie uniNd States. we
must reflect that wsa now at war.
and that our trade anniiilated.
What would have bee thc<case had
we not declared this Our COM
merce with GreaEBNain was, or
might have been.aiDa iiourishing
condition. To Spain and Portugal
we might have carried N a trade to
advantage, rs well as loail the north
of Europe. To Franc aud her de-
pendencies we might aso have had
a trade. finer ruIerMa'd have per-
m;:tca. as he Reihe would
All the rest of the woia lay open to
us. What more coafaye ask. and
What more could wegeL il we should
carry OH the war Rr ten years to
come IN, York EyEING Posi-.
FACTS ARESTUBBUlN THINGS.
Admitting for the Ssah, Of argument,
what We must deny for, tn sake of truth,
that the war is necessar, ought we to
keep rulers in Office yWh are incompe-
tent to carry it onsx--Acs are stub
born thinSs. Let US Sseewhat they say.
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Men competent tescaVy on the war
would have provided &c necessary
funds, zohich are the sinsa Of 4uar be-
fore they declared it.
The funds necessary o commence
the war, with even aldecnt appearance
of viror were not proved.
1t follows therefore.-.Gr rulers are
incompetent.
2.
Men At to be entruste with conduct
ing the war, would hse given our
troops on the frontier earlier notice
thereof than it "': !,
the enemy could have.
But the enemy bad erlier infor ma
ton Of the war, bysmag hours, than
Gen. Hull. In conscience of their
remissness in sending Negligence, he
sent his baggage into tn very grasp Of
the enemy, by which tn army lost 40,
600 dollars in value.
Therefore our rulers re unfit to be
trusted to conduct the az, even if we
must proceed with it.
Gov. Hull was sert cross the will
derness from Ohio 10 Deoit with an ar
nv and it was the dutyof wise rulers
20 furnish an abundanc, of provisions,
by the way of the lakes, .forr the drcla-
ration Of quar, against HI arrival.
Hull arrived with hisrrpv and found
the provisions weressoTe hundreds of
miles off, never having cen got to that
post. And now, as the ,kes are In the
hands of the British, theprovisions cam
not be sent him. and til, government is
obliged, at immenselabr, TO carry pro-
visions across the Wilderness by land,
to supply his armS eter B. Porter,
a warm advocate for W.. is said to be
the contractor. -
Who can consider the fact. and not
be compelled to sam that the man.
nsr of conducting sthswar has been
unwise, inefficient, and Miserable in the
extreme! Fl
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