Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-02-16

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t S.. iasIiis paper Atsss nsessl's
s., \, III il moi The ssty ars sassn'
Z 3 ,,re az pas hifg tug war q z !! s
s. srisA Niih The ptEa ass sinr. Y 's '''lss
|Sxst me sis3d VAS open, as.tl sur NJ
xgry ,yithout allies Asd e G
al i isosive isr lie sasse eeadnst,
even at I'll Il Iass period s's' 81
sls psaees vho have rQcsisfd au =
s,lss;iIies, or haze been Fcscrets from
! s.estruo:isn hy our courassn AMI OK
| ample, have had the hasessss tosfara
..cs;n Il ~, ii il ,ssra.Iy certain. that
shr treaty If ssSsheAt viii esaisrn, the y
& ii their rsse'u;isa. r!sey viii re-
iiect that w have attempted g force
cur ps;seipIcs on Amerisa, ard Rave !. a.
Gaisea. Nay. that We ksse retired
&c u the eom bst with che siviIpss : 9
sIaeding on Our bssAs-- y IN y sa sa
cent .isfaats III Piattshurgs'. aas o.
Lake CAamplsia. usaysngesl. y !
.nss Z ,sscex at Snph 9 "a srseHt- sers
will thiak. betrays 4 aeadnrss 70 ine
| feelings hir i.saer, aud slsWs TIM
dity CT dissositien inyiiisg taFsho.
liIsu!t five could have pointed tes
4 fncv;sa overtkro@n, wes!sonid sure
!, s,g NJ ssopd ON rnucs, higher ground
ii Vivsaa, aed every where else. "a 81
Ae s,ossibiy can as nov. Even .e1,
Eowercr, ii wr could int clcse the
war With some great nayai tr'n'npss'
he rcppta:ien OF car snara'a'tr
-.eatass enight Ne partially restored;
hit to- say, that it. has net hitherto
uttered In the estimation OF all En-
rope. .s.d what is worse, Of sA,aeries.I
herself. is IL belio coAssnnn sense apd
acknowledgement. = i'woertaree
OF air ships have strises toa fierce
vsstiy s#psriorr' 10, not two or
shSce, but many. on .',e Ocean. md
vholr s3-adreas on the Lakes; AND
'st!,e nnsnbeas ARE te be LEVIED With
sssiasiaa 60 tae comparative Inagni-
tuac az The two nayics. Scarcely is
ts,s,rr one An rissn ship Of war,
which has not to kaast ayIetoFy o.
vev the British aag, scarcely one
british ship il thirty or forty. that
has aeaten an American. Our sea
men. ii is urged, have On all oeea
sions fought srsvely. Who deaies
fu? Our eomnlasstis. that with the
arayest seamen, aud Tho most power
| ia, aayysia the wasli. se retire frsa
lls;lse eontost When TIE b:s!s:lac OF de-.
Feat is so heavily asl;iss rs. BE i
accident, or be i. missoaduet. We en-
s5asas not naw inio tiss casis- /; ti,"
certain. the ineyita1l. consequences
%re Whist we look To. aud t'.rse may
be SCANNED ns ia few wsrds--the
spasay growth Of an Amerisaa navy
land The recurrence Of a nrw and
mueii more forsiidabls American
wai.. ssroH, that fatal mo,nfnt.
when thu iisg of ,hs GHrriyrc wac
struck, there has beea aNife a rast.
for aai.:iin- ships ef war in the y.
States. isieir pasy aas heea yearly
doabied. aad their vessels ARE OF, es
Hereditary magaitttse. 'sshc people
naturally yaio, boasti,;l. aad iassient,
have been filled with m absolute
ss.sf emit nr our Msratisle powcr. 4
q Enfiprs eage saess 10 beat dew our
,uaritimr pretensiens. Vs;csc pas
sssas. which have been intiaislsd sby
sucaess, could only have been cooled
s,s n al III val gar :sat elaphafi. Ian
ssnnge has been tviMcd 4 = soHaa
a,sgg;ng;" ant, usia.: anateIy, ear
eiliasi;sa Siesksass has induced Us
raiiasrgs Kiss the saa, iasan to resa-
LA 4 iss exercise Such f,lsc and
.sabis ksmanitY isnot calculated FOR
he guidance ST nalioas. War IS,
isdccsi. q tremendous ssgine Ut jas-
tier; but vixen jsstiee Yields the
sword shs must bo !s;i5exihle. Lock
iag neither to The right mar TO The
left. she mast purssc her bleH, nm, /
Gil the evils clean rooted out. This
Is aot blind rage. or is.;ader revenge;
lnt il Is q dises. aiaatiasss, a calna, s
even Il tender calculation of eonss-