Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-08-19

~ will, the caprice, or the avarice OF the
English, if he shews any Indignation at
seeing the proceeds of ten, twenty or
thirty years swept in an instant from
him, !" his own improper conduct" say
they "copdemn. him." There is no
medium to be observed amongst these
people. 1t is known that the common
class of the English are not civil, deli.
cate, or polite. Fierce by character, un.
feeling by nature, proud from the prin'
ciples .nf their government, and avari-
cious from system, there is no reason to
expect from them arbanity. attention or
consideration. They pride themselves
on the aid they have given Us in the Pc.
ninsula, where, bv their account, they
have saved us from Napoleon. who
would destroy wherever he governed,
and for this in any event they consi .:r
themselves entitled to good part Of it,
and they already believe themselves au-
tho: ised TO treat US with contempt, or
where they act otherwise, it is because
we are necessary to them.
But conduct which would be impro-
per to an individusl ought not to be dis
| pcnsed to nation. A man whose SER
vices I have occasion for may take I'd.
vantage of. my situation still, for parti-
culer reasons, though see his want of
delicacy. | chuse Err my own interest to
bear with him; but if he insults me, if
he vexes me, if he requires from me
shameful humiliation, then whatever
were the services il is not possible tina,
can descend to accept of them, for any
thing that can interest me is inferior 20
my honor, which nothing should make
me lose sight Of. If then this reAec.
ton n Just towards an individual, with
how much more justice ought the Spa
nish government not to suffer the ADM.
rally court Of Nassau, to allow the Eng.
lish cruizers OF that port to suIprize,
assault. and conduct the vessels of our
commerce there! But what hopes are
there of their acting with propriety 3
They insult and disgrace our flag, inter-
rupt our commerce, plumber ourvessels,
and ruin our citizens; and now there is
no other course than to request them to
be moderate, to make them so by force,
or to die before we suffer ourselves to
appear with humiliation, in Providence,
and be Judged at will. like slave"
His excollency the Governor of the
Havana, has repeatedly demonstrated
with the Governor Of Providence, who
referred the business to the Admiral Of
the naval force of his Britannia Males.
ty; he Showed though the United States
had declared war against England, it
ought not work an injury to Spanish
vessels The English admiral replied
that the Spanish flag should be duly re-
spected, though the vessels were subject
to legal examination, to verify that
bad use was not made of it, and convey
ing an understanding that the captors
would be liable to any damages arising
to vessels unjus.ly detained (see the 20.
vernment paper No. $3.50
We shudder at the hateful course
which subjects the Spanish flag to le-
gal examination, TOR at last this is claim
established on the seas by force, but we
cannot, we ought not to permit, under
the cover of this examination, that the
sacredness of correspondence should be
destroyed. There is no letter which
they do not open, no private business
they do not pry into. Even official let
ters are subject to their inqulsitorial po-
icy, as they have opened them repeat
eddy, and, it is but few days ago, that
letter came to his excellency Senior A.
podaca that had been opened by some
base villain. But further, how can we
suffer that since the beginning ot the IN.
juries of the highest consideration they
have inflicted on ns, they have never
given the example Of repairing one, for
when have they had the kindness TO IL
berate vessel and cargo but on such
terms as they condescend 70 offer US!
Not once, bu; many times on the COM
plant of this government, they have
promised to do US justice, but to day
they promise to act cquitably, tomorrow
tDcy give us nCw SduoSp s's SSsh tie''ss'
Shame to us that little privateer
with one gun and manned with 20 or 80
negroes ard few whites. shonld have
been suffered to do so much damage to
Spanish commerce, and. SO often dis
grace our flag while our vessels OF war
are riding at their anchors. Why have
not three or four Of them been despatch
ed. they would have been sufficient to
clear tho channel of pirates, and to pro.
tect the flag they insult! They them
selves laugh at what our government
permit itself to bear.-Was is not tor
this object that the merchants of Ha.
wanna are paying the convoy duty and
what ought it to be employed in but In
protecting it And to what use has the
lo2,322 dollars reals been converted,
which was the amount Of that duty re-
ceived on the lst Of July.
For Gods sake, gentlemen, tor Gods
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