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

is, supports the views Of THE government.
10 this island, and does net fail 10 con-
tribute to the support Of those in the Pc
ninsula. On the other hand. we stall
proceed insensibly to ruin The simple
detention of our vessels in Providence
occasions us considerable losses, which
the English will never repair SO long as
the admiralty court treats US with the air
Of a corqaeror, which they cndcavor to
hide by saying they mus, protect their
privateers in all their st,emI Is in consi.
deration no doubt Of the gscd zeal which
animates them. Expedition is The lif.
cf commerce, and wanting this. in con.
sequence Of the considerable detention
ours sufferers in Providence, we NAV
we'll saw ii suffers death. But this evil
is augmented by being Obliged to sup.
port the captain. pilot and crew, and by
the spelling OF Damaging Ct the provi.
sions, in one word bv the obstruction,
put to the sales, or exchanges, and the
undertaking new VOYAGES. Let US 70.
solve then with one vice to cause our
selves to be respected BY the English,
as we respect them; let us no longes DO
the victims Ct their unjust elJims CT.
>iIized nstieDs have their codes which
put them onaIevel withcuttheir strength
being equal, ard the English nation
ought rot TO abuse hers tova,ds friend.
ly and allied nation, and We came, tcle.
rate lis abuse without degrading our,
selves
But while our Just complaints are
making in the all US, Spanish congress,
while the regency Of the kiped is
claiming from the British government
the losses which the admiralty court Of
Providence has done to our commerce,
let US not cease to insist that his excel.
lency the commander in chief Of this
port will destine two or three vessels Of
war to cruise in the channel ADD protect
cur commerce from this Class of pirates.
Further, we think it proper 10 recon-
mend to our mere ants not TO undertake
voyages to North America without com.
pletely arming their vessels it is ne.
cessary to defend the channel, to go
armed, or not to leave tAe Moro, If We
do not wish to become The victims Of
those Trivateers which, with eight. ten
or twenty negroes and one white man
make attacks with impunity on our mer-
camille liberty, and despoils Us of our
property. The most of those know not
how to read or write, and as they cannot
tell whether our vessels contain Anne.
rican property or not il is clear that they
cannot perform honestly the odious right
of search. Ali-goes to appear at Provi-
dencc, without proof or suspicious
And what is to indemnify the Spaniarcs
for the damages they suffer for beirg
taken out Of their track and for delay
but that some Of the pirates
have thought 6t to Put their voyage in
doubt; they obIige them to prove them.
selves Spaaiards, and then they demand
from them the value Of two thirds Ok
their cargo, for it is not less than this
the costs amount, the voyage is destroy.
ed, and il the affair docs not result in
con6scation, at least you are to. give
them thanks that they have LIT you the
naked keel.
All this has been suffered by the COM
merce of the Havana, with patience
Ne fault can be ascribed
to US, who call for reprissls, the sggriev-
ed are entitled to this right if our go
vernment will .shew as much energy in
it's honest citizens as the
English do their pirates. There now
actually exists in this port of the Havan.
ma, vessels belonging to one of the most
cruel enemies we have in frovidence-
Further, the principal filter out Of the
pira,ical vessels which tyrannize oyer VI
kee ps emmissaries here which give him
timely advice of what is going on. we
know them and could be fully satisfied
of it, did not our prudence. and the lit
lie confidence VIC have of being sup.
ported, save them from our just indig-
nation.
Ravanna. fwtEshrd on the i6M Jnfy
1913, by joriy one mdiridual b!ereksnfs.
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