Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-12-02

ern army.
TIE Baltimore American, recon-
mend. the formation Of Coal company
in that city, for the pnrpose OF cncou'
aging the search after Coal in that and
o,hc convenient neig hborhoods--Ihe
y ope of Baltimore says the Ameilcan,
aaving been deprived OF their usaal sop
ply Of Fuel from Virginia, by the enemy
m cur waters. Now the truth Is, and II
oughs 10 be tod, that the distress OF the
poor, for The want OF iucl both IN this
ownand in Baltimore, is to be attibutcd
not to the enemy. but t. oar osvn Govern
mens. 1t is tact, that Alexandria
Georgetown Washington and Baltimore,
could and would have been all amply
supplied with Coal from Richmond dul
ing the winter, had it not been for the
orders given on Gun-Boats, 10 stop and
turn oack the craft bound from one port
10 another even in the same state. The
proprietor OF the Richmond Coal pits,
was not prevented, AS he himself has de-
clared, from sending Coal to these pla-
ce., by any apprehension of Interrupt.
| ton from the enemy. 1t is the ridicu
lous and unnecessary risor OF our own
Government which has already Great
ed so much real suffering amongst The
poorer classes OF the. community
The prlvation OF fuel 80 much felt and
so Justly complained of; is TO be ascrib-
ed to the same system of scif:murder.
which pursued upon larger scale, pro-
duced Embargoes, neutrality-suspicious.
! Non.Intercourse and War It is the
Same whitening touch which has para
lied the national enterprise, and frozen
up the streams of profitable industry;
that now Chills the blood Of our suffer.
ing poor, and throws them upon the cha !
rily of the rub'ic for the common ne
cessaries of life:
II Cartel for Rngland.-We are in
formed that government have granted
permission for Cartel to sail for En-
| gland. which will be dispatched from
| Anboy, New. Jersey. without delay
| .kew- York Ev Post.
| The disasters Of Our armies in the
| .Notk.-ft is with regret that we
have teen under the necessity of de.
failing the accounts Of cur disasters
in the north. As poor an opinion as
we have Of the capacity of our com
maD,iers and those who direct their
operations. we did not believe they
could have proceeded with so little
Judgment and foresight.-We have
before us, a circular which was writ
ten by the great father of his country
20 his officers. dated the 18th Cf A
ril 1852, in which after stating the
circumstances Of illet country. rs
they then existed, he concludes as
follows.
1.-THE Commander in Chief con-
cludes the above State Of matters
with the following observation-,bat
offensive operations, Of whatever
kind they may be (being generally
the result Of choice) ought to be un-
dertaken with the confederation of all
circumstances, and moral certainty
ofsucceeding for besides involving
the public in heavy expence, which
the situation of our affairs can lily
afford disgrace and csDsure scarce
ever fail to attend unsuccessful
plans while the enemy acquire
spirits by. and triumph at our mis-.
fortune"
sc. WASHINGTON"
Had our commanders attended to
this maxim Of the man who founded
the republic. they never would have
exposed the country to the disgrace
which il is now cur painful duty to
record. But there are some men
who can never be taught but Ly dear
bought experience. Ibid.
The following pertinent request is made
by the Editor of the n. York Evening"
! Post: Fed. GazGte.
II Reqae.s-Before Hol, and Whoa
ton quite exhaust themselves about re.
taiianon, they are requested to stale or
what authority they as.en that the %
British soldiers sent to England for tria
ere naturalized citizens Of the United