The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-08-18


However, she is now, it seems, to be HIM
ishea. That word will go backwards down
the throat OF those who have made use of
1t. Punishment" is to hreeede any peace
with her. Poor foolish wretch, who has
written, or dictated, this paragraph She
; is 10 be fnnfSed and she is to retroct, before
we negotiate peace with her beg the
reader to bear this threat in his mind.
Whether he does or not, il will not be soon
forgotten IN america, where, we NAV he
we'll assured, that the bombarding, or burn
Ing, OF few towns, will have no other eff
tect than that of rendering the conte st more
bitter, and of completing the commercial
separation OF the two countries. PERHAPS
amongst the things the most wished for by
the bittcrest enemies of England in Ameri-
ca, is the burning of seaport or two.
The loss would be trifling in comparison
with the advantage TO those who wish TO
cut the two countries asundcr for ever.
g Fear !" " Aiarmt" What alarm are
they III Those who know them, know
how small sacrifice the knoc king down
town would be. The country is country
ol plenty. There is more food than the
people want. 1t is not, as in Russia, where
famine follows war. To be sure, the inha-
oitants OF the towns which are in danger
must experience alarm but what has this
TO do with the whole country; and what
gain will it be to us We shall have ex-
pended some scores of thousands of pound
IN the undertaking, and shall have enemies
Tor ever OF many who were not our enemies
before.
In the mean while, whatever this writer
may say about the loan in America, ships Of
war will be Guilt ; navy will GROW IN.
seamen will be formed in great numbers
and let peace take place whenever il NAV
we shall have created a formidable rival On
the ocean. Nor are we to suppose, If the
war continue, that closer connection will,
not take place 6etzvcen .fpae,ica and Frauce,
hitherto the war, on our part has not had
that effect. The American government.
as 1t to give the lie to our insolent writer's
has iormed no connexion at all with France
but, Is 1t likely, that if the war continue.
ana the desire of revenge icrease, some
conneXion will not be formed with France /:
with whom is America to ally herself but
win our enemy who has ships In abun.
oance, which she has not, and who only
wants just those very sailors Of which she
mas TOO many! This would give her ma
Wy at once without loan or, which would
be better Tor her, the use of a navv during
war, without the encumbfance of it dpripo,
peace. Would these spitefui and silly wri.
ters like to see DECATUR and HuI1,apd
bAINBRIDGE on board Of French ships of
the line ! Would they like to see fleet of
! OF nine or ten sail, manned with the same
Kind OF stuff that fired on the Jaw from the
Constitution My opinion is, that, if the
war continue another year, they will see
ms and yet they have the audacity or the
Stupidity, to say, in print, that they hope
the mediation OF Russia will be rejected
by our ministers 1T has always been NV
tear, and long before the war expressedit.
mat 1t would produce q connection of this
Kind with France and, if such connection
has not already taken place, it has perhaps.
been owing solely to the fear of giving =
haneie to the English party in the States.
II, however, we carry Oh the wal of bonn.
oaraihent, that party will, in short time,
nave no weight at all and, the thirst for
revenge VIII produce that, which under the
'n!iushce OF less hostile passions, might
sun nave remained an object of jealousy,
10 see fieet, under The allied banners Of
france and America, would be to me
most fearful object. / am convinced il
would present greater dangers to US than
we have ever yet had to contemplate and
| therefore, read with indignation and alb
horrencc all these eDdeavors of EneIisb
writers to exasPerate the people of Ameri.
ca. have never believed that the crewa
OF the ships, by which our frigates have
been beaten were British sailors: have
always believed them to have been native
Americans, and still believe it. Bn IS
as our hired writer's have asserted. ,bev
were our own countrymen, what is to hin.