Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-05-23

the prevention of hostilities hetw. aim At
two countries. seA tie
/ TIE French messenger, whose s.
lat Dover we announced yes,esSar '.a
mot permitted to proceed to icnTa,' Vas
This DISPATCHES. These disrate,,eaa a Win
lit now appears, addressed to tho 1 c st',
lde Chastre, the French Ambss.,doosa
He had also with him dispatches fo ns sr.
|of-t the French consuls in Scotland 3 SI In
Hand. The messenger sailed oas;n y lF',
terday from Dover for Calais. "'A YES
| The Earl of narrowly and srr ",
lesley Pole, also sailed yesterday o, nel'
ling from Dover. They go to ns even
whence they are to proceed to Prev s,u'
where council is now assemblrr nI.s'
will be composed of ministers NJ ""e 80,
from the states, that formed 10 co,. WY
at Vienna, but from most Of II, - ~,
contributed to the success Of flo .I ,
Campaign against France. At this ,o r,s'
cil the political and military reas s~alI,
ito be adopted fer supporting the ds,lses '
ton Of the allied powers, at yienra. will
|be taken into consideration /: and tia W" vi
lpectation of the best informed c;rr|e 49,
that their first act, should all the circus
stances which may come under tiscrs
sion be found to demand it, viii 10 r.
address proclamation to the rennIs of
France, reminding them of tie c;r,rw'
stances in which they stood towards tbo
allies, at the time OF the treaty at Fnn.
tainbleau; of the full power of the latter
TO have enforced the military penalties to
which that country had subjected itself.
latter losing its army in making wars upon
Jail others; of the effect of Honararte's
labdication, in bar Of these penalties: and
of the duty abiding it, which TIE Frencn
nation acknowledged, when they ac.
|cepted the full release. that accompanied
lit, and when their senate, their army,
land their magistrates declared him IN.
worthy of reigning. TIE proclamation
will call upon the French nation tosrale
the effusion of blood by fulflIingthis du-
|ty, and surrendering or expell.ns tie
usurper.
Should that call be found necessary,
and should it be made in vain, lie altteI
armies ariH Immediately enter into France
md carry on the acar ,cith the almost p
aergy. In the mean time the different
covers are preparing their means ;.all
their armed forces will be got in reati-
mess for action upon the French frontier.
and thus there is some probability that
the soil of France will be made the thea
ire of the war.
If war shall be found inevitable, it is
certainIy good policy to be well prepared
for it, and it is equally desirable that the
]eviIs which are inserarable from the scene
of conflict, should if possible be csniiret
to the territory of that people which las
provoked the contest. The Frenchla1e
suffered many revolutionary horrors, DIT
Hitherto Except during tie campalsn.
which made the allies masters q iGrIS)
They have hardly suffered at all in ire
Long wars which have nearly desoiated
lsome of the other states of Europe. II
I'VE must have war, knowing as the world
does, not only by declarations but by
Experience. that it has ever been tie
maxim of the enemy to +" make 'rcT nnH-
Tain acar,A it is ighly desirable that tie
Ieffects of such maxim should he turred
AGAINST the ccmmon enemy, ana tie pee
|ple who support him.
| From every circumstance that 'f%h''
lpires we are led to believe, not that t'ose
Who have the direction of our pufIIc al
Isairs are resolved to 90 to war WIN
France as measure that's deslrafie' ou''
|that. from every view of the TRANSACTIONS ]!
(which have occurred, and tire slate NJ
(which Europe is placed. BY the movements
Iof troublesome individual and the sup
mort he has met with from men Drea W
Iamid scenes of war, tumult and roOVslE
they are led to consider war ar as tie the '' 4
alternative lett for tie public sal ec",1 he
all events it is proper that theys;ho0,u Is
prepared p pared, for IL event At such e e
as the present they would he hlS. say. '' ard
|;nal we're they to expose the welfare " "rr
s l Of the community to danger BY any u,
kind of negligence land, ifwar eap'p ro 4.
Iaverted, It is unquestionably sound M, P' ,a.
lev frat it should be carried on VIM aIo w.
pSdity ss and clergy, the better to 9as can,
enemy in the arrangements VINE. :nn far !. tt tie
not be doubted he is now making
conflict. .,o uopse Of
Commons last night 1t see'"s , It ard
{ se country placed in c5e caa1sbe
| III ,oo,, io rpndpr war &c