Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-11-08
PHILADELPHTA. Nov. 4,

Corvette Jshn Adams, dariss her
outward and return pass .gc. II is
written with spirit ofintelIigencs
which entities it to no small degree
Of eemmendation
I" Our passage 10 Gettenburg was
both boisterous 4 tedious. On our ar.
rival the British Commissioners were
neither there, nor nominated, nor Q.
ven spoken Of. Indeed events upon tho
6 ointment (sinee the proposition for
ness,iatioR) had saeh an eject uasn
the English nation as 10 have left
them almost In state Of absolute
intoxicati0n. From their speeches,
ii appeared as IL we were scarcely
thought of. Two months transpir-
ed in uncertainty tx the meeting was
referred 10 &hent The ship sailed
for the fexei ; the Commissioners
proceeded to their destination; and
here also a similar delay took place
before the British Minislers made
their appearance. AZ length several
conferences tnok place ;a courier
or two was dispatched to England ;
a budget was made up by the minis
ters. (Which was committed 10 the
care OF Nj Dallas and we sailed
grem the Texef on the esth Of Aug.
Of the contents Of this dispatch We
are az ignorant as the pabiie. irany
stress may be laid upon the English
prints, or the opinions OF individuals
Of that country. so far frsm Aatlcrirg
ourselves with a redress of past
wrongs. our country is called upon
to surrender Its most essential rights;
nav we are even 10 he anniliilated as
au Independent natisn.
Should The governments on the
Continent continue in their present
posture, and the peace become per
manent, and should England be eaa
blsd TO form treaties as favourable
with some as she has with others
she will doubtless have derived great
advantages From the continental war.
But very important and opposite il.
| tcrests are yet TO be settled. The
result Of The Congress at Vienna is
looked forward TO with much anxiety
and concern and many are OF OPT,
MON that il will not terminate 50
amieab!y as might be wished. Dca-
marx was forced into IA dissraeful
peace.-1'he Dalch arc by no means
satisfied with the manner in Which
England hos sharkied their e">,.,
R,eree. In France. although the
court may, at present, be favorable
to EaSland, and many OF its citizens
weary Of war, the popalaee are t:ot
content with their si'uaiion-Fhe
soldiers retain their attachments TO
their later ruler aud the idea Of Eng
lands having a part in seating their
prescott king ON the throne is above
all things repugGant 10 their feel
iass--.ausiria. they consider as hay
Ing acted very unnatural part TO.
wards them, and tae probability ct a
war is the subject of general eonrer-
saticn. In SPAN the king has rem
,jcred himself obnoxious to the Cor
les, ehe have the people general.
on their side, and revolution in
that devoted country is net far dis
tant. Indeed the state of the Con
tinent is quite unsettled. England
in the eyes of all the other powers
is endeayorins TO epgress the COM
meree Of The werld, and is eonse
auenily considered as great an usHr
per by sea as Bonaparte Was by land.
L was in Sweden, Denmark, Hol-
land, tho Netherlands and France.
In most sf these countries. the PEG
pIe seemed 10 hail tie return Of Peace
as blessing /; bu, even those who re-
ioieed most al the downfall of Bona
parie. appeared very jealous of the
prctensioes of England. My obser-
vstiens apd opportunities ofinfsrma-
tioa were limited for want Of time ];
but I,shall be very much mistaken.
il Great Britain continues long al
Peace with The Continental powers.
From a priyatecr which We board
CT! on our passage, some American
papers we're obtained, in which ]
observed, with regret ! confess. the
.rompous manner in which Mr.. Chan
guion. the Dutch Envoy. was rcceiv-.
ed ut Boston 81 could not help ~isi.
ins that some OF the respectable
members ofthe deputation who paid
him these honors. had been on board