Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-01-25
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,:.. services the U. States ana Great
p.;,,jn, both BY sea and land; seems to
:" inDeriou.Iy called for, BY the new as
IS their mutual affairs. Ministers
p. now appointed on both Sides to ne
,,,,. peaee; and there is reason to
80. ,Sas the great and desirable OBJ
/ ~, vii be attained. The British Mi
;.,,, have again repeated tl'cir desire
!, 5. on terms of friendship With the U
States, and again offered to negotiate a
,rtsx .Vpon rae basis Of the public lay
and sAnnri'ims rights Of the British
F,.s;,s. This offer has been wisely z
prompt!y accepted BY our government.
p. sending sus ministers to Gottenburs.
they hsye at last recognized this law aud
.hs.e RIGHTS, s. e,inced their determina-
nan :, c.nclude peace upon principles
eanp.tibls with both. Nor can the IN
sliigent par, of HE Presidents friends
object to neg otia.ion to be coaducted
rngn such principles. They wiil Tot
eor,soa for the privilege Of setting up
pew low, contrary TO that which GO
,syns al other nations; nor will they be
50 tI,od, as net to perceive, tina, re-
eagsmon Of the maritime rights of e.
Britain, is no abandonment of those
which belong to America. Under these
circvmstaaces, favorable opportunity
presents itself, Of putting stop to the
c.Ia;ait:eS Of the par--And surely the
4 President who has the power, viii not
sofcr it to pass uninIProyed. BY such
MEASURE, the deicncelsss inhabitants
Of lac frontiers, will be saved irom to-.
/ i'll destruc,ien-An earnest will be Il.
ysn ct sincere desire to conclude a &.
raj aud permanent peace, and an oppor'
Xtsaity Afforded our COVE. nment to re-
crun tie exhausted strength and spirits
Of their arsAies, in the unhappy event o.
tie faiure Of the pending negotiation
Toe republican majority in Congress
They base conquered the Canadas, sc,
= Ssc AWors--Toast given at Dinner 10
Gen. r. johnson.
The Presidsul'. reply TO the resolu-
Ion respecting Turresu's letter.
The end of the enquiry pretended to
b Instituted by Congress into the .acts
foCnected with Turreau's letter, has
rc'ed 10 be exactly what we predicted,
ils President by his Secretary Of State
feptes, that there is no such letter In
lts Department of State, and there the
batter drops. We ask again, are the
E1cpie OF the U. S. TO De satisfied with
(uea pi:iEul evasion?
The rnsniEity which characteristics
&c late Debstes and proceedings, oil
pc british Parliament, will serve 20 die.
Naie me Idle speculatisns, which some
our people, have battered themselves
TO- as TO the appropriately of the pre-
EN- ministry OF England. Mr.. Whit
rad the chan pien of the oppssi'iop,
Te!ares; that re would not, i! nc could
''rse The present Ministry, even by a
la Nor ought he--ior, to Judge of
S' specifies, BY tbs events which
We hapPcned under their direction Of
nil'oaa' affairs; ,hoy certainly are
w y any tSst ever ruled the desti-
= OF the British Empire. At no for
q pcriod, has the character of the
'"'A nation been more ably supported
$40 never before, her exertions a
." Der old impiacsbls, and power
'"e'Ry, been attended with the same
=" success, which we have lately
''s's'S. Even tee riost i,liberal, Of
""osrsl sRenties, must concur In
''u'lmsn,, iiat "EsgiGnd has saved
'''5 By her Jesrnnrss, ana other ma
|'' BY her eramhi.."
81, 'r ''nerisus fort destroyed.
,.i'ara, ny Capt. Bower, who
"'C his morning from New Or
u.s. 'hs' forty men from the Bri-
sOof Of war Herald. lately
=. y at the Pahze. and DESTROYED