Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-05-03

Of the address, it should be understood
that he differed widely from it, as to the
conduct of the war.
, Lard Liuerhosi must be permitted to
notice some of The concluding express
sions Of the noble Lords (Weilesley's)
Speech. 1t was really to be regretted,
that he had touched on subjects which
might be discussed hereafter, and which
only interrupted the unaninity SO i'm
portant ON the present occa2ion. AS to
tho wars not being foreseen, he could
not conceive that his noble friend Lord
MelvilIe) near him, had 80 expressed
himself. The war with America was
long foreseen. 1t was long plain, that
the governmental OF that country was more
influenced by passion than policy; and
that the siddy and unwise step Of coming
to open variance With England was to
DC expected. But for this there appear.
ed no remedy. The motives sci forth
by America were not her motives Whe
could now believe that the right of i'm.
pressment, was the actual cause? That
right wss, 10 doubt, an old and solemn
rign, Of England but it was not Of a
nature that refused to admit of modi6.
cations. Amicable discussions might
have reduced the whole controversy to
nothing: but was it to be believed, that
Amc lea wanted this Who cried GU,
the loudcst 10 that country for war
Was Ii the eastern S,atess Every man
knew that it was on them that the pres.
sure, such as it was, must come. Al.
most all the impressed persons must be
natives Of the eastern States. But they
were almost unanimous; at least the
general sense Of the country was dis.
tinctly for peace. (Hear.J Take a.
mother point. On the question of the
orders in council, where was the war
opposition found In those very eastern
States which alone could be affected by
the orders. Ulcer. These eanside.
rations were of importance to the truth.
The war was not one OF interest, but Of
passion andinilamed feelings. He would
not now go into the subject which had
been argued into the debates when the
time should come for examining the
conduct OF his ma jesty's government on
that subject, he had no doubt, that they
could acGui. themselves to the satisiac.
ton OF the House. Tie fact was, that
every preparation had been made con.
sis,ent vilh The regard which we ought
to have 70 other quarters, In which our
interests were certainly not less pressing
and peculiar As to the imputallon Of
negligence On our Navy for the escape
OF the enemy's squadron; SO far from
wondering hat such circumstances som-
times occurred, he was only surprised
that they occurred SO seldom. Look TO
history-look to the life of that, perhaps
the greatest, but at all events the most
renowned, of our naval Captains, Lord
Nelson. See his failures in this in
stance, and the great evsnts by which
they were followed. { Hsar See that
great officer suffer powerful fleet, with
10000 troops on board, to come oIt
from the por, WHICH he was hiocksding,
miss them perhaps by the excess Of his
naval sA,li ard intrepidity, give them
time to arrive in Egypt, and even lend
thei. troops before lie could come up
with aud destroy them. (Rra, Let
the escape Of the French in 1895 be re.
membercd, when they passed by Gibral-
tai, reached the Wcst indIes, returned
t. Europe, and never gave all opportu.
.ty 10 the British Admiral till they had
Joined tie Spanish feet in Csd'z end
ca uc out 20 give him battle ;--tha, bat.
RE in winch he communicated his glorl
Gus il[s by the greatest victory ever
:, >insd at sea, Ga the question Of neu'
tia!s, he Lord hIverpooD did not deny
tnat they might be pressed by the war;
but if hey were, they drew from it Pc
culiar advantages. But had America
rsht to complain And to what did she
ore the very commerce Of which she
wa. So Jealous, but the superiority Sf the
British navy! Would she have ship on
the seas that divide her from the tumells
OF Europe, but for tbs ships Of Great
Britain? (Rear j.; and was it not rea-
snnable to have expected that this might
be fl, by ber; and t; at i! there was a.
ny casual irritation, it would be passed
oyer-ary little object Of dispute 1t
would be left to the decision OF sober
and friendly argument? But if America
was led on by passion, it was 1T that
there should be 30 passion hese; and
that a war begun in justice should 49,
ceIve the support-tAe rational anu u
uanlnous support OF tive Legislature.
Lard HeNeSlty exp!a!ned.-He CD
not allude 20 tho escapes OF the enemy
.hips; his only objection was to The
principles Of distribution or our toTce,
which the Noble Lord (Melslllc) lad
down.
Lord DIcluiYr, hoped he should not
be 80 mucti waiting III the serse OF DIS