Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-03-22

man Of this town, who for some years
past has been resident in England. His
intimacy with some members of the op-
position whilst it affords him the means
of acquiring political information, which
he is we'll qualified to appreciate-has
undoubtedly in some measure influenced
his opinions.
London, Jan. IS, 1918.
"My last letters from Boston are about
the middle Of November, and agree that
you are all we'll & happy. notwithstand-
ing the pressure of the times. Your
private happiness / can easily account
for; as to public events l am at loss,
for without resortine to the compendious
superstition OF treason, there are many
things that appear contradictory and ab-
surd. You well know what are my o.
pinisns with regard to the conduct of
this government. Yet still this War must
be considered siugulariy NAL adrot on
our part, deferred year after year and
then entered into prematurely. To en-
gage in war in these times with force
of FIVE thousand men, and Gen. D. for
commander, when other nations are pro-
pel!ing the whole mass Of their popuia-
ton under the abiest captains into the
field, seems to Imply great degree of
simplicity. The proper degree of dis
grace has of course followed. Fortu-
nateIy oar inc little navy have saved Us,
and the capture OF three of our ships has
produced ali amazing effect, has abso,
lutely rescued the national honor.
trust we shall derive this advantage from
the war. that the policy of the govern.
ment will be altered, that we shall set a.
bout providing respectable and perma-
nent naval force this in my mind will
compensate fer much suffering, and it
proves the wisdom of those who would
have had it without this suffering, Here
they are extremely goaded by the evil
dent superiority with which our ships
have been fought, putting the relative
force out Of the question They are
sending on a feet and swear they will
burn our towns, this however do not
believe they will do.
'sOpinion here goes against us, mean
among those who were friendly to us:
there seems something de.cstab!e i'll our
association with France. The late decla-
ration Of the Prince Regent, (irawn up
by Sir WIN Scott s. superior to any
thing they have hitherto produced IN toe
course of the quar- e., is extre meiv plau-
sibie and to the people of this Country
who are little acquainted with the merits
of the dispute, the cas-, is Irresistible,
at seems as If it snou.d have been a
sufficient reason Tor Dot ensagi"o, N tins
war, huNeS last It may have been, ut
however VIC are carrying IL or to keep
her sailors it is most i,fAmously UNJUST
thar it would help France from whom we
have received 50 much insult and In u
ry-tbc journev Of M- Barlow to Will
ma. is most mor,itying thing. Consi-
dering tia, gcntIeman's opinions It must
b. considered great misfortune that ne
should be Obliged to take such an cm-
bl.sy, out If he undertook this long r!-
gritnage Of humiliation at his own dis
erection, never meeting the imperial fu-
gitiyc after all, it is, think, pretty clear,
that he wants 6rmness and dignity Tor
his station.
"The story from Paris is, that he was
pcrpe,ua!y going to Camaacercs, anx-
ious to send out something satisfactory
for the meeting of Cosgress that Cam
bacercs at last refuses to talk with him,
telling him he had no poweT--that he
wa, very happy to see him as Mr.. Bar
low, but could not see him as the Anne
rican minister. The Emperor inform
ed of the trouble they had with him,
said, send him to me-and he went, and
both were nearly Cossacted. Even with
those here who think their own govern
ment wrong there is something that ra.
Their strongly mixed with contempt tor
ibis extreme REPUBLICAN subservlency to
the grand dcspot.
"I need say nothing on the change in
| the North, the next campaign VIII pro-
hablv DO between The Eibe & the Rhine.
! There is nothing in modern times to e.
quail Ibis campaign, They are now most
occupied with the question of the East
India Company The opposition have
come to resolution to support the COM
pany on the ground of danger to the con-
sti,ution, from the patronage OF lndla
fail;ag into the government, Lord wei
lesley is also on the SHE of the comps
! ny. The ministry appear resolved to
make use Of the occasion to gain popu-
larity with the country, which is almost
wholly in favor of throwing open the
trade. They have al! the powerful lnte-
rests Of the metropolis against them
! 4 petty little question for d'scussion'
who shall govern sixty M lions OF peo-
pie in Asia. the committee OF merchants
in Leader al street, or the cabinet
The constitution folks say, if the adml'
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